Take a Byte

At the ripe age of 96, my Grandma had been alive to see the development of many different things that we at our young age take for granted.  When my grandma was born, and even as a young girl, the idea of computers, cell phones, smart phones, and HDTV's amongst other technologies that we have now, were not even fathomed.  My grandma, as my brother would inform us, not only saw the invention of the computer, cell phone, smart phone,and HDTV but also the microwave oven, the dishwasher, television, PEZ candy, Bubble gum, the 8-track tape, the cassette tape, the CD, the MP3 player, the VCR and VCR tapes, the DVD player and DVD's,  the Slinky, the Turboprop engine, the first successful Helicopter, the Atomic Bomb, Velcro, and even the first boxed cake mix.  Needless to say, as technology has advanced, so has my grandma.  While at one point she did have a cell phone (that she barely used except to call family in other states,) she never did own a computer and the thought that you could use a machine thinner than a notebook to call and visually see someone in another state or country live, really blew her mind away.  If you asked her what a byte was, she'd probably tell you it was the thing that you did with your teeth and food!

 

 

So what does a Byte have to do with this week's 50 Shades of Pink for Gertie?  This week's color of Pink is called Byte!  Go figure!  This week's 50 shades of Pink color was donated by Cathy Jimenez.  It is bold, glittery,deep, and even a bit whimsical.  The name itself was the reasoning behind my choice this week as it reminded me of a recent story of my grandma.  As Grandma's health deteriorated and she fell into the coma for the week before she passed, my mom and whomever was around to help, would give her the oral medication to keep her comfortable or to swab and clean her mouth.  At one point, my mom asked Grandma to open her mouth to do this and somehow my mom got her fingers too close to Grandma's mouth and grandma bit down on to my mom's fingers.   As mom told the story we all laughed as I am sure that grandma was doing. While the two words have totally different meanings, when I saw the name of the nail polish I knew I had to do it. 

 

Its hard to believe that it's been a month since she passed.  The memories of those last two weeks seem just like yesterday. For now I will look at my fingers and remember he taking a bite out of my mom and still laugh just a little.

 

 

Thank you goes out to Cathy Jimenez for the donation of Byte!, a Sally Hanson color that

was chosen for this week's 50 Shades of Pink for Gertie color.