National Clean Up Your Room Day

Journalist Rocky the Squirrel here – Keeping his paws on the nuts of the world 

May 10th – the perfect holiday for ALL parents far and near.  If you have kids, you can relate  to this National Clean Up Your Room Day.  The kids may think that everything in their ‘organized’ room is treasure and things they will need tomorrow but we all know that plate, one sock, various toys and Lego’s and clothes are things that need to be cleaned up.  Sometimes the mess is so bad that you can’t walk through the room and stuff is packed under the bed, the dresser and the closet is overflowing.  How do these kids live in this mess?!

To mom and dad’s delights everywhere – today is National Clean Up Your Room.  Get out your shovels and pull the truck up to their window.  It’s time for everyone to clean their rooms.  Especially that Bacon, he’s not perfect either.  I took a picture of that little fellows room before his mom got to it when she got home from work.  WOW – that’s all I can say.  I can just imagine the places I could hide some nuts in that room – chitter chatter.

P.S. my friends.  This day also applies to adults.  Kids make sure you check your parents rooms as well.  Fair play is fair play !

 

National Clean Up Your Room Day

Journalist Rocky the Squirrel here –

Keeping his paws on the nuts of the world –

May 10th – the perfect holiday for ALL parents far and near.  If you have kids, you can relate  to this National Clean Up Your Room Day.  The kids may think that everything in their ‘organized’ room is treasure and things they will need tomorrow but we all know that plate, one sock, various toys and Lego’s and clothes are things that need to be cleaned up.  Sometimes the mess is so bad that you can’t walk through the room and stuff is packed under the bed, the dresser and the closet is overflowing.  How do these kids live in this mess?!

To mom and dad’s delights everywhere – today is National Clean Up Your Room.  Get out your shovels and pull the truck up to their window.  It’s time for everyone to clean their rooms.  Especially that Bacon, he’s not perfect either.  I took a picture of that little fellows room before his mom got to it when she got home from work.  WOW – that’s all I can say.  I can just imagine the places I could hide some nuts in that room – chitter chatter.

P.S. my friends.  This day also applies to adults.  Kids make sure you check your parents rooms as well.  Fair play is fair play !

 

Noises at Night

As I lay in bed at night sleeping, I have to think about the different sounds I hear coming from outside my bedroom window.  Now that we are in the Summer months, it seems like everything is coming alive, especially at night.  So there I was last night, tucked in and waiting for Mr. Sandman to visit.  I listened intently.

I could hear grasshoppers.  One I’ve nicknamed Sensei because he is so very loud and seems to hang out right near my window to the right every single night.  It’s like he tells me goodnight.

I could hear kids laughing and yelling.  Heck it’s almost 9pm – why are there kids still outside playing in the dark?  They better be chasing lightening bugs and not chasing trouble.

I could hear the faint sounds of a radio from the people next door.  Those neighbors are Asian so the music had a chime-chime affluence.  It was soothing to me.

I could hear dogs barking – it must be that pesky little Chihuahua across the street hanging out with his posse and being bad again leaving nuggets on everyone’s front yard.

  I could hear frogs.  They sounded like enormous frogs with giant legs and deep guts.  There are LOADS of them in my magical backyard due to the creek that runs behind it.

Then the most deep sound of them all started.  It’s enough to shake our little house and it comforts me enough to rock me to sleep.  What is it you ask?  Of course, its dad snoring. ❤

What sounds do you hear at night when you are trying to go to sleep?

 

Hey – This Piggy Needs Your Help Please

 

I need your help friends.  I’m totally confused here at the Hotel Thompson. 

Last night mommy put me to bed like she always does.  You know, the normal tuck me in, kisses/snuggles and a short bedtime story.  Afterwards, she went to bed with daddy.  But you see, I really wasn’t asleep when mommy left my room.  I got back out of bed and tip toed on my hooves to the bedroom door.

I heard mommy and daddy talking in their room and I wanted to hear too.  I know – I shouldn’t piggy eavesdrop but I just had to know what they were talking about.  You’ve been there, right?

So there I was with my ear to the door and I kept hearing daddy tell mommy, “Pull my finger”.  What does that mean?  Mommy kept laughing and saying no.  I don’t get it.  Should I tell mommy, “Pull my hoof?”  Shakes piggy head in confusion.

Can you help a piglet out friends?  Have you ever been told this?  What does it mean?

 

What Would You Do?

  Shivers to mergatroid and back around the world!  I saw this on the internet this past weekend and I have to admit that I wet myself.  Go ahead and admit it – you did too just a little, didn’t you?  You wake up from a deep sleep in the middle of the night.  You flip on your light to go to the bathroom and see this sweet thing on your bedroom floor.

Personally, I would find a way out of the bedroom.  Then, I would burn that house down.  Period.  No questions asked.  I don’t care anymore.  The house is dead to me now with this creation anywhere in it.

What do you do?

