Thirty Years Ago

Things you may or may not remember about the year 1981...

Ronald Reagan became US President.

Lady Diana Spencer married Charles, Prince of Wales.

Researchers found the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic.

The first test-tube baby was born.

Scientists identified the Aids Virus.

First flight of the US Space Shuttle Columbia.

MTV was launched.

Muhammad Ali finally retired with record of 55 wins and 5 defeats.

Popular movies-

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Superman II

Nine to Five

Arthur

The Cannonball Run

On Golden Pond

Chariots of Fire

Popular Musicians-

John Lennon

Blondie

Sheena Easton

Olivia Newton-John

Michael Jackson
Queen

David Bowie

REO Speedwagon

Popular Television Shows-

Dallas

60 Minutes

The Jefferson's

Three's Company

Alice

The Dukes of Hazzard

Too Close for Comfort

M*A*S*H

One Day at a Time


Happy Birthday Cody. You have inspired more people and touched more hearts in your 30 years than most people will in a lifetime.

What Were You Doing Twenty-Two Years Ago?

My son, Casey, celebrates his 22nd birthday today. So, just for fun, I put together a list of some of the goings-on in the year 1989...

One gallon of gas was 97 cents

Postage Stamps were 25 cents

The Mirage Hotel and Casino opened in Las Vegas as the first huge resort hotel

Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels of oil into the ocean

George Bush Senior became President of the United States

Toyota launched it's luxury brand the Lexus

A massive earthquake hit the San Fransisco Bay area minutes before the world series between the Giants and A's

The Berlin Wall came down

Serial Killer Ted Bundy was executed in Florida's electric chair

Nintendo released its popular handheld video game player- Gameboy

San Fransisco 49ers won Superbowl XXIII

Batman was the top grossing film

The Simpsons premiered

The Sega Genesis was released

Popular movies: Crocodile Dundee II, Big, Three Men and a Baby, Die Hard, Cocktail, Beetlejuice

Popular TV shows: The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Cheers, America's Funniest Home Videos, The Golden Girls

Songs that hit number one: Like a Prayer/ Madonna, Baby Don't Forget My Number/ Milli Vanilli, Every Rose Has It's Thorn/ Poison,  We Didn't Start the Fire/ Billy Joel


Happy Birthday Casey!

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Chase wanted me to find a picture that I have of him wearing MC Hammer pants. Apparently, he is trying to prove to one of his friends that he actually owned a pair. Why? Who knows with that kid; I didn't even ask. Anyway, as I was digging through the box of pictures,  I came across this priceless moment in time...

and I remembered EXACTLY why I don't have family photos taken!

Casey is cheesing. Chase just looks sad. I am not sure what Katelyn is doing, but definitely giving us attitude, and Cody is turned the wrong way! You'd think he was blind or something. ;-)

If You Weren't a Child in the 1970's, Look What You Missed Out On...

Groovy patches to sew on your jeans...



Candy smokes...



Nice, sturdy CorningWare (My mom had this exact set.)...




Rotory phones with cords that kept you confined...



Sleek and stylish camp trailers...



Extremely high slides. Who cared about safety? (Parents were more chill back then.)



Crunch Cones. Loved them!!



Drive-In's. There's nothing like watching a movie, in a car, wearing your pajamas.




Portable 8 Track Tape Players. It was no big deal that the tape would switch tracks mid-song...



Happy Days. They were sooo coool.





Table-top Juke Boxes in diners. Who cared if the booth right beside you was listening to something else?!

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You Know You're a Child from the 70's when...

1) "All skaters, change directions" means something to you.
2) There was nothing strange about Bert and Ernie living together.
3) You remember wanting to stay up to see Mr. Bill on Saturday Night Live.
4) Schoolhouse Rock played a HUGE part in how you learned things like grammar, math and history. (A big hint here is if the only way you can recite the Preamble to the Constitution is by singing it.)
5) You learned to swim at about the same time "Jaws" came out... and still carry the emotional scars to prove it.
6) You recall when Love's Baby Soft was in every girl's Christmas stocking.
7) Most of the fillings in your mouth are directly related to Bazooka or Bubble Yum.
8) You know who shot J.R.
9) This rings a bell: "My name is Charlie, and they work for me."

and my personal favorite...

10) You remember the days when "safe sex" meant "my parents are going out of town".