I haven't written a new journal entry in a long time, probably because I haven't really had anything good to talk about in a while. It has been a sad year for my fiance and I so far, with only a promise of more sadness to come. We have been coping with the fact that our two eldest ferrets were declining and probably not going to make it much longer, and in mid March, Miss Natasha was claimed by her adrenal cancer. She was a key player in our little group of fuzzies, she was the queen of the house and the leader of the group, keeping the newbies in line and demanding your attention with her personality. She had been my fiance's companion, along with her litter mate Boris, for several years now. After her death, we started to kind of brace ourselves for Boris to follow, but he is actually still with us and doing pretty well despite his lymphoma. Since my fiance and I have been together, we have adopted and rescued several fuzzies, currently owning 8. However, Natasha will always be special, and even in death she will remain the leader in our hearts. Our next loss came on April 4th when we were awakened by the sound of our dog, Mia, letting out low moans as she stood up and stumbled over to our bedside, laid down, and passed away. This was particularly hard on us, both because of how sudden it was and because this dog meant the world to me. I am not a dog person, I don't like dogs, but this dog, she was special. She is the only dog to have completely stolen my heart. She radiated happiness and love, sought nothing but my approval and affection. I can't really talk about it too much, because three weeks later it still hurts like it just happened this morning. However, I did want to share a video I made for her. I don't think anyone really follows me or watches my journals anyway, but if you do and you watch the video, feel free to leave comments. She meant a lot to me, I'd like the world to see her how I did. So here is a link to the video on my youtube: [link]

Rest in peace Mia and Natasha, we love you.