Happy day my friends. We finally got everything together here at the Hotel Thompson and finished decorating for the holidays. We don’t put up a tree here for obvious reasons – the two H’s – Hemi and Houdini. That tree wouldn’t stand five minutes being decorated in our living room. Trust me on that. Between the purr thing climbing it and exploring, the puppy watering it and chewing on the bottom branches and well me – looks innocently – head bunting it, it would get tired and fall down to sleep. I’m just saying and being realistic here. It’s a good thing mom and dad agree.
So no tree here. But don’t frown. We have a Mickey Mouse lamp pole. That fits in perfect here at the Hotel Thompson. You know my mom LOVES that mouse with the gloves and we still get the pretty lights from the pole. And the pole is sturdy. I mean really sturdy like 20-25 pounds. Hey, it’s gotta be sturdy to hold that huge Mickey Mouse head – snorts.
We also put out my stocking for Christmas. What? You think it’s too small? I told mommy I needed a bigger one. One can never be too big for all of the goodies that dear Santa might leave in my stocking. You know – like fruits, vegetables, Gold Fish and Animal Crackers – snorts.
I just have to find the perfect place to hang my stocking. For some reason, daddy says we can’t put it on the fireplace mantle this year. Something about it pulling down on the mantle last year. One heavy stocking and your scarred for life huh? Bummer daddy.
So I have to find a place for my little stocking. I’m thinking on the back of the front room door. That would surely be a nice place to put it. And also Santa won’t miss it, right? What do you think. Any suggestions?
Do I need to even add words to this posting? My beloved Gold Fish are back. Those delightful cheesy fish are all mine… mine – mine – mine – mine.
Do you understand with the size of the box why I was worried when mom put me on Gold Fish restriction? I just knew daddy would get into my stash and eat all of my wonderful fishies. If he did, I would have to pop him on the nose and tell him, “Bad daddy!”
Pardon me now… I have a date with some orange fish and I don’t want to keep them waiting. Snorts and oinks my friends! Thank you so much this week for your support!
Hint hint mom – I’m in love. Come on mom – I’m trying to tell you subliminally that I love my Gold Fish. We have a special relationship. I like for them to swim in my belly and they told me they like to do that. Honestly – Pig’s Honor.
So mom come on – from my tummy to yours. Give me my Gold Fish okay. It’s like if you were in trouble, I wouldn’t take away your chicken. I’m just sayin’.
Friends in blogville – don’t you think mom needs to give me back my Gold Fish? We wouldn’t want them to go stale or anything – God forbid dad gets in my box. Right?
Did you know that when baby elephants have a ‘fit’ and don’t get their way, they throw themselves into mud like this little guy and have a ‘temper tantrum’? Did you know that?
Well, mom called me her little baby elephant this past weekend. I didn’t get my way so I threw myself on a pillow on the floor with my butt in the air like that. It didn’t work. Mom just told me to let her know when I was finished. My mom – she’s a tough one like that.
What was the temper tantrum about? Well I might have grabbed my big box of Gold Fish and taken off with it down the hall to my room. I know – I shouldn’t have. But mom confiscated and said no more Gold Fish for the day. What? NNNOOO!! I need my Gold Fish. Help my friends.
I’ve been patient my friends this week. I’ve tried to reason with mom/dad about this Summer Camp thing but it’s on. I’ve settled with that. Mom wants me to know life as a regular pig – something should would be upset with if I never knew. I’m okay with that.
While mom packed my bags, I supervised from my bed watching. She really does have my best interests at heart. I’m bringing my Egyptian cotton sheet for my bed. I’m used to sleeping with that and it’s comfort. She also packed my framed picture of me and her that I usually have on my bedside in my bedroom. We can bring one electronic item – no cell phones. I’m packing my laptop so I can still write from Summer Camp. We can only use it at night time – not during the day when we have activities. She packed me a care box with sunscreen – did you know that piggies can get sunburned if we stay in the sun too long? We can. She also packed some of my favorite snacks like my Gold Fish, Animal Crackers and some of my favorite grape flavored bottled water.
Your pig needs help. Yeah, that’s it. Your pig needs help. May us Gold Fish suggest GFA (Gold Fish Anonymous). They have a quick 3 step program for peeps addicted to us crackers. Really, we have feelings too. We are just swimming here in our world when all of a sudden we are plucked from our families to enter your belly. May we also suggest popcorn, nuts or maybe potato chips if you are not watching your waist lines. They are way more tasty than us cheese flavored morsels of fish that you tend to eat by the handfuls. We are just trying to help out. Perhaps you can try the Gold Fish Challenge – yeah that sounds awesome. Put all of us in a gold fish bowl and see how long you can resist us – I betcha you can go a long time my oinker pal. Really, I have that much faith in you.
Happy Monday my friends. We finally got everything together here at the Hotel Thompson and finished decorating for the holidays. We don’t put up a tree here for obvious reasons – two purr things, a pig and a puppy now. That tree wouldn’t stand five minutes being decorated in our living room. Trust me on that. Between the purr things climbing it and exploring, the puppy watering it and chewing on the bottom branches and well me – looks innocently – head bunting it, it would get tired and fall down to sleep. I’m just saying and being realistic here. It’s a good thing mom and dad agree.
