>   Long time no chat!  I'm finally in my new home and
 > swamped with boxes.  We've managed 2 weeks of school so far but
I'm glad to hear from you! Someone on S&Q said they heard from you email 
(maybe it was Pat Knox?) so that was good news. So you managed to sneak in 
school to boot? Wow, you are amazing! :)
 > track Monday.  I wanted to tell you that I found a
 > homeschooling mom on my street who teaches piano and I've got both girls
 > signed up for lessons (8/5).  She has one 30 min lesson per week
 > (maybe shorter for Amanda depending).  She uses those Albert series
 > books for Melody and some other fun thing for Amanda.  Lessons
 > are $7 each.She'll also be having a recital before xmas.  Lots of
Marvelous...homeschooler and piano teacher too. Aren't you fortunate! I love 
the Alfred books - will be looking forward to hearing what she uses for 
Amanda. (I love the Alfred Prep for my younger ones, but have also used 
Bastien Young Beginners series with success. I sorta stick with Alfred since 
my flashcards go along with both Alfred Lesson Books as well as the prep 
series, and some of the same pieces are in both series.)
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