I was just reading a blog and she had a bunch of fond childhood memories on her site, so I thought, hey I would like to talk a walk down memory lane.

First a small disclaimer, like so many others of my generation, I was a child of divorce, which means that some of my memories seem double, but some things happened at moms and some at dads.

Being a child and not having to worry about bills has to be the top.

Summer nights, swimming all day, eating dinner and then turning on the pool light and swimming all evening.

Reading all afternoon

Going to the public pool with family

Vacations at the Lake, the river and the beach

Days at Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, the park, the library, the beach

Summer evenings playing kick the can until mom called us in, we would stay out as late as we could

Saturday morning cartoons, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi the Bear, The Flinstones, the Jetsons, Josie and the Pussycats, The Justice League, Scooby, the Bug-a-loos, HR Puffinstuff, School House rock, The electric company

The ABC Sunday night movie

Jiminey Cricket

Original Trix, Fruit Loops, Ding Dongs, Twinkies, Soda in glass bottles

Going to the drive-in movies in our pj's and laying blankets on the top of the car and watching the movie from there.  The cartoon in between the two movies that were shown, playing at the playground between movies.

Christmas, Easter, Fourth of July

My dogs and cats

My awesome white roller skates with green wheels and purple boot covers and pom poms

Hanging out on a Saturday night at the Roller rink.

Being able to turn in soda bottles for the nickle deposit and then being allowed to walk to the store and buy penny candy

making mud pies, wearing my favorite pink twirly dress, playing with my friends.

Well, now that I've bored a lot of you, I feel better, I hope this makes you think of things from your childhood/youth.  Leave me a comment if you decide to do the same.