Early Morning vs. Afternoon

Well we got kicked out of the Campbell Ward! Our stake just re-did the ward boundaries and we are now in a new ward. My feelings are mixed on this whole ordeal. I'm excited to meet some friends that live within a reasonable driving distance, but I miss the comfort of our Campbell Ward. We have been there for the last 3 1/2 years I believe which has made this our home ward since it's the longest Chad and I have been in a ward together. I like knowing most the people in the ward and knowing where everything is so going to a new ward took me out of that comfort zone. However, there are a lot of kids in this new ward and even some new girl classmates for Shaylee. Sadly, most of Shay's friends moved away within the last year. So overall I'm excited for the new change and will have to make even more of an effort to keep those friendships I've made in the Campbell Ward.
The other thing I love about this ward is they meet at 1pm. However, that's only for the next two months. I personally like the afternoon meetings because Sunday is often the ONLY day I can be lazy in the mornings. Roll my butt outta bed after 7:30 and not jump right in the shower. I also love that I can get dinner ready before so that we can eat a nice Sunday meal when we get home. Before when we had 9am church (which meant we had to be out the door by 8:30) there was never time to get everyone ready and get stuff in the oven for lunch so often times we would come home starving and eat whatever we could get our hands on then we were never hungry for dinner. I enjoy having a nice dinner on Sundays. Soooo for those reasons I enjoy the afternoon meetings.
What about you? Do you prefer early morning/ or afternoon church?

BTW- For those that might argue that early morning church is better for kids I have to disagree. NO time is better for kids. Either it's early morning and I can't get them to sit still because they haven't had a chance to get out some built up energy or it's nap time.

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!

I just waited a half hour for a show to load on my ever so slow computer and finally gave up when nothing happened. This is sooooo annoying! I have too many shows that I never get to watch. I'm sure you're thinking "why don't you just get DVR/TiVo?" Well I'll tell you why I'm having a hard time breaking down and getting it....

*Getting DVR means that we'd have to get REAL cable not this basic stuff which means we'd have ESPN (and anyone who has a husband who loves to watch, read, listen to sports knows what that would mean).

* We pay $10 a month for our basic cable which is all I want. I watch enough tv on those channels.

*It costs $60 a month to get DVR because we would have to get digital cable and I'm told that's their cheapest plan.

...We pay $120 a YEAR. With DVR we'd pay that much in 2 MONTHS. So due to those cons (yes, I making a pro's and con's list Michael) I don't think it's worth it. So my next option is to watch them online. This wouldn't be a problem if I had a normal speed for my computer, but it takes me 2 hours to watch an hour long show because the words get to fast for the picture or the other way around. My only excuse for not getting a faster internet connection is I'm cheap.

So I guess I am going to take it because I'm not willing to pay more money. What I would give to just have an old VCR. It would solve ALL my problems. Well except the one where I have two shows on at the same time and I'm not home to watch one while the other would be recording!!!!!!

Grrrrrr!!!

I would maybe give up my shows if I didn't already sacrifice most the other things I enjoy doing. It's the one thing I have to look forward to at the end of a loooong day.

The results are in...

The votes are in....

31% take naps
25% clean
18% catch up on blogs
12% read
6% watch tv
6% other

I don't know why I've always been curious as to what other moms do during nap time. In a way I figured that we all did the same thing. I am NOT a napper. That doesn't mean I don't get tired and wouldn't LOVE to take a nap, but I'm always more tired after a nap then I am before so I figure what's the point. Plus, if I nap I have hard time going to sleep at night. I don't read, other than the occasional magazine. I'm not much of a tv watcher during the day unless it's 3:00 and then I might turn on Ellen. Life might be different if I had TiVo or DVR. Maybe it's a good thing that I don't. So during nap time I typically read peoples blogs and/or clean.

What's this other business? What do you do if your not napping, cleaning, blogging, reading, or watching tv?
Do you feel tired after a nap or is this a personal problem???