Humphries Family History

To all you dear ones,       It was a pretty, and warm week, but has turned off cooler and rainy again.  The spud farmers were hitting it pretty hard to try to beat the rain, but most of them still have a long way to go.  Hanks' still have close to 150 acres left in the ground.       The night before the storm came, Dad and I worked in the yard to get things done we'd been meaning to. He winterized the camper, and several other things, and I pruned the grape vines, which have gotten terribly overgrown, and weren't producing as well as they used to.       Just across the hall from my office at work, is the pharmacy. After morning delivery, they stack the empty boxes in the hallway. I've been eying some of them, because I thought they might be just what I've been looking for, to make some storage containers. The IV fluid boxes were just the right size; the were D5 1/2 with 20 of KCL. I brought so...

A quick update of items in the last letter:  My friend Bobbe's Dad, passed away just a few days after going to the nursing home. Another dear friend from school, Lorna Harrop Barney, lost her mother-in-law, Sheila Barney last week. Our friend Burt Bates is still alive, but the insurance company is denying coverage because his blood alcohol level was very high when he wrecked on the four wheeler; so we don't know if he'll be able to get a trach and receive rehab therapy or not. Grandpa came home on Monday, mostly because his Medicare coverage at the nursing home had run out, and he really wanted to come home anyway. He seems about the same, gets up to the bathroom a few times a day, but mostly stays in the recliner. His double cousin, Eugene, passed away, and his funeral is on Tuesday. He wants to go very badly, but I'm not sure how it can happen. It was all Dad and Beth could do to get him into the house when he came home. We got to go to Denver for Bradl...

Recent current events Deaths of: James Garner, Robin Williams,James Shigeta, Lauren Bacall, Phyllis Diller Last weekend Dad and I watched Skyfall; he'd seen it before, but I hadn't.  I really liked it a lot, and read that some people think it's the best 007 of all. Monday evening I took Gran to see Marian Hamilton; she's in the ICU at EIRMC with heart problems. She is one of Mama's dearest friends. Tuesday, Dad put up a new TV antenna this evening. We've gotten rid of Direct TV, or was it DISH...either way, it's going to save us a lot of money. Mama's shoulders have been really bothering her, and she said she sure wished Heidi was around to give her a good massage. I said I was willing to try, and she let me!  She's never been inclined to have things like that...but you never know!  And evidently it really helped! Wednesday morning, early, a dear friend and former co-worker of Jocie's, David Ritchie, was killed in a traffic a...

Hi everybody!    The weeks seem to fly by even faster now that I work M-F.  A busy week at work, good for the most part.     I took Gran to her injection appointment on the 13th...but so far I don't think it's helping.  I guess we'll just give it more time.     Saturday I started taking out the big green bush in front of the house, that has covered so much of our little side walk.  I hadn't gotten very far, when I realized that I needed help. Dad was teaching an all day NRA class, so I called the neighbor boy who sometimes helps with lawn mowing.  He was happy to have the work, and came right over. The work went much faster after he arrived. I didn't get a "before" picture...but I'm sure you all remember. I'm including a link to the "after" picture.    Friday night, Dad and I went to a wedding reception, south of Rexburg, for one of his deputies, Tyler Summers. They were married in the Idaho Falls Temple....

Hi all! It’s been two or three weeks since I wrote my letter/journal to you.   But most of you were here for part of that time, so I don’t know how much I’m going to say about the camp out, and all.   It was a wonderful time, and so nice to have you all around. I appreciate your patience with our small spaces here at our house.   But if I have to be stuck somewhere with a lot of people…you’d be the ones I’d want to be stuck with! Yesterday, I did a lot of yard work, pulling weeds, transplanting roses, etc… and now the backs of my legs are super sore! It’s hard to bend over. But I’ve gotten a good start on some things I’ve been meaning to do; so I hope I can keep working on it in the evenings this coming week. Wish me luck! Dad has been really busy at the county fair this week.   He had an air rifle trailer set up for his 4H group, and it was open to anyone. They could shoot for free, but if they paid $2, they could compete for a prize, a box of 22 shel...

