Hiya all, dis is SaraFerret. Sandee is still out for tail braiding infection, and Mully is out with Nanna somewhere probably getting chewed by her. So I is what you get. Personally I wishes I could have had a nice fur coat, but guess what I got. A thin sable coat--not fluffy, but enough so you can see that I am no longer naked. I runs around and sorta drove everyone bonkers saying I gots fur, I gots fur. At which point, a mink and a blackfoot threw snowballs at me as they wanted to sleep from the big dinner the other day. So I was waiting at de Bridge for the ferret who was next in line to cross. My notes said Casper--hmmm so I guesses dat means he's and albino or something. OOPS! THere he is loaded down with something in his secret backpack. Wait he isnt a white ferret, he's a cinnamon. He is being hesitant--oh good grief-please Casper come on across, dont make me crawl out on to de bridge especially wit high winds today. A tear rolls down my cheek--den I just decide ya gotta do it SaraFerret-dats yr job. Hiya Casper I yells across, well lets say he jumps high in de air. Who is you he said somewhat hesitantly. I is SaraFerret,one of the bridge greeters. You can do it Casper--come on--but its swaying he says, I know I know it is, but I really dont wants to crawl over dere to get you. Casper repeats to himself very loudly, I am a boy ferret, I am a boy ferret, I dont want de others to tink I am a sissy boy ferret. So he crawls across de bridge which is not easy on a good day, and definitely not bringing a loaded backpack. But he slowly crawls across and he is instantly greeted with shouts of we knew ya could do it Casper and den all of his business who could make it hugged him and bounced around -- bouncey bounceybouncey--I was getting a bit dizzy from all dis. But anyways I thought I should greet him formally. I did so and he was happy to sees me as his mom my said he might see me at de bridge. Whatcha got in your secret backpack we all asks--wait he says--how did you know I had a secret backpack.well we all giggled--all ferrets have secret backpacks-- okay I guess-if I shows you do I still gets to keep it. Sure I says. Okay he dragged out his special loved to death blankie--he was so proud of it. We all admired the blankie and he says oops, I has to run to de reflecting pool to tell mommy dat I is here. Uh-uh Casper your mommy wont be able to see you and unless de clouds are right you wont be able to see your mommy. In fact, we are sposed to be past our probation before we get to go there. But after everyone is gone (I whispers to him--I'll check wit de BOSS and if He okays it, den we will sneaks over dere when de others arent looking. But first tings first, as we zipped over to de Wing and Halo Kit House and he says what dis place? Well you wants wings dont you-- sure he says--well okay--which ones do you want. He asks me do I gets a choice--well usually unless Auntie Mary Ferret who is in charge here decides differently--you will understand when you meets her. Sure enough--dere was Auntie Mary inside the house and she had a long package in her hands. Come on Casper, you boys sure takes your time--trust me Caspers mouth dropped open and den he closed it real fast. Here are your wings and halo and a hammie she says. I asks her very quiet he gets no choice? She says not him He will takes all day. Besides I have better taste den him. (Auntie Mary isnt very tactful) So off he goes with two kits to try de wings on and when he comes back, he was transformed to a gorgeous ferret angel with sliver wings and a silver halo to match. Casper says well I guess she has better taste den I would have had. Okay, scratch that off the checklist--I have to carry this info around or as de BOSS says I would lose my head witout it. Boss has a sense of humor. Den all of us went by his new digs with his business, but I shoo de others on to de welcome party. Come on Cazzie, here is de pool--and he saw mommy and she was crying but she kept looking up to see if he would appear. Well he didnt but Casper waved and said hey Mommy I made it here and SaraFerret is showing me around. And as though Mommy could see him, she looked up and had de biggest smile. We was all real tired but his business had had a party planned so off we went and Casper begins his new life at de Bridge Huggies, dooks and lots of love SaraFerret at de Rainbow Bridge [Posted in FML issue 5107]