When my twin sister and I were little, we used to play what we called, "Girl". It was mainly us imitating our mom and her friends as they went shopping together, cooked together, had coffee together. We would get our teddy bears and hold them in our arms, while planning our pretend vacation, shopping and figuring out what to fix for dinner. "Girl, what are you making for dinner? I'm making spaghetti. The kids will eat that and so will my honey." In our world of make believe, life was simple without complications. We could travel to the Grand Canyon in our self-powered motorhome which read maps and got us there. (Who knew that we were actually inventing GPS and self-driven cars?
Sometimes, I reflect on those times and wish life was simple once again. Laughter would come easily. Fun could be found in hopscotch or watch The Little Rascals or the Partridge Family or the Brady Bunch. Coloring in color books, chewing a flavorful piece of bubble gum and riding in the car with the windows rolled down - pure joy!
I am thankful for the memories. In spite of the tough things in life, I can always look back on wax lips, the Flinstones, comic books and yo-yos.
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Such fun memories! I also remember yoyo's, wax lips, the Flintstones and the Brady Bunch.
When I was young, we lived on a farm and Dad had a small building that he cleaned out and let us use as a playhouse. We spent so much time in there, pretending just like you and your sister did!
Hi! Thank you for visiting my little blog! I love to look back and remember all of those precious memories that make me smile. I loved your memories. Me and my sister, who was only about 16 months younger than me, used to dance with half slips on our heads to look like we had long hair... of course it just looked like a slip! We would dance to 45's on the record player, specifically, Ebb Tide. Some of my favorite memories are, hop-scotch, jacks, roller skating - remember the keys 😉 So many fun memories! Hope to see you soon! Barb
I didn't have sisters, but many girls lived on my street in a small town. During the summer we constantly put on plays--dressing up and acting out scenes. Mainly from The Sound of Music at that time. Not as creative as if we were writing our own stories, but imagination flowed as we chose our characters and costumes. Uninhibited, we sang and danced. Great fun.
I use to love wax lips and then chew on them. They were so good. I miss those times as well.
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