i miss the smell of pink erasers .
i miss discussing the second grade gossip over at the pencil sharpener .
i miss grape soda .
i miss dress up and play dates .
i miss craft birthday parties and loot bags .
i miss the smell of old picture books .
i miss clapping out the chalk of blackboard erasers .
i miss reading in bed with my mum drinking hot chocolate .
i miss movies like dumbo and little mermaid .
i miss having crushes .
i miss summer vacation .
i miss cubbies and folders .
i miss trips to the zoo .
i miss the feel of fresh grass on bare feet .
i miss birthday countdowns .
i miss saturday morning painting classes .
i miss my drawings up on the fridge .
i miss referring to the " grown-ups " .
i miss " are you afraid of the dark " and " mr . dress-up " and " art attack " and "care bears " .
i miss thinking every mosque i saw was disney world .
i miss easter egg hunts .
i miss thinking $ 25 was a lot of money .
i miss phoebe gilman and robert munch .
i miss sharon , lois , and bram cassettes in the car.
i miss actually being excited to go to school and being excited to have homework .
i miss turning on the tv by pressing 1 button - not using 30 different remotes .
i miss not having to dial an area code .
i miss childhood .