Could be Phil. Not the first time someone's called me that or the last time
I'm sure... so I'll continue to drip away.
Brad
At 06:50 PM 2/10/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>My oh my, Brad,
>
>I do believe she just called you a drip.
>
>Phil.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 4:26 PM
>Subject: Re: a great story of mix ups
>
>
> > 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
> >
> >
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Brad
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