Monday, November 30, 1959

got letter from Lyle
sent Mother & Jerry letter

I came home from work & Ray had cloths gathered up & I sorted them & washed 2 batches & hung out then we went to Nampa to get Ivards check but they didn't come on morning train. We borrowed money on car & refinance it & put it in bank. sent Jerrys money & letter & Mother. got groc & came home & did 4 more batches of cloths & Ivard plowed. Jackie & I went to bed awhile. At 6:15 we went in & got Ivards check & saw about his job. He got bumped & missed today. We had to waite until 8: for Gene & Ray was in passing hand bills & he was to school came home & I went to bed. Wally came over & settled up for beets.

Went to work at 11:

Sunday, November 29, 1959

Kay went back to Rexburg

Gene did chores & came in & got breakfast, cooked mush & made hot biscuits. Everyone else slept in. They ate about 10:30 & All the boys went to priesthood. Kay & Gene came home after & Ray & little boys came home after sunday school with Max. Dale had to give a 2 1/2 min. talk. Ivard & Jackie bathed for hr. or more then we got about a half cup pus out of her boil & put a wet pack on & she went to sleep. Ivard peeled potatoes & I cleaned up. Put a roast on this morning

worked on books

Sunny half day then cloudy, not too cold

We ate & I helped Kay pack & at 4:30 we took Kay to Nampa to met Bob & Gran & at 4:45 they left for Rexburg. We came home & watched T.V & at 7: Jackie & I went to bed & rest of them went to church.

I went back to work at 11: Ivards nite off.

Saturday, November 28, 1959

Gene did chores & I iorned while Ray got breakfast then at 11: we all went over to Gails but Gene & he had to go to basketball practice. Gail was working at Service Station in Nyssa. We stayed & let Jackie play with Debbie until 2: then we stoped & saw Gail a few min. & took Kids to Ontario to see Santa Clause while we went to G&B. Came home by Parma.

Sunny day.

Ivard started plowing (till dark) & I finished iorning while Ray got supper. Dean & Dale did dishes & Kay - Gene & Ray got ready & went over to Owyhee ward to their Gold & Green ball. Ivard & I played 2 games of Penochle & we watched T.V. me & Jackie went to bed at 9: then I sat on bed & watched another programe. Ivards nite off. Kids got home at 12:45. My last nite.

Friday, November 27, 1959

Gene did chores & made waffles. Ivard came home & went to bed and I dampened down a months iorning & Ray did up the work. I took Dean card selling half a day & he only sold 3 boxes. Got bit by a dog & we came home. Ivard had taken Gene to practice then floated on 3: job so Kay & I went in & got Gene

I iorned until about 10: & watched T.V. Kids watched T.V & were in bed when Ivard got home from work at 11:15 then he sat up & watched a programe.

Jackies boil hurts her but can't get it to a head.

sunny & not too cold.

Thursday, November 26, 1959

Got up & put Turkey on to cook & Gene did chores & made hot cakes & they ate & Ray did dishes & cleaned up then I made jello salad & cleaned celery, cooked yams & got dressing ready & peeled potatoes.

Ivard & Kids watched T.V.

I washed my hair & had a bath & Ivard, Ray & I played penochle.

Ivard cut Kay & Rays hair.

We ate Our Thanksgiving dinner at 3:30 & they watched a show then Ray did dishes. I got books up.

Gail said he would be over but didn't come.

Ivard got his job cut off & at 5: we rode in to see about his jo. He floats on 12:

At 5:30 Kay got ready & went & got Claudia & they went to Ontario to dance. We went to bed early. Hot packed Jackie's boil on her hip.

Wednesday, November 25, 1959

got letter from Berniece & Jerry

We got off work for next 4 nites came home in fog but it blew away time I got home & it was sunny & nice.

Ivard took little boys to school then he helped me make 6 pumpkin pies & him & Kay took 2 of them to school for their Thanksgiving dinner. I fixed lunch & we ate & Ivard hot packed the boil on Jackies hip & Kay & I went to bed awhile. got up at 3:30 when Ivard brought little boys home & he went to work. washed 2 batches of clothes, Kays stuff.

Gene & Ray came home on bus & Ray fixed supper while Kay & I went in & got a few groc. We ate & I doctored Jackie & we went to bed early.

My first nite off.

Tuesday, November 24, 1959

Gail called

The fog was so thick we could hardly see to get home & it stayed that way all day & night. I took little boys to school, Ivard was helping Wally hook rake on his pick-up. I came home & went to bed & Ivard woke me up at 1: & I went to relief society

Ivard killed & cleaned a Turkey

I came home at 4: after getting groc. & Ivard had got little Kids & gone to work. I cooked supper & at 6:30 I left to get Gene it was so foggy. It was 7:30 before Gene was ready. When we got home at 8: Kay was home from Rexburg. Came with Bob & Fran.

