Thursday, November 30, 1961

got letter from Louie - sent Kay $40. sent Louie a card

I came home from work so tired. I fixed Ivards breakfast & read paper & went to bed at 10:30. & never woke up until 5:15, phone woke me up.

Gene came home from school & took Jackie to Primary, then went & got her.

I fixed supper & Jerry & Ray took off.

I went back to bed until time to go to work but I couldn't go to sleep, tried too hard. took Sis to bed with me.

Wednesday, November 29, 1961

Came home from work & fixed Ivards breakfast & read paper & went to bed at 10: Ivard got me up at 12:30 & I took Jackie up to her dancing lesson then at 2:30 I went & signed up for unemployment. Then we came home & got Ivard & took him up to Rail Road to sign up for leave of absence then we went & bought some writeing material & stamps & mailed Ivard 2 letters.

Came home & fixed supper & we ate and I went to bed until time to go to work. Never did get to sleep, trying too hard.

Tuesday, November 28, 1961

sent letter to Kay & Berniece

Gene home sick again.

I came home from work & read paper & went to bed at 9:30. Ivard got me up at 12:30 & I took him up to Dr & went & got feed & groc. & paid place. Came home & Ivard & I went to bed at 3: I got up at 5: & cooked supper.

Ray came from work & Jerry & we ate & Jerry went to meeting & droped Gene & Ray off at church to go to Kuna & play ball & Dean out to Perrys to scout meeting. I went to bed at 7:30 until time to go to work.

real foggy comeing home this morning but sunny nice day.

Kids won from 6th Ward.

Monday, November 27, 1961

Got letter from Kay - Hes now Superviseing Elder. Lyle left for home. Gene home sick.

sunny & nice - hung cloths out.

Jerry took Ray to Seminary & came home & got ready & went to work before I woke up.

Gene got home from Nyssa sick & took Dean to school then went to bed

I got up, after I read paper, and got Ivard & Jackie breakfast then changed my bed & Kids & washed 6 batches of cloths & got books up. Answered phone & Mrs. Terry came over a few min. to see Ivard.

Fixed lunch and wrote 12 page letter to Kay & one to Berniece.

Made Barbacue & we ate when Kids got home then Jerry, Ray & Dean went to Mutual.

Gene slept most of day. Went to bed at 8: until time to o but couldn't sleep. We went back to work tonite after 10 days off.

So foggy I could hardly see.

Sunday, November 26, 1961

Ivard came home from hospital. Ray got his Duty to God award. We got a new Bishop - Perry. Lyle - Gail came.

I read paper in bed. Got up & fixed Dale, Jackie & I breakfast after Jerry, Ray, & Dean went to priesthood.

I took Dale & Jackie to sunday school at 11:50 & car stoped on my up at college stop sign so they got out & went with Crofts. Mrs. Madison came along & pushed me & got me started & I went & mailed Ivards letter for compensation & went to Albertsons & got groc. & got gas. Came home at 12:30 & got books up. Ivard called & said he could come home so I left for Boise at 2: & brought Ivard home. Kids had eaten & Ray was doing dishes.

Lyle & his Kids came with Gail Lynda & Kids & Gene & his girl about 6: & visited awhile. Barbra stayed with her Mother, had a scare & took her back to hospital. At 7:30 they left all Kids here & went to Caldwell bowling. Jerry went to Caldwell to church & Ray & Dean went to ours. Ray got his Duty to God award. I got Ivard to bed & fed Kids some icecream & laid down with Ivard & Dale played games with Kids. I got up at 9:30. They came at 10: & went home at 10:30. Gene went too to get his car. Lyle goes home in morning.

Saturday, November 25, 1961

Got letter from Mother

I got up when Jerry went to work & started to iorn, did 44 pieces quit at 1:30 when Jerry got home with car. Dean cleaned his bed room. I washed 3 batches

Ray worked all day at Thorn's.

