I love the band names. It is a good idea to try and hitch up with a band. Perhaps you could get one together, if you have friends who play various instruments. It would be a casual thing and, I guess, no-one would have to be perfect.
Yes, I agree that you should wish them fun and wave them good-bye. Tell the kids that you are so excited for them and looking forward to hearing all the stories.
As far as DB'ing ... I think you have done well. I wish I had figured out when to step back and let go. Sometimes, it seems like you are flip-flopping, but I think you are just musing about things. I remember at the beginning, you were all over the place ... so different now, and calmer, and more introspective, and stronger. If your W doesn't like you this way, then she is truly nutso!
Do you have plans for when the kids are away? Sorry, if you had said .... I don't remember, except for the possible gig.
Me:57 H:52 M:28 Got another lawyer last year and filed. D35,S/D twins28,D22 EA4/04 End? Who knows? "Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you." — Peace Pilgrim