Well, we survived October. Not that that was a hard feat. Other then the fact that it is a longer month (5 weeks) it wasn't bad at all. We had one trick-or-treater this year which is one more then we had last year. But its kinda sad. I miss living where we got the whole neighborhood worth of kids in costumes at our door.
Our girls (the goats) are hopefully bred now so we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of babies in March. And for now, we are savoring the last of the wonderful milk they are giving us before they go dry for the season I have learned a new recipe. It is called Cajeta. It is Mexican Milk Caramel. It is quite possibly the most delicious thing I have ever made in my whole life. My sister Mollie helped me make the first batch of it yesterday and it was enjoyed by all as an after dinner snack with apples. It is quite the process to make it but thanks to the RoboStir that Kris gave me it was not so bad until the end when it got too thick and we had to stir by hand. That puts me up to three things that I know how to make with goats milk. The next on my list is Mozzarella and soap. My mom has put in a special request for goats milk lotion so that will be coming soon as well.
Other news for November is that I am going to be working on writing a novel. I don't plan to finish it this month although it is NaNoWriMo. However with my job and other things I'm just not sure I can actually do a whole book this month. But its good incentive to pick up where I left off and get a big chunk of the book done. A few of my friends may know that I have started several books since I was in HS but I just haven't ever seen one through to the finish. I took a creative writing class in college and wrote several short stories but my dream has always been to write a novel. Well I have a few things motivating me this time. One of them is my friends the Emmett Family. Even their teenage son is published. I think its so great that he took his ability to write and ran with it at such a young age. He, and his whole family (all writers) are definitely a big inspiration to me. Another of my motivators is finding myself again. It seems like since the move to Idaho we have both been super busy with work and with the animals and with taking care of our place and I honestly feel like I lost me in all of that. So I am going to dedicate time to writing and see if I can't find me somewhere in there.
Also in November we will be celebrating Thanksgiving twice. My sister and her husband are coming up from Vernal UT but can't make it on the actual holiday so we are celebrating early. Then we will of course have a Turkey dinner again a few weeks later on the actual day. I am hoping while my sister is here we can get some good games of cards going and maybe even a game or two of Marbles.
Ok, so now that I have rambled on about things no one really cares about I will go and actually work on my novel.
PS. If anyone wants to read part of my novel just to give me your opinion on it let me know! I would love some input.
