Hello family. Can you believe it is November already? Don't forget to move your clocks back at 2am Sunday (or before you go to bed on Saturday night). Nothing like getting that extra hour of sleep on a Sunday morning.
It has been so much fun reading everyone's posts. I hope we can hear from Brent's family, Brenda and Mom and Dad this month. I will start the month by saying how thankful I am to belong to such a great family. I love you all!
Becky
Friday, October 31, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Halloween
Here is a poem I used to read to my kids each halloween:
October
October’s days are nearly past
Today’s the day, it is the last.
At this time it is Halloween.
Ghosts and Witches often seen.
Falling leaves on chilly breeze
Lay bare the branches of the trees.
Bats flutter from their hiding places.
Lighted pumpkins show grinning faces.
Halloween - witches caper,
Broomsticks trailing misty vapor.
In and out of the clouds they go
Moonlight shadows to and fro.
An owl hoots in a night dark tree
chimes the church clock, one, two, three.
Cackling laughter sounding clear,
silence follows....nothing there.
We also have a tradition of eating pumpkin soup for dinner before the kids went trick or treating. That way they had full stomachs and wouldn't over dose on the candy (ensuring that I got my pick of the good stuff).
October
October’s days are nearly past
Today’s the day, it is the last.
At this time it is Halloween.
Ghosts and Witches often seen.
Falling leaves on chilly breeze
Lay bare the branches of the trees.
Bats flutter from their hiding places.
Lighted pumpkins show grinning faces.
Halloween - witches caper,
Broomsticks trailing misty vapor.
In and out of the clouds they go
Moonlight shadows to and fro.
An owl hoots in a night dark tree
chimes the church clock, one, two, three.
Cackling laughter sounding clear,
silence follows....nothing there.
We also have a tradition of eating pumpkin soup for dinner before the kids went trick or treating. That way they had full stomachs and wouldn't over dose on the candy (ensuring that I got my pick of the good stuff).
My 21 Birthday! (Andrew Roberts)
Well it was a very interesting birthday to say the least lol. I had a lot of fun though. Unfortunately the private campaign get together was called off at the last minute. Nonetheless, hearing the greatest President in the last 20+ years speak was a tremendous opportunity that I will never forget.
It was really neat to be able to meet such prolific Arkansas Statesmen. Former Senator Dale Bumpers gave an extraordinary speech as well. It is amazing how sharp he is even now into his 80's.
President Clinton is such a gifted and intelligent man. In fact he is so good that when I would glance over from time to time I would catch Adam clapping for things that I never would have imagined him cheering for. In fact I seem to recall noticing what might have been the slight glimmer of a tear as the former President invoked the powerful message of broad economic reform and a careful and non-unilateral approach to foreign policy.
Thank you everybody for the Birthday wishes and for being such a great family. I often reflect on how incredibly fortunate I am to be a member of such a talented and extraordinarily loving family.
It was really neat to be able to meet such prolific Arkansas Statesmen. Former Senator Dale Bumpers gave an extraordinary speech as well. It is amazing how sharp he is even now into his 80's.
President Clinton is such a gifted and intelligent man. In fact he is so good that when I would glance over from time to time I would catch Adam clapping for things that I never would have imagined him cheering for. In fact I seem to recall noticing what might have been the slight glimmer of a tear as the former President invoked the powerful message of broad economic reform and a careful and non-unilateral approach to foreign policy.
Thank you everybody for the Birthday wishes and for being such a great family. I often reflect on how incredibly fortunate I am to be a member of such a talented and extraordinarily loving family.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Political Information
As the time to vote nears, I thought you might all be interested in hearing what our family Politician is up to. He was just hired on by the Obama campaign to serve as the President of the Arkansas Students for Obama Chapter of the campaign. Obama's campaign manager contacted him and asked if he would be willing to fill this post as the former President had to resign. Andrew was very excited and within 3 days had more than 20 volunteers signed up to help. They had a dinner with about 40 people, where he was able to meet with Senator Obama. He was impressed with Senator Obama and his interest in everyone, not just the 'big wigs' at the dinner. His 21st birthday is on Friday (tomorrow) and he will be spending it as only a true politician would. He was invited to go to Little Rock for a Democratic rally. Before the rally, he will have the opportunity to attend a smaller meeting at the Democratic headquarters where former President Clinton, some Senators and local government officials will also be in attendance. He asked them if he could bring a couple of people along and they were very agreeable. He invited Adam and his best friend Spencer to go along with him. So besides being the family politician, he is also a great brother. How in the world does he do it? He is only turning 21 and he has already met with and worked for Senator Harry Reid, met Senator Hillary Clinton, had dinner with Senator Obama, and now former President Clinton? Pretty cool if you ask me!!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
hi! from alexa!
