Outfits

by carolynholm

Hey Mom,
You told Puffin not to get his knickers in a knot. His knickers?????
Winston

Dear Winston,
It’s just an expression. Knickers are pants.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
We don’t wear pants.
Winston

Dear Winston,
I know, sweetie. I was just entertaining myself. 
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Yesterday you said Puffin is wearing his Holstein outfit. What does that even mean???????????
Winston

Dear Winston,
Holsteins are big black and white cows.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
He won’t like that.
Winston

Dear Winston
No kidding. He also doesn’t care for it when I say he’s got his Killer Whale outfit on. But we can’t let him get too self-satisfied. He would become insufferable. 
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
He says he’s wearing an elegant tuxedo. 
Winston

Dear Winston,
Which he accessorizes with a lot of pink. Pink nose, pink tongue, pink beans. I love his pink beans.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
I have black beans!  
Winston

Dear Winston,
You do! Glossy little black beans on all four feet. And glossy dark fur. And a spooky black mask. Your whole outfit is very dark. Like a demon! Cue the scary music…OMG, who summoned this Prince of Darkness into the unsuspecting world?
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
I have an outfit too?????  
Winston

Dear Winston,
You do! A Prince of Darkness outfit. You all have outfits.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
What is Poppy’s outfit?
Winston

Dear Winston,
She has skirts. She is our golden girly girl, all swishy with skirts, a pompom tail, and fluffy bedroom slippers!
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Bedroom slippers? You are not making ANY sense today!!!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
That’s ok, sometimes sense is overrated.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
I think I’ll go crawl under the sofa cushions.
Winston

Winston,
Until you are summoned.
Love, Carolyn

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