So no tree here. But don’t frown. We have a Mickey Mouse lamp pole. That fits in perfect here at the Hotel Thompson. You know my mom LOVES that mouse with the gloves and we still get the pretty lights from the pole. And the pole is sturdy. I mean really sturdy like 20-25 pounds. Hey, it’s gotta be sturdy to hold that huge Mickey Mouse head – snorts.
We also put out my stocking for Christmas. What? You think it’s too small? I told mommy I needed a bigger one. One can never be too big for all of the goodies that dear Santa might leave in my stocking. You know – like fruits, vegetables, Gold Fish and Animal Crackers – snorts.
I just have to find the perfect place to hang my stocking. For some reason, daddy says we can’t put it on the fireplace mantle this year. Something about it pulling down on the mantle last year. One heavy stocking and your scarred for life huh? Bummer daddy.
So I have to find a place for my little stocking. I’m thinking on the back of the front room door. That would surely be a nice place to put it. And also Santa won’t miss it, right? What do you think. Any suggestions?
Me and food – what can I say? I ❤ food. It’s what I live for.. well that and snuggles from mommy. I thought today I would show you what I eat here at the Hotel Thompson. Keep in mind that I might be just a tad bit spoiled… just a little okay.
This by all means does not happen every day or every weekend for that matter. But, at times mommy cooks me my very own spinach omelet with piggy chow on the bottom of my piggy feed bowl. Doesn’t it look delish? Trust me, it is!
If I’ve been especially good, she will put on her cook hat and toss some eggs around. Daddy gets one too – minus the piggy chow – snorts.
Most days though, I have a combination of Cheerios and piggy chow.
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Here is my snack bowl that dad will fix me during the week at times. You can see my piggy plate better in this picture. Dad gives me rice cakes, carrots and grapes. Again, not every day.
My snack during the day changes according to what is in the pantry here at the Hotel Thompson. Looks good, huh? Sometimes I have to watch daddy because he will eat my snacks as he fixes my plate – how could he huh?
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For special occasions like my birthday, I get the platter of my dreams like this picture to the left. Who needs a birthday cake when you have all of my favorites rolled up into one delicious piggy plate?
Bananas, strawberries, grapes and watermelon. Licks lips! Too bad birthdays only come once a year!
If I’m lucky, mommy will fix a tub of this deliciousness so I can eat on it the entire week. Usually when she goes shopping, this is how she does my food. She packages it for the week so all dad has to do is pull out a container for me. It makes it easier for him since he takes care of me during the week when mommy is at the worky place.
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This plate to the right is my normal dinner. A great salad topped with carrots, tomatoes and piggy chow on the bottom. I ❤ my dinner plate. Doesn’t it look delicious. You want some, don’t you? Usually mommy will fix me my plate while she is fixing her salad.
And I love me some snacks. I can be bought and persuaded to do almost anything with any of the following – Gold Fish (Crackers not sushi – snorts), animal crackers, an apple slice or okay – just about anything.
But for your amusement, there is a rule here at the Hotel Thompson. Don’t eat in front of the pig unless you plan on sharing with the pig. Snorts – you’ll see once you look at this video. Enjoy my friends and I hope you learned something about this little oinker that you didn’t know.
This is an emergency. I’m out of Cheerios. I’m out of Gold Fish. I’m out of carrots. I’m out of marshmallows. What will I do? I’m going to shrivel up to nothing. My pot-belly is going to disappear. What will become of me –
THUD – I will *not* survive.
This is me begging mommy to go to the market. She laughed at me. Can you imagine that?! My bowls were empty and mommy was laughing.
She went into the kitchen and started pulling magical things out of the cabinets. Of course, there were no carrots but mom found all of my other favorite things.
Sigh – that was a close call my friends. So very close!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas yesterday. It was joyful and wonderful here at the Hotel Thompson. It was quiet – the purr things were loving and mom/dad were glowing with happiness. Our tummies were full of delightful food – all kinds of goodies – sweets, breads, rib roast, sweet potato casserole (one of my favorites) – just to name a few.
We plan on camping out, putting our feet up and relaxing for a change. Mommy is home from the worky place and has no plans of returning until some time next week. I’m a happy oinker. Life is good.
I thought I would take this chance to open up to all of my friends here in blogville. Have you ever wondered what my life is like here at the Hotel Thompson? My favorite movie? Am I messy? Am I a good pet? My favorite food? What I do during the day? How I get along with the purr things and daddy?
Today is your day. I’m an open book. Go ahead. Ask me anything. I will tell you what you want to know. Go ahead. Don’t think your question is minor. Ask away. In between naps, I will answer them all.
Oh, and I know you’re probably wondering what I got in my “little” stocking – snorts. Santa was super nice this year. He filled it with egg plant, carrots, squash, watermelon, apples, celery, animal crackers and my favorites – Gold Fish! mmm – I must have done something right this year! But one thing I didn’t get was Miss Piggy 😦 Perhaps one day. Until then, I can still dream!
Miniature pot bellied pig and friends - Bacon, Houdini, Hemi and all of the Rock Clan with Journalist Rocky the Squirrel all out looking for adventures from the Hotel Thompson.
Do I need to even add words to this posting? My beloved Gold Fish are back. Those delightful cheesy fish are all mine… mine – mine – mine – mine.
This plate to the right is my normal dinner. A great salad topped with carrots, tomatoes and piggy chow on the bottom. I ❤ my dinner plate. Doesn’t it look delicious. You want some, don’t you? Usually mommy will fix me my plate while she is fixing her salad.
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