Hello out there if ferret land. My name is Josiah and I am the new Educated Ferret Junior Mascot. Da rescue MaMa says Callie, our mascot is three now and does not do well being gone from her fur toys all day. Gets stress poops. So now she just does short education jobs while I get the all day ones with Joshua, Da Pa Pa's baby. Well we went to the education day at Petco in Holyoke, Ma. today and did I hear some news. Da Ma Ma has been coordinating the Four Rescue Frolic and she told all humans today that it is not going to be the same as all the other frolics. I was very upset at what she told the humans. You see the last frolic I had so much fun sniffing butts and ears and greating all the other ferrets. I even won best costume with Joshua and Littl e Bit. Da Ma Ma calls me her hospitality liquid fur baby, what ever that is. I just love all the attention and realy love meeting the other ferrets but she said because of this ADV thing she is going to let us go but we are going to have precautions. I thought since Joshua got fixed he did not need this any more, but I am already fixed so I don't need it. DaMa Ma says "parents need to protect their children even when they protest, and she says we can still have fun. The frolic is a week from today. Since I am a education mascot I guess I have to work and tell the humans what we will be doing at the frolic. Da MaMa says she will help me by posting the program over the next week and also how we will be protected. I will tell you about the events and how much fun we can have. There will be less contact games and more contests. So here is the first hour. Schedule for the 2002 Four Rescue Spring Ferret Frolic Hosted by The Educated Ferret Assoc of Ma., FACT of Conn., Ferret Wise of N.H., and The Gimmee Shelter and Rescue of Wareham, Ma. 10:00 am opening and welcome I will be there to say good morning 10:15 Announcing coloring and photo contest. Entrys can be picked up at the admittance table. $1 per entry. The coloring contest will have pictures of our Callie and other rescue ferrets you can color and make them look just like your fuzzies. We will provide crayones and have a coloring area. Please do not bring fuzzies in this area, for humans only. The photo contest entrys can be submitted at admittance for a $1 each. Please share your prettyiest, funniest, beezing cutest and the ferret with the biggest mess. The winners will be announced at 3:30 . 10:30 The Judging contest. Shortest tail, longest tail and because some ferrets have crop tail a shortest and longest for these special ferrets too. I insisted on two. Largest/ smallest, neatest markings. I won this at the NEFFER frolic. Blackest nose, pinkest nose, and just for the adrenal fuzzies a special award to the baldest, because bald is beautiful. The largest and whitest mitts, and the blackest and whitest ferret. For our protection the judges will be wearing plastic aprons and cleaning hands before handling each contestant. Tomorrow I will share what the prizes will be and share 11:00 am - 12 pm schedule. Catch you tomorrow Love Josiah [Posted in FML issue 3759]