Hi FML! This is Elizabeth, daughter of Bob C the crazy bone guy. Its been a long time since I've written about dad. Sorry, but school and student teaching has taken to much of my time. And since I decided to let Uncle Sam help pay for part of my education, I spend lots of time with him, if you know what I mean. I'm babysetting dad's ferrets this week. Ok, so is Andrew, and our mom is helping too, but I want all the credit, ok? Dad had to take an emergency vacation, so I get to be the ferret trainer for the rest of the week. I feel like I work in Walmart...."clean-up in isle 3!" Dad has a lot more room in his new dungeon, which is what he likes to call his library and ferret room. If you think dad has lots of ferrets (I do!!!!) then you should see how many books and file cabinets he has. He is nuts about books, and he would rather buy a book than new clothes. I think that's why he always looks like a surfer dweeb! The ferrets miss dad. Especially Stella, Bear, Carbone and Tui. They stand at the door each time they hear someone walk past, and I think they are looking for him. Tui and Carbone are so big!! I don't mind picking up their mistakes, but I have to tell you, it is creepy feeding them those frozen mice dad gets from the reptile store. Foster just loves them and will steal them from the other ferrets when he is finished with his own, and dad made me promise not to let him get away with it. But he barks if I try, so I put him in his own room until the others finish. What an old grump! Dad really misses him, I think. Well, this was just a short note to let all dad's friends know he is ok and not to worry and he should be home and back on the computer soon. I told him I would write his friends, but I sort of lost my list, but I know most of his ferret friends read the FML, so I did my duty. Oh, thanks to dad's friends who sent cards when I had my surgery a little while back. I now have this huge plastic thing I have to wear on my arm and wrist, and dad calls me "Cyborg Church" or "Electronic Elizabeth." He is such a pain. Would someone whack him for me? Elizabeth, former and currently temporary chief pooper picker upper. [Posted in FML issue 2367]