Hello everybody, Dave here, you know, Rosie, Maxie, Sammi, and Wiggles Dad... Well, I just wanted to ask you'all how you like the new Big Adventure that I have been writing...I think that it is coming along rather nicely...most of the ideas are drawn from Lisa's and my experiences with our four wild and crazy little ladies... We just can't imagine what our lives would be like without them!!! I have tried to keep their characitures true-to-life, as we have spent hours upon hours playing with and observing the girls, and have a very good feel for their personalities, likes and dislikes, attitudes when facing certain things, etc. We are seriously thinking of publishing this as a children's book...around ages 11-14 or so...you know, with nice artwork..hopefully color! I would love to see a wrap-around cover for it with all of the animal characters all together in the forest! That would be suitable for framing in my home!!! I get inspired to write The Big Adventure at odd hours...like 3 in the morning...Lisa thinks I'm nuts but I tell her that I just had some good ideas...and have to get on the computer! Oh, and during my World Mythology course at the college (Naw, teach, I'm takin' notes!), where I am working for my bachelor's in Wildlife Ecology...(thus I am trying to incorporate ecological and environmental messages and biology lessons...I am hoping that the next generation of kids in this world really appreciate nature and all of the critters out there that are each and every one of them important! Also, as someone suggested to me in e-mail, I agree that this book will show the public that domestic ferrets are not mean and vicious and rodents and stupid, etc.etc. but that they are actually fun-loving, very intelligent, and dedicated to the task at hand! In other words, that they make great pets and should be legalized in CA and Hawaii...) Anyway, WHAT I REALLY NEED IS AN ARTIST!!! If anyone knows of anyone who would be willing to do this...in color preferably... please e-mail me as soon as you can!!! Well, gotta sign off now and work on the story...wonder just how it's going to end...that's the hardest part you know! But I already have some great ideas! Love and dooks! Dave (human-type critter) >[log in to unmask]< [Posted in FML issue 1656]