Ray passed hand bills for scouts after school then went to church basketball practice, got home at 10:30 We ate & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Monday, November 23, 1959

sent letter to Mother - Jerry - Lyle
First fog.

When I got home from work Ray had gathered up all the cloths & changed beds & sorted them & had my bed room cleaned. He was going to stay home but Ivard wouldn't let him.

I ate & read paper while Ivard took Kids to school then I went to bed. I got up at noon & Ivard had my bedding dry & we made my bed & Jackie & I went back to bed. I got up at 4: & Ivard had got little Kids & gone to work. He had all the cloths washed & dried & me & Kids got them put away. Ray stayed after school to pass hand bills for scouts & he was to high school when I went after Gene from ball practice at 7: I fed little Kids before I left. Went to bed until time to go to work at 11: It was pretty foggy.

Sunday, November 22, 1959

first snw.

I came home from work & was so cold I went to bed with Ivard & got warm. Gene Ray, Dean & Dale went to priesthood & sunday school & got home at 1:30 & brought Dickie Small. Ray got dinner & I was all afternoon writeing Mother, Jerry & Lyle.

Ivard tended Jackie this morning.

snowed until ground was white then rained until it was all gone.

I went to bed at 6:30 with Jackie & Gene did chores then Ivard & Kids went to church.

Ivards nite off.

I went to work at 11:

Saturday, November 21, 1959

I came home from work & went right to bed & stayed there most of day but didn't get very much sleep, too noisy.

Cold, & windy

Ivard hauled manure & Gene went over & worked for Wally. Ray cleaned & scrubbed & waxed & got rugs washed & dried.

They watched foot ball game.

Ray cooked supper & we ate about 6:

I went back to bed until time to go to work.

Ivard came to bed early his nite off.

Friday, November 20, 1959

I came home from work & ate & went right to bed. At 1: Ivard woke me up & said I was supposed to be at leadership meeting at 1:30, I forgot, I really had to hurry to make it.

I came home at 3:30 just as Ivard was going after Dean & Dale They came home & Ivard went to work. I pressed an apron & took it with one of my fruit cakes into bizzar. Didn't have any money to buy anything. got Gene from ball practice & we came home & ate & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Nice today.

Thursday, November 19, 1959

sent Mother Birthday card & $5.

I came home from work & worked on books while Ivard took Kids to school then I fixed bacon & made omlet & Ivard & I ate & went to Nampa & put some of my check in bank, Pd gas bill & got groc. & Ivard saw about refinancing car We came home at 12:30 & Jackie & I went to bed & Ivard finished picking corn. Jackie woke me up at 3: & her & Ivard had a bath & he went to work. I worked on book. Ray came home on bus. & fixed supper & milked.

Nice warm day - partly cloudy

Dean & Dale went to primary.

Gene stayed after ball practice & went to Mutual. Ray milked & we ate & he went to Mutual with Max. I went to bed until time to go to work.

Wednesday, November 18, 1959

Sunny & nice.

I came home from work & had flat tire as soon as I stoped. while Ivard changed it I got ready & took Kids to school & went in to Mrs Kotter's & met with 3 other ladies & we went to Boise to Dr. Cudmore to reduce. $10. a month for 2 visits & pills. No wheat no Sweet. I weighed 267 lbs. came back at noon & I droped tire off at Don Boren's to be fixed & came home & went to bed with Jackie & Ivard picked a load of corn & washed a batch of clothes. He went & got little boys at 3:30 & went to work. Kids woke me up so I got supper on & made a dz whole sandwiches to take over to grade school doing. Ray milked & I went in & picked up tire & got Gene at 7:15 & we ate & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Tuesday, November 17, 1959

Got letter from Jerry

I came home from work & went right to bed & Ivard took little Kids to school & tended Jackie & washed 2 batches of clothes.

I got up at noon & had a bath & read my relief society lesson & at 1:30 I went in & gave it & Ivard & Jackie picked corn & he went & got little Kids from school & they tended Jackie & he went to work.

nice day

I went Xmas shopping after relief society & got groc. picked Gene up at 5:15 from basketball practice.

Came home & Ray had supper & we ate & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Gene took Ray over to Smalls & he went to church ball practice with him.

Monday, November 16, 1959

sent letter to Mother

I came home from work & Ivard took little Kids to school while I ate & read papers & sorted clothes, Ray had beds striped. I washed 2 batches & hung out & had another in doing & we went to town & got Ivards check & pd. bills & got bread & came home & I hung clothes out & did another batch & got my sheets in & we made my bed & Jackie & I went to bed. Ivard did another batch of clothes & hung & another I put in dryer when I got up. He got little Kids & went to work.

