Hanging out with the Pipster

So I had a three day weekend this weekend. Pip and I spent a lot of time just hanging out and snuggling. She was inside a lot since it was raining most of the weekend. I talk to her while we're hanging out. Usually she'll close her eyes and just start purring. Then if I stop talking to her, sometimes she'll open her eyes and just look at me like "I wasn't done listening Mom." So this morning I was getting ready to leave. Pip was all snuggled in on her electric blanket. I came over, scratched her cute little head, and told her I had to leave. She tilted her little face back, and let out her little squeak. I told her I had to leave. She gave me another pitiful little squeak. This was the first time all weekend that I had heard her talk to me, and it was only after I told her that I was leaving. Now just try to tell me that she doesn't understand what I'm saying to her! I just love my Pipster!

I just heard about a registered sex offender who has become a priest. He, like Vick, has paid his debt, but I would still have a really hard time trusting him, and I definitely would not want any child of mine left alone with him. I guess for me trust has to be earned, and he and Vick have not in my eyes earned any trust back.

So Obama is going to give a speech to try to get kids to stay in school. I still haven't figured out why this has stirred so much outrage and criticism. When did education become a bad thing to anyone? Now I haven't read or heard the speech, so maybe I don't have the whole story. But I think anyone who is pro education can't be all wrong.

There was a story about a couple who was hiking. The guy proposed to the woman. The woman somehow lost her balance, tumbled down a cliff and had to be airlifted out. I hope this isn't an omen of things to come for this couple!