This morning when i got up and was by the kitchen sink i heard a noise like someone had just flushed the stool.I couldn't actually hear water running but the water pipes were making a noise.Iwent from sink to sink and from stool to stool and everywhere i went from main floor to basement---i heard all these water pipes or copper tubbing pipes making a noise. Finally Dad went outside to check the outdoor faucet right under our kitchen window-----digging through the snow he found our faucet was running not full blast but a continual med flow. So called the plummer and he came at noon and had to put a new faucet outdoors.Problem solved!!! So how long the water ran --don't know.I thought what if that had happened when we are all at the motel----- we probably would have had a flooded basement when we got home..I was scared that maybe our basement wall and flour would start to get wet this morning as the water was running into the rocks and right to the basement kitchen window.All turned out o k.
It is really cold and windy out and lots of ground drifting.
Everyone have a happy new year and try to stay healthy.Love grandma
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
vehicles
Just from my window I can see 4 vehicles that are stuck in the parking lot. There is 3 huge drifts and there is a vehicle or two stuck ini each one. I don't how they thought they were going to get through them. Oh well, it is good entertainment watching them through my window.
Merry Christmas everyone, Vonda
Merry Christmas everyone, Vonda
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Christmas Eve 2009
This is what it looks like outside my window. They say the worst is yet to c0me - who knows? Stay safe and warm everyone. Love ya all, Vonda
Monday, December 21, 2009
Christmas 08
I went to the doctor today and received the results of the cat scan I had done last week Monday and there was no change. A year ago, this December (when all these health problems started) I was given a bunch of various tests and during one of these tests they noticed I have spots on both lungs. So they ordered a cat scan a year ago for a "base line" image. Then I had cat scans done again in March, June, Sept and then a week ago. The cat scan done this past March showed they had grown since December of 08, the cat scan in June showed they grew (just slightly) and there was no chang on teh September cat scan or the one I just had done. So he said that I no longer need to follow up on these (YEAH!). The reason they were just doing the cat scans and not biopsying them is because they are to small to even biopsy but with my history they wanted to follow up and make sure they didn't continue to grow. The research I did on the internet says there could be many different causes and all articles said to do just what the doctor did and that is follow up on it every 3 months until they stop growing, or are big enough to biopsy. 
Looking forward to seeing everyone (weather permitting) on Friday. Love ya all, Vonda
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Christmas 08
I was going to put up a few Christmas pictures from last year, every day this month to get us all in the Christmas spirit but I was without my computer for awhile so I am going to play catch up with the pictures this week.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
What Travis didn't say......read his first
First of all Travis, I do appreciate you blogging about the game and will leave that job up to you going forward as I know Arla and the rest of the crew away from Edgerton appreciate it. However, that was a slight detail Travis left out. This is the second varsity game of Travis's that I got to watch and it was a ton of fun, and yes it was as intense as he said it was. However, while I watched the game my mind also thought about how different boys and girls teams are. So I know I will have many nieces who read this but for the rest of this blog it is mainly directed at Scott and Travis.
When Travis was much younger and I would talk basketball with him I at some point in the conversation would call him "Scott Jr" (this is a good thing of course) because he loved the game so much and was always shooting hoops etc... and also because when I'd ask him when their next game was or who they played he never really knew. When I would ask Scott that same thing when he played basketball it was always "i don't know I just show up" I remember watching Scott in high school and how he always stayed composed on the floor even when the game wasn't looking so good or when the fans didn't agree with a call. I remember two times specifically that teammates got in trouble for actions on the floor but Scott never let it gget to him and always had great sportsmanship. I don't rememer what year it was but he was in high school and a parent came up to Arla and said how much they appreciated his attitude and approach to the game and this particular parent said she told her kids that this is who they should model themselves after in a game. So that was cool to hear as an aunt. That brings me to watching travis tonight and i thought to myself , that those cousins are alot alike, they both love the game, practice/d all the time, extremely focused on the floor etc... and Travis's sportsmanship on the floor tonight reminded me of Scott. It started with the National Anthem and Travis was the only one on either team with his hand across his chest. He made a point to shake hands with the starters on the opposing team before the game started. Other times it was just a matter of helping an oppenent up off the floor etc... But at one point in the game he was near the side of the court right in front of the HBC crowd and one of their fans (about a 45 year old guy) stood up on the second bench right in front of Travis and started yelling at him and waiting his finger at him (just like you do when you scold a child) I was so shocked at what i saw I turned to those sitting nexst to me and Dianne Huisken and I just looked at each other - and she said "did you see that guy and how he was in Travis's face"
So I admit it I was mad. I could not believe an adult would do that to a high school kid. Travis just looked at him and walked away and went and shot his free throws since there had been a foul called. I would have been upset had this been done to any one of the SW kids but it wasn't done to just any of the SW kids it was done to MY NEPHEW! So anyway, fast forward to the end of the game and we lost the game was over and it was time to go home.
