Pay it Forward – REMINDER

Okay Friends – Here We Go!

My sweet friends at Nikitaland have started this monthly issue of Pay It Forward.  We asked for you to keep this in mind all month and to share things here today on what you have been able to do.  Paying it forward is not for bragging purposes – it’s an attempt to show how many different things we can do to pay it forward – lots of them don’t even include money.  Gestures that we take for granted may be a God send to another person.

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REMEMBER – this is November and Thanksgiving is closely approaching.  What will you do to pay it forward this month?. Will you help out at a food bank?  Will you help out at a feed the hunger dinner?  Will you raise money or give to the food bank?  These are great ideas – especially for this time of year.  Can’t wait to see what you do my friends 🙂

 My buddy Nikitaland made up a good deeds sheet.  You can get it here.  You can print it, hang it on your fridge and just jot some things down that you do during the month.  That way at our next meet up, you can share what you have done to PAY IT FORWARD.

AND if you are interested in getting some Pay it Forward bracelets, check out Nikitaland’s post here for ordering information.  Believe me friends – WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Next meet up will be December 2nd – mark your calendars!

 

Bashful Out and About

   Oh friends – here’s another adventure that my little tyke Bashful had while he was home here at the Hotel Thompson in the past couple of weeks. We had quite a few people call and ask to go out with Bashful while he was home – we had a schedule of events – this is one of them.

Some friends wanted to meet at our local Red Lobster restaurant for a meet and greet.  When we finally got seated, our table section had a blue light over it and mom *had* to take a picture.

Daddy said that it should be fine as long as it wasn’t in a ‘red light’ district.  Shaking piggy head.  I didn’t get that joke but apparently mom did and she snorted.  I wonder where she gets that from?

So everyone huddled around our table looking at and discussing the menu options.  Of course, Bashful was right there in the middle of it all putting in his two cents of what he wanted to eat – you might as well just ordered one of everything – snorts.

 Bashful was really excited about going to Red Lobster.  He told me that he has fallen in love with seafood of any kind… a long with all kinds of other food.  What can I say?  The little bloke likes to eat.  I wonder where he gets that from?  Shakes head wondering.

Well, don’t you know the first thing Bashful did was jump on one of Red Lobster’s famous cheesy garlic biscuits.  They were hot and straight from the oven.  Mom told him to blow on it first because she didn’t want him burning his tongue.  Bashful told mom that some of his ancestors can withstand heat so he was fine jumping right in the biscuit and eating his way out.

  Then daddy had ordered some Clam Chowder.  And guess who had to take a chunky dunk into it to eat his way out?  Yep, shaking head.  You guessed it – Bashful.  I tell you for a small tyke, that rock can eat!  He said it was delicious.  Dad said he thought it was good but the only thing he got to taste was one single potato.  Thanks Bashful for sharing – snorts with piggy laughter.

Then, it was time to order the main entrees.  Now during this time at Red Lobster, they had their shrimp special taking place – it was all you can eat Shrimp.  One of mom/dad’s favorite times of the year for this particular restaurant.  Mommy couldn’t wait to taste her food.  She ordered succulent Shrimp Scampi – look at the size of those shrimp, fried shrimp and french fries well done.

Doesn’t that plate look awesome?  I have to admit it.  I licked mom’s iPhone when I saw the picture.  And I also have to admit that Bashful, of course, jumped right on mom’s plate and started gobbling like he had never eaten before.  I tell you my friends.  If I ate like that little guy, this little oinker would be 400 pounds!  But thank goodness it was all you can eat so mom could get some more since Bashful ate it all.  And hey you know what?  They brought me home a piggy bag – happy dance – shake your butt – happy dance.  Hope you enjoyed this little adventure with my guy.

 

 

Happy Birthday!

Today has been an important date all around – especially here at the Hotel Thompson!  You do realize what a huge fanatic my mom is about the mouse that wears the white gloves?  I mean, it’s bad enough that there are Mickey Mouse shapes across the facial boards of the Hotel Thompson… let alone the mouse is somehow someway in every room… and mom even has a tattoo of the fellow – shocker huh?  I think you can say that she’s serious about Mickey.

Can you believe that November 18, 1928, Mickey Mouse made his debut into entertainment.  He wasn’t originally known as Mickey Mouse.  Did you know that?  His first mark into history came in Steamboat Willie as Mortimer Mouse.  They changed his name shortly thereafter – good thing too, huh?

In 1929, they came out with a short called The Opry House.  This is when the mouse got his famous white gloves for his outfit.

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And, did you know that Walt Disney himself did the voice of Mickey Mouse up until 1946?

And, the most important thing I found that I *know* mom is going to have a fit about.. there’s actually a Mickey Mouse cocktail.  It’s made with tomato juice, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and a lime wedge.  I guess it could be a grown up version by adding Vodka.

So, let’s all wish mom’s little idol a Happy Birthday!!