Today we are going over to my daughter Karen's apartment to visit her and the twins. David has to work late so he won't be joining us. We didn't have any plans for today so we just did a grocery run and then spent the day relaxing. The air and temperature here are very conducive to long naps. My BP is waaaay down today; yippee!
Since we haven't gone anywhere I'll just make a few comments. The first is about Oregon roads. As soon as we entered the state last week you could immediately tell the difference. I think the roads are all made of pebbles held together by tar. You can feel the vibration not only in the steering wheel but throughout the entire van. The noise is deafening, making it near impossible to enjoy or even hear the music. It's on all the roads, Interstates and surface, and many of the parking lots are paved that way too. I won't miss that part of Oregon.
A very pleasant and unexpected thing is how drivers treat pedestrians and runners. If you are standing on the corner or edge they will motion you across. If you're running, even if they have the traffic light, they will motion you across. In Kentucky you take your life in your hands when you step out of the door. If you're driving and signal to move to another lane, they let you in. If traffic is heavy everyone seems to help those around them with lane changes. In construction zones, people don't run down to the end of the lane and nose dive in, everyone lines up and waits. WOW!
Finally, in all of the areas we've been, no mosquitoes and very few flies. Of course, it's been very dry but still, I haven't had the first bug bite since we left Nebraska. How pleasant to sit outside and enjoy the evening breeze and not have to constantly swat.
OK, enough for now, we're going to see the twins. We will be watching them all day tomorrow and Thursday. Yvonne and I are really looking forward to it. BBQ tomorrow :-)
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