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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: a great story of mix ups


> Jeremy
> If you hang in here long enough, you'll start wondering if I'm smoken
> something funny because, somehow, my life seems to turn into one
> adventure after another.  I just have to learn to hang on.  This list
> has seen me through a lot from the building of a house to a
> rebellious teenager.  Don't worry, your time is coming and we'll all
> be here to pray you through it.
> Kathy
>
>
> At 06:07 PM 2/10/2006, you wrote:
>>Holy smokes Kathy!
>>Mind boggling and you live to tell us the stories! Another merical!
>>*smiles* may GOD give you many more adventures for if it were no
>>adventures, or no problems, how would it come to trust the Good lord to
>>help us through tough times? No problems, no trust in god, there fore no
>>reason to lean upon him... I don't mind having problems little ones
>>sometimes, because it just conferms that GOD is still doing great and
>>wonderful works in my life and to just reassure he is with me always...
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>>Behalf Of Kathy Du Bois
>>Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 5:03 PM
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: a great story of mix ups
>>
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>>A story of mix ups
>>
>>Okay everybody, mix-ups don't just happen in hospitals.  While Greg
>>and I lived in Menominee Michigan, we were involved in some of the
>>most confusing mix-ups that I ever hope to go through.  Here are the
>>highlights.
>>In 1984, we moved to Menominee where I had been hired to be a teacher
>>for the intermediate school district, working with the mentally
>>impaired.  As soon as we arrived in the community, we began church
>>shopping and settled on a church in the area that we really
>>liked.  We jumped in with both feet, because that's just kind of the
>>way we are, so we became known pretty quickly by the pastor and the
>>congregation.  Unfortunately, we have never been able to receive the
>>local paper.  We just always felt that other things were more
>>important to pay for and all we usually do with the paper is go
>>through the comics and do the crossword puzzle.  It just isn't worth
>>the subscription cost.  Anyway, imagine our surprise about a month
>>after our involvement in the church when the pastor pulled us aside
>>and asked us if the congregation could expect a lot of trouble from
>>us.  We had no clue what he was talking about, so he showed us the
>>article in the paper.
>>Evidently, a man named, Greg Du Bois, (unfortunately for us no
>>address was given), was in the paper for some funny dealings in the
>>tree industry.  I believe that it was in the court reports and his
>>brother was involved as well.  We assured him that it wasn't us and
>>hoped that it was the end of the matter, but it was just the beginning.
>>While I was pregnant with Matthew, another lady began attending the
>>same church with a five-year-old son.  Her name was Kathy Du Bois and
>>her son's name was Christopher.  She joined the choir and we got to
>>know each other some.  Her husband's name was Glen, so we didn't
>>think much of it as far as being another matter of confusion.  By the
>>way, Glen did not attend church so now; it was just to two Kathy's
>>who was a confusing matter.
>>About a year later, I gave birth to a Christopher of my own.  I
>>didn't think anything of giving him that name because we and the
>>other Kathy didn't associate much.  Anyway, We had Chris in Greenbay
>>and we chose to leave within twelve hours of his birth so they were
>>not able to administer his PKU test.  A baby needs to be more than
>>three days old for this test to be accurate.  We took our Christopher
>>to our local hospital when he was around five days old to have the
>>PKU test administered and, instead of beginning a new file on our
>>Christopher, they pulled up this other Christopher's file and said,
>>"Oh yes, didn't he fall out of a tree a few days ago and break his
>>arm?"  Unfortunately, Chris had not fallen out of a tree.  He had
>>fallen out of me and nothing was broken, but we learned that we were
>>both using the same pediatrician.
>>Well, life went on and after a while, there was news of a break in at
>>a local drug store by, a Du Bois.  We were visited by the
>>police.  They wanted us to tell us about Greg's brother Glen.  What a
>>mess.
>>Then, the police showed up at our door a few months later.  They were
>>really looking for my Greg this time because a student loan from way
>>back in his own drug days, before he became a Christian had not been
>>paid and the government was there to collect.  We didn't know
>>anything about this bill because they had been sending collection
>>notices to Menominee Mississippi, but that didn't seem to help us
>>much.  Fortunately, the bill was only about $300 and how that got
>>paid off is another miraculous story that I won't bother to take a
>>detour to tell here, but it is pretty good, none the less.  Anyway,
>>the police were at my door and Greg was on the beach, about four
>>blocks away, with Matthew, who was, I think two, at the time, so I
>>really panicked because I had no idea what they wanted.
