Carolyn Holm

Dear Poppy,
I think it is interesting that every night, when you see that it’s time to turn off the light and go to sleep, you get up and quietly leave the room.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Why are you bringing this up?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
You clearly know it’s odd. You stop in the doorway and look over your shoulder to see if anyone is noticing.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Are you saying I’m odd?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Why don’t you sleep in the bedroom with everyone else? 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
How can I guard you if I’m there?????!!!!! I sleep in the living room so I can keep an eye on the front door. Because you never know.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
But last night you barked in the middle of the night for no apparent reason!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
There was a reason. There was a deer walking by on the sidewalk.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
All that fuss, waking us up, and it was just a deer?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
JUST a deer??????? Deer are nothing but trouble!!!!! You know that. Last year the lady deer from up the street chased us for two whole blocks!!!!!!!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That certainly was a horrifying experience.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Why did she hate us????!!!!!!!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Because you were barking at her like you were deranged. And we were too close to her two babies. She had hidden them next to Jim’s front porch. What a harrowing chase that was! She was definitely planning to shred us with her sharp little hooves. I was so relieved when Jean came out to help scare her away.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
So, you see now? It’s important that I keep the deer away from our house.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I appreciate that you are keeping us safe, sweetie. It’s still funny, though, the way you sneak out of the bedroom. And you do a very odd thing. You step only on the hallway rug runner. To do that you make sharp ninety degree turns so that you don’t walk on the wood floor. Like a little soldier.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Am I doing it wrong???
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
No sweetie, I guess we’re lucky to have a soldier here to keep an eye on the local wildlife.
Love, Carolyn

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