We’ve just enjoyed a 10 day visit from John’s oldest sister, Chris Owens.  She and her husband, Bill live in Arizona but have a condo here to escape to in the summer.  She came up to oversee some work at their condo.

My favorite things this week with Chris were taking daily 2 mile walks with lots of visiting, watching her grandkids who live in this area come to see her and hearing her cheer them on, making homemade granola, and doing these 3 very fun puzzles.

I also helped Chris put together this little quilt made from 9-patches left in her mother’s scrap bag.  She will hand quilt it and another small quilt left behind by Grandma Peggy.  Chris’s oldest grandson and his wife are expecting twin girls in a few weeks.

At Chris’s encouragement, John and I signed up for “Silver Sneaker” passes to the Orem Rec Center.  These passes are for old people and allow us to use the facility free of charge (the charge goes to our insurance company who wants us to stay healthy).  Chris and Bill love doing indoor walks there when they’re in town.

It takes 16 laps around the track to equal 2 miles.  I think I prefer walking outside, unless the weather is bad.

The last time I visited the pool here was the day before going to have Adam.  I swam 3 miles that day.  I haven’t been back since.  Now there is a very fun water park for kids next to the lap pool.