Hi friends! Well here I am pretty as all get out! I bets you are wondering why you haven't heard me lately? I have been having a really hard time getting near the 'puter. It has been very crazy ( so what else is new?) here. I guess you alls know that shelter Dad is still looking for work-- I hope he hurries a fore we run out of treats! Meanwhile ol' Biscuit is getting around but she is getting really really skinny. She eats nutrical & n bones - when I don't steal them! Nestle is doing pretty good though.. he sure s'prised o'l shelter Mom! He is none the worse for wear and just got done taking some more medicine. Mom & Dad went over to the church last week for a special service for shelter board Member & hospice Dad Christian who left at age 60 for Rainbow Bridge. Momma was leaking tears for days! She is looking for some new folks to be on the shelter board now as there are several vacancies. So who will I meet next? I know that there is a new face headed in in the late morning someone called BARNFERRET! - Momma is hoping to get that new face back in time to see the shelter vet .. poor furry kiddo was abandoned last night i the freezing cold!!!! It is a good thing it was abandoned near a farm so it had warm hay to sleep in! The farmer found it this morning ( 75 miles away) he said he heard cars stop late at night then go away.. and today his dogs were curious in the barn and he could not get them away... so investigating he saw what he thought was a mean weasel in the barn.... the farmer got heavy gloves cuz it would not move and picked it up.. the farmer put it on a tree branch and it jus looked at him, and it looked at him adn then it hopped down and came over. The farmer shooshed it away 2 times and it came back. Then the farmer said this seems pretty friendly -- so maybe it isn't a weasel. He took it into the house in a box of hay and showed it to his wife. They got on their computer and looked up ferrets. They read a ferret would eat kitten food and sure enough this critter was happy to drinlk water & eat kibbles. Lookit that! So he figured it was a ferret! So this ferret was in the house most of the day and they watched it. it ate & ate and was a friendly cus. So they called the only neighbors in 2 miles and they never had a ferret.... then they found the shelter on their computer and called shelter Dad-- who then gave the phone to shelter Mom. So it seems in the morning she will drive the 75 miles to get this lost little critter. I am not sure where they are gonna put it our cages is full-- but they will figure something out. Momma is going to make sure the NEXT family the fur kid has will not turn it loose on a frigid winter day you can bet! So I will fill you all in more when the stranger arrives tomorrow! Oh by the way-- Koda is doin' jest fine. He has a bald belly and is only eating soup but Shelter Dad has gotten too much attached to him. Momma said it is because he is spending too much time around the house... so he is going to adopt that kid... jest what Momma wanted another permanent litter box to clean! Hahahahah.. Luckily Dad will be around on Tuesday to help out when Momma drives to the statehouse for more testimony! They is developing a new law to make sure folks do not import unhealthy ferrets, dogs & cats through unlicensed rescues. She is really big on healthy animals you know? Probably why our elder ferrets hang around for so long! I am sure Momma will be posting more ebay goodies to help pay the new vet bill....iffen you want to check things out today she has: A Gift Set for any ferret ends: Jan-28-07 22:26:04 PST http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180077684594 A special Ferret Wise embroidered Ball cap ends: Jan-28-07 16:37:10 PST http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180077594412 A set of 5 special Ferret Note cards ends: Jan-30-07 13:32:17 PST http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180078216281 A Large tee shirt Sz Large ends: Jan-29-07 06:39:38 PST http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180077759849 Plus there are many more goodies including magazines, treats etc in our ebay store at: http://stores.ebay.com/Creative-Kolor-shop Talk to you real soon! Blossom, spokesferret at www.ferretwise.org [Posted in FML 5500]