Carolyn Holm

Dear Mom,
This vegetable was outside on our porch. 
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I know, honey. You needn’t bark at it any more. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Mia says the children left it. She says they do that every year.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
No, I put it there to be festive. Last night was Halloween.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
A vegetable means Halloween?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Okay, I was supposed to carve it into a jack o’lantern. But I didn’t get around to it. So our front porch was just Halloween-ish. Still, the kids came anyway.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
The kids were very boisterous. They were strangely dressed. And they shouted when you opened the door. Mia left the room and hid. Puffin was already under the bed.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
They were shouting “Trick or Treat!!!” I realize this is not normal front door behavior, so you were right to bark.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
When I barked, they all jumped back. That was very satisfying.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Yes, I’m sure it was. But that’s why I had to lock you in the bedroom with the cats. Your barking made the children nervous. And it was too much to expect you to understand what they were doing, dressed in costumes and shouting on our front porch. They just wanted candy.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
And you gave it to them? Mia says that was extortion.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Like I’ve told you before, don’t listen to the cats. I did give the candy to the children. But don’t expect me to start giving you treats just because you shout.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
How did you know what I was thinking?
XOXO Poppy

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