Ifferjenn Independent

On the Thursday Threesome, I’ll choose a theme and describe three things that have to do with that theme. Since moving to the new house, I downgraded our cable subscription to Basic. I’m really only interested in getting the internet, and since our cable system doesn’t carry the NFL Channel, there wasn’t a reason to get a package. We’ve been watching far less tv now, which is easy for me, but Ethan sometimes needs some distractions. So, here are three alternatives to watching tv:

1.  Eating dinner – This one works particularly at my house, and particularly during the week. Since we get home from school/work sometime between 6 and 6:30, we’re usually going straight into dinner. Which gets eaten at the table. Now we actually, *gasp*, talk to each other. Even though Ethan insists on sitting as far away as possible from me when I have “smelly stuff,” like balsalmic vinegar.  
2.  Going for a walk – One thing I love particularly about the new house is that it’s right by Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester. We are two blocks up from the park, which has the beach and a walking track on one side of the street, and a baseball diamond on the other. Last night, we took a walk to see if we could find ice cream nearby, and took in part of a high school baseball game. Unfortunately, the ice cream truck went into the park on the other side of the street, but that’s okay, since the baseball game had a snow cone truck.
3. The Nintendo – When all else fails (or it’s raining outside), there’s the fallback of the Nintendo. Ethan’s taken over my DS, which he will play Lego Star Wars for hours if I let him. Or, he’s perfectly happy watching me play Mario Kart or the like on the Wii. Not the best avoidance of the television, but it’s at least a little more interactive, and does the trick in a pinch.

Have an idea for a Thursday Threesome? Leave a comment, and I’ll see what I can do!