Letters from the Pets

Prior to the sensational duo that is Mia and Bailey, there was Toby and Turtle. Toby was the first corgi; he passed away a few years ago following a plucky battle with cancer. Turtle, as you may have already guessed, was a cat. Between 2011 and 2014, when our child was young, Toby and Turtle sometimes wrote short letters to our child, about their day or other Things of Import that had happened while she was at school or other activities. These letters have recently been unearthed from the great recesses of our child’s room, and so we have decided to share them with you. We hope that you enjoy them!

July 13, 2011

Hi, it’s Turtle! Toby was a BAD DOG today. He came inside and chased me from the kitchen to the living room. I was able to sneak behind the couch to the exercise room, but then he found me and chased me to the back room. I got up on the bed so that he could not get me and stayed there until he left. After a few minutes I came back out and went behind the couch again, very quietly. But that sneaky dog heard me anyway, and chased me into the kitchen. What else could I do, but get onto the table to get away from him? And then I got yelled at! It’s not fair.

Hello, it’s Toby! Today was very fun! Turtle played hide-and-seek with me. The only part that was not fun was when she cheated and jumped on the bed where I could not reach her. Also when she jumped on the kitchen table. But then she got yelled at. But that’s what happens when you cheat.