October 2008 Master Largo's News Possum Senior Reporter Ziggy Reporter of a higher order Andy watching from Rainbow Bridge Possum here: Okay you can turn down the calendar any time now! It is October already and that means that in just 4 weeks mum is going to be going away to the international Ferret congress symposium. If you are not sighed up you better get it done soon or you're going to be left out! Go here to see what, where and when. http://www.ferretcongress.org/ Miss Stephanie is going with mum; she will keep mum going in the right direction. Miss Cathy R is going to come stay with us. I am going to sneak in mum's bag and go too. Suzie Q here: No! You are not! Possum here: am too! Suzie Q here: Possum the symposium is not for fur kids, only sick kids get to go that need to stay with their moms while they are there, you are not sick! Well you are not physically sick, you're a fuzz brain but you are not sick! Possum here: Mum tell Suzie q to stop picking on me! Mum here: Okay girls let's get going with the news you have lots to cover and we need it to be out this weekend because some of the stuff is for next weekend. As for going to the symposium mum is working that weekend not on vacation, she is an IFC committee member she helps with the vendors so she needs to be able to take care of their needs NOT yours Possum so you will need to stay home and help Miss Cathy take care of the shelter. Suzie Q here: See! Told you fuzz brain! Now I am going to tell some news while you go find a corner to pout! Miss Mindy H. has been helping mum get her web site up to date and looking GOOOOOOOOOD! Go see what she has been doing for us. <http://www.ferretfarm.org/> Miss Kristie got mum's picture program fixed so mum can make the pictures fit on the web. Thanks you guys you have mum doing the happy dance! Then Miss Cathy R. picked up Master Luke to have him fixed (he was sick) and then she decided he needed to stay at her house to live. So Master Luke is now in a new 4-ever home! Miss Donna D. Miss Cathy D. came to help mum get the yard and summer stuff all put away for the winter, so now mum is all ready for winter outside; now we are working on the inside. Then Mr. Peter showed up and he helped mum get the inside caught up, helped mum get some things moved into the house that mum could not do herself. Miss Mindy came for a day to help mum too, she brought lots and lots of papers. Mum says we are so lucky to have so many shelter friends that come help mum take care of us and the things that need doing around here. Good thing it is cooling off outside cause one day when Miss Donna D. was here helping mum in the play room she found the AC unit burning up! There was black smoke coming out of it and making our room all stinky. Mum said the angels were watching over us because she was home and Miss Donna caught it before it started our house on fire! Possum here: heeello I am the senior reporter I am supposed to do the news more than you; ya know! Suzie Q here: All done pouting and out of your corner huh? Well go for it then fuzz brain! Possum here: stop that! I am not a fuzz brain; I am smart, energetic, athletic and beautiful Suz! Okay, the ferret club is having a Halloween party here at the shelter; everybody is coming to see me and to play with us kids. Well the humans are going to have food and fun too, but mostly they are coming to see me! So if you want to come to the party it is Saturday October 11, noon till. We are having an auction, lots of food and fun with us fur kids. If it is not to hot or cold mum said maybe we will get to go out to play in the play yard. Mum is getting to be a chunky monkey again, so don't be bringing her any special food! Miss Donna boughted her a triple chocolate gluten free tiny cake yesterday, like mum needs that on her daily diet! Mum says yuuuummmmmm! I say; oh brother now she is going to have to jump harder to get into her jeans! Suzie Q here: Possum you are getting real close to being taken off this news by mum if you are not careful! You know you are not supposed to be telling things about mum like that! Possum here: Okay! You guys have been busy buying stuff though iGive.com mum got a check for $52.74 this week. Thanks everybody! Our favorite doc says thanks too cause that is where mum puts that money when it comes in. you guys are awesome helpen mum take care of us that way. You were also out looking at our pictures 128 of you saw our pictures this month! Mr. Dave L. from New Jersey came to our house to drop off lots and lots of things for us shelter kids, he scared mum, she was hanging up laundry out on the line when he walked up behind her.; She jumped! Thanks Mr. Dave for thinking of us! You sure are a great shelter friend! Suzie Q here: Okay motor mouth my turn to add some news, then we need to get this closed and mailed out so the humans that want to go to the symposium or the party here, have time to make arrangements to do so. Mum got an email from a person in Jersey City NJ telling her they had a ferret that needed a home. So mum gots in touch with Miss Angie H. cause she lives in Jersey City mum asked Miss Angie if she could go get this kid for her. Miss Angie said yep she would get it done, mum was hoping that Miss Angie would fall in love with this fur kid so he had a new 4-ever home. She did, so Ziggy is living with Miss Angie! Thanks Miss Angie for saving a fur kid for mum! Mum says she has had to turn away 49 fur babies so far this year. So many fur kids needing a home and mum just can not take them; we are stuffed to the max here at the shelter! Oh! Oh the raffle Miss Cathy R. put together for us... Take a look at the winners!!! The winners of the Heat the Ferrets Fund are: Raffle #1 Angie C. Raffle #2 Lee W. Raffle #3 Mindy H. Raffle #4 Katherine C. Possum and I want to thank all of you for helpen us get some heat in our shelter. Miss Sue B is working on a new campaign picture for our web site, so keep watch for that. Okay mum says it is time to close this news. Possum here: Not a fuzz brain! Byeeee for now . Suzie Q here: until next month Lakeroad Ferret Farm Rescue/shelter www.ferretfarm.org International Ferret Congress Vendor Coordinator <http://ferretcongress.org/> Petfinder Page <http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NY559.html> Shelter Video <http://www.kwflatbed.com/videos/ferretfarm.wmv> [Posted in FML 6115]