I'm going to try to write more often, even if it's about trivial things, because I want to get into the habit of writing daily.

Today the little boys have colds. They are sleeping poorly. Jamie and Je are both on very late schedules, sleeping in past 9 and staying up past 11. I'm finding it difficult to encourage change in this.

Je has stopped attending band at the school.  I'm reluctant to insist he continue. Of course, I do think he's learned a great deal about music and is a very fine drummer, so I'm trying to figure out how to keep this up without dragging us all out of YS for lessons. I can't seem to find a good (any!) drumming instructor locally.

Jamie is still taking piano lessons. Oh crap, I forgot to send him yesterday. Need to call his teacher. He's enjoying it a lot. I think it's nice how quickly one can learn an instrument at an older age, assuming the motivation is there. He didn't want anything to do with music instruction for years, but now he does so that he can participate in a band with friends. He's learning basic classical piano and getting the basics happily at the home of an experienced teacher. He rides his bike there most times.

I'd really like to get a piano. What we have is a very insufficient keyboard. He can practice sometimes at G's house. My mom reminded me that the piano my dad has in his house is actually mine. I don't know... they did buy it for me when I began taking lessons. I would *love* to have it back, but it would be difficult to ask him for it. I don't think he necessarily thinks of it as mine, and step-J would not be at all impressed if she lost it.