hello! how is everyone doing?
me, i've just been working. i still work at Cycle Gear, a motorcycle apparel & accessories retail store. i'm currently not in school, but definently going back. i just haven't decided where yet since i finished at Riverside Community College.
it seems like everyone is having some nice cool weather, unlike here where it's hot!
i enjoyed visiting with Becky, Michael, Arica & Anna a couple weeks ago. hopefully next time i can see Ashton, Andrew & Adam as well.
well i'm happy to get back in contact with family again!
love you all!
me, i've just been working. i still work at Cycle Gear, a motorcycle apparel & accessories retail store. i'm currently not in school, but definently going back. i just haven't decided where yet since i finished at Riverside Community College.
it seems like everyone is having some nice cool weather, unlike here where it's hot!
i enjoyed visiting with Becky, Michael, Arica & Anna a couple weeks ago. hopefully next time i can see Ashton, Andrew & Adam as well.
well i'm happy to get back in contact with family again!
love you all!
Monday, October 20, 2008
A day at the Beach in October...
Just thought I would share a picture from Saturday. Michael, Arica and I took a much needed break from Arica's homework and went for a stroll on the beach for an hour. So relaxing and beautiful! We also had dinner outside on our patio Sunday night with the missionaries. I could get used to this weather.
Maggie's hog blog
Maggie,
I am very interested in keeping up with The Trough since I am a life time member. How do I access your blog? I am having fun reading all the posts from the family and hope that this is a good way for us to keep informed and in touch.
Send me a link to your hog blog!
Love,
Aunt Becky
I am very interested in keeping up with The Trough since I am a life time member. How do I access your blog? I am having fun reading all the posts from the family and hope that this is a good way for us to keep informed and in touch.
Send me a link to your hog blog!
Love,
Aunt Becky
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
so fun to read!
Hey everyone, this is great! I have had fun reading your posts. Brian, you should post a photo of you and Zeniff in Guatemala, or of Zoram's new cat, or both! (just click on the photo icon on the tool bar of where you write a post.
FYI there is writing at the end of each post(in orange this month) and if you click on the word 'comment' then you can post a comment to what someone has written. It is neat. So... expect comments from me to each post from time to time.
I love this!
Becky
My (Anna's) Boring Life :)
Hey everyone. I am just writing to say hi. I don't have much to say, being that I am only thirteen and my life doesn't have much intrest :)
School has been going well, I like all my teachers. I have the usual classes of math, science, english, and history...and I am taking Spanish1. My favorite class is history-we are learning U.S. History, right up to the end of the Civil War.
Almost two months a go I turned 13. I don't feel much different...mom and dad say that I "have turned into a teenager, attitude and all"....whatever that means. hehe.
I want to say hi to all my cousins and sorry to Abram, Maggie, Abby, Ashley, and lil' Brent that I forgot to call you on your birthdays, but I promise I will SOON!!!!! xoxoxoxo.
Also, i find my house to be very boring and quiet. Now that it's just me and Arica, there is not much to do. I find myself greatly missing staying with Blake and Maren. It was so much fun there, and thank you!
I'm not doing much outside of school. My friend and I are going to start a babysitting business. Here is our website: www.freewebs.com/sittersservice/
I found out that in eigth grade we get A LOT of homework. We dont get as much as poor Arica though....she has at least 3-5 hours each night! Maybe thats why it is so boring, I have no one to play with!
Well, I will try and keep my life (however boring it may be :D) posted!
xoxo
(As you can see by the title, I (Anna), posted this wonderful peice of literature)
School has been going well, I like all my teachers. I have the usual classes of math, science, english, and history...and I am taking Spanish1. My favorite class is history-we are learning U.S. History, right up to the end of the Civil War.
Almost two months a go I turned 13. I don't feel much different...mom and dad say that I "have turned into a teenager, attitude and all"....whatever that means. hehe.
I want to say hi to all my cousins and sorry to Abram, Maggie, Abby, Ashley, and lil' Brent that I forgot to call you on your birthdays, but I promise I will SOON!!!!! xoxoxoxo.
Also, i find my house to be very boring and quiet. Now that it's just me and Arica, there is not much to do. I find myself greatly missing staying with Blake and Maren. It was so much fun there, and thank you!
I'm not doing much outside of school. My friend and I are going to start a babysitting business. Here is our website: www.freewebs.com/sittersservice/
I found out that in eigth grade we get A LOT of homework. We dont get as much as poor Arica though....she has at least 3-5 hours each night! Maybe thats why it is so boring, I have no one to play with!
