I STARTED THIS WAY BACK BUT COULDNT SEND IT UNTIL NOW -- THANKS MAR 2005 --- Sandy -- I hand off my love today as we will say goodbye to Whitney !!! Please point her the way -- I told my little lady about the rainbow bridge --- she knows the protocol and will be nothing but be the little cleaner -- she loves jingle balls and only socks that are bundled together in pairs -- I guess single ones just dont need picked up until you find the other -- maybe never alone is her motto -- she was always at the side of Eli (her lifetime companion) or on top of or underneath or ? however the sleeping arrangement worked out. Together they were one and he will probably join her soon as he is not doing well either -- cancer and the same ECE that has claimed her may take him. They are both nearing 8 as best as we can assume since we adopted them at approx. 1 year old in 1997. I gave them the best life they would ever ask for -- I got them for $150.00 cage and all -- she was sick and her back legs wasnt working -- I stopped everyday at the shelter lunch and after work to adminster meds and let her drag her legs around until after a week she got her strength back and has never slowed since. As i write this I ask is all these years of happiness worth the days of sadness -- you better believe it -- she would expect nothing less from me. Saying goodbye is hard and requires lots of kleenex but if I had to do it all over again -- I would love to --- Thanks to all of you for listening -- Thanks Sandy and most of all THANKS WHITNEY FOR YOUR LIFE WITH ME -- BACCI -- ELI -- AND YOUR HUMANS WILL MISS YOU SOOO MUCH -- AND THERE ARE A LOT OF SOCKS TO CLEAN UP .......SEE YOU SOON "SISSY" LOVE DADDY, ELI AND BACCI PLEASE SAY HELLO TO TIGER, SISTER, MAN MAN AND STUBS -- TELL THEM ALL WE ARE DOING GREAT AND STILL MISS THEM SOOO MUCH -- HUGS MY LITTLE LADY --- DAD WOW -- WHAT A BIG GOODBYE HUH -- WELL NOW ITS TIME TO FINISH IT OFF -- ACTUALLY ON THAT DAY -- ELI WENT WITH HER --THEY WERE NEVER SEPERATED NOT EVEN IN DEATH -- NOW ITS -- DEC 21 --ON SAT -- WE SAID GOODBYE TO THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL 7 -- BACCI BOO --- SANDY -- HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO -- WE TALKED MANY NIGHTS AS HE RESTED ON MY CHEST -- HE WILL CARRY DADDIES MESSAGES -- FOLKS -- 10 YEARS OF FERRETS -- AND FOR ME 10 YEARS OF HAPPINESS -- IF ALL THE HUMANS OF THE WORLD COULD JUST STEAL A LITTLE PIECE OF A HEART LIKE A FERRET -- THE WORD HATE WOULDNT EXIST -- THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF MY BABIES FOR A WONDERFUL 10 YEARS OF JOY HAPPINESS AND YES SADNESS TOO -- BUT I WOULDNT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY -- BEST WISHES -- HUGS -- DOOKS AND BEST OF HEALTH TO ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FUZZIES -- GOODBYE MY ANGELS AND I CANT WAIT TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN !! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE -- ITS BEEN A WONDERFUL DECADE FOR ME -- [Posted in FML issue 5099]