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massdee
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Posted - 01/26/2007 : 08:12:37 AM

ENJOY!!!

MEMORIES

A little house with three bedrooms
and one car on the street,
A mower that you had to push
to make the grass look neat.

In the kitchen on the wall
we only had one phone,
And no need for recording things,
someone was always home.

We only had a living room
where we would congregate,
Unless it was at mealtime
in the kitchen where we ate.
We had no need for family rooms
or extra rooms to dine,
When meeting as a family
those two rooms would work
out fine.

We only had one TV set,
and channels maybe two,
But always there was one of them
with something worth the view.

For snacks we had potato chips
that tasted like a chip,
And if you wanted flavor
there was Lipton's onion dip.

Store-bought snacks were rare
because my mother liked to cook,
And nothing can compare
to snacks in Betty Crocker's book.

Weekends were for family trips
or staying home to play,

We all did things together --
even go to church/synagogue to pray.

When we did our weekend trips
depending on the weather,
No one stayed at home
because we liked to be together.

Sometimes we would separate
to do things on our own,
But we knew where the others were
without our own cell phone. < BR>
Then there were the movies
with your favorite movie star,
And nothing can compare to
watching movies in your car.

Then there were the picnics at
the peak of summer season,
Pack a lunch and find some trees
and never need a reason.

Get a baseball game together
with all the friends you know,
Have real action playing ball --
and no game video.

Remember when the doctor
used to be the family friend,
And didn't need insurance
or a lawyer to defend?

The way that he took care of you
or what he had to do,
Because he took an oath and
strived to do the best for you.
(and sometimes that meant coming to your home)

Remember going to the store
and shopping casually,
And when you went to pay for it
you used your own money?

Nothing that you had to swipe
or punch in some amount,
Remember when the cashier person
had to really count?

(Why I think they even knew the name of everyone on every bill)

The milkman used to go
from door to door,
And it was just a few cents more
than going to the store.

There was a time when mailed
letters came right to your door,
Without a lot of junk mail ads
sent out by every store.

The mailman knew each house by name
and knew where it was sent;
There were not loads of mail
addressed to "present occupant."

There was a time when just one glance
was all that it would take,
And you would know the kind of car,
the model and the make.

They didn't look like turtles
trying to squeeze out every mile;
They were streamlined, white walls, fins,
and really had some style.

One time the music that you played
whenever you would jive,
Was from a vinyl, big-holed record
called a forty-five.

The record player had a post
to keep them all in line,
And then the records would drop down
and play one at a time.

Oh sure, we had our problems then,
just like we do today,
And always we were striving,
trying for a better way.

Oh, the simple life we lived
still seems like so much fun,
How can you explain a game,
just kick the can and run?

And why would boys put baseball cards
between bicycle spokes,

And for a nickel red machines
had little bottled Cokes?

This life seemed so much easier
and slower in some ways,
I love the new technology
but I sure miss those days.

So time moves on and so do we,
and nothing stays the same,
But I sure love to reminisce
and walk down memory lane.
~~~~~~

Much credit to the person who put this together, whoever it was - you should have signed your name. I'd give anything to give every child today a taste of those good ole' days. They really were the best.

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming --WOW-- What a Ride!"

EHS88
Member

15 Posts

Posted - 01/27/2007 : 09:50:11 AM

Remember and enjoy. If you're too young to remember; just dream... Close your eyes...And go back... Before the Internet or the MAC.. Before semi automatics and crack... Before SEGA or Super Nintendo... Way back... I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk... Red light, Green light... Playing kickball & dodge ball until your porch light came on... Mother May I?... Red Rover... Hula Hoops ... Running through the sprinkler ... Happy Meals... Wait... Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons... Fat Albert, Road Runner, Smurfs, Picture Pages, G-Force & He-Man Wonder Woman & Super Man Underoos.. Playing Dukes of Hazard... Catchin' lightning bugs in a jar... Christmas morning... Your first day of school... Bedtime Prayers and Goodnight Kisses... Climbing trees... Getting an Ice Cream off the Ice Cream Truck... Pillow fights... Runnin' till you were out of breath... Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt... Being tired from playin'... Your first crush... Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7UP" in the classroom Remember that?... I'm not finished yet... Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer... Giving your friends a ride on the handlebars of your bike... Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school... Class Field Trips... When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there... When a quarter seemed like a fair allowance, and another quarter a Miracle... When your parents took you to McDonalds and you were so cool... When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that awaited a misbehaving student at home... Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by shootings, drugs, gangs,etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much Bigger Threat! And someof us are still afraid of them!... Didn't that feel good, just to go back and say, "Yeah, I remember that!" I want to go back to the time when... Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo"... Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!""... Race issue meant arguing about who ran the fastest... Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "monopoly"... Catching fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening ... It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends... Being old, referred to anyone over 20... Nobody was prettier than Mom... Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better... It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people" rides at the amusement park... Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare"... The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team... Water balloons were the ultimate, ultimate weapon... Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors... If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!... Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up" life... I DOUBLE DOG DARE YA!!!!!!