IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 1970'S...

My sister sent this to me today and boy does this bring back memories! I had that same bike in pink, we roller skated in the drive way while Captain and Tenille played on the record player, not sure if I remember thinking Gopher was cute but Fantasy Island was a little creepy at times! Growing up in Wisconsin I had both the rain boots and moon boots OMG! We did not have a slip and slide, click clacks or a Simon...but I did have a pair of red cordouroy gouchos and I LOVED my Sunshine Family! Okay, so I'm a little tired of uploading photos for this but you get the idea...I remember getting a Holly Hobby sleeping bag for Christmas one year and I sooo wanted to be Laura Ingalls! We used those Bonnie Bell Lip Smackers like they were going out of style. Well girls it's the weekend and I hope these conjure up some memories for you too!

IF YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 1970'S......??

You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.??

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.??You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.?You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)?You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island?You had either a 'bowl cut' or 'pixie', not to mention the 'Dorothy Hamill'.?People sometimes thought you were a boy.?

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days.?YEAH! You owned a 'Slip-n-Slide', on which you injured yourself on a sprinkler head more than once.?

You owned 'Klick-Klacks' and smacked yourself in the face more than once !??Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.??You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.?You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.??You had the Donny?and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits, or the sunshine family?You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze.?The swing set tipped over at least once.?

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!)??

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle). You also had a pair of salt-water sandals.?

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad; you wore that Little House on the?Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture;?and you despised Nellie Oleson!????

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink!?

PONG! ('video tennis' ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of !?

Your hairstyle was described as having 'wings' or 'feathers' and you kept it 'pretty'?with the comb you kept in your back pocket.?When you walked, the 'wings' flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna 'take off'?

It was a big event in your household each year when the 'Wizard of Oz' would come on TV.?Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!?

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: 'Who will I marry.?Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?'?

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album.?

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's eyes, decoupage,?or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.?You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!?

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.?

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.?

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books.?(Are you there God, It's Me, Margaret.)?

You thought Olivia Newton John's song 'Physical' was about aerobics. (?? its not??)?

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or?rain?bow?designs.?

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.??

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first 'real' perfume you ever owned.??You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped off.?

Birthday Weekend & Lots of Laughs!

What a fun weekend! Saturday I enjoyed a trip to Paris to the Moon with my husband where he bought me the birthday crown - a friend told me that I looked like Glenda the Good Witch :) We stopped at Santa Monica Seafood and enjoyed Clam Chowder, Fish and Chips and a glass for wine before heading to the dog park with Jake. Last night after church we headed to http://lucillesbbq.com/ for a fun dinner with friends and lot's of laughs about a dessert called wemakeallot or we make a lot of our own desserts... this morning the girls and I went to see Atonement - it was a wonderful movie!! A++ and then we walked over to Pepino's and ate salads, deep fried zucchini and lina rolls - with Ranch dressing (how do you say Ranch and roll the R? Well our waiter had it down pretty good and just for our amusement and to have him say it one more time I asked him for a side of dressing for my salad to go! Thanks for an awesome birthday!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope that all your dreams and wishes come true in 2008. I'm making a few resolutions - but not too many - all the more to break. Off to Palm Desert for a few days of R&R.

Sister Time!

I wrote earlier that my sister came out a few weeks ago without the little dolls of hers! We had a great time. She helped me prepare for and host a cookie exchange party, we shopped at the Long Beach Flea Market and even made a trip to Target for some goodies! Here are some photos;

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christmas Time is Here!

I've been so busy and have not had much blogging time lately! My sister was here to visit last weekend and we had a great time. Poor thing was suffering from her allergies though... We shopped, baked, laughed and just hung out. I think it was nice for her to get out of the Minneapolis cold for a while - we really enjoyed having her here.
I need to get more things posted on the blog - after the holidays I promise :)

Where were all the shoppers??

WOW - what a disappointment to say the least! Debra and I had a great booth set up and lot's of wonderful paintings and treasures...where were all the shoppers?? It was really disappointing to put it mildly. We participated in Christmas at the Cottage Fri and Sat and there were not even a handful of customers. All of the work that went into this show - so many fabulous vendors...oh well we had fun together and were visited by our dear friends Darlene and Jill at the end of the show and enjoyed mexican food under our sweet canopy and twinkle lights! C'est la vie...