i'm sorry i couldn't thank everyone personally, but big *big* thank yous to steve bodofsky, sukie crandall, risa di vincenzo, ronald and the sweet fuzzy cousins out in michigan, lyal, joli, and everyone else who sent info and warm thoughts our way. lu and gabe shout out dooks to you all. :) holly, i sympathize! no flames here. the economy has been ridiculous, and i also used to make much more before the economy went caput. i'm now facing 2 insulinoma surgeries, and i've been painfully aware since their diagnosis that time is of the essence. i know it everytime i see or think of their cute little fuzzy faces. but unless i steal the money, there's no way to give them the surgeries and keep a roof over their heads at the same time right now. my SO and i are feeling the hurt all over, what with rearranging our long workday schedules to feed and med two ferrets morning and evening, not having money, and just plain stress. we go without amount the sleep we need to give the kids extra playtime some nights. we do it because we love them more than anything, so it's worth it. it still doesn't make it easy, though. they will get their surgeries, somehow. ever since we got home from the vet, we've been begging, borrowing and stealing wherever we can. we'll manage somehow, but unfortunately, that takes a little time. chin up, holly, and anyone else feeling the hurt right now. we'll all manage somehow. andrea w/corey and the somerville dynamic duo, lucy and gabriel missing tiki, who has surely been reincarnated as a cheerios factory worker [Posted in FML issue 3909]