NYC Mom

That's what everyone in my family calls me. I love gadgets! Something I think I got from my mother. She loved kitchen gadgets. We had a hot dog cooker, a hamburger cooker, a grilled cheese sandwich cooker, a hot air popcorn maker and those are just the things I can think of off the top of my head. I'm an electronics gadget girl. I LOVE any gadgets. Well almost any. I had no desire for an ipod. I dunno why but they never appealed to me.
Ok off the tangent. I have a crush. My crush is new and sleek, smart and slim. I had read about it a bit online but last week I fell and I fell hard. I had to have it. There was a long list but I couldn't wait. I went to my favorite "gotta have it now" site, Craigslist. I went to the New York, NY section and typed it in...kindle. Lo and behold there were a few for sale. One was only $470 and the guy lived in Queens. We gave him a call and went out that evening to meet him and, hopefully, purchase it. There it was in the trunk of his car. Still shrink wrapped. Commence drooling. We bought it. I couldn't wait to get it home and break that bad boy in.
I got home and plugged it in. Turn it on an the wireless on. Start reading the manual but of course didn't do that for long...had to go shopping! I was amazed that I didn't need wireless and could get right onto the Amazon site. Bought Water For Elephants, The New York Times and a couple of blogs to be delivered as new items appeared. I LOVE this thing! We went upstate and I was able to get a signal there too surprisingly! Ok granted, I had to go into a corner of the house and lay down a certain way but I GOT A SIGNAL!
When we got home I found out that there's a converter that will take pdf files and convert them to Mobi which the kindle can read. I have nothing bad to say about this gadget. It's fun, cool, gives me access to over 100,000 books, another drool, and it gets a signal in the furthest reaches of my world. I would recommend this to anyone who's an avid reader and a gadget girl. Just like me.

My dad passed away on January 20th. It's been a rough time needless to say. He had his operation to remove his bladder and all went well. We were told that if he lived through the operation and 48 hours recovery, we were in the clear. Well...we weren't. Five days after the operation, after he was taken out of the step down unit, he got sick during the night and aspirated. Because of his COPD, a lung disorder, his lungs weren't able to take in enough oxygen to sustain him. My sister and I were with him all day as he lay dying. At about 4pm, within a half hour, my brother in law showed up, then my husband and then the priest to give him last rights. He died right after that at about 4:30pm.
We had a one day wake for him where a bunch of family and friends came. The American Legion came and the Color Guard to fold his flag. It was difficult for us all, especially my boys who will always miss their Papa.
He was a great father and a terrific grandfather. I will miss him forever.