Hi all, dis is SaraFerret and I just got paged by de Boss to come and see Him. So I trots as fast as I cans to Him. He tells me that Mully's sister has had a strokey or someting like dat. And I am de one to greet her. Oh wowsie, I tells Him. What did you say Sara Ferret? Nothing sir, nothing at all, just talking to myself. He says you know SaraFerret that is a very bad habit. I agrees and apologizes. I must have looked real dejected (dictionary again) as de Boss took me in His arms and said SaraFerret you are such a nice soul and I know you must be supertired or you would never have had a thought like that. So off I scampered. Wish I had a pair of dose inline skates, must talk to Boss about getting the bridge greeters some of dose. Well Ziggie was already at de other side and she looked tired and she hadnt tried to cross yet. Oh my, I was hoping but oh well. So I starts across de bridge and yelled come on Ziggie, its ok, I am SaraFerret bridge greeter and Muldoone is waiting for you to cross. Well de note said dat Ms Ziggie was scrappy, and she yelled back--how do I know I am at the right bridge. I dont know who you are and maybe I am crossing to a bad place. Oh mercy,I said, Ziggie, its the Rainbow Bridge and Muldoone is waiting for you but he has a hurt paw and cant be right here. I could see her thinking about it. Oh well, I am just gonna have to pick her up and tie her to me and trot back across the bridge and thats what I did. I grabbed her and tied her to my back--my goodness for such a little girl she could pack a wallop. You wanna talk about a bad trip--try crossing de swaying bridge wit a tiny mouse of a ferret pounding on ya. Okay we made it. I untied Ziggie and asked her if she was doing better now. When she saw where she was and who I was she apologized. She says I was just scccarrred Ms SaraFerret. De stoke and de bridge jus scaaared me and I didnt know anyone and it was lonely. And I miss my human mommy. Do you think dat I can go back now? I told her dat no she couldnt return but dat her mommy would be crossing de bridge one day in the future and they would reunite then. And then she saw Muldoone hobbling out wit his paws all wrapped up and de satellite collar (yep unfortunately, Mully had ripped some of his stitches in his paws and now he was stuck wit de collar for a few more days) Oh wowsie she said--running and screaming all the way Mully, Mully, oh wowsie, Mully. You could see a tear in Mully's eye. He always likes to act real brave but I know dat he has such a soft heart. Of course Ziggie was weeping--us girls always cry when we're happy. I offered to show her around and then I realized what I had forgotten. The wings!!!! Oh my! I told Ziggie to come wit me and Mully limped along with both paws on me. He wanted to be wit his lovely sister and introduce her to all. But he says in a big voice--those guys better not get close to my sis or I'll yell at dem. I laughed to myself thinking well his sister could really take care of herself-I have a bruisemark on my arm from her little fists. Okay the wings were laid out on the tables and she looked and looked and looked. She says well SaraFerret which should I choose they are all pretty. Well I climbed up on a shelf and pulled out the box marked for special ferrets only. The fluffy wings. Well since Muldoone was a bridge greeter, I figure his sis is a special ferret. I know I will get in trouble later, but..... So I pulled out this fluffy--really fluffy small pair of wings just perfect for a mouse sized ferret. Oh and the pink went so well with her lustrous sable coat. And you could see her eyes sparkle. Oh please please SaraFerret are those mine. Well we just got her hooked up and halo and hammieand I asks her if she wanted a tour of the place. She declined and said, well Mully and I just want to chat about home for awhile and have some sweet iced tea and pepsis and crackers with squirt cheese--I hopes we has dat here. I tells her yep we has it. So I loaded up the basket and popped Muldoone into a wheelie chair and put the basket on his lap and Ziggie and I trotted over to Mully's place where he had put up a new hammock for her and somehow he had got someone to clean up the place so his sis wouldnt have heart failure when she saw his digs. We had our party--and of course the word "party" went thru the mustey placelike a wildfire and 50 ferrets, minks, otters and of course the ever present mousie angels showed up. One of the mousies told me dat Mully had paid dem with cheese to clean up de place. And it truly had been a big job and they had enough cheese to last for two weeks. I giggled and we all chattered about our homes of before and our home now. And so it went at the Rainbow Bridge. Love, dooks, huggies SaraFerret [Posted in FML issue 5126]