This story was crazy. It was supposed to be a short "have rabbit babies and go to a Christmas party to see them" story. Then Andrea decided to steal the collars. Valerie's manipulative nature got the better of her, Jack introduced Diane (who I knew nothing about). It was nuts. I was trying to put out fires as I followed everyone around.
Some people might be asking, "How did we get from Thanksgiving to Valentine's Day?" Trust me. I was surprised as you. I did some research. Dogs and Cats take roughly two months to give birth and then another couple of weeks or so of breast feeding for them to open their eyes and take in "real" food. Thanksgiving is at the end of November. So, December, January, and half way through February is 2 and a half months. I charted the progress of each mother as to when they would give birth, etc. and I fudged a little to make it end on Valentine's Day, but not much.
"Why didn't you tell us what the kids look like?" Goodness. When I stopped this roller coaster, it was at 45 MSWord pages. That's the longest story I've written in a while. I made a decision to stop here and introduce them all in another story. One that will do them justice, I hope. *shakes fist at Valerie* Why did you get so greedy??