Carolyn Holm

Dear Mommy,
I’ve been trying all evening to get all five of us in the living room. All at the same time.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
Why is this so important?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
It’s a secret.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
Well now you’ve brought it up so you’ve got me wondering.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
If I tell you then you won’t be surprised.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
Oh I’m sure I’ll be surprised anyway.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
Okay. It’s because I’m organizing a flash mob!!!!!!!
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
A flash mob! I’m totally without words to respond to that.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
We’ve done it before, but you didn’t notice. It’s a great idea, right?
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
It sounds lovely! I’m surprised I didn’t notice when you did it before. Just how does this plan unfold?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
You and Dad are sitting there reading, everything quiet, and the three of us saunter in like we’re not planning anything and all of a sudden we start dancing!!!! To completely surprise and enchant you.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
That does sound surprising. How do we know that what you are doing is dancing?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
It will be obvious! We’ll be jumping around! I’ll wave my paws and Poppy will chase us around the sofa!
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
That sounds like quite a lively dance.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
But it’s really difficult to get everyone organized. And keep them focused. When I try to get it all set up Poppy gets carried away and chases one of us right out of the room. Barking like crazy.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
But you rather enjoy that chase, don’t you?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
I do but Puffin doesn’t. So he gets grumpy.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
I think he wants to be the chaser. Puffin chases you all the time.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
He does. Down the hall, and up and down the stairs.
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
Maybe that’s your dance?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,
Running in and out of the room?
Love, Mia

Dear Mia,
That would work. This time I promise we’ll notice. And I like to dance so maybe I’ll join in. 
Love, Carolyn

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