Random, newsy, but not pithy update.

I have nothing PROFOUND to say, but I will let everyone know what's going on around here:
1. Amy is cleaning out her fish tank. It matters not that the vast majority of her environment down there is in disarray. THe fish tank bugs her.
2. Rob and Matt went with the YM to the Nellis Air Force Base Air Show. Wish I were a Young Man so I could go. I love the air show.
3. we are weathering the limited cable transition seamlessly and absolutely LOVE our Roku player. I SERIOUSLY recommend this device.
4. I am teaching impressionism to Matt and Katies classes this week. It's a pretty fun program which leverages parent volunteers to make up for the lack of art education in the schools.
5. We had dinner club last night and had a really great time. Let's just say I now want a fondue pot.
6. I will pull the pilgrims out of the attic today. Yea!!! I so love decorating for Thanksgiving. For Christmas-- not so much.
7. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. I have been "taking it easy" to take care of some problems and yesterday the doctor told me taking it easy wouldn't change a thing so I may be checking out the new gym today.
8. Things I want for Christmas: fondue pot, Amazon Kindle, a Digital SLR Camera. Small things, really ;)
9. Matt Just finished football season. He likes it. I am more of a basketball girl.
10. I Want to run. Running hurts, right now. I want to run. No pain, no gain, right.
11. When I clean my house, or it is organized, I love it and want to change nothing. When it is in disarray-- I am unsettled and think I need to "decorate" when what I really need is a clean home. I think I shall spend some time to that end today.
12. I really need to dead head my roses and clean up my front flower bed.
13. Checking out the price of beans-- no, really.

Making Life just a little bit "FUNNER"

Flying Leap

I finally did it. After much discussion and more weep, wailing, and gnashing of teeth (from the same family member. Are you sensing a Pattern? :) I turned in my DVR and cancelled the cable. Whoa. Hold on to your hats. It's not as heroic as it seems. As you know, I have been contemplating this move for a long time. The kids watch way too much TV and, if the truth be told, so do I. While I love my DVR for the relative ease and comfort it creates for me to watch all my favorite shows at my convenience, I so often found myself in front of it instead of getting accomplished ANYTHING on my ToDo list.

When I turned into the box at the cable company they told me it would be $30 per month for the very basic local and shopping channels. I knew that in town there was a service offering local channels for $10 so I said keep your stinkin' limited basic cable. Then I called the other company which said they had raised their rates to $15 but added some channels so now I get local, +discovery kids, health, (not home, darn it) but TLC, Hallmark and Hallmark movies as well as animal planet. Know what--that's plenty AND I can watch the biggest loser online for free, mind you. So I cut the cord and saved myself $65 a month. Go Me.