I wanna go back to when...

In the last couple of days both of my older boys who are away at college have been going thru some rough times financially while waiting for their financial aid to come thru. If you went to college, are in college, or have kids in college you can relate to this. They both go to school full time and they both work, and so they are experiencing what the rest of us are going thru in what we call LIFE. I have heard both of them say to their younger brother who is only 10, man I wish I was your age again so I didnt have to deal with so much, it was easy back then. I shook my head agreeing with them and saying sorry hun but it certainly doesn't get any easier. Of course if you ask my older boys they think as mom I bring on so much more "stress" in my life because in their minds I worry to much, I simply say you wait until you have kids away in college and see if you don't have a thing or two to worry about!!!!! So along with the normal every day worries that I think the majority of us have yes,I do also stress about my boys, and their safety. So this all got me to thinking about going back to when things in life seemed simple. So enjoy the list below

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 the 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
	The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and rules didn't matter
	the worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was "cooties"
	It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb
	It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn't an Olympic event
	Having a weapon in school meant being caught with a slingshot
	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
	A foot of snow was a dream come true
	Abilities ere discovered because of a "double-dog-dare"
	Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures
	No shopping trip was complete unless a new toy was brought home
	"oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense
	Spinning around, getting dizzy, and falling down was cause for giggles
	The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team
	War was a card game
	Water balloons were the ultimate weapon
	Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle
	Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin
	Ice cream was considered a basic food group
	Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors