When I Was a Kid...

Pluto was actually a planet

Oreo's only had one flavour (what's with the vanilla?)

All meals were bought and made by mom

Popcorn came only two ways, salted or plain, no fancy flavourings

My hardest decision was which friend was going to come over for a sleepover

$20 as a birthday or Christmas present made me the richest person in the world

We played cassette tapes and had tape recorders, none of these cds, mp3 players or ipods

There was no such thing as blue-ray or dvd’s, just video tapes

We played hopscotch, hula-hoop, jump-rope and actually played baseball instead of using a Wii, playstation, gamecube etc.

We used film in our cameras instead of digital...one chance was all you got and then you’d have to hope you got a good shot

No one worried weather Ernie and Bert were gay...they were brothers or close friends on a permanent sleepover

When I was a kid the world was simple and innocent, much like my life.....so can you remember some of what life was like when you were a kid? How has it changed?

Ways to Amuse Yourself While Working at a Blueberry Stand

#1 Count cars........one car...........(three hours later) two cars

#2 Read a book (yes I am getting paid $10 an hour to handle money, blueberries but mostly to read)

#3 Count people.....but silently....they don’t always like being counted

#4 Lure Yoda to the fruit stand and pick the burs off him

#5 Play “I Spy” with yourself...I’m never gunna guess what I’m looking at!

#6 Make up excuses to have to go and drive the Gator (the golf cart type vehicle)

#7 Write a blog post on how to amuse yourself while working at a blueberry stand

Yep.....Thats what I've been doing for most of the summer! And did your summer go? Or how is it still going?

Ways to Amuse Yourself While Working On a Blueberry Packing Line

#1 Count the Berries......hmmm....there MAY be too many to that up for long...

#2 Count how many stems and bad berries the person beside you missed! Haha...ha...oh...its not that funny when they do it to you too....

#3 Make shapes and designs out of the blueberries...preferable if the next person in line is your friend

#4 Make hearts and x’s and o’s for the next person in line....generally only good if it’s your boyfriend or girlfriend...otherwise refer to #3 otherwise it could be awkward.....

#5 Find a bunch of berries with stems and put them in a row for your friend down the line and watch as the rush to try to get them all! (I’m so nice ;P)

#6 Sing or hum Phantom of the Opera quietly...who cares if you forget part or awful at it,no one can really hear you over the hum of all the machines anyways

#7 Replay cartoons, movies or TV shows in your head....just remember to stay focused as well

And thats what I have been doing for part of the summer, what about you?