A lot of you know me or of me, I run a shelter in NV. At the beginning of every year, I write a list of babies that have crossed for the past year, this time, I will be writing for 2011 and 2012. 2011 was a personally bad year for me, that is why I didn't write about my babies. Those that know me know how much I love my babies and when it is time to say goodbye, it breaks my heart and they take a small piece with them. Most of you have experienced a loss of a little one and you understand what I am saying, but to be a shelter mom you loose many little ones in a year and it is very painful, but I am with them until the very end. The last thing they hear is me telling them that I love them and someday we will all be together. I truly believe this. So to the babies that I lost in 2011, you were not forgotten: Yeager - 2/11/11 Chancellor 2/24/11 Leah - 3/27/11 Lora Tedesco's baby Daisy - 4/29/11 Swiper - 5/22/11 Leilani - 6/2011 Carson - 7/20/11 Gina - 8/30/11 Abby - 9/23/11 Chucky - 11/2/11 Mel Sartuche's baby My babies that crossed in 2012 Bullwinkle - 2/3/12 Casper - 2/8/12 Stinky - 2/27/12 Theodore E. Roosevelt Bear (aka Teddy) - 3/6/12 Romeo - 3/29/12 Poto - 4/8/12 Sparky - 4/12/12 Lora Tedesco's baby Klaus - 4/14/12 Frosty - 41612 Thomas - 4/27/12 Gandhi - 6/17/12 Houdini, Akasha, Able - 8/7/12 yes there were 3 at the same time Jessie - 8/22/12 Brie - 8/23/12 Noble - 9/18/12 Blaze - 11/13/12 Pollyanna - 11/16/12 Loki - 11/18/12 Graham (he is my cat) 11/23/12 It is a sad part of life that we shelter moms and dads see almost on a regular basis, but I am so glad that I was there for each one of the precious little ones that came to be my baby. I know this will make a lot of you sad, me too, but it also helps me to say goodbye to each one of them. Remember, your little ones are with you for such a short time, treasure every minute you have with them and they will have everything that they could ever want with your love and time. Thank you for reading this and as I sit here crying, I honestly feel better now that I wrote their names down and said a final goodbye. Linda Soule Ferrets with Soul(e) Rescue/Shelter Gardnerville, NV If anyone would like to make a donation in the name of any of the ferrets, please let me know, it will go towards our vet bill. [Posted in FML 7674]