Humphries Family History

  Hello to my family!    Last week as I was out taking a walk and listing to music (through my Bluetooth/hearing aids) on Spotify a song came on that I hadn't thought about in years and years. I started laughing and I'm sure that anyone watching me would have thought I had lost it! It's called the Tennessee Bird walk, by Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan...it's just silly, but it made me laugh when it first came out in 1970 and still does, I guess. It's much funnier if you listen to it.  Take away the trees and the birds All have to sit upon the ground, uum Take away their wings and The birds will have to walk to get around And take away the bird baths And dirty birds will soon be ev'rywhere Take away their feathers and The birds will walk around in underwear Take away their chirp and the Birds will have to whisper when they sing And take away their common sense and They'll be headed southward in the spring Oh remember my darling When spring is in the ai...

  Hi everybody!    Dad is pretty much over the flu now, but still coughing some. He taught a concealed carry class on Friday night and Saturday and he was pretty tired but made it through alright. The weather on Saturday was nice for them out on the range; I was really glad about that. I had been afraid if he spent a day out in wet, cold weather he would have a relapse, but it was in the 40's and sunny for the most part.    Our house well went dry on Friday, but as in other years we just hook up to the well next door which is much deeper and we have water! When the water is low before the well goes dry the washer pulls some gravel and gets plugged up and won't wash very well. But now with water again, all we have to do is clean out the filter on the back of the washer and we're up and running again!    Today we had our last two Ward Conferences for this year; we went to Parker 1st and 2nd Wards. I got to see Diane Davenport, Chris Brown, Anna...

  Dear all,    Another week gone quickly by! I hope it's been a good one for each of you. Dad was in Boise for meetings all week; he's the president of the Idaho Sheriff's Association and had to conduct lots of  meetings, some nights late into the evening. He got to see Heidi's and Dixie's families, but not as much as he would like to have. Then on his last day of meetings he realized he was getting sick and headed home. The flu (fever, body aches) is bad enough, but it's best to be home when you feel like that. I'm happy to report that he seems a bit better today; he actually has an appetite and hasn't fevered in several hours, that I know of.    I'm so glad that Ben was able to be there to support Riley in his new calling as Bishop of the Lakewood Ward. And it's so cool that Kevin's Dad, Alma, is one of his counselors.    A new president was announced at BYUI last week, President Henry J Eyring will take over in April. With all the ripple e...

  Dear everybody,    Thank you, Aimee and Dixie, for your emails; I enjoyed them so much! Steve, I'd like to see a picture of the tanned porcupine hide; and what did you do with the quills? Also, what is the SEL flight department that you're hoping to get an internship with? Anne, I'm excited about you volunteering at the hospital; please tell me all about it! Ellen, babysitting, that is wonderful; I'll bet all the kids just love you! Naomi, I'd like to hear how the geography bee turned out and how you're doing in swimming lessons. Noah, how did the spelling bee turn out and how is basketball going? Spencer, I'll bet you had fun on your bowling date with your mom. Aimee, glad to hear that your shin splints are getting better! James, I tried cross country skiing once...I'll stick with snow shoes! I'm glad you enjoy it!    Dixie and Zach, it's fun to hear about your new house; I look forward to seeing it someday! And it's neat that the neighbor...

  Hi all,    Well, the first month of 2017 is almost over...where is the time going?! I know we feel that we are busy, but we don't have kids and their activities keeping us busy, the way you all do. We really enjoy hearing all about what you are up to and the pictures make it even better. Thank you for taking time to keep us in your loops!     On Monday, Sam texted me with a link to a story about a guy who had recently joined our Church. He was someone pretty special to Sam (back in the day), so I'm going to let him tell you all about that.    Then the next day, Dixie sent me a text with a picture of Cal, working on an old digital adding machine. She explained that they had found it for him at DI for $2 and he said, "This is the greatest day of my life!"    Then yesterday, I got a text from Ben with the picture below. Evidently we had an adding machine like the one Cal has and Ben had asked me a question that we tried to figur...

  Hello everyone!    Let's see...another week has flown by. On Tuesday, Bonnie Moon, from our Ward, gave the devotional address at BYUI. Her husband, Brandon, used to be our Bishop; she has her doctorate in Mathematics; they have four children; her mother is from Idaho and her father from Chili. It was a wonderful talk; if you have a way to listen to it, I think you'll really enjoy it. Especially if you know her, which some of you do.    Today in Sacrament meeting, Dad spoke about politics and religion! He did an amazing job. He used the 12th Article of Faith, Doctrine and Covenants section 134 and a talk by Elder Hales, but also told some personal and professional stories which had everyone's attention. I was super proud of him and it was sweet to be sitting next to Grandma and see how proud she was of her oldest boy. :)    This week at work is my busiest week; I am in charge of two big meetings which are held on the 3rd Wednesday and the 3rd Thursday...

  Dear everyone!    First off, Happy birthday to Sam coming up in just a few days! It was nice to talk with you the other day while you waited for Bradley's plane to arrive from DIA. I hope you're having a wonderful birthday visit.    Ben, thank you so much for the email and for the video! It looked like a beautiful day to go skiing; but as clear as the sky was, I imagine it was pretty cold too. Those boys are going to be hooked; the ski resort knows what their doing. :)  So, you'll be off to Japan again soon. Wow, who would have seen this coming! I hope the work goes well and that they are more prepared for your crew than last time.    Last Monday, the 9th, Dad was sworn in again as Sheriff. This could turn out to be the last time...I guess we'll just wait and see! They've made a few changes in personnel recently and are off to a good start on this term.    Last week my partner couldn't go visiting teaching with me so Gran offered ...