I just read the post from 10/18's FML (oh dang - I am TOOOO behind on the FML!) and thought I'd share. First off my kids are "lucky" - when Jay & I went househunting they were one of just a few things we made a priority. We wanted to find a place where they could have their own room, but also have enough room if we ended up staying there for years and had a baby. Well, our house doesn't exactly accomplish that, but we tried! LOL We have a loft which could be converted to a third bedroom if absolutely necessary. The kids have their own room, cage is always open, laminate flooring in leiu of very upgraded carpet that the house came with, and nothing but ferret stuff is in there! They are usually sleeping (duh, they're ferrets!) so of the maybe 4 hours they are awake we try to spend at least an hour total between the two of us per day in that room roughing them up a bit ;O) We definitely miss when we had our little apartment with the kids running around everywhere while we went about our daily tasks, but this way we know they are safe and free to play when the urge hits 'em! Ok enough rambling, you guys have heard enough of me these days...anyhow I've gotta get back to catching up on this list! *hugs n' dooks* Amy & the brat pack ;O) ~~~ Visit Miya (Pants), Nina (Bean), Rascal (Tazzums), Jack (Jackie), Joey (Jo-Jo), & Koty the doggie (Roofy-Roes) @ http://www.geocities.com/neenerbean_78=20 "There's a time to keep it up, a time to keep it in..." -Tori Amos [Posted in FML issue 3223]