No TV

I'm having withdrawals. We have been without out our satellite dish for over 3 weeks now. And, it may be another 3-4 weeks before our receiver is replaced. I can hardly stand it without TV. I am an addict. We have watched every video in our collection again and again.

I've learned how to play Guitar Hero and am getting pretty good at it. I might even get all of the kids' school papers and picture organized this winter. Maybe. But, most of all I have been reading more than usual. Which is ALOT. I, like my sister, love to read. But, I still think she reads way more than I do even though she does have five little ones. I have read the entire Chronicles of Narnia, except for the first one, but that is only because it is missing. I am still waiting for KJ's friend to return the 3rd in her Twilight series of books to finish that series. I'm not happy about that. I devour every magazine that I receive, plus the ones that Mom gets because I am getting all of her junk mail while she is away. And, now one of my coworkers lent me a vampire series by the author, Nora Roberts. I'll be starting those soon.

But, even so, as I am typing this, it is so quiet. We have no kids this week and Brian is sleeping, but there is no background noise from the TV. I don't like it. I can hear my typing, and the space heater running, and, oh, that stupid scanner. It squawks alot. Especially when it is snowing and you can hear all of the police chatter. It's quiet right now, though. Eerily quiet. I keep looking at the Christmas decorations and thinking that I should just put it all away. But, I will wait until after the New Year. I am still enjoying the lights of the trees.