I LOVE THE 80's & SO DO MY KIDS!

Dawn Boyle

If you grew up in the 80's you will certainly remember the latest fad about to hit elementary schools near you...Friendship Pins.

About a week ago my older daughter was begging me to take her to Michaels (local craft store) to use a gift card she received for her birthday. She was in search of beads and safety pins. I chuckled thinking how these kids find this so original. I told her about growing up and having them all over the laces of my shoes, on the pockets of my jeans jacket and of course on my backpack. For that fleeting moment in time I think she actually thought I was cool....it passed as soon as I told her I was not springing for the deluxe bead kit for $39.00. We opted for a scaled down version and grabbed a box of multi sized safety pins.

I went on to explain to them if you were a proud recipient of a coveted friendship pin, you proudly displayed it, but there were always those girls that didn’t have close enough friends to be given friendship pins. . .sad, but when that happened, they just made some for their own shoes so that they didn’t get left out. I made this a little learning experience for them and explained that Friendship Pins didn't have to be only for "BEST FRIENDS", they are to be shared with all the girls you know.

Since we bought the kits, my kids have spent hours together (not fighting) making pins so they are ready to share them with their buddies when school begins.

It's nice to see them reliving something I used to do....next thing they will be asking for is Swatch Watches for Christmas! I just googled them and they are MUCH MORE then the $30 each in the 80's! Start Stocking Up NOW!!!

HE SAID....

Tony Walker

Today's post by Boyle got me thinking about my friends. Like her, I've had some major changes with some of my relationships in the past year so I've been reevaluating my friends a lot lately.
Some people think Facebook sucks, others think it's wonderful. My vote depends upon what mood you catch me in but there is one thing about Facebook that I love: I love how it brought me back to so many friends!

So many people say, "If I wanted to keep in touch with these people I would have. I don't need Facebook." While I understand that point that is not how I see it. I lost touch with many people just because of marriage, work, kids.... life! Now I've reconnected with so many friends where I find myself wondering how I lost touch with them in the first place.
What amazes me the most are my friends from high school who graduated around the same time as I did, the late eighties. I've been able to hold conversations & make jokes with these friends like no time has past. It blows me away that we've now spent more time apart than we spent together yet we have some unbreakable bond where we all know each other so well. Prior to Facebook I only kept in steady touch with 4 people from the old days & really did not think about those times all that often. Now I see a lot of old friends on a semi regular basis & I'm loving every minute of it! Being a part of the Lounge is from Boyle & I reconnecting! Just this morning, my old pal Brian & I were cast in an episode of a show on True TV because they liked a video submission we sent in. Brian is at the top of the list of people who I can't believe I lost touch with. He is like a brother to me!! Crazy stuff!
So thank you to all of my friends for being my friend!!