Hey ~Otts, tremendous post. I hope you know, my saying the girls are, "sweet", was a sarcastic comment. I should have made that clear. My smilie's have problems for some reason, and lately, everytime I write a post, when I click on submit, it says I'm not authorized, and upon investigation, find I've been knocked off of SS. I log in again, and it knocks me off. Anyway, I love what's going on in your story. I love that you can keep the suspence up like you're doing, although it's killing me not being able to get any ideas of my own to figure things out. Except, I have a way out idea who the white cat is. Can I PM you ONLY to tell you who I think it is? Bewhere though, you might fall off your chair laughing. Precious! This statement is so true!!!!!!!!!!! I know from personal experience! Happy New Year. I love everything about this story. And I'd be thrilled to have you post more often.