tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680851414073805302.post1560302341990982968..comments2024-02-11T13:02:55.492-05:00Comments on ihopeiwinatoaster: "The Plan"Bill Peebleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08184122519445425718noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680851414073805302.post-91963070295173116302013-05-19T20:01:30.542-04:002013-05-19T20:01:30.542-04:00Ah yes. Our childhood. That of which I've set ...Ah yes. Our childhood. That of which I've set the bar for my own children. Except maybe dialed down a few notches ha. <br /><br />There's one memory I keep referring to recently. I grew up in a small, rural, mountain town, located somewhere in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountain range. We lived on a quiet couple acres butted against a small canyon. Our days were filled with riding things (three wheelers, dirt bikes, and riding mowers) catching things (small scorpions and large snakes) climbing things, jumping on or off things, and not least of all falling off things and breaking things (like my arm when I fell off the roof of the garage). We built crazy dangerous contraptions, and climbed and fell off those too. I distinctly remember one incredibly scary-fun teeter totter, made from a couple really long pipes and a giant plastic barrel. The one memory in particular however, is that of climbing pine trees. We would challenge eachother to climbing races, of the double-dog dare variety. I still remember swaying from the tops of those pines, looking out over the canyon. I was five. Yet even at that age, the magnificence of what I was experiencing, was not lost on me. <br /><br />Now, I certainly would never allow such dare devil fetes. I'm not insane. But I certainly understand when you say "just don't watch". Thankfully having moved from a big city on the east coast back to my tiny mountain town... we didn't choose a home with easily accessable pine trees. Or canyons. And my son is super scared of snakes. Thank God. Amanda Dearesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422761075100911120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680851414073805302.post-43835925205782141212013-05-03T17:44:12.671-04:002013-05-03T17:44:12.671-04:00Live and learn. Let 'em figure some things out...Live and learn. Let 'em figure some things out through experimenting.<br />Do they always make lists - very organized children you have there.Larryhttp://larrydbernstein.comnoreply@blogger.com