Carolyn Holm

Dear Poppy,
You must be so excited to go up to the mountains soon!!!!!!!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Maybe.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
What? You love it there!
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
First I have a question.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Ok, shoot.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Shoot??? Why would you say such a thing??????
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I always forget dogs are so literal. So let’s not shoot. What’s your question?
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Will the bear be at the cabin?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Ahhhh. The bear. That was pretty exciting last summer, wasn’t it!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
It was TERRIFYING. She was coming in right through the kitchen window.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
But she was surprised to find us home. And we made a lot of noise. So she decided to leave. Smart girl!
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
She’s a BEAR!!!!!!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I know sweetie. 
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Not a smart girl.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
And she’s gone now.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
Gone to live at another lake?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Gone gone. Fish and Wildlife said she had already been relocated twice, and she kept coming back because she loved campground dumpsters and cabins too much. So, sadly, they took her out.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
What does that mean?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
It means she can’t come back. We’re safe! You don’t have to worry now about going up to the mountains. No more scary bear.
Love, Carolyn

Mom,
You were pretty scary too. You were banging on a pot and roaring. Loudly.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
And it worked! Terrified that bear so she went right back out the window again.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I saw a whole other side to your personality.
XOXO Poppy

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