• husband Joe, who wishes he was a pro bass fisherman;
• Ruth, soon-to-be-sophomore at University of Illinois at Champaign, music major (violin, although she recently had her debut concert on tenor sax with the UWEC jazz band);
• Laura, almost a junior at Libertyville High, oboist and water polo player extraordinaire;
• Philip, 6th grader, skateboarding maniac, plays a mean trumpet;
• Simon, 6th grader, wants to play pro hockey or be a lawyer if he can’t get a full time bass gig.

My baby: a 7ft, 3in. Kawai. Takes up half the living room but provides hours of cheap therapy. I’m an enthusiastic (if not particularly talented) pianist and I love to play with others; if you’re musically inclined and in town for a LADCO meeting, bring your instrument and some music and we’ll jam. Currently I’m working on Schubert’s impromptu Op. 90, No. 4, and Bolcom’s Graceful Ghost Rag. (click to listen -- it's Michael Hawley playing, not me, but pretend I'm this good...Bolcom.mp3)