Carolyn's Critters

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Category: Elsa

Pink

Dear Elsa,I love your pretty pink nose and your pretty pink beans!Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,My beans???????Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,The neat round little pink pads on your feet. They look like beans.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,I think it’s strange to refer to cat paw pads like they are food. I’m not edible!!!Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Sorry, I didn’t […]

The Trigger

Dear Elsa,The vet’s office sent me a text reminding me that it is time for you and Charlie to come in for your annual visit. Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,What did you tell them?Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I made an appointment for Charlie, and told them I’d see what I can do about you. We’ve already cancelled two appointments […]

Prey!

Dear Mum,Who is Mukluk?Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,That’s a term of endearment, sweetie. I call all of you my Mukluks.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,You have a lot of names for us.Love, Elsa, Dear Elsa,I do. I find it entertaining. I hope you don’t mind.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,I don’t mind. It’s just one of the ways humans are […]

Screen Time

Dear Elsa,You’re my Techno Cat. I notice you are the first to check out my phone or laptop when I leave it out.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,I love the laptop. And we all like the phone! It makes noises!!!Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,True, I’ve noticed everyone sits up when it pings.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,We all want to […]

Feral

Dear Elsa,You look so elegant. Who would have guessed your background is feral!Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Feral doesn’t sound very nice. Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,It just refers to your mother’s lifestyle. Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,She had a lifestyle?Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Your foster mom told me the rescue group trapped you kids with your mom in a feral colony. Love, […]

Dancing Princess

Dear Elsa, You sounded insane this morning.Love, Carolyn Mum,What was this morning?Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Another one of your early morning wakeups.Love, Carolyn Mum,I was insane?Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,You were flying around extremely wildly. Love, Carolyn Mum,I was dancing!!!!!Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Oh! Well then, that’s actually wonderful. A weird, ecstatic sort of dance, choreographed by a cat. Love, Carolyn Mum,I LOVE […]

Champion!

Dear Elsa,You were playing with your ball track at 4:30 in the morning. 4:30.Love, Carolyn Mum,And you took it away from me and put it in the closet!Elsa Dear ElsaWhy do you think I did that?Love, Carolyn Mum,I don’t know!!!!  I need to practice! I’m getting really good!!!!!Elsa Dear Elsa,Maybe you could reschedule your practice. To […]

Rackarkatten

Dear Elsa,You’ve been playing with my laptop again.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Maybe.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I know it’s you. You’re the only one who clicks on Enable Dictation. Every time.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,I had to go on the internets to see Rackarkatten.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,What is that?Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Not what, who.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Ok, who is Rackarkatten?Love, Carolyn […]

Gaming Skills

Dear Elsa,You have become quite skilled at the Ball Track game!Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Thank you. I practice.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,You do! Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Charlie and Winston don’t play it as well as I do. I’m the best Ball Track player in the family.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Winston doesn’t do games in general. Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,He doesn’t […]

Coming Out

Dear Elsa,I can’t believe it’s already 2026. Time to make some resolutions!Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,Do cats do that? Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,Good point. Probably not.Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,But I’d consider it.Love, Elsa Dear Elsa,I like your adventurous spirit. It’s the perfect opening for what I was just going to suggest!Love, Carolyn Dear Mum,I’m not sure I […]