This that and the other thing and the building!

I am really behind on the posting of the kids here (so what else is new? LOL!)

We are up to 81 kids, and have a waiting list for surrenders. Cleaning cages is a major job, it takes around 5 to 6 hours to clean 17 cages (cleaning them, wiping them down, clean litter box, fresh water, washing out the water bowl, changing bedding)

Oh yeah, 17 cages are in one room, the front room has 13, the hallway has one, the bedroom has one, and downstairs where the dining table was there is 8, plus the play pen.

So we can use help, I'll warn you ahead of time, it isn't easy, and it can get messy, it is hard work, and the ferrets love new people. Oh yeah, and all those ears to clean, nails to clip, and we really do need to give baths.

If you can't commit to hours at a time, but can commit to spending a couple of hours changing out water bowls and water bottles, that would be most welcome. You would have to commit to a time and follow through, because anything else that may need done that would involve me leaving would have to be arranged around your help.

For information on volunteering email Diane, our volunteer coordinator at: boopdi@yahoo.com, just remember, if you say you are going to show up, we need you to, or call.

Hopefully this coming week the couple who is making this a dream come true, the builder and I will get to see the plans, maybe even an "architectural Rendering" so I can scan it and put it up on the web site, and include it in donation letters and such.

Old man Weezie is amazing, he waddled around for an hour today. I am so happy for him. No problems so far. Talk about a poster boy for a miracle. Even if he does need lupron shots for the rest of his life, he is a miracle.

One last thing, thank you to everyone who reads this. Whether you realize it or not, this actually is a mental thing for me to do. I find it helpful, sometimes stress relieving, sometimes because this is a family site, when I really get frustrated, no one wants to hear that, trust me. LOL!!

And thank you to my volunteers that show up weekly, Jane and Diane. And then there is the group of ladies from the Akron area Laurie, Jane, Brenda, Kathy, and Rebecca, who make it in to Cleveland every month to help on a Saturday, more if they can work it into their schedule, but trust me, if we could get volunteers to come in once a month and have several groups do that, we would be in great shape.

You see, when I know that I don't have to worry about cages, I can work on fundraising projects, do vet runs, work on paper work, cage cards and even do ferret laundry. Which means if I get to do that during the day, I can actually make dinner once in awhile for hubby!!

Thanks folks! Time to go work on a flyer for the benefit concert.