A little diary of life, cooking, crafts, travel and my children. Saturday, April 04, 2015. I took a beautiful walk today in the area right behind my house. The desert is in full bloom right now. A red tailed hawk looking for prey. Seeing the beauty of the desert reminded me to be thankful. Thankful for my health, my children, great friends, great family, a job I enjoy, and a life that provides me so much happiness.

Happenings with the Hoekmans! A place to come and see what is going on with us Hoekmans! Thursday, November 5, 2009. Jacob had a lot of fun with his Dum Dum pop here. they are just his size! John and I went to the River Ranch for our 3rd Wedding anniversary. Due to the world series and a slow week, they ended up letting some employees go home, and you know what that means. it gets busy! It was totally delicious! We also shared a glass of port which was delicious too! Here is some.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009. The End of the Blog. All, I have decided to end my blog. I have started having a lot of trouble editing posts. Particularly getting pictures in the proper place with the text. I am on Facebook now and am going to do more there instead. Some of you I am already friends with others of you I would love to join me on Facebook. I am just getting too frustrated with Blogger to continue. Thursday, July 30, 2009.