Piano Mover
It's been a great weekend. After a no-school Friday and chores galore Saturday, I was expecting to relax today. Alas, thanks to our thriftiness and diverse skills, we became piano movers for the day.
You see, a couple of months ago, Anne Marie mentioned that perhaps we should think about getting a piano. Maybe Lauren might like to learn to play it. So, as always, I put on my "back burner", waiting for the perfect opportunity. Last week, a free piano appeared on CraigsList, so I inquired about it, but learned it was already spoken for. Then, today I got a call saying that the piano arrangement had fallen through and we could take it as long as we could remove it today.
Anne Marie and I got the assistance of the giver and his next door neighbor to load it into the horse trailer, then Anne Marie and I moved it from the trailer into our house on our own. Let me tell you... a piano is a heavy thing. It took all my energy to lift one end off the floor a few inches, when necessary. Overall, except for a few hours of labor, a bruised big toe, and a major divot in our front-door threshold, we ended up with a piano needing only some minor repairs and tuning. Excellent!
Keith was commenting on Friday about how cheap I am (in regards to my recent $15 television purchase), and I'm afraid this may just confirm it.
I have to say that things are pretty great. Despite the usual feeling of overwhelming backlog both at work and at home, it feels like things are really nice for me right now.
Lauren had no school Friday, so we got to pal around a few extra hours, which was great!
On Saturday, everything seemed to go right. Lots of chores out of the way, a visit to the Science Factory museum with Lauren, and a fun time assembling a silly star projector that Anne Marie bought at the museum which let us see stars on the ceiling of our dome. Excellent!
Then, after Lauren's bedtime, Anne Marie and I enjoyed a nice evening. I can't tell if things were really going that great between us, or whether it was just because I felt totally baked. Regardless, I've been feeling good.
Plus, the repairs to the roof seem to have worked and we were able to buy the stuff to clean up the office. Now, I'll just need to convince myself that I can be a restoration expert as well as a piano mover. 
I think the piano looks great just outside the front door -- you should move it there in the summer :p
Comment by Dave'ola — 11/13/2005 10:02 PM
Oof, you're going to have to a piano tuner for that thing.
-ajb
Comment by ajb — 11/13/2005 10:59 PM
[...] Within 24 hours of saying how great everything was, I have come down with a miserable cold and am now wallowing in bed being miserable. [...]
Pingback by Following Edge » Sick — 11/14/2005 9:20 PM
I'm looking for some suggestions for the best way to learn to play the piano. I'm a total noob and don't even know where to start. Should I get a tutor or just start practicing?
Comment by Learn To Play Piano — 08/20/2009 10:20 PM