There's a 104 days of summer vacation and school comes along just to .....

If you know the end of that song then you have endured some Nick over past summers, and probably despite all your summer plans of fun activities, you will hear it many more times this summer.

We have kicked off this summer with the purchase of a big ol TV, now joining the rest of America in our obsession to be able to see the t.v from all areas of the living space.  Our previous t.v., as many of you have experienced, was about the size of a couch pillow.  The purchase happened in a most unexpected way.  You see I had held to the fact that we don't watch very much t.v so we don't need a larger one and if we had one we might read less, so why get one? However, we have the problem of me not knowing how to decorate and a large t.v over our mantel would really help out a lot.
So, last week I ask Kirb to pick up something like Motrin from Wal-Mart on his way home from work and he came home with a 40incher.  I pretended to hardly care while the kids jumped around and said we were finally a Normal Family.
Skip to the next day, kids at school, Kirb at work and me and the Food Channel.  Oh My. I can now see and the T.V from the kitchen!  A whole new world is before me.  I spent the day with Rachel Ray, Barefoot Contesta and Giada.  Let me tell you a screen makes a difference. Now I know why when we had company and ask if they wanted to watch a movie they would took one look at our t.v and pass.  The up side being we have had a ton more actual conversation and outside time.  Not sure I can ever go back to how I was. The naive girl who had no idea that a larger screen actually makes you want to watch more and how then you don't think your own thoughts as much, and for a girl who thinks waaay to much this has been absolutely glorious.  Me+T.V=LOVE   especially since I figured out how to block everything yuck with a pass code.

So the first 3 days of summer of have consisted of the kids watching a lot of Disney, me watching the Food Channel and then running out to the store to buy ingredients and special gadgets I now can't live without and Kirby mowing and cutting trees. Yeah, he hasn't succumbed , he is still thriving on fresh air and birds singing.  I'm sure he will come around the first time he sees The Walking Dead on the big screen, however he will have to know the pass code for that.

This madness can't last the whole summer, surely school will come along Just To End It.


The latest funny Race sayings:

" So since Dad hasn't hooked up Netflix on the T.V, we can ONLY watch t.v on our T.V ( said with a huge frown) Poor Poor child.

" Can you ever put your head inside a bubble and then be able to get it out?"  ( too much sponge bob )

While watching the last scene of Grease, Race and his friend walk in and watch with mouths agape.  When "Your the One That I Want" is over he says ,  " Mom did you get the pass code to this inappropriate show?"