A to Z Blog Challenge ~ V

Today's word is VOLUME, as in the volume of the TV.

This word came to me last night, as I was watching my favorite Wednesday night ABC shows. I would have to turn down the volume during the comercials. I don't mind the comercials, but the volume on the TV almost always seems louder when they come on! I know that they somehow do this on purpose, but I have no idea how!

So, as I watch TV, the remote is always in my lap so that I can turn down the volume when needed.

Sometimes, the reverse happens. Some shows seem to have their volume turned DOWN and I have to turn my TV's volume UP! It's crazy!!

Hubby is the same way when it comes to the TV remote. He also keeps it in his lap, but his reason is almost always to turn the volume WAY UP or to flip the channel as soon as a comercial comes on! He likes the TV LOUD and he doesn't like comercials at all!! The girls and I get frustrated with him, but it's a joke at our house now, and we just laugh about it!

The only time that I want the TV loud is for my football games and maybe for certain movies. That's about it.

When Hubby actually sits down to watch TV -- which is rare! -- we usually let him control the remote, this way he gets to be "in control" for....  just a little bit.... because we know that in about 5 mins, he will be asleep and we can get the remote back!! **Smile**

Yes, I know! If we didn't watch so much TV... we wouldn't have this problem!

A to Z Blog Challenge ~ T

The word for today is TELEVISION. -- We'll call it "TV" for short.

I have to admit that I do enjoy watching TV. It is my nightly "thing". I like all different types of television shows. I like sitcoms, reality TV, talk shows, game shows, drama, educational shows, and others that I am sure that I am forgetting.

Off the top of my head... here are some of the TV shows that I enjoy watching and a little bit of what I enjoy about them ----

The Amazing Race -- I like how this show takes the competetors all around the world as they race to get from destination to destination and compete in challenges along the way.

The Middle -- I love how this show is about a lower, working class, American family, with normal everyday problems that most families experience. The actors are SO funny and the situations that the writers have come up with for this family are what most American families can relate to.

Modern Family -- This show is different in a way that I'm not sure how to explain. I just know that it makes me laugh out loud! The actors are wonderful! There is a reason that this show is called "Modern" Family. You have to watch it to understand why.

Big Brother -- This show only comes on in the summertime. It is a reality show where they take 12-13 strangers of all ages (mostly people in their 30's) and lock them in a house for the Summer, where they have no communication with the outside world except through the host, Julie Chin. The "house guests" compete in challenges for food and other things. They also compete for "Head of Household". Whoever wins "HOH", gets to decide which two people are going up for "eviction" and could possibly get voted off the show by the other houseguests. This show is partially a "social" game and partially a "physical" game. For me.... it is great entertainment! It is so interesting to watch and see how the houseguests get along with one another!

There are other TV shows that I enjoy, but for the sake of time.... I'll just list them! (Some of them are not on network stations) -- House Hunters, Cake Boss, Ace of Cakes, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Survivor, American Idol, Grey's Anatomy, The Ellen Show........

There are others that I am forgetting, I'm sure!