Hey!! I Thought the Sleepy Sheepy Resort was a Sheep Vacation

Well as you all know, Justin sufficiently tortured us on our way to the Sleepy Sheep Resort. I'd complain, but I know better, plus he's a little crazy so maybe it was some sort of plan. So after being released from the luggage (Thanks Jesse!!) we curled up in bed with relaxing thoughts of mud baths, deep tissue massages and alfalfa. The next morning we found we were sadly mistaken.

Ugg, What do you mean I have to sit next to DJ

It seems we were off to see the Japanese Gardens in Seattle. Hmm, that seems relaxing and serene. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad. Little did I know that Erin and Justin were on a mission to identify plants, which meant I got the duties of watching DJ. Let me tell you, this is no vacation.

Get down here, NOW!!!

No matter what we did, the little rascal was off to the races. The gardens were indeed quite nice, although a few more edible flowers would have been much appreciated. We tried to get some group photos, but no such luck.

Don't make me count, 1...2...

It was just endless. Running from one end to the other. DJ even nearly took out a sweet old woman. That was when I just about had it.

No those coins are not for you, but that candle may be

So just as it seemed as if my wool would turn grey and fall out, we decided to sit down on the bridge for a little rest. No way DJ would go into the water right, he knows better. Silly silly me.

Don't fall DJ...wait there's an idea

Yeah he pushed that button and it was on. Hey DJ, if you like playing in that pine tree I bet you'd have even more fun on this lily pad.

It'll hold you DJ, I promise

So he didn't buy my lily pad gambit, worth a try anyways. Well where you fail once, just have to try again. Hey DJ, why don't you pet the ducks

Just don't mind the duck food I put under you

Man even the ducks didn't want anything to do with DJ. I wasn't going to be thwarted though. Has to be something in that pond that likes mutton.

Ohh, that one looks hungry

Well it was a successful trip to the Japanese Garden by all accounts. It was also a restful weekend at the resort for those of us that made it back.

Franklin is Sleepless in Seattle Part III

The next day we decided to go on an adventure. We took a ferry across the Puget Sound.


And visited Olympic National Park. You know how I feel about the outdoors, and the sheep seemed to like the fresh air too.



Here we are at Crescent Lake. This moss just grows everywhere.



We decided to pay a visit to the Ranger Station.



But Ranger Gordon wasn't home. He must be goofing off with the whole gang down at Possum Lodge.



We saw the biggest tree in the gosh darned forest.



And then we hiked out to Pacific coast at La Push. The sheep wanted to go for a dip, but there was no way I was ridin' in a car full of smelly wet wool the rest of the way home.



The hike back to the car sure was purdy.



And then we came to this city called Forks. Sounds like a utensil to me, but DJ said it had something to do with some movie with Vampires and Werewolves.




After grabbing some chow it was time to head back to the ranch. And then hop on a plane back to Iowa with John.

It sure was a fun trip out to Seattle with the whole gang.

Franklin is Sleepless in Seattle Part II

Any good ole sheepdog knows it's the proper thing to do to bring sumthin' nice along when you're visitin.'


John and Erin went to some fancy-dancy seafood joint for dinner. The sign said no dogs allowed, so they promised me and the sheep some leftovers.



What in tarnation is this stuff. They just keep starring at us!



We talked John and Erin into taking us out for ice cream instead.



Then it was Superbowl Sunday. Jesse fixed us up with some nice submarine sandwiches.



Then we watched the game. What was that ref looking at?



The fixins sure were good though.



And we made s'mores in Erin's fireplace. Made me homesick for the campfires on the trail.

Franklin is Sleepless in Seattle Part I

I reckoned it was high time I took a trip out to the state of Warshington to see the sights and check up on the sheep. We will get to the sheep soon enough, but I needed to see the sights of the big city first.



Somethun smells a lil' fishy at this next place.



Erin wanted to take me to see this here Arboretum. Soon enough I found a pond with some ducks. I barked and they just came closer and closer!



So I told John I was gettin' mighty cold, and hopped into his sweatshirt pocket.



We were all a bit tuckered out, so it was time to go the ranch and check on the sheep.

