Humphries Family History

  Dear everybody,    Thank you to Sam and Aimee for your letters this week. Spencer, I hope your black eye and cut are healing nicely by now! And Steve, your mom sent me a picture of your knee today...it still has that one stubborn spot that doesn't want to close. But considering how much there was to close, it's come a long way.     Sam, thank you for your thoughts on the bishop's "finisher" comment. I appreciate what you said. After sending the email I realized that I often refer to myself as a "dog with a bone that they just won't let go of." I see that in myself in my work at the hospital; I can't seem to let go of a problem until I know it's been solved, at least as much as possible. That's what I thought of, but I guess it can apply to church callings too. I'm glad you consider the traits we've passed on to you kids as blessings.  As I age, I recognize the characteristics I got from my parents; it's interesting isn't...

  Dear all,    We have a new First Presidency! That was pretty exciting with changes I didn't anticipate. It's always fun to get to know the new prophet, better than we knew him before, anyway. I think it's neat that we'll see more of President Oaks too, since he's next in line.       In the Egin Bench Enrichment night, last week, Sister Kelly Eyring (wife of BYUI President Henry J Eyring) came and spoke to us. It was fun to hear her talk about President Eyring and call him "Dad," or "Grandpa," when she was speaking directly to her daughter, Sarah, who had come with her. Sarah works for the Mormon Channel as a writer and editor; she just happened to be at her parents for a visit and came along.    Last week during Ward Conference, Bishop Hunter spoke in Relief Society and he talked about the three of us who have been Relief Society presidents during his bishopric. Sister Judy Dewey was the president when he came in, then me, and then Sis...

  Dear everybody!    Well, first thing this week is...Happy Birthday, Sam!  Just 4 days til your birthday. I hope it's a good day for you; your package should be there soon!  Thanks for sharing the pictures of the floor all finished. It looks wonderful! I'm sure it feels good to get that behind you!    Today was busy; we had Egin Bench Ward conference from 9-12, then the Spanish Branch conference from 1-4, then the kick-off meeting for the next Self Reliance classes from 4:30-6. I'm home now and it's good to be here. I imagine that's the kind of schedule that Stake Presidencies and Bishopric's keep every Sunday! Dad made sure I took some snacks to eat between meetings; I'm sure glad I did!     Yesterday, Dad and I got to spend almost all day together; it was so nice! He had taught 4H in the morning, but by noon we headed to Idaho Falls/Shelley, did some shopping, had a nice visit with Reneta and Grandma. We took some copies of the family...

  Dear ones,    Well, first off: Happy birthday to Luke and Kevin on the 5th and 6th! We got to talk with them both by phone on their b-days. :)    Yesterday afternoon, Dad and I went to see the newest Star Wars movie at a matinee. I love going to matinee's; when you get out it's not super late and you can do other things if you like. We enjoyed the movie and then went to Albertson's and WalMart. I had only one coughing fit and had to leave Dad at the checkout line in Walmart and wait in the pick-up for him. Today I made it through Stake Council with four cough drops...should have taken more...almost didn't make it. But then during Church, I just mouthed the words to the hymns and didn't cough much at all. Singing always gets me going when I've had a cough.  I hope that any who got sick during or after our get together, will soon be feeling better!     In Stake Council this morning, a young woman (Kelly Webster) reported her mission to Washin...

  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...