For once, I got a new toy for myself. The kids have all their video games and all their guitars, Tony has his ATV's, his big screen, and his trains. I finally decided it was time for me to get a new toy. So I bought an Amazon Kindle just for me.

I've been wanting one for ages. I think I first heard about it two Christmas's ago when my sister was thinking about getting one. Then one of my customers showed up with one and she brought it to show me. Once I had that baby in my own two hands, I knew I had to get one! I'm proud of myself though. For once, I didn't just go out and impulse buy. I saved and planned and I waited until the one time all year I've seen it go on sale! How's that for responsible?

What is a Kindle you ask? I'll tell you. It is the coolest little electronic book reader you ever saw! It's a little bit bigger than a paperback book and even a bit thinner, and it can hold a whole bunch of books at once. I'm not exactly sure how many, but I've got an even dozen on there already and I'm sure I could double that easily. It's got a special no-glare screen that you can read even in bright daylight (I tried it). Plus you can turn the speech function on and you have an instant audio book. And you can download any Kindle book from Amazon in about 60 seconds from anywhere in the world. Some of them are even free. Out of the dozen books I loaded in the first 24 hours, all but one of them was free. Most of them are about $10 though.

I am just loving it. It is a little delicate, so even though I bought the warranty for it, it's only good for one breakage, so I'm being super careful with it. I got a protective cover for it and I keep it in my lingerie drawer at night instead of on my night table. The only thing I wish it came with was a built-in light for night-time reading. But I got a special clip-on light for it. And the battery on it is very strong, so I've just put it on the charger for the first time after a week of near-constant use. So far, I've already finished one book (The Lacemakers of Glenmara - fabulous!) and I'm partway through three others.

Mama's lovin' her new toy!


PS: If you decide you want a toy like this for yourself, there's a button on my sidebar that will take you right to the site. Like I said, it's on sale right now because they've just introduced the new larger version, so you save about $100 on it. Go for it. You deserve it!




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