I know I mentioned a while back (about a week before Nathan was born) that we got the Sattelite Dish--thingy-- and I was really unsure of how that would work after 9+ years of NO TV...and let me tell you--  YUCK!!!  (No Tv--- isn't totally true-- we had 1 channel we could watch and we did have a DVD and VCR)

I've been oh so sick to my stomach about some of the things on TV-- but I must admit was very excited to sit and watch some GOOD Ol' Cooking Channel during my LONG nursing sessions in the beginning....  well tis true-- I did enjoy it for about a week or 2-- and then I got REALLY SICK OF IT!!

Well of course some of the male memebrs of my household were not as convinced at how much this was probably not the best idea we'd ever come up with!!

Well today was the straw that broke the camels back with me (at least)-- the COMMERCIALS ON EVERY CHANNEL ARE EVIL-- there is not other more correct term to be used-- they are EVIL and the ENEMY has slithered his way into so many homes-- it is heart breaking to me-- REALLY it is..... heartbreaking.....

So after 4 weeks of playing "hurry mom-- turn the channel its a bad commercial"  (while watching some very nice movies/cooking shows)-- I HAVE HAD IT-- it is JUST TOOO MUCH!!

So off went the switch-- and I'll be curious to see who switches it back on!!

What perfect timing though-- because I finally have read a CM post or thought that I could process with my mind... usually it is is all too good to be true and too much for me-- and I get OVERWHELMED and give up QUICKLY... however last night I read the final post from Generation Cedar on CM-.   To read more of what Generation Cedar had to say about CM see here for parts 1-6.

So today we started our morning w/ breakfast and our normal daily reading of Proverbs.  Then for Nathan's 10am feeding we read Farmer Boy.  Then it was nap time for Stephen and Rebekah so we did Math, Reading and Copywork (and I am really coming down on messy slopy work-- it MUST be PERFECT).   Then it was time for Nathan to eat again (he is on a 3 hour schedule start to start) and we read a Missionary book about a family living in Fiji (and of course we then broke out the map and the Encyclopedia to learn a bit mroe about Fiji.).   Then for his 4pm feeding we broke out our Weaver Readaloud-- on Christopher Columbus.   Now ina few minutes we will sit down for ANOTHER feeding and we will read something practical-- I have 2 books from Vision Forum about Boys/Men (can't think of the title right now- oh yes- "Created for Work" and there is another that goes with it..)  

I cannot believe how perfectly these feedings have made our read alouds to go-- PERFECT-- ABSOLUTLY perfect-  NATHAN HAS TO EAT--- so why not gather around and read!?!  Ahhhh    And after being baby #5 and my first baby to nurse-- I cannot put into words TRULY how RELAXING it is to sit and read and nurse--  I would've NEVER EVER GUESSED!!  NEVER!!!

Well I must run--  Apple cake is done in the oven for our Reformatino Day Celebration with our church family tomorrow.