FLASHBACK TO CHILDHOOD

Oh to be a kid again, to live in the world of sandboxes, legos, recess, barbies, and so on and so forth. I'm sure that at least one or two of us have wished to experience those joyful simplicities with such childlike fascination once again. . .lucky enough for me, I get to do so on a daily basis during the weekdays. It brings me so much happiness to see that wall-ball and two/four-square have not gone extinct since I was a wee-one myself. I love the fact that in spite of all of the changes in society and technology, at the core of things, children are still children and still find enjoyment in activities that have been around for ages. In addition to the way that they play, many of you who may not have the opportunity to be around children often will be pleased to know that kids do in fact still say the darndest things. Here's a recent sampling of what I've overheard and/or experienced as of late:

Kid: "If I keep digging, I think I'll end up in Brooklyn."

Me: "Did you wash your hands?"
Kid: "Yep."
Me: "Can I smell them then?"
Kid: ". . .", smiles mischeviously as they walk towards the bathroom to go wash their hands

Kid A: "If you go and get Johnny* for me I'll be your friend."
Kid B: (said with a face aglow of hope) "Best friend?!"

Kid: "I'm going to follow you around forever . . .well, until my mommy comes, then I'll follow her."

Kid: "Me and Susie's* parents created all the countries in the world and we speak every language."
Me: "That's so neat. Sprechen Sie Deutsch?"
Kid: blank stare followed by a tilting of the head and a smirk, "We're not allowed to speak the languages around other people though."

Me: "Did you just get that out of the trash?"
Kid: "Yeah, I always eat stuff out of the garbage."

Kid: "Just write my name down as Kung Fu Master."

Oh, to be a kid again. = )

*names have been changed to protect the (mostly) innocent