Howdy All, My name is Andy. I had a birthday today, Nov. 1, 1999. I am one year old. I was rescued by Barbara Ludt out in Florida. I now reside in Texas. I was originally purchased as a Christmas gift for a kid. You all know how that goes. After the new wore off, I was thrown out on the porch in my little cage & ignored. When Auntie Barbara rescued me, I was filthy, had been fed on crap food, & there were these things in my litter box called maggots. By this time, Auntie Barbara & my Mommy had become good internet/phone friends. My Mommy & Daddy were ready to add to the family. My Auntie Barbara worked it out so me & Sissy, (she was another neglected ferret with a story that's probably worse than mine rescued by Auntie Barbara) could get to the Panhandle of Texas. We started on our journey. We left Florida with Dr. "K"'s in-laws. Auntie Carol in Louisiana picked us up when they reached Louisiana. We stayed with Auntie Carol a few days & then Auntie Carol drove us to Shreveport, LA to meet up with Auntie Millie who lives in Dallas. Auntie Carol cried so bad when she had to turn us over to Auntie Millie. It made me sad, but Auntie Carol, we really love our new home & we do miss you. We got to stay at Auntie Millie's for a few days until our new Mommy & Daddy got there to take us on home. Auntie Millie let us play outside in this neat ferret yard that she has made. It's great! We had a lot of fun. And best of all, we got to meet the Noble Cleaning Crew! Anyways, on we went to our new home up in the Panhandle of Texas. Its great! I get to eat good food all the time. I have these wonderful things to eat called *treats*, course Mommy limits the amount I can have. She says its for my own good. She feeds me this chicken gravy stuff everyday at lunch time, & sometimes I get a little more at night cause I love it so much. I have a clean bed to sleep in & my potty boxes never get a chance to get those nasty things called maggots in them cause Mommy cleans them all the time. Me & Sissy have a 2200 sq foot cage to play in cause Mommy & Daddy have done this ferret proofing thing to the whole house. I have three brothers, Wichita, Oscar & Shorty and a new addition who also came from Florida about three & a half weeks ago named Billie Jean Ludt. She has lots of Aunties in Florida, Auntie Melissa, Auntie Barbara, Auntie Jackie, Auntie Plashette, & Auntie Joyce & of course Auntie Millie. Well, I better get off of here. I just wanted everyone to know that I made it to my first Birthday. If not for my Auntie Barbara, me & Sissy might not be here at all! Happy Birthday to Me! Andy & the rest of the Texas Six Pack P.S. I love you Mom & Dad [Posted in FML issue 2853]