Dennis the Mennis

We have not had cable or satellite t.v. at our house since, maybe, 2007.  I thought I would miss it.  At the time, it was a crazy idea and not quite as common (not that it is incredibly common, but more than it was!).  We took an old computer and hooked it up to a large monitor.  Back then, we simply watched whatever was free and streaming.  Now, we have Netflix, Hulu Plus, and can watch videos with my Amazon Prime Account.  These three come to under $25 per month, yet we still judge each one for how often it is used... because it can be dropped.

On two occasions, I walked by the DirectTV people who were set up in WalMart and, as they tried to lure me into a sales pitch by asking what type of t.v. service I use, were struck with the answer, "We chose not to have any t.v. service."  Neither time did the salesman/woman even TRY to dig in for another attempt!

My boys have been stuck on old black and white episodes of Dennis the Menace lately.  They sit in my bed and watch it on the ipad, cackling out of control.  "He never seems to get in TROUBLE!", Asa exclaims. The boys are absorbed in the episodes, but I wasn't sure that Ivey was paying any attention.

That is, until last week when we expressed her frustration with dropping her juice cup by saying, with all the emphasis and inflection in all the right places, "Awwww, Nuts!"   Ms. Gina, who keeps the girls twice a week and teaches at their preschool, brought up the hilarious new phrase.

It seems it is her favorite expression of disgust at the moment.

And it makes me laugh out loud every time!