Kayaking at Palmer Lake 8-28-16

We sat up a little "camp" and enjoyed kayaking on Palmer Lake so much today!

Happy Birhtday to My Son Joel - August 17, 2016

Happy Birhtday to my oldest child, Joel Benjamin Schneider-Farris. I am so proud of the young man you grew up to be, Joel. I love you SO MUCH!

Joel Goes to Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan 8-15-16

While Joel is on tour with Disney On Ice Frozen in Japan, on their day off, he went with his friends to Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan! He told me that it was very hot and very crowded and that there were long, long lines! It looks like from the photos that they had a lot of fun anyway!

Annabelle meets her favorite YouTubers: Gabby, and Allison from "Just between us" !!! - August 5, 2016

Annabelle meets her favorite YouTubers: Gabby, and Allison from "Just between us" !!!

Joel Climbs Mount Fuji in Japan! 8-5-16

My son Joel (and other members of the Disney On Ice Frozen cast) climbed Mount Fuji!

Joel wrote: "Survived mt fuji made it up in the mountain fairly quickly,but struggled a bit coming back down.Was an amazing experience,but never again.lol"

• Climbing Mount Fuji

Visit to Living Pianos and Meeting Robert Estrin! 8-2-16

I've been watching Robert Estrin's LivingPianos.com YouTube videos for years!  Every time I visit southern California, I've wanted to make a trip to his piano store, but just didn't have the time, but finally, I took the time to visit the Living Piano store on Tiesday, August 2, 2016!

• Visit the LivingPianos.com Website

JO ANN and the Famous Robert Estrin  (Owner of Living Pianos)

I knew in advance that Mr. Estrin only sells the very best pianos, and know his pianos might not be in "my budget," but  I wanted to see his pianos anyway and also meet him and see him in action.

Robert Estrin's LivingPianos.com videos have taught me so much about pianos, music history, and about piano techniques and recommendations.  Visiting his store just seemed like a fun thing to do!

Mr . Estrin gave us a personal tour of his store, played songs for us on various pianos, talked about the history of the harpsicord and showed us various beautiful instruments.  It was a wonderful "field trip!"

Harpsichords and (in center0 an original piano!

A Double Harpsichord!

One of the first pianos ever made!

I love this upright piano! (at the left is a little "Schroder" piano!