Bite of Seattle

Wow we have been really busy this summer. Probably because it is not raining like normal. I don't know why Erin doesn't like use playing in the rain. But today it was nice and sunny so we went to Bite of Seattle. I was so excited that I bit Chris for practice. But Erin told me it was not biting Seattle itself but rather all the good food Seattle has to offer.

So anyway we got in the car and drove to the Seattle Center. It was really hard to find parking so we were late to meet up with Theresa.

UGG! Where is the sheep parking!?!

But finally we got parked and then the eating began. We had fresh squeezed Pink Lemonade, Halibut and chips.

Nummy

Then we had better than ice cream stuff. Chris had a Raspberry Sunday. Mine was coffee flavored so I'll be up all night. Erin seemed thrilled.

O I can feel the caffeine seeping into my veins.

Then Theresa had a kabob. She said it wasn't Lamb but... I don't know, it looked like someone I knew.

Hmm, taste like chicken.

Then we went back to have a funnel cake. Yay, more sugar! Erin made us wear bibs this time. She said powder sugar and sheep wool didn't mix well. I don't know what she was talking about. It mixed just fine. And besides, it reminded me of when I won that blue ribbon in the Iowa State Fair.

Bringing it back Iowa Style.

And then when no one was looking I got myself a Mango Lemonade. I thought my sugar buzz was dying off. So I got that back up and running. And now I'm ready to go until next Thursday. I asked Erin, "Erin, now what? Huh..Huh...Huh...now what can we do?" But she just told me to get in the car. Party pooper.

mmm...mangoie.

Summer Vacation

Erin's family came to town and she took some time off to show them the sites of Seattle. First thing we all did together was go fishing in the Sound. It was a lot of fun, especially when Erin got hit in the head with a flounder. She didn't think it was that funny...but it was. She got us back for laughing by catching a SHARK!

SHARK!

And it wasn't a very small shark either. Look how big it is. It has to be at least 50 times bigger than me.

"It was this big."

We hid for the reminder of the fishing trip. That shark could have eaten us. After we landed we went home and held onto the floor until we got our ground legs again.

The next adventure was garage sale hunting. We found a lot of fun stuff. D.J. was getting into trouble like normal. I tried to put a sticker on D.J. and sell the little sheep but no one was interested. Not even at 1/2 off.

I think I can go to the moon in this.

And I found a great buy. I found a glass dish just like the one that I broke...um...I mean...D.J. broke of Erin's.

Look what I found!

We got a lot of great stuff but Erin didn't think it was that great. She kept saying we didn't need things. For example, she said we had no need for a 2T child's rain coat. But what does she know anyway?

Our loot

After a good day of digging through other people's trash, we decided to get trashed ourselves. So we went on the Redhook Brewery tour. It was a lot of fun getting to sit at the bar and get all the drinks we wanted.

Cheers!

Maybe we drank a little too much. We seemed to have lost our ground legs again. But they had a nice green patch of grass for us to sober up on.

Make it stop.

Seattle with Justin

Justin came to visit the Sleepy Sheepy resort back in November. After getting into a bit of trouble cooking Thanksgiving dinner we thought it would be a good idea to show him Seattle. Little did we know what mischief he would get us into.

DJ made fun of me, but Justin fixed that

How you feel now DJ?

Well we eventually got away from those nasty gulls. Good thing they couldn't close their jaws. I must admit it was a bit of a tight fit. Must be time for a post holiday diet.

Next we thought a tour on a ferry would be nice. Maybe we'll even get in a Titanic impersonation.

Not so bad so far, that's the sister boat across the way.
Exactly like what we were on

Are we there yet? There's not much out here

What? you mean that isn't the end, it's just the beginning

Silly space needle, pretending to be all tall

Ohh, fresh air it's kind of nice out here

My Heart will go on...
If only I could breathe, wow it's windy

We is good watch sheep!!

Hmm, not doing so well at cards, I bet he's a terrorist

This is why we love Seattle, not sure Erin likes the wet wool smell though

Thanks for visiting the Resort Justin!! Always happy to show you the city. Just let us know when you're moving out here, ok?