Humphries Family History

  Hi all,    I was out taking a walk this afternoon and decided I'd better take some pictures of Marie Moon's house, before it's not recognizable. Jed and Angie Stoddard have bought it and are fixing it up. I'll always miss Marie but I'm glad her house won't be just sitting empty and falling apart any longer. She always planted a big garden and each year say it was the last time. She took such pride in her house and yard. It's nice to see someone taking care of it again.    I imagine most of you kids remember when we used to walk to her house and take her shopping in her car. She kept it in the old garage her husband, Les, had built. What kind of car was that?  She sure loved you kids.     Love to you all,  Mom/Johanna/Nana I'm so glad you took these pictures! I do remember going shopping with her. I'm glad you got her mailbox in that last shot. I love that it still has her rural route number on it! That was a really long time ...

  Hi all! Sunday 9th, John let me know that Bob Briggs is expected to pass away in the next few days.  Monday 10th, found out that Bob passed away last night.  Tuesday 11th, donated blood today, just worked in the afternoon.  Wednesday 12th, Len and I checked into the Stake Amateur Radio net tonight, for the first time in a while.  Thursday 13th, Len isn't feeling well, cough, body aches, etc. Friday 14th, Len is feeling a little better. I enjoyed a day off work. Stayed home all day.  Saturday 15th, Gran and I went to Bob's funeral in Idaho Falls. Jocie and Janie both sang in the choir, John gave the opening prayer, and Miles and John were both pallbearers. Miles and Zach Briggs have been best friends most of their lives; Miles even lived with them in Michigan for a while. We went to the graveside service in Burton and then back to the luncheon which we had been invited to attend. It was a wonderful funeral, the only speakers were Bob's and Kathy's two son'...

  Hi everyone!    Moose and I just got home from a little walk; it's 20 degrees and mostly snow and ice covered, but with my snow cleats I have no problem. Dad's officers have been super busy recently. The other night there was a 40 car pileup in Island Park due to LOW visibility. One of his guys was hurt when his vehicle was hit, and another one was run over by the Island Park ambulance! Luckily neither one was hurt badly.     For you kids of age to do Temple baptisms, I have two male names and 3 female names who need baptism and confirmation, please. They are the two brothers of my step-grandfather (Curtis Haines) and their wives, and Curtis's first wife, Mary. If any of you know a fews days ahead of time that you will be going, please let me know so I can arrange to get the names transferred to your or your parents church account so you can print them in time to take them to your Temple. They don't have to be done as a group. Stephen and Anne, I wil...

  Hi all!    Guess what I got to do this afternoon! I went to Anne's campus Ward (BYU-I 33rd ward) and got to hear her speak in Sacrament meeting. Then I got to go to Relief Society with her too! I think that might be a first, getting to hear a grandchild speak in person! We did get to hear Stephen speak when he came home, but it was Zoom or Youtube, or something like that. Anyhow, it was a good day.     And hopefully tomorrow will be a good day too. Stone's in Rexburg told Dad the car will be ready to pick up tomorrow.     Ellen had her 17th birthday the other day and later this week Melanie will be 11! Both so grown up and lovely.     Gran found a talk that Granddaddy gave at a Stake Priesthood meeting, probably while we were living in Denver. Anyhow, I scanned it into my documents and I'd like to include it in this email. It's seven pages long, and there seems to have been a line left off at the end of page 6, but you w...

  Hi everybody!    It's a beautiful day here . . . today. We've had some nice days and some windy, cold days too. Our car is still in the shop, but it finally did for them what it has done for me, so at least now they know I'm not imagining it! They've done all they know to do, so now they're reaching out to the Toyota manufacturing people. Hopefully it won't be too much longer.    I'm slowly going back to working at the hospital, not sure when my new duties will begin, there is so much that has to happen between now and then. I guess we'll see. I do prefer working from home, but I enjoy working there too.     I'm in a knee brace again, but on my left leg this year. I got this message from the doctor's assistant after I had an MRI the other day. "Dr Eysser wanted me to let you know that you have a possible tiny horizontal tear of the medial meniscus. He would like to put you in a hinged knee brace for a bone contusion, grade 1 MCL sprain and...

Hi all,    Just a quick update on life here. Our car is acting up, it keeps dying at random times and then cycles through several alerts on the dashboard: check tire pressure, check vehicle stability, check brake system, check charging system. Most of the time it drives beautifully, but the sensors are making it think there's something wrong. We'll get it into the Toyota place in Rexburg on Wednesday.    For some time I have been trying to get the hospital marketing department to make a video for the hip and knee patients. It would save the pre-op nurse time and the patients would get more consistent education. So, a few weeks ago, one of the marketing guys called me to say they were making a film and needed a woman who could play a grandmother, struggling to keep up with her grandkids because of her bad knee. I thought that since I had been pestering them about the video that I'd better do my part, so I said, yes. The film maker emailed me the address in Idaho Falls...

  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...