Humphries Family History

  Hi everybody,    Yesterday was Grandma's birthday. Dad and I went to IF to do some shopping before her party and I ended up getting sick, so Dad just went in for a few minutes and then brought me home. He said she seemed good though.  Let me give you all Aunt Reneta's phone number, in case you have a chance to give Grandma a call. It is 208.821.5171. Our anniversary didn't turn out to be quite like we had hoped, but we were together all day and that was nice! Dad has a head cold too, so we'll get better and then we can come see you all; that will be the perfect celebration!     Jocie's birthday is today; I tried to call her and just left a message. I'll take her present to her tomorrow.     Randy Bradshaw passed away last Monday; he was working in Wyoming, but lives in Rigby. I got in touch with his youngest sister, Kayla, and was able to send a card to Karla through her.  I always liked Randy; he came from a rough home, but was a...

  Happy birthday, Natalie! I hope it's been a good day; we all love you so much! Now, dear everybody. Getting ready for Christmas is such a busy time; I hope it's not so crazy that you're unable to enjoy it.  Dad and I will be having our 40th wedding anniversary next week, but with work and other commitments, we won't be able to do anything that day; so we're going to go to the new Star Wars movie on the Monday after. Our anniversary is also Grandma's birthday; we'll be getting together with all the kids at Reneta's for dinner. Reneta doesn't live that far away, but I haven't made it down to visit her like I hoped I would; I'll try to do better in the future. When you kids were little, we went down to visit both Grandma Christensen and Grandma Humphries at least once a month.     I've included a picture of a page from the newspaper insert called LDS Living. It is about a missionary couple, Ric and Rebecka Page, serving in Jackson, Mississ...

  Dear Everybody,     Stella turned 3 yesterday! From the pictures it looked like a wonderful birthday, with a Rice Krispie cake too! I especially liked the video of your twirly dress.  Love you, sweetie.    Ben, just got your email. Thanks so much. It sounds like you've all been keeping pretty busy, but making lots of memories too. The "multitasking" shot of Joseph is so cool!     Yes, Dad and I enjoyed "The Final Countdown."  And speaking of good movies, Dad and I went to see "Murder On the Orient Express" last week. Very good, beautiful scenery, lots of great actors, and it's an Agatha Christie!    This afternoon, Dad and I watched a Netflix Christmas movie called, A Christmas Prince. It was cute, kind of like a Hallmark movie. Anyhow, the actress who played the Queen, played a different kind of Queen in another movie. Does anyone know? :)    Scott Howard and his wife, Janalynn, had a baby girl a week or so ago, th...

  Hello everybody,    A very unusual Sunday around here. Gran didn't feel up to going to the Meridian Temple dedication broadcast at the Stake Center, and I couldn't go because I'm on call; so Dad stayed home with us. It's been quiet; I have been on the phone and computer for work, but haven't had to go in.     We're just watching movies, writing letters, and I plan to do some Indexing. I've found that Indexing is as addictive as Free Cell, and I'm actually doing something good! :)    Dad and I got to go with Heidi, Kevin, Luke and Shelby, to the Meridian Temple Open House last Saturday, the 11th. Our tickets were for 8am and I figured there wouldn't be too many people there that early.  Wow, was I wrong.  From what we heard, the Saturday before had been their busiest day, with 16,000 people visiting the Temple. As it turned out, the day we went was the busiest of all, 19,000 people!      Today in the news: Mel Tillis...

  Greetings! :)    Wind has been our almost constant companion this week. Two dust storms. Mama decided to clean our front doorway of the dust from the first one a few days before, and about the time she finished...the second one came along! I think we should wait until we have snow on the ground; then maybe we'll try again!    The big meeting with Dad's siblings went really well. It was decided to try out all three options before making a decision.  Spencer's family came and spent the night on Wednesday. Then Friday, several of us, including Grandma, took a tour at Homestead Assisted Living, in Rexburg. Now this weekend, Grandma is spending two nights at Reneta's.  Monday night, there will be another meeting; everyone will be there when we go to Reneta's to pick her up.     My boss suggested that I go back on salary, since I sometimes have to work with nursing homes and home health companies from home, and on the weekends. So today is m...

  Hello everybody,    Sorry about that last email...I really thought I had sent it!      Joseph's 12th birthday was just the other day, and it looks like it was AMAZING!  We've enjoyed seeing the pictures, but would love to hear more about it!     Gran left yesterday with Jocie and Janie, on their big road trip.  They didn't leave until mid afternoon, but made it to Rock Springs for the night. They plan to be gone about 2 weeks.    Dad was home for about a day and a half...it was great!  He left early this morning for Ft. Myers, Florida, and will be home next Thursday.  We'll have a whole week alone!      I have been Sandy Wood's visiting teacher and friend for many years. She was a very sad person, living in depressing surroundings.  She had lost mobility a long time ago. I was really worried about what to say at her funeral, because although she had a testimony of the Gospel, she n...

  Hello all you nice people!    We had a wonderful Stake Conference last weekend and got a new Stake Presidency: Brandon Moon (our former Bishop), Jed Stoddard, and Tom Erickson. Tom said he remembers the other two when they were high school kids, near his daughter's age. Jed was in Beth's class in school at Parker/Egin, and Brandon was just a year older. In fact he used to come visit Beth on occasion, when they were in high school. :)    One of my favorite singers EVER, passed away on September 8th. Don Williams, He had such an amazing voice. Jocie, Jane and I got to see him in concert many years ago. Living on Tulsa Time, I Believe in You, Some Broken Hearts Never Mend, Good Ole Boys Like Me...so many wonderful songs.      This past 9 days has been pretty hard on Egin Bench Ward. Sandy Wood passed away on the 8th. She and her husband, and son, Kelly, lived across the street from the church. I had been her visiting teacher and friend for many yea...

  Dear everybody!    Good grief...how have I gotten so off track this summer?! I've worked two weekends this month and that hasn't helped. I'd get home Sunday evening about 6, after a hectic few days at work and knowing I need to work again in the morning, then not take time to write my email/journal.    I've included a couple of pictures of this years apple eating Moose. She's not nearly as big as the bull moose we saw in Howard's apricot's a couple of weeks ago.    Well the eclipse turned out to be much more exciting and appealing than I had anticipated it would be.  I hadn't really been looking forward to it at all, but I'm so glad I didn't miss it! My old friend from high school, Karen Morris, and her husband, Mark, and their daughter and son-in-law, Alicia and Mitch, came and spent a couple of nights with us. Moose really took to Alicia; he even let her put Eclipse glasses on him (see photo).    Sam's junior high and high school fri...