Northeast Winds & Snow!!

12-13-08, 11 pm - Is it cold or what. It is now down at 20 degrees with winds at about 25 miles an hour. We don't have a lot of snow but the wind is soo strong that the snow can't hit the ground. We can't wait to get to some warm weather. Will sign off for now and see what tomorrow brings.

Cedar Park 8th Grade Basketball!

12-11-08 -We went down to Cedar Park Christian School which is located in Bothell. Evan had a game with Bellevue Christian School. When we got to the gym and were watching them warm up we weren't sure our eyes were working right. Bellevue has a boy on their team that is probably 6'5" and this is 8th grade. He was a problem for us at times. We were leading by about 10 points with about four minutes to halve time and the coach put in ab out three subs. Well they cut our lead really fast and at halve time we lead by 1 point. So the second halve was a dog fight and the most we ever lead was by about one or two points. Well we came out with a win 44-41 and Evan was our leading scorer for the team as he ended up with 22 points. So Cedar Park!!

Lynden Lions Football Team - 1st in State!!

Saturday Dec. 6th. We went to the Tacoma Dome to watch Lynden play Prosser. We just about didn't go because there wasn't a seat in the car. We didn't want to drive by ourselves. Then Pam & Brett had room so we went together. Sure glad we were there. Lynden played a really good Prosser team which won State last year. We weren't doing that well and we down 21-6 with 2 minutes 22 seconds left in the game. Well we score a touchdown which makes it 21-12 then make a 2 point conversation which makes it 21-14. We weren't done and kicked an onside kick which took a Lynden bounce and we recover. We are on the Prosser 47 yard line and two plays later are on their 4 yard line. One play later we are in the end zone, score is now 21-21. So we go into OT and we each score in the OT now 28-28. Then in the second OT we score first and lead 35-28. They then score and now it is 35-34 and they try a 2 point conversation. We knock down the pass into the end zone, WE WIN 35-34. So our kids got an early Christmas present. Great game!!

Yard Work!!

Wow! Where has the time been going. I have been trying to prune all the shrubs at four different places and the weather hasn't been cooperating. So have our home done, Ione's mom's is done and am now working on our neighbor Janet's yard. Just about 1/3 done there. So the beat goes on.

Ready for Zip Lines!!

Faster then a speeding bullet. My first Zip Line
station ride, what fun!!

Well we are now ready to do some Zip Line

touring from those stations high in the mountains.

Staging area for Zip Line with Canopy River Tours

11-13-08 -This is is the staging area where we all got
our gear, safety talk, etc. What a fun time
getting ready to fly on a Zip Line 700 ft. above the Cuale
river and we did this from 10 different stations.

2A Volleyball Tournament at Kennewick, WA on Friday November 21 & Saturday 22

Go Lynden Girls Volleyball!! We came into this tournament with a 16-1 record and high expectations. First game on Friday was at 2 Pm. First on the list was Othell High School - their record 8-6. We played three pretty good games and won 25-12, 25-17 & 25-14. Next opponent was at 8 PM Friday with Pullman which was a good team with a 6'4" Sophomore, 6'1" Sophomore and just a good all around team. The first game was close with a 25-22 win, next game we lost 23-25, then we win 25-23 and then cruise in final game at 25-15.

This puts us into the quarter finals and we have a really good team ahead. They are the Tumwater Thunderbirds and come into the tournament with a 14-0 record. We start in and things didn't really look good. We just couldn't get into a rhythm and lost 18-25 and the next game started better but just couldn't put them away and lost 23-25 so our backs are now to the wall. We are now down 2-0 and have to really focus. We come out and did better winning 25-19. So the next game is a must win and we can't service from the get go and still make it close and lose 23-25. Our dream of a State Championship is now gone. The girls held their heads high and didn't give up. Will be now playing for 3rd place. So Saturday about 9 Pm we finally start our game against Black Hills Wolves. On paper they are also a pretty good team and only lost three games all season. We have three close games and win 25-21, 25-18 & 26-24. So we come home with a trophy and the girls are happy. This was a fun tournament held at the Toyota Center in Kennewick and was a really nice facility. This is the best finish for Lynden in three years and maybe the best ever. Wait until next year!! When our granddaughter Jessica Biesheuvel and her friends get the team going for a great 2009 season.