Dooks and thanks to all who contacted me when I sent out a frantic plea for ferret sitters - I hope I e-mailed everybody with thanks - if I missed you, know that your offer or advice is greatly appreciated, and a special thank you to Ben in Cleveland who called to offer help. My next door neighbors got a crash course in ferret care and a list of contacts for ferret info/advice, and since my kids are all young and healthy I felt ok leaving them them for a few days. Everyone was really glad to see me, and even though it was wll after midnight when I got in, we played and hugged for quite a while! I took Snickers out on his leash to enjoy the snow - a first for the former Tucson weezils. He was definitely NOT impressed, and looked at me as if to ask why he was being treated so cruelly! My six were accustomed to going outside and digging in dirt, not this nasty cold stuff. I'll try bringing some in and letting them play in it in the bathtub....wish I'd had a camera to catch the look on his face! Love those fuzzies - can't give 'em too many hugs, Peg Francisco and the Maumee Mustelids [Posted in FML issue 2938]