I Want My MTV

     Well no I really don't want MTV, not with what it's become. Honestly I haven't tuned to MTV in ages. Too old for that now. I'd take it back the way it used to be. Maybe. When it first came on the air. Or some repeats of the good stuff they aired, like thier game show,Remote Control. But I definitely want my TV. For now and always, as no matter how much things change I will always be able to find something to watch on TV.
    Now I've said some not nice things about technology and making my children disconnect to go out and play. And I absolutely feel that way, just not about TV. For me, anyway, when I feel the need to unwind TV is a good friend to hang out with.  Here it is a perfectly good Saturday and my butt's been attached to the couch for many many hours so far. Been catching up on all my DVR'd shows from the past week or so. DVR is such another lovely thing, but as it belongs with the TV how could I not love it too? Rob and I even tossed the kids out so we could watch in peace. Worked well too as they stayed out much longer than I expected. From being forced to go with Jake, to playing their own made up games together (of course once I sat down here to type they decided to come in- go figure.)
     Looking forward to a few more hours with my lovely TV today as playoffs are beginning shortly. I grew up with TV and became a big old couch potato. My mom didn't have the tube constatntly on like we may do in this house. If my dad was home it was on, somewhere in the house. A long, long time ago they even sold a game and stuffed toy called Couch Potato- I had both. In fourth grade, I finally got my own room. Within six months I had saved up enough money to buy my own TV for my room. I watched soaps while doing homework and it didn't hurt my grades. I stayed up all night sometime just watching whatever crap was on.
      My kids are spoiled and all have TV's in their rooms that they did not have to buy themselves. Funny thing is they don't use them half as much as I did. I guess they have far too many other glowing screens to grab their focus. That's their world. Mine was TV and movies, I guess thats why I love them so much. The amount of channels and choices now is insane. I joked with my husband before about forgetting to let Jake watch Sat. morning cartoons because thats when Nickelodeon puts the new ones on he likes now. He can have cartoons all day and night now especially with the kiddie channels that run 24 hours now. And he has a choice too, even at 1am! Sickening.
     My TV time is my down time. And I'm sure I"m not the only one. So for me cathing up on a DVR'd show at 1am when I can't sleep is fine. I'm an adult now so it's ok. There are 6 TV's in this house. there are also 6 computers to put it in perspective, 7 when my husband brings home his laptop from work. I've wanted to make a window in the wall between my dining room and living room, for time like now so I can see/hear the TV, while getting other things done. My husband doesn't agree with me. So maybe I've got to find a way to get one in here or at least the kitchen because they open up to each other. For now the radio is my substitute in the kitchen. Of course music is great, but for other times when i'd rather watch/hear TV, it's be nice to have one.
     I know my husband is the same with TV. We compare Andrew to the character from "Dream On" sometimes, but really should be comparing ourselves. I can't imagine how people have just one TV in their homes. A minimum of two maybe so he could watch a game and I could watch something with the kids sometimes. No matter that's definitely not for us.
    We moved into our upstairs almost 3 years ago and already I'm thinking of a new bigger TV for our room. I just don't love the one my husband got. Plus we have the extra wall space. We like to hide out up there and watch shows inappropriate for all the kids. Sometimes we even have our own private take out meal too. It's good for us to ditch them all for awhile. We made them, we're allowed.
     The living room has my husbands prize possession, the 60" TV. HIs pick on the new furniture when we added on. I'm very used to them, as my parents owned one of the original large screen TV's when they first came out. Though they were the same size all the way around not just measured diagonally then. When we relax in there, often the kids all come in and watch with us, no matter we are watching. Sometimes they saty sometimes they are in and out. Survivor, and Man vs. Food are the current favorites and they all stay. I've yet to catch Family Game Night on the new HUB network but think we may love that too. So it can bring us together. As much as I love my TV the key is to know when enough is enough and shut it off for awhile. I think I do. Although today may be an exception. Game on...