>>Eventually, we got all the mess straightened around and we thought
>>that life was good until I received a call one day from a financial
>>planner congratulating me on the birth of my twins.  I gasped and
>>stuttered.  Then, the man on the other end said, "Aren't you Kathy Du
>>Bois?"
>>I replied that I was.  "And isn't your husband Greg?"
>>I confirmed that he was, but I assured him that I hadn't had twins
>>lately and I thought that I should know.  As we talked, I learned
>>that, evidently, the person who had been involved in the illegal
>>dealings at the beginning of this missive had married a girl named
>>Kathy and they had been blessed with twins.  All I could say over and
>>over was "Thank you Lord It's not me."  Unfortunately, now, there
>>were at least Three Kathy Du Bois in Menominee county and all of us
>>had kids and some of us were shady characters.
>>We thought that our problems were over when we finally left Menominee
>>county and moved to Grand Rapids so that Greg could finish up his
>>under Graduate work.  Imagine our surprise about a month after moving
>>when we received a letter from a lawyer assuring us that the suit
>>against Greg's mother would probably succeed and we could look
>>forward to about $75,000 in profit from the proceedings.  I think
>>that a simple phone call straightened that one up, but I can't
>>remember for sure right now.
>>When we moved to Grand Rapids, I was pregnant with Elizabeth who was
>>born on February 8.  We were so happy to have a daughter, but,
>>unfortunately, attending our church at the same time were two other
>>ladies who gave birth within the ten days before Liz was born.  Both
>>children were girls, the first girl in their family and each had two
>>older brothers, just like Elizabeth.  To make matters worse, the
>>first girl was named Elisa and the other girl was Emily.  We were
>>often getting called out of church for the wrong baby so, to really
>>have fun with the mess, we decided to have all three girls dedicated
>>on the same day with all the brothers in tow just to create a
>>scene.  The worst part is when the pastor reached to take our sweet
>>daughter, who was about two months old at the time, into his arms and
>>she grabbed his mike and decided to begin screaming.  She hadn't
>>wanted to be taken away from her mother, I guess.  Anyway, she's the
>>only child I know of whom had to be removed from her own dedication
>>because no one else could hear anything!
>>Nothing more really happened after that until we moved to
>>Maine.  About a year after we moved hear, I received a call from a
>>lady telling me that her name was Kathy Du Bois and, she was afraid
>>that our prescriptions had been mixed up because we both use the same
>>pharmacy.  Fortunately, I don't take any drugs, so I was able to put
>>her mind at ease.  We had probably had a prescription filled for
>>antibiotics for one of the kids or something.  Anyway, she felt that
>>there was a mix up.    I believe that her son was a Christopher too,
>>if I'm not mistaken.
>>And, if I had been writing this a month ago, I probably would have
>>thought that that was the end of the story, but thanks to my 9 year
>>old, Caleb, we've learned of even another Kathy dubois since
>>then.  Caleb wanted to do the shopping.  He was given the list and
>>given very strict instructions to find us after he had collected
>>things and that he was not to go through the check out line without
>>us.  Imagine our surprise, as Greg and I were just strolling around
>>and wasting time while Caleb was trying to be a big boy, when we
>>heard our names announced over the loud speaker and ordered to report
>>to the front of the store immediately.  It sounded like we were in
>>trouble.  I stayed in one place, thinking that Caleb might be
>>lost.  Our thought was that one of us should stay put and visible so
>>that Caleb could find us easily. It just made sense that I got to be
>>the lucky one to stay put.  Oh goody!   Well, Greg whisked passed the
>>deli section toward the front just in time to over here a
>>conversation between two ladies.  The one was saying, "Well they
>>said, Kathy Du Bois should report to the front of the store."  The
>>other woman, left the counter, rather confused, and mumbling, 'I
>>wonder why."    Yes folks, another Kathy Du Bois had been flushed out
>>of hiding!
>>OH, before I leave this point, I suppose you are wondering why we
>>were paged?  Well, our son did not follow instructions and had
>>wracked up a bill that had to be paid for.  Everyone had to patiently
>>wait behind this 9-year-old who had no money while is, seemingly
>>errant parents were out bumming.  Have you ever wanted to crawl in a
>>whole?  The whole line of customers  was full of praise for how well
>>Caleb handled the situation and how adult he was.  But, they had
>>nothing but daggers for Greg for making them wait. When I found out
>>what really happened, I have to admit that I was glad to be the
>>parent who was elected to stay put.  No one ever
>>knew!  Haha!   Brother.  I guess that we'll never win. Anyway, it all
>>ended up okay.
