Farewell, Pippin

Pippin: circa 2007 — October 17, 2011

It's a sad day in the Mulder household. Our much beloved rat, Pippin, met his end.

He joined our family as a pseudo practical joke from Uncle Vinny, but he quickly became the world's most beloved rat. You'd be shocked and amazed at how affectionate a rat can be.

The girls loved him, and both cried when I broke the news to them after school. He's buried behind the trampoline. In tears, Megan gathered a few honeysuckle flowers and black-eyed susans to put on his grave.

Pippin - you were a good rat.