Carolyn Holm

Mom!!!!!
The holiday decoration boxes are out of the closet!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Yes, it’s that time again! We’ll start decorating the tree tomorrow.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
When we have holiday decorations, that means we will have holiday guests!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Yes, it does! Very observant of you. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
And this means your daughter’s two dogs will be here too.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
It does indeed. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
So much to plan for. Will we all be decorated?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Of course. You dogs will look very festive in your holiday neckwear!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
They always want to eat my food. Mika doesn’t even stop to say hello when she comes in the door. She just races straight to the kitchen to check our food bowls.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Don’t worry, she can’t get at your food, now that you have a special feeder. So, you can relax, there will be no need to bark at her about it. No drama necessary.
Love, Carolyn 

Dear Mom,
I’m the only one who wears the ID chip that opens my feeder!!!!!!!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
It’s a marvelous invention.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Are we all going to go together on our daily walks?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Of course we will. One big rowdy group!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
The little guy has a lot of energy. He walks faster than I do.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Everyone walks faster than you do. I wish we could take our daily walks at a brisker pace, but you just poke along. I’m thinking I should hire a squirrel to run ahead of us. That would pick up the pace.
Love, Carolyn

Mom!!!!!
Hire a squirrel? You can do that????????????? That’s AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXO Poppy

Oh Poppy,
Dogs are so literal.
Love, Carolyn

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