>>Now, are all of you confused? I had thought all along that Jones and
>>Smith were the most common names.  I just find myself praising my
>>heavenly Father that He knows who I am, no matter what!  And that,
>>while man may be confused, He will never be.
>>Kathy
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>>A story of mix ups
>>
>>Okay everybody, mix-ups don=92t just happen in hospitals.  While
>>Greg and I lived in Menominee Michigan, we were involved in some of
>>the most confusing mix-ups that I ever hope to go through.  Here are
>>the highlights.
>>In 1984, we moved to Menominee where I had been hired to be a
>>teacher for the intermediate school district, working with the
>>mentally impaired.  As soon as we arrived in the community, we began
>>church shopping and settled on a church in the area that we really
>>liked.  We jumped in with both feet, because that=92s just kind of
>>the way we are, so we became known pretty quickly by the pastor and
>>the congregation.  Unfortunately, we have never been able to receive
>>the local paper.  We just always felt that other things were more
>>important to pay for and all we usually do with the paper is go
>>through the comics and do the crossword puzzle.  It just isn=92t
>>worth the subscription cost.  Anyway, imagine our surprise about a
>>month after our involvement in the church when the pastor pulled us
>>aside and asked us if the congregation could expect a lot of trouble
>>from us.  We had no clue what he was talking about, so he showed us
>>the article in the paper.
>>Evidently, a man named, Greg Du Bois, (unfortunately for us no
>>address was given), was in the paper for some funny dealings in the
>>tree industry.  I believe that it was in the court reports and his
>>brother was involved as well.  We assured him that it wasn=92t us
>>and hoped that it was the end of the matter, but it was just the 
>>beginning.
>>While I was pregnant with Matthew, another lady began attending the
>>same church with a five-year-old son.  Her name was Kathy Du Bois
>>and her son=92s name was Christopher.  She joined the choir and we
>>got to know each other some.  Her husband=92s name was Glen, so we
>>didn=92t think much of it as far as being another matter of
>>confusion.  By the way, Glen did not attend church so now; it was
>>just to two Kathy=92s who was a confusing matter.
>>About a year later, I gave birth to a Christopher of my own.  I
>>didn=92t think anything of giving him that name because we and the
>>other Kathy didn=92t associate much.  Anyway, We had Chris in
>>Greenbay and we chose to leave within twelve hours of his birth so
>>they were not able to administer his PKU test.  A baby needs to be
>>more than three days old for this test to be accurate.  We took our
>>Christopher to our local hospital when he was around five days old
>>to have the PKU test administered and, instead of beginning a new
>>file on our Christopher, they pulled up this other Christopher=92s
>>file and said, =93Oh yes, didn=92t= he fall out of a tree a few days
>>ago and break his arm?=94  Unfortunately, Chris had not fallen out
>>of a tree.  He had fallen out of me and nothing was broken, but we
>>learned that we were both using the same pediatrician.
>>Well, life went on and after a while, there was news of a break in
>>at a local drug store by, a Du Bois.  We were visited by the
>>police.  They wanted us to tell us about Greg=92s brother Glen.  What a 
>>mess.
>>Then, the police showed up at our door a few months later.  They
>>were really looking for my Greg this time because a student loan
>>from way back in his own drug days, before he became a Christian had
>>not been paid and the government was there to collect.  We didn=92t
>>know anything about this bill because they had been sending
>>collection notices to Menominee Mississippi, but that didn=92t seem
>>to help us much.  Fortunately, the bill was only about $300 and how
>>that got paid off is another miraculous story that I won=92t bother
>>to take a detour to tell here, but it is pretty good, none the
>>less.  Anyway, the police were at my door and Greg was on the beach,
>>about four blocks away, with Matthew, who was, I think two, at the
>>time, so I really panicked because I had no idea what they wanted.
>>Eventually, we got all the mess straightened around and we thought
>>that life was good until I received a call one day from a financial
>>planner congratulating me on the birth of my twins.  I gasped and
>>stuttered.  Then, the man on the other end said, =93Aren=92t you
>>Kathy Du Bois?=94
>>I replied that I was.  =93And isn=92t your husband Greg?=94
>>I confirmed that he was, but I assured him that I hadn=92t had twins
>>lately and I thought that I should know.  As we talked, I learned
>>that, evidently, the person who had been involved in the illegal
>>dealings at the beginning of this missive had married a girl named
>>Kathy and they had been blessed with twins.  All I could say over
>>and over was =93Thank you Lord It=92s not me.=94  Unfortunately,
>>now, there were at least Three Kathy Du Bois in Menominee county and
>>all of us had kids and some of us were shady characters.
