My deepest condolences to those who have lost the company of their fuzzy kids recently. I know nothing will replace the little faces. I did something unforgivable this morning. This morning I did the most despicable act a ferret parent could do. Let me plead my case. My morning routine as I come in the door is to greet little Mysti and Blossom, give them a treat of Flaxseed oil, and cuddles. So far, so good. Then to the main cage housing the "Brat Pak". This morning I just opened the cage door and walked away. and sat down to remove my work shoes and relax for a moment I noticed it was way to quiet, I looked in the cage and all five members of the Brat Pak were just sitting in the hammock or standing on the top of the cat condo staring and blinking at me. No one had moved, not a single one had moved. OH NO..DADDY did what...!!! I had neglected to greet the kids after opening the cage, they had still not moved. I "jumped" up and and went to the cage, lifted Alice up, and got the most enthusiastic nose and beard / mustache rub I had gotten in months. Princess Peewee greeted me with three nose bumps; Lady Missy Fitt HAD to get up on my shoulder to sniff my ear. Trouble, my stuffy 'ol male, gave me nose kisses till I had to sneeze. MS Moezilla actually put her paws on my chin and gave me the longest nose bump (?) I've ever had. She actually held her nose against mine. As I sat them on the floor, they wouldn't leave my feet, so we all went to the bathroom to have some drinks and a few minutes of splashing before morning play. I had clearly breached the "Morning Protocol" All this time I thought the morning greetings were putting them through some form of torture, I sure was wrong about that. What was that about "dumb animals"? Hey...! Stop by my home page, visit my Ferret kids. See all the cute fuzzy little ferret kids..... See: Sir Trouble Lady Miss Fitt<the smart one of the group> Princess PeeWee <Daddys Princess> Alice <Queen of the fluffy kids> MoeZilla <the blanketmole> Dweezle <the never ending bundle of energy> Annd Blossom <the three legged blur from Hell, nothing stopps her> and of course, Mysti <daddys lap buddy> See them all at:http://bones2000.virtualave.net Visit Bandt's Joke Den. A quiet place for a few jokes and cute ferret kids pictures...Sign up for a free Joke email service http://www.geocities.com/bandit_44663 [Posted in FML issue 3196]