I wish I Could...

Have you ever admired others from afar for their ability to do "X"?  You know, like "I wish I could paint like that", or "I wish I knew how to speak Russian".  Well, for me one big thing I have said over and over all my adult life is "I wish I could play piano".  I wished and I wished every time I heard a friend, acquaintance or, most recently, my children sit down and play a tune.  Not surprisingly, I never got any better at playing the piano by wishing. 

Recently though, that has changed.  My hubby suggested to me past this spring that I should take lessons.  Lessons huh?  Well, I guess that's one way to learn to play piano.  I am happy to report that I have taken his suggestion and have finished my first month of lessons with the boys' piano teacher. It is quite fun to be able to read those mysterious black notes on the page.  And 3 years of sitting behind Ben during his lessons has clued me in on so much technique!  So far so good, but I don't have the courage yet to play in a recital.  Maybe next year.

Now, if I only knew how to knit!  And as I sit typing this, Steve and Ben are playing guitar together upstairs.  I wish I could join them.  So much to learn, so little time!  So, what is it you wish you could do?  When ya gonna do something about it?

Me at my first piano lesson back in October.  Nah, the teacher doesn't really conduct the lesson with her Ticonderoga.  Just hamming it up for the camera.