Hi! First off I would like to thank Totally ferret (Perfomance foods) and all the folks who were involved in getting the totally ferret to us. It was a total surprise when it arrived. I was so excited and touched I cryed for a long while Rick came home and was sure someone died I was crying so hard, it was very sweet. As some of you know we broke 300 ferrets in to our shelter for 1996 last week that is already 100 over 1995. and I had 6 new arrivals this weekend. Between vet. bills and all the other bills food was getting low and this made such a difference I really do love evryone for it. I run Ferrets Etc. more or less by myself (the shelter inpaticular) and this helped take a burden off my shoulders again thank you and warm kisses fron the fuzzies. Second for all you who have been up on my IVF procedure I am very sad to say it failed and we are not pregnant. So of course I cryed all day, but had 40 odd ferrets trying to clean my tears which helps make me laugh. We hope to give it another try in a month or so, but for now I just need to heal after 3 years of infertility it gets to you. The ferrets are what keep me going and my husband of course :). Thank you for all the letters of good luck it did mean alot and I hope sometime I will have good news, right now it is breaking my heart, I just need to get through Christmas for the ferrets, they love to open gifts, all the rescue have their own stocking with their names on them as well as my ferrets (20), 5 cats and two dogs, it is really festive here. Happy holidays to all. Lots of Love Stephanie and the "ZOO" [Posted in FML issue 1791]