I am sorry that I have not written lately. Not that things haven't been happening, but I just haven't taken the time to write. I think I left off where Richard and Joan were going to Atlanta. They made it fine but unfortunately they had an accident on the way back home. Their van and pickup was totaled but the good news is that no one was seriously injured and the pets were OK too.
Rachel is such a good blogger. I just enjoy all her pictures of their goings on and the great pictures of the children.
Darrell is in Atlanta and has been helping Diane with her house. Diane said he is such a hard worker and has done a lot. Diane's ward had a work party for her Saturday. They filled 18 bags with grass and debris from the lawn and worked on the bushes. Also helped on the house. It is so great to belong to a Church that helps people so much. I remember years ago when we were building a house in Bonney Lake that a lot of the guys from the Priesthood came out and put our roof on.
I bought myself a new toy. I just could not resist. One of my visiting teachers had one and she showed it to me and I could not get it out of my mind. It was $100 so I hesitated a little but then decided I was worth it.
OK, you are wondering what it is. It is called a Fitbit. You will have to look it up on line to see just what all it does. There is a video for you to watch. Just Google Fitbit. I took this picture but you really can't tell too much. On the left is the docking station, in the center is the tracker which you can carry in your pocket or clip onto your clothing. On the right is a velcro wristband that you wear at night to track your sleep. The tracker is very small. It is only slightly over 2 inches. Anyway this wonderful gadget tracks all your steps which it turns into miles, it counts "floors" which is counted on stairs you climb or hills you climb. A lot of days I get 14 floors in because I walk up our steep hill. The velcro band has a slot to hold your tracker. You just write down when you go to bed and when you get up. The tracker will tell you how long you are in bed and how long you actually slept. Also it tells how many times you wake up. When you log it in there is a graph that shows your sleep pattern and also shows your sleep efficiency. The tracker keeps track of your activity during the day and shows how many calories you have burned. Also you can put your weight on it if you want to and you can put in what you eat.
Another fun part is that all you have to do is walk by the tracking station by your computer and everything automatically downloads. You do have to put your weight on and put in the times you go to sleep and when you wake up.
You get e-mails congratulating you when you meet a milestone in any of the activities. I got a surprise this morning because I didn't realize that they send you weekly progress reports. My report for last week was
23,534 steps (9.67 miles)
44 floors climbed
12,219 calories burned
Average sleep duration--6hrs and 39 min.
How happy I am to have lived to see this wonderful electronic era.
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