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Dec 16 Pam (Ron's niece) and Tom have created a wedding website early in 2007 for all to see. They are scheduled to be married on February 16, 2008. Press Photos button on main page, login and then select Pam's wedding link for detailed information such as place, time, location and lodging.
Dec 14 Brittany (Ron's niece) has graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies from California Baptist University. Ron and Gloria attended the commencement ceremony that evening and were met by her proud parents Kurt and Ika. Congratulations Brittany for doing this in only 2 1/2 years time WOW! Her future plans include getting married in spring 2008 and getting her teaching credentials to become a teacher.
Nov 25 Ron and Gloria return home after spending the Thanksgiving holiday at Ed and Joann house in Utah. The next day Ed took them for a 5 hour cruise around the St. George area. It was nice but cold.On the way home, they also spend some time in the Primm casino at the Nevada/California border. It is sad to say but they did not win any retirement money there.
Nov 1 Ron and Gloria's mountain cabin home has been saved this time. The wind changed in the opposite direction and the fire fighters brought it quickly under control.
Oct 23 Ron and Gloria's mountain cabin home is at risk of being one of the hundreds of homes destroyed here in Southern California. The fire is less than 2 miles away. It is located at the letter 't' of the word 'Perimeter' in the left of the picture just below the small lake. (picture).

Alice (Gloria's sister), in Oceanside, has not been affected at this time.

Oct 3 RonVM unveils his new online family chess game. Family members can now play chess against each other over the Internet and your friends can view your match. Up to five matches can be played at a time. All that is required is a valid family last name and two first names to start. Tournament play is also a possibility. Just think, you can now play chess across states lines and even country borders.
Sep 17 Our beloved uncle Chris (Ron's uncle), passed away today in Holland. He was 88.
Sep 1 Ed travels 8 hours to join Ron and two of his co-working (Art and Daniel) to attend the NASCAR California 500 race in Fontana. It was a very hot weekend with temperatures in the 100F.
Jul 29 Ron, Gloria, Jenni, Wendi and Ida (Gloria's mom) return from a 8 day Southern Caribbean cruise on the Adventure of the Seas. They visited, Puerto Rico, Aruba, Curacau, St. Maarten and St. Thomas.
Apr 1 Ron fixes bug in MyCom that prevented members from reading other member's posts. Pam suggested to let family members know about our MyCom website. Ron places a message about MyCom on main web page. Ed, Joann, Gloria, Nikki, Ika and Woudy joined.
Mar 1 Pam changes her wedding day to February 16, 2008. A complete blog can be found on MyCom website.
Feb 4 Tante (Aunt) Annie had her 82th birthday party at her new house in Fontana.
Jan 24 Pam sets her wedding date for January 26, 2008. A complete blog can be found on MyCom website.
Jan 1 Ron releases his new MyCom website to the family. This family community website (a.k.a. MyCom) consists of several services such as Blogs and Forums, which allows members the ability to post, read and share information not visible by the general public. Contact Ron at  community@ronvm.net  if you want to participate.