My New Piano!!

Two days ago, my Mom called me and told me that my Grandma had gone to a Goodwill by their house and they had a piano there for sale for $39.99! Grandma tested out the keys and the tone and said it was a nice one and wanted to get it for me!! My Mom told her that she didn't think I would have room for one, but I told her I could make room. Our place we're in now has more room than our little duplex in Eugene had! I was so excited and they said they would get it for me!! They know how long I've been wanting my own piano in my living room!!
She told me that my Dad and Uncle Dan would be loading it for me from their house they would be bringing it out on Friday, and then we would have Jason and Celso help him bring it to the house.

So, yesterday, I organized the living room a bit, emptied the bookshelf and moved it closer to the corner about 2 more feet or so and it gave me a good spot for the piano.

This morning, my Mom called me back and said that my Dad would need to bring it today because he starts a new job (YAY!!! He only ended his other job on last Friday!!)and would be going tomorrow to Pendleton to start on Friday.

So, he and Annie came to bring it. Luckily, Uncle Chris left his flat dolly in their garage to use and that helped to put it into the rented U-Haul trailor, and also to bring it out of the trailor and into our house. The three of us were doing ok bringing it, but was having a hard time getting it go up the two steps we have on our front door. So I went next door and asked our neighbor if he could help. I haven't even met them yet, they just move in a few weeks ago. He said that he's seen and met Bella (She's met most of my neighbors somehow!), but I had yet to be introduced. Anyways, he came right over and with no time, they had it in my house and situated at the right spot!!

It's so wonderful to have a piano in my home. I had a beautiful one that my Mom bought for me when Boni was working at the retirement home and it stayed in my garage in our duplex in Eugene, but sadly, with the elements of the cold and heat, and just the age of it, it got into pretty bad shape.8 or so keys lost the ivory on top and it has always needed to be tuned. I played it many times, especially when I served at the pianist for the ward choir and for the primary.

I'm hoping that after it gets tuned up and looking nice enough, I'll be able to teach lessons and bring in a bit of income that way. My piano teacher, Ruth Hall, was an awesome teacher. She stayed home to care for her physicially disabled son, and she always had at least 30 students at a time. She taught so many, that when we would have our recitals, she would have 2 seperate ones so that it wouldn't have been a 4 hour recital!

So far, both Girls are enjoying it, and I'm hoping that I can teach at least one of them soon to play. I'm not sure if Sofy would ever understand how to play, but I think Bella would!

Princess Bella

I wanted to write this down so I don't forget it, it was just too cute!

A conversation with Bella and I:

Bella: "Hi Mommy, can I tell you a story?"
Me: "Sure, I'd love to have you tell me a story."
Bella: "Ok!" "once upon a time there lived a pretty princess. Her name was Me!".
Me: "Wow, Bella. You are the princess in the story?"
Bella: "Yes! I want to be Cinderella when I grow up!"
Me: "That would be fun!
Bella: "Oh, yes, Mommy! I really really really want to be Cinderella!"

I just thought that was so cute. Another funny thing was when I was getting her ready for church, I found her Cinderella shoes for her to wear. They are light blue and clear, and light up when she walks, and so pretty. They are REAL Cinderella slippers. I was putting them on her and I was having a hard time getting them to fit, and I didn't realize that she's almost outgrown them now. and I say to her, "Wow, Bella you're one Cinderella's step-sisters trying to fit into her slipper." and she says to me, "Oh no Mom, I AM Cinderella." and she proceeded make them fit and sure enough she got them on. Not sure how tight they must have been on her, but she got to wear them for church at least for one more day!!

Sofy's Tooth!

I heard Sofy up this morning, and took one look at her and found she had a hole in her gums. Sofy's lost another tooth!!!!
What's so funny is that the tooth next to it (The top front left one) has been loose for several weeks, if not a couple of months. Sofy just doesn't get what most kids do when they have a loose tooth, most wiggle it around until it comes out, which usually only takes a few days or weeks for the it to come out. But with Sofy, it's SLOOOOWLY coming out and even still not ready. It's quite attached to the gums. So, I was surprised to see the tooth next to it to come out first, and it didn't even seem loose!!

Oh, and I searched around her bed and couldn't find the tooth anywhere. When she went to bed, the tooth inside her gums, and she woke up with it gone, so my guess is that she lost it during the night in he sleep and she probably not even realized she swallowed it!

So, Sofy will get a visit from the Tooth Fairy tonight!!! Growing up, we would get a $1 bill and a pack of gum. But since she doesn't chew gum or care about money yet, she'll be getting a "Super Size" bag of M&M's, her favorite candy!!! It's the next size bag up from the normal size, and they cost only cost a Buck!!