For some time now, Joe and I have talked about our tv on-screen guide and the need to figure out how to edit the channels. There are lots of channels that we don't get, but they still pop up on the guide. Some of those are what you would call. . . well, adult channels. I will give it to the people who come up with the titles of their shows/movies. . . they are rather creative. You might even say they are catchy.
Well, the other day Jackson and I were running a few errands together when all of a sudden he says, "Hey mom, the other day I was flipping through the guide and there was a show called Brazilian Boom Booms. What do you think that show is about?" Hhhmmm. . . not sure what to say, I said, "Ummm. . . ummm. . . who knows. There are so many crazy shows out now. I mean there's that Toddlers and Tiaras shows and some silly show called Cupcake Wars. . . I just don't know."
Oh my gosh! I knew Joe and I should have stopped procrastinating and called the satellite people to ask them how to block those channels from showing up on the guide! Although, Brazilian Boom Booms is a lot tamer than many of them I have seen. It could have been much, much worse. Let's see. . . if he flipped on that section of the guide right now, he might be asking me about
Sexy Single Cougar Moms
Corrupted Coeds
Slutty Workout Orgy
Latin Cheeks
And, on a similar topic. . . yesterday I "hired" Leah and Jackson as babysitters. (I do this with Leah now and then, but it was Jackson's first babysitting job). I offered them .50 an hour to "babysit" their brothers. It's a great deal for me. . . children playing quietly together! Leah chose Owen to babysit and that meant John and Jackson were together. I walked by Leah's room at one point and looked in to see what she and Owen were playing. This is what I saw:
I said, "What are you guys doing?"
Leah said, "Oh, our stuffed animals are playing spin the bottle."
In my head -- WHAT? WHAT DID SHE SAY? PLAY DUMB!
I said, "What? I've never heard of that? What is that game about?"
She said, "Well, we are using the hair brush and who ever it lands on, those stuffed animals have to kiss each other."
WHAT? OH MY GOSH -- WHERE DID SHE LEARN ABOUT THIS?
I said, "Where did you hear about this?"
Leah replied, "Oh, Marcia from the Brady Brunch played it at her slumber party"
DAMN THAT MARCIA BRADY! Who knew that Marcia Brady was playing Spin the Bottle? We have been watching a ton of Brady Brunch episodes on tv lately. Who knew Marcia would be a bad influence?
A little while later, Johnny and his babysitter were on a mission. They were taking Mickey Mouse to a new level. This is what happens when GI Joe meets Mickey. Combat Mickey.
All in all, I ended up paying out $2.00 to my babysitters, but I ended up getting about 5 loads of laundry done without breaking up one single argument!
Now, I better get back to figuring out how to delete the Brazilian Boom Booms from my tv guide!
