Dooks to all! This is an update from Lori and Rat's Brats bringing you, for once, good news! Although we still can't have our furry ones back in our apartment (due to the management that decided after two years that therapy animals were just "pets"), we have heard from the USDA Rural Development home loan coordinators! No, we can't get a loan right now, but we will in a matter of months (before the end of the year!). We just need to show we can "save" money. We had saved quite a chuck, but you know all about Rat's surgery, Niki's Insulanoma, Rat's upcoming adrenal surgery and our guide dog's (yes, we are blind) tumor and how the emergencies were draining on funds. Happily, we report the tumor was not dangerous. We have contrived to attempt some new items on eBay to help our savings grow. Not ferret items, but nice people items. We've still got our 1930s-1980s DVD stock, but have added some recent DVDs (JAWS, Intrapment,...), music cassettes (Butterfly Kisses,...), Lebron James rookie cards, and many other items - 42 auctions now running ending from Wednesday to Friday of this coming week. Please take a look by clicking on this link or copy/past into your browser's address bar: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/ferret-math From: Lori and Rat's Brats P.S.: Remember to sign up at www.refrewards.com to get cash for surveys, surfing the web, accepting free offers, etc. Please use ncferrets as your referrer. [Posted in FML issue 4591]