As you know, we haven't had cable television for at least 10 years. I can't remember if we had it before that or not. But for the most part we don't miss it. We get a day or two here and there of cable when we stay at hotels and I never feel like we are really missing anything. I watch the news and read the paper so I think that I am up on what is happening in the world. Pete does have to get creative to keep up with sports, sometimes the game is on the radio, or he can check online for scores and highlights or sometimes he just has to wait for the paper to come in the morning to find out who won. Anyway, last Saturday cable magically appeared at our house. At first we thought it might be a free weekend, but the weekend has lasted more than a week now and the cable is still here. Everyday that we wake up and see that all those channels are still working feels like a gift. A gift that we are cherish because we know it's not here to stay.
So, last night, I am watching TLC and a show about some family with a dozen kids comes on. Come to find out, they don't have a dozen, they actually have 13 and she is pregnant with number 14! I'm thinking o.k. that's one crazy family, no wonder they have their own reality show. But then the show ends and the next show is about a family with 17 kids and they are expecting their 18th! Now I am thinking that TLC has found the two largest families on the planet, but NO, there's more! That family has friends visit and they have 16 kids and are expecting the 17th. After this one ends the next is Jon & Kate plus 8! I am just left thinking what is going on ? When did this happen? When did having more than 8 kids become so popular? It's no wonder the Octuplets Mom thought she could raise 14 kids and everything would be fine. I bet she has cable. What else have we missed not watching cable? Maybe I should call and get it turned off.
