Have You Been a Good Holiday Guest This Weekend? Have You Done Your Guest Duties?

Have you been a good Thanksgiving Holiday weekend guest this weekend? Even if you are visiting your parents or a sibling, have you made your bed every morning? Have you offered to help the Hostess with the dishes, or with other chores? Have you brought a thoughtful house gift? Have you thanked everyone for a delightful time? Did you even realize guests have duties??

The following are a few ideas for all guests:

• Bring a small, thoughtful house gift like a bottle of wine, or a Rum Cake or yummy cookies. 
• Offer to help the Hostess, or just be self directed and start drying the dishes or taking out the trash.
• Look around the house and find something to compliment the Host and Hostess on and mean it. 
• Contribute to and keep your table conversation positive. Do not talk about religion or politics.
• Make your bed each morning and upon leaving. 
• Keep your room and bathroom picked up and neat. Clean up after yourself.
• Y'all know the old saying about house guests and fish...after 3 days.....
• Write a hand written Thank You note within 24 hours to your Host once you arrive back home. 

Be a good house guest by earning your keep and you will be invited back.

Don't be a good house guest and you'll get nothing next year but excuses:

"Sorry, we're going out of town this Holiday Season, maybe we'll see you around."