Shupe Girls

I am going to post an email that i sent to the Shupe Family as i think that it is good for all people to know. The Shupe family had a little scare yesterday when Josh (Koren's Brother) called to say that their dad was in the hospital. I will list the first mistake here, he called without knowing any details. We are in UTAH and therefore can not physically help in any way. So calling before you know why he is there, if he is ok, only compounds the problem addressed in my email. There is no point in worrying the girls before you know what is going on. It turned out that they think he has a mild case of Pneumonia and they sent him home with some antibiotics. He had gone to a DR appt earlier that day because he didnt feel good and he got some blurred vision and spiked a temp really fast to 102. So the Dr office made him go to the Hopital and would let him leave. (thank you DR office as he would have said he was fine and tried to drive home anyway, nobody wonders where the shupe stubborness comes from, nor do they on our side for that matter) He was at home later that day watching Walker Texas Ranger later that day. BUT Amanda was not doing as good. Noah reports of her crying histerically and shaking she was so sad and scared, i am sure that lasted all night. So for all of you out there that might ever call with bad news please read the email below. Thanks,

Hey Sara, would you please get this to Josh!! Thanks,

Just for the well being of your overly sensitive sisters/ daughters, i am requesting a new phone call procedure. Depending on the severity of the call, i would say if your mom or dad has anything worse then a hang nail, please follow the the below described plan.

Step 1- Get as much information as possible
Step 2 - Call Garret and or Noah
Step 3 - if Garret and Noah are not available start over at step one and gather more information.
Step 4 - if you still cant get Garret or Noah then you may call Koren only!!! Understanding that if you say your (mom/dad) are sick she will hear Dieing, if you say hurt, she will hear bleeding profusely with severed limbs a possibility, if you say in the hospital she will hear we are scheduling the funeral.
Step 5 - UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE YOU ALLOWED TO CALL AMANDA DIRECTLY!!!!!! No matter what you say she will hear your Mom and Dad, Josh, Aaron, Sara, Jake, Justin, Joey, Madison, and her third grade teacher have all died or are suffering unbearable pain about to die, from a freak accident.

I hope this is now very clear. The benefit of notifying Noah or I before WE tell the girls is that we might be able to slip them some Valium and give it time to kick in so they don't have a heart attach and die. My kids really do need a mother and this would go a long way to making sure she will be around for a long time.

Thank you,-- Garret "We confide in our strength without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it.' - Thomas Jefferson 1793