A Weasel Themed Birthday

My daughter is turning seven at the end of March. She told me she wanted a ferret birthday.

She's had a dolphin birthday (5), a blue whale party (6), a butterfly party (4), a Thomas the Tank Engine party (3), a non-themed party (2), and an Easter themed party (1). The Thomas, butterfly, and dolphin parties were the easiest. It is very easy to find birthday paraphernalia like plates, cups, suckers, loot bag gifts, and party decorations for dolphins, butterflies, and Thomas. The blue whale party was a little more difficult. I had to attempt to draw on a cake. Luckily there was an artist at the party who fixed my blue whale and then drew blue whales on all the plastic cups. (Thank you Kent!)

This year's party will prove to be the hardest. For the dolphin, butterfly, and blue whale parties, I was able to go to Oriental Trading Company and buy a dozen stuffed toys for about a dollar each. They don't carry ferrets. Luckily, Dr. Fosters & Smith, an online pet store, carries stuffed ferrets as play toys for ferrets. I ordered a dozen. They were more than a dollar and I have yet to see what they look like.

My daughter asked for a ferret coloring book. Actually, she's been asking for that for a while. A search on "ferret coloring book" in google did not yield positive results. So, I made one for her. (Click on the picture to get the ferret coloring book.) She wants copies of the ferret coloring book in the loot bags for the kids.

She's agreed to let me take a photo of Simon (a ferret) to the bakery and let them print his picture on the frosting of her cake, so I won't have to try a ferret on a cake or make a ferret-shaped cake. (Whew!)

Anyway, if your kid wants a ferret coloring book, have at it.

Mimzy's New Trick

Mimzy, the younger, cinnamon ferret, has learned a new trick. He crawls behind my computer, climbs up the cables, and walks across the computer. He then weasels up onto the keyboard tray and plays with my input devices. My trackball is currently AWOL and my mouse is missing the rubber on the center button. He also managed to open all my web-based games at once.

Mimzy is proud of his new trick. I can remove him from my desk and give him a different puzzle, and he's back at my desk in short order. He's a determined little guy.

It's funny when the boys steal my wallet and hide it. It's cute when they hide my shoes. The computer, however, is sacred. I need to figure out how to keep him away from the mice.

Wonderful Weasels

If you've ever played with ferrets, you know they're entertaining critters full of playful curiosity and antics.

Mimzy likes to steal objects that have soft, rubber parts. This furby has a nose that meets the requirements. Unfortunately, my computer mice have this same rubber.

Simon likes cups. Any cup he can find, he'll tip over and inspect. He also likes to see how far into the cup he can go.

Anna loves the ferrets, and so does Quinn.

And tunnels are always good toys.