16 October 2019

 Happy birthday to Aimee!  I can't say enough about how blessed I have always felt to be your mother. And after spending almost a week in your home, it confirmed for me the good spirit which is there. It wouldn't be if you didn't seek it for your family. And I know you do. Thank you for the example you have always been to me and each of us. 

I haven't been sending emails very much for several months now. I started one a few weeks ago, so I'll just copy and paste it here:

  30 September: This morning I am starting my first Miracle Morning. This is from a book that Heidi recommended. I'm not finished reading it yet, but I know I need to make some changes in how I start my day. You know what they say, you can't keep doing the same things and expect different outcomes. So, even though I have had some pretty good morning habits, I am making some changes, but being flexible. It could be the routine that feels right this week may need some tweaking later on. 

T W E A K I N G . . . :) 

1 October: Hessings are coming to visit this weekend, for General Conference. Dad and I have been talking about turning the old bedroom, next to the dining room, back into a guest room again, so this seems like a good time to do it.  We've been working on combining the two storage rooms into one, the one off the kitchen, which is the old bathroom, for those of you who remember.  Anyhow, we've been working at it and it's coming along! I think by tonight we'll be almost ready to put the bunk-beds in . . . tomorrow for sure. It's been good to have a certain date to work toward. 

Well, Conference weekend was wonderful!  And the day before, we drove through Yellowstone Park with the Hessings, thanks to Melanie's free pass! We had a great time and saw lots of wildlife: many, many Bison, several Elk, and 4 Grizzly bears! 

Then I spent the night of Sunday, Oct 6th at Weavers (thank you!), on my way to spend the week at Mobleys. Thank you, Mobley kids, for your patience with me and the love I felt from you. I enjoyed getting to know each of you better.  Then I stayed at Weavers again on my way home, Saturday, October 12th. I got home the 13th and have been back to work since then. Dad's plantar faciitis in his left foot has been extremely bad this past week or so. He's trying to stay off it, and we're trying several remedies. Seeing some progress, but it is still very painful and limits his mobility a lot! 

The other night, Sam was looking at a book that Grandma had put together on family history, and he realized that Great-Grandpa Humphries didn't pass away until 1989. He has memories of Great-Grandma Humphries, who passed in 1988, but not of him, and wondered why. He and I texted about it for a while. Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma had divorced, after 65 years of marriage, in 1981. Then he married Flora, with whom he was very happy for the last few years of his life.  But the divorce and re-marriage had caused a strain between him and some of the family. I'm afraid we didn't see him much after that, and that's why Sam has few, if any, memories of him. I'll include some pictures we have of him. 

Love to you all,

Mom/Johanna/Nana