Carolyn Holm

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I’m EXHAUSTED.

XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,

I’m so sorry. It was quite a hike, wasn’t it?

Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,

And now my leg hurts.

XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,

I know. I think you pulled a muscle.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,

How did that happen? We were having so much fun.

XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,

I’m so sorry to see you like this. You are too tired to even use exclamation points!

Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,

Aren’t you exhausted?

XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,

A little, but I didn’t run around all over creation like a mad dog.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,

I was already tired when we had to go up that hill at the end. With all the boulders.

XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,

That scrambling was probably what pulled a muscle. And I did have to lift you up over a couple of them. A bit strenuous for a small dog.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,

What did Molly do when you hiked there with her?

XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,

She had to be lifted in the same spots.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,

That makes me feel a little better. But it was way too much.

XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,

I can’t believe a dog is telling me that a hike was too much.

Love, Carolyn

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