I made out payments & got books up & cleaned my bed room & Dean & Ray got bed rooms cleaned & beds made & clothes Put away. I went after Gene & went to bed until time to go to work.

Sunday, November 15, 1959

I came home from work & went right to bed. Gene, Ray Dean & Dale went to priesthood & sunday school & got home at 2:15. I got up at 11:30 & made me some tea & made dressing & put in with potatoes to bake then I wrote to Mother

Ray brought Dickie Small home.

It is cold & hard wind, partly cloudy

Made shrimp salad & we ate at 2:30 Dean & I went in to the church & Ivard to a primary programe just for Deans class. came home & read my relief society lesson for Tuesday.

Ivard & all the Kids went to church & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Ivards nite off.

Saturday, November 14, 1959

I came home from work & ate & went right to bed. Dean got me up at noon & I took him up to Barlows to help make cookies for their Primary tea tomorrow. He tried to sell cards on the way but couldn't. I came home & washed 3 batches of clothes & cooked dinner.

Ivard, Gene & Ray hauled manure all day. We ate at 5: & Ivard, Jackie, Gene, Ray & I went to Nampa & got Gene & Ray some basketball shoes & socks & Ivard had a hair cut. Came home & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Ray did up work & went ward teaching.

Ivards nite off.

sunny but cold.

Friday, November 13, 1959

got letter from Mother

I came home from work & ate & read paper & went to bed.

Cold wind but sunny 10 degrees this morning.

Ivard & Jackie went to town & got a window for barn & part for toilet & came home & fixed them

Jackie came to bed with me after they ate & Ivard worked on wagon.

Ivard went after Kids at 3:30 then went to work. He came to bed awhile. I made some tea & chilli. & went after Gene at 4:45. Ray came on bus. Ivard washed a batch of clothes.

We ate & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Ray changed everything around in front room & cleaned good.

Thursday, November 12, 1959

got letter from Jerry, had flue

I came home from work & ate & read paper & Ivard took Kids to school. He tended Jackie & I went to bed. Jackie & Ivard came to bed at 1: after they ate & went over to Bowmont. Ivard washed 2 batches of rugs.

Sunny, windy & not very cold.

Ivard left for work at 3:30 & I got up & cleaned up.

Gene & Ray came home on bus & Ray & I went to town & got groc. & Ivards coat from cleaners & Ray saw about a job at Albertson's, don't need any one now.

Came home at 6:30 & Ray fixed supper & I got books up.

Gene did chores, he don't feel good & Jackie has a cold.

Dean & Dale went to Primary

Hard wind. Ray went to Mutual. I went to bed until time to go to work

Wednesday, November 11, 1959

I came home from work & read paper & ate & put a batch of clothes in & hung one out & Ivard hung the other & I went to bed

Dean & Dale didn't have to go to school & they tended Jackie & Ivard unloaded the load of corn & picked another & broke wagon when he went to back it up to unload.

Sunny nice cay.

They got me up at 1:30 & we went in to high school to foot ball game. Nampa beat Caldwell 14 to 13. Ivard left for work before it was over Gene dressed down but didn't play We came home & Ray wasn't home. He called at 7:30 & wanted to stay all nite to Smalls, I told him to get home, he walked. I fixed supper & we ate before Ray got home & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Tuesday, November 10, 1959

I came home from work & took Dale to school. I kept Dean home to tend Jackie today. Ivard was gone over to help Wally & I didn't see him again today I washed a batch of clothes & Dean hung them out & I hung a batch I washed last nite.

I went to bed & got up at 11: & went to town & got some red Xmas tree lites to take to relief society to make a Xmas boquet We didn't amke it today but we did make an ornament. had a nice dinner, work day.

Got groc. after & waited for Gene Came home & went to bed & Ray fed Kids.

Monday, November 9, 1959

sent letter to Mother & Jerry

I came home from work & Ivard had gone over to help Wally do beets, & he went to work from there, I never saw him today.

Sunny & nice breez.

I took Kids to school, & Ray had beds striped & clothes gathered up & I sorted them & got 5 batches washed & hund out. Made me some tea.

I got my bedding in & made my bed & at 2: Jackie & I went to bed. woke up at 4:30. Ray came home on bus & he changed all the beds around & cleaned up stairs & made beds & I went after Gene, after I got clothes in, & I went to bed till time to go to work.

Ray fixed supper & Gene did chores.

Sunday, November 8, 1959

We got up & ate & Gene, Ray, Dean & Dale went to priesthood & sunday school.

I made cookies for Kay to take back with him & fixed spagetti & salad for dinner & we ate & at 1:30 Kay & Dee left to get Fran & Claudia to go back to Rexburg.

