my new e-reader

I love to read; I love books, and I like to collect them - unlike my sister who is a devout library person –‘why pay when you can read for free' - my motto is 'I love to own my own copy and I like it new'. I think my sister and I will never agree. The same goes for e-readers - in my mind, I could never even dream of getting one, or using one.
But, then it happened. I was at Chapters, (a large book store in Canada) with my daughter. I had picked up the new copy of 'Jamie' magazine and a book for my grandson. While at the counter the young saleslady asked me if I had found everything I was looking for and over her shoulder my eyes caught the new Kobo e-readers, with a sign that indicated so much off this week. Well I don't know what hit me but I asked about it - she told me the price and the colours that it came in but precious little else. To the questions I did have, she just kept repeating with a smile, 'I don't really know but we are selling quite a few this week and this is a good price.' She put the box into my hands; she was smart enough not to hand me the pink one.
My next question surprised even me, ' could I return it?' - 'Oh yes, with the box, the receipt and within 30 days. . .' my response, which I hardly hear myself utter, 'Yes, I’ll take this one' - that was it!
I snuck it into the house - for I had not formulated how I was going to explain my purchase to ‘the one who must be obeyed’ and I had no way of knowing if I could even work it or download books to it. (I had to get Nathan, my son, to fix it up).
The plan started to formulate. But, before I could even announce my find and explain why ... Anthony, my sweet, young, four year old grandson, ran into the kitchen and said; as my wife and daughter looked on, 'here is your new book Poppy’. All eyes turned to me - with the look that asked - what is this, what did it cost and why did we not talk about it first?
I was in the dog house for the rest of the day.
Today I have already read one book and I'm on my second one. So far; so good.