Wow Gene,
to the forum. Big brave jump there to an EQ6 but it will do the job for some time to come I can guarantee.
Before I got the Ob built I used a marked spot on my driveway to make setup quicker and easier. Three yellow paint spots and a small levelling platform so I got a consistent setup made it a lot easier to be dang closer to alignment to begin with.
Find your Nth/Sth line using solar noon and a plumbbob and that is the starting point.
Hope your wife enjoys it as much as you do, great that she is interested enough to want to learn.
Oh, and I'm in a LP'd close to a city spot too and you can still enjoy it.
Cheers
Brent