Dooks to all, and my sincere condolences and prayers to all who have sick or have lost their babies. I have wonderful news. Two weeks ago I saw a listing of a baby who needed rescued. I contacted the lady at the shelter and we talked. Last Sunday the hubby, the kid, and I drove to an adjoining state and met the rescue people half way. We talked at a restaurant for over two hours-what wonderful, loving, thoughtful courageous people! The lady told me she almost turned around halfway there. She hadn t gotten the baby early in the week because she was afraid she (the shelter mom) would bond with her! Well, she almost did in the 24-hour period they had her. The woman who gave this baby up didn t even bother to ask where she was going or to whom she d be living with. !*$&*^&^&(&() some people! We took pictures of the Crew with us so they could see how ours were fat, happy, sassy, and healthy. Through a lot of tears the shelter mom gave me the baby. She gave the baby a wonderful fuzzy blanket and a sleeper she d made for her. When I talked to her that night to let her know everything was going well she told me she d cried all the way home. The shelter mom asked that I not mention state or name for reasons known to her and myself-nothing illegal here folks, just she wished to stay anonymous. But I can tell you this lady and her husband are two of the finest people that walk and breathe! She had too many ferrets and that s why she felt she couldn t keep this baby, but she almost did! We talked about almost everyone here on the list (yep, she s an FML member, so I know she ll see this---see I didn t say your name!!!!!) So, I should like to introduce you all to Misty (this is a name change). A beautiful sable girl, maybe close to two years old. She s working on getting integrated with the rest of the Crew of Merry Mayhem. Alix is in the bilevel cage with her to keep her company. Mookie is totally enamored of her, and Calvin & Conan would like to be. Socks, hey, he s like, oh, another newbie, and goes off. The ladies of the Crew, well, they tried to show their dominance but Misty is to the point the get near her she screams at them and jumps on them. Of course, I m monitoring this totally. I m just working on them being out together for now as I m still weaning her over to our food. I saw the request for funny stories-so here s one. Last night I decided, after the Crew and Misty had their scream time and the Crew was in bed, to balance the checkbook and keep Misty company. Well, she was on the bed and decided to assist me in this endeavor. The calculator took a walk (slow walk, so I wouldn t notice it) across the bed twice. Then my pen got a life of it s own and wanted to leave. So, when she discovered they wouldn t go with her, she came over, laid down on the register and read the checks off to me . I moved her a little and she rolled over and started playing with my fingers. Now, this is a little girl who had very little human interaction whatsoever. When she plays she just lightly brushes her teeth against your fingers! So, we finally got the checkbook balanced to her satisfaction, and then she went to sleep, so it was time for Misty and Alix to go to bed. As for scritching . Alix will literally fall over in ecstasy when you scritch her. You start at her head and just move down. She falls over, bumps up against your hand and if you quit to early, well, suffice it to say looks could kill! Kit loves to have you reach through the cage in the morning and scratch her head, and so does Mookie. He almost falls out of his hammock. The rest don t mind it, but they d rather be off and into something! Jeanne-make sure Baby doesn t decide to get a perm in his hair, and Judy, pray that Hope and Tyson don t decide to become W.C. Fields and Mae West and then turn Einy into Baby Leroy! Rebecca & the Crew of Merry Mayhem Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with ketchup [Posted in FML issue 2972]