I had a shower & left for Boise at 2: got there about 2:50. set with Ivard until 7:15. He feels real good ate meat & everything today. Thinks he'll come home tomorrow or Monday.

I went & had a shake & fries after at "Murrys" & got home at 8:30.

Ray & I watched T.V. until it went off the air. Jerry & other Kids went to bed early.

Cloudy all day but only sprinkled a few drops.

Friday, November 24, 1961

Ivard got card & letter from Claudia

Gene went to Nyssa for week end & took Lyle.

I got up at 7:30 & started to iorn, did 40 pieces. quit at noon.

Jerry went to work & Ray worked all day.

Dean & Ray fixed breakfast & Dean did dishes. Barbra swept & moped up floors & Gene took Lyle up to get his Idao Drivers licence. Gene & Dean fixed cocoa & sandwiches for lunch & I got ready & Lyle, Barbra, & I went to Boise to hospital to see Ivard. He feels real good. Gail called Ivard at 4:30 from our place & said he had to go home early, but he'd waite until 6: We walked in house at streight up 6: & they'd been gone 20 min. Dean had supper ready, spagetti & left overs & we ate & at 7: Gene took Lyle, Barbra & Kids over to Gails to stay & he would too.

Ray did dishes & Jerry went away awhile. Kids went to bed. I watched T.V. until about 10: & went to bed.

Thursday, November 23, 1961

Lyle Barbra & Kids came from Calif.

Kids all home today from school & work. I got up early & made cranberry sauce, dressing, put ham roast to cook & cooked a Kettle of squash, made 3 pumpkin pies & 2 mince. Jerry made cranberry salad & fixed squash in cassarole with marshmallows on & finished dinner & I got ready & at 11: I left for Boise to have Thanksgiving dinner with Ivard. Each patient could have a guest he was as excited as little Kid. I had Turkey & all the trimmings, he had bullion milk & custard. I visited until 1:30 & he sent me home to eat with Kids. We ate at 3:30. I was going back to see Ivard with Gail but he never did show up.

At 8: Clifford & Mr. Metcalf brought Lyle, Barbra & Kids, they got here this morning, rode up with friends from Vale. Joe brought his projector & showed us his pictures of Kids & Jerrys slides he took on Mission. Joe left about 9:30. Lyle stayed all nite. We visited awhile & all went to bed.

Wednesday, November 22, 1961

Dr. said Gene had slight concussion for hitting his head on wind shield in car wreck over to Nyssa over week end in Marvin Haneys car. Really rained this afternoon.

Jerry went to work & Kids went to school. Gene didn't go to school today. I helped him load 2 cows, 2 trips, & he took them to sale at Karture Junction. I washed 4 batches of cloths, got ready & went up & got a few groc. & feed. got to dancing class at 1:, Mrs Kotter brought Jackie then took her back home while I went to hospital. I came home at 2:20 & got Gene & we went to Boise to see Ivard. He feels pretty good but his coughing spells that hurt his stomache, too many smokers. We left at 5:30 & went & had hamberger, Shake & fries for our supper. Got to Nampa at 6:45 & Gene got his free gal. of icecream he won at foot ball banquet at Alpin Rose D. Got home & let Gene out & went to Kotters & got Jackie. Mutual bought us a basket, whole chicken, roast & bunch of canned goods. I watched T.V. awhile & went to bed early. Gene & Ray went to Dr. Markusen for physical for church ball.

Tuesday, November 21, 1961

Jackie stayed at Kotters all afternoon & nite.

Jerry took Ray to Seminary & came home & ate & went to work. Ray didn't come home before school. Kids went to school & I washed 3 batches of cloths & was until after Gene came home for lunch, doing 2 days dishes.

I got ready & Jackie & I went & got Dean shoes from shoe makers & got her some candy & took her down to Kotters & left her & I went to Boise to see Ivard. He feels pretty good today. I visited him all afternoon. when I came out to come home at 7: it was really snowing & had about 2 in. on car. It snowed & blowed hard all the way home, looked like a big river flowing across road in front of me all the way. I got home at 8: & Jackie wasn't home yet & Gene & Ray had gone to Kuna to play their first basketball game (church). They beat Caldwell 2nd.

