We got a piano the other day... for FREE!!! Have you heard of Freecycle.org? It's fantastic!!! There's all kinds of free stuff on there, from tomatoes, to guinea pigs, to TVs that don't work (or TVs that do), to jarred baby food, etc. Anything you can imagine... People who have something they feel it would be bad to throw away--they give it away, instead, on Freecycle. I love it! I've been watching for a piano for a few weeks, and I almost got one earlier last week. But the chick who posted the piano neglected to update that the piano had already been picked up. So I had called her and left two messages about how I wanted it and was lining up movers (for at least $125), etc., when she finally called and told me I was too late. Well, by that point, I wanted a piano so badly, I could TASTE it! So I posted that I was looking for one, and later that same day, someone e-mailed me and said they had one, already in their truck, and they'd bring it by later that same day. Oh, and the guy also tunes pianos and he's going to give me a two-for-one on my first two tunings! What a great guy! Now I'm going to post a few things that we're going to give away. It's just fun! (I have someone lined up already, too, to teach the girls lessons!)
New piano in the Husker Room
The girls were junior cheerleaders again last night. This is their 2nd time doing that, for Lincoln Southeast High School. (They've also been junior Shirettes twice--the Shirettes are LSE's dance squad.) The girls had SO MUCH FUN doing this! I think they'll make great cheerleaders when they actually get to high school!
Best friends!
Lindsay's middle row, 2nd from right, Poser Girl!
Rah! Rah! Go Team!
Not much else new. We're just enjoying the beginning of the new school year. We've started calling Donovan "Cowboy X" (from Sesame Street--click the link to see it on YouTube), because he goes all around the house--indoors and out--with either sidewalk chalk or crayons, writing all over the walls, furniture, phones, etc. He knows, now, that he's not supposed to do this. So he's gotten to where he'll write on a wall or something (mostly outside, now, since the sidewalk chalk rinses off), and then he'll point at it and shake his finger, making a stern face and saying, "No, no, no!"
Cowboy X, always gotta be "writing".
1 comment:
Congrats on getting a piano. I went through phases as a kid/teen where I was unhappy taking piano lessons and resentful of the time I had to spend practicing, but now as an adult, I am so glad I did.
Just wanted to suggest: piano lessons for Mommy, too? :-) It is surprisingly fast and easy to learn as an adult, and as I recall, you once played another instrument and probably already know how to read music, yes?
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