 

Bacons Tales of Terror

Welcome my friends to another great issue of

Bacon’s Tales of Terror  

This month we have another true story.  Can you imagine that?  Wait until you read it – shivers.  We couldn’t believe it here at the Hotel Thompson when we first heard about it.  This story comes from some close friends of ours – Stacey and Bill.  Enjoy and remember I’ll let you hold my hoof if you need to.

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Stacey and Bill are great friends with my mom/dad.  They call or visit at least once a week.  They are animal lovers just like mom/dad.  They have a couple of cats called Heathrow and JFK – shakes piggy head.  I know. I know.  Where do some people get these names?  Mom/dad assure me that there is a long story behind the names.

Well the other day apparently Stacey and Bill were in their bedroom getting ready for work.  They had their bedroom door shut to keep the cats out.  Stacey was sitting on the side of the bed talking to Bill and they were having a conversation.  At one time, Stacey started laughing.  Bill asked what she was laughing about.  Stacey said that JFK was under the bed and had reached out grabbing her ankles like he usually does.  Bill got this funny look on his face and went to the bedroom door opening it.  When he does this, in walks Heathrow.

Bill turned around with a shocked look on his face.  That’s when it dawned on Stacey and her smile dropped from her face and she lifted her feet off of the floor.  You see, JFK had passed away the week before.  So who grabbed Stacey’s ankles?

 

Don Juan – I Despise You!

I hate Don Juan.  There you go.  That elf needs to be stopped NOW… like yesterday.  He is evil pure and simple.  I woke up this morning all bright eyed and bushy tailed.  I stretched my hooves, yawned and tooted.  What?  You don’t do that in the mornings?  I then rolled over to look at my picture of Miss Piggy on my night stand and got the shock of my little piggy life.  My Miss Piggy picture was gone and in it’s place was this hideous, nightmarish joke from Don Juan.  I squealed so loudly that I think Nana heard me all the way up the street.  The nerve of this so called elf for Santa.  I’m writing the head elf of the Union.  This can’t go on anymore.  Shivers and looks in every corner of my bedroom. 

 

Facts About Moi

It’s been a while since I’ve posted this but I think I should again.  Mom and dad get a lot of questions about moi – a pig that lives in the Hotel Thompson.  People think that we are dirty/messy and can’t believe it when I say I live inside full time and prefer my comforts such as air conditioning, heat and of course my sweet television.

Here are some questions that we get asked a lot.  I thought we would answer some of them for you.  Hope you enjoy these my friends 🙂

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(1) Do I smell? No. Did you know that pigs are actually clean animals. We are very careful that we do not mess where we sleep or eat. I have an entire room and my sleeping quarters are on the opposite side of my wizzy pad. Mom and dad keep up with cleaning my room on a regular basis and of course I help. So no, I nor my room smell.

(2) Do we sweat? Did you know that pigs don’t sweat? We are actually unable to do so. That’s why you see pigs on the outside waddling in mud or water to keep cool. I, myself, have air conditioning and heat inside. Mom and dad makes sure that the temperatures are good for me. Not too cold and not too warm. If I get cold, I will snuggle under blankets and hide.

(3) Do pigs dream? Of course we do. We dream much as humans do. Sometimes when I’m on the couch with mom, she touches and holds me. She can feel me jumping and dreaming. She says it cute.

(4) What do we ‘do’? Well, I’m much like any other animal. I love to sleep, I enjoy watching television and listening to music. I play chase with the purr things and mom. I chase balls and I love getting piggy massages. I like to be held and touched. I really love to sit on the couch with mom watching television after dinner. This is one of my favorite things in the world. Normal things that your dog probably likes to do.  I do spend a lot of time in my bedroom on my toddler bed doing my thing – writing my blogs, researching my postings and taking care of my pet rocks.

(5) How do my parents know when its time to eat? This is a great and important question. We love to have a schedule. My internal clock is better than most clocks in the world. I know when it’s time to get up, eat or go to bed. Did you know that pigs have more than 20 vocalizations used in different situations? My mom and dad have learned some of mine. Just like when a baby cries and the mother ‘knows’ the cry, mom and dad know what my different sounds are for. Mom especially knows the “I’m hungry” call. LOL And you know, we don’t ‘pig out’ or eat like pigs as the old saying goes. We would rather enjoy our food. And no I don’t eat ‘slop’. I know there are some farm piggies that do but that’s a different breed. I eat lots of piggy chow, vegetables and fruits. I have to maintain my cute little figure!  And there is a standing FIRM rule here at the Hotel Thompson.  “No eating in front of the pig unless you plan on sharing with the pig.”

(6) Do you really know your name and are you that smart? Did you know that pigs learn their names within 3 days? When mom adopted me, she held me a lot, talked to me in her voice and said my name. This way, I knew who my mommy was. She also showed me where my wizzy pad was in my room and within 2 days, I was using it all of the time. I learned very quickly where the food came from in the kitchen. I even know where my piggy chow is kept. We are very smart creatures and have a great sense of direction!

