Fruit & Veg Count, 10/16
I did a little better yesterday: 1 apple, 1 banana, half-cup brussels sprouts, and small handful of a mystery vegetable Mom and I found at the DeKalb Farmer’s Market.

It was labelled either Tindera or Tindara, and each one was approximately the size of my index finger. We sauted them in butter, and they had a nice texture but very little flavor. We think it was some sort of Chinese squash.

Crib Adventures
A few weeks ago, my friend Harry pointed us to an awesome looking and inexpensive crib for sale at Ikea. Twice, I actually went to Ikea to see if I could get it. Both times, there were none on the floor.

The second time, I asked the salesfolk at Self Serve for help. They showed 5 on the floor and 50 more in stock but not on the floor.

I have called at least 10 times in the last two weeks, and gotten almost the same exact answer every time. At least three times, they have assured me that it would be on the floor tomorrow. It has never been on the floor when I called back the next morning within 15 minutes of the store opening.

They’ve also advised me to call before the store opens, but the receptionists won’t actually put you through to Self Serve before the store opens. I even have the extension, but they almost never pick up when you call — whether the store is open or not.

Actually, I spoke too soon! I finally got through during the window the guy at Self Serve recommended that I call! I’m on hold right now, while he asks a fork-lift driver to grab my crib.

Ok, now I’m supposed to call back in another "20-30 minutes" to see if the fork-lift driver was able to pull the crib.

One of my exes used to call me "Pollyanna" — and he meant in the nastiest way possible, that I was insanely optimistic. (He’s not one who reads this, so far as I know.) This frustrating adventure with trying to get my local Ikea to find me the darned crib that they say they have in stock makes me understand why he used to say that about me.

Every morning, I think I will call and THIS MORNING they will have it.

And so far, I’ve been disappointed nearly every morning for the last 2 weeks.

But at the same time, Smudge isn’t due for almost 4 more months. I can keep trying to get the cool, inexpensive crib until Christmas if I want to be really stubborn, and still have time to buy a ‘backup plan’ crib if we need to go that route.