We made our plans for this spring last year because our oldest Grandson Benny graduated from high school on June 8th. He also had qualified for the district tennis championship and had an excellent chance of going to State! So we talked with the director of the museum at Fort Worden and landed ourselves our second work camping job. We would be hosts at the museum 4-5 days per week from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Mostly we took admissions, sold gift store items, and generally welcomed visitors and gave them an overview of the museum. Both of us had some small projects to keep us busy. This was a great job for Port Townsend in May and June because it was inside. Those months tend to be cold, windy and rainy. We really enjoyed the assignment and especially all the people who volunteer and visit. The family was working or at school while we were at the museum, so for the most part, it worked. We did find that we love the freedom of retirement and a regular schedule tied us down a bit.
But the important part was being with LeAnne and Benny during such an important time. We had lots of dinners together, tennis matches to watch, graduation ceremony and party to put together, and just good times.
It was a fun time to catch up with old friends in the Seattle area too. We celebrated birthdays with Jan and Lonnie and they also came to PT for a short visit. I spent a couple days in town with the Q girls lunch group, Betty Anne, and Michael. We met Doug and Diane in Kingston for a great catch up. Diana came to dinner while she was in PT. We met John's work buddies from Kaspar Mechanical. Twice we took the ferry to Coupeville for lunch with Kathy and Bill and again with Ted and Elaine. And Margaret and I met at Bainbridge for lunch and wine tasting. Brother Arnie and Jean, Matt and Madonna, Cindy and Dave, Gary and Darcy, and then Trina and Ken all visited PT and we got to catch up with them here. It was a wonderful reminder that we have an amazing community here that is so important.
I made one trip to Centralia and Vancouver to see family there and had a super time but I am missing them already and anxious to get closer. Both John and I are ready to be on the road again and have a couple months without a work schedule. Even retirees need a summer vacation, right?
