Cutting the Cord!

Well, I guess we are going to be seeing a lot more of this around our house

If you get the idea that the tv is turned "off" then you are with me so far. We have made the (sucking in air sounds here) decision to cancel our satellite service.

That means no more

(sorry girls!) and no more

(sorry again, girls!)...okay, I am a little sad about that, too.

And, alas, no more

Now I'm really feeling it since we've been in our house less than a year and I can use all the free advice I can get. Not to mention that all my dreams, yes big dreams, of ever having one of my rooms made over by their designers will probably never come true. How can I be on their show if they know I don't watch their show. Am I getting any sympathy yet? No? It's okay...I'm not feeling very sorry for myself, either.

I'm actually looking forward to:

Sleeping more...I love to sleep!
Reading more...magazines don't really count, do they?
More music...life is just happier when you're singing!
Actually finishing the projects I've started and all the ones I've wanted to start...whoa, let's not get too lofty in our goals - hee hee hee!
Cleaning...wait, I didn't just write that. What I meant to say was teaching the girls proper cleaning techniques...they'll be wives and mothers someday, after all. =)
Spending more time with the girls. While they demonstrate said cleaning techniques. =)
You know I'm kidding...sort of.

Speaking of the girls...I can only imagine what the first couple of weeks will be like until they "adjust" to "LWOTV" (Life With Out TV). Rachel has already asked me what she's going to do all summer, and it's only March. We still have the box for a few more weeks, so I will have to blog on a future date and let you know how we survived, but until then, I'll be thinking up responses to the inevitable, "There's nothing to do," the dreaded, "I'm bored," and, "When can we have our tv back?"

Honestly, I know it will be a struggle for all of us, at first, as we all seem a little too stuck on those 200+ channels of whatever. But I think it is a good thing we are doing, for our family and our finances, and I am encouraged to discover how our family responds to getting rid of the tv and what we will find to do instead.

If you have gotten rid of your "box" or are thinking of it, let me know. I would like to know how you are surviving it and what has taken the place of it in your family's lives.