Dino's, Train's, creepy neighbors (Sharon and Al) that appeared to be in their late 60's two decades ago.

Mom and Dad,
What were we "in to" as kids? I mean the 2-5 ages. Those are the years that are not vivid memories. We have some fuzzy ones, that are probably combinations of pictures, actual memories and stories.

My son can now spell micropachycephalosaurus, and he's 4. He doesn't do anything that doesn't involve a dinosaur. My daughter loves Aurora, Cinderella, Beauty, and Snow white. She refuses to wear clothes (future reason for drinking problem), and continually changes outfits to her princess outfits.

I look at the passion of my kids on these topics but can't reconcile what I was into. The other kids are obvious:

Dan: Elton John

Carolyn: Queen of England.

So, was it turtles? toads?

Also, if you would, post a small story on the history of Sharon and Al. They had the best window wells for toads, but they also were 47 yrs apart in age and looked as if they were colorized from a black and white movie.

Ode to Aunt Linda on the Occasion of Her Birthday

Happy Birthday to our wonderful auntie,

Funny, witty, and lives on Youth Camp--y.

She, who is but a year older than our dear pop,

We laugh and laugh at her tales and never stop.

At her house would our adventures be many,

Staying up late, singing songs by Kenny.

We played Atari, we watched Saturday Night Live,

We learned how to dance; polka and jive.

We learned how to paint wonderful landscapes,

One time, Dan locked himself in the bathroom and needed help to escape!

Pepsi, milk and orange juice was our drink of choice,

It made us giddy and hyper, bouncing off the ceiling joist.

We made up our own games, let our imagination soar,

How could we ever forget games like Wild Boar?

As much as we played, we hope we weren’t a pest,

You are great, Aunt Linda, you are the best!