I wrote a letter to Mother & Jerry. When Ray got dishes done we all rode over to Adrian to take Gene's Ag. book & to pick up a book that the mail man left at Nancys & take tax notice to Bishops. Ivard bought us a icecream cone & came home & he poped corn.

I washed my hair before we left

Sunny nice day.

Came home & I went to bed until time to go to work. Ray went to church with Barlows.

Saturday, November 7, 1959

finished getting out our beets

I got up at 6:30 A.M & took Ray over to Small's & they walked to Boise & back for hikeing merit badge, got home at dark.

I cooked breakfast & spent most of day makeing 6 fruit cakes to put in freezer for Xmas.

This afternoon Kay & Dee went over to Pete's & never got home until midnight.

Nice day - sunny

They finished hauling our beets tonite at dark. Gene drove one truck all day. Ivard started to pick corn, got one load

I cooked liver & fixed supper.

Went to bed early.

My & Ivards nite off

Ivard bid back on his 4: job for 3 weeks vacation vacency

Friday, November 6, 1959

sent Berniece a letter

Ivard came home from work & went right to work hauling our beets, they started them today.

I came home & took little Kids to school & Jackie & I did up work & I wrote to Berniece then Jackie & I slept for about 1 1/2 hrs. then we went over to Caldwell & got a milker brush & changed Jackies house slippers for bigger ones & went out to Simplots twice to catch Mr. Mun about a loan for corn picker Got rest of stuff for my fruit cakes & went to Genes ball game at 4: it has half. They tied St. Teresa sure cold, windy.

Came home & made tamalee pie & we ate & all went to bed early but Ray & he cleaned & scrubbed house good. Kay called from Caldwell at 10: & said he'd be home when they took Claudia & Fran home. He came with his room mate, Dee Mickleson. Ivard went to work at 10:30

My nite off.

Thursday, November 5, 1959

I came home from work & took little boys to school. Ivard had gone over to Wallys to help in beets. I cleaned up, ate & read paper & washed some clothes.

At noon Jackie & I went to bank & put my check in, part of it.

Came back & Jackie & I went to bed. got up & got clothes in.

Ray came home on bus & tended Jackie & I went to town after Gene & bought some stamps & bread. Came home & Ray got supper & I went to bed & Ivard. He got bumped & goes at 11: P.M he got up at 10:30 & went & I got ready & went at 11:

Kids went to Primary.

Ray went to Mutual with Pendletons & came home with Max.

Brought beet acquipment got ends ready.

Wednesday, November 4, 1959

Came home & ate & read paper & went to bed & Ivard took little boys to school.

Ivard & Jackie came to bed at noon.

Farm census lady came.

Ivard washed car.

Sunny but cold wind.

Ivard left for work at 3: to get some groc. with new comers check, last day its good. I made some tea & went after little Kids & when Ray came on bus I went to town & took Ivards coat to cleaner & got $23. worth of groc. Picked Gene up & came home at 6: & Ray had supper on. We ate at 6:45 & Gene did chores. I got books up & went to bed at 7:30 till time to go to work.

Tuesday, November 3, 1959

I came home from work & Ivard took little Kids to school. I ate & read paper & went to bed at 9:30. I got up at 12:30 & had ice tea. Ivard & Jackie were to town & went back to bed until 1:30 when they got me up & I went to relief Society, bore my Testimony. went shopping after until time to meet Gene. Ray was there too. It was 6: before we got home.

Cloudy, rained on & off all day.

Ivad got Kids from school at 3:30 & they tended Jackie & he went to work.

Ray fixed supper & we ate & Jackie & I went to bed until time to go to work.

I don't feel very good.

Rained

Monday, November 2, 1959

sent letters to Mother & Lyle

I came home from work & Ivard took little boys to school. I read paper & ate Ray had beds striped & clothes gathered up & I sorted them & got first batch in & Ivard told me to go to bed & he'd wash. I got up at 3: & he had them all done but one batch through hot water about 6 batches. He got our sheets in & we made our bed & he went to work at 3: to mail letters & get part for toilet.

got Jackie to sleep then I made tea & went after little Kids.

Sunny nice day

Ray got supper & I worked on books. Ray made beds

Went to town & took Ray at 7: for Scouts. Came home with Ivard I went to bed at 8:36 time to go to work.

Sunday, November 1, 1959

I came home from work & went right to bed, Ivard was still in bed.

Today was Stake conference & no one went.

I got up at 2: & Ray fixed dinner & we ate. I read yesterday & todays paper while Ray got dinner.

I got books up.

Sunny nice warm day.

I spent this afternoon writeing to Mother & Lyle.

Ivard & Kids watched T.V all afternoon.

Gene did chores.

I went to bed at dark until time to go to work.

Ivards nite off.

Put hot packs on Dales rist & a wet pack to go to bed, boil.