Updates

1. Spencer is doing fine. He woke up the day after his fever as happy as could be and with a temperature of 98.6 degrees (really). We talked to the dermatologist who assured us the fever and the medicine were not linked. Since the pharmacist, the toxicologist and the doctor all agreed the two were unrelated, we thought maybe we were wrong. We took him off the medicine for three days just to be sure. He's been fine since we gave it to him the last two nights. If it ever happens again- no more.

His skin is looking great.

Here he is playing with his new old blocks for the first time. They are new to him, but actually belonged to my cousins years ago. They've been waiting in our garage for a year (the blocks, not my cousins).

2. I got an email last night from a company called Polmedia that I emailed Saturday night during my desperate search. They provide special orders for hard to find Polish Pottery. These are the two most important things to know about special orders:

a. Does it cost anything extra to special order an item?
No it does not. In fact, it often costs less. We frequently run special promotional discounts on special orders. Currently, we are offering 15% off on all special orders.

b. How long does it take to get my order?
It can take anywhere from 2 to 6 months, depending on the factory schedule and their work load. Typically, it has been taking about 4 months from the end of the month in which you place the order to the time you receive the item. Please keep in mind that it takes up to 2 months for the factories to hand-make our order and it takes at least 2 months for the ocean freight from Poland to arrive and clear through customs in the USA.

My 30th birthday is in about 5 months. What a great gift for myself.

It's so gorgeous.

3. The flank steak finally thawed. We enjoyed it with grilled onions and bok choy. Yum.


4. The latest item on Ginger's neighborhood buffet: a sesame hot dog bun. An earlier and luckier dog presumably got the hot dog.

Ginger wearing a shell necklace.