So, I could not walk out of the gym without walking past that guy and you know me, I had to say something. I walked up to him, introduced myself and congratulated him on his team winning a hard fought battle. He kind of looked at me strange and then I said I also wanted to let him know that number 31 was my nephew and I didnt appreciate the way he was yelling at him and waiving his finger in his face. I went on to explain that it was a high school game and those actions are not needed. I told him my nephew did'nt deserve that - he went off about how i should ask him about what he did and see if I would be proud of him after that. I told the guy I am proud of him no matter what and if he did something wrong that is for the coach to discuss with him not me. He said I should talk to him about it - I told the guy I didn't see what went down or happened all i could see was him standing up, yelling and pointing a finger in his face and that is what i wanted to discuss with him not the basketball game. He continued to get feisty with me and again encouraged me to ask Travis why he yelled at him. I told the guy that even if Travis did do something wrong I don't understand how he as an adult thinks that standing up, yelling at him and pointing his finger in his face was going to solve anything as he should lead by example. He kept telling me to ask Travisk what he did but everytime I asked him what upset him so much to do that to a high school boy - he had no answer. I asked serveral times for him to tell me what caused him to get so upset and he woudln't do it. Finally he jsut said "you have a Merry Christmas mam" and I wished him a Merry Christmas also and I walked away, went to my car and drove back to Sioux Falls. I talked with Travis later and he didn't really know either why the guy was yelling at him he said he just looked at him for a it and then turned and walked away to shoot his free throws. So I don't know what that guys probelm was but I do know he was a bit taken back by me approaching him.
Scott, this reminded me of the story you told me once where you were taking the ball out of bounds and one of the fans said "I hate you Van Zanten". I asked what you did and you said kind of chuckled and continued on with the game. I know it is a long post but I just wanted to tell these two that they are/were fun to watch and their actions on the court are more important then any amount of points they scored. I love you both, am PROUD to be your Aunt. Scott, thanks for being a great role model on and off the court for your younger cousins and Travis you are doing the same.
*** Now a side note and have to go back a week. I went to Chandler to watch Diedra and Travis playball and Deidra you ahve come a long long way. You do great work out there and for those of you who don't know she starts for JV. Jeremy sat with me for half of Travis's game and I don't think you could find a prouder little brother he definately cheers Travis on during the game. I haven't made it to a grade school game yet but hope to make it to one or two of those also. I don't know if I got this totally right but I believe in the games they have plays Jason has something like 28 points and Jeremy has had a good showing also and even has 2 three pointers this season. Sorry Heather, I am not sure how your team is doing but feel free to blog and let us know (hint hint...)
I am really hoping the weather stays nice so I can make it to many more games.
