I apologize for taking so long to let you know I am home. Here is Largo's report on my trip to Ga. and happenings going on here at the shelter. So here it is 14 days into October and I am doing the newsletter already. Mum tolds me all that went on in Atlanta then asked me to tell you guys. So I will try to tell you everything she tolds me... before she left she had to call the fire department, (ooohwee the red and blue lights were pretty) when she came home from the store she could smell something burning. She could not find what it was so she called the fire trucks in. they was here a while looking and looking but could not find the fire. Mum was lucky she had a fire chief that was not going to leave till he did. He had mum turn this on and that on do this do that... finally he tolds mum to run water... YEP there it is, the pump to the well was arching and burning causing smoke.. So the chief turned the lectric off to the pump and there was no more stink. (This is where a generator would have been good) now this is where it gets real sticky Aunt Stacie camed in to take care of us when mum left to go at 11:30 PM Wed. there was NO water!! So Aunt Stacie had to deal with no water till it got fixed, the fix it man did not get here till Friday to do it.. POOR Aunt Stacie.. she was a sport about it though. We tried to be good, we tried not to make messes but we did some. Now for the trip, mum left with wonderful Lisa she is mums daughter in-law, What ever that is... they drove and drove for 15 hours. They gots to the hotel at 2:30 PM on Thursday, where Aunt DJ met them at the front desk.. They all walked down to the Trinity room to see where mum was going to set up.. Mum said it was like old home week, lots and lots of hugs and glad you got here safe from all the great ladies (Linda Iroff, Judy Cooke, Julie Fossa) that had everything to do with why mum was there, and making sure things went right. Okay so I is not going to bore you with all the set up details and gobbly gook that went on until 8 PM.. Mum, Lisa and DJ was pooped all they wanted to do was eat something and go to bed!!! So off they wents to find a place to eat that they could walk to... (Mum and Lisa gots in lots and lots of trouble from mums two legged, furless kid that is a Policeman in Atlanta), he tolds mum she hads no business walking anyplace in that City, But they did and they got a great dinner at the BBQ Chicken diner... they sat at a table with 3 policemen's so mum thought they was pretty safe. heehee well actually they sat at a table that had 3 policemen's but mum and Lisa did not know them.. so back to the hotel and off to bed... mum gots a Binky fix.. Thanks Aunt DJ for bringing Binky, mum would has been real crazy if she did not get a ferret fix here and there over the weekend. Mum would lets Binky out to play when ever she was in the room. Mum built him a hotel playpen.. (shhhh mum did not make him use it much though) So it is Saturday morning 5:30 AM mum over slept the shelter time but had nothing to do but get ready for the first day so (Aunt DJ was still sleepen) mum let Binky up, got ready to go down to go to work... Friday was crazy, humans coming in from all over the country and world... mum met that very nice Holland vet, she is an awesome lady.. She stopped to buy some stuffs from mums. Pretty soon mum was hearing all this neat stuff from all theses neat ferret docs, I thinks our favorite Doc should go do one of these.. I think I will tells him all about it maybe he will. So Friday was a good day, mum gots to see her furless cop kid for dinner, another Binky fix and off to bed. Saturday, it is another crazy day, lots of work to do lots of stuffs to learn and a surprise visit from mums furless two legged kid all dressed up ready for work! He has his gun on and everything. (I would of be ascared if I was there) Jeanne Carly was doing her presentation, so mum tolds Rod they should leave the room so they don't disturb anyone that wants to hear what Jeanne has to say. Keep in mind that Jeanne Carly is the lady that does all those beautiful calendars of wonderful ferret pictures in California where ferrets are outlaws (illegal). She is showing pictures of sets she did to get some of the pictures for the calendars. Off to the hall way mum, Roderick, and Lisa go out the back door of the presentation room right into the hall where there are people visiting.. Bob Church is one of thems people; he looks at my mums and says "is everything okay" mum just beamed with pride and tolds them (sorry ladies mum is not sure who you all were) this is my son Roderick. Then down the hall they went to introduce Roderick to Big (Bill Gruber is his real name) mum says she don't knows why they call him Big. Any way mum introduced Roderick and Lisa to Big, then Big gets this glint in his eye (mums words not mine) says to Roderick "how would you like to play a joke on someone"? Roderick says "depends on the joke" So big tells Roderick what he wants him to do. (Keeping in mind Roderick is all dressed for work full uniform ready to keep the streets of Atlanta safe). At first Roderick said no, "I can not do that, it could get me into trouble". Off Roderick and Lisa go to see if they coulds finds something to eat. They camed back about 5 minutes later. Mum tolds Roderick that what ever he decided was up to him that she was not going to pressure him into doing anything he did not feel comfortable doing. They stood in the hall visiting while Jeanne Carly continued to do her presentation. All of a sudden Roderick gets his cop face on him, his cop stance and off he goes into the presentation room, right up to Jeanne Carly, Big turned the lights on, Jeanne stopped talking looking right at Roderick with this (I am not sure what you are doing look) the whole room of 150 people are silent. Roderick very quietly says to Jeanne "do you have some identification on you"? (Visibly taking 2 steps backwards) Jeanne says yes why? Roderick says "you are from California are you not"? POOR Jeanne turned so pasty white..... Mum felts so bad for her that she went into the room took the microphone from Jeanne Carly's hand and said I would like you all to meet my son Roderick. Well the entire room erupted into applause and laughter, Mum says she thinks Jeanne was laughing too but she sure was scared.. How sad that a state can make a ferret lover, so timid when there is a police presence. You go Jeanne Carly get my buddies from being outlaws!!! Keep up the great work you is doing to help all my cousins. So our fun stops Jeanne heart starts beating again and she goes back to doing her presentation. ( Roderick tolds mum last night on the telephone that he was REAL scared too) Mum, Lisa and Rod go outside to talk.. Roderick had to leave for work so mum and Lisa wents back in to man the booth that DJ gots stuck watching while mum was goofin around. Jeanne bless her heart went out and made her hair gray for the reception to show Big just how he treated her! LOL you is a good egg! The rest of the weekend was good, fun and lots of learning for mum. Now for what is going on here at our shelter. Mum tolds me to tell you the Giving tree is up and ready to go so if you wants to be a secrete Santa to a fur kid go to the link I am giving you . Mum has some kids on there too, but there are lots and lots of fur kids from all over in all different shelters that needs a Santa. Go take a look please. http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com While mum was gone Aunt Stacie tooks care of us, the yard, the play yard, and even fixed the big hole at the top of mums driveway. Filled it right up with lots of stones.We all tried to be good while mum was gone. Mum is putting together some raffle stuff that will be up this week, run till 15th of December. Baby and Nyxa are going in for surgery tomorrow. Both adrenal kids. Bones gots himself a far away mom, so maybe he will stop thinking about taking over my job as mascot! It is mine, it is mine it is mine. Sully, and Ziggy needs a sponsor, their sponsors lost their jobs. Okay mum said I is getting way out of control. it was her idea for me to tell you all about Atlanta so sheeezzz. Kibble and wet nose kisses Master Largo [Posted in FML issue 4302]