>>We thought that our problems were over when we finally left
>>Menominee county and moved to Grand Rapids so that Greg could finish
>>up his under Graduate work.  Imagine our surprise about a month
>>after moving when we received a letter from a lawyer assuring us
>>that the suit against Greg=92s mother would probably succeed and we
>>could look forward to about $75,000 in profit from the
>>proceedings.  I think that a simple phone call straightened that one
>>up, but I can=92t remember for sure right now.
>>When we moved to Grand Rapids, I was pregnant with Elizabeth who was
>>born on February 8.  We were so happy to have a daughter, but,
>>unfortunately, attending our church at the same time were two other
>>ladies who gave birth within the ten days before Liz was born.  Both
>>children were girls, the first girl in their family and each had two
>>older brothers, just like Elizabeth.  To make matters worse, the
>>first girl was named Elisa and the other girl was Emily.  We were
>>often getting called out of church for the wrong baby so, to really
>>have fun with the mess, we decided to have all three girls dedicated
>>on the same day with all the brothers in tow just to create a
>>scene.  The worst part is when the pastor reached to take our sweet
>>daughter, who was about two months old at the time, into his arms
>>and she grabbed his mike and decided to begin screaming.  She
>>hadn=92t wanted to be taken away from her mother, I guess.  Anyway,
>>she=92s the only child I know of whom had to be removed from her own
>>dedication because no one else could hear anything!
>>Nothing more really happened after that until we moved to
>>Maine.  About a year after we moved hear, I received a call from a
>>lady telling me that her name was Kathy Du Bois and, she was afraid
>>that our prescriptions had been mixed up because we both use the
>>same pharmacy.  Fortunately, I don=92t take any drugs, so I was able
>>to put her mind at ease.  We had probably had a prescription filled
>>for antibiotics for one of the kids or something.  Anyway, she felt
>>that there was a mix up.    I believe that her son was a Christopher
>>too, if I=92m not mistaken.
>>And, if I had been writing this a month ago, I probably would have
>>thought that that was the end of the story, but thanks to my 9 year
>>old, Caleb, we=92ve learned of even another Kathy dubois since
>>then.  Caleb wanted to do the shopping.  He was given the list and
>>given very strict instructions to find us after he had collected
>>things and that he was not to go through the check out line without
>>us.  Imagine our surprise, as Greg and I were just strolling around
>>and wasting time while Caleb was trying to be a big boy, when we
>>heard our names announced over the loud speaker and ordered to
>>report to the front of the store immediately.  It sounded like we
>>were in trouble.  I stayed in one place, thinking that Caleb might
>>be lost.  Our thought was that one of us should stay put and visible
>>so that Caleb could find us easily. It just made sense that I got to
>>be the lucky one to stay put.  Oh goody!   Well, Greg whisked passed
>>the deli section toward the front just in time to over here a
>>conversation between two ladies.  The one was saying, =93Well they
>>said, Kathy Du Bois should report to the front of the store.=94  The
>>other woman, left the counter, rather confused, and mumbling, =91I
>>wonder why.=94    Yes folks, another Kathy Du Bois had been flushed
>>out of hiding!
>>OH, before I leave this point, I suppose you are wondering why we
>>were paged?  Well, our son did not follow instructions and had
>>wracked up a bill that had to be paid for.  Everyone had to
>>patiently wait behind this 9-year-old who had no money while is,
>>seemingly errant parents were out bumming.  Have you ever wanted to
>>crawl in a whole?  The whole line of customers  was full of praise
>>for how well Caleb handled the situation and how adult he was.  But,
>>they had nothing but daggers for Greg for making them wait. When I
>>found out what really happened, I have to admit that I was glad to
>>be the parent who was elected to stay put.  No one ever
>>knew!  Haha!   Brother.  I guess that we=92ll never win. Anyway, it
>>all ended up okay.
>>Now, are all of you confused? I had thought all along that Jones and
>>Smith were the most common names.  I just find myself praising my
>>heavenly Father that He knows who I am, no matter what!  And that,
>>while man may be confused, He will never be.
>>Kathy
>>
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