Learning to playing the piano

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A long time ago (more than 20 years) I wanted to take piano lessons. I took them for one semester. At the time, you needed to practice every day. Well, in order to do that, you had to have a piano, right? So dumb me went out and bought a relatively expensive piano. I just loved the way it looked. It is a beautiful piece of furniture. Well, that is what it has turned out to be -- a piece of furniture. I never did continue with my lessons, sadly. I found that it was too difficult for me to coordinate my eyes and brain into reading both staffs at the same time. Is there a trick to it or do you just have to have a special talent for learning how to read the staffs, notes and coordinate your hands together all at the same time. I mastered typing a long time ago and I am very good at that but eye, hand and brain coordination for playing the piano has not come so easily. Does anyone have any tips or hints on how to learn this or am I hopeless with an unused out-of-tune piano? I know I should have gotten an "old fashioned" player piano. I think I would have had more fun with that!