Hi Emily, (and list :-) I get my checks from Kansas Bank Note Company, for something like $16.00 for 200 duplicate check, with cute little ferrets on them. The only thing I don't care for is that the duplicate page is almost as thick as the check, but that's a little thing. Send a short note to: Kansas Bank Note Co PO Box 360 502 N 5th Fredonia, KS 66736 and ask for sample of ferret checks. They'll send you the samples, an order form, and a list of other animal checks available. They'll also make a check from a photograph for a one-time artwork charge. Kind of cool. Christmas tree advice is just around the corner . . . The only trouble I had with my real tree last year was the ferrets drinking the water (which was actually 7-up because I heard that was good.) The ferrets thought it was good, too! Neither of them climbed it very much, and a few ornaments got knocked off, but I'd put the breakable ones up high. I have 5 ferrets this year, and I've decided to put up a small table-top tree--our house is so small that I can't stand the thought of the mess and rearranging I'll need to do for a big tree. Take care, --Sheri "Until our paths find us together may you forever go in peace." --Mike Rayburn (comic entertainer and acoustic rock artist) [Posted in FML issue 2144]