Humphries Family History

Hi everybody,      I think Joseph answered the question quickest last week, about what BVQ stood for. I used to say it stood for Be Very Quiet, while I was talking on the HAM radio. I was impressed that Joseph got it first, considering that he wasn't even there!       I think the day without power wasn't as bad as I thought it might be, even though it was -1 when the power went out about 8:15 am and didn't come back on until about 5:30 pm. By then it was getting pretty dark outside, and I think that was the hardest part.      Dad got home from his week of visits to Moscow, Twin Falls, and Boise, on Friday night. I think he's still recovering from all that time on the road. But luckily he didn't have bad roads very much of the time.      Last night he and I went to a fund raising dinner and auction at the Search and Rescue building, for Burt Bates. I think I told you about his 4-wheeler acc...

Hi everybody!      We got Grandpa home from the care center on Friday. Dad and one of his deputies got him from the van into the house. The van driver was able to put the ramp right on the front porch, but the wheelchair is too wide for the front door, so they supported him as he made it into the recliner. The hospital bed is in the livingroom as well, and they're doing pretty well with getting him from one to the other. He can get from bed or recliner to the wheelchair, then Grandma wheels him to whichever one he's wanting to be in.      This Tuesday, there will be no power in Egin and Plano, from 8am until as late as 6pm. They're doing some maintenance, I guess.  It's supposed to be a little warmer than it's been the past few days...but still not ideal!  All the grandparents have propane heat, which will still put out heat, but the fans won't blow. Tomorrow night I'm going to put up "curtains" in the doorways to keep the heat...

Hello all!     Another busy week at work; not as bad as last week though. I wasn't able to take a day off, but told my boss I'll hang onto that comp day and use it when Dixie's baby comes. She said that would be fine.      I found out that my boss is four months older than Aimee. She's really sharp, and doing a great job.  I think I know how Sam's crew feels now!      Grandpa fell yesterday afternoon. He was standing up from his recliner, and went over forward, hitting his nose and ear on the chimney. He has a cut on his ear, and another on his nose, and he has a lot of pain in his right hip and leg. He was taken to the ER by ambulance, where they did xrays and found nothing broken; but they kept him overnight for observation and pain control. This afternoon he was taken to the nursing home, and he was in pretty good spirits when we left. The plan is for him to stay just a few days, and hopefully get home ...

Alida is here!  So happy she is here and doing well, and her Mama too!  We're sure looking forward to meeting her, the night after Thanksgiving. Now, we're just waiting on the little one in Elko to arrive. Something I forgot to tell you about the funeral I went to last Saturday. They had some of Mr.Trupp's grandchildren share memories about their grandfather. One of them was a young woman in her twenties. She had her little boy in her arms...probably about 2 years old. She was struggling to keep from crying as she told the story, and with trying to keep him away from the microphone. The little boy suddenly noticed that his mother was crying, and reached for her face, and right into the mic said, "Mama, you got a owie?" Well the whole place erupted with laughter, as well as tears.  Last night Dad and I helped at the school carnival (the night after Halloween). We manned the bake food sale table; we had a lot of fun, and met a lot of people. We also sold ever...