Humphries Family History

  Dear everybody,    Well, I decided to start sending emails again. So much has happened in all our lives the past year or so; I won't even try to catch up . . . I'll just try to keep up from now on, at least once a month.     Yesterday was Heidi's birthday!  Wow, do we all love you, Heidi! I hate to tell you this, but in July, you'll be the very same age I was when we moved to Denver. Weird, huh?    This week we have had 3 inches of snow, then a beautiful, sunny day, then a wind storm day, then another nice day, then an even worse wind storm day. Now it's time to vacuum all the window sills and doorways, etc.      Last Sunday it was Easter  and  Conference. Anne, Stephen, and Ashleigh came and had lunch with us and stayed for the last session of Conference. It was so nice to have them here one last time, this semester.     Thursday and Friday of this week I worked at the hospital. Thursday, just my job...

  Hi all,    I had gotten away from writing a regular email to everyone. But just a little while ago, I mentioned something to Dixie, that I was certain I had told her, but it was news to her! I'm pretty sure I told Heidi, but now I'll let you all know.     Gran has had trouble with her teeth, pretty much all her life. She had two major problems and procedures twice already this year. But then about 3 weeks ago, another tooth broke and the crown fell off, the left, front, middle tooth. I took her for an appointment and they made a plan to get a new implant and put in a new crown. While there they did a full set of x-rays. The next day she mentioned that her bite didn't feel like it lined up correctly. Then the next day the right, front, middle tooth was loose, and then it fell out, right while I was on the phone making another appointment with the dentist. Well, after years of asking dentists to just go ahead and give her dentures, this dentist co...

Hi kids, Dad and I just received this email from Beth, updating us on how Grandma is doing. Love you all! Mom Hi Everyone,   We are going to cancel the Friday Zoom meetings due to changes with schedules, but we are  moving the meeting to Sunday afternoons at 4 p.m.   I’m going to schedule a visit for that time and I’ll help Mom on her side with the call.   Let’s use my Zoom room at #208-496-1706. If you sign in before I start the meeting, then you’ll be in a waiting room for a few minutes so don’t be surprised by that. You may also be automatically muted when you come in so don’t be surprised if that happens.   Just an update on other things.   I met with Mom, Dr. Santos, and Megan Hooper (Homestead Administrator) yesterday, and Dr. Santos qualified Mom for hospice. Her primary care physician will now switch to Dr. Packer and The Homestead Hospice team, which is housed in the 2 nd  floor of Building 3 (just up the stairs to the left of the kitchen). ...

  Hi everybody!     It's been so long since I've written. We all know there's too much to try and catch up on, so I'll just start with really recent things. 2020 has been an interesting year, so far, and it will probably remain that way. So many changes!  Stephen, we would love to hear more about your new mission in Atlanta. I'm sure you still miss Brasil. It seems to me that the unrest in the world has gotten even worse this past couple of months, and I feel like it would be such a blessing if we could have the Temples fully operational again. But our Father in Heaven knows the end from the beginning, and it will all work out.     I'm including a picture I took when Beth, Hannah and I were driving home from Meridian last week. We stopped at the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. Wow, I think I'll stop there every time I go through now. On the Twin Falls end, you can walk under the bridge. What a gorgeous view! Hannah had gone to sp...

  Hi everybody!    Well, today was our first "at home" church service, and it was wonderful! As Dad prepared, blessed, and passed the Sacrament, we prayed, sang, and studied together, I kept picturing each of your families doing the same thing. It will take some getting used to, but by the time we do get used to it, it will probably be time to start attending church  at the church  again!     Spencer was baptized yesterday! We're so proud of you, Spencer, and loved the picture of you and your Dad. Nice that Naomi and Noah could be the witnesses, and that they caught sight of that foot in the air!    Grandpa and I had hoped to attend the baptism, but for several reasons, it feels like we did the right thing by staying home. He has so much going on right now, with the Bishopric  and  the Sheriff's office.     Since my friend, Cindy (aka Syndee), passed away, I've been helping Randy a little bit with getting so...

  Hey Everyone-   Hope all is well wherever you might be today. I’m here in our basement, watching the snow melt away with the warmer temps we are having. The snow is melting much sooner this year than it did last year, which is fine by us! Appreciate the email, Ben, on what’s been happening for you guys in February. Pretty neat BFA recognized you and Lynsey like that – well deserved! You guys have been super involved there over the years. It will be a new chapter in your life to have Joe move onto another school. Good things will come in the next chapter – I’m sure of that!   As Ben mentioned, we had a great time in Colorado the weekend of Valentines day. Natalie and the girls came along and so it was a full family get together for us, which was awesome! Prior to our trip to Colorado I went on a short sales training trip to Chicago where I learned more about specialty yeast products and condiment powders – nothing too exciting, but it was a fine trip. The girls of course...

  I was working on family history this evening and came across this visa application. Dad didn't remember seeing it before. I added it to his Memories section on Family Search, and thought you all would like to see it.  Proof I had hair once!  Looks like I was in need of a haircut.  I obviously had seen this as my signature is on there but I do not remember it.  This would have been around the time I left the LTM for Washington D.C. I love this! Thanks so much for sharing, Mom! ~ Heidi Hi Everyone, Thanks for the evidence of Dad's hair Mom.  I do remember it but as with my own hair, it's been a while since it had much impact on the world. :)   The month of February was super busy and fun for us.  Lot's of regular and extra work for me so with that I've hit 200,000 miles on our van.  Definitely a milestone, but as many of you know those Honda's can do much more.   Lynsey organized and ran one of the dances at Joseph's schoo...

Dear everybody,    Happy birthday Naomi, dear! 13 years old tomorrow! We all love you so much! Have a wonderful day.     It's been nice walking weather, for the most part. It gets into the high 20's and once we get to the main road there's not much snow or ice on the road. A scarf, hat and gloves make it really nice. And listening to a good book while I walk is enjoyable too. Right now I'm listening to To Kill a Mockingbird. Not sure how many times I've read or listened to it. Probably about the same number of times I've watched the movie.     Today in Sacrament meeting, the High Councilman speaker was Alvin Winegar; he is also Dad's head Jailer, and his family lives around the corner from us. I think everyone there got a lot from it. The one quote he used that stuck with me was from Elder Ballard, who said, "It's more important to prepare the messenger, than it is to prepare the message."     Dad and I went out to dinner last night...

  Hi everybody!     Just a brief review of January: 4- We cleaned the church today, with Daris and Donna Howard. 6- Gran, Jocie, Jane, John and I went to Jim Hamilton's funeral. Our families have been friends since we moved in across from Jim and Marion in about 1965. He was born in 1928, like Granddad. 7- Gran's and Granddad's 70th anniversary! 15- While studying 1 Nephi 7, I came to "how is it that ye have forgotten . . .?" and was amazed all over again that Laman and Lemuel could forget lessons they had learned multiple times. But as I studied I recognized the same weakness in myself. I forget that I should limit sugar . . . for MANY reasons. But still, I have to learn it over and over again. It's always interesting to me how many times the word Remember is used in the scriptures . . . and sometimes even remember, remember! The scriptures really were written for me. :)  16- Gran, Jocie and I went to Valeri Moses' funeral today. She is Jennifer's mot...