These days I’ve only been posting about 3 times a week, which means almost every other time I post it is time for another installment of Remember This?

Not that I’m complaining- I adore taking a stroll down memory lane and laughing at the ridiculous things I used to think were status quo. So without further ado…

Remember This? episode 9 (our little girl is growing up so fast! next week she’ll be double digits!)

1. Ladybugs: No, I’m not talking about the cute little critter that crawls its way around plants and flowers… I’m talking about the blockbuster movie starring Rodney Dangerfield and my childhood Jonathan Brandis. Nevermind that J.B. is dressed as a girl named “Martha” for the majority of the film, or that Mr. Dangerfield is… how shall I put it… an “acquired taste”? Okay, and maybe this movie wasn’t exactly a blockbuster, but it SHOULD have been. All I know is that we thought this movie was the funniest thing in the world. And with the mom from Sister Sister playing the assistant coach, you can’t go wrong. If you haven’t seen this movie, you haven’t experienced the best that the 90s had to offer, so go look it up on VHS.

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2. As If! Another gift given to us by Cher Horowitz, “As IF!” was another way for tweens to be overly sassy and think they were the bomb. Common synonym would be “What-EVER!”

3. The Boxcar Children– Okay, I’m having trouble remembering the exact premise of these books, but I know they were orphans who somehow were living in a boxcar and yet their grandfather, who was completely aware of the situation, did nothing to take them in. They solved mysteries and I wanted to be just like them. Thinking back, I didn’t have it so bad myself with my roof over my head and all…

4. Fun Dip- No, this was not a gimmick by the chewing tobacco industry like candy cigarettes… rather, this was just a stick of sugar that you dipped into different, flavored and colored sugar, to make the eating of said sugars more expedient. God help us all for surviving with our pancreases intact (I hope). Also known as “Lik-maid” or some disgusting other alias. Hands down, this is the most ghetto candy I’ve ever heard of.

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5. Pogo balls- My opinion? Lame-o. Even if you could get the hang of this stupid toy, it wasn’t any fun. I say take a risk with life and just get yourself a good old fashioned pogo stick. Come on, kid… live a little!

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So there we are again- through with another round! Are there any other Rodney Dangerfield or Jonathan Brandis fans out there? Anyone not yet come down from their fun dip sugar high?

Meri