Love ya all and can't wait for the hotel
Vonda
When Travis was much younger and I would talk basketball with him I at some point in the conversation would call him "Scott Jr" (this is a good thing of course) because he loved the game so much and was always shooting hoops etc... and also because when I'd ask him when their next game was or who they played he never really knew. When I would ask Scott that same thing when he played basketball it was always "i don't know I just show up" I remember watching Scott in high school and how he always stayed composed on the floor even when the game wasn't looking so good or when the fans didn't agree with a call. I remember two times specifically that teammates got in trouble for actions on the floor but Scott never let it gget to him and always had great sportsmanship. I don't rememer what year it was but he was in high school and a parent came up to Arla and said how much they appreciated his attitude and approach to the game and this particular parent said she told her kids that this is who they should model themselves after in a game. So that was cool to hear as an aunt. That brings me to watching travis tonight and i thought to myself , that those cousins are alot alike, they both love the game, practice/d all the time, extremely focused on the floor etc... and Travis's sportsmanship on the floor tonight reminded me of Scott. It started with the National Anthem and Travis was the only one on either team with his hand across his chest. He made a point to shake hands with the starters on the opposing team before the game started. Other times it was just a matter of helping an oppenent up off the floor etc... But at one point in the game he was near the side of the court right in front of the HBC crowd and one of their fans (about a 45 year old guy) stood up on the second bench right in front of Travis and started yelling at him and waiting his finger at him (just like you do when you scold a child) I was so shocked at what i saw I turned to those sitting nexst to me and Dianne Huisken and I just looked at each other - and she said "did you see that guy and how he was in Travis's face"
So I admit it I was mad. I could not believe an adult would do that to a high school kid. Travis just looked at him and walked away and went and shot his free throws since there had been a foul called. I would have been upset had this been done to any one of the SW kids but it wasn't done to just any of the SW kids it was done to MY NEPHEW! So anyway, fast forward to the end of the game and we lost the game was over and it was time to go home.
So, I could not walk out of the gym without walking past that guy and you know me, I had to say something. I walked up to him, introduced myself and congratulated him on his team winning a hard fought battle. He kind of looked at me strange and then I said I also wanted to let him know that number 31 was my nephew and I didnt appreciate the way he was yelling at him and waiving his finger in his face. I went on to explain that it was a high school game and those actions are not needed. I told him my nephew did'nt deserve that - he went off about how i should ask him about what he did and see if I would be proud of him after that. I told the guy I am proud of him no matter what and if he did something wrong that is for the coach to discuss with him not me. He said I should talk to him about it - I told the guy I didn't see what went down or happened all i could see was him standing up, yelling and pointing a finger in his face and that is what i wanted to discuss with him not the basketball game. He continued to get feisty with me and again encouraged me to ask Travis why he yelled at him. I told the guy that even if Travis did do something wrong I don't understand how he as an adult thinks that standing up, yelling at him and pointing his finger in his face was going to solve anything as he should lead by example. He kept telling me to ask Travisk what he did but everytime I asked him what upset him so much to do that to a high school boy - he had no answer. I asked serveral times for him to tell me what caused him to get so upset and he woudln't do it. Finally he jsut said "you have a Merry Christmas mam" and I wished him a Merry Christmas also and I walked away, went to my car and drove back to Sioux Falls. I talked with Travis later and he didn't really know either why the guy was yelling at him he said he just looked at him for a it and then turned and walked away to shoot his free throws. So I don't know what that guys probelm was but I do know he was a bit taken back by me approaching him.
Scott, this reminded me of the story you told me once where you were taking the ball out of bounds and one of the fans said "I hate you Van Zanten". I asked what you did and you said kind of chuckled and continued on with the game. I know it is a long post but I just wanted to tell these two that they are/were fun to watch and their actions on the court are more important then any amount of points they scored. I love you both, am PROUD to be your Aunt. Scott, thanks for being a great role model on and off the court for your younger cousins and Travis you are doing the same.
*** Now a side note and have to go back a week. I went to Chandler to watch Diedra and Travis playball and Deidra you ahve come a long long way. You do great work out there and for those of you who don't know she starts for JV. Jeremy sat with me for half of Travis's game and I don't think you could find a prouder little brother he definately cheers Travis on during the game. I haven't made it to a grade school game yet but hope to make it to one or two of those also. I don't know if I got this totally right but I believe in the games they have plays Jason has something like 28 points and Jeremy has had a good showing also and even has 2 three pointers this season. Sorry Heather, I am not sure how your team is doing but feel free to blog and let us know (hint hint...)
