Last year, we decided to try to eat more organic foods. We bought a wheat mill and grind our own wheat for bread and buy from a co-op of organic foods. We support our local farmers by buying vegetables. All of this has been a good thing. However, when I found out I was expecting,…
Read moreAre we there yet?
Almost……. Looks like the fourteenth of August if everyone’s schedule works out for the delivery of baby girl. Our OB was delivering someone’s else’s baby today (how dare she) so we are unable to confirm it just yet, plus she has to call the hospital etc. I had a co-worker ask me if I wanted her to do numerology…
Read moreThings I Have Learned Teaching Piano
1. Never schedule piano lessons for AFTER school is out. Nobody will show up anyway. 2. Specify A.M. or P.M when you schedule a make up lesson. I had a student come to my door at 7:30 a.m. for a lesson this morning. 3. Even if you have a calendar of events, most people will…
Read moreTop 26 Chuck Norris Facts
As reported by chucknorrisfacts.com If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you. There is no ‘ctrl’ button on Chuck Norris’s computer. Chuck Norris is always in control. Apple pays Chuck Norris 99 cents every time he listens to a song. Chuck Norris can sneeze with…
Read moreThe days are crawling by…
Just a couple of weeks ago, I was commenting to my doctor on how quickly this pregnancy seemed to be going and joked that, “When you get older, time goes faster.” But this week has been so slow for me. After tonight, I have one more week of lessons for June and then I have…
Read moreDoing Church (not)
I was talking with a friend of mine this morning about religion. Religion has been on my brain for as long as I was aware I had a brain. For definition, religion is man’s attempt to please God. There are different definitions, but I have found this one to sum it up pretty well. Many…
Read moreJust some pictures
These were taken at the June 5th recital. I had 14 students perform at this recital, and 10 at the other one. I decided that I would play a piece this time. At Christmas, I had a couple of parents ask me to play and I was totally unprepared to play anything–I hadn’t memorized anything. …
Read moreOn turning 39
I have one more day being 38. This age thing is getting out of hand now. Half way to 76 was fine, but half way to 78 is frightening considering the life expectancy of males is 75. According to the Life Expectancy Calculator my virtual age is 17! I can expect to live approximately another…
Read moreHonor and Remember this Flag Day!
On December 29, 2005 George Anthony Lutz II (Tony) was killed by a sniper’s bullet while he was on patrol outside Fallujah, Iraq. His family and friends endured the shock, emotional agony and overwhelming loss that accompanied the news of Tony’s death, just like the many families who have suffered the same tragedy. In the…
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Getting Frustrated
When I first started this whole piano lessons business, I tried to think ahead as I planned my yearly calendar. I wanted to offer 36 lessons a year, and go for about 10 months–and offer the same vacations, etc, that the public schools do, since half my students are public schooled. I charge $55.00 a…
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