People are always a little bit suprised whenever it comes up that we don't have cable...or satellite. We've been cable/satellite free for 2 years. Every few months my mother-in-law will offer to pay for satellite for us, but of course we refuse. Its not about money. Its a couch potato issue.
Our daughters (okay, okay and us) were SERIOUS couch potatoes. From the minute they woke up to the minute they got home from school, they were vegged out like zombies in front of the TV until bedtime. One day we had enough, and cut it off.
Everyone suffered. At one time or another we each begged for it to be hooked back up. But we've been through the re-hab program & now are all living a life free of cable.
Our kids reading levels also went through the roof. In one year our eldest daughter's reading level jumped up 4 grades. Our middle daughter moved up 3 levels. They now read at at a grade 12 & a grade 10 level. Yes...I'm bragging. You have no idea how proud I am about my daughters' brains.
But I swear, this won't turn into a "brag-a-thon" *smirk*.
Life with out TV has made us more aware of how funny life is. Well for me anyways. I'm pretty sure the same can be said for my Hubs. There is always something funny that happens at least once an evening.....most times, more than once. Or maybe I am just cruel & laugh at my kids too much.
Anyways, our middle daughter:Mercedes, is a serious bookworm. She wakes up & reads before coming out of her room, she reads while brushing her teeth, she reads while eating, she reads while walking to school. Saying she likes books is an understatement.
She brought a note home today that made me & her dad burst out laughing. Its the absurdity of it that is funny. Or....maybe you just had to be there...or just be a cruel TV deprived parent who doesn`t know whats funny anymore. LOL!
The note said:
*We will be having a special pizza lunch for those students who reached the goal of achieving 200 book points.*
See above pic for how many book points Mercedes achieved. *grin*
