WOW!! You guys are great, and I really appreciate your input. I won't give up on Minnie, and as I commented to the vet, she has a place to live forever, no matter how much she bonds to me. I just want her to have the love and attention the other five get. I feel bad that 'we' sit upstairs, eat together, watch tv, sleep in a comfy bed, and she is in a dark, dank basement.

I had thought I might have been 'forcing' her too much with the holding of her in my lap. But, she absolutely refuses to be near me with out the pressure of my hands.

I think I will continue to visit with her in her space (well, not behind the washer, I am not that skinny...he he he), but she does hide in the old coal room. I put a little cat condo in there, and she immediately took that up as her hideout. (It is a little carpeted one hole box- but rounded). I will try turning the hole towards me, and sit in on the floor and read. How pleasant, to read in a cold smelly basement! Ah, the things I am willing to do for my cats.

Thanks again, and I will keep you updated!

P.S...Amberlee, the name came from my coworkers...I am one of two non catholics...and I call them Cathaholics...as a joke. So, they changed the letters and call me the cataholic! It is truly fitting, my neighbors call me the cat lady! I love them to pieces...the cats, not necessarily the neighbors...he he he.