Off the grid, as much as I can handle

We had a tiny little snow storm here in Henderson, CO today. When I say tiny, it really just rained a lot and then we had a little snow. It's all gone now, and the back yard is a bit muddy. OK, a lot muddy.

I had spent some time downstairs on the sofa last night because Tally, our older dog, for some reason likes to sleep there with me. We went downstairs around midnight, and came up to the master bedroom at 3:30. My husband had fallen asleep to the Military Channel, so I left it on, turning down the volume a bit, and falling fast asleep myself.

When we woke up at 5:00. there was no TV at all. At all. Searching for Satellite. And searching, and searching, and searching. I called DirectTV, and they said there must be heavy wet snow on the dish. I went outside, and indeed there was a tiny little bit of snow on the dish. I got out the broom, cleaned it of, ever-so-delicately, and went back to bed. No TV.

By 10:00 I was dying from the immense quiet in the house, not to mention the fact that I missed both the early show and Rachael Ray in the background as I worked. I called DirectTV again, and they couldn't help. We set up a service call - I am thinking for Tuesday or something. Try the 6th of May - that's the Wednesday after NEXT Tuesday. Really. 10 days without TV.

Now, this sounds like a very long post about how much of a wired person I am, and that I must have my TV. I am really not that petty. I love our TV service for the satellite radio we get - I usually have that on in the background after 10:00 am. I also am a total news junkie. Not having access to it is a challenge. Reading cnn.com isn't quite the same. Finally, it is NHL and NBA playoff time, and both the Nuggests and the Ducks are on! Finally, there is my husband. He likes TV as background noise.

Plain and simple. 10 days without TV is going to be a challenge, and I am guessing, I may actually get a few needle craft projects complete....there's a HUGE blanket waiting to be finished!