Since Christmas was nearing, I was able to get together with my friends, Potsie Webber and Richie Cunningham. They didn't have any plans at all for this Christmas season, maybe expect with their families, and that's about it. Maybe we all could spend sometime this Christmas by bringing all of our families together, as in some sort of party or celebration. I'd have to see what the guys think. While I plan to do that, I would call Karen and see if she would like to celebrate Christmas with me and the boys.
Karen and I had the boys for a few years now, but sometimes they would be in their best behavior and at other times they wouldn't be at their best behavior. As far as I know, Norman and Jay have been good children this year. Karen did take them to see Santa Claus (Norman's a bit too old to tell Santa what he wants for Christmas), but in a couple more years from now Jay wouldn't be believing in Santa Claus anymore either. I still have some time to get a Christmas tree but I hardly had time to find decorating my place. Maybe Potsie and Richie could help me out on that. Since I've been a music teacher at Jefferson High, I hadn't been able to find a Christmas tree right away like some people here in Milwaukee do.
I usually have a long day on the job. I teach class all day and then when school finished for the day, I stay in my classroom to wait for the kids who have signed up for me to teach them how to play the piano. I know how to play this instrument because back in the fifties, Potsie, Richie and I had our own band to entertain the customers at Arnold's, which was a diner. We would get together to rehearse what we would play so that does take a lot of practice. Potsie was the lead singer, I was behind the piano, and Richie played the sax. I can tell you one thing – Richie, Potsie, and I never came up with a name for our group. It was fun back then, but when I was searching for a job for bigger room space, I was already teaching children how to play the piano at my old apartment where I lived with Potsie.
Since I kept getting new students every year, I started thinking: Why not start teaching at a high school or college so my apartment wouldn't be so crowded with the children playing the piano and singing. I didn't want to disturb my neighbors with all the racket so that's why I wanted to have more space since parents would talk to me about signing their kinds into my music class. I would accept as usual. I've done this job for a few years now, and it's been a success. I do teach this piano program in the summer too, but on Christmas and Thanksgiving there are no classes. All I wanted to do was let the kids take some time for the holidays without learning piano. I also wanted a break myself.
I always came home sometime after six in the evening, so I'm pretty exhausted to cook my own supper, but I managed to do it. The age range for my class is kindergarten to twelfth grade. The college kids were mostly interested in sports than music and that was a big disappointment for sure. In case you're wondering, Norman and Jay are in my piano class, but there are times when they lived with Karen so they don't continue going to my class regularly, and that was okay too.
I decided to wait till the weekend to call the guys and see what we could do to set up a date for a Christmas party with our families.