Back to Springfield....

I'm off to Springfield this afternoon although it won't be as delightful as Saturday's house concert.  I'm going to speak (hopefully) at the hearing Naomi Jakobsson is holding regarding the change in insurance plans for the State.  Frankly, if the plan moves ahead as currently described.....we are...uh....screwed.  Travel to Springfield (an hour and a half) multiple times a month...or join an OAP and pay higher premiums and then 10-20% most likely of Ernie's treatment.  There's no way we could handle that financially.  No way at all.  Those infusions and injections don't come cheap.....

The boys are going to come with us.  Owen's excited because it sounds like a party and he gets out of school early (he campaigned long and hard for taking the whole day off school to he could 'prepare').  Leo is resigned and glad he gets to miss at least a little school.  We told them that it's important to stand up for what you believe and speaking at things like this is one way to do that.  Owen asked me if I'd be mentioning the time he burned his hand when he was 3 or 4 and I said no. I couldn't tell if he was disappointed or relieved.

So off our little family will go to Springfield today.....cross your fingers for me!

the Bedford's house concert the other night:

a fuzzy pic...but a nice one just the same of our host focusing on the music: