May 22, 2004 News Letter Mr... Bones Cub Reporter Andy It is sad sad news that Master Largo is gone and has left me the job of teaching a new fur kid how to be the reporter for our shelter. To honor Master Largo we are going to continue to call our news letter Master Largo's News. So I will start by introducing me, to you, I am Mr... Bones. I am the one Master Largo was always complaining about trying to take his job. Little did he know I was going to have to take it over because he was too ill and then left for Rainbow Bridge on April 26, 2004. I will do my best to fill his shoes until I can teach a new reporter the ropes so they can permanently take over. Mum says I do a good job, and some of you have sent messages that I do a good job but I do believe it is a younger fur kid that should take on the task of reporting because I am old and fragile. (At least that is what mum says anyway) So below are the votes from some of you to me about the news letter. Mr.. Bones, I think you did a very good job on this newsletter, and if it comes down to Master Largo not being able to continue writing it, I think you would do wonderfully taking over for him. Maybe you can both work on it together, him doing the easier stuff and you doing the harder stuff. Dooks and hugs, Brenda S. Hey Mr.. Bones... You did a great job!!!!! Should Master Largo 'retire' you have my vote!!! Alexa Dear Mr.. Bones, You did a very nice job with the news letter. It is good to know there is someone able to fill in or take over when needed. However, I believe it would be best for Largo's sake if he didn't lose his job because he got sick. I think the important work that he and you (in his stead) do will continue to give him a good reason to get better. It would be great if you could continue to fill in while he is sick, but encourage him to get better so he can get back to work. You and mum will know when it is time for Largo to retire. In the meantime, you will getting great experience to prepare to take over for Largo when the time comes. Warmly, Tammy Anderson Thanks for the letter Bones! I thought you did an excellent job and should be the one who takes over the newsletter if Largo has to retire. Of course, I do hope that he starts feeling better so that he doesn't have to retire. Hugs to you and your wonderful mum! love, a oh...my vote...do not take the newsletter away from Master Largo...not even if he has to go to the bridge...maybe then he can do it THRU Mr.. Bones...jointly...:) I think that Braveheart should be the new ambassador. I am going to tell you some of the things that have been going on then I will turn over a part of this to a new cub reporter. Mum has been real busy taking care of an old lady (87) that fell and broke her hip 3 weeks ago today. Mum is her health care proxy because she does not have any family so mum is taking on that task. Mum goes to her house 2 times a day to make sure she takes the correct meds. (Just like here huh?) And to be sure she is okay. This morning 5/22/04 mum found her not well and had to send her to the hospital by ambulance; is that like Aunt Kaleigh and Uncle Peter when they come to rush us guys to our favorite Doc? Mum says it is just like that, only Kaleigh and Peter do not have lights and sirens on their car. I think we should get them some, what do you guys think? Okay so anyway mum has been busy with old lady Kay, and she has been doing extra bus runs to make money to pay bills... We don't like it when she does the extra bus runs because that means we can not be out but mum says she has to do them or we will not be able to stay here and keep the house and shelter. She says she is still buried but lots and lots of humans have been helping her get caught up, with donations and lots of things to put on eBay to make money. Because it is summer mum has to spend time out side doing yard work and trying to get cans and bottles done. The golf course is open so now she is getting lots and lots of them again. We get to play in the play yard if it is not too hot; our play yard is kept nice because Miss Judy and Mr.. Dave got mum a yard cutter for our play yard. Andy came over one day and he used the cutter to get the grass down low so we could play out there. Andy is new to the shelter, he wants to adopt 1or 2 or 3 of us fur kids so mum is doing the process and Andy is coming to play with us and help mum around the shelter. We have had lots of help from Andy, Donna, Kaleigh, Peter, Alex, John, Vicky, and Deena. They all do stuff to help keep mum get caught up around here because she keeps saying there are not enough hours in the day to do all she needs to do for us, the shelter, Kay, house work, do bus runs and yard work. So she says she is blessed that they come to help her take care of the things that need taking care of. We also have boarders here, Robinson kids and Greenberg kids. Oh yeah mum is getting ready for the clinic in just 2 weeks, if you do not have your registration form in you need to do that NOW!!!! June 1st ( Clinic Date June 5 ) is just around the corner, no more registrations after that date. If you do not need your fur kids to see our favorite Doc then all you need to do is let mum know you are coming, we are having lots of food, lots of fun, lots of vendors, pictures taken by a professional photographer (what on earth is that?) for cheap mum says.. Deena got mum a cotton candy machine so we are having cotton candy on clinic day!!! Yeah I love cotton candy!! (Don't tell anyone cuz I am not suppose to have it, I sneaked it that day Deena made some for mum) Oh, oh yeah and guess what! Mum is on the committee of the International Ferret Symposium, she is also the vendor coordinator for humans that want to set up a vendor table. She says she is so honored to be a part of that elite group of humans that do so much to help ferrets and their humans. If you want to read all about the next symposium and see who is coming to speak so far; you can go here http://ferretcongress.org. The site gets updated and added to as we get new information. Okay let me introduce you to the first trial cub reporter. Andrew - brown sable- 2 yrs old just came to the shelter recently with his cage mate Rebecca. I do believe Master Largo told you some about them. Okay Andrew the news is all yours. Okay I am real scared to do this; I was tolds by the other kids in the shelter that Master Largo was the best reporter ever. And that Master Largo had a following of all you special humans out there that loved him just like Mum did. I is afraid I will goof it up. Mr. Bones and mum said that would help me so here goes. First you can call me Andy, mum does so you can. I came here because my poopy human did not want me a Becca any more; then when we got here and found out that we was pose to be eating ferret food not rabbit food we was glad the poopy human did not want us any more. The other night Mum says it was Thursday, there was this real loud banging noise outside our house, mum called it a thunder storm. I am not sure mum knows what she is talking about but I do know that it made such loud noises and made it real light out side at night time that I was hidden under my blankie with Becca in our hammock. Then it started to rain outside but it has been doing that a lot so we did not think much of that. BUT boy we did when mum got the phone call from school Friday morning telling her to stay home cause there was no school, all because the roads are closed. Mum says she was told the mountain side fell down into the road and pushed into houses all down near the lake that is only 5 miles from my house!!!! The lake is all dirty with mud and you still can not get through our road. Mum says we were protected and have no damage to our property. We are being told there is 3 million dollars damage down the road from us. See mum keeps telling you all we is blessed guess she does know what she is talking about. Mum told me I had to keep this news short, and I know Mr. Bones has done some of the reporting so I guess I have done all I know I can do. I think mum and Mr. Bones are going to try a new cub reporter each month to see who you guys like best and who does the bestest job for the shelter. I know I love being here, we get out to play, we get really good ferret food, mum feeds us soup everyday, LIFE IS GOOD! Signing off for now, Andy International Ferret Congress Vendor Coordinator http://ferretcongress.org Special links from Special Friends http://ferretlover97.terrabox.com/MasterLargo-mem.html http://www.kwflatbed.com/brenda/lakeroad.html Shelter e-Bay Store http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=4580971 Shelter website and online store http://www.feretfarm.org Shelter e-mail [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 4523]