amanda

Hey there-
My name is Amanda.
I am sixteen years old.
I will be a Junior at Wilson this fall.
Close your eyes, and go back..
Before the Internet or the AIM.
Before semi automatics and weed.
Before playstation2 or X-bOX.
Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night...
Way back... I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk.
Red light, Green light.
Playing kickball && dodgeball until your porch lights came on.
Mother May I?
Red Rover.
Four Square.
Hula Hoops.
Running through the sprinkler.
Happy Meals.
Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.
Watchin' Saturday Morning Cartoons.
Like Tom and Jerry, or Scooby Doo.
Or what about global guts, double dare.
Who could forget Snick.
I'm not finished yet...
Kool-Aid was the drink of the summer.
Giving your friends a ride on your handlebars or spokes.
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 getting high was swinging on the swingset.
When $5 seemed like a million, and another dollar a Miracle.
When your parents took you to McDonalds and you were so cool.
When Toys R Us overuled the "mall".
I want to go back to the time when...
Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-moe".
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.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.
Nobody was prettier than Mom.
Nobody was cooler than Dad.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big people"ride.
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!