@jvlynch Hi Jim, thanks for listening to my recordings and for your kind words. If you look at my previous post, you will see that I admitted that I have spent 2 years in the grade 3 lessons while working on grade 2 consolidation and I also went through the classic beginners course a few years back.
For comparison, here is an early post that I did back in Sept. 2022 when I was finishing the new grade 2 lessons:
Killing Me Softly - 2022 AVOYP and 2015 version
You will reach your goals with enough practice and having fun.