What joy the contests have wrought! Both Michael and Barb had wonderful submissions which so remind us of our Spot, and Catherine's "Visualize" bumper sticker is another marvelous one! Then there were all the other great new submissions! Wow! BIG, could this possibly be made an annual event, PLEASE, please, pleeeasssssse? (Do I sound enough like one of your kids to get you to cave, Bill?) It's just so wonderful. BTW, does anyone else recall the humourous, bright red t-shirt with the cartoon ferrets and the slogan "Ferrets, the Original Party Animal", as done by the same artist who drew ferrets in lieu of the Colonial Army marchers (complete with period costumes) for the legend "Freedom for Ferrets"? They were around about a decade ago and were a real hoot; the cartoonist was magnificent. Okay, here's a really HORRID Bumper Sticker: "I Mustela you about my Ferrets!". Ferris, don't worry. Yes, they WILL miss you and their home, but will probably find some things at their temporary place fun so be sure to ask what they enjoyed to copy yourself. They will recognize you and you will receive some mix of hearty greeting and snubbing for so "callously" leaving them. Once home they will have to patrol the place to make it right again. For a while afterward they will VERY likely seek to remind you where you and they live by marking the territorial boundaries (especially by the doors) with certain "leavings"; don't be upset because they are just trying very hard to teach you so you won't goof again. (You CAN decrease these sign posts by putting some of your own cologne there, BTW.) Meltdown had a very good day today, but became active enough that we skipped her morning Winstrol. Otherwise she DEFINITELY would have wound herself up enough to have an ascites bout. Last night she had her first syncope episode in a very long time; they are painless and we really can't do anything for them unless it's within a certain amount of time till her next digoxin dose, so we just ride them along and what happens, happens. She loves Spring so and is happy about the returning birds and fresh smells this week. We slept!!!!!! Sukie [Moderator's note: Perhaps in a while I'll collect them all and make them available in one hunk from the server. Maybe we can have a contest then too - subscribers can vote & I'll even supply a surprise prize for it. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 1852]