It was a lovely morning at de bridge and SaraFerret was waking up from her sleep. She could hear de kits already at play. Den she heard a gentle knock at her cottage door. So she got up and stretched and went to de door. It was Mimi, de little girl courier, with a note in her paw. She said, "SaraFerret, I know it is early. But I have this note from the Boss and this Mommy is requesting that you greet her ferret who is crossing the bridge. Is there a family you want me to get?" She handed me de note. I read it and told her the ones to get. I told de kits to play quietly as I had to be away for a bit. Den I ran for de entrance. I was just in time to greet an elderly sable point fuzzy with a small back pack. So I quickly introduced myself, "Hi I am SaraFerret and I am de bridgegreeter. Welcome to de Rainbow Bridge. Dis is your new forever home. Here you will have no more pain or suffering. You will be surrounded by lotsa friends and run on green grass forever. Did I mention de fun and games?" She looked and me and said, "I am Surie and I belong to Mommy Debi. She told me that she wrote lots of notes to you. Did you ever receive them? She said that you greeted some of her other ferrets so that is why she had you greet me. She told me all about you and this place. Are you sure you are a bridgegreeter? You don't look like a ferret with that important of a position. I guess I shouldn't have said that. Mommy always said I was a chatterbox. I didn't mean to be rude. Mommy always said that I was beautiful. Do you think that I am beautiful? I have a twin sister, but she didn't get to come with me. I guess she decided Mommy needed her more than I did. I sure do miss her though." "Well", I said with a deep sigh. "I did get de notes from your Mommy. I don't know her personally. But I did greet a number of her fuzzies. Yes I am sure I am a bridgegreeter. It isn't important how I look though. It is how I am. We aren't selected for our great beauty. If it was beauty, then I would never ever make it. As you well know. I have skimpy fur and sort of a bushy tail--the bushy tail was a gift from de Boss for Christmas one year. As for de rest of my fur ah well maybe another year. Of course Surie, you are a beautiful ferret; everybody thinks their ferret is the most beautiful ferret in the world. And of course you miss your twin sister and perhaps that is why she is still with your Mommy to keep her from missing you so much-to keep her company." Then two very handsome ferrets stepped out from behind the tree. Surie recognized them immediately. "Mommy and Daddy". Yes it was Tania and White Russian's Revenge. Oh how heartwarming it was to see dere reunion. Hugs all around. And then Surie noticed dere wings and asked about dem. "What are those things on your shoulders? "Oh these are wings" they replied. "Just perfect for flying about the heavens. And you are going to get your very own pair." So off we all went down de garden path to de Wing House where de wings were stored. We opened de door and on de counter was a big box (of course). She opened de box and took out de wings and dere were oohs and ahhs all around--they were blue with silver tips just perfect for a sable point. Tania helped her put on de wings and White Russian's Revenge adjusted her halo. Den she ran to de big vanity mirror and gazed at her reflection--yes she really was a beautiful ferret just like Mommy had told her. She turned to me and said, "Gee I wish Mommy could see me now." Den I gots an idea. So we went out de door and on down de path to de Misting Pond and sat down beside de cool clear water. With one swish she could see a vision of Mommy Debi and her sister Ploe appear. Surie got so excited she started waving and dooking with all of her might. "I love you Mommy and Ploe. Thank you for loving me. I miss you. I have wings now. My mommy and daddy are here with me. This place really looks nice, so I know that you weren't just telling me stories. I saw my reflection so I know that I am beautiful just like you said. I am still a chatterbox though." Then she started to throw hugs and kisses and wrapped dem with all of her love and laid dem on a nearby shooting star and by de time you should read dis it should have landed dere. And with another swish de vision was gone. We went down de road to #45 FuzzyLoving Lane and mercy fuzzies were gathered all over de place. Music was playing and a picnic was laid out. Surie asked, "Who is this planned for?" We all said, "Why for you, Surie. It is a Welcome to the Bridge party." She really seemed amazed. There just seemed to be so much food. Dere were even some fuzzies she remembered as well as many she would need to be introduced to. And yes there were many visiting ones. In addition, there was a big sign with a note from Kaos, their big dog protector saying, he had been unable to be there for the party, as he had been on guard duty, but he would be over for a marshmallow roast de following day. Everyone really seemed surprised by that as it was very seldom dat dogs came over to de fuzzy side of de Bridge. But den Surie took me aside and said, "SaraFerret, I want to share something with you." She carefully unzipped her backpack and took out two cloth bags and handed me one. She said, "These are hugs and kisses that I got from Mommy Debi before I left my home. I know its been a long time since you have been home, so I thought I would share one of these cloth bags with you so you would have something to carry with you, esp. since you sorta know Mommy." Den she carefully put her cloth bag back in her backpack and zipped it up. Everyone invited me to stay and dance and eat. But I had kits to take care and other things to do so I said my good byes. But I held the little cloth bag very close to my heart all de way back to my cottage. Yes it had been a very long time since I had been on earth. Lovey and hugs, SaraFerret, bridgegreeter [Posted in FML 6432]