Hello all! I'm back from semi-lurking, with good news -- Rascal's first birthday is on Saturday, May sixth, and all of her fuzzy friends are coming over with their humans! Let's see . . . three ferrets, one rabbit, a hamster, plus four teenagers . . . my parents may never recover. I've devised some games including the 7W's (7W's stands for Wet, Wacky, and Wildly Weird Weasel Water World), which is a series of PVC pipes and a bathtub with two inches of warm water. There's Get-The-Socks-Back-From-The-Weasel, a combined game of keep away and hide-and-go-seek. And, of course, there's Pluck-The-Ferrets-Off-Poor-Flopsy-The-Bunny, my friend Katie's (the rabbit owner) most un-favorite. Anywho, I, being the juvenile cook, have come up with a recipe for a ferret birthday cake/pie/pudding that I know my ferret loves and I hope others will like it too. Ferret Birthday "Cake" Recipe INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup applesauce Raisins Cheerios Rice Krispies WHAT TO DO: Mix together in a small bowl applesauce, Cheerios, and Rice Krispies. Make sure EVERYTHING is covered in applesauce. Separate into 3 portions on small saucers or plates. Stick raisins into each pile and serve. Do not exceed 3-4 raisins per plate, as too many may cause intestinal obstruction. Serve 3 partying ferrets. Very easy, and the ferrets (plus some of the humans ;-) ) go WILD for it! Hope you all in cyberworld like it as much as we do! -- Carinne and the birthday ferret, Rascal (yumyumyumyumyumyumyum) [Posted in FML issue 1182]