Why Brad,
You remember me!  I was the really cute thing that really whipped 
those kids into shape.  GRIN!  Actually, my one fear in posting this 
story was, "Oh Lord, what if Brad knows one of these other Gregs, or 
Kathys, or, maybe, Gasp, Glen!"  You know, it's risky to reveal small 
town secrets!  Ug, I remember that building well.  It never really 
did stop leaking despite all your hard work!  GRIN!
Kathy



At 05:59 PM 2/10/2006, you wrote:
>Kathy,
>
>That is  amazing hahahaha. I'd not think that is a terribly common name,
>but I guess it is. Oh, I'm not sure of the time frame exactly, but while
>you were down below teaching kids? I was probably at one point in there
>only feet above you putting the roof on the Intermediate School District
>building on First Street in Menominee... I remember being up there at
>midnight in a storm replacing tarps that had blown offtoo... that is not a
>place to be in a thunderstorm folks lol. It's a small world isn't it
>though. Oh and say "hi" to your hubby Glen for us on the list here too eh?
>hahahahaahaha "ducking now*
>
>Brad
>
>At 05:02 PM 2/10/2006 -0500, you wrote:
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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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>
>Brad
>
>    Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it