It is an endlessly gray day, gray in that uniquely Northwest way, a forever and ever gloomy kind of gray. But looking around the barnyard we see many thankful faces. Goats, mostly, thankful that they are not turkeys.

Since it is a slow time of year, with most of the girls dried or drying off, several of the goats are using their free time to mount a campaign to return goats to the White House with the new First Family.

As First Pets, not in any cabinet positions. That will come later.

Read more about it at Baby Belle's Blog at goatcentral.blogspot.com.