Today I’m joining my SIL, Debbie, and the nieces as well as Karen, Erik and Jason at the Columbus Zoo!  Thankfully, this time should be a little less hot/humid than it was the last time I was there with them (in July).  And I will be driving separately just in case I can’t walk the entire zoo today.  I was late in July because of doctor’s appointment, so I only walked half the zoo, which was almost too much with the heat.  So hopefully, today will not be too bad, and I can make it the entire way around!

This evening, we’re having a makeup consultation at my Mom’s house.  We all use Mary Kay products and have for the last few years.  But this summer, they stopped carrying all their normal color makeup and introduced a line of mineral shadows/blush/foundation.  They still have the old foundations and all their normal cleansing products, but we decided we better let our provider show us the new stuff before we need color makeup again.  Thankfully, Karen said she would drive and I could just ride along with her.  After walking all day at the zoo, I think that will be a good idea!

Yesterday was pretty low-key.  I did some chores around the house, but I tried to spend as much time as I could just sitting down.  I’ve been doing a lot this week and needed to give my aching feet a break.  Apparently, my poor feet are not dealing well with having to support my extra “girth” these days.  I need to take better care of them, I think.  So are there any favorite pedicure-type treatments that you ladies like to do at home?   Maybe I’ll try those!

So this week, Eric has spent his evenings trying to “fix” his grandmother’s computer.  His Grandma Powell loves her computer (mostly for email and playing games), but she is forever having problems that Eric usually has to fix.   This time, it was shutting down on her for no reason and just acting weird.  As of last night, Eric had found most of the viruses which were living in her hard drive (around 30 at last count) and had cleaned out most of the spyware/trojans/etc. that were lurking in her circuits.  Not surprisingly, the computer is running much better already!  Now if we can just teach her NOT to open every attachement that is sent to her, we’ll be doing well.  But I won’t hold my breath!

I think that’s all I’ve got today.  I did watch Good Morning America‘s interview with Steven Curtis Chapman and family on their website.  It’s pretty good, but it will make you cry.  Very sweet.