The things that I look forward to these days...

It's been a LONG, LONG winter and the little kids in this house have been sick ALL winter -- maybe a total of 5 days (not in a row, of course) that they've been without runny noses, fevers, coughs, green boogies, congestion, wheezing, etc. It's really starting to wear on my very last nerves. Now, I know I shouldn't complain -- I mean we've known families this winter that have had 5 bouts of strep throat, a girl at school hospitalized with pneumonia, lots of people with pink eye, bronchitis, laryngitis. We've only had ear infections -- just 4 for little brother and 2 for big sister....not too much to complain about. Maybe I'm just in a rut, I need some fresh air running through this house, some warm sun on my face and some nice juicy watermelon -- that will help me in ways that you can't imagine. But, until that happens, I sit here and look for things in my life that currently make me happy. Yes, this is a materialistic list of external factors -- TV shows for that matter -- that really should have no 'pull' on my happiness...but, on long winter nights it will have to do for now:

1. DWTS Yes, I like to watch professional dancing and imagine myself out there dancing....

2. Off the Map a very fun medicine show -- set in the jungle -- maybe it's the medical side of me, but I like watching this mind-numbing show

3. Castle --this is an intriguing mystery show -- kinda like those CSI shows (I'm assuming, since I don't want those other shows) -- where someone dies at the beginning of the episode and then you spend the next hour trying to figure how the 'who done it'. It's actually quite funny at times!

4. of course the wonderful Wednesday night light up: Modern Family, Cougartown (which is currently on hiatus?)

5. can't forget the new fun show: America's Next Great Restaurant. We didn't have a plan to start watching this show, but if you know anything about my husband, you know he lives and dies for CHIPOTLE....so, now we are hooked!

I usually pride myself for not watching a lot of TV -- I am usually too busy with laundry, cleaning, washing dishes, preparing lunches for the next day, etc that I don't have time for TV.

But, like I said, it's been a long, LONG winter.....