Catching Up

I'm sorry I haven't posted in so long. I'm feeling so much better, and I've been getting out of the house more.
We went to see my daughter, son-in-law, and the cutest granddaughter the world has ever known last weekend and had a really good time. My son-in-law made this great shrimp boil. Yum.
Today my daughter came by, since she was in town visiting her friend, and we all went out to Applebee's. My husband and I also went to the mall and walked and ran some other errands. I feel like I have all this energy, but I think I'm wearing him out with my new cabin fever. Everytime he sat down today, he fell asleep. He went to sleep at 8PM tonight. So what am I doing? That brings me to my next subject.
I've been shopping. A lot. It all started with me giving most of my clothes to my best friend. I was tired of wearing clothes that hung on me and were two sizes too big. I wanted new ones. So I have been doing a lot of clothes shopping. TJ Maxx, Catherines, Ebay, etc. And what am I doing now? Ordering new skin care and makeup from the Home Shopping Channel. My husband is going to want to trade me in for a cheaper model.
I also dyed my hair. The ash blonde I've been using to cover my gray was making me look washed out. So I colored it with Light Golden Brown, which on my hair turned out Light Golden Reddish-Brown. But I like it.
I got back out my jewelry making stuff and have been doing that. I've been looking at fashion magazines. I've been doing some reading on my Kindle. And I'm getting ready for my trip to Seattle on October 7th for a three week visit with my son. (My husband is coming for a week of that.)
Now for the family. My granddaughter is walking and getting into everything she can find. Her favorite is dragging out her mom's Tupperware from the cabinet. I think I started her Tupperware fetish because I gave her my big wooden salad spoon and a plastic bowl for a drum.
My youngest son got a dog from the humane society where he lives. Cute dog. They had recently spayed her and she still had her stitches. He went out and bought all the standard doggie items (collar, tag, bed, dishes, toys, etc.) and fell in love. Only problem is they didn't tell him that this dog has a tendency to bolt. He came home the second night and as he opened the door, she ran out. He spent days frantically searching for her, posting flyers etc. He finally spotted her out by the dumpster, but every time he tried to get close to her, she'd run into the woods again. This chase game went on until he was certain he'd never catch her. Then today he went out and saw her again in the apartment complex. He said she looked like she'd been in a fight with something and lost. He lured her into the house with dog treats. He said she was in pretty bad shape, very hungry and thirsty. She had a cut on her snout and a cut across her head. He took her to the vet, got her stitches out, had her wormed, given a flea killer pill, and generally checked out. The vet says she will be fine. Now he's just concerned about opening his door, but I think he'll be careful from now on.
My daughter is happy being Mama. She is so good with the baby. We are all just thrilled and feel very blessed to have her here and doing well, since she was born with a congenital defect and was in the NICU for the first few weeks of life.
Well, that's about all I have to say for now. I'll try to post more often.