BUMP: Welcome Guests!

I'm a "special" host. :)

If you are a guest in our home for the first time, in your room, you will have the following letter on top of your bed:

Welcome friends!

We hope that you find your room comfortable. Please use this as a guide to find anything you may need during your stay with us.

In your room, behind the door, there are clean robes for your convenience. Any items you may need can be found in the following places:

Extra blankets and pillows – top shelf of your bedroom closet
Clean towels - Behind door
Fresh soap - Soap holder on shower wall and under sink counter
Q-tips - White ceramic canister on sink counter
Toothpaste - Medicine cabinet
Blow dryer, cleaning supplies, First Aid Kit - Under sink cabinet
Over the counter drugs - Wall cabinet above toilet
Fresh towels - Linen closet
Toilet paper and paper towels – Trunk at the top of the stairs
Portable DVD player and DVD’s – second shelf of nightstand near windows in your bedroom

Please place the bath mat, which is currently on the side of the tub, on top of the wool rug prior to stepping out of your shower or bath. Remember to not let it dry on top of the wool rug. Also, please remove the throw pillows and sham covered pillows from your bed before you retire for the evening. You may stack them on top of the Elfa drawer cabinet system in your closet. These drawers are for your use so you may unpack and there are hangers in your closet.

There is an electrical outlet strip on the bottom shelf of the nightstand in your room for your use.

The laundry area is outside of our bedroom to include all the supplies you may need. Please feel free to use whatever you need.

The phone is unlimited long distance and we have wireless internet. Our network is called “BLAH.” There is a printer and a fax machine in the sitting room/office area adjacent to yours.

There is always food and you are welcome to anything you see. If you don’t see anything you like and I am unavailable, take out menus for various restaurants can be found in the drawer to the left of the kitchen sink. The address and phone number to our home is as follows:

13700 Jack of All Trade Street
DC Metro Area
202.555.1212 Home

Pretty much…the only rule in our home is if Monnie isn’t awake…don’t wake her. Smile!

Once again, welcome and we hope your stay is enjoyable.

Smooches,

Monnie, Robby, Jaru & Lucy

On a seperate sheet, you get the following so you may take it downstairs with you:

Family Room Television

To watch television - Using black Comcast remote:
1. Press TV, then power (television must be on Channel “03”)
2. Press Cable, then power
3. Use the menu buttons to find movies and such.

To watch DVD’s
1. Press TV on Comcast remote and put on Channel “00”
2. Using black Bose remote, press CD / DVD
3. Remember to put television back on Channel “03” when you return to watching TV

Each night, I put a bottle of water and a snack on one of the nightstands in your room in case you want some water in the middle of the night. Okay...so...what do yall say? Am I anal...or organized? ROFL! Weezy and CeCe call our house "Monnie's Bed and Breakfast." ROFL!

When Queeny visited she said she was stealing this idea for her own guests.

Do you do this too? If you don't...you should. Cuts out a lot of stoopit questions early in the morning. Cuz I AIN'T a morning person. AND...it cuts out on folks waking up early sitting around waiting on me to get up. You might be sitting up for a WHILE! ROFL!

Comments

[tanyetta]

That's what I'm talking about!

I just might get over my fear of dogs to become a guest in your home. Sounds like the red carpet treatment for real!

[Jen]

I don't do that for my guest room, however I do have a book, yes I said book. Three ring bider WITH tabs, telling you how to work, remotes, stereo, etc.

Monnie, peas in a pod I tell ya!

[Diva_Denise]

Talk about the "Hostess with the Mostest" attitude! :-D

Creole, girl you are on a roll!!!! this is a fabu idea... I've never done this before when I have out of town guest that visit. I usually tell them where everything is located and to help themselves and most of the time I wake up before they do to accomodate them but me likey the (in-home) Bed-n-Breakfast Inn Concierge concept!

This is a WINNER! as long as it is for the weekend... ;-)

[thougthsofsoutherngal]

I like it!

[onefromphilly]

This is the best idea in the world that I would NEVER do! My people would never go home if I made it this comfortable, plus you are only a guest in my house the first time, hahahaha! After that you better figure it out. LOL
But seriously, we do get up and fix our special breakfast evry morning for everybody who stays, pancakes, sausages, bacon, home fries, grits, and eggs. I'm the queen of pancakes, but y'all betta not call me Aunt Jamima..
LMAO

[Gladys]

This is great, Monnie. I'm definitely going to have to incorporate this during the week of 4th of July. I will have SEVERAL family members staying with me and the only time I will be off is the actual 4th of July. I do not want a bunch of phone calls at work during the day. :-) Love it!

[Keelah]

Love it! May have to try that one day.

[lisa]

Do you have any weekends open ?? If I had company I think this is a great idea

[Aziza]

I'm going to mess around and be late for work reading this blog. It's like an ongoing daily magazine. I guess I can't show up late for my morning meeting by saying I was blogging.

[miss_eddy]

I love this idea because alot of times when you visit someone and you wake up early, you feel lost about what you can do and what you should and shouldn't use. I like the water bottle by the bed idea.. I should do that myself..

[Onlinediva]

I would say organized. It sounds like a really great idea and not only do they have the answers to questions they might have but it also makes them feel welcome. It's quite thoughtful.

[Monica H (mmnique)]

I would like to make our reservations at the Monnie's B&B for September 10-12. Can I bring Roxy?

[Michelle]

Wow!! I love it..I normally do a welcome letter on the pillow and a basket in the room. I have never provided as much detail but I will now. As soon as I have my first visitor in Japan :) I'm so stealing this idea.

[cbean]

Hmmm, think I might have to steal this too. Mommie and Auntie are due at the end of the month.

[sherri]

LOL.... I was going to say, you're not special, in that odd kind of way. You're just cool. ;-) I "borrowed" this from someone... Maybe your blog or maybe I picked it up from a hotel. People love it when you care enough to put a little "effort" into their visit. Some folks find it corny... but oh well. ;-)

I appreciate visitors!

[Salesdiva]

Already stolt...and if I use it three times, then it becomes an original idea. I love it.