laura705

Our drive down to Paducah was alright, but we were surprised the highway was just two lanes each way.  I mean, it’s an interstate highway!  There were also a lot of annoying lane closures, but it generally took the amount of time that we exected it to. 

The weather’s been crummy  - cold and gloomy, with some drizzle.  Hoping today will be better.  Tomorrow is supposed to be.

Food’s been none too good, but I’m trying to keep away from snacks to make up for the highly caloric meals.  Need to make some better choices.  Exercise has been nil - a lot of time in the car.

Did some sightseeing yesterday.  Went to a museum and saw some of the downtown area here.  Nice historic downtown.  Probably has it’s share of problems trying to compete with the mall and the wal-mart and other big stores, but it’s certainly  has more going on than the downtown where my mother lives.  Oh, better not go there…

It was nice to see bf’s niece and her baby, but I’m concerned about her finances because her job doesn’t seem very stable.  Her employment appears to be solely based on the whims of people who don’t know how to run a business properly.  I guess it’s like that for a lot of people.  Working for a big company, there are hopefully policies and procedures in place to insulate you from the irrational whims of individuals, but of course big companies have a whole other set of challenges.  But the niece is taking courses that will hopefully get her to a better place.  I hope she can hang in there. 

Today is some time w/ the niece and grand nephew doing some sightseeing and celebrating his 1st bday.  Tomorrow we check out and drive a short bit to see a couple we know and see some wineries in their area. 

That’s all for now.  Have to get dressed and out to the lobby for the free breakfast before it ends.  We missed it yesterday.  Need to stick with cereal and fruit.