Proud new owners of....

I am probably more giddy today than I will be on Christmas morning because we just made a major purchase that I have been waiting YEARS to get. I've tried to be patient and now it has paid off. Woo hoo! I've already spilled the beans to most of you, but here are some hints for everyone else:

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Did you guess yet?
Here's the give-away:
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Yep, we got a PIANO!!!
I am ecstatic.
I feel so lucky.
I feel a little bit spoiled.
But, it's a good feeling. :)

Isn't is beautiful?
It's old...I think they said it was made in
1973, so that makes it older than Andrew!
But the previous owners either
a.) never played it or
b.) took amazing care of it
because it looks brand new and plays beautifully.
I'm in love.

The kids are excited about it, too.

As soon as Whit got home from school
yesterday, she took her turn playing it.
She didn't let the broken arm slow her down.

I don't know if B has had a turn yet because I had to pick him up early from school yesterday and head straight to Duke to see Whit's boyfriend....Dr. Buckley. It was a LOOOOONG wait, but we tried to exercise the patience that we're continuing to learn. Her vision has gone down slightly since her last visit. He seemed unconcerned about it and said to just continue our patching routine--two hours a day--and come back in 3 months. He said everything else looks great. Her alignment is good and her coordination (using her eyes together) does, too. He feels like her long-term prognosis is very promising if we could just get rid of this darn lazy eye.

I have not been the most faithful patching parent over the last few months. It's hard to remember to do it for two hours a day, especially when I don't want her to patch at school and then we come home, eat lunch, and take naps.....I'm going to try to do better over the next three months. Ok, I can't promise that I'll try, but I'll try to try. (One of our favorite Simpson's lines ever.)