We wanted it to snow so badly when we were younger...just for a chance to get out of school. Unfortunately, that no longer applies to me as an adult...if it snows, I am still expected to be at work, no matter how much snow we get. 😮💨❄️
In my opinion, Ralphie was right...I don't think a football is a good Christmas present for a child who isn't very athletic.
Me, I preferred toy robots and action figures over sports equipment! 😉🤖
As NBA and college basketball seasons get into full swing, kids my age were finding opportunities to play some basketball ourselves. I was definitely no pro, but that didn't stop me! 😁🏀
As a child, it was amazing to witness as the family car drove down the street! 🤯
Nothing like sharing a mug of hot chocolate in front of the family fireplace...with marshmallows...lots of marshmallows! 😋
Tinsel...sometimes I wonder why was this was so popular!
Mom was pretty leery of the kids decorating the tree with tinsel, and for good reason...it got EVERYWHERE! It had a tendency of statically clinging to nearly everything it came into contact with, so as you held it, it was sticking to your arms...your clothes...the floor... 😅⚡️
A family tradition...decorating the Christmas Tree!
We each had our favorite ornaments, and getting to place them on the tree, it felt like we were truly making the family Christmas Tree our own! 🎄😁
Sometimes, presentation says a lot!
It took me quite a while to muster enough nerve to try cranberry sauce. In my defense, my mind compared much of it's consistency with a can of dog food! 😅
It was like clockwork...when a new season started up for a popular sport, we'd be even more inspired to play that game with friends in the neighborhood! 🏒😁
I realized if I wanted a few items on my Christmas wish list, I had better be good through November and December. Unfortunately, that was a near impossible task! 😅
Fall brought us the Fall network television line-up! The networks teased us kids by putting amazing shows on TV IMMEDIATELY after school. That meant if we wanted to catch them we had to race home to be there in time for the new episodes! 😮💨📺
...especially when SOMEONE ELSE raked the leaves into a pile! 😂🍂
So, is it too early to think about Christmas? Probably not for a boy who has to start contemplating what he'd like for Christmas. 🤔🎁
By this time, Mom and Dad were already starting to ask us what we might like for Christmas. Honestly, it was tough to come up with a list sometimes.
It’s also about the time I reflected on the last year, and evaluated whether I was even GOOD enough for presents come Christmastime. If that was even remotely questionable, I knew I needed to “step up my game”… at least for the next two months! 😇
A little fun fact...one of the cars in this cartoon is modeled after a car my mother once owned 😉
Comic books were very easy to sneak into school...I just stuck one or two in between two textbooks in my book bag.
I admit, there were quite a few times I was reading a comic instead of reading an assignment. 😉
Yes, it's true...you can use hair spray to "take care" of a cricket.
As a kid, I thought squishing a cricket was disgusting. When I spotted one in our bathroom, I panicked and reached for the nearest thing I could find...an aerosol can of hair spray! It definitely took care of the cricket, but it also glued it to the floor! 😖
And yes, I just left it there for someone else to take care of. My mother was pretty mad when she found it later and struggled to pick up. 😅
Having to tag along with my mother while she went clothes shopping was brutal! It seemed like she had to look at EVERY rack in the department store! It didn't take very long for me to try and find some entertainment by deciding to be a bit mischievous! 😅
Chin ups! Why did they make us do them in Physical Ed? I mean, I remember like only one or two kids in class that were able to make even one chin up.
I definitely couldn't...I had no upper arm strength!
I don't know why I thought trying a bicycle kick would be any help! 😅
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