I am really hoping the weather stays nice so I can make it to many more games.
Love ya all and can't wait for the hotel
Vonda
SWC vs. HBC
Hey everybody I was asked to blog to keep some of you who live further away updated on the SWC boys basketball games. We played Hills Beaver Creek tonight and lost 73-61. Over all it was a very intense game and i had alot of fun even though we lost. We played probably the best we have all year. It got a little interesting at times as their fans can be very hostile and proved so tonight. A good way to describe playing in Hills is that its pretty much the Cameron Indoor Stadium of the Red Rock Confrence for those of you who know about those good ole Duke fans :( haha. Anyway we have a game on this coming tuesday vs. Sioux Falls Christian which should be another good game and then after that Christmas break and looking forward to seeing everybody at the motel.
Travis
Travis
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Busy time of the year
Last thursday i watched Jason Heather and Jeremy play B ballup at school here.Friday Den and Arla and Vonda came to see Travis play b ball aganist Fuldaat s w c h.We went too of course.Sat night we sometimes go to Edgerton Pizza Ranch for supper.Sometimes there are friends or people we know and sit and chat with them for awhile.Sunday afternoon Grandpa and i went to Travis and Deidra's Christmas program at S W C H.Sunday evening was the Church's Christmas program in our church.Monday evening was the Christmas program up at the school here and seen Jason, Heather and Jeremy perform.Really a neat program. Delaine played for all the numbers and there was a lot of singing. Today i went with the Chandler ladies to work in the thrift store in Worthington.That is always a fun day for me and usually come home with something .Tonight we had the community free bbq,baked beans and chips supper in the community center.Tomorrow Dad and i go to S Falls to get STUFF for the shop and sometimes things for Loren.And then Friday evening we are invited to Loren and Sandy's to watch the movie "FIREPROOF" on there new big screen t v.Sounds like fun!!!On Tuesday 22nd the kids have a game after school up here at Chandler Chr.and then we go to S W C H to see Deidra and Travis play Sioux Chr. Then we have nothing planned for the 23rd or the 24th and then is Christmas Day and first to church and then to the motel!!!!!See you there Love Grandma
Monday, December 7, 2009
snow in Pella
Hello everyone,
Well....we have 3 inches of snow on the ground this morning and they tell us 4-6 inches are possible tomorrow. Snow is pretty, but I sure hate scooping it. I need one of the VW's to come over with their big tractor and bucket and scoop it out for me, then maybe I'd like snow more! :)
We had a nice Thanksgiving. Scott and Jana were around which was really nice, but Jody and Shane were unable to make it, so we did miss them. I had the big meal here with the Mom and Dad VZ. We also enjoyed having all of Jana's friends around over Thanksgiving as well. Jana took a friend of her's here for Thanksgiving. Tawny is from WA and could not make the trip home. She is the one who had surgery and infection set in. She made daily trips to the hospital here in Pella to get IV antibiotics for her infection. She seems to be doing well, for which we are thankful.
We are hoping to make it to Shane and Jody on the 22nd until the 25th of December and then drive to Worthington on Christmas day in order to get to the hotel by that late afternoon or early evening. I'm praying the weather cooperates!
Well....I better go scoop!
Love,
Arla
Well....we have 3 inches of snow on the ground this morning and they tell us 4-6 inches are possible tomorrow. Snow is pretty, but I sure hate scooping it. I need one of the VW's to come over with their big tractor and bucket and scoop it out for me, then maybe I'd like snow more! :)
We had a nice Thanksgiving. Scott and Jana were around which was really nice, but Jody and Shane were unable to make it, so we did miss them. I had the big meal here with the Mom and Dad VZ. We also enjoyed having all of Jana's friends around over Thanksgiving as well. Jana took a friend of her's here for Thanksgiving. Tawny is from WA and could not make the trip home. She is the one who had surgery and infection set in. She made daily trips to the hospital here in Pella to get IV antibiotics for her infection. She seems to be doing well, for which we are thankful.
