Here In the wet NW

We arrived about 11am Monday at Lake Sammamish State Park, and it has rained 3 of the 5 days we have been here.
We were immediately greeted by Heather, the office park aid. There are 2 host sites and she told us to pick the one we wanted. We took the one we had last year. We were told that Wayne and Phyllis are coming back in July and they like the other site. It will be nice to see them again.
We got a surprise upon our arrival, the utilities have been improved. There is now 50 amp service, increased water pressure and a more permanent looking sewer connection.
After we had parked, Rick, the park mgr, Heather, the volunteer coordinator and Hugo, the chief park aid came by to say hello. We were happy to see them and they were happy that we had returned.

We finished setting up, cleaned up, then headed to Fred & Becky's house for 3 days.
We got to see and hold Gracie and admire how much she had changed since we had seen her. We went up to school to get Lindsay and spend the afternoon in the park (one of the days it didn't rain). We got reacquainted with some of Becky's friends while the kids played. Gracie sat in front of me on the picnic table and played with some toys. She is such a happy baby. They are so lucky to have had happy babies.

Becky, Brenda and Gracie were up at Lindsay's school Tuesday & Wednesday along with Becky's friends. Lindsay finished school on Wednesday and then they went to one of Becky's friends house for a gathering where the kids played and the adult women chatted.
Heather and I went to look at RV parks that were interesting and within our price range, We are looking at all options if we are forced to spend the winter here due to fuel costs.
We are also looking into the possibility of staying here at the park for the winter. We have been told that there is a possibility that that could be arranged.
We are just looking at all possibilities at this time.

Washington State has decided to put on a day use fee for state parks to start July 1st. They are following what other states have had in place for years.
To keep from closing parks, there has to some sort of revenue generated.
A day use fee was imposed a few years ago, but not enough time was given before the fee was rescinded. There was a lot of resistance to the fees and use of the parks diminished. The state legislators rescinded the fee before there was time for a leveling off, and the use of the parks returned to  normal.
It is expected that there will be resistance again and the 4th of July weekend will be rather quiet.
Fireworks are not allowed in the parks, and along with the imposition of the fee, use is expected to be minimal. We shall see.

Ta ta for now.