13 Things I Have Going On in November

November has been a very busy month for me. Here are just a few of the things I've had/will have going on:

1. Mom's surgery, Nov 2. My mom had a new plate and screws put into her arm.  I was with her for quite a bit of that, from Nov 1 through Nov 7.

2. Embroidery Fail, Nov 7. I was making an Anglo-Saxon tunic for a friend, and I began embroidering a collar with my handspun wool, but I failed to meet the deadline. Instead I slapped a plain collar on it and called it good.

3. Final Line Edits for Sleeping With the Wolf, Nov 10. All done!

4. Drove on horrible winter roads, Nov 13. The first big nasty snowstorm of the year. Saw about a dozen cars in the ditch on a 20 mile stretch of road.

5. Spoke for Berwyn's Pelican ceremony, Nov 13. This was a very cool thing, totally worth driving on icy roads for.

6. Survived the first  day without company coffee, Nov 15. My job has decided to save some money by not providing free coffee. The cafeteria ran out of coffee the first hour, even tho its prices are ridiculous.

7. Learned how to work diabetic strips and lancets claims, Nov 16. Oy vey!

8. Had to update the status of 857 Accounts Receivable manually, Nov 17. This should take onlya few minutes but because I had to do it by hand, it took 3 hours.

9. Donated 15″ of my hip length hair to Locks of Love, Nov 17. I miss it. Sob. But hopefully some kids will benefit from it.

10. Sleeping With the Wolf will be released from Liquid Silver Books on November 22.

11. Thanksgiving, November 25! Because of mom's surgery we'll be doing a small dinner with only a few of the family. And that's probably best anyway.

12. My Book Release Party, Nov 29. My friends are even more excited than I am that I get to be a published author. They are throwing a party for me at a local restaurant/bar. If you're in or near Fargo North Dakota drop by the Green Mill at 7pm.

13. Must. Finish. The Wolf's Glory!!! Unfortunately, NaNo has been a bust for me. November has been busy and stressful and disorganized. Hopefully December will be better.