We are hoping to make it to Shane and Jody on the 22nd until the 25th of December and then drive to Worthington on Christmas day in order to get to the hotel by that late afternoon or early evening. I'm praying the weather cooperates!
Well....I better go scoop!
Love,
Arla
Thursday, December 3, 2009
SNOW!!!!!!!What?????
Yes we have an inch of snow on the ground this morning. Yesterday was so nice and balmy---i cut and bagged the lawn --so glad i got that done yet.
Friday after thanksgiving Vonda was home as she had the day off so she helped me and we made a few different party mixes.
Dick and Pauline were here tuesday evening --had a nice time visiting and also played a little rook.Dick turned 85 in June and that is hard to believe as my mother was 84 when she passed away and she seemed a lot older then what Dick is now!!!Dick and Pauline both seem to be doing o k .
Tomorrow night Deidra has her first bbgame so plan to go to that .Can't believe 2009 is about finished and where has another year gone too!!!!
Monday morning i need a mamogram done and also some blood drawn .
Take care every one and hope and pray to see most of you in a few weeks. love grandma
Friday after thanksgiving Vonda was home as she had the day off so she helped me and we made a few different party mixes.
Dick and Pauline were here tuesday evening --had a nice time visiting and also played a little rook.Dick turned 85 in June and that is hard to believe as my mother was 84 when she passed away and she seemed a lot older then what Dick is now!!!Dick and Pauline both seem to be doing o k .
Tomorrow night Deidra has her first bbgame so plan to go to that .Can't believe 2009 is about finished and where has another year gone too!!!!
Monday morning i need a mamogram done and also some blood drawn .
Take care every one and hope and pray to see most of you in a few weeks. love grandma
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
hey vw fam
Well i dont have much to say but noticed that blog didnt have much happenin on it so thought id write a quick message.
So my first basketball game is this friday... quite nervous for it and have been thinkin about it all week :S. hopefully it goes well. We play murry county central and they usually give us a good run. last year we won so lets hope for the same this year :)
School is going by fast which is AWESOME! dont get my wrong, im loving high school but trust me summer is much better :)
Well i guess that would be about all the exciting stuff going on in life at the moment, so i hope your all doing well and cant wait to see most of you at the hotel! cya soon, love ya all, have a great rest of the week and weekend!
Deidra
So my first basketball game is this friday... quite nervous for it and have been thinkin about it all week :S. hopefully it goes well. We play murry county central and they usually give us a good run. last year we won so lets hope for the same this year :)
School is going by fast which is AWESOME! dont get my wrong, im loving high school but trust me summer is much better :)
Well i guess that would be about all the exciting stuff going on in life at the moment, so i hope your all doing well and cant wait to see most of you at the hotel! cya soon, love ya all, have a great rest of the week and weekend!
Deidra
hey vw fam
Well i dont have much to say but noticed that blog didnt have much happenin on it so thought id write a quick message.
So my first basketball game is this friday... quite nervous for it and have been thinkin about it all week :S. hopefully it goes well. We play murry county central and they usually give us a good run. last year we won so lets hope for the same this year :)
School is going by fast which is AWESOME! dont get my wrong, im loving high school but trust me summer is much better :)
Well i guess that would be about all the exciting stuff going on in life at the moment, so i hope your all doing well and cant wait to see most of you at the hotel! cya soon, love ya all, have a great rest of the week and weekend!
Deidra
So my first basketball game is this friday... quite nervous for it and have been thinkin about it all week :S. hopefully it goes well. We play murry county central and they usually give us a good run. last year we won so lets hope for the same this year :)
School is going by fast which is AWESOME! dont get my wrong, im loving high school but trust me summer is much better :)
Well i guess that would be about all the exciting stuff going on in life at the moment, so i hope your all doing well and cant wait to see most of you at the hotel! cya soon, love ya all, have a great rest of the week and weekend!
Deidra
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