Reminder: Plaid Friday- Free Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog Coloring & Paper Doll Activity Books

Do you know about Plaid Friday? I recently learned about it over at Bedlam Farm blog.

"The name Plaid Friday celebrates the diversity and creativity of independent businesses. Plaid Friday is the fun and enjoyable alternative to the big box store "Black Friday", and is designed to promote both local and independently owned businesses during the holidays.

Being a local author, as well as my husband owning his own small business, I love this new movement!  I also love supporting my local indie shops by shopping locally when I need a gift.

So here at Joyful Paw Prints Press we are embracing Plaid Friday with abundant joy and offering a fantastic special!

Beginning at 12:01am November 25th and running until midnight November 25th with any purchase of $25 or more from our books and products you will receive the following for free:

• NEW! Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog Coloring and Paper Doll Activity Book
• You will also receive free from our current promotion a Frankie "Be PAWSitive" bracelet and Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog Activity ebook (link to activity book will be emailed to you when we receive your order).

And to top it off we will give away FIVE of our New Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog Coloring and Paper Doll Activity Books to those placing an order. So if you are the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, or 20th order you will not only get one free coloring book, but TWO! They make great stocking stuffers!

So be sure to head on over to our store for our selection of inspirational books, as well as our products page for lots of Frankie items sure to delight Frankie fans on your Christmas list.

Happy Thanksgiving

Deeply grateful for each and every one of you who follow along on my adventures.  Wishing you each a blessed Thanksgiving.

Give us thankful hearts.....
in this season of Thanksgiving.
May we be thankful for health and strength,
for sun and rain and peace.
Let us seize the day and the opportunity and strive for that greatness of spirit
that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities, and let us ever remember that
true gratitude and appreciation
show itself neither in independence nor satisfaction but passes the gift joyfully on in larger and better form.

-W.E.B. DuBois

Plaid Friday, Free Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog Coloring & Paper Doll Activity Books

A special announcement from Barbara Techel of Joyful Paw Prints Press (yup- that's my mom!)

Do you know about Plaid Friday? I recently learned about it over at Bedlam Farm blog.

"The name Plaid Friday celebrates the diversity and creativity of independent businesses. Plaid Friday is the fun and enjoyable alternative to the big box store "Black Friday", and is designed to promote both local and independently owned businesses during the holidays.

Being a local author, as well as my husband owning his own small business, I love this new movement!  I also love supporting my local indie shops by shopping locally when I need a gift.

So here at Joyful Paw Prints Press we are embracing Plaid Friday with abundant joy and offering a fantastic special!

Beginning at 12:01am November 25th and running until midnight November 25th with any purchase of $25 or more from our books and products you will receive the following for free:

• NEW! Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog Coloring and Paper Doll Activity Book
• You will also receive free from our current promotion a Frankie "Be PAWSitive" bracelet and Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog Activity ebook (link to activity book will be emailed to you when we receive your order).

And to top it off we will give away FIVE of our New Frankie the Walk 'N Roll Dog Coloring and Paper Doll Activity Books to those placing an order. So if you are the 1st, 5th, 10th, 15th, or 20th order you will not only get one free coloring book, but TWO! They make great stocking stuffers!

So be sure to head on over to our store for our selection of inspirational books, as well as our products page for lots of Frankie items sure to delight Frankie fans on your Christmas list.

Frankie Surprises Young Boy for his 11th Birthday

Last Saturday Frankie and I surprised a very special young boy named Brandon for his 11th birthday. I had visited his school the year before. Brandon's mom called my mom awhile back and asked if there was any way we could stop by and surprise Brandon for his birthday party. She told us that Brandon talks about me all the time. I was quite flattered. ARF!

So last Saturday, Mom and I drove to Fond du Lac which is about 30 minutes from where we live. Brandon and his friends were out in the backyard playing. Brandon's mom, Tricia instructed us to go into the garage where tables and snacks were set up for the boys.

One of the mom's yelled out the back garage service door that it was time to come into the garage. She said, "Brandon, your surprise is here!"  Keeping the door closed most of the way until all the boys were outside it, my mom and I waited patiently.

The door then opened and Brandon was in front of all his friends. His mom said, "Surprise, Brandon!  Look whose here!" Brandon was looking up and all over... and ahem, I happen to be quite short, so he wasn't looking down. My mom pointed to the ground and said, "Brandon, look down."

When Brandon looked down and saw me his mouth opened wide and his eyes grew big as saucers!  He ran right over to me, stooped down and started to pet me. He didn't really say anything, but I could see he was surprised. He then sat down on the garage stoop. His mom said, "Brandon, do you have tears in your eyes?" He said, "I'm so happy Frankie is here!"

I'm telling Brandon a secret... but it's a secret so it's only between Brandon and me!

So this was a gift for Brandon for his birthday, but I have to say.... my little doggie heart grew three times its size in that moment realizing how thrilled Brandon was to have me there.

His friends were all very cool and fun- everyone taking turns petting me. It was the best!  Brandon told my mom two times how much he likes the book about me. Awww gosh, that made us blush!

Brandon didn't want me to leave, but after about 45 minutes it was time for a well deserved doggie nap for me. Brandon said to my mom, "Can I walk her to your car?"  My mom said, "Of course you can. And you can even put Frankie in her doggie car seat for me."

Brandon did just that and then hugged me and hugged me. What a wonderful young man. He is going to make a great doggie care taker some day- I just know it.

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