Hey Mom and Dad,
I just wanted to drop you this picture and a quick note to say that I still love it here. I took a visit over to see the girls awhile ago but now I'm back in my mancave. My babies should start arriving in February or March. Travis and Jessie give me lots of loves and yummy food. You would be proud of me because I have been such a good boy! I hope things are well back home...tell my friends hi for me.
Luv,
Apollo :)
One thing about having lambs is you eventually have to sell some sheep (well the other alternative is not so good either). But being a control freak I find it hard to imagine that anyone could take as good a care of my sheep as I can. I have found I have to rein in on that feeling and have a little trust. In this case I have been rewarded, don't you think? We find it monumentally reassuring to know the animals we sell are in good hands. I also find it monumentally reassuring that the ram I sold is not breaking down someones barn. That too is good.
Happy New Year!
Tracy
Apollo is perfectly happy if I just sit by the gate and give him scratches. Travis and I were out building fence and Apollo was feeling a little left out of the fun so I sat at the gate and petted him. He happily wagged his tail and rested his head on the bars of the gate. When I walked away to give Travis a hand, Apollo began pawing at the gate and talking to me in his gruff voice. So I spent another half hour sitting by the gate just hanging out with him. We love him and am so thankful that we found him before he went to the life of little white packages. I will never forget Tom hugging him and telling him goodbye the day that I picked him up. I now know why it was so hard for him to let Apollo go...
ReplyDeleteYes, it makes it all worthwhile when our Shetlands go to good homes. Since I didn't find those kind of homes for my available sheep this year, I didn't breed any ewes this fall. I'd rather sell fleece than send sheep to the auction....
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