Humphries Family History

Hi everybody,    Dad spoke in sacrament meeting today, and he was awesome! He based his talk on an article in the February 2014 Ensign called, "Get Informed, Get Involved." I could see lots of people nodding their head in agreement as he spoke.  He was careful to mention things that people in the Ward already do, like organizing blood drives, getting their HAM radio licenses, and attending meet-the-candidate nights, etc... I thought it was one of the best talks I've ever heard him give.    Then this evening he and I went to visit Grandpa at the nursing home...we just missed seeing Grandma. She comes on Sunday afternoons and goes to Sacrament meeting with him.    Gran and I went to Robert Neilson's funeral on Monday. It was very nice, and I got to talk with Selena and her husband, Sam, and meet her little boy Hezekiah...very cute little guy. Then Dad went with me to Michael Mickelson's funeral on Thursday, very sweet, but much more sad. Brian a...

Anne is 12 years old today!  Oh, my, goodness!  I remember so well when her mother was 12; and I remember so well when I was 12 too.  Happy birthday dear Anne!  We love you so much.   Another good week, just busy and eventful.  Robert Neilson passed away and his funeral is tomorrow. He is Heidi's friend Selena's grandpa; they lived across from the Josephsons.  His wife, Thelma, is a dear friend of Gran's. She called Gran just 10 minutes after he passed away to let her know.  He'd been on Hospice for quite a while. Grandpa is doing pretty well in the nursing home/rehab; but not progressing fast enough to suit him.  He'd like to go home, but he's just not strong enought yet. Grandma is aware that he does better when she's not there to do things for him.  So she just goes in for a couple of hours a day. Dad's right knee is giving him a lot of trouble.  The same one that he had two surgeries on many years ago (1977 and 1982...

Hi everybody,    I hope you've had a good week, and that if you haven't that things will be better this week.     Monday I got moved in to my new office.  I was pretty excited about it, but then people kept making comments like, "4 people have been fighting over this office." Or just seeming really surprised or jealous.  It's really a little too big for just me, so I've rearranged it so another case manager can move in to it with me, as soon as they can run phone wires for her. Then maybe I'll feel less guilty!     Dodie's "Grandma Bill" passed away last week, and I got to go to her funeral on Saturday.  It was good to see all the kids.    Last night Dad and I went to an open house/fund raiser, for Dixie's good friend Ashley Fuchs. She was Miss Teen Rodeo Idaho when they were in high school. She didn't run for Miss Rodeo Idaho because she was busy with nursing school. Then she got a job at the Mayo Clinic in Roch...

Hi everybody,    The week has flown by...but I can't seem to remember much about it!  I think the biggest thing of course is that Grandpa spent 3 nights in the hospital with pneumonia and weakness, and is now at Rexburg Care and Rehab, for physical therapy to help him get strong enough to go home again. He is so much like Granddaddy was, top heavy, with no strength in his legs, and neuropathy (lack of sensation) in his feet. Falling becomes a regular occurrence.    Dad only had a short trip to Boise this week; he left Thursday midday, and was back home by Friday night late.    Joseph and Mary had # 8 on Calvin's birthday, May 1st. He was 4 weeks and one day early, but is doing just fine, and weighed 6 lb, 1 oz. His name is Simon Templin Haeberle (Gran is so pleased!).  His brother's and sister's didn't get to meet him until he came home, because of an RSV outbreak we've had here at the hospital, which required restrictions on young ...