Hello all! Well, Hopps is home, Hopps was hungry, Hopps is CLEAN and Hopps has actually overexerted himself! He wasn't even upset that the other were having their runtime and *he* had to go his cage (after swimming around the tub for about 15 minutes.) More then likely he was thinking "So COOL! I get the hammock to myself!" Dwayne (the maintence guy that found him) called me yesterday at work to tell me that had found Hopps (after he had escaped from the aquarium he had put him in) in one of his drawers to his dresser. (I told you so, Dwayne! - Look very, very closely!) He said to me "Karen, DANG this guy sure loves to give kisses!" Well, "I told you so, Dwayne, as a matter of fact it was on Hopp's "wanted" poster! Anyway, my sincerest thanks, appreciation and anything I can muster goes out to this guy! When I went to pick Hopps up, he had to "say goodbye" and told me that if for some reason, he had not been able to find Hopp's home, he would have taken him in and given him the best home he possibly could! Why can't more people be that way?????? Anyway, to say the least, my little teddy bear was sooooooo tired. He could barely keep his eyes open. After being out since Monday evening til 11:30 p.m. Thursday night it's no wonder! First thing he did was EAT! Poor Dwayne had no food except dog *yuk*! and said that Hopps just ate a little bit. So a very happy end to a very upsetting week, all I can say is MY BABY IS HOME!!!!!!!! P.S. Slinky told Laurie that Hopps had sent me a postcard. Got a cute little postcard from him yesterday at work....THANK YOU SLINK! Karen/Manna & Hopps: Mommy that was FUN!, - well, it was a little fun....well, it was a little scary....well, actually, it wasn't much fun at ALL!" Daisy: HOPP'S WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?????? Mommy? Mommy? MOOOOOMMMMMMYYYY????? Morrow: See Mom, I TOLD YOU everything would be ok! Bubba: Well, I thought that finally I'd be able to be the "biggest" one in the house....but, you know, it doesn't matter anymore....my brother's home and that's all that does! Samantha: Well, you all, you know, Hopps and I could be TWINS, just because Hopps is about three times my size doesn't mean anything! [Posted in FML issue 2057]