We're operational!

We got our call from Edison this afternoon that we could turn on our new Solar Electricity system. So the picture shows me turning the switch on! The other picture is the panels on the roof. We are very excited about the new system and the money it will eventually save us each month. PLUS...we'll probably get to use the air at least some of the time this summer.

Happy May Day

Also on Friday, I was talking to one of the students after her lesson and the doorbell rang. I figured it was her Dad coming to pick her up, but instead, it was my friend, Sheryl, with these beautiful flowers in hand just for me! What a sweet surprise. It is often the small, little things that people do that we remember the most. Thank you to a very nice and very long-term friend.

Bach Festival

We had a fun evening last Friday with my Music Studio's Bach Festival. All the students played Bach music and they did a fantastic job. I set up the keyboards to sound like Harpsichords so we were just a little bit authentic. We held it outside in the back yard and invited parents if they wanted to come. It wasn't a recital so we had some games and instruction. All the students received a Bach statue and a 10 page handout about Bach. I think they gained a nice appreciation of him as a composer and as a person. I had a list of fun facts about Bach that were quite interesting - like he had 20 children! Also he spent a month in prison when he wouldn't compose what the Duke wanted him to compose! He changed jobs soon after he was out of prison. The bottom photo is Tara playing her Bach piece. She likes to play but isn't so sure about practicing.