Thought I would write to let all know Willie is scheduled for surgery Saturday, September 17. All good thoughts this way would be appreciated. He is such a good Willie and is my first boy. He is the reason we went on to get more boys!!! I am a nervous wreck now--I can imagine what I will be like on saturday! Thoughts with Greg too, who has to put up with me... The 'new' guy has a name, Ives--from The Great Escape. Only this Ives will have a happier ending. Pongo and 'roo want to be friends, and Winkie is thinking that friends might be a good idea. Tat has insulinoma the name???, she is off sugar and hates it. She is responding well to her 'new' diet. I will get sugar free red licorice, if there is such a thing, and try that with the 'I love red stuff' ones. All for now, Alice -- Greg Hastings [log in to unmask] The cleverly expressed opposite of any generally accepted idea is worth a fortune to somebody. [Posted in FML issue 0949]