Carolyn's Critters

Dear Mom,
The kittens think they own the house now.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I can’t imagine our house without them!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Charlie is so much fun to play with! But Elsa won’t wrestle with me like he does.
XOXO Poppy 

Dear Poppy,
She will. She’s still building her confidence. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
She’s nervous about Winston. 
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I have noticed that sometimes Winston doesn’t seem to know which one he is chasing. He’ll run up to Charlie, who just sits there looking skeptical instead of running away like Elsa. Winston probably makes that mistake because his vision isn’t very good, so he mainly sees their color, and they are both gray tweed with white accessories.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
You like to say they have white shoes!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I do indeed! Their front paws tell you everything you need to know about them. Charlie has cute white sneakers in front, and Elsa has white GoGo Boots!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
What does that say about them?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
You’re a dog, shoe nuance would probably escape you.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I know ALL about shoes!!!! I know when you are putting on garden shoes, or going-for-a-walk shoes, and I get so excited! But I don’t bother to get excited for dress-up shoes, because you don’t take me out to your special occasions.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
You are very wise, sweetie! You do know about shoes. Well, Charlie is a casual guy who is looking to have a good time, so sneakers say that perfectly. And Elsa is an elegant, stylish sort of girl, with a lot of spirit, so white GoGo Boots say it all about her.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
She is definitely spirited. She screams a lot, and she has a really mean growl. How does such a big sound come out of such a dainty little cat?????
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I don’t know where that booming baritone growl comes from. When she’s tussling with Charlie or being chased by Winston, she roars!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
That’s like you!!!!!
XOXO Poppy

Poppy,
Like me?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Like you and your friend, when you two roared at the bear that tried to come into the cabin. No one would expect two nice ladies to have such fierce roars.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
And I don’t know where that came from. I’ve never roared before. Neither had she. But that day at the cabin, when that bear started crawling through the kitchen window, that sound just came out of us.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
You two made a HORRIFYING sound! And it worked! It scared that bear away!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
After the bear left, I realized that you hadn’t even barked.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I was ready to back you up, but I don’t have the kind of sound that would scare a bear. I don’t have a scary baritone growl like you and Elsa have.
XOXO Poppy

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