Well, I will try and keep my life (however boring it may be :D) posted!
xoxo
(As you can see by the title, I (Anna), posted this wonderful peice of literature)
Brian Beazer Family
Hello all. Sounds like you are all having fun. We are also trying to have fun and continuing to keep things moving forward. As you know we actually got to see mom and dad more than once this year. It was great to have them out here in Virginia. Also thanks to all in Utah for taking care of Zoram while he was out in Utah visiting this past summer... He had a really great time.
As you know I was able to take Zeniff to Guatemala last month for a week. We had some really good Father/Son time. He had to put up with me and watching my presentations... but he says he had a good time anyway.
Olga and I also just returned from Hilton Head Island where we were able to spend some time away during a business trip. It was good for us, and we really enjoyed the room :)
Also the three kids in school seem to be doing good and have mostly "A"'s and only a couple of "B"'s. This is great to see. We had a parent/teacher with Zeths teacher and she only had good things to say about him... that is always nice to hear... she did say some things that make me believe that Zeth has my sense of humor... but that's ok with me.
The two little ones are also doing great even though Zebastian might be slightly allergic to Zoram's new cat... but we will have to wait and see if that is what it is. Zammy is being Zammy and is NON stop. He has my mouth and I am not sure if that is a good thing or not... but he is enjoying life and wants to take swimming lessons again so we are looking into that for him.
I am going to try and get the older kids and maybe even Olga to post their comments also so you can hear from them what is going on in their lives...
Keep Smiling
As you know I was able to take Zeniff to Guatemala last month for a week. We had some really good Father/Son time. He had to put up with me and watching my presentations... but he says he had a good time anyway.
Olga and I also just returned from Hilton Head Island where we were able to spend some time away during a business trip. It was good for us, and we really enjoyed the room :)
Also the three kids in school seem to be doing good and have mostly "A"'s and only a couple of "B"'s. This is great to see. We had a parent/teacher with Zeths teacher and she only had good things to say about him... that is always nice to hear... she did say some things that make me believe that Zeth has my sense of humor... but that's ok with me.
The two little ones are also doing great even though Zebastian might be slightly allergic to Zoram's new cat... but we will have to wait and see if that is what it is. Zammy is being Zammy and is NON stop. He has my mouth and I am not sure if that is a good thing or not... but he is enjoying life and wants to take swimming lessons again so we are looking into that for him.
I am going to try and get the older kids and maybe even Olga to post their comments also so you can hear from them what is going on in their lives...
Keep Smiling
Monday, October 13, 2008
Count us IN!
Hey family,
I look forward to hearing from all of you. This will be fun! Here's an update from the Blake Beazers. Blake and I had a great Homecoming weekend down in Provo. It was really cold but no rain or snow so we were happy. And of course the Cougar victory was sweet. Gail was watching over our flock while we were gone. When we got back the house was COLD. The furnace wouldn't start at all. Grandpa Dick looked over it and couldn't figure out what the problem was. So we cranked up the gas fireplace all day Sunday and survived quite nicely. Today I got our friendly neighborhood furnace guy to come out and he found a dead BIRD in one of the internal motors. Just dried out--I imagine it fell in during the summer and never really was --cooked. Anyway, he put some wire mesh over the vent in the roof so hopefully this will not happen again. And we now have heat!!
Eliza gave our FHE lesson tonight on the parable of the talents (this was what her Primary lesson was about yesterday.) So for our activity we had a mini talent show. This was the program:
Brent demonstrated really fast running
Jessie demonstrated dance moves she has learned in her first month of class
Eliza showed us the paper dolls she made today
Richard played the Star Wars theme on the piano
Maggie sang "If the Savior Stood Beside Me"
Abram did impressions--Barney, Barbie, George Bush, McCain, Obama, etc.
Blake showed his latest cross stitch
Maren showed the cake she made for dessert
It was pretty funny stuff. Thanks for getting us started Becky! Hope to hear from everyone soon! Maren
I look forward to hearing from all of you. This will be fun! Here's an update from the Blake Beazers. Blake and I had a great Homecoming weekend down in Provo. It was really cold but no rain or snow so we were happy. And of course the Cougar victory was sweet. Gail was watching over our flock while we were gone. When we got back the house was COLD. The furnace wouldn't start at all. Grandpa Dick looked over it and couldn't figure out what the problem was. So we cranked up the gas fireplace all day Sunday and survived quite nicely. Today I got our friendly neighborhood furnace guy to come out and he found a dead BIRD in one of the internal motors. Just dried out--I imagine it fell in during the summer and never really was --cooked. Anyway, he put some wire mesh over the vent in the roof so hopefully this will not happen again. And we now have heat!!
