Thea has convinced me that my crush is indeed interested in me!  I will stop trying to hide it since it seems most of you know anyway but I like Anna.  As soon as I can get in touch with her I am going to ask her to accompany me under the willow by the river bend.  My father and I will bring the piano out there.  And if all goes well... well you know!  I love that willow this time of the year because all of the leaves start coming off and if the wind is nice, they will swirl around us!  I know it's entirely cheesy but Thea has informed me that that would be very nice.  I have yet to pick out a song to play for her, maybe I'll just compose something myself!

Any who I'll have to ask mother to fire Fraulein Grossenbustenhalter now that I am committing myself to Anna.  I wouldn't feel comfortable with her around and frankly I wouldn't trust myself.  And anyways I don't really need a piano teacher anymore!  I just hope she understands and isn't upset by it.  With this new free time I could probably teach Lena how to play!  She is coming to the age where she should start learning to play an instrument and I have to convince her to play piano before Sebastian gets to her with the violin!

My sister Odelia, the pregnant one, is home until she has the baby.  It's pretty chaotic and all of us younger children are at her mercy.  Mother said to be accommodating and get whatever she wants.  I am afraid that I won't find the time to ask out Anna since I have to be home helping.  But I am sure mother will let me out for a few hours, that or bribe my siblings!