Mark and I have talked a little here and there about Zoe and Ace starting to take piano lessons. We both really feel that Ace might take to piano. So, every once in a while, I would search for pianos here and there in the classifieds and craigslist. Never really finding anything. Until…the day of Ace’s birthday party I spotted an ad. Mark called and the lady wanted $50 for the piano! Too good to be true? Not sure, but we went to look at it and Mark was satisfied with it enough to go ahead and pay for it. We had a day to rearrange and make room for it and then Mark and a neighbor headed out to get it. When they got it back, another friend showed up to help move it in. They called another friend when they realized how heavy it was and when two wheels broke off the back (stop laughing all you musically inclined readers, it was $50 okay…so they have to play an octave lower because some of the keys stick and some others make a “dud” noise). Anyways, the fourth friend never showed up, so three middle aged (yep Mark’s so there now) men hoisted it up the back steps and through the back doors. Here they are in the process:

It was really heavy, or so I was told.

Going into place. I’m hoping to have someone come and look at it in the next couple of weeks to let us know if it’s a keeper with a few adjustments or if it’s beyond hope (or our bank account). After that, we’ll start Zoe and Ace on piano lessons.

We had to move a lot of things around as the piano went where our books were. In the process, we had to get rid of an L-shaped desk. I listed it on craigslist for $50 and guess what?? It sold in two days too. Basically, we got a free piano!