Eliza gave our FHE lesson tonight on the parable of the talents (this was what her Primary lesson was about yesterday.) So for our activity we had a mini talent show. This was the program:
Brent demonstrated really fast running
Jessie demonstrated dance moves she has learned in her first month of class
Eliza showed us the paper dolls she made today
Richard played the Star Wars theme on the piano
Maggie sang "If the Savior Stood Beside Me"
Abram did impressions--Barney, Barbie, George Bush, McCain, Obama, etc.
Blake showed his latest cross stitch
Maren showed the cake she made for dessert
It was pretty funny stuff. Thanks for getting us started Becky! Hope to hear from everyone soon! Maren
Hey!
Hey everyone. I'm posting a blog yay! I wrote a poem for my world lit class last week comparing gender roles in The Odyssey, and my mom wanted me to post it up here so I will. I don't know what my grade is yet, but I'll let you know.
They are treated unequally
In a world so small.
Who is above who?
Causing each other to fall.
But the men are in the right,
Women get nothing at all.
Tales of love and justice,
But who pays the price?
Men get the glory.
Women cook the rice.
A man is a hero
Never in the wrong.
He destroys a city
And a bard writes a song.
Always faithful and submissive
Are women expected to be,
Unless they are Calypso or Circe,
Or seductive sirens of the sea.
And who gets excused
From the ties of matrimony?
The great heroes and men.
Why shouldn't they be free?
Men sacrifice much for their land.
Patriarchs of the estate.
So if the opportunity presents itself,
They're allowed a taste.
And what a thrill it is
For a maid to have a lover.
Too often she finds however
He is a god undercover.
Goddesses tower over men,
Possessing powers greater than they.
However despite their strength,
Even they fall to love's prey.
And what of the wives
While their husbands go to play?
They are at home all alone
Pining their lives away.
Why battle to be with the one you love,
Moaning of loneliness and fear,
When, while the tears are dripping off your chin
Someone else is whispering in your ear?
A man can quench the sadness
While remaining faithful to his love.
A woman quenches her sadness
And she blames it on a dove.
Loving to fight,
And fighting to love,
While the gods sit and laugh
Watching from above.
They are treated unequally
In a world so small.
Who is above who?
Causing each other to fall.
But the men are in the right,
Women get nothing at all.
Tales of love and justice,
But who pays the price?
Men get the glory.
Women cook the rice.
A man is a hero
Never in the wrong.
He destroys a city
And a bard writes a song.
Always faithful and submissive
Are women expected to be,
Unless they are Calypso or Circe,
Or seductive sirens of the sea.
And who gets excused
From the ties of matrimony?
The great heroes and men.
Why shouldn't they be free?
Men sacrifice much for their land.
Patriarchs of the estate.
So if the opportunity presents itself,
They're allowed a taste.
And what a thrill it is
For a maid to have a lover.
Too often she finds however
He is a god undercover.
Goddesses tower over men,
Possessing powers greater than they.
However despite their strength,
Even they fall to love's prey.
And what of the wives
While their husbands go to play?
They are at home all alone
Pining their lives away.
Why battle to be with the one you love,
Moaning of loneliness and fear,
When, while the tears are dripping off your chin
Someone else is whispering in your ear?
A man can quench the sadness
While remaining faithful to his love.
A woman quenches her sadness
And she blames it on a dove.
Loving to fight,
And fighting to love,
While the gods sit and laugh
Watching from above.
new using family gmail account
I wrote this new post using our family gmail account. Have fun writing and telling us about your lives. Brent's family is going to take once family home evening each month to write. My kids will probably post on their own since they are old now. If you don't have time to post but just want to read what others have written, the site is: www.beazersbusiness.blogspot.com
(written by Becky)
(written by Becky)
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Adam's TV Schedule - Fall '08
UATV's streaming video works again! (or at least in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome) So, here's my on-air schedule:
(Central Time)
Monday - Razorback Reels 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wednesday - Campus Crossfire (LIVE) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday - UATV News (LIVE) 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
You can watch at www.UATV.uark.edu
Also, you can watch past episodes of Razorback Reels at www.RazorbackReels.com
Thanks for watching!
(Central Time)
Monday - Razorback Reels 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wednesday - Campus Crossfire (LIVE) 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday - UATV News (LIVE) 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm
You can watch at www.UATV.uark.edu
Also, you can watch past episodes of Razorback Reels at www.RazorbackReels.com
Thanks for watching!
