June 8, 2014


Hi Everyone,


We have been real busy since we have arrived in Seattle.  We arrived here on Tuesday, June 4th.  We had made reservations in February for Thunderbird RV park in Munroe which was close to our friends in Snohomish.  When we got there we were told it was first come first serve which meant we had no hook ups and they charge was $41 dollars a night.  Jim said this is not what he made reservations for and there was no way we could stay there.  Then they had the nerve to get nasty with us and it took them 45 minutes to give us a refund.   We called our friends and Tara made arrangements for us to park our RV in their gated community so we could find another park to stay at.


Wednesday we found spot in Everett, WA which is nice but the sights are really close.  So while I went shopping with the girls and having lunch at the American Girl store  with Sandy, Tara, Paige and Madelyn, Bill and his grandson William help Jim set up.  While they were setting up they saw smoke bellowing out of our kitchen cabinets.  It ended up being the inverter box (converts AC into DC).  $500 dollars later we now have a new converter box. 


Friday Tara and Roy's son Royce graduated from 8th grade. Royce is excited about attending high school next year and he will spend the summer with his Mom and Dad up in Alaska. 


Saturday Tara and Roy had a barbeque for the gang.  Scott (William and Maddies dad) flew in from Tennessee and Roy flew in from Alaska.   A great time was had by all. 


Today is Paige's party as she graduates tomorrow.   We have known the Opfer family for over 34 years and even though most of those years have been spent in different states we have remained constant in each other lives.   Thank you Bill, Sandy, Tara, Roy, Paige, Royce, Scott, William and Madelyn for taking care of us, opening your home and feeding us such wonderful meals. 


We love you all,
Jim and Debbie