70's Girl
I have been so busy getting bosses ready for depos, trial, hearings, and then been so busy at home that I just have not had time to write anything. I feel real bad about that my cyber friends. I still try and read y'all as much as possible - but here lately I haven't been able to do that.... Will do better.... In meantime - someone sent me this and it fits me perfectly so I thought I would share: (ps - I added my own notes in purple)
YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL IN THE 70'S IF...
1.You made baby chocolate cakes in your Easy Bake Oven and washed them
down with snow cones from your Snoopy Snow Cone Machine. (I loved my Easy Bake Oven and my Snoopy Snow Cone Machine)
2.You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.
3.You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.
4.You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels. (I lived at the skating rink - it was the place to be!)
5.You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!) (nope not me-I was so hung up on Donny Osmond that no one else mattered)
6.You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island.
7.You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days. (this is so true)
8.You had either a " bowl= cut"= or= "pixie,"= not= to= mention= the= "Dorothy Hamill" because your Mom was sick of braiding your hair. (my mom used to make pony tails so tight that I looked like I had an eye lift)
10.People sometimes thought you were a boy. (6th grade picture - if I ever figure out how to scan it - you will see)
11.Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.
12.You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers. (Guilty)
13.You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.
14.You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits. (also had Donny puzzels, purple socks and every poster of him all over my room)
15.You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.
16.You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color.
17.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. (Those scholl's hurt so bad but still wore them)
18.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 Olson!
19.You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink. (IT WAS!!)
20.Your hairstyle was described as having "wings" or "feathers" and you kept it "pretty" with the comb you kept in your back pocket. (I had feathers and I kept a brush and hair spray in my purse to keep it that way)
21.You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Apple Dumpling and Huckleberry Pie.
22.You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic.
23.You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend.
24.Every now and then "It's a Hard Knock Life" from the movie, "Annie" will pop into your brain and you can't stop singing it the whole day.
25.YOU had Star Wars action figures, too! (nope didn't have those)
26.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! (this is true)
27.You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: "Who will I marry? Shaun Cassidy, Donny Osmond, or Rick Springfield?"(I always asked mine until it answered yes for Donny)
28.You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album. (I still have the warped albums and I love them)
29.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. Pot holders - I believe they were called loom loopers". (yep I was pretty good at making pot holders)
30.You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts! (kitties on my shirt - you bet)
31.You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker. (OMG - I was so lame)
32.You couldn't wait to get the free animal poster that came when you ordered books from the Weekly Reader book club. Double score if it was a teddy bear dressed in clothing. (yup - on my wall next to Donny)
33.You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.) (Great book - I still have a copy)
34.You thought Olivia Newton John's song "Physical" was about aerobics.
35.You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or rainbow designs. ( I still do - I have hearts and rainbows everywhere)
36.You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer. (didn't everyone!!)
37.You had a Big Wheel with a brake on the side, and a Sit-n-Spin.
38.You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat. (I had to know what my husband Donny was up to)
39.You spent all your allowance on smurfs and stickers for your sticker album!
The 70's were a great time for me. I was still too young, then still too young (they changed the drinking age to 21 when I was 17), but I remember my first love, my first heartache and all the good times I had.
Does anyone else remember this time and these things?
posted by dixiedarling @ 8:00 AM
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