Baby books and bed rest

I am 37.2 weeks pregnant, and back on bed rest. Monday I was dilated to 2cm and contracting, so off my feet to keep Ian in for at least another week. So far so good. Less contractions, although definite engagement happening. He's ready.

Last week I was working on Ian's baby book and updating Ava's. There's a section in each to document current events, important news, prices, etc. I remember when I filled out Ava's book that it was very difficult to find information to include that was not dire or depressing....the war in Iraq, fuel prices, the climate crisis, just to name a few. I find myself in the same predicament with Ian's book, if not worse. The death, pain, suffering, financial burden of the unjust Iraq war on not only the US but the entire world, the lack of urgency or seriousness by conservative lawmakers towards the environmental devastation that is happening, mostly by our own fault, around the globe, the world's dependency on polluting, expensive fossil fuels when the technology exists for clean, non-violent, American-produced wind and solar fuels, the climate of fear perpetuated by the president as a means to his own agenda, etc. etc. etc. Oh yes, and while we're at it, why don't we (that's you and me) give $10,000 per tax payer to the greedy Wall Street execs who didn't do business fairly and now say that their mistakes will create another depression, if we don't bail them out and let them continue to be fat cats. Isn't the writing on the wall? How dumb are we to sit back and continue to let this happen to ourselves?

All this makes me think, what will it be like when my children are grown and expecting little ones of their own? It's frightening. What kind of a world, of a country, will they inherit from us? For my children, for your children, it has to stop. Please join together to make it stop.

Portlanders - Check this out

From my musically-gifted dear friend Naomi and her group, Rising Violet:

This Saturday, September 6 – the Rising Violet trio will perform at the swanky Heathman Hotel Jazz Lounge.

Naomi LaViolette – piano and vocals
Bill Athens – bass
Brandy Keehn – drums

The Heathman Hotel Jazz Lounge, 1001 SW Broadway @ Salmon, Portland
8 pm - Midnight
No cover

For those of you who like to plan ahead – Rising Violet will perform at the Heathman the first Saturday of the month through the end of the year!

For more info, visit www.risingviolet.com.