We Are Parents...

... of a few baby birds that have made their home in our garage. Oh! You thought our human baby had been born? Gosh, I can see how the title may be misleading.

A few weeks ago a bird had gotten in our garage. We left the door open, but never saw it fly out. Apparently she was in the process of building a nest in the part of our garage where the roof meets the wall. It's a pretty safe place, but I am worried that she will not be able to feed the babies very well when the garage door is shut. She bolts through the door as soon as it opens. If she does manage to keep the babies healthy, I hope the garage is a big enough area for them to learn to fly. I can't really keep my garage door open for flight lessons. I will keep everyone posted on the bird situation.

We just went to infant CPR class. It was a pretty short class (about 45 minutes). We watched a video and used special baby dolls to try out our techniques. One thing about the video... here is a still image:


Yes, apparently if a meteoric Armageddon is raining fire from the heavens, you can save your baby with CPR (also a helmet of hair, seriously, it didn't move the whole time). I know that if the Decepticons invade the planet from outer space, I can protect my son from choking hazards (I seem to remember Decpticons and Autobots both being choking hazards actually). Why on Earth did the people that made this video choose this background? I know lasers are popular for backgrounds, but fiery rocks from the sky sent to smote the wicked? That is a little over the top for me.

On a serious note...

Also, recently a young man, one year younger than I am, was killed in Afghanistan. His name is Staff Sargent Jason Rogers and he was from Brandon, MS. A hateful church, whose name will never be mentioned by me, protested his funeral. A group called the Patriot Guard Riders, put themselves between the protesters and Sgt. Rogers's grieving family and loved ones. They do this all over the country with no charge to the families. Their creed is "Standing for those who stood for us." With gas prices the way they are and no end in sight to the protests or fallen soldiers, if you have the means and the opportunity go to their website and see if you can help them. I have not been contacted by this group, and I don't know any of its members, but I think their cause is noble.

-J