Humphries Family History

  Dear everybody,    Today would have been my Daddy's 91st birthday. This evening, a group of us met at the Parker cemetery, left flowers, and visited for a bit before it started raining.       This week, instead of a living off the land type of book, I'm reading Man's Search For Meaning, by Viktor E Frankl. I often avoid studying holocaust history, but this was recommended by a friend at work and I really am enjoying it and learning a lot. Much of what he tells about the effects of prison camp life has helped me understand a character in the Children of the Promise series, and how he survived the prison camp in Korea.     Cody Atkinson passed away on Thursday.  She and her husband, David, were friends of ours in St. Anthony 2nd Ward, and our families knew each other for many years before that. She and David had returned from a mission just a few months ago, then it was learned she had Leukemia.     The Interfaith Wom...

  Hey Everyone-   Summer is quickly approaching - wanted to drop a quick note to each of you outlining our plans the week we will be in Idaho this coming July. We are VERY much looking forward to seeing everyone and spending as much time as possible with each of you! However, with a group the size of ours – we realize that not everyone’s schedules will line up perfectly with each other’s. And that’s OK. Communicating our plans to each of you is most of all an FYI, but can also serve as a way that we can potentially line up our plans to maximize our time together as a group. Some things are set in stone, and some things we can be flexible with.   Saturday July 20 th : We will be arriving in the Egin area sometime in the afternoon, as we will be making the short drive up from SLC.   Sunday: Attend church at Egin Bench and then prepare to leave for Kilgore in the afternoon to set up camp.   Monday: Camping in Kilgore   Tuesday: Camping in Kilgore. We will play...

  Hi Everybody,   Anne will be 17 next Saturday! Good grief . . . where have those years gone!? I can picture you, Anne, a tiny baby at Ben's and Lynsey's wedding. And now I hear your prom date is on your birthday! I'll be looking forward to seeing pictures next week.    I had a wonderful Mother's Day, and I hope you all did too. I got to talk with all of my kids, except Aimee, and I plan to call you back, Aimee, later today. Dad made a wonderful lunch, we had company (John, Janie, Jocie); we celebrated Janie's birthday and Mother's Day and enjoyed salmon, shrimp, mashed potatoes, etc. Jake stopped by later in the evening. Jim was not feeling well, but called to wish Gran a good day. I must admit that he and Jake weren't invited to our lunch. I allowed my worries about who gets along with who to cloud my judgement. I would normally invite all my siblings, but I was trying to be too careful and in the process may have hurt the feelings of some. I hope to do b...

  Dear family, Monday 22nd Work. I have gotten into the habit of playing Solitaire on my laptop in the evenings, to unwind. But even though it's fun, it isn't satisfying and I feel like I'm wasting my time.  I remembered how much I used to enjoy Indexing, so I started again and it accomplishes the same unwind I need, and also helps me get my mind off myself. It's fun to learn about people who lived years ago.  For a few days I have had an old Carpenters song,  Sometimes , in my mind. I found a video of it that I'd like to share with you all, but I can't figure out how to do it. So Ben is going to send it to you instead.  Thank you, Ben. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do.  Tuesday 23rd  Work and physical therapy. This evening we had RS presidency meeting and it was extra good.  Wednesday 24th Work.  I'm really feeling like the new position I have at work is making a difference. The processes are smoothing out and I think everybody...

  Dear family,     April 11-15 The morning of the 11th, I drove to Meridian and got to spend the next few days with Aimee, Heidi, and Dixie. We had a wonderful time, shopping, working a puzzle, watching movies, and we got to do Initiatory work at the Boise Temple. I hadn't been to that Temple in many years, and I'd forgotten how beautiful it is inside. We did a lot of talking, and laughing . . . it was so nice. The only thing that would have made it perfect is if Lynsey and Natalie could have come too.  We'll try again next year. Thank you to James, Kevin, and Zach for making it possible for us to have this weekend.     The 14th, Len came and stayed with us; it was so nice to have him there. Aimee headed home that same day. Then on the 15th, I headed home and Len went to Lewiston for meetings. He got to stop in Moscow to see the Mobley's one evening.     April 16-19 Back to work for me; it always takes a day or two to catch up after bein...

Hi Everyone, Monday:  My wonderful troubled right knee is not feeling great today.  I went to see my physical therapist and he worked on me for a bit then taped me up.  I think I pushed it a little too hard keeping up with Joseph and Brad on the ski slopes.   Joseph had a field trip today at School.  They went to the ropes course at Philip S. Miller Park in Castle Rock. Lynsey went hiking at South Valley Park with Jennifer Jones.  She's also one of the school nurses at Josephs school. Joseph has a school assignment to interview a family member about their experiences growing up and he asked Gran and conducted the interview on Monday night.  It was wonderful hearing some stories from when she was a child and teenager.  I also asked her to tell some of her experience from when she traveled to England several years ago and all of the places she's lived in her life.  I did record the conversation and have that saved. Tuesday: ...

  Monday: work.  New scripture to ponderize . . . Just the last part of 1 Nephi 19:23 ". . . for I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning."  Tuesday: stomach problems, didn't go to work. Maybe my gallbladder? This evening, Len and I are getting caught up on Call the Midwife . . . as much as Netflix has anyway.  Wednesday: work. Made and appointment with my doctor (nurse practitioner), Becky Jeppson, for next Monday. Hopefully she can help me figure out what's going on with my health! :) That's also the day I go see Dr. Eysser to find out if I'm ready to be without the knee immobilizer and start physical therapy. With two doctor appointments, I'll probably need to work into the evening.  Thursday: I went to the viewing for Jim Wood after work. He and his wife Laverna, were our neighbors when I was a kid growing up on South 2nd East, in Rexburg. Laverna passed away years ago. She was a good woman. Their son, Steve, is ...

 Monday: This evening after work, I was making supper and suddenly I felt extreme fatigue, like I was an appliance and had just been unplugged. It was difficult even to lift my arms. Very weird, but it passed in a few hours. (I have felt stronger each day and am back to normal now (3-31) Tuesday: Busy day at work, still tired tonight, but nothing compared to last night. Wednesday: work, laundry, finished the online portion of the BLS class (CPR) Thursday:  In one of my pre-op cases today a strange thing happened. I called the number listed in the patient's chart, asked for her by name (Juana), told her why I was calling, got from her a list of her medications and then her health history (allergies, surgeries, etc.) Had a nice conversation, then entered the info in her computer chart. About 5 minutes later she called me back and said, "I don't have an appointment coming up; could it be my mother you wanted?" Turns out she and her mother have the same first name and her...