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#1
11-03-2009, 12:29 PM
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Tv????????
WHO ALL HAS TV? Im thinking of getting rid of our cable....and just having dvds to watch. We are watching way to much and have better things we can be doing.
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Wife and Mother of 1 wonderful husband DD (11) DD (7) DS(21 mo.) Also a child care giving, homeschooling mom. 
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#2
11-03-2009, 12:36 PM
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I just cut our available channels in half (yesterday, actually). Dh and I are too into certain shows to willingly let them go at this point. lol.
And I've found the History channel far too useful. Ok, so these may be excuses, as I'm sure we'd get along just fine without T.V., but we're not ready to give up on it yet. Truth be told, the TV is rarely on. I DVR most of our shows and we only catch up once or twice a week. But when we didn't have sattelite and only watched tapes/DVDs, we all got super sick of what we had and it was costing us more than our Dish subscription every month to rent stuff.
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Amie - Cloth diapering, cosleeping, babywearing, home birthing, crunchy Momma of four sons and one husband. Check out my homeschool blog. "Comparing me to those who are conventionally schooled is like comparing the freedoms of a wild stallion to those of cattle in a feedlot." -Colin Roch, 12 year old Homeschooler "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another" Proverbs 27:17
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#3
11-03-2009, 01:49 PM
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I don't have a tv, but we watch tv shows and movies from the net.
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Shelby http://homeschoolingaadventures.blogspot.com ".....yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. " Ps 37:25
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#4
11-03-2009, 01:53 PM
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We have a TV but only the basic channels- I think we get 5 stations. We don't miss it all!
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Chris, Mommy to 2 darling girls- 5 and 3 yrs old and wife to one awesome Manly Man!  The work can wait while you show the child the rainbow, but the rainbow wont wait while you do the work. ~ Patricia Clafford
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#5
11-03-2009, 02:02 PM
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We had dish, and we switched to cable because it was cheaper and had way more channels. There are soooooo many times I wish we didnt' have TV at all, but then there are other times I am so glad because we get around 10 educational channel. I think someday we will get rid of it, but dh is stuck on 2 shows that he just can't give up.
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Wife to 1 incredible husband Mom to 5.3 crazy, insane but wonderful children DS~Chairman~10 Thinks he is always in charge DD~Generosity~7 always helping others DS~Actor~6 Jokester and clever DD~Patience~5 Tries my patience DD~Sweetness~1 sweet baby girl DS~on the way~due Dec 15, 2010 
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#6
11-03-2009, 02:55 PM
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The cheapest basic package offered by cable here is $45 a month (about 25 channels). I just lowered us to the middle Dish package for $40 a month (100+ channels). And that includes our DVR (our cable co. has no dvr).
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Amie - Cloth diapering, cosleeping, babywearing, home birthing, crunchy Momma of four sons and one husband. Check out my homeschool blog. "Comparing me to those who are conventionally schooled is like comparing the freedoms of a wild stallion to those of cattle in a feedlot." -Colin Roch, 12 year old Homeschooler "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another" Proverbs 27:17
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#7
11-03-2009, 02:59 PM
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Right now we have Direct TV (because hubby wanted the football package) but we are less than a year from our contract being up, and we are going to cancel - we can use the internet/nexflix to watch shows and movies, and dh said if he wants to watch football, he can go to the local bar or a friends house. With netflix, we can get lots of movies, including ones from discovery and history channels, and that starts at $8 a month - much easier on the budget!
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"To love another person is to see the face of God" - Les Miserables Feel free to check out my blogs: www.familyd.50megs.com and www.musewriting.blogspot.com Love my new kitties! 
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#8
11-03-2009, 03:23 PM
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we have cable and enjoy it too much sometimes. You know I have to have my NCIS, Bones, and well you get the picture. Then we also have a subscription to Netflix, which we love. So, if you are going to go do the whole shut the cable down, consider Netflix.
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Seven 5 - 2010-2011 Down to Earth Geography, moms made up US history, McRuffy grade 1 Phonics and Reading, Math, Science, and Handwriting Sharna 11 - public school Trey 13 - public school
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#9
11-03-2009, 03:56 PM
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In my family, we always found a good way to cut down on television was to buy DVDs. You can easily watch one or two shows a day and even re-watch. It can even be made as a special treat after dinner or on the weekends.
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#10
11-03-2009, 04:02 PM
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we have cable a ton of channels, HBO, showtime and encore. We dont watch alot of it, but its there if we want to watch. The kids rarely watch at all. They like Dinosaur train on PBS (its new show) to learn about dinosaurs, sesame street and berestein bears. I have some things i like, but mostly its just there. We also subscribe to Netflix. I love to get old 50's movies, and stuff like magic school bus, etc. I also like watching all 6 seasons of leave it to beaver online. lol Ive been a LITB addict since I was 6. lol
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