Wednesday, January 31, 1962

still goffy & misserable

When I got home Ivard had gone to hospital for ex-rays.

Jackie watched T.V. & I went to bed, I was so tired. Ivard came a little later. I slept until noon then got up & Ivard had gone down basement to see if he could find shut off on water & found a cracked elbo on hot water line & all the hot water was leaking in basement. Him & Dusty Rhodes fixed a new one. Now we don't have to buy the new tank. I took Ivard to Dr & he will have to go back to hospital if he isn't any better by Sat, after takeing anti-biodics. He thinks he has a deep assess the ex-rays don't show, hes eating wrong too. Went to Rail road & got groc. Came home & laid down an hr & Mrs Kotter came & took Ivard & I up to "Chief" to meeting about getting into new Co. Vita Rich. At 10:30 I went to work. Jerry went on Mutual work.

Tuesday, January 30, 1962

foggy & cloudy all day

I came home from work & read paper & wet right to bed.

Ivard went to Dr. at 10:30 & took Jackie with him. They came home & at noon they came to bed with me and I never did get any more sleep.

Ivard & Jackie went & got Jerry from work.

I got up this afternoon & washed cloths and fixed supper.

They brought new water tank & plumber came & said he'd charge $15. to Install it. He will come tomorrow.

Ray worked a little while after school.

We ate & all of us went to Stake House to final game of tournment. We got beat by 2nd Ward but we go to region because 2nd is inelligable. Jerry left to store meeting & we had to wait an hr. Came home & laid 1 1/2 hr & went to work.

Monday, January 29, 1962

sent letter to Kay

real foggy all nite & this morning comeing home, cloudy all day.

I came home & Ivard & Jackie hadn't gone to Sacramento with Gail, I was sure glad but I'll worry about him going all alone in this weather.

I read paper & went to bed at 9:30 got up at 3:30 after Ivard came to bed awhile & Ivard & Jackie went up to pay some bills at 3:45 and get a few groc. I wrote letter to Kay & Ivard mailed it when he went after Jerry.

Ray went to work a little while after school.

I fixed supper & we ate & at Ivard & Kids went to Middleton to tournment, we beat Kuna.

Me & Jackie & Dale stayed home & went to bed.

I went to work at 11:

foggy. Ivard & Jackie went to Hales & bought new water tank.

Sunday, January 28, 1962

Gail left for Sacramento all alone in fog at midnite

sunny & a little warmer

I read paper in bed.

Jerry - Ray Dean & Dale went to Stake Conference.

I got up & tended Sis & played Salatair. I had a big Kettle of Fruit Cocktail fixed for lunch when they got home. then Ivard Jerry - Ray & Dean went to after noon conference.

Dale & Jackie played & I went to bed to write to Kay but went to sleep. I got up at 6:00 and washed a batch of cloths and watched T.V. & got my diary up.

Gail called & wanted Ivard to go to Sacramento, Ivard has the basketball tourn & has to go to Dr. Tues. I called Gail back & told him to come by & I'd give him $10. & Ivard might go. They had a special meeting after conference to see about dressing room getting wrecked the other nite. Ivard & Jerry Ray & Dean to conference & meeting after I went to bed, passed Gail on way to work. I called home when I got to work & Ivard hadn't decided yet.

Saturday, January 27, 1962

made 8 loaves of bread.

28 degrees today.

Jerry & Ray went to work. I got up & washed cloths, most of them in cold water, our hot water tank must have broke the other nite when the water froze up. I made 4 loaves of white bread & 4 of Irish Oatmeal.

Ray came home for lunch. Jerry went to decorate Stake house after he got off work and got home about 3:

I iorned all afternoon.

Jerry fixed supper & we ate and at 6:50 we all left for Middleton to basketball tournment. We got beat 3 points by 2nd Ward.

We got home at 11: & watched the late show.

My nite off.

