Kill your TV?

I always saw these bumper stickers on the back of cars that read those 3 little words, and I actually never thought those people were crazy.....instead I admired them. But I also liked MY shows: Dirty Jobs, Amazing Race, anything on HGTV or FoodNetwork, Top Chef, Burn Notice...I didn't want to "kill my TV".
Well I don't know what it was, probably an urging from the Lord, but I have had this feeling the last couple of months that our family should get rid of our TV. Not the box itself (I did want Esther to be able to watch some shows and Steve and I to rent some movies on the weekend), but our cable. It was just too easy to "turn it on". When I would get up in the morning, I would turn it on to see the weather and the local news and then sometimes it would stay on for hours. Then when the kids were down for a nap, I would turn it on, basically just to have some noise in the house. It was like, what am I afraid of?? Well we kept putting it off and putting it off...but we finally did it. It's been a little over 2 weeks and I don't regret it at all. It seems like I have SO much more time in the day (crazy, huh? lol) and I am learning to enjoy silence...enjoying the sounds of the birds in the morning and the coffee maker dripping and Isabel snoring. Sure it was nice to have on when I was doing dishes or ironing, but I have found that talking to God is even better. Plus when there is constant noise all the time, how can I hear Him if He wants to talk back? :)
We do have Netflix, so we can watch some movies or even TV shows in the evenings and on weekends, but with 2 little kids, after we get them to bed, we barely have enough time to just sit on the couch and catch up on each other's days. I am also liking the fact that my kids will grow up being able to find other ways to entertain themselves. I love the thought of playing games with them as they get older, and making cookies and hearing about their day instead of sitting down in front of that glowing box in the evening. So it seems like this decision is going to stick...sure I miss Top Chef (a new season just started, boohoo) but when I did try to find it online to watch, I decided...nah...I'd rather listen to the sound of Esther tickling Gideon and him giggling.