No T.V.

I'm not sure when Darrell and I effectively stopped watching television.  I think it had something to do with him getting more involved in community planning and working late.  I'm usually doing something with the kids, housework or errands, so I don't watch t.v. either.  

In the evenings, after Darrell comes home from work, eats dinner, reads to the kids and puts them to bed, we talk with each other.  Every day brings new topics, events, recounting the day's ups and downs, or funny anecdotes from friends on Facebook.  It's not a constant banter between us, but the open "space" of no frenetic programming to take our attention away means that our minds are available.  I have come to cherish these conversations with him and wouldn't trade them for all of the shows on t.v.