On Friday Mike Cornia gave me some special variety potatoes that he got at Walters Produce in Newdale, Idaho.  They are small Yellow, Purple, and Gold potatoes that sell for $10.00 in the grocery store for 1-1/2 lbs.  I wouldn't be using them if they hadn't been given to me.  We are making a potato saled with them to go along with the chicken, jello and muffins.  It will be a great Mother's Day meal.  Idaho as usual is cloudy and blustery.  We attended Ashley's play, "The Understudy", last eveing.  it was a lot of fun as the plot thickened and th

So, for mothers day, Mom got a new webcam from some of us kids, and we gave it a test run tonight.  It seems to have a bit of a delay and it's a little pixelated, but all in all, it's not too bad.  We're excited to be able to see them while we talk.  Perhaps a 'conference call' is in order some time soon.  

Ok, so I think I need to add a tutorial on how to add/insert pictures.  Here goes:

 This is a test of the technologically-challenged broadcast system.  This is only a test.

Yesterday Ashely was interviewed and selected to be the the new Firth Chapter FCCLA President.  Last year she served at the District level as Star Events Coordinator but chose to serve only in the Firth Chapter her Senior year, because of her busy schedule.   She is also  the Costume misstress for Drill team next year.  She served there this year and really enjoyed it.  Her advisor wanted her to be captian, but she chose not to.  She is also in the school play this week and next at the High School, it is called "The Understudy".  She plays t

I have been gathering Simple Mechanical Devices to use for Roundtable on Thursday.  Some of them are:  Can opener, Nut Cracker, Air pump, and many other items that can be used to teach  young Boy Scouts about Mechanics.  It will be fun to see if the Scoutmastes know all of the various devices.

Alicia came up with a great idea, that of having a family website where we can all post blog entries and stay up to date with what's happenning in each other's lives.  So, out of that idea, came the Hokanson Herald.  I've spent the last few days working on this site, and configuring it how I want it.  There are still some bugs and problems that I need to work out, but all in all, I think it will work for what we want.  The name isn't set in stone, so let me know if you like it, or if you have any other suggestions.