Karl and Sue Tegland and family greet us!

Tom, Sue, Karl and Bob

December, 2005
Dear Friends and Family,
Greetings and good thoughts to you for this holiday season.
Whew — lots going on in the Tegland family!! After being separated for some time (OK, 5 years), Karl and Sue have reunited and are very much enjoying life together once again. They sold the house in Bothell and are living in a nice townhouse on Silver Lake, in south Everett. Karl and Sue are now empty-nesters, somewhat, and are enjoying the process of decorating and furnishing the townhouse.
Sue is working on a Master’s degree and is looking forward to returning to classes after taking a leave of absence to oversee all that goes with selling a house (new roof, new carpets, new paint, etc.). It was quite a process — more work than we thought, naturally, and no mean feat to consolidate two households into one. Karl says Sue did a great job, and it’s true!
Karl is in his 26th year as a legal writer for West Publishing. He now has 17 legal reference books on the market, and writes an annual supplement for each book. He also teaches continuing education seminars for lawyers and judges and maintains a small private consulting practice. After 10 years in a rock & roll band, Karl retired from the music business. Can you imagine — he wants his weekends free. There’s still never enough free time, though…..
Karl and Sue did not have time for an extended vacation in 2005, but enjoyed short visits with relatives, including Karl’s mother Rhoda (88!) in Billings, Montana, and Karl’s sister Karen and her family, also in Billings. Bob went with us and really had a good time with his cousins. We also got together with Karl’s cousins Sue and Pete Van Vechten, in Portland, up visiting from Palm Desert, California. The older we get, the more we realize the importance of family — we hope to visit even more family and friends in 2006.
Son Tom will be 20 soon and attends Whatcom Community College in Bellingham. He likes it there and is doing well in college. Tom is following in his father’s musical footsteps and plays both the bass and the guitar. He shares a house with three other musicians!
Son Bob is 18 and is doing very well too. He shares a house in Everett with five other men and continues to have a deep interest (and excellent skills) in automotive work. He is currently looking for a good job in the automotive field.
Karl and Sue Tegland
2001 120th PL SE, #6-106
Everett, WA 98208