I Just Got the Message

Myrna wrote: Sorry. I am just reading this. It is too late to call (12:25 a.m.) and the kids are in bed and asleep. Bree is home from the hospital as of today. It was a surprise to us because David had thought that they were going to keep her for a couple of weeks. He said the doctors thought it was going to take that long to get the meds adjusted. It must not have done. I barely talked to him because I was helping Caydin and so I handed the phone to Erin and she handed it to Donovin who handed it to LHT. We are taking the kids back tomorrow afternoon after church. I will tell him that you are trying to call. Did you try to text David? Sometimes, even though the phone is off, he will get the message when he turns it back on again. We play phone tag a lot as I do with all my kids. (I call and leave a message and then they call and leave a message and then I call and leave a message. . .) Donovin built this great ferris wheel out of her magnetic connect toy. She helped Erin learn her fractions which had been so confusing for her. We ate supper there, then we came home and got everyone in bed and then I looked at my email on the computer.

The three kids spent the day playing with Julie and family. They went sledding, played in the snow, made homemade potato chips, and did lots of other fun kid things. They even ended up filling a honey order for a woman who unexpectedly came to buy some.

Barbara wrote: Myrna: thank you so much for writing this.  I so enjoyed hearing about the kids and what they are doing.  It sounds wonderful.  I had the wrong number for David.  I finally got ahold of both of them yesterday.  Thank you again.

 

Insurance won't pay, so they kicked her out.  I hate our system.  Good ole bottom line.  How much is enough?  Oh well, I am working on getting there as quickly as possible, and I can help with Caydin.  I know he is a handful, but I also really believe that some of his behavior problems are because of her depression and anger.  He is feeling her emotional "offness."  

 

I am sitting here working, and keeping busy between calls.  I really like what I am doing, but ATT took a big hit when that merger fell thru, and they are really getting strange about their call centers.  I know I will have a job with Convergys, maybe not with ATT.  

 

Cant wait to get to St. George.  Have a great day.  

Barbara

Erin, Donovin and Caydin

Myrna wrote: We have had calls from some of you about this. Bree is doing better and is now home from the hospital. We are taking the three kids back tomorrow (Sunday) after church. I think that she has the medication she is taking adjusted so that she should be fine. She has a six-month cycle and was diagnosed as Bipolar 1. They have adjusted her medications and told her that one she was taking only worked when it was taken with food. David said that the only problem with that was that no one, doctor or pharmacist, had ever told them that. Now they know. David has appreciated your texts and your concern. He has told you that himself, I am sure, but he told Dad and I that and we are passing it along.

Barbara  is moving to be with them. She has missed the grandkids a lot, I am certain. I know from experience that it is not so fun to be far away from any of them.

June Benson, Another Nephi Friend Dies

Manning-Wheatley Funeral Chapel

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June Leland Benson 
(December 24, 1918 - January 24, 2012)

Nephi, Utah - After a long, fulfilling life, June Leland Benson returned home to his Heavenly Father, Tuesday, January 24, 2012, where many of his loved ones awaited his arrival.

He was born on Dec. 24, 1918, in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, the son of James and Alta Benson. After graduating from high school, he set aside his dream of becoming an aviator to join his father on the farm. Together they built a successful farming enterprise. Many would go on to say they grew the best seed potatoes in Idaho.


He married Virginia Green in 1940 and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. They were blessed with three children, Randy, Kirk, and Dyan.


In 1946, during World War II, June was called to serve in the US Navy. He was trained as a Radar Technician aboard the USS Fargo and honorably served his country.


June and Virginia worked side by side on the farm until 1969 when they moved to Blackfoot, Idaho, where he became a foreman at American Potato Company. He cared for and cherished his beloved wife, Virginia, until her death in 1981. After retiring, he moved to Utah to be close to his children.


In 1986, he met and married Wendy Briggs Vorhies in the Manti, Utah Temple. They have made their home in Nephi, Utah, where they have had a wonderful, happy life together. June has always loved Wendy's children, Robert, Angelica and Jason as his own.


June was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served in many different callings. One of his greatest joys was serving in the Idaho Falls and Manti Temples.


His passion for growing things never ended. "You can take the farmer off the farm but not the farm out of the farmer". He continued to produce amazing vegetable gardens throughout his life.


His greatest love was that of family. Every child, grandchild, and great grandchild was precious to him. (26 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren) Thank you, Dad, for leaving a legacy of integrity, hard work, kindness and faith.


The family would like to express sincere gratitude for all of the wonderful health care professionals at the Nephi Medical Center who gave our Dad such special care.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Nephi, Utah L.D.S. 8th Ward Chapel (corner of 1st E. & 4th S.) with Bishop Brett Ludlow, officiating. Interment will be in the Lava Hot Springs Cemetery on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at approximately 4:00 p.m. with military graveside rites provided by the Lava Hot Springs American Legion Post 88. The family will receive friends on Friday evening January 27, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Nephi L.D.S. 8th Ward Chapel and on Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. also at the church. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Manning-Wheatley Funeral Chapel, 510 N. 12th Ave. Pocatello, Idaho.

Some family at Julie's

Myrna wrote: Taken via cell phone. I know it is blurry. Sometimes blurry is better than nothing. Someday there may be the tech to clear it up.