Turn off the TV...Forever

I know this happens to coincide with turn off the tv week, but it wasn't planned that way.

Last week I turned off the tv. That is, I suspended the dish in my house. For the record, I have a love hate relationship with the tv. Nothing is ever one, commercials are borderline obscene and obnoxious. I hate most of the choices that the kids have. and it costs to much money. I pay almost $800.00 a year for this stupid box that never has anything on that I want.

Ok...cpet in the winter...Sunday afternoons, you can always find Steel Magnolois!!

So, I shut it OFF. I did provide some concelation. I hooked up the kitchen tv to the internet. Now my kids have been introduced to the likes of the Lone Ranger, Sea Hunt, Rocky and Bulwinkle, Astro Boy, etc etc.

I can watch what I want when I want with no commercials!!

And for my very cranky husband, I bought a dvd player for the bedroom and season 4 of the Simpsons. We fall asleep to The Simpsons every night.

So...how is it going. GREAT! The kids have actually adjusted better than we have. They still have tv, but its much more limited, I still have tv and its what I want when I want it. My husband never watches tv. Although he's pissed that he cannot watch the cubs game.

so last night I put it on the radio so we can listen. What did he do, go upstairs and watch dvd's of Taxi. Lordy!

The kids are spending more time with eachother, cept c1, he's disappeard into his room forever :). The fighting has not gotten better, but its fun to watch them c2 and c3 aruge over Uno.

I never really watched it in the fist place, so there is no change for me.

Ok...so Yes, it is driving me a little nuts. See c3 wont leave me alone. he's always here. Asking for something, messing with the dogs. D2 is buried in blankets right now and he is saying, mom now look at d2, mom now look at d2. So, I miss it as far as I cannot turn it on and go c3, Maggie the Ferecious Beast is on! Cannot get that on the internet that I have found yet.

So, it has been a week and a half. Kids have adjusted, dont miss it. TVT.tv has Saving Grace a week after the episode has aired. But now..its hubby.

Last night he says to me, that's it..I cannot take it, call and have it turned back on(its on a suspension right now, no fee to turn it back on) I look at him like he has grown eight arms. I ask him if he is serious. he says yes. He tried it, he just cannot do it. Did I mention that this man NEVER WATCHES TV. And I mean never. He never sits still long enough to watch tv, that is until i shut it off. NOW ALL HE DOES IS WANT TO WATCH TV.

Are you kidding me!??!!

He never watched tv in the first place. Outside of Cubs and Bears games. and now, that its off, that is all he wants to do and he's ticked that he cannot!

So, I'm annoyed. Oh yes, I would use stronger words, but I dont want my mom to call me and yell at me for cussing again :)

So, do I turn it back on, or make him suffer and get his ass(sorry mom) up and do something, like he used to do. I've only been asking for two years for him to restring the fishsing pools, and for 11 years to make me a corner table.

mabye if I start pulling fishing line apart, he will do it? Sigh....I need to call him to find out if he was serious serious serious...cause you know we have to double double and triple check, but I dont want to cause I wont call and turn it back on. I'll make him do it...but with my luck he will add stupid things that will have nothing on and we will pay through the nose for.

Lousy tv!