Warmies

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Dear Holly: Your Warmies are Taking Over!

9 years old.

Dear Holly,

Each night as I tuck you into bed, I can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of the way your Warmies are clearly taking over. The current count is 10 of them in your bed.

I crack up at the sight of 10 smiling faces looking at me, in addition to you next to them. And the fact that your 10 friends are all microwavable… it just makes the whole thing more hilarious.

Yesterday morning before you left for school, I noticed your Warmies baby Gracie decided to try to help Mommy get a head start for work.

You are my favorite 9 year-old girl!

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: Signs of Life

8 years, 10 months.

Dear Holly,

Last week Mommy traveled to California to spend some time with Grandma in Sacramento. Apparently, it is customary that because you are still a little girl, you definitely are still entitled to a souvenir every time she leaves the state of Alabama.

Even though you already had 8 other Warmies (microwaveable stuffed animals that smell like lavender when you heat them up), you needed another: This time, a hamster.

Before you left for school yesterday morning, you made sure your new hamster was all set up for the day: He watched TV and ate popcorn until you got home.

It is not uncommon for me to discover your Warmies throughout the house; staged like real life animals and/or babies.

I love being your dad.

Love,

Daddy

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Dear Holly: Your Microwavable Warmies Baby Doll

8 years, 4 months.

Dear Holly,

I’m familiar with the phrase, “Nobody puts baby in a corner!”

Based on your new Warmies baby doll, what I wish I could say is, “Nobody puts baby in a microwave!”

When we went on our summer family vacation last month to Oregon, you discovered a Warmies baby doll in one of the shops.

Though you already had a few of the Warmies stuffed animals, you insisted that you had to have the baby doll version.

I must say, “Gracie” has certainly been well taken care of ever since you got her.

But I still feel weird putting her in the microwave!

Love,

Daddy