Sunday, September 30, 1962

left for Salt Lake

We got up at 8: & had a shower & went up & Ivard went up & got Gene & Marvin out of bed at 9:30, while he was up there, Kurt came so we took all three of them to breakfast then came back & sat out in car & talked for hr. then we drove down to Menan & took picture of mothers old house then went to Morley & Minnies & she was just about ready for dinner so we ate then she took us over to Cemetary & saw dads new headstone & Jackie took a movie of it. We went back to Aunt Minnies & visited awhile & Bud came over then we left for Salt Lake at 4: We stoped in Brigham City & ate supper & got down to Bountiful about 9:30 & went to Ruth & Rays & visited until about 11:30 & went to bed.

I called Claudia as soon as we got there, she'd already sent my birthday pkg. from Kay, the day before.

Saturday, September 29, 1962

left for Rexburg at 4: A.M.

My birthday. 47

Ivard, Jackie & I got up at 4: AM & left for Rexburg to see Gene play ball. We stoped at Arco & had a good breakfast. We got to Rexburg at 10: & went up & got Gene & Marv. out of bed then we went up to domitory & took some stuff to Kurt, his mother sent, & they went in & played Ping Pong & I sat in car and crocheted.

We went back down to Genes & changed cloths & at 1: we went down to foot ball field & sat till time for game. It was sunny & nice but a cold wind. Gene got to play quite a bit. They beat Carbon College 7 to 6. We waited for Gene after then we went down town & had supper then we went & got a Motel & turned on the heat & visited & watched T.V. I was so tired I couldn't Keep awake I got Jackie to bed, they brought her in a roll-away, & Ivard & Gene watched the fight. I went to bed & Ivard took Gene back to his room. Took Sheri Buell's stuff up after Kurts.

Cold tonite (wind)

Friday, September 28, 1962

Got letter from Claudia. Jerry gave me the latest genelogy book for my birthday, before we left.

I came home from work, we have next 2 nites of, I took a week off. I was so tired I went to bed until 10:30 then I got up & washed cloths.

Ivard painted outside some but it rained on & off all day.

At 4: Ivard went up to high S. to foot ball game & at 4:30 I took Jackie up to Dr. Ross, she has infintago above her eye, we went to drug store & got her some medecine then I took her to Wards & got her 2 pr. new shoes & Dean a sweater & 2 pr. pants on sale. Then we went to Hales & got a duel control Westinghouse electric blanket & had gift wrapped to take mother for her birthday. Came home & they'd eaten, so we had a piece of pie. Ray worked from 4: to 6: then he went up to High S. game Ivard & Dean went to home comeing & Jerry went away. I iorned & packed ready to go on our trip. Mrs Kotter came at 11:30 & brought stuff for us to take Kurt. Jerry brought us a drink from D.Q.

Thursday, September 27, 1962

Got letter from Mother

I came home from work & went to bed & slept until 1:30 then I got up & washed some cloths and we went up town & paid bills & went to Safeway & Albertsons & bought $28. worth of groc., came home & Dean got supper & I made 3 lemon pies and Ivard defrosted the freezer drawer, after he came back from takeing Dale to barber.

We ate and Jerry went to M Men-Gleaners & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Ray went to play ball. Ivard didn't feel good & didn't paint today.

I went to work at 11:15.

Rained on & off today

Wednesday, September 26, 1962

I came home from work and ate, read paper & watched T.V. awhile, washed some cloths.

I went to bed at 11: & was up at 1:, I couldn't sleep.

Ivard painted on outside of house all day.

Ray didn't have to work so him, Ivard & Dean went to Barber Shop & all got a hair cut. Dale was at cub Scouts.

Jerry came & we ate & Jerry was on phone half the nite. I went to bed but couldn't  go to sleep, I guess the rest did me some good.

I went to work at 11:20.

Tuesday, September 25, 1962

Jackie started 2nd yr. dance lessons

sunny - warm - beautiful day.

I came home from work half dead - work us like slaves. I went to bed after I read paper, 9:30 phone woke me up at 12: & I got up & washed a batch of cloths.

Ivard painted on outside of garage until he run out of paint then he & Jackie took car up to Don Bourn's & got greese job, anti freeze, oil change & put on a new fuel pump.

Ila Hatch called & said Jackies dance class was at 3:30, couldn't get us for last week, I called Ivard & he came & took us then went & finished car.

Ray worked at D.Q. 6: to 11:30, I took him up. Ivard & Dean got supper & we ate & Jerry went to M Men - Gleaners. I went to bed at 7: till time to go to work.

Monday, September 24, 1962

First day of Ivards 2 week vacatio

Sent Gene a letter

Got new dress from Mother for my Birthday

wonderful day.

I came home from work and changed the Kids beds & washed 5 batches of cloths & at 1: I went to bed & Ivard went with me awhile and rubbed my legs & back, I was so tired. I got up at 4: & got cloths in & helped Dean make beds & get supper.

Ivard painted the rest of the house on outside, just has woodwork left to do. Today was first day of his 2 week vacation. he wrote to Gene. Mother sent me a Nylon Jersey dress for my birthday

Ivard went up & pd. $100. to Webster Caldwell for fileing 1959 Income tax, he took it to court & that cost us another 3.60.

Kids went to Mutual & I went to bed at 6:30 but never did go to sleep.

