Where has the time gone? I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks this
from time to time.

It occurs to me in the early hours of the morning today, sun's coming
up as I smile looking at some little faces, that it's about a year
since one of the first groups of ferrets rescued from Ohio arrived to
us at South Shore Ferret Care in Massachusetts.

They went down a long road to even get out of "that place", bonded the
ferret community together as never before, they travelled a highways
and back roads through the rain and the darkness to peer at me for the
first time scared but looking back at me with hope. We took in nine of
these wonderful little ferrets, not a big number but as much as we
could handle for a two person shelter a pinpoint on the map of the
world.

Little moments of the past year pop in my head......hopping into my
car to transport them home, all nine of them poofing at once with the
windows up (it was pouring rain).....jumping right back out of the
car and heaving from all the POOFING ....... (we don't get many whole
ferrets here in Massachusetts so that was our first poof experience!)
Michele's dedication and round the clock care.....gaining their
trust.... first looks of love.....the first tenative steps on the
floor...... first bowls of soup..... first soupy kisses.....litter
box ramp sliding......first time playing.....sighing after successful
surgeries.....calls and emails of local ferret people offering to
help......laughing and crying at their first war dance......taking
endless pictures to document each moment......watching the wonderment
as each personality developed...........crying endless tears as Goliath
left....... crying more tears as Blazor left..........listening to each
detail of each dedicated adoptive pare nt updated us on how wonderful
they were all doing.........Ohio ferret reunion at the health care
clinic..........getting kisses from Turbo "the tough boy" at 2 am after
Mr. Ferret died and again when Oreo died and "his momma" was very
sad....hearing that Meelo's knee surgery was successful and hearing
relief in Michele's voice.....

So many wonderful thoughts from such a monumental rescue.......

Won't you share yours.......................................

Diane Wall
South Shore Ferret Care

[Posted in FML 6092]