Good to be Home
Thanks to Becky for making this blog. She is good about keeping family connected. As she mentioned, I arrived home last night from Amsterdam, which is troubling because today is fast sunday and right now my stomach clock is on European time and according to its rumbling it is early evening Sunday night already. Oh well, as Becky points out, I am not really "starving to death." I noticed on my passport coming home that I still have Erda penciled in as my home address, which caused me to reflect again on how much we appreciated the Beazer hospitality in allowing us to camp out for the summer while we found a place to land.
I am sure that Grandpa and Grandma Beazer have already been to Amsterdam, but it was my first time. Our company just opened an office there and I interviewed a series of law firms there to help us with some of our legal needs and I attended an international law conference. Amsterdam is full of water canals, bicycles, flowers, cobble-stone paths, and 16th-17th century buildings. Although I was busy, I was able to steal away a few minutes to visit a couple of great art museums -- Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Vameer, etc. They are trying to clean up some of the unsavory parts of Amsterdam, using NYC as a model, and I hope they are successful because the city has enough charm to attract visitors without the garbage.
It is good to be home. Adam pointed out to me that he is half my age for the first and only time unless I live old enough to be 96 (he is 24 and I am 48). I should have pointed out to him that this means that this is the first and mostly likely only time that he will be half as smart as me.
We love you all and wish everyone well!
I am sure that Grandpa and Grandma Beazer have already been to Amsterdam, but it was my first time. Our company just opened an office there and I interviewed a series of law firms there to help us with some of our legal needs and I attended an international law conference. Amsterdam is full of water canals, bicycles, flowers, cobble-stone paths, and 16th-17th century buildings. Although I was busy, I was able to steal away a few minutes to visit a couple of great art museums -- Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Vameer, etc. They are trying to clean up some of the unsavory parts of Amsterdam, using NYC as a model, and I hope they are successful because the city has enough charm to attract visitors without the garbage.
It is good to be home. Adam pointed out to me that he is half my age for the first and only time unless I live old enough to be 96 (he is 24 and I am 48). I should have pointed out to him that this means that this is the first and mostly likely only time that he will be half as smart as me.
We love you all and wish everyone well!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Hello Family
Hello Beazer family. This is our new blogsite. This will be a great way for us to keep in touch.
For instance: Did you know that Rhonda and Alexa had dinner with us Sunday night? We had a great time getting reacquainted with each other and can't wait to plan another get together. Did you know it had been so long since I have seen Rhonda face to face that she and Anna (13) don't remember ever meeting?
Rhonda looked gorgeous and young! Alexa was beautiful! We feel bad Rex couldn't make it, but maybe next time.
Also, did you know I am the mother of a 24 year old man? When did that happen?! I don't remember getting older, but if Adam is, then I guess I am too.
Michael is currently in Amsterdam and I am hoping he will take a minute and post to this blog so you can hear all about his trip.
Do you get the idea here? Just drop a note once a week, once a month or more often if it hits you. Keep us informed of all the neat stuff that happens in your lives!
Arica was able to perform with her Brazilian dance class in the World Music Festival on the Santa Monica beach a few weeks ago. She looked great and it was a really neat event. They launched a Maori boat into the ocean to represent taking all the gifts of gratitude to the sea.
Adam is on 3 different programs through the university t.v. and I am hoping he will post links to this blog site so we can all see him in action.
So... I am looking forward to reading your posts and seeing your photos.
For instance: Did you know that Rhonda and Alexa had dinner with us Sunday night? We had a great time getting reacquainted with each other and can't wait to plan another get together. Did you know it had been so long since I have seen Rhonda face to face that she and Anna (13) don't remember ever meeting?
Rhonda looked gorgeous and young! Alexa was beautiful! We feel bad Rex couldn't make it, but maybe next time.
Also, did you know I am the mother of a 24 year old man? When did that happen?! I don't remember getting older, but if Adam is, then I guess I am too.
Michael is currently in Amsterdam and I am hoping he will take a minute and post to this blog so you can hear all about his trip.
Do you get the idea here? Just drop a note once a week, once a month or more often if it hits you. Keep us informed of all the neat stuff that happens in your lives!
Arica was able to perform with her Brazilian dance class in the World Music Festival on the Santa Monica beach a few weeks ago. She looked great and it was a really neat event. They launched a Maori boat into the ocean to represent taking all the gifts of gratitude to the sea.
Adam is on 3 different programs through the university t.v. and I am hoping he will post links to this blog site so we can all see him in action.
So... I am looking forward to reading your posts and seeing your photos.
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