Carolyn's Critters

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 Elsa
Why 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 daytime. When folks are awake.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mum,
4:30 is a great time to be awake!
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
Maybe for a cat. Not for humans. You woke me up.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mum,
You were probably already awake. 
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
Not at that hour, sweetie.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mum,
But the game is so exciting!!!! The balls go really fast and bump into each other!!!!
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
I know what the game does. I could hear it. You must have been playing that noisy game for at least twenty minutes. Which is actually pretty impressive. For a cat, twenty minutes is a really long time for anything other than a nap.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mum,
What do you mean, for a cat?
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
Cats have short attention spans. But you clearly have a lot of focus on that game.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mum,
I’m much better at it than Charlie is. He doesn’t even know how to whack the ball.
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
I don’t think he cares. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mum,
And Winston doesn’t even look at the track. 
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
He didn’t even bother to wake up when you were making that racket. But he has other skills.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mum,
Like…?
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
Okay. Well. He can be a sweet lap cat.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mum,
Seriously? That’s all? He’s so lame. 
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
He’s pretty good at spooking you.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mum,
He’s really big. So when he comes looking for me, I’m smart to hide.
Love, Elsa

Dear Elsa,
Fair enough.
Love, Carolyn

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