:-) I talk to ferrets every day. I say, "Don't poop in that corner!" and they say, "whatever!" I say, "Don't hide the food under the dresser where I can't reach it!" and they say, "But you like breakfast in bed too!" I tell them, "Good-God quit tormenting the cat!" they reply, "But they started it!" There are lots of other things we talk about as well... I have to pass on their latest story. Some of you remember the kitten we got from the humane society around Christmas that was horribly scrawney and sick, well he's totally fine now ~a typical kitten. I bought some of the fuzzy balls for him since he likes to bat them across our wood floors. He apparently decided that they would be much more fun upstairs, so over the gate he goes, fuzzy ball in mouth and he's proceeding to play with it and bat it around the room. The ferts are doing their own thing, when Kiki (a.k.a. the GOOD one, well, usually...) looks over at him, runs and grabs the ball in midair and darts under the dresser to stash it with her stuff. The poor cat didn't know what hit him! It was a riot. His response was to go get one of their toys and play with it for a bit before they all played chase. He's so hillarious. Minky Boodle is maybe a third or a fourth of his size and he's scared of her! Oh he'll instigate and go after her every so often, but if she turns and goes after him he runs to the nearest baby gate for safety! It's too cute. After getting an estimate on this Symposium in October I'm convinced I better start saving now in order to afford it. Since the fat fairy visited me last year and wished upon me 20 pounds I have gone from a teeny size 2/3 to a 9/10 and have finally given up on ever beeing able to wear all those dead sexy clothes I had when I was a 2/3. Most of them are new and never been worn and I was thinking yesterday that I might just put them up on ebay with some of the other stuff that I have around the house that I don't use/need/want. My question is how people figure up shipping when they auction stuff on ebay? I'm addicted to shopping onebay, but selling stuff will be new to me, so I thought other FML members with more experience could tell me the best ways to go about it. As many clothes and boots as I have I'm thinking I should be able to gather up enough money for the symposium this way. (I just hate to give in to the thought that I'll never fit into so many great clothes again... Three days a week at the gym doesn't even help...sigh... I was forewarned though, everyone told me that the older I got the more it would catch up with me...) Anyway if anyone with experience could email me I'd appreciate it greatly! Thanks and have a great day! Melissa [Posted in FML issue 4079]