I actually have two pianos (spinets). One I bought many years ago from a co-worker for $100. It's not a very good piano, and I haven't had it tuned in a long time, but it served me well when I was taking lessons, and I still use it to learn vocal music. The other one I inherited from my uncle when he died three years ago. He didn't play, and it sat un-tuned and untouched for at least 50 years. Structurally, it's in good shape, but even if it doesn't need any repairs, it will take at least 2 or 3 tunings before it's good, and I can't afford that. So here I sit with two pianos taking up space in my teeny tiny house. Sigh.

I had a few weeks of dance lessons, but I was forever rolling my ankles and I quit. After that, my parents wouldn't allow me lessons of any kind. (They'd been through a lot of abondoned with my older siblings and I didn't get much rope.) I really wanted piano lessons. Sometimes I wonder about taking up the cello as an adult, but it seems pointless since I can't read music.

Jean, can you sell the first piano to raise funds for second piano's tunings?

But you'd learn to read music as part of your lessons ...

I've thought about selling it, but it's really not worth much. I was actually thinking I'd just give it away. But right now it's not bothering me much, and at least I have one that's kind of in tune that I can use.

I fully endorse adults taking music lessons.

I took piano lessons from ages 6-13, but since I never learned to sight-read (thanks, Suzuki method) I am now almost completely musically illiterate.

Yeah, I was definitely glad I learned to read music, unlike the friend I was taking lessons with (my mom babysat her after school and we both went to piano...but she did Suzuki and I didn't). Of course, since when I quit piano, I took up flute, I can no longer read bass clef, only treble.

My house is almost clean! Very super clean. I just need to hang up the pile of clothes that belong in my closet, and if I'm feeling very productive, do something with the scary growing shoe pile in the closet. And maybe go grocery shopping so I have breakfast foods for my guests tomorrow (though I'm assuming we'll go out to brunch just because it's Sunday and that's what people do)

The event I was coordinating is over and we made more money than last year. WHOOT! Close to $15000 is the ballpark guess. I am not nearly as exhausted as I was after past events I've done, but the last 2 days with mac have been pretty rough and I have had to depend on my parents to deal with it as I was scheduled. Now beer and very soon sleep. Thursday at work was again a nightmare and I told them I did not thinkI was a good fit for them and the job. That is basically telling them I am going to be looking for a job, right? Because I am going to be looking for a job like seriously a lot starting tomorrow. I am still available to be a kept woman and/or Muse if anyone needs such an employee.

I took piano lessons for 10 years (7-17). I was pretty good when I graduated from high school. I have not played since. I have wanted to get back to it, but it has been so long that I think I'll need to be retaught everything.

That's great about the event, msbelle! NSM the rest, but....

That's a huge event, msbelle! Congrats! I'll be sending you beery wishes on the rest.

Today, Grace wore her passy-muir valve for an hour uninterrupted. This is a miracle. We've been using some of the applied behavioral therapy stuff to teach her to wear it. About 6 weeks ago, if you put it on her for more than 10 seconds she'd panic, fit and cough it off. So an hour is a really really good sign. The PMV is a speaking valve, so it's possible if we can get her to wear it regularly she can learn to talk. Of course she signs a ton now, but speaking would be excellent. She's still a little afraid, but if we can get her to vocalize that would be a start.

Sometimes, it seems like everything is a start with her. Buddha would approve.