Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well this holiday season! This has been a tumultuous year around here. We have quite a few new stars in heaven, awaiting our eventual reunion. It's going to be bright! Ping, The Queen of Everthing, left us at 9(?) years of age. Too tired to continue her earthly mission, she was finally promoted to Chief Ear Groomer at the Bridge this summer. Followed shortly by Brak, who just couldn't wait any longer to try out his wings. He always knew he could fly, and now he can! Buddha, our ambassador to those who weren't lucky enough to know Ferretlove. He loved and trusted everyone and everything, perhaps too much. His neverending curiousity and mischieviousness led him to the Bridge much too early. Watch him closely, Sandee. He will constantly be sneaking across the borders to the other animal's areas, causing trouble! Bunny-Butt, a sweet ole gal who was only waiting to be wanted. She crossed peacefully, exactly one week after being officially adopted by my neighbors and our family. She found not one, but 2 forever homes, and could finally go to the Bridge knowing she was truly loved. (I wonder if she accepted a new tail...I just adored her cute bunny butt!) We miss all of our children who have gone on before us, including Woozle, Scrubby, and Rowdy the Rotten. But we know we'll meet again, for Spirit does not die. We also have much for which to be thankful, besides the wonderful memories. We are busy making new ones! I have to start with Binky. OK, he's not a fert, he's a cat. But don't let on, since he is sure he's a ferret. He was the runt of our adopted feral cat's litter, born in the fert's room, and raised by the biz. He has taken over for Ping, and keeps the fert's ears sparkling clean! Poor baby, he's finally getting too big to play in the tunnels! But he still perches on my shoulder every night, reading the FML with me. Next, please welcome Frosty, or as we call her, Fiesty! She was a temporary foster...but we were never any good at fostering, lol. Daddy just couldn't bear to send her back- he adores the snuggly kissy old ladies. I've never heard such a vocal ferret before, she talks more than a teenage girl with her own phone line! The scrawny little DEW is dooking right now, while she chases the cats out of their basket, and claims it for her own nap time, heeheehee. We also had a very special Thanksgiving. We went to pick up a new rescue, not knowing anything except that it was a girl. We were expecting the usual straggly-looking, attention-starved old lady. Boy, were we surprised! Please welcome Nikita...an absolutely gorgeous-fat-fluffy-sassy-sweet-snuggly young albino darling! She sleeps curled around my toes (oh, I just LUV that!) and though she was alone for several years, she is adjusting well to our biz of 6, uh...7! She uses the litter box. She's perfect on a leash. She loves to be held. She's mine, mine, MINE, forever and ever. And I am hers. Only one problem, and we're working on that. I can hardly wait to see her dance. Happy Holidays everyone. Remember to be thankful always. Even when times are hard, we still have so much. Just ask your ferrets. Julie & the Woozles 21st Century Ferret http://geocities.com/woozle31 [Posted in FML issue 4348]