I went to Kotters after Jackie but she was in bed asleep so I left her all nite. I sat & talked until 10: & came home & went to bed, Kids came right after & Jerry from his meeting.

Monday, November 20, 1961

Our first snow storm

Ivard got card from Stella

started to snow, lightly, at midnite. had about 2 ins. when we got up. Jerry took Ray to Seminary while I cooked breakfast, bacon, eggs & toast & orange juice. He ate when he got back & rest of kids then Gene went & did chores & Ray came & they all went to school.

I washed overalls & socks & colored cloths all morning.

The snow melted off roads pretty good & Jackie & I went & got cow feed then picked Dean up at school at 2: & we came home & Dean tended Jackie & at 2:30 I went up & got Gene & we went to Boise to see Ivard. He felt pretty good today. we stayed until 5: then we came home. Kids all went to Mutual & Dale & Jackie went to bed. I watched T.V., I don't feel very good.

Kids got home about 10:

Sunday, November 19, 1961

Donna Winters called from American Fork, Ut. Gail came.

nice day - cloudy

Jerry, Ray & Dean went to Priesthood & sunday school. Ray came home & took Dale & Jackie.

I made Barbacue & Gail & Lynda came & we ate when they came from church. Jerry didn't eat with us he went to Stake sunday school leadership.

Gail left Kids home.

At 2: Gail & Lynda took Ray & I to Boise to see Ivard at St. Lukes hospital, he was feeling real good & looked a lot better. We left at 5:15 & came home & Gail went home & Ray went with them to Montgomerys farewell Testimonial (Leland)

Jerry - Dean & Dale went to church & Jackie & I watched T.V, she was too tired to go to church, fell asleep soon as Kids left. Jerry & Kids got home at 10:

Gene & Ray got home from Gails at 11:30. I went to bed at 12:30 A.M.

Saturday, November 18, 1961

Ivard was operated on this morning

Sent letter to Mother & Lyle.

Ray & Jerry went to work & I spent all morning writeing to Mother.

The Dr. hadn't called by 11: to tell me what they'd found out so I called his office & the nurse said, "why he's over to Boise operating," I said, "He'd better not be, they never let me know." She said to hang up & she'd call & see what she could find out. She called up & said they had & they were just finishing up & the Dr. would call me in a few min. He did & said it was a missunderstanding, he thought I knew. He said Dr. Robert Smith, a specialist had operated & that Ivard was fine. They took out is dodum, completely blocked from stomache to intestine, they made a new opening out of part of Instestine. Also took out a nerve & he won't have ulcers any more. He said he would be out of recovery room about 2: so Jerry, Dale & I went to Boise & Jerry took Dale Xmas shopping while I waited to see Ivard, they brought him to his room about 2:45. He looked good & said he felt a lot better with tube out of his nose. They were feeding him interveinsly. He was doped but he'd come out & talk every once in awhile. I wrote Lyle while I sat there. Jerry came & stayed awhile they wouldn't let Dale in. We left at 6: & went to "Murrys" & had shake, fries & hamberger. Came home at 7: & Jerry & Kids wrapped Presents. I watched T.V. relief society brought us an order of food.

Friday, November 17, 1961

Got letter from Claudia.

Ivard went to St. Lukes hospital in Boise

I came home from work at 8:30, we got laid off for next 10 days.

I cleaned up house, washed some cloths and this afternoon Jackie & I went to hospital to see Ivard. After we were there awhile the Dr. (Horton) called on phone & wanted to talk to me. He wanted to know if I could get Ivard over to Boise to St. Lukes hospital right away. I didn't dare drive after never having gone to bed so I called the Bishop & he came about 4: & drove Ivard & I to Boise.

