Humphries Family History

  Dear everybody,    I hope you all got the chance to see the video I sent the other day, with Dad making pancakes at the Fisherman's Breakfast on Friday. They interviewed him briefly, but then while they interviewed someone else, you could see him in the background, super busy! The city invested in a new grill which he says was very nice. He had half of it and could make 18 pancakes at a time. It was nice weather, for a change too, so they had a great turn out. Since then we've had a lot of rain, but it's been nice.    I want to express a big thank you to Zach and Dixie, for giving Uncle Jim and his friend, Clark Myers, a place to stay, a good breakfast, and great hospitality. Jim and Clark had gone to Dante's high school graduation on Friday, in Mt. Home. Then they spent the night at Hessing's and drove home the next day. They are two special and lonely people. I am grateful for your patience and all you did for them.     Tomorrow, Gran and I wi...

  Hey everybody,    Grandpa's famous pancakes made the news!   63rd Annual Fisherman's Breakfast kicks-off with surprisingly good weather - Local News 8

  Hello everybody!    Well, first off, Anne was 16 on Friday! It was so nice to talk with you on the phone, sweetie. You grow more mature and lovely each year. We hope you had a wonderful birthday.     The next day would have been Granddad's 90th birthday. We had all my brothers and sisters over for dinner and then we went to the cemetery and took pictures. We had a really nice time. We had pulled pork sandwiches, corn on the cob, deviled eggs, chips, cheese cake and Bonnie Butter cake with chocolate frosting.  During dinner, Jake played some of Daddy's old recordings from his Big Band programs. The music was nice, but hearing his voice was very touching. It was a really great evening.     Mother's Day was really great this year, and also very different! I got to spend 3 days with my three girls. We hope to do something like this again, but probably not on Mother's Day, next time. We did many of the things we'd planned, and some we didn'...

  Dear everybody,    Dad was in Twin Falls for a meeting on Thursday, but was only gone one night. The night he was away, Gran and I watched an old movie called  Drums Along the Mohawk (1939),  with Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert. It tells about settlers in New York, near the time of the Revolution. The Native Americans were trying to drive them out, with the help of the Tories. Anyhow, the reason Gran wanted to watch it was because of the people it was based on. Many of the names were ancestors of ours. It was really interesting. I'm borrowing a book from her about them, called,  Early Families of Herkimer County New York.  In one scene, Henry Fonda's character, Gil, mentioned several of the soldiers he had served with and many of them were family names.     It just occurred to me, man, there were a lot of good movies put out it 1939: The one I just mentioned, Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Stagec...

  Hello everybody!    Wow, April is almost over . . . and that means that Calvin's birthday is TUESDAY! Then we'll have three 6 year olds! Happy birthday, dear Calvin! Gran went with me to Stella Dunn's funeral. Charlie's daughter, Shannon, and her family, live in Texas now; Heath and his family live in SLC. I had seen Heath pretty recently. Seeing Wayne's and Luena's kids: Shelby, Christy, Becky, Joey, Rodney, and Alana, was so sweet, and they seemed just as happy to see me. I think Stella's boys, Vic, Wayne, and Charlie, are going to get the place ready to sell pretty soon.     President Moon and I were invited to another training meeting, this one was last Tuesday evening . . . from 6-9:30! It was long, but really good too. Elder Bowen, of the Seventy, Pres. Nelson, the Idaho Falls Mission President, and one member each from the IF and Rexburg Temples, taught us. There were 18 Stake Presidents, and 18 of us Stake RS Presidents.     Then th...

  Hello to you all,    Happy birthday to Macy this Friday; we love you and will be thinking of you, dear girl. We always look forward to seeing pictures of birthday cakes and of any party activities too!    Stella Dunn passed away a few days ago, and her funeral will be this Tuesday. Stella was 92; she and her husband, Jim, had been our neighbors for most of the last 40 years. Jim and our dog, Bubbles, had a special relationship. A while back, when I took Moose to meet her, she was very sweet to him, but almost immediately started talking about Jim and Bubbles.     Another great lady passed this week: Barbara Bush. She was sometimes controversial and outspoken, but then, so was Abigail Adams; the only other woman in US history to have been the wife of a president, and the mother of another one. I didn't get to watch the funeral, but I hope to catch some clips of it online.     Dad and I had a special treat this week; we got to meet ...

  Dear everybody,    Oh, my goodness, last Monday I got Gran to let me type as she told some of her personal history. It was hard for her; definitely not in her comfort zone, but it's a start! Now today she told me she is ready for me to start putting her grandmother's story in the computer too. She's not a fast typist, so she wants me to do it. I'm really excited to do this.     Also, during Sacrament meeting today I had the thought that what would be my Daddy's 90th birthday is coming up, May 19th. So between meetings, I sent a text to my sibs, inviting them to our house for a birthday commemoration dinner. There will be just 10 of us, including Mama. It will also be John's wife, Annie's birthday; so we can celebrate that too!     Well, yesterday was interesting for me; a real roller-coaster of emotions. 1-Pride:  By about 8:30 am I had already accomplished several things at home, including sending each of my RS presidents a reminder about ...

  Hi everybody!     Heidi's birthday is on Tuesday!   Happy birthday, dear Heidi, we all love you so much!     It's been raining here for two days now. Moose and I went for a walk yesterday evening during a slight let up, but I don't think there will be a time like that today. Tonight, Dad and I will be going to dinner with all his sibs, their spouses, and Grandma. It's to recognize the two year anniversary of Grandpa's passing (April 5th).    Well, Conference last weekend was just amazing, huh?! One of my counselors, Mari Ann Birch (Susan Crapo's sister) had heard or read a quote from President Nelson's wife, Wendy, in the 2 weeks before Conference. She had said of the upcoming conference, "don't miss a session!" Boy, she was right; each session was wonderful and sometimes downright amazing! Ministering is really just a name change, but it really does better fit the purpose of what we're trying to do. Our RS presidency had been talking ...

  Dear everybody,    Tomorrow is Lynsey's birthday!  Happy birthday, dear, Lynsey! We love you bunches and hope you have a lovely day. Do something fun, just for you!    I should get caught up from the last 3 weeks or so, but that isn't going to happen tonight. Dad and I just got home from home teaching; it was a good evening, but took longer than we expected. One of our families is going through a crisis and they needed to talk. I'm glad we were able to sit and listen; and that they feel they can share their troubles with us in confidence. You never know what other people are going through, so be nice to everyone . . . :)     Our Ward Choir sang a song today that I'd never heard before. I'm including a copy of it; I think it's really wonderful.     Also, I just got a text from our Stake President, (and old Bishop), Brandon Moon; he is with his son Branson (Bubba), on his senior trip. He sent me a picture which I'll include. It...