Hi All, I have not had time to individually respond to so many of you on the loss of your little ones.....however, my heart breaks each time I read about one. My prayers for all of you who have lost little ones & for all the sick little fuzzies. Now for a question....sometimes when Sparky wakes up, she licks my nose, my eyelids, my eyebrows. Does this mean she loves me? I would really like to think so. Any thoughts on the subject are appreciated. Also, when Sparky has been playing awhile she gets thirsty. She will stand by the sink & wait for me to fill up a little bowl with water that she can lap up (she tries to knock it over so a firm hand must be kept on the bowl). In addition to it being the cutest thing, she will drink, then start licking my arms & fingers, drink, lick, drink, lick. Any ideas on this? Sincerely, Pat & Sparky [Posted in FML issue 3056]