Recently my sister posted to her facebook wondering what ever happened to Kool-aid points. I haven't made a pack of Kool-Aid in so long that I don't know when they got rid of the points. This makes me sad. I never was able to save up for anything as a kid. We did have a set of cups and the Kool-Aid man pitcher though. I seem to recall that our family gave them out as Halloween treats one year because they were really cheap and came packaged with 2-3 flavor packets.
As a result of all this Kool-Aid talk I recalled that I had been unable to find my favorite flavor lately. I bought some a couple years ago and pretty much wiped Sedano's out of the flavor as they had it on clearance. A red flag that they would no longer be carrying it anymore. Sure enough, no more Blue Raspberry Lemonade. Sad face. This explains why I haven't been making Kool-Aid. I do like Tropical Punch and Black Cherry but have opted to drink Crystal Light Pink Lemonade. Mostly so I don't have to measure out sugar or Splenda. I'm lazy. We've established this.
Luckily I have the awesomest husband on the planet and he insisted on finding me some on Amazon. I was pretty sure that it would be old product but was pleasantly surprised when it arrived.
It wasn't outdated and it was mine! All mine! *evil laughter* Oh yeah, I checked. No Kool-Aid points. What's up with that?!
I immediately went out and got me some Splenda like substance to mix me up some Kool-Aid. I'm on a diet. No real sugar for me! I was kind of worried about how it would taste after so long but it was just as I remembered. Delicious! Good thing, because I have 95 packets left. I'll be drinking it for a long time!
This got me thinking about other things from my childhood that I miss/remember. As a result the Pinterest category was born: Nostalgia. I'll be pinning old school toys, shows and whatever as I find them or they occur to me. So far I have:
I have distinct memories of this pony. I seem to recall having one with a banana split or ice cream parfait on her rump and she smelled like vanilla.
I also recall this one because I called her Swifty and later named my first dog after her. That dog was so cute and I loved her even though I didn't have her long. She was a red-brown cocker spaniel.
I've been looking for a set because I want future child to have one just like I did. They still make this purse set but it isn't the same. The colors are pink and purple and the accessories have faces on them. Creepy.
My mom would put my hair up in pigtails with some of these for decoration. I also remember having hair tie that were this cottony/yarney material and some that had big bubblegum ball looking things. I'm sure if I went to the drugstore I could find some variation on these. Surely little girls still like them?
What do you have found memories of?
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