Well, blogging has been rather slow of late! What has been happening?! Obviously nothing too terribly exciting. Starting yesterday, we are taking care of the L's dog (well, specifically Anthony's dog) Ned. He's a beautiful black lab, and he reminds us so much of Pascal. He is still just a big puppy, so he has a lot of energy. Caleb and Jonathan are terrified of him when he's out of his cage, but there is also a morbid fascination, and they are the first in the van when it's time to go over and let him out! Luke is somewhat scared, but braver than the little guys. Nathan really likes Ned, but Ned bowls him over with his enthusiastic greetings! Ned definitely responds better to Bob than to me--guess he's used to a man's authority, LOL! We took him for a walk this afternoon. Anthony has a great harness thing for him--it goes around his front legs, and it really seems to be effective. He still pulls some, but not too hard at all. Much better than the choke collar we had for Pascal!
In return for us taking care of Ned, Anthony is going to give us some free piano lessons, starting sometime after Christmas! This really works out perfectly because we are the proud new owners of a nice keyboard, and Nathan and Luke are interested in learning to play. I told them I could help them read music, and I know which notes on the piano to press, but I have no idea about hand placement or any technical details of actually playing the piano! And besides, shouldn't every child take piano at some point? : ) We got the keyboard at Sam's, and it seems like a nice one for the price.
I'm so excited that my parents are going to be here Tuesday for Thanksgiving! And then it will only be a few more weeks until we head down to Texas to see my cousin James receive his Air Force wings! Lots of other family will alos be down in Texas, and we'll also get to see my brother and sister-in-law's new house in Dallas! Tons of exciting things to look forward to!
And last but definitely not least, here's a happy birthday to my dearest friend in the world, Amy! Her husband got her tickets to see Riverdance on Tuesday--isn't she the lucky one! Bob took me to see that for one of our anniversaries in Colorado. It was WONDERFUL. I would love to see it again. I know it will be a special birthday present!
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I got UJ a stand and seat for his keyboard so ours is up all the time. This will be wonderful because then the kids can put on concerts when they come visit us! :) Jim is trying to learn to read music rather than play by ear...I think the ear playing is winning out...but he does try every so often.
So many small coincidences...Just 2 or 3 days ago, I was looking at a catalog and saw a mat type keyboard and thought "that would be a great thing for the boys!" Sounds like a lot of fun for the boys. Pretty soon you'll have enough kids for a small band! Bet you've never heard that before! (Chuckle)
What fun!
I was explaining to James yesterday that learning to play the piano is the musical equivalent of learning Latin: you learn the history, theory, and practice and from there, can branch out to pick up any other instrument more easily and enjoyably. Plus, you learn discipline and structure while you're at it. It's one of the things we plan to do for the boys in the next few years, and now he's really excited. :-)
Enjoy your visit with your wonderful parents, and have a very Blessed Thanksgiving!
Dy
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