I re-activated my Facebook account Saturday to post a couple of things to Marketplace. Glad to report that while the working SONY stereo w/ turntable that I brought in off the curb is still not gone, the double stroller is GONE–another step forward. Whilst on FB Marketplace, I came upon an ad for a free electric Yamaha organ in Castro Valley. My motives in wanting it were two-fold: 1) clean it up & flip it for a few bucks and 2) enjoy it with the kids for as long as it takes to sell and hope it doesn’t get too destroyed in that amount of time. I did some research to determine the keyboard would fit perfectly in the Sienna, so Matteo and I headed out for the “surprise”. The address was close to the entry point to the Lake Chabot open space, so we parlayed the trip into a bikeride/hike.
The kids reaction to the organ was as expected–they were all excited to play it and eagerly jockeyed for a seat on the bench that came with the organ. They were all delighted and then, after about a minute, tired of it and wanted “downy”. Things like this are all about that one minute of delight, for which I’m grateful. Looking forward to the kids enjoying the organ for [an undetermined amount of time], one minute at a time.