Join Me in Snarkville

I know all of you are uber worried about if Duke will miss any of his shows or how we shall handle this.  (Also, Alison, my question to you is ‘what do you do when you are knitting?’  I mean I get that I can no longer sit in front of the TV and not do something else — so what’s the other thing you do while you knit?)

First, know that as Duke is maturing so are his shows.  He has abandoned his love affair with the Dirty Jobs and even American Chopper.  Today, his heart beats for Top Gear, a BBC car show.  He loves it and now loves everything about cars.

(Odd side note:  When I went to see my doctor last week, he was asking me what kinds of things does Duke like to do now that he’s nearly 5.  I said, he’s really into cars lately.  The doctor asks, “oh, is your husband a ‘Car Guy’?”  My response, “In as much as he drives one, yes.  However, I think my son who takes delight in naming all the cars he sees on the road and is BEGGING for me to buy him a Ferrari stole ‘Car Guy’ status in our family.”)

So, in the DVR to TIVO change out, we will have a bit of a loss of Top Gear — which is fine, because frankly, I need a break.  We will get to see tonight’s episode (hopefully the wind won’t blow and we can see it) and then have a week off until the new TIVO can record some for us.

Duke shall be fine.  Why?  How can I be so sure?

Simple, he now has a computer (Strictly controlled by his over-protective Mama).  He loves it.  He is in charge of it and is mostly really good with the rules.  We’ve done this for about two weeks now — he is limited on sites he can visit (made easier because is appears that the Mac and some sites don’t get along) and how long he can be on the computer.

On Thursday, Prince told Duke to turn the computer off and come to dinner.  When Prince didn’t see Duke jump up instantly, Prince began to remind him to COME.TO.DINNER.NOW.  Duke rolls his eyes and looks up and says, “I have to click on the Apple, DAAAAAD.”  “No, you need to turn it off and come to dinner.” At that point, Prince looks at the computer and realized the apple he was clicking was so he could log off.  That’s my boy.