Hello Everyone! On Monday, February 21st, I had a day off from work because of the holiday. I needed to run a few errands, and the pet store was one of the stops on my list. While at the pet store, I made sure I stopped at the ferret cage I was just looking!!! There were three (3) ferrets in the cage, all of who were sleeping. As I looked at them, I noticed that one of the ferrets was bigger not by much, but bigger. I asked the manager how old this particular ferret was, and was told that she had been with them since early to mid September which would make her about 8 months old. After doing some quick mathematical calculations, I came to the conclusion that this little girl had spent the last 6 months of her life living in the pet store cage. I wanted to take her home at that very moment, but the financial reality quickly set in, and I realized that I could not afford another ferret our family already has two (2). When I went home, I told two of my sons of my experience at the store. They being ferret lovers told me that they would be responsible for the ferret. They would purchase her; take her to the vet, etc. Yes, yes, I did realize that these were two teenagers who were using words like responsible and take care of in one sentence, but I was upset and not thinking clearly, so I entrusted them with my car keys and sent them on their way to the pet store. When my sons returned home with the little girl, she was introduced to a couple of other males in our household, Rocky and BooBoo. They followed her around as she inspected her new home. There was a lot of sniffing going on .... apparently, I will have to have a talk about manners with the Rocky and BooBoo. We decided to name new girl Princess Elizabeth, AKA (also known as) Lizzy Girl! I presented her with a copy of the Ferret Manual (which is given to all ferrets entering our household) to be read at her leisure. She was instructed to pay particular attention to the Chapter entitled Biting Etiquette . This chapter describes in detail when it is ok to bite your mother (never), when it is ok to bite the human children (only when the mother is angry with them) and when it is ok to bite the other fur children (this is a little more complicated). After receiving her manual, she then checked out the kitchen, dining room and living room (paying particular attention to the couch no doubt sensing that this piece of furniture could be very useful to her in the future!) It has been just a little over a week since Lizzy Girl arrived at our house and she has certainly managed to get the attention (and hearts) of all the males in this household (4 male teens and 2 furry males); she had mine from the moment I saw her at the pet store. Love to all, Betty, Human Children and Rocky, BooBoo and Lizzy Girl [Posted in FML issue 2977]