Friday, January 26, 1962

Mother sent me new dress & Kids some Valentines.

warmer 25 degrees today

I came home from work & read paper & went to bed until noon then got ready & Ivard took Jackie & I up to Superior Western & Jackie had a hair cut & Shampoo & I had tint, cut & set. Ivard went & got a new gas tank on car & picked us up at 4: I went to drug store & went & Paid place & got groc. & we came home & I got supper and Ivard went back after Jerry. Ray went to work for little while after school.

We ate & at 6:30 all of us went over to Middleton to Junior basket ball tournment. Our ward beat Kuna. 45 to 30. Ray went out on fouls. We got home at 11: & went right to bed. I sure was tired.

My nite off.

Thursday, January 25, 1962

warmer

I came home from work and read paper & Ivard got up & we went to Boise & had 2 checks signed by St. Lukes hospital, my Ins. on Ivard, $463.35. Came back to Nampa after I bought a new toilet seat & the Kids some Valentines & candy. Went to bank & paid some bills came home at 12:30 & Jackie & I went to bed. Woke me up at 3:30 & Ivard took Jackie to Primary. I got up & cooked supper. Ivard went & got Kids from Primary & went & got a hair cut & brought Jerry home.

Ray went to work in Pick-up & to play practice after.

Ivard & I went to bed at 7: & were just about to sleep when cold water hose busted on washer, they disconnected it & shut off tap. they just got out when hot water tap burst, water all over place & no shut off. Ivard found a tap & put on.

Wednesday, January 24, 1962

Got letter from Claudia

Cold, but warmer. got to 2 degrees last nite & 18 above today.

I came home from work and ate & read paper & went to bed at 9:45.

I got up at 12:30 & took Jackie to dancing then we came home & got Ivard & took him out to Jesse Clarks to get pick-up. The Ins. fixed it, after Jerrys wreck.

Came home & played Scrabble then Ivard took Ray to work & Dean to get some school paper & I worked on my books. We played another Scrabble & I got supper.

I went to bank & put some money in my Savings account.

Dale didn't go to Cub Scouts, it was posponed.

We ate supper when Ivard got Jerry & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Ray went to work after school.

Tuesday, January 23, 1962

23 degrees below

I was about froze when I got home. I ate & read paper & went to bed. I got up at 3:00 & we took Ray to work, he stayed home from school today. Went to hospital & got my 2 checks signed & went up to Hales & paid for 3 electric blankets & heater (electric) got 27 lbs hamberger for freezer & groc., 2 sacks coal & licence for pick-up. Came home & got supper on & Ivard went & got Ray & Jerry. We ate & at 6:30 Ivard & Dale & Ray went to Middleton to their last game. Jerry rode with them to a store meeting, they didn't have it so he went to game.

I got books up & went to bed at 8: until time to go to work.

The guys won their game, got home at 10:

Monday, January 22, 1962

Got letter from Mother

26 degrees below zero

Gail & Gene came

I got $900. from my Ins. on Ivard.

I about froze to death then heater quit working comeing home. I get home & we had run out of oil. Had a fire in fire place. My washer & tub are froze up & shower drain.

Gail was here, he'd brought Gene over for his 8:30 dentist appointment. We ate breakfast & played Scrabble then oil guy came & we got warmed up. Ivard & Gail went & got Gene at 11:30 & Ivard fixed us lunch & we ate & at 1:30 I went to bed & Gail & Gene went home.

We went up to hospital to get Ins. Checks signed but couldn't see the sister, one was mine & I cashed it & got groc., sack coal & gas came home & got supper & Ivard went after Jerry. We ate & Kids went to Mutual & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Sunday, January 21, 1962

Sunny & cold

I read paper in bed & got my sunday school lesson.

