Economic Stimulus Check

I've got one hyphenated word for ya. Boo-Yah!

Finished Room

I love the heat and Mike loves a low electric bill, so in the summer until the outside temperatures start reaching 100 degrees we don’t turn on our air conditioner. However, trying to sleep when it is above 80 degrees is really uncomfortable. Since we finished the room downstairs we set up a bed and have been sleeping in it. The basement is so much cooler and comfortable, plus it stays dark down there so I can sleep in on the weekend. So while I haven’t completed any crafts in my new room, the sleeping arrangements have worked out quite nice.

Turning into our Parents

Remember all those things our parents did when you were younger that we thought were so weird. Well, the things my dad does are still weird, :-) but I am seeing the wisdom and logic in some of the stuff my mom did, that I am now starting to do. For the 4th of July we are headed up to our cabin in Pinedale, WY. Back when I was a youngin’ all I had to worry about was myself and making sure I had packed my swimsuit. Now as an adult I’ve got to make sure we have food, some entertainment and other items to get us through the weekend. When we would go on vacation with my mom she always used to bring sooo much stuff and she used to pack it all in laundry baskets. I always thought it was so weird. Her stuff would always take up way too much room in the car and we were usually packing these laundry baskets well past the time we should have left. However, last night I found that I had some misc items I had to take up to the cabin and no where to put them. You know what, the items all fit perfectly into my small laundry basket. I wonder what other strange things I will start to do…

Grandpa Beesley

On June 5, my Grandpa Beesley passed away. He was 81 years old and a GREAT Grandpa! I would like to share a couple of my favorite memories of him.
- When I was younger my Grandpa and Grandma would invite the couins to sleepovers at their house and take us on trips. On one of these trip we went to Jackson Hole and got to go river rafting. However, my favorite trip was when I was in middle school and my grandpa took me and four of my couins on a trip to Lake Powell. He took us hiking/exploring, water skiing, swimming, etc... and acted just like one of the girls. It was a great experience to be able to bond with him and my cousins.
- My Grandpa loved to play April Fools jokes on people and he always thought of really good ones that were belivable. He would have you going all day or at least until he said, "April Fools."
I will miss him a lot but hope that he is having tons of fun with my mom and gave her a big kiss from me.

William Noall Beesley, Jr.
1927 ~ 2008
Bill Beesley died on June 5, 2008 at his home in Draper as a result of a long life and cancer.
He was born on April 7, 1927 the third of seven children to Barbara and William N. Beesley. Bill attended and played football and basketball at Granite High School. In 1943 he asked Hanna Marie Killpack to the Sophomore Ball – the best decision of his life, he said. They graduated in 1945 and married that summer in the Salt Lake Temple. Immediately after marrying, Bill served his country in WW II as a Merchant Marine in the Pacific.
Bill was a true entrepreneur and loved new ideas and business adventures. He was awarded numerous US and international patents and launched several companies, including Back to Basics Products, which his older boys grew into one of the most successful housewares manufacturers in the US.
A gifted athlete, Bill relished well into his late 70s thumping his sons, sons-in-law, grandkids and most other takers at sports, but especially racquetball. He held several state and US seniors’ racquetball titles.
Bill served his church as a bishop in Illinois and as a missionary with Hanna in Scotland and Kentucky. He travelled extensively and visited nearly every continent. He loved most, however, exploring Lake Powell with his grandkids or the Lake Pals and playing with family and friends at the cabin.
Bill is survived by Hanna, his wife of 62 years; five children, Bill, Brad (Patty), Linda Allen (Brent), Lex Ann Alvey (Mike) and Mark (RueAnn Ormand); 26 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters.

SYTYCD

Or, So You Think You Can Dance, for those of you who haven't joined in watching the best show of the summer. I love this show. It is just like American Idol (except better) but for dancers and it is soooo good. If you aren't watching it, it isn't to late to get started. They have only had two elimination rounds. I haven't picked a favorite yet, but I'm rooting for anyone from Utah.

Wear Sunscreen

To make a long story short, I was laying out last week by the pool working on my tan. I stayed out way to long and got FRIED! It happened on Friday and I am still bright red and hurting (and yes I know better.) Let this be a reminder that when out in the burning, hot, sun of summer you need to cover up with sunscreen.

Bad Blogger

Ok, so I have been really bad at blogging lately. I have had stuff to blog about and then more stuff and then I got overwhelmed with all the stuff, so I just didn't post anything. Well, enough is enough and I'm back on the blogging band wagon, so starting with the most recent of the stuff I wanted to blog about, here we go...