Troy Lynn's story of the new addition had me laughing myself silly. The day we got Rootie (the beagle), we had Slinky (the ferret) with us to make sure they would at least tolerate each other. Well, we all went to PetSmart after the adoption to get doggie supplies. BIG mistake! So here was the hyper new dog running around the aisles with Sean holding his leash, and me holding Slinky on his leash (he's actually a decent walker) & pushing the cart. We were causing much chaos because everyone wanted to see the "weird-looking thing" that I was walking ("Oh, my gosh, honey, I think it's a FERRET!"), and both animals wanted to sniff EVERYTHING! Well, there was a nice young lady at a Swiffer display, trying to demonstrate and sell her product. So here comes Slinky ("Wow, Mom, it's linoleum!") to check it out. When he's on linoleum, he likes to rub his belly on it (like a slip-&-slide). So guess what happened? No more dust and dirt for the Swiffer lady. We offered to buy one from her, since she was being so nice & patient with Slinky. But in the melee', we forgot it on the way to the register. Incidentally, Slinky also decided to take a major crap and pee while in the cart. That was fun to clean up. :-( ===== Aileen & the Herd minus one Herdling Slinky, Kyle, Noel, Sandy, & Rootie the beagle Missing Gizmo so much. We love you, baby. "And when they sing wind-songs, they whisper to us, don't miss me too much. The view is nice and I'm doing just fine." - Ashley [Posted in FML issue 2925]