Goodbye cable, Goodbye DVR!

Today the Applegates said goodbye to cable!

I'm not going to miss the cable really, but I sure will miss the DVR! I thought it would be hard to have to watch tv according to what's actually on at the moment, but actually, I am finding that the shows aren't as tempting to watch without that handy dandy DVR remote to skip through the commercials, and the recording capability that allows you to watch tv WHENEVER you want. I'm not even tempted to turn the tv on tonight to watch House. And Dancing with the Stars doesn't have the same appeal if I can't fast forward through the 50 minutes of talking and replays they do all night.

What I'll miss:

1. House Hunters International and Myles of Style
2. Thomas the Train for the boys
3. Skipping through commercials
4. Being able to record a show and watch it later
5. Cable edited Rated R movies (I never would have watched The Patriot, The Last Samurai, etc. if I didn't have that edited option)

What I won't miss:

1. Spending money on cable
2. Disney Channel
3. Feeling like I "have" to get caught up on the shows in my DVR, just so I can erase them.
4. Ken watching CSI shows.
5. The noise in the house.

Hey, maybe I'll have more time to blog, or to read, or to keep up with the household chores, maybe I will bake more, cook more, and just maybe we'll have the spirit more in our house with the added peace and quiet. Maybe we'll play more games as a family, go out more as a family, instead of using the tv for entertainment. And hey, I can always watch or record my favorite shows like Survivor anyways. It will be a pain, but we'll survive, life could be worse!