Gene came to see Ivard so I sent Jackie home with him & he tended her till Dean got home then he left for Nyssa for week end. We got Ivard in hospital at 5:30 then we left as Dr. Smith wouldn't be in until 7:30. He was going to examine him & study ex-rays & maybe operate tomorrow. They will let me know. I sat in car for hr. while Bishop was in his Vista-Village store. Got home at 8: & went to bed. I was dead. Our ward Bizzar, Ray only one who went.

Thursday, November 16, 1961

Got letter from Kay & Lyle

I came home from work & put some cloths in to wash then Jackie & I went to bank, paid bills and went to see Ivard all afternoon then we went & got groc. & went to Dairy Queen & had a milk shake & french fries. It was 4: when we got home. I was dead. I went to bed until time to go to work.

Dean got supper & Gene did chores.

Kids went to see Ivard few min. tonite.

Ray worked late.

Wednesday, November 15, 1961

Irvin sent Ivard a card & $100. for Kay

Got letter from Louie.

I came home from work & washed some cloths & laid down in front room & slept a little.

At 1: I took Jackie to her dance lesson then we went to hospital & saw Ivard until 4:, he feels better today but they still didn't try to get him up to ex-ray - started feeding him milk every 2 hrs. nite & day tring to build up his strength. They still have stomach pump goig.

Dale went to cub scouts.

I came home & went to bed until time to go to work.

Dean got supper & did the chores. with Gene.

Tuesday, November 14, 1961

Stella called.

Sunny.

I came home from work & went to bed in front room by Sis, after I read paper & ate. She got me up at 12:30 & I cleaned toilet & got ready & Jackie & I went to hospital, Joe Metcalf came just as we were leaving & went with us. His wife went to hospital this morning & had a 8 lb tumor taken out they thought she was going to have a baby. I went to rail road about Ivards sickness Comp & took it to Dr & had filled out. Got groc & came home & got books up.

Ivard passed out again this morning & they couldn't ex-ray, again. Was real sick then had a bad nose bleed.

Jerry went to see Ivard tonite & I went to bed until time to go to work.

bought me a new bra. today.

Monday, November 13, 1961

sunny but cool got to 22 degrees last nite.

I came home from work & washed 2 batches of cloths & washed 2 days dishes. at 1:30 Jackie & I went to hospital to see Ivard. They didn't exray him today, they got him up about 15 min. too soon & he passed out on them. He felt pretty good.

We got groc. & came home at 4: & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Dean fixed supper & Gene did chores & Ray went to work. They all went to Mutual & Dale tended Sis.

I got up at 10:45 & went to work.

Sunday, November 12, 1961

Mailed Kay & Irvin a letter

sunny & nice.

Dean did chores & finished the poster for relief society to advertise bizzar & took to church when him & Jerry went to Priesthood. Jerry came home & got me - Dale & Jackie & we went to sunday school. brought Kids home at 1:45 & Dean & I went to hospital to see Ivard, came home at 2:45 & we ate & Jerry went to Stake house to meeting.

I got books up & wrote letters to Irvin & Kay & Jerry sent Kay birthday card. I mailed them when I went to hospital.

Jerry & Dean went to church when I went to hospital, I droped them off. I came home at 8:30 & went to bed until time for work.

Bishop & Atwell Perry came to hospital & adminestered to Ivard.

70's gave us $75. for Kay. It will really help. Kids got home from Nyssa at 11:30.

Saturday, November 11, 1961

Gene got up at 4:30 A.M. & went out & did Wally's chores & hauled us in a load of straw & helped some guy load our 3 cows he bought.

I got up & made biscuits & Gene cooked bacon & eggs & Dean opened grapefruit & set table & we ate a late breakfast. Jerry didn't work today. I made a big Kettle of soup & washed 6 batchs of cloths. Changed my bed. got them all dry - warm & breezy.

Ray worked until noon then had to go after game for awhile.

