Same here. Your kids are fantastic.
Hey! Another BandGeek! I used to play contrabass clarinet (as if that's somehow more manly than a b-flat clarinet) in Jr High and High school. Honestly, I think every kid should have some extracurricular program to feel a part of....sports, drama, band, it doesn't matter....it's just a way to bond with a tighter community than the regular school can provide. I *DON'T* want to tell you all the trouble we band nerds got into, but at least we were always together to get ourselves out again.