PBS

We are definitely PBS people. The other day Livvy found the cartoons on Nickelodeon (as well as the million toy commercials...) and spent all day telling me that Santa could bring her the Disney Princess Castle for Christmas. (Anyone seen it? It's a huge castle with a carriage where all ten or so of the Disney princesses live. Of course it's super expensive and all comes separately.) Anyway - I tried all the usual tactics. "Santa might be done getting all of your Christmas presents." "All of those toys are sold by themselves to collect over a while - you don't get them all at once." "Santa doesn't give that many toys to one person, it wouldn't be fair to all of the other kids." etc etc etc. Even late that night after I thought she was asleep I heard her calling for me. I ran in thinking something was wrong. Oh no - she'd just been lying there in the dark thinking of ways to compromise with me. "Hey mom! I have a great idea! What if I just get TWO princesses? How about... Ariel and Sleeping Beauty! And then I could just get ONE castle!!" Oiiiii..... Hence my decision to avoid as much commercialism as possible this season and stick with PBS. (NOG is also a good commercial free kid's channel for anyone who's interested.)