Sunshine

I love my little Sunshine! She always amazes me with her generosity and her tender heart. Today we had to take the 4-H sheep to the official weigh-in and get signed up in the club. When it was our turn our Buck had a tag in his ear that the officials didn't like so they took it out. I didn't see them do it but Jared and Sunshine both described it as "they just ripped it right out!" They were a little upset and his ear has a big ol' hole in it that was bloody and gross looking. Then they stuck a different tag in his other ear. Poor guy. I didn't really think about it much as we went through the drama of signing in and weighing and transporting the sheep back home- which went pretty smoothly, I think we are figuring things out. (now that I said that all hell will break loose!)

-On a side note, they served doughnuts at the weigh-in. Picture this: twenty sheep, at least fifty people, trucks driving back and forth, sheep pooping and making noise, and my kids go eat a doughnut. I thought Jared was going to come unglued with the smell and the noise and the yuck everywhere! Who serves refreshments at a livestock weigh-in? Mormons!

Anyway, about an hour later Sunshine was getting upset about something silly and I asked her what was really wrong and she broke down and just sobbed about the poor Buck's ear. She was really worried about him. Her little tender heart was sad that he had gotten hurt. She's such a sweet girl! I am worried when it comes auction time, though. I think she knows that they will be lamb chops, but hasn't really processed it yet. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get there- and I'll take some kleenex!