Hi, My name is A 'Lil Bit of Hope and my Mommy is typing this for me. She's good at that-I'm good at eating raisins and sleeping. Anyway, I asked her to send this out to whoever is my Special ADV Santa. You see my Mommy puts my name on the ADV giving tree every year because I am ADV positive. Each year some one picks me (Isn't that neat?) and I get special gifts. My Mommy says it's because I'm special-HA-HA! (I think she tells my brothers and sisters the same thing too-but I won't let her know that I know) Today this package came for me from an unknown Santa. I received the COOLEST stuff. Mommy put me on her lap and we opened the package together. There was this HUGE sleep sack and a really neat round hammy, all made of polar fleece. It has these really cute polar bears on it. Also, my favorite toys-crocheted eggs-purple ones. A neat little snowman which I promptly stashed in my favorite spot so no one else can find it and take it from me. And a Christmas candle. My Mommy cried, when I licked her face to tell her it was OK-she explained they were tears of JOY. She said that she was soooo touched by this act of kindness to me. I licked her face again, 'cuz I was too. Since I don't know who this Santa is I wanted her to post and say thank-you to my Special Santa. You've made my Christmas very Happy and COZY!! Merry Christmas, A 'Lil Bit of Hope A note from Hope's Mommy------ Thank-you Santa-Bless you and have a wonderful Holiday. Thanks also to Kris and Mary Mewton for handling the ADV Giving tree-you cheer up a lot of families who are dealing with this horrible ferret disease,. [Posted in FML issue 4364]