Wild...Woes

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Hope you are enjoying the day in a warm house, with warm and welcoming company, and juicy turkey! We are in Rochester this holiday, and getting ready to eat a feast with family.
WILD: Last night we drove down, and had a detour along the way. A once in a lifetime detour. Terry, one of Nate's clients, gave us tickets to the Wild. Not just run-of-the-mill crowded seats tickets. These tickets were the creme de la creme. Try suite tickets. Try suite next to the owner's suite tickets. Complete with complimentary beverages, a suite steward, great food, including the best garlic mashed taters I've ever experienced. Wrap it up with creme brulee and chocolate pudding cakes. Nate and I have agreed that our boys will be sorely disappointed with the quality of seats they will have when we have to buy the tickets! I would love to show you some pictures, but they'll have to wait since I did not bring a camera cord with. The experience was great, even though our team lost. We shared the suite with Terry's family, and friends, including Matt Niskanen's parents. Matt is a 'local boy' who plays for the Dallas Stars.
WOES: My dad is kind enough to be watching the farm while we are gone. Unfortunately, he called this morning with some bad news. One of my icelandic ewes was laying dead in the pen this morning. She wasn't caught in the fence so he isn't sure what happened. I can't believe how frustrating it is to be 300 miles away and not able to check the well being of the rest of my flock. I hoping it was an isolated incident. We haven't had any problems with any sickness, and everyone has been looking/acting healthy. He isn't sure if it was Ellie or Fiona. The lesser loss would be that of Ellie. She is my moorit ewe that lost the lamb this summer and has always been quite gluttonous and flighty. Fiona is a black iset sweety. Dad said he would let me know later what the color was, he isn't as well versed in sheep colors, and the ewe was covered with snow. Sorry Dad, but this is farm life! I feel like I have a pretty good handle on sheep well-being after this past springs perils, but sheep are sheep. In the words of a vet that I consulted, "Sheep are either healthy, or dead." Let's hope everyone else is healthy when we get home.