(7) Are we hard to get along with? Well, this depends on a lot of factors. I’m an attention hog and yeah I can be a little pig headed at times when I don’t get my ways. I do have a tendency to test my boundaries but mom and dad (especially mom) sets me straight real quick. You know, just like regular kids do. I have my good days and bad days.

(8) Do I know any tricks? We are a very smart breed. I’m house trained. I know what it means to go to my feeding mat. I know what it means to go to bed. I know what it means to lay down or get snuggly. I know what it means to go potty. And I know what it means when mom tells me not to eat the purr things – LOL – just seeing if you were paying attention.

(9) Why is my tail straight? Did you know that regular pigs, you know the ones that stay outside on the farm, have curly tails. A true pot bellied pig has a straight tail that attaches high on the rump. That’s me. That’s how you can tail if its a cross breed pig or a miniature pot bellied pig.

(10) What’s our vision like? I like this question. Just like dad, I have very poor vision. You can’t look at me straight on and expect me to see you. My eyes are kind of on the side of my head and I can’t see things straight away. You will find me looking at you from the side. But although my vision may be poor, my smell and hearing are exceptional!

And the most important question of all – Do I get along with the other anipals here at the Hotel Thompson?  Yes.  We all know our pecking order here – Hemi, Me, Houdini and then Mouse Girl – snorts.  Hemi let’s *everyone* know that he is the top cat and the alpha male.  We all play together and when we are all out together, mom keeps full attention on us – that means no electronics like iPads or iPhones or cameras.  It only takes one time not paying attention for an accident to happen.  Although we all grew up together, a careful eye is key and mom is a firm believer in this.  And although me and Hemi sometimes squabble with each other and him slapping my captains quarters with his big paw, if i’m feeling icky he is the first there to check on me… right behind mommy of course.

I hope some of these answered your questions about me. If you have anymore, you can always ask or send me an email at BaconThompson@gmail.com

Hogs and Kisses, Bacon

 

My Parents are Weird

  Bet you didn’t know that, huh?  Snorts – sure you did.  My humans were dropped on their heads too much as children.  In fact, I think they probably fell off the back of several pick up trucks while growing up.  This past weekend, they decided to go to the movies before having our “family meeting”.  What a joke that was but you know about that already and I’m sure you’ll be hearing more about that soon.  So all goes well.  Mom has been wanting to see the movie Jurassic World.  She loves all of those movies but she wanted to wait until the hoopla died down a bit so the theater wouldn’t be overly crowded.  Good plan huh?

So they went and mom gets her favorite treat – popcorn – while dad goes for his favorite – nachos and cheese.  Can these two agree on anything – snorts?  So there they were watching the gazillion previews and trailers for up and coming new movies.  Rolls piggy eyes.  Mom said by the time the previews got over, she turned to daddy and said, “What are we watching today?”  Isn’t that how it is though?  That’s why I insist on watching movies at home in my bedroom.  I can stop and pause for potty breaks and popcorn in the comfort of my toddler bed.  Snorts.

But there they were chowing down and waiting for the movie to start.  That’s when mom said it happened.  Mom said that one of dad’s nacho and cheese chips ‘jumped’ in the middle of her popcorn bag.  What?  How did that happen, right?  That’s when daddy said he ‘might have’ had some help with it.  Really daddy?  I’m shocked.

So he picked up some popcorn on his nacho and cheese and said it was delicious.  Mom tried one and said it was really good.  Thus that started the Nachos-cheese-popcorn party before the movie.  Rolls piggy eyes.  Those two are so easily amused.

The movie then started and for the next two hours they were quiet.  Mom said the movie was outstanding.  Dad said it was great.  There were ups and downs and you have to be kidding me situations.  But overall, they highly recommended it.  Afterwards they came home and that’s when it happened.  I think daddy brought someone home with him.  Of course mommy was like, “Can we keep him”.  All I gotta say is he’s not staying in my bedroom!

 

National Clean Up Your Room Day

Journalist Rocky the Squirrel here –

Keeping his paws on the nuts of the world –

May 10th – the perfect holiday for ALL parents far and near.  If you have kids, you can relate  to this National Clean Up Your Room Day.  The kids may think that everything in their ‘organized’ room is treasure and things they will need tomorrow but we all know that plate, one sock, various toys and Lego’s and clothes are things that need to be cleaned up.  Sometimes the mess is so bad that you can’t walk through the room and stuff is packed under the bed, the dresser and the closet is overflowing.  How do these kids live in this mess?!

To mom and dad’s delights everywhere – today is National Clean Up Your Room.  Get out your shovels and pull the truck up to their window.  It’s time for everyone to clean their rooms.  Especially that Bacon, he’s not perfect either.  I took a picture of that little fellows room before his mom got to it when she got home from work.  WOW – that’s all I can say.  I can just imagine the places I could hide some nuts in that room – chitter chatter.

P.S. my friends.  This day also applies to adults.  Kids make sure you check your parents rooms as well.  Fair play is fair play !