Well, you heard earlier that Adam is taking drum lessons after pestering us for some time. I didn’t get him drums right away because I wanted to see if he really liked it, and how committed he was to practicing. We did a similar thing when he wanted to play goalie, years ago. Adam has shown not only talent, but that he is committed to practicing what the teacher says, nearly every night and often in the car. So, we took the plunge and got him a drum set as an early birthday present.
   Learning from my brother Mike, we got Adam an electronic set. First of all, it is quiet. I suspect that Adam will want to play them pretty often, and this keeps the rest of us sane if he wants to practice for hours…and hours. Second, they are small. As you might be able to see, they take up a pretty small footprint, considering they are the equivalent of a 5-piece set with two cymbals plus hi-hat. Third, I think they are nicely portable. I would love to play in church with my kids, and carrying this thing around seems light and simple to set up and easy to plug into a sound system or amp. Fourth, Adam likes what the rest of us call Heavy Metal Music, which often uses double bass pedals. This thing can be programmed to mimic double bass pedals with a flip of a switch.
   Well, after listing all those things, now I feel better about laying out all that dough. Let the world know we’ve never bought any video games for them, or video consoles or computer games(they bought all that with their own money), but I was willing to underwrite their musical ambitions. I think this is what they mean by ‘priceless.’