Ivard, Jerry, Ray & Dean went to to Priesthood & Ivard came home & took me - Dale & Jackie to my prayer meeting then sunday school. Came home & hurried & ate and Jerry & I went over to Garners & got Alice & went to Stake House to Sunday School Union meeting. Got home at 4: & played Scrabble & watched T.V. Jackie & I went to bed at 7: & Ivard & Kids went to church. Jerry had to talk for his first time as traveling companion to High Councel, Dr. Daines.

I got up & went to work at 11:, car wheels froze up. It was 26 degrees below.

Saturday, January 20, 1962

made 8 loaves bread & 5 pies

snowed & blowed - snow was 1 ft deep on level & 3 or 4 in places

Ivard got up & took Jerry to work then him & Ray, Dean & Dale went over to Stake house to ball practice, they were gone when I woke up.

I got up at 9:45 & washed,  dried & put away 3 big batches of cloths, made a big Kettle of chilli & 2 batches of bread and 3 pumpkin pies, 2 banna cream pies & a pan cinnamon rolls. Ivard & Kids & Jerry got home at 1:30 & Ray ate & Ivard took him to work.

We ate at 3:30 & played Scrabble.

Ray went to game at school.

We watched T.V. until it went off air. had fire in fire place, sure cold.

My nite off.

Friday, January 19, 1962

snowed & blowed hard all day

I came home from work & read paper and made a bowl of fruit Jello for supper & one for 70's party.

I went to bed t 10: & stayed until about 2:30 then I got up and played Scrabble with Ivard and washed some cloths.

Ray came home from school & Ivard took him to work & he went & got him when he got Jerry.

At 7:15 Max & June Barlow came & got us & we went & got the Lester Jones's & we went to Kuna to Stake 70's supper & programe. The wind was really blowing & drifting. We got home at midnite.

Ray went up to high school game.

My nite off - I'm sure glad.

Thursday, January 18, 1962

Sent Gail birthday card & $2. for show

Snowed during nite & on & off all day.

I came home from work and read paper & went to bed at 9:30, Ivard was still in bed.

Dale stayed home sick.

I got up at 2:30 & washed a batch of cloths & put spare ribs in oven & played Scrabble with Ivard.

Ray came home from school & Ivard took him to work and took Dale & Jackie to Primary then went & got them.

Ivard Dean & I played Scrabble. I cooked supper & we ate when Ivard got back from getting Jerry. Ray came home too.

I got books up & went to bed at 7:30 until time to go to work.

Kids all stayed home tonite.

Wednesday, January 17, 1962

sent Bill Birthday card & note

I went back to work

Sunny

Jerry took Ray to Seminary & Ivard took Jerry to work and went and got my riders. I had gas so bad I didn't sleep all nite. Got up & went & got Ivard - he took pick-up to Jesse Clarks to be fixed. We went & payed Shade oil then played Scrabble.

At 12:40 I took Jackie to dance lesson then went & signed for unemployment & paid Alexamders. Came home & Ivard had last nites dishes done and a big Kettle of corn popped for Dale to take to Cub Scouts.

We played Scrabble.

I fixed supper & we ate when Jerry & Ray got home.

Jerry went to M-Men & Gleaner meeting.

Ray did dishes

I went to bed at 7:30 & slept until 10:30. I went back to work tonite.

Tuesday, January 16, 1962

Got letter from Kay & Ruth T. I sent letter to Kay & Mother.

Sunny.

Jerry took Ray to Seminary. Ivard took Jerry to work & went & got my riders.

When I woke up at 9:30 Ivard had last nites dishes done & was ready to go to Dr. While he was gone I cleaned house & washed my bed & another batch of cloths. Ivard got feed & 2nd payment from cows & went & saw Ins. about Jerrys wreck. He came home & had lunch & took Pick-up up to get an estimate on having it fixed.

Got letter from Ruth & Kay & I sat down & answered Kays letter and wrote one to Mother.

Played a game of Scrabble & cooked supper.

Ray went to work in Pick-up. Came home when Ivard got here with Jerry. We ate & Jerry went to Stake house to sell candy & Ivard, Ray & Dean went to Caldwell to play ball. I went to bed at 7: I laid off again. I got up at 11: & rode with Ivard to take my riders.

Monday, January 15, 1962

Got letter from Lyle.

Foggy all morning - sunny & thawing all afternoon.

Jerry took Ray to Seminary then Ivard took Jerry to work & went over to Caldwell & got my riders from work.

I got up at 10: & read paper & ate & worked on my books & fixed out payments & Ivard & I played Scrabble. At 2: we went to Bank & paid bills & got the licence for car.

Had a sundee on way home. got home at 4: Kids were home from school.

Ray didn't have to go to work tonite. He read his school book until 5:30 then Ivard took him up to church at 6: for Play practice, on his way after Jerry.

I fixed supper & we ate and Jerry & Dean went to Mutual.

Jerry got fined $15. for his wreck Friday with $5. suspended.

Ivard & I played Scrabble & watched T.V. I rode with him to take my riders, I laid off.

Sunday, January 14, 1962

Dale was 10 years old.

I read paper in bed then got up & helped Jerry made a angle food cake & put a ham roast on to cook.

Ivard - Jerry - Ray & Dean went to Priesthood & sunday school, Ray came home & got me & little Kids for sunday school.

I had potatoes peeled & when we got home I put them on, & made gravy & opened yams & pees & Jerry went & got some softee & we were just going to eat when Gene - Gail - Debbie, Jeff & Kriss came, Lynda stayed home. We ate & visited & watched T.V. Gail left at 6: we played Scrabble & Jerry & Ray went & got chairs for fireside.

Ivard - Jerry - Ray - Dean & Dale went to church & Jerry & Ray went to firesides after. started to snow when we went to take riders.

Jackie & I stayed home & watched T.V. I laid off - too sick. I went with Ivard to take my riders, they couldn't find way.

Saturday, January 13, 1962

Baked 8 loaves bread. Ivard went to Adrian. Lyles birthday

Ivard got up and took Jerry to work then at 9:15 him & Ray went to Stake House to ball practice

I fixed breakfast for me & Kids and mixed 2 batches of bread, white & oatmeal raisin, 8 loaves. sunny but didn't melt much

I washed 4 batches of cloths.

Ivard got home at 12:30, he had Jerry & they droped Ray off at work.

At 2: Jerry & Dean went up town to get Dale a birthday present, got a few groc. & bought me 12 towels, 6 wash cloths & a beach towel. Ivard left for Adrian at 4:15, was going to stop in Caldwell & got Dale a pr of Skates with Gold Strike Stamps he was going to get his mail & go to game. Jerry fixed supper & Dean & Dale did dishes & Ray moped floors & I iorned for 2 1/2 hrs. Bishop came at 7: & took Dean up to church to go to Boise Swimming but there weren't enough so he came home after a milk Shake. Ray went up to school to game & dance.

Ivard got home at 11: Ray at mid nite.

Friday, January 12, 1962

Jerry got in wreck.

It started to snow at 5:30 A.M. & snowed until afternoon.

I came home from work & read paper and went to bed at 9:30. I got up at 2:30. I dont feel very good. I played a game of Scrabble with Ivard.

Ray came home from school & went to work.

I made tapioca pudding & tamalle pie for supper & we ate when Jerry & Ray came at 6:45. Jerry got in wreck in pick-up - couldn't stop at stop sign & slid into two cars, bashed our back & front fender got a ticket for Failure to yield. fined $25., $15. suspended.

Bishop came & took Ray & Dean to Stake House to Banna Split Party.

We watched T.V. My nite off.

Thursday, January 11, 1962

sunny & cold

I came home from work and read paper & Jackie & I ate & I went to bed at 9:

I woke up at 3: & washed a batch of cloths and Ivard & I & Dean played a game of Scrabble after Ivard took Ray to work & Jackie to Primary. Ivard went & got them.

I read my new relief Society magazine.

When Jerry & Ray got home we ate and I watched a show. Jerry went to M.I.A. faculty meeting.

I went to bed at 7:15 until time to go to work.

Ray made Kids carmel corn.

Wednesday, January 10, 1962

Jerry was ask & joined Junior Chamber of Commerce

13 degrees this morning - sunny

I came home from work & read paper & went to bed at 9:. Ivard got me up at 12: & I got ready & took Jackie to her dancing lesson, then went & signed up for unemployment, got gas & came home.

Ray stayed home from school with a stomach ache but he got up & went to work at 3:45.

Dale came home from school & went to Cub Scouts.

I made a beef, vegetable pie for supper. We ate when Jerry & Ray came.

Jerry went to M-Men & Gleaner and I went to bed until time to go to work.

Tuesday, January 9, 1962

Jerry was appointed traveling companion to High Council.

Sunny.

I got home from work & read the paper & went to bed at 9: Jackie and Ivard were still in bed. I was froze half to death - cold wind all nite. I woke up at 4: when Kids came home from school & got up & washed a batch of overalls, made a big Kettle of fruit cocktail, cocoa & tuna sandwiches for supper. We ate when Ivard went & got Jerry & Ray got home from work.

Ivard - Dale & Ray went to Kuna to play ball, We won - They went at 6:30 & got home at 9:30.

Jerry got called in to Stake Presidents office & he was ask to be traveling companion to high councel.

I went to bed until time to go to work but didn't go to sleep - had stomache ache.

Monday, January 8, 1962

Sent letter to Lyle - Mother, Claudia

Sent birthday card to Janice Tovey

Gail came a min.

Cloudy but warm

I went back to work after a month off

Kids went to school & I changed all the Kids beds and washed 6 batches. read paper.

Cleaned my closet and Gail came for few min. then Ivard & I, Jackie went up & put Kays money in bank the Bishop gave us, pd. 2 mo. lite bill and I paid 4 weeks on my Xmas club & put Lyles payment to us on what he owes us & production credit dividend in my Savings.

Came home & did some patching

Ray came home from school & went to work - When Dean came he cleaned his & Jerrys room & helped me make all the beds.

I got supper & we ate when Jerry & Ray came & at 6:40 Jerry - Ray & Dean went to Mutual.

I went to bed at 7: till time to go to work had gas so bad I never did go to sleep. Ivard went up & helped Kids practice basketball.

Sunday, January 7, 1962

My first day as S. School teacher - Dales class

Cloudy but warmer

I read paper in bed & got my sunday school lesson. Jerry - Ray & Dean went to Priesthood and I made a meat loaf scalloped potatoes & put in icebox to cook when we got home & a Jello salad. Dale Jackie & I went to Sunday school at 11:30, I had to be to prayer meeting at 11:40. My first day as Sunday School teacher, had 17 Kids - Dales class. Ivard was still in bed when we left. When we got home from Testimony meeting Ivard had meat loaf & potatoes cooked & we heated some string beans & ate at 3:

Ray went to Kotters all day, got home at 10:30

No church tonite.

I played Scrabble with Ivard & wrote Mother & Lyle.

Watched T.V.

Went to bed at 11:

Saturday, January 6, 1962

baked 12 loaves bread

rained in nite & about all day.

Jerry went to work until noon then went & got a hair cut, got home at 1:45 with some groceries.

Ray went to work at 8:30, came home for luch & made a big Kettle of carmel corn then went back to work until 5:10. Dean left for Idaho City at 9: A.M, Allens picked him up, with Scouts he got home at 4:45. Went to Church Camp.

Ralph Shy & Duaine Smith came at 3:00 & Jerry went to Boise with them

I made 12 loaves bread, 4 white 4 whole wheat, fixed breakfast & got supper and we ate at 4:30. then Ivard drove Dale & I up town & I laid away 10 sheets & 7 pr cases on Penny's sale.

Ivard went to take carge of ball game at Stake house. I wrote to Claudia

Ray cleaned up & went to high School ball game. Ivard got home at 11: Jerry at 12:30. I watched T.V. till it went off air.

Friday, January 5, 1962

Jerry took Ray to Seminary then he ate & got ready and went to work.

Ivard got up about 11:

I washed some cloths. I have such a cold I don't feel like doing anything

Ivard and I played Scrabble most of the day.

I made fruited Jello salad & cooked Sirlone Steaks, mashed potatoes, gravy & cauliflower for supper & we ate when Jerry came home from work. Ray came home as soon as we were through he went to work after school.

Ray did dishes & went up town messing around for hr. Jerry went to do paper. Mrs Kotter came a min. with Kurt to get his reports signed.

Jackie & I went to bed early (10:30) & Ivard & Ray watched cow boy show.

Gene played for Adrian & made 3 pts.

Thursday, January 4, 1962

Sent Kay a letter

Sunny - 28 degrees at 8: AM

I got up & took Jerry to work and read paper.

Ivard got up about 9:

Ray stayed home in bed all day sick.

I cleaned up the house & Ivard & I played Scrabble and at 1: he went to Dr. for a shot for his cold.

Bixby came about Ivards B.A.R.E Ins. They won't pay because he had ulcers before he got it.

I finished writeing to Kay, 10 pages & Ivard mailed it when he went after Jerry. He took Jackie to Primary at 4: & went after her & Dale at 5: Ivard, Ray & I played Scrabble then I made potatoe soup & we ate when they got Jerry.

I got books up. Jerry went on Mutual business. We watched T.V.

Wednesday, January 3, 1962

Dale went to Cub Scouts

Ray got paid & got him a new ruby ring.

Sunny - not too cold in day time

I got up and took Jerry to work & came back & went to bed until about 9:30. I don't feel very good. I have such a cold.

Ivard went to Dr. at 9:30 for a shot. We played Scrabble.

At 1: I took Jackie to her dance lesson then we went up & I signed for my unemployment. We came home at 3: & got Ivard & drove over to Caldwell & had all of our Interest drawn up on our Savings accounts.

Came home & I got supper & we ate when Ivard got home with Jerry. Jerry went to Stake M-Men & Gleaner meeting at 7: & Ivard took Ray - Dean & Dale up to titheing settlement at 7: & they never got home until after 9: I watched T.V. & Ivard & I watched until it went off the air.

Tuesday, January 2, 1962

Got letter from Claudia

cloudy all day

I got up and took Jerry to work.

Kids went back to school today

Ivard went to Dr. at 10:30 for his 2 week check-up.

After lunch Ivard, Jackie and I went up & Paid place and Wards & Hales took all our money but $1.

Came home & played Scrabble and fixed supper & we ate when Ivard got home with Jerry. Ray went to work after school.

At 7:30 Jerry & I went up to church to faculty meeting & Ivard & Ray went with us and met rest of guys & went to Caldwell to play ball. We beat Nampa 2nd. Ray was high point man. We got home at 10: Ivard & Ray at 11: I was watching T.V.

Monday, January 1, 1962

Sunny - not too cold

I got up & put the turkey the ward gave us, on to cook at 8:30. I made cranberry salad, dressing & fixed a can of yams with marshmellow on & made out the hot rolls & peeled potatoes; then I played games with the Kids.

Jerry went to Idaho City with Alice & Garners all day.

At noon Gail, Lynda & Kids came & brought Gene & Ivard home and we ate dinner about 3: Kids did dishes & Lynda went up & dried some cloths.

Ivard & Gail watched bowl games

Kristine Kept getting in things, breaking dishes & spilled Jackies 3 boxes bath salts. I didn't feel good any way & I told Lynda she ought to tend her. she got mad & said she wouldn't come any more & they went home as soon as Gene came from hauling garbage. I went to bed at Six and had a good cry.