Time for TV?

With only one more week until Christmas, there was a flurry of activity at our house this weekend. We still had some shopping to do, and we got the house ready for guests. We converted our family room into a guest bedroom, finished decorating the tree, and got the gifts that need to be sent off ready to go. We also decorated a gingerbread house with Omi (grandma) today. It’s a wonder the kids don’t have chocolate belly aches. 

As New Year’s approaches we’ve been talking about the upcoming bowl games. Paul and his dad really enjoy watching them, but we haven’t had satellite TV or local stations since Abby was born four years ago. We really haven’t missed it much so far; in fact if it weren’t for football I don’t think it would even be an issue. However, with some big games coming up, we need a plan. We’ve considered spending days in bars, trying to stream TV over the internet, and crashing friends’ places, but no option seems to be quite satisfactory. Therefore, we are considering re-subscribing to satellite TV. I’m reluctant to bring a new monthly bill into the house, especially for TV – something I want the kids exposed to as little as possible, but on the other hand, Paul wants to be able to watch more of the games without having to go to a bar or a friend’s house each time. We haven’t made up or minds yet - but probably will one way or the other in the next 24 hours. Is watching some football games worth the cost of satellite TV? And if so, can we bring it into our home without increasing our kids’ TV time?