As I sat with my little furry deaf one curled up in my lap, I began to read with amazement the "Just One More" poem written by Kim Fox in response to an anonymous post. Goose bumps ran up and down my body, and tears filled my eyes at the wonder that this person whom I've never talked to, met or seen could take the words I had written in a post and turn them into a poem as though she could see directly into my heart - for I am the anonymous poster. "One more fuzzy whose home was lost. I'll take him in, no matter the cost." How could you have known that it was indeed Rusty, the lost one, my adrenal boy, who has cost. How did you know that the "one more woozle that needed a chance" is the one more that did not know how to "play and dance." She watched and learned well, and the sight of Sparky dancing stops me in my tracks for it is one of the most joyful sights in the world. How did you know that as I watch them peacefully sleeping, my heart "stirs" with such gratitude that they are in my life that sometimes I feel as if my heart will burst. As I came to the last stanza, "it won't be long, of this I'm sure, my heart will open for just one more," I sadly thought, no, this can't be. One more valuable thing I've learned from the FML is I must use my head (and quiet my heart) and know that for now, my ferret family is complete. I must consider that many of my babies are around the same age and will likely be needing extra vet care at the same time. I must remember that it took six months to integrate the "energetic Templeton" with two of my "bully boys" and that I saw signs of stress in each of them during this process. You see, we all believe that Templeton's father MUST have been a flying squirrel and it took a while to convince my bully boys that even though Templeton could run circles around them, in places they never even knew existed in this ferret-proofed house, it was okay to let him be one of the group. Thankfully, when Templeton does decide to sleep in an area that they too can reach, they now let him. What a beautiful sight that is! So the next time I get a call about "just one more," I will do my very best to help find them a forever home where they can be given all they deserve. And then, Kim, I remembered the post from Kim Wolf asking for help for Siggy the shelter ferret's surgery, and it hit me. I CAN open my heart to "just one more" and still use my head -- I will send my donation for Ziggy's surgery first thing in the morning. Thank you for inspiring me to do this, and thank you for the beautiful poem. Posted anonymously to protect the innocent in California [Posted in FML issue 3335]