What if I was 10 years old? and other ramblings

It's 12:32 on a Friday night/Saturday morning and I'm just putzing around on teh intarweb and thought it might be nice to write something. It's been a while, and it seemed like a good idea at the time...except I need a topic (yes I realize I keep changing verb tense - sue me!). The first thing I found was a 1st grade list - so here goes. I'll be Rory Gilmore and make a pro/con list :D
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What if I was 10 years old? (for the sake of a nice list I'll pretend I had a normal childhood)

Pros

• No bills to worry about
  
• A trip to the store is fun
• Bike riding is the #1 source of entertainment and transportation
• No dieting!
• No cooking!
• Major decisions include ice cream flavors and how long to play
• Going to bed late is awesome
  
• birthday is the favorite day of the year
• Recess!

Cons

• Homework. ooo. bummer
• Rules seem oppressive / little freedom
• School for 180 days is torture
  
• Everyone tells you what to do
• Being grounded
• transportation is limited to mom or dad's patience or a bike
• Not a kid, not a teenager

Memories from 10 years old

• New baby sister / losing baby sister
• Moving from mom's to dad's and losing my favorite teacher
• Gaining a new teacher who had awesome activities, like:
• King Eaton and Going West
• Failing on State of the Week because I hated (still hate) word finds and lacked the skill to do projects which for which other kids had parental help
• Missing too many days and serving D-hall to make up the absences and subsequently working on the zeroes I had so I could pass
• Being grounded.......a lot
• Writing sentences for punishment....at home
• Reading to pass the time when grounded
• Tearing up my math homework because I was so frustrated with my stepmother for making me do homework as soon as I got home...and then having to tape it together so I could actually do it.
• Pouring out my watered down Kool-Aid because it was not much more than colored water (my stepmother added water to stretch it)
• Bringing home my sandwiches and hiding them in my room - I'm not sure why I didn't just throw them away, unless I was afraid my friend would tell on me. I don't really know what I *did* eat for lunch if I didn't eat my sandwiches. Hmm.
• Learning cross-stitch during Going West, something I still enjoy
• Eating fried rabbit and squirrel stew, also Going West
• Learning how to overthrow an oppressive and unpopular sovereign through King Eaton

If I could go back, I'm not really sure I would unless I could change some of the circumstances. If I did that, who knows where I would be today. *shrug*