There are a couple of things in my life that I am just loving, and I thought I'd share the love!
1- The Good Weather! I'm just relishing in the sunshine that creeps through my windows in the morning and the 'warm' 30 degree weather that gets us outside almost every day. The kids love to explore the mud in the garden.
One day was 50 degrees and sunny and we couldn't help but have a little winter picnic,
popsicles included!
I don't know how long this sunshine will last, but we're taking full advantage of it while we have it. Here's to hoping we don't get 3 feet of snow in June or something as payback!
2- Our Piano!!!! A family nearby was getting rid of their piano for free, so we took it! I was so excited to get it for free I didn't really care what condition it was in. Here's what it looked like when we got it. It's big and kind of eclectic...
When we got the piano, it echoed when we played it, it was out of tune, and a couple of the keys didn't make any sound, also the pedals didn't work. So I called around and found someone to come tune it and check it out. I was mesmerized by the whole process of tuning, it was crazy to see the piano all taken apart.
We found an old stale cookie and a hot wheels car inside it, not to mention a
plethora of dust bunnies!
The Piano Guy said it looked like the piano was built in 1905 and all of the strings except 1 was original to the piano. He fixed the pedals and glued back together a couple of broken keys and then spent about an hour tuning it. He was kind to let Dallin use his play tools to 'fix it' too.
When he finished, he sat down and played a little classical number. The sound echoed through the house and filled it with the most beautiful sound, our piano actually sounded like a piano!!! I was thrilled! He was great to help and it was worth every penny I gave him! After that, Jared and got to work on the exterior. We scraped all the tape off the keys and cleaned all the dirt from them too. Then we dusted the piano and polished it with a special scratch-removing polish. It took some time, but the final result was beautiful!!
The kids love to pound on it and sing songs, and I'm loving the chance to play and learn again (What are the notes on the bass clef again???) It's been such a wonderful addition to our home!
3- The last thing I am just absolutely loving right now is my orchid! Jared got it for me randomly one day and it is the best flower gift in the world! It doesn't need too much light or attention, and only needs to be watered once a week...therefore I can keep it alive!
There's something about having a living plant in your home...I keep it in my kitchen and makes me smile amongst the early mornings and the dinner chaos.
Anyway life is beautiful and I'm grateful for the simple pleasures that fill the everyday!
