Hello fellow FML'ers..and condolences to all the angeled, lost, or hurt furkids... I have had one heck of a time the last few months. I'm sorry about not thanking anyone for emailing me on any problems I posted about. I've had a lot happen in the last couple months or so. My mom had a heart attack a little before Easter so there goes the cards for the exchange.. I never did get them sent, but I will at the next exchange. And that's not all. Last week I had my first emergency vet trip. Seiko fell from the top of his cage to the bottom and I thought he had broken his leg, because when I touched it he screamed, but it turned out he had a broken finger and one of the nails ended up getting shoved back into his paw :/ So they pulled the nail out..it was fairly bloody, but all went well. See, I didn't know at the time, so I'm rushing, calling the vet, crying and hoping to God nothing is wrong with him! And all it turns out to be is a simple toe problem. So I'm happy that nothing else was wrong. Of course, accidents always happen on the weekends in the middle of the night.. Well enough about that already. :) My next question is about ferret shows, I'm planning on going to the Ferret Buckeye Bash in OH, but is that the closest one to me? I live in southern Indiana, close to Louisville, KY, and there's nothing ferrety going on around here ever. The closest things I ever know of are in OH or Chicago. Is there anything ever going on in Indianapolis or within a 100 mile span of me? If not, is there a way for shows to be sponsored around here or something? And about ferret clubs... I posted a while back about wanting to set up a club (not a shelter!), and I thought about it over and over and I can't seem to find a place to actually have the meetings at. I've called local pet shops and only one has a meeting room, but for some reason they won't let me use it for meetings. Libraries don't allow pets, and I'm hoping for somewhere that will allow animals. Any ideas? If I could just find somewhere, then I could hopefully get one started up. Think I've said enough.. :) Linda M. + the Kamikaze Ferts (Seiko and Suu) What lies before us and what lies beyond us is tiny compared to what lies within us. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes [Posted in FML issue 4149]