Ray worked at D.Q. 4: to 6:

Sunday, September 23, 1962

Dale gave a 2 1/2 min talk

nice - sunny & hot

I came home from work & read paper & washed a batch of cloths. & put a beef stew on & was just going to bed at noon when Gail Lynda & Kids came.

Ivard - Jerry & Dean went to Priesthood & Ivard came & got little Kids for S.S. they got home at 1:30 & Jerry went right on over to Stake House to priesthood meeting.

Ray worked at D.Q. 9:30 to 6:

We ate dinner & Dean did dishes.

Ivard went to work at 3:55 & at 5: Gail went home & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Jerry - Ray & Dean went to church. Dale stayed home & tended Jackie.

Saturday, September 22, 1962

Nice warm, sunny day

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

Ivard painted on outside of House.

Ray went to work at D.Q. 9:30 to 6:

I got up at 2: & washed 5 batches of cloths & iorned 25 pieces.

Jerry didn't come home till dark, got off at noon.

Dean Cleaned up the house.

Ivard went to work at 4:

I went to bed at 6:30 until time to go to work, didn't sleep much.

Ray took car & went to Boise to dance.

I went to work at 11:20, time & a half.

Friday, September 21, 1962

nice.

I came home from work & read paper & washed a batch of cloths. I went to bed at 11:30 & got up again at 2:30 & made 3 banna pies & 3 crust for lemon pie next week.

Ivard went up to P.F.C & borrowed 523. & I went up to bank with him & paid car off. We got enough to pay Ins on car, go to Utah. Pay off Webster Caldwell. Came home & cooked supper & Ivard painted some more then went up to bank at 5:30 & got me a bag of Parking Meter Dimes, $120.50. We ate & Ivard & Dean went to foot ball game & Jerry went away.

Ray worked at D.Q. 4: to 6: then went to game & dance.

Ivards nite off. I went through all my dimes 1205 & got 75 for me collection. I just laid down at 10: when Ivard came & said he was out of gas so I took him after some, came home & got ready & went to work.

Thursday, September 20, 1962

I came home from work & washed some cloths then we went & paid Terrys & Ivard went to Wards & ordered a different fuel pump for car, other one was wrong size. I went to Pennys & paid on my 2 laways & got Dean, Dale & Jackie a sweat shirt. Came home & went to bed.

Ivard took Jackie to Primary & went up to R.R. then brought them home.

I got up & fixed supper & we ate & Jerry went to M-Men gleaners & Ivard went up to high school to Central game. I went to bed but couldn't sleep. Ivards nite off.

Got $21. groc.

Wednesday, September 19, 1962

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

Ivard painted outside on house. He went to work at 3:50 & I got up & washed some cloths & got supper.

I wet to bed early but couldn't sleep, try too hard I guess.

Tuesday, September 18, 1962

hot & nice - cloudy tonite

I came home from work & read paper & went to bed at 9:30. Ray stayed home sick again. He went up town at 4: & at 6: he went to work at D.Q. until closeing.

Jerry took Paint up & shook it up & brought it back, then he bought groc. & came home for lunch.

Ivard painted, outside then bathed & I got up at 2: & we went up & got cow money & pd. two months phone bill & put Kays money in bank. Ivard went to work at 3:50.

I fixed supper & went to bed until time to go to work.

Monday, September 17, 1962

Sent Mother letter

Jerry went back to work for Nampa Paint

hot & nice

Ray stayed home from school sick in be all day.

I came home from work & changed all the Kids beds & washed 6 big batches. I hung out all I could & went to bed at 1:, got up at 4: & hung rest out & got cloths in & helped Dean make beds. Dean did dishes & fixed them supper. I went back to bed until time to go to work.

Jerry went back to work at Nampa Paint after being off a month.

Ivard started to paint outside of house today, green.

Dean went to Mutual

I went to work at 11:20

Ray went to store & got stuff for supper & cashed his check.

Sunday, September 16, 1962

sunny - warm - nice day.

we read paper in bed. I got up & read new Good Housekeeping.

Ray didn't have to work today. He went to Priesthood with Jerry - & Dean & Croft brought him home after sick has a bad cold, Doctored & went to bed. Ivard went to Priesthood in his car so he could get home early. I took Dale & Jackie to sunday school at 11:40. I made a big Kettle of chilli for dinner

I wrote to mother.

Ivard & Kids got home at 1: & went to store & got some chilli Powder & we ate at 1:20.

Ivard went to work at 3:50. Jerry went to work at D.Q. 5: till closeing.

Dean went to church with Bishop.

I had a shower & went to bed until time to go to work.

Saturday, September 15, 1962

sunny & nice

I got up & made waffles for breakfast. Jerry had to have his car over to Caldwell to be fixed by 8:, he was back time we ate at 9:30 & took Ray to work.

Ivard watched ball games all day but little while he went to court at 11: dumb old Webster Caldwell charged us $100. for rixing Income tax & we have to pay it in 10 days

I washed 2 batches of cloths and iorned all day.

Jerry cooked supper & we ate at 3:30 and Ivard went to work at 3:50.

Dean did dishes & Jerry went to store. He wrote letters all day.

My nite off.

Jerry & Dean went ward teaching & at 7: Jerry went to work at D.Q. till 12:45.

Ray went ward teaching with Croft & went to Party after. I watched T.V. until 11:