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April 2026 - Beasley Reunion

I made an impromptu weekend trip to Indiana for Joel Beasley's funeral.  It was so sad to lose such a good man, but wonderful to be reunited with the Beasley family and celebrate his joy-filled life.  I didn't tell their family I was coming and when I walked into the funeral and Jordan saw me he got emotional and said "Now all my sisters are here."  I'm glad I was able to come and mourn with them, as well as reconnect and catch up on what each of them is doing.  The Beasley girls and I tried to re-create an old photo circa 2002 (?) but we couldn't remember which order everyone was in.  We got close.  And Tressa Slagle was on my same flight coming home, seated right in front of me!  She and I served together in Toronto.  I also finally got to see Anne's studio while I was in Indiana, as well as the updates Adam and Karen have made to their yard. All the siblings got together for dinner Friday night at Mom & Dad's which was so nice. 




This was our 17th year celebrating Tax Day with the Beattys.  We also went to Kimberly's Improv Broadway comedy show.  I can't imagine doing improv comedy, she's incredible.  


We went to a Grizzlies ice hockey game together and learned that hockey fans are intense!  The kiss cam had funny challenges like lifting up the person next to you like Simba.  Seeing grown men try to lift other grown men Simba-style was highly entertaining.  And whenever two players were up against the glass the fans would run down and bang on the glass and scream.  


Our kids have been counting down the days until the Mario Galaxy movie came out.  We went during Spring Break and Nathan and Audrey insisted that they dress up as Mario and Princess Peach.  It was almost more fun to watch their reactions to things than the movie itself.  They loved it.  




We waited in an hours-long line for the new Vineyard Temple open house. This temple has two baptistries to try and keep up with all the youth, which is pretty incredible (and smart).


We had a lovely Easter Sunday spent with Mike, Erin, Peggy, and Paul.  We did a little kids egg hunt in the front yard and a big kids hunt in the back yard.  


Tad was a train worker in the 4th grade school play about Utah history. 



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