It's been a while since I posted, but there have been a few developments with the kids. First the sad news, then the love story! Samantha, who was diagnosed with lymphoma last June, was helped across at the end of May. She was in remission for a year (!!yea Dr. Bock!!) then got very sick very suddenly, and was clearly not interested in even having me try to nurse her back to health. My father and I buried her in a little glade with wildflowers and a creek up in the Rocky Mountains, behind the house I grew up in. She was a perfect lady, and I still miss having somebody in the house I could trust not to liberate plants! On a happy note, I have introduced a bouncing new baby boy to the family. His name is Zola Miraglos (except to dad, who calls him Frank...). He's a chocolate sable, with little white dots at the inside corner of his eyebrows. At 17 weeks he's approaching 3 pounds, so I'm hoping for a big ol' boy! I've never had a kit before and have -shall we say- had my eyes opened a few notches with his antics and energy! I brought him home to be a companion for Zungwoon (aka Zoey) who wasn't so sure about what a good idea that was. After a few weeks, she learned top notch wrestling style from him, and is feeling much more in control of the situation. They spend a few hours a day recreating the WWF throughout my apartment. In especially stylish encores, they work in concert clearing the tabletop of glassware and cat food. Special note to Joyeen Choi - if you're still reading: please email and we'll get together! Tara reply to: [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2739]