14 My visiting teachers, Thelma Neilson, and Pam Cardon, were supposed to come see me this afternoon at 4, when I got home from work. Work got pretty busy, and my phone rang at 4:15; I was still at work, and luckily they were calling to apologize for being late. We decided to reschedule. 15 We had an all day training with two reps from Milliman Care Guidelines. We've had the program for several years, but I'd never been trained to use it. The two reps are both RN's (one from Illinois, and the other from Wisconsin) who helped us see how using the program correctly can help increase revenue for the hospital, by making our documentation more acceptable to Medicare, Medicaid, and any insurances. 16 Steve Rumsey came with Uncle Gerald and Jeremy, and helped get the last of Tyler's and Kayla's things out of the house next door. He is Aimee's age, but looks older, with the long beard; but he still has that sweet face. 17 So excited...we've been able to ge...

Hi everybody,     Just to let you know, things at Beth's and Kerry's house have gotten even more tense...to the point that Grandma called last evening to ask if they could move into our little house next door. We had offered a couple of weeks ago, but it didn't seem right at the time. But now it seems to be. We had hoped they might be able wait until after our campout, etc... But they hope to move in in the next couple of days. Dad has to go out of town for meetings on Thursday, and won't be back until the following Wednesday. Of course this puts a lot of pressure on him. I called Uncle Gerald last night to see if he and Jeremy could come move the last of Tyler's and Kayla's things today, so I can finish getting it ready tonight. I'm hopping that Gerald, Jeremy, Kerry, and others can help get them moved in.      This complicates our plans somewhat...but we can make it work.  We figure that one of your families can stay in the...

Last Sunday at Joseph's and Mary's Ward, that Sacrament hymn was "Reverently and Meekly Now," on page 185. As we were singing it the first two lines of the fourth verse really got to me, and stayed with me for several hours. "At the throne I intercede: For thee ever do I plead." Then on Tuesday, the 8th, I was preparing the Visiting Teaching message to give that afternoon, and I realized that those two lines from that hymn went right along with the message, which begins with this sentence: "Jesus Christ is our Advocate with the Father."  I was able to use the words from the hymn in my message that day. It was no big deal, I guess; but I was happy for the added help. Grandpa went home from the nursing home on Monday. So far it's been a rough transition. They had rearranged his room, for safety and convenience reasons, and that upset him.  And then when the therapist came he refused to do his exercises. I hope that with time he will adjust a...

Hello,    Every other Monday I go over to Uncle Jim's apartment to visit him and go over his meds to see if anything needs to be reordered.  We always have such a nice visit, and this time he showed me pictures from is 45th class reunion; it was fun to see some familiar faces, and how much he enjoyed it and how nice everyone was to him.    This last week or two, several friends of our family, my parents and sibling especially, have passed away.  Brother and Sister (Sylvester and Elizabeth) Cooper died in a car accident out in Oregon. They were 90 and 91, still working in the Temple.  They had been friends of Gran and Granddad's for a long time, and Jocie had lived in Arkansas for a year, and took care of "Lib's" mother.  Then this week Sister Marjorie Bates passed away (late 80's), and a couple of days later, Elizabeth Bossard died suddenly.(only 71).  Her husband, Alan, and Granddad were very close friends. She sang "How Great Thou Ar...

Hey everybody,    I remember thinking when I changed from working 3 days a week to 5 days, that the weeks would drag...but it's been just the opposite; it seems like they fly even faster now.     Dad and I went to visit Grandpa at the nursing home this afternoon, and timed it so we'd be there when Grandma was there too.  It was nice to sit and visit with them both.  Grandma seems good, and looked so pretty. Grandpa is also good, he described the exercises he does each day; and he is hoping he'll get the okay to go home soon. He is getting stronger, but the sores on his toes and the burn wound on his leg are not healing very well; but those are things that could be addressed with home health. We'll see if he can talk the doctor into it!    Dad is doing well with his knee. He started riding his exercise bike a couple of days ago, and was able to go for 5 minutes.  The swelling is much better, and there is hardly any bruising. He...