Sheep are stupid

Hi everyone!
Things are going quite swimmingly here in the highlands as I approach the one week mark of being up here (ha ha - swimmingly, good word).
My biggest fear coming up here was that there would be a language barrier - everytime I told someone at home I was going to the highlands they all said the same thing - that I wouldn't be able to understand a thing. Quite the opposite however, much to my relief. Their accent is strong but I have had no problems understanding. The two younger kids think my accent is pretty funny. When we're all sitting at the table they say, " Gill, say water..............say football..........say window........." and on and on it goes!
My second biggest fear was that I was going to be soaked and freezing the entire time. So far, there has only been one afternoon of moisture - can't even call it rain - more like mist. And it has been quite sunny and warm. A little windy but very tolerable!
The sheep started lambing the day after I got here, as it stands now we have something like 11 sets of twins. Yesterday there were 3 sets of triplets, but none of the mothers can handle 3 lambs so I am bottle feeding 2 of them, the other we have put on another ewe.
As most of you know, I have had virtually nothing to do with sheep my entire life, and now as I am thrust into a sheeping world, I realize how lovely cattle are........Sheep are so dumb - trying to chase one into a pen by itself is just a waste of time - it's not going to happen. While the sheep are lambing, Hugh has an old retired shephard that he hires who comes and stays in the sheep shed all night, every night with the sheep for 3 weeks. I don't think you could pay me enough for that job!
I have made friends with a young couple who live in one of the cottages on this farm (have I mentioned it's pretty massive?), they work in Golspie and the girl (Melanie) and I have made plans to go riding together this week. No western saddles over here, so I'll be trying my hand at the english style.
I wish you all could see this place, it is so beautiful. Think mountains, and woodlands, and ocean, and you may be able to conjure up some ideas. I haven't taken any pictures yet, but I will and will try to figure out how to post them. Don't hold your breath though because it's a pretty elderly looking computer here......we'll see what happens.
Take care now, bye bye then.
Or as they say in Scotland.......Cheerio!