Gene left for game at 12: & at 1: Ray came & took me up. We beat Caldwell 18 to 7 & Gene was sensational, 2 made 2 of touch Downs. A wonderful way to end his high school foot ball carer. Gail & Marvin Haney were there & we waited for Gene & went up to hospital & saw Ivard. We ate soup & Gail took Ray home with him to help move. Gene went out & did Wallys chores & ours & he left for Nyssa at 7: Jerry took Dean to Boise to supper & show & Xmas shopping at noon, got home at 9:

Dale, Jackie & I went to hospital to see Ivard tonite. I watched T.V. until midnite. My nite off.

Friday, November 10, 1961

Cloudy

I came home from work & Ray had stayed up all nite & cleaned house & changed everything around. He hadn't started when I left for work at 11: he even swept walks, He went to bed bed at 5:30 A.M.

I laid down on davenport & slept a little until noon. Sis, the phone & people at door Kept wakeing me up.

Sis & I went & got feed then she stayed in car while I went & saw Ivard. We came home & I got supper & ate. Gene went to hospital with me. Ray worked late. Jerry had to go work on church paper, he came up to hospital a few min. We came home at 8:30 & went to bed.

My nite off.

Took Ivard radio.

Thursday, November 9, 1961

got letter from Lyle

sunny

Helen Kotter came & got Jackie at 8: & Kept her all day, Gene went & got her at 5:30. I washed 4 batches of cloths & went to bed but never did get to sleep, tried too hard & was cold. Jackie went to Primary too.

Jerry came home a min when Gene was home for lunch.

I got up at 1: & went to hospital & sat for hr. & Ivard never woke up. He roused up a min. then & talked a min. & went back to sleep so I left at 3: & came home & went to sleep until 4:30 when Ray woke me up going to work.

I got supper on, stuffed Peppers & Dean put on Potatoes. I went & got Dale from Primary. Jackie had already gone with Helen. Got books up. Gene went & got Sis.

We ate & I went to hospital to see Ivard. slept about 2 hrs. & went to work.

Wednesday, November 8, 1961

Ivard went to hospital

sunny & not to cool in daytime.

I came home from work & read paper & Ivard took Kids to school.

I went to bed at 9:30 & Ivard & Jackie went & got me a new tire on car & Pd. off Americal oil, old farm gas bill. Wally gave us the $200. as first payment on our side-delivery rake he bought.

They woke me up at 12:30 & I took Jackie to dance practice then came home & at 3: we took Ivard to hospital. They are going to pump his stomache & feed him threw veins to see if they can get his ulcer better. I got groc. & came home at 4: Dale had gone to cub scouts.

I got books up & fixed my work pants & fixed supper & laid down until Jerry came & we ate. Ray was to work. Jerry went to United Fund meeting. I went to hospital. They were feeding Ivard through veins & pumping is Stomach. I cam home at 9: & slept until work.

Tuesday, November 7, 1961

sunny.

I came home & ate & read paper & went to bed at 9:30. I was so cold I didn't go to relief society.

Ray stayed home sick, he went up & worked his lunch hr. at Dairy queen & at 3: him & Ivard went up town & got his new shoes, he went & got his money. Ivard pd. bills Ivard came home & brought Ray & he went to work & Ivard went back up to Don's to get me a new tire but he didn't, Don was gone. Got hair cut.

I didn't sleep much today, Ivard came to bed awhile. He still don't feel very good.

I made a rice pudding for Kids breakfast. We ate & I went to bed. Ray went to play practice, Jerry went to meeting & Gene went with Kurt to football jamboree. They were all home when I got up to go to work.

Monday, November 6, 1961

sunny & cool.

I came home from work & ate while Ivard took Kids to school & read paper & went to bed at 9:30.  I got up at 2:15 & washed a batch of cloths & tended Sis while Ivard went to Dr. His opening from his stomache to Intestines is all swelled up & inflamed (ulcers) he has to eat nothing but Sustegene (vitamine, milk, diet product) & take a bunch of medicine for 3 days & if it is better then he has to go to hospital. I got books up & crocheted a little & fixed supper & we ate when Jerry came.

