Wednesday, December 23, 2009

New (to us) Piano

Recently my MIL generously bought us a piano on Craig's List! She is a piano teacher so she had the expertise to know a good deal when she saw one! We are so thankful and I am looking forward to years of making music in our home.
Joel claims to be forever mentally scarred from being forced to listen to his mom's students play piano all day, every day (poor baby!) but I feel so blessed to be able to provide this opportunity for my own children. I was able to take piano lessons for only a few months as a child and then because of my family's financial difficulties and a move to a new town, I was not able to take lessons again. My eight year old little heart was terribly sad but I tried not to let on since things were so hard for my parents already. I know that they both worked very hard to provide a home and our basic necessities and I am grateful for that. My childhood experiences make the addition of this piano to our home that much sweeter! What a joy it is to know that our children will have a chance to learn music at such a young age.


5 comments:

J said...

What a supportive Mother-in-law!! It is absolutely beautiful! Merry Christmas!!!

Chelsea said...

Oh, it's lovely and such a sweet gift!! Happy for you!

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Becky Avella said...

I'm happy for you, too. It is never too late for you to learn along with them. : )

Aimee said...

that's awesome!! my husband wants to find a piano and learn to play so badly...this gives me hope ;)