My Birthday Gift

When C asked me what I might want for my birthday, I told him I thought I wanted a piano.

Let me explain…

Several months ago I saw this photo (yes, I admit I found it while perusing pinterest). So began my search for a piano and my research for painting a piano.

I told C that I wished that we had a piano that out nuggets could play and pound on…something that I wasn’t worried about getting ‘hurt’…simply something to provide their little hearts, hands and ears exposure to.

See, I often regret ever quitting my own piano lessons... Yes, I can remember the days of feeling like I was in a ball and chains expected to be practicing when I felt like all my neighborhood friends were outside playing…but oh, how I wish that I had kept on and not talked my parents into letting me quit. I know I may be romancing slightly (well probably a lot)…but wouldn’t it be so neat to be able to sit down at any piano and simply be able to tap out a worship song…a Christmas song or even a little one’s favorite melody?

When C asked if I might play one if we had one, I mentioned trying to take ‘lessons’ from a friend’s 11 year old daughter who lives down the street and sort of re-learn so that I could teach our kiddos.

So for my birthday, C and the kiddos took me to Keys for Kids to look at pianos. We found one that needed some love…but seemed to have pretty good bones and fit our budget.

A few weeks later, the piano was delivered…Little A and B were thrilled to watch the truck pull into our driveway and watch the delivery men bring the large and heavy instrument into the house.

Both B & A were quick to try the black and white keys out…A stood on her tip toes as she tried to play alongside her brother. They giggled and giggled as they played…my heart melted as I realized that my ‘wish’ had come to fruition!

A few days later, I set out to paint the well loved instrument to provide it with a little bit of a face-lift.

Before…

Sanding…

Taping…

All finished…

After the move and face-lift, one of the sharp keys is sticking.  We are hoping that that can be fixed/adjusted once we have it tuned…but other than that are so happy with how this little project came together.

My sincere hope is that our nuggets will take to the piano and that we’ll be looking to ‘upgrade’ in the years to come…if not, we haven’t invested too too much in this nugget-friendly instrument plus it’s a definite conversation piece that’s been added to our living room.

This gift goes down in the books as one of the more random and large gifts I’ve ever received…it is also one of the sweetest.

Happy playing.

Be blessed.