Humphries Family History

Hi all,     Nothing new that I can think of...  Dad is in D.C., they had bad weather, snow, rain, cold...but today he was able to take a walk, and it looks like a pretty day. I've sent a picture that he sent me today.  I'd love to be walking down that street with him.      Aunt Lynne has been posting a lot of old family pictures on facebook, from the 70's and 80's mostly. Check them out if you haven't seen them.     Uncle Jim's friend, Clark Myers, has finally moved to St. Anthony, from Colorado.  He has rented the apartment across the landing from Jim's apartment. The original plan was for them to share an apartment; that proved to be a bad idea, when Clark came for a visit a few months ago. Two nice guys...but they were going to drive each other crazy!     Grandpa is about the same. I stayed with him for a while on Friday afternoon, while Grandma went grocery shopping. He asked me to mak...

   Well we started out the week thinking that we were losing Grandpa, but it turned out to be a false alarm. Now I think we're in for a much longer goodbye. He seems comfortable, for the most part, and has his sense of humor, still intact. They have had lots of company this week, which has helped, I think.    Gran had a procedure on her back last week, that didn't seem to help at first, but today, she went to all three meetings at Church...first time, in a long time, she's been able to do that. So perhaps it was more helpful than we thought!    Work is good, I'm feeling really good about the Monday - Friday girl who is taking over medication reconciliation for me. Now it's time to start training the two weekend people. And my boss, Mikel, is being wonderful about the situation with Grandpa. She is fine with me going home to help Grandma when I need to,  and even suggested that I work from home sometimes.    Aimee, Ben, Sam, Heidi, I wanted...

Dear Aimee, I've been collecting these birds and pictures for quite a while. Dad finished the bathroom a few weeks ago. The small framed drawings are from an Audubon calendar I got at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Love you and miss you. Mom

Hello all!     Each week is busy and eventful. Ben is on his way home...might even be there!  We've all enjoyed this trip with you!  Loved the pictures and comments, and look forward to hearing more.     Dad got home from Boise on Thursday night, and I think he had a good week. Conducting meetings with 300 or 400 people doesn't make him nervous, and he knows what he's talking about, and is always prepared. One of the head guys said they wish they could keep him president of the IAC for more than just one year.      At work, I've been training the full time person who will take over Medication Reconciliation for me. She's catching on so well; I'm really pleased. By the middle of next week, I'll be training the two who will each be working two weekends a month. That way we'll have someone there 7 days a week who can do med/rec. This is what I've been working for, for so long. I do the best I can; but with the other parts o...

Dear everyone,      Well, Ben is in France now, and we all look forward to more pictures, and are loving the ones he's already posted.  Living vicariously through you Benjin!  It's all been very exciting so far, the A380, Notre Dame, La Mans...    Yesterday I took my Technician and General class tests for Amateur Radio licensing, and I passed them both!  I won't tell you how many times I took the practice tests online; but for me it was the best way to get through them. I learned a lot, even though it was mostly memorization of the right answers. And now I look forward to learning more as I use my new privileges.     Our friends, Bruce and Holly Forbush, from Sugar City, lost their son Brigham (35). He is married and has 3 daughters. He had been told that he had to have heart surgery or he would die. So he had the surgery, and then a few days after going home, he had a tear in his aorta and passed away anyway. I thi...

Dear everybody,     Last time I wrote, our trip to New York was just a few days away, and now it's over a week in the past. Except for the cold weather, it was a perfect trip. We met lots of wonderful, and interesting people, and saw things I've always wanted to see...including two Broadway shows!  I won't bore you with it any longer, but if you have any questions about it, please ask...I never get tired of reminiscing!     Today I gave a talk in Sacrament meeting, about using music to invite the Holy Spirit; I think it went pretty well. I'm always so happy to get an assignment like that behind me though. Then after church, we had Uncle Jim, Uncle John, and Aunt Annie, over for lunch. Then we looked at some of our pictures from our trip, and pictures of Uncle Jim's trip to Autumn's house at Christmas time.     Things at work are busy, but we're keeping up. Doug will be off for quite a few weeks for radiation treatme...

We moved to a different hotel, because the group rate ended and it was going to double. Our new hotel is in the garment district...you wouldn't believe all the trims, ribbons, etc...

Dad and I just got seated in the Longacre Theater; we got half price, matinee tickets to see James Earl Jones, Richard Thomas, and Anna Chlumsky, in You Can't Take It With You.

We're on a tour today...

Walking through Times Square

Wow, it's been over a month since I wrote to you all!  I wish I didn't let that happen; then it's so hard to catch up.  I think the two most important things I'll go back for are that Dad and I got to fly to Minnesota the day after Thanksgiving, and spend the weekend with Sam, Natalie, and the kids. We got to meet Alida, and be at her blessing. She turned one month old while we were there. How wonderful to be able to travel so easily!  We had a great time...it just went by too quickly.      And the other thing is that Estella was born on December 2nd, and all went well. We went to visit Dixie, Zach, and the kids, this week. We drove down Christmas Eve, and stayed until midday the 26th. We even got to see Heidi for a little while!  It was fun to be with children on Christmas morning...it's been a long time since we've done that.      When we left home the 24th, we had just a little snow on the...

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...