*** Hi Grandma!!! Hi Ms. Carol!!!!! It's us Spunks, Jazz and Jake, we are going to help Pie out with dis greeting for Carol from Ferret Friends and for Pixie. When Pie got the scroll he came and got us cause he knows that when ever we gets the chance to talk to you we are gonna take it. Scooby-Dooby-Doo we really love you Grandma! Tell Daddy Billy we all send lots of nice kisses and hugs to da both of you! Oh and Frostman, PC, and the others send them as well! And also tell Ms. Carol that her Rikki, Lisa, Phillip the Phine Pherret, Baby, Frankie, Harley and the others send their ferret share of hugs and kisses too!!!!! *** OK guys, can you give a Greeter a break and let me do my job here? I know that we are all excite about helping me out. *** You sure bet we are, and I bet we are the first ones to get to help you out too?? It's a bee-u-tee-ful day here today. The wind feels nice on my fur. I like the way it makes my fur feel, like you are gently skritching me. We all miss being cuddled by the people who love us. Notice I said "love", not "loved", that cause we know that no matter where we are, we are still loved. *** This is very true. We all know that even after we leave for the Bridge, we are always in your heart. Even if we entered your life for only a few moments, like Pixie did, that we have in many ways filled your heart to the brim. When I received this scroll I felt my heart break. How is it that anyone could open their home up to one of us, and not open their hearts as well? I can only thank the Big Guy that you were there to see to Pixie's needs. I know you Carol, you are going to be angry at the owner of Pixie, and you should be, but please, please do not think you did not do everything in your power for her, because you did. You offered her the safest haven possible in which to pass onto the Bridge, and you were there to make certain she was not alone when she left. Shelter mom's everywhere are viewed by us as angels on earth. They time and time again give unselfishly of themselves, they open their homes and hearts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and they ask for so little in return. I just want you to know that there is a very special place for Shelter moms and dads up here, can you guess where it is at?? Yep, it's right here with us. Up here we are healthy, and we never have need of a doctor, or nasty tasting medicine (coughcoughFLAGYLcoughcough) We never loose our fur, or go blind or are unable to walk. We are always full of mischief and energy, and we can take care of YOU! There are people sized hammies, cuddly cups, sleeping sacks and even plastic bags we can all fit in. In the summer we go swimming, in the winter we go sledding, and we can have all of the "forbidden" goodies we want - and you can too! As Jazz said is a beautiful day up here and was equally as beautiful when Pixie arrived. We all gathered together, and by all I mean Grandma Toler fuzzits and all of your fuzzits were here with me too as we dooked and war danced our way to the Bridge. Can you imagine several dozen fuzzits war dancing and bumping off of each other, as well as the flora and fauna? Let's just say that by the time we all arrived we were covered in petals and pollen and we had honey bee's tickling us thinking we were flowers! When Pixie came over the Bridge I bet she thought she had walked onto the stage of some kinderkit play we were performing! Indeed she was a beauty, a ethereal, light sable darling, and let me make certain to mention she looked very fit and sassy too! When she first put her tiny paw on our side, she did so with a bit of apprehension. I slowly came forward and assured her she was in the right place, and she told me she knew that, it was just that she wanted to have a chance to say goodnight to you. I thought she meant goodbye, but she corrected me by saying again she meant"goodnight". "I want to say good night, because Ms. Carol was exactly what I dreamed of, someone that would look over me as I went to sleep my last time. I want to be here when she comes our way, so I can be there to say goodnight to her when she is ready for sleep herself." With that she walked into our rather large business, and she was enveloped by the love of two very special families .... and me. In Love & In Comfort, Pie O' Pah And lots o' love from the rest of us toooooo!!! [Posted in FML 7017]