I got a really good laugh today when I plugged in my purple lava lamp that I got for christmas. It took a while to warm up, and when the bubbles started floating around, Kokie was at my feet, so I picked him up and said "Hey buddy, check this out...groovy huh!" He kinda sniffed it, and cackled at it...like he coughed, but more like a hack he does when he gets really riled up. So I set him on the ground and he danced away ;) On the subject of mice...please dont read this part if you are sensitive toward mice.... All five of mine share a mouse once in a while, and Kokie's first time seeing a mouse, he lunged straight for it, bit it's neck and the mouse was killed instantly. He wasn't sure what to do with it right away, but rosie went up to it and started snacking on it, and he got the hint. I believe that most (maybe not a large majority) of fuzzies instinctively kill rodents and rabbits (correct me if i'm wrong) and that they were/are bred for this in Europe? Is it called ferreting? I'm not really sure (but would love to be corrected) I think that since those fuzzies that are used for "ferreting" are not handled as much? Maybe since our kiddo's have been hand reared, and had human interaction, they're not as aggressive toward humans and other species? Just something that triggers them to go after that rodent once in a while? like cats going after mice maybe? just my thoughts and opinions (and only that) OK You can stop scrolling now if you skipped over that middle part!!! I recieved quite a surprise from my basketball coach today. A message on the answering machine, and he said he had something for me and to stop by the school when I got a chance to pick it up. I went by, and he handed me this HUGE!! 5'X8' Team picture that was posted on the gym wall last year. He told me that he picks a senior each year and gives it to them (this was last year fyi) I of course was stunned, and the picture wasn't cheap either...I said "goodie wall paper!!!" (joking of course) and thanked him, watched the team practice a little and went home....brought the massive roll into my room and the ferrets just HAD to check it out, so they were running through the tube of the picture and playing in it for a little while, and they helped me post it up ;) of course they're a little upset I took their tunnel away lol! ===== ~*~*~ VALERIE ~*~*~ ,',', __ \ `'`,/ \ ()o=; `'`','`/ . \/ / ( / \" / \(_ \(_ ~*`~*`FERRETS RULE~`*~`* [Posted in FML issue 4027]