Gene didn't have practice today, got home right after school. Ray came home & went to work & if he got paid he was going to get some shoes, he didn't.

I went to bed about7:30 when Kids went to Mutual. Jerry went to show after. Ivard is laid off sick.

Sunday, November 5, 1961

Jerry - Ray & Dean went to Priesthood & Ray came & got Dale & Jackie & they all went to sunday school & fast meeting. Ivard was sure sick, he vomited in nite. He laid off work.

sunny & breezy

I made hot rolls & cooked steak cauliflower, squash & potatoes & gravy for dinner & we ate about 3:30 when Kids got home. Sammy Small came for afternoon, his mother came & got him at dark.  After dinner Ray went to see Bishop & to Smalls

I went to bed about 5: Ivard watched T.V. awhile & he came.

Jerry went away for awhile.

Gene got home from Gails about 10:

I got up at 10:45 & had a shower & went to work at 11:35.

Kids liked their new electric blankets.

Saturday, November 4, 1961

Gene got up & took Jerry to work & went on to Nyssa, for week-end before I woke up.

Ray went to work all day.

Sunny - breezy day.

I washed tons of cloths & got them dry - changed all the Kids beds.

Jerry came home & helped me move everything in his room & cleaned it good. Dean did his bed room. Ray came home tonite & did the floors.

We ate & Ivard went to work at 3:45.

I watched T.V. until it went off air & Ivard was home.

Ivard got my dryer hooked up today & I used it.

My nite off

Jerry went away

Gene really had a good write up & picture in both papers.

Friday, November 3, 1961

Ivard went to hospital for ex-rays

Windy - snowed a few flakes in nite. rained this morning.

I came home from work & Ivard was to hospital, had to be there at 8:30. I took Dale to school & read paper & ate. Ivard came home at 10:30 & had to eat lunch & go back & have more ex rays taken. I went to bed until 2: Ivard went back to hospital & was home in 1/2 hr. we took Pick-up up to have anti-freeze in & we went to Caldwell & I put dimes in bank & Jackie put her birthday money in & I put some in for Ray. Had a milk Shake & came to Nampa & pd. bills & I got my drivers licence. Came home & Ivard took Dales bike up to shop to be fixed.

My & Ivards nite off.

We ate supper & Gene & Ray left to go to foot ball game.

Ivard & I left for Boise at 7:15 to game. We won 12 to 7. Gene made winning T.D. He played a brilliant game. It was bitter cold - hard wind. Came home at 10: & watched T.V. Jerry went to work on paper.

Thursday, November 2, 1961

Got letter from Lyle

Cloudy & rained some - windy

I came home from work & read paper & went to bed but I just there when guy came to wire house for dryer & Ivard had to go to Dr. so I had to get up & tend Sis. so I hung out cloths I'd but in to wash. Ivard came right back, because Dr. had to go, so I went to bed until 2:30 & he went to Dr. again so I got up The guy was from 10:30 till 3: putting in dryer plug & new Pannel box $121.

I took Sis to Primary & got groc.

When Gene came I took him up to get his school Pictures & got Jackie from Primary. Ivard was sure sick when he got home, he has to go in morning to hospital for X-rays.

We ate & Ivard - Gene & Ray went over to Owhyee Ward & Scouts played ball. I went to bed until time to go to work. Ivards nite off, they got home at 10: Jerry went to meeting.

Wednesday, November 1, 1961

Cloudy & rained a little.

I came home & read paper & went to bed at 9:30 with Ivard, he's sick but he got up & tended Sis & went to work at 3:45.

I got up at 12:30 & took Jackie to her dancing class.

Came home at 3: & spent all afternoon working on my books.

Dale came home & went to cub Scouts. Ray came & I took him to work. Dean cleaned up & when Gene came they did chores.

When Jerry got home we ate & I went to bed.

Ivard came home from work at 7:, too sick to work, vomiting. He went to bed with me.

Jerry went to work after school until 10:30.

Gene went ward teaching.

I went to work at 11: