Not even two weeks gone yet and we have Murphy’s Law #2 of deployment.  Y’all know Murphy’s Law says that whatever can go wrong will.  Granted when it’s deployment-related, its’ more like whatever can break, will break.

So today it’s the DVR.  I’ll let that sink in for a minute. SHOCKING, I know.   It’s like premier week.  A whole bunch of new shows are starting and my dang-blasted DirecTV receiver will not turn on.  When I try to turn it on, all I get are flashing “record” and “power” buttons.

Are you kidding me?  Yes, I will freely admit that when the Husband is gone, the girls watch entirely too much TV.  It’s that last hour before dinner that kills me.  Usually the Husband is home around 4 p.m. But with him gone I don’t get that little break to clean up the kitchen and get dinner going.  So quite often, the girls watch TV from 4:30 until 5:15-ish when dinner is typically done.

Now what am I going to do?  Well, I’ll tell you what I am doing.  I picked up three Wiggles DVDs at the Thrift Store on base for $6 and I am hoping that new DVDs will get me through until the new receiver arrives.