This Friday will be our last lesson with our piano teacher, and I'm feeling the most ridiculous sense of guilt about our "breakup"! But after three years of Tuesday afternoons we've become friends .

The "other woman" is new to our church, previously taught at the arts academy we're considering for our oldest daughter next year, and is fully qualified to start dd #1 and ds#1 on an adjudicated course of study (something our other teacher has recommended to us on several occasions). Did I also mention that for a mere $10 more a month, she'll come to OUR HOUSE and teach the kids??

I've noodled the idea of allowing dd#2 to continue with our "old" teacher, as she's still a beginner, but with gas prices being what they are, I don't relish the thought of the 20minute drive to our house (I drive a Suburban).

Still the feeling of betraying her remains. I KNOW it's false guilt--I must have an overactive prohibitive conscience!

I'm hoping that a really , really nice thank you gift will soften the blow for all of us.