Carolyn Holm

Dear Mom,
That was a very confusing walk.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Interesting. I thought it was pretty straight forward. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
We ALWAYS walk forward.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I meant it was one of our usual walks. Sometimes we go up the hill. Sometimes we go past Rusty’s house. Sometimes past the school. And this time we went over to the Avenue.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
But today there was a bunch of noisy girls in front of the book store. And you got all excited too. It was very confusing.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
What was confusing about that? All the kids?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
All those kids, all the laughing, that girl who was dancing and flinging her arms around. And because you were so were excited to see them. And we stopped to talk with them.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I was delighted to find them there. They are Girl Scouts. Selling cookies. That’s always something to get excited about!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
They were shouting.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
A little, maybe. They were having a good time.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
And one was dancing.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That was a very high spirited girl, wasn’t she!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
But why were you so excited?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I love those cookies! And I have a special place in my heart for Girl Scouts. I was a Girl Scout leader for many years, with a wonderful troop of girls. And we sold cookies too.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Did your girls shout and dance?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
On occasion. On a lot of occasions, actually. We had a good time.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I don’t get it. It was just some boxes on a table.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Not just boxes. Cookie boxes. Those were boxes of treats for humans. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
That makes more sense, then. I thought I smelled something sweet. 
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I love those cookies! And because the cookie money helps support the organization, I was delighted to stop and buy some. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
But I didn’t want to stop. I just wanted to go into the bookstore.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That’s what this is about. Of course you did. You know that the nice people in the bookstore always have treats for you. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Yes!!!!! Of course!!!! That’s why we go in there!!!!!
XOXO Poppy

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