Daddy, can we watch Spongebob?

We just got DirecTV installed.

I can now watch all of Michigan's football games (or record them for later and/or repeated enjoyment).

For some reason, my girls are not feeling my excitement... The highlight for them is that they can watch Spongebob Squarepants now.

Their excitement is easy to see... As soon as naptime is over, it's, "Daddy, can we watch Spongebob?" As soon as dinner is over, it's, "Daddy, can we watch Spongebob?" As soon as they finish whatever they were just doing, it's, "Daddy, can we watch Spongebob?"

You get the picture.

But there's a dilemma.

You see, nobody has invented Spongebob TV or the Spongebob Channel ("All Spongebob, all the time!"), so I often have to tell them, "Spongebob isn't on right now, Girls."

What's amazing to me is to see how they respond when I tell them that... It's like they can't quite wrap their little minds around that little factoid.

They don't yet understand that there's a programming schedule... A timetable... A timing issue. All they know is what they want. And they want it now.

I wonder how many times Daddy God hears us cry out our list of wants (at every waking moment) & watches with parental delight when we are completely perplexed by the timing.

I'm just saying....