Carolyn Holm

Hey Mom,
Who is Mia? Puffin says she is the cat on this mug. 
Winston

Dear Winston,
Ah, our Mia. She was quite a cat. She charmed everyone.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Puffin says that I am Mia’s replacement.
Winston

Dear Winston,
Well, yes and no. She could never be replaced. But we did have an opening for another cat after she died.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
And I got the job?
Winston

Dear Winston,
You did! You were just a handful of fluff then, with a tiny squeaky voice. Who knew what a magnificent Meezer House Puma you would become.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Puffin says Mia and I are both Meezers. I don’t even know what a Meezer is.
Winston

Dear Winston,
It’s a nickname for Siamese cats. Siamese, Si-meezer. Get it?
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
I guess so. But Mia and I are different colors.
Winston

Dear Winston,
Mia was a Lynx Point Siamese, and you are a Seal Point Siamese. But you are both Meezers
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
And there’s a Meezer Club!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
I say that because you two do some of the same things. When you arrived you had a lot of choices for cat beds, and you went straight to Mia’s favorite and made it yours.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Because it’s near you!
Winston

Dear Winston,
That’s sweet. And it’s SO Meezer to feel that way. And you like to sit at the kitchen table with me at mealtimes. With your head just above the tabletop. Just like Mia! We’ve always called that chair “Mia’s Chair”.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Sometimes you give me a treat when I sit there. You gave me a little piece of cheese at lunch.
Winston

Dear Winston,
That might have a lot to do with this habit. But I have to add, it has never occurred to Puffin to sit there.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Because he isn’t in the Meezer Club!!!!!
Winston

Dear Winston,
That’s right. Another thing you and Mia have in common is your Gotcha. Sometimes, when I’m stroking you, rubbing your head and face, and you are purring and purring, suddenly you turn and bite me. A Gotcha moment.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
That’s because I need you to stop.
Winston

Dear Winston,
I get that. You get over stimulated. It is disconcerting, though. I wish I had some warning! I had the same issue with Mia.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Mia is on a mug. I want to be on a mug.
Winston

Dear Winston,
Yes! I should get right on that.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Is the mug a Meezer Club thing?
Winston

Dear Winston,
No, sweetie, Puffin is on a mug too. And so is Poppy. It’s your turn next.
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
And was Mia The Spawn of the Devil like me?
Winston

Dear Winston,
I just called you that as a joke, when you were racing around the house with Super Zoomies, knocking things over. Mia didn’t do that so much.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
What about Puffin?
Winston

Dear Winston,
As a kitten Puffin was the most destructive youngster I’ve ever had in our household. He once knocked over a five foot tall Ficus tree that we had in the living room. There was dirt everywhere, all over the rug.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Puffin did that?????
Winston

Dear Winston,
Hard to believe, right? He’s such a dignified old cat. 
Love, Carolyn

Hey Mom,
Will I be dignified when my picture is on a mug?
Winston

Dear Winston,
We’ll see.
Love, Carolyn

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