Hi all, I think its time for another peek from behind the lurking curtain for me...:) I just had to write and say how amazed I am that my fuzzies, Loki and Cricket, actually are totally ignoring the Christmas tree this year. Not once have I had to pull Cricket out of the tree or try to get Loki to stop batting the balls around. I am still totally shocked by the whole thing....Usually Chrsitmas time is a humorous nightmare as the ferrets make themselves into living tree decorations.... I would like to send hearfelt sympathies out to those who lost their fuzzies this holiday season and whenever. Everytime I read one of those messages in the FML my eyes fill up with tears and I find it really hard to continue reading. I'm sure that I will not take it well when either of my fuzzies makes that cross over the rainbow bridge. Just last week I lost 3 of my beloved rats and the loss of each of those boys hurts very deeply and they were only in my life for less than 2 years. It has also been generally depressing around my hometown area since there was a fire at the local zoo that killed 23 gorillas, orangatans, gibbons and lemurs. Its been a sad holiday season for many it seems. I just hope and wish that the new year is full of new hopes, new joys and new fuzzies!!! I'll go back to my perch and lurk somemore now...:) Avatar Loki (the sable terror), Cricket (the cute one of the family) and the Rat Pack (Anais, Blondie, Belle, Illyana and Tatiana) [Posted in FML issue 1427]