Thread:DancesWithGoats/@comment-29193085-20170317143152/@comment-29787173-20170402211907

Oops, I must have missed this. I am so sorry not to reply quicker. I was just sitting here wondering how you were.

Thank you, I just do what I think needs to be done and it is personal for me. My reason for getting involved in it. Nothing gets you through grief in a better, healthier way than to work on something that applies.

We all had to learn to play all of them. It does not mean we had to learn to play profficently but if you are going to be a teacher you have to at least be good with the basics. It was very fun, we did it in classes and we had to play a performance at the end in front of all the other students. Pretty funny being a major and having to play something you have only spent a semester learning part of the time. Music was a time consuming major but it was a whole lot of fun. I cannot imagine doing anything else.

My son played marimba because he had to! He was getting his music degree, both of my son's have music degrees. We could never have afforded one and he would probably not have used it much. He much prefers his kit. As for the empty nest, well I prepared for it. I knew what it would do to me so that is why I have this farm. The animals help with the love and the work keeps me busy. :-)  It was kind of drastic but I always wanted to do it and when I ended up being the only family member left (except for one brother who is...yikes) I had some money so that is what I did with it.

Taekwon-do, wow! Intense? Isn't it always? It would kill me at this point. WOW! Good for you. Tell me something about it if you have the time. My kids did karate for a little while and that is all I know.

Steel drum always makes me happy when I hear it. I think there are places on the Internet that tell you how to make them. Maybe you should.......? Happy music!