Remember the 80's? Did you grow up in the 80's? Step away from the drama and share a memory with me.

Skip-It, the hula hoop for your ankle that tripped up kids all through the 80s and 90s. Skip-It looked like an 80s plastic neon version of a prison-style ball and chain, and it was a children's torture device that brought hours upon hours of simple entertainment. I tried to conquer Skip-It twice,

I loved playing with this. My first one started off as a stocking with a ball used as the weight. Would play for hours!!! Cheep entertainment that sure wouldn't work these days!

Remember the 80's? Did you grow up in the 80's? Step away from the drama and share a memory with me.

Problems and experiences kids today don't encounter.

If you're a regular reader, it should be pretty clear your loyal 90s nostalgia chronicler has a serious case of summer fever. As we close in...

Do you remember the Footsie toy? This little plastic hoop slid up (loosely) around your ankle. There was a cord attached, with a little plastic bell shape at the end of the cord. You would get the cord (and bell shaped attachment) going around and around, and hop each time it went toward your other foot. In a way this worked like a little hula hoop. It was a great playground fad in the late 1960's - early 1970's. This simple toy provided lots of fun on the playground. Anyone remember this? I…

Stages of Sleepiness. I can't help but think of all my fellow night shifters! This is so true.