Remember When

[Merry Prankster]

When I was a kid, I walked to and from school from grades 2-5 (half-mile one-way) by myself.   When my kids were in elementary school, we drove them to the end of the street to catch the bus with other kids and waited for the bus to pick them up.

[bacali]

When I was a kid, I walked to and from school from grades 2-5 (half-mile one-way) by myself.   When my kids were in elementary school, we drove them to the end of the street to catch the bus with other kids and waited for the bus to pick them up.

           So funny.
I either waited for a bus( not a school bus... a public bus) ....or walked a little over a mile . with a ton of heavy books.
But, with my children.... 
I wasn't that bad. I let them walk with the other kids. We bought our house so we were close to the schools.
And, they begged us to. I did take them in pouring rain..snowstorms.
My neighbor has a son who is now in college. He drove this boy to school every day until he was well into High School.... and the school is literally 5 blocks away.
Times have surely changed.

[bacali]

I loved the jingling of the Good Humor man's bells every summer day. Loved the chocolate sundaes and the 'chocolate cake' on the stick.

[ponytail]

Remember when the Star Spangled Banner played at the end of the broadcast day, and then you would have snow for the rest of the night...

[Snowbird]

My mother always made fried chicken for Sunday lunch (but we called it dinner in the south).  We had breakfast, dinner, and supper instead of breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
She always made homemade ice cream in the ice tray.  It came from some kind of powdered mix.  She put in a whole cherry and whoever got it was Queen for the Day.  I was the youngest and if I didn't get it i cried.

[bacali]

Remember when getting dressed up to go to church meant little heels, real stockings that came in pairs and a nice hat and white gloves?
Not any more.

[Merry Prankster]

Remember when all of the music was on AM Radio and FM wasn't available?

[bacali]

Remember the mood ring that was supposed to change colors ?

[Merry Prankster]

YES!  Remember Pet Rocks?

[Snowbird]

Remember paper doll books where you would punch out the dolls and their clothes?
Remember those doll houses made out of tin with the plastic furniture and miniature family?
Remember the dime stores?  We had 3 in our town, Rose's, Miller's, and Chandler's, and you could buy anything in them.
I guess the equivalent today are the Dollar Stores, Dollar General, and Family Dollar.

[ponytail]

Giving your Dad a big hug when he came home from work.

[Court]

I remember watching TGIF on tv ever Friday. I mentioned someone from one of the shows and my niece had no clue who he was.

[Merry Prankster]

One time I was talking to a much younger person on the DC Metro.   I mentioned the Beatles and got a blank stare.  Then I said, "you've heard of Paul McCartney."  She replied, "Yeah, but I thought he played with Wings."   Oh well..........

[ponytail]

Those wonderful family vacations...on the road, stopping for burgers, staying in motels, fighting with your siblings, driving forever. I did the same with my kids, and now I am starting with the grandkids.

[Merry Prankster]

Those wonderful family vacations...on the road, stopping for burgers, staying in motels, fighting with your siblings, driving forever. I did the same with my kids, and now I am starting with the grandkids.

You forgot the question---"Are we there yet?"

I remember Orlando before Disney World.  We used to drive through it and occasionally stop for the night.  Talk about your two-cow town!