HI friends! Here's Blossom! Well we are keeping everyone busy here-- Yes siree! Thanks to all those folks who voted for us in the SOS favorite shelter contest- we got our shelter bucks award and Mom used the Shelter Bucks SOS sent us to buy more Nutrical, Ferretone and some N- Bones-- we are all very very happy. It is starting to cool down here so Mom does not have to run the AC. That is a good thing I think the envelope with the 'lectric bill was getting a little heavy for her. She I was told made a moaning sound when she saw the months bill! We are all excited there is a new ferret coming to visit on Saturday TODAY! - Silas is his name he wants a friend. So he is coming to meet Dapper & Sketch to see which one of the boys he gets along with best. Then Mom can let LizBeth play with the remaining boy. Mom has finally been able to locate LizBeth's troubles- it is stress.... When she gets nervous her poops get wet! Specially when she walks on top of the other cages and cannot get down -- then Mom finds lots of messes on the floor to clean up and usually a shaking ferret to take down. I hope she learns Not to climb soon! Of course JJ has not been helping he busts out of the cage form time to time and STILL beats up on the kids Dapper, Sketch and LizBeth but she has begun to hide under the shelves where ha cannot reach her. The other day Dad was out cutting down a tree next to the shelter-- and Mom was outside too- she had opened a window for us to get fresh air- well all of a sudden Dad spied a critter in the window-- it was AUSTIN! He wanted to see what was making all the buzzing noise and in true Austin style he managed to fly through the air get to the table then to the window sill and into the opened window. Mom almost had heart failure as it is high off the street that window. She rushed into the shelter and put the window down. Now she opens the window on the top - and so far- Austin has not figured out how to get up there! Hahahah Too FUNNY! Our friend Doodle won the Sander Octopus toy on ebay made by friend Stephanie... she really likes it and wrote me to tell me! :) This week Mom has more special items on eBay for those who are early shoppers for the Holidays: RARE Ferretstock Tote & Mystery gift ENDS: Aug-29-06 06:26:09 PDT http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180021090122 RARE Ferret Design Accent SHelf 4 Ferret Wise (made by AUnty ANdrea) ENDS: Aug-30-06 07:11:56 PDT http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180021470436 AIR FERRETS ALOFT 4 Ferret Wise Vet fund ENDS: Aug-30-06 09:48:46 PDT http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180021512443 BACH AUDIO BOOK 4 Ferret Wise ENDS: Aug-30-06 09:58:16 PDT http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180021514672 Well I gots to run and mess this room up some- Dad just made it too squeaky clean! Hope to hear form a bunch of folks that you will be coming upon our Sept 16 Shelter workday & cookout! It will be LOTS of fun for ALL of us! Please RSVP if you are coming! Blossom, for all of us at www.ferretwise.org Ferret Wise a 501c3 org. [Posted in FML issue 5347]