It's my Birthday & I'm sitting here alone thinking...
By irishmist
@irishmist (3814)
United States
April 21, 2008 7:12pm CST
Seven months ago I moved back to the hill I grew up on, and memories are always coming back to me. I was listening to music,as I got ready to do my exercies, and for some odd reason tonight as I unwrapped a stick of gum the song grillz was playing, the song is about a mouth full of money, well back in the day we used to take the gum wrappers and shape them around our teeth and pretend we were movie stars on the big silver screen. We had lots of fun doing this,and it really made us talk funny as well, and we always had fun giggling at each other's silly words. Has Something that wa an everyday thing for you just brought back a childhood memory?
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@irishmist (3814)
• United States
22 Apr 08
Thank you for the bithday greeting! Speaking of juicy fruit gum, so you remember ju-ju bead's, I used to love them.They bring back happy memories, but these days I don't think they taste the same.
@billionaire5 (1333)
• United States
22 Apr 08
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Yes, I do understand what you mean I have those moments when I hear a song that I use to listen to when I was growing up. And, when the neighborhood store started selling small bags of the candy fish, that I once paid a penny for and now are quarter for 1 in a pack or quarter for a small bag of 10-15 fish. It is a few things that bring back fond memories for me time to time.
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
22 Apr 08
Thank yoi for my Birthday cake! Lots of colorful candles :).
I remember those candy fish, I used to buy them at the corner store as well for a penny or two.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
22 Apr 08
First of all have a great and happy birthday to you..hope you did something special for yourself...maybe buy yourself a little gift or something??
Actually you just meaning about gum wrappers brought me back...nope I never did that with them...but did you ever do those gum wrapper chains? Goodness I would forget how to do them now, but used to all the time when I was a kid
Oh--just found a link on how to do them..LOL
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5751/gumwrpr.htm
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
22 Apr 08
Thank you for the birthday greeting, I did'nt do anything special for myself, today is a rather sad day for me, even though it is my bithday, it is also my anniversay, my deseased hubby and I were married on my Birthday, just when I wa getting kind of sad my son called, he is coming over ( so now I do have a little smile on my face). My daughter called earlier on her break, as she is at work. I do remember the gum wrapper chains :)! they were always fun to make, but you had to save up the wrappers. Back in the day it was not to hard, as gum was much cheaper then.
