I'm not a seasoned veteran in the political arena. I'm not a self proclaimed hero. I am simply a housewife with a husband, 2 great son's and 18 fuzzies to love and care for, just like the majority of you. I didn't even graduate from high school [I did get my GED 3 years ago]. I have a stroke/heart worm fuzzie [Max] that I feed every 6 hr. with a syringe and administer water to every 2 hr. during the day in fact, he's sleeping on my lap as I write this. We have 2 adrenal kids and 7 of the cutest little blood sucking vampires disguised as ferrets. I cook, I clean, I bark out orders, I spend quality time with my family going to movies, walking, talking you know the normal family things. I do a great deal of research on the PC late at night which includes reading the FML sometimes at 4 AM when it arrives. I watch All My Children. I'm overweight. I don't have a big wardrobe. I don't even own a dress. We rent. I smoke. We drink gobs of Pepsi. We own a broken down 1988 GMC Jimmy that's on it's second motor and the drivers door is falling off. My husband is a truck driver and we live pay check to pay check. Get the picture? Our son David was diagnosed with Crohns Disease. My own health isn't the greatest [have to quit smoking]. The point I am trying to make is, although people like the Dick Bossart's, Pam Grants, Troy Lynn's, Bill Gruber's, Diane Rogers, Howard Davis and Bob Church's as well as others whose names have eluded me who often appear larger than life itself don't necessarily have to live in mansions or hold degrees to effect positive changes in their fuzzies lives, they're real people just like you and I BUT, they all have one thing in common, a passion and an unbridled devotion to every ferret out there. It doesn't take gobs of money now to change the law, it does take time, determination and a good old fashioned sense of patriotic pride to get the job done although a network of moral supporters does help. I had doubts. I didn't think I could carry the ball the full distance and that feeling continuously plagued me for 3 long years. Just remember your voice could be the voice that makes a difference for every fuzzie in your state. I'll be here to hold your hand and you know what? It can be our little secret. You have my word on it. The Florida Bill HB3115 was received in the Governors office Fri. May 8 and has to be acted upon [passed with or without signature] by the 23. I'll keep you all posted. We're closing in on a scheduled time for a state wide celebration. A Ferret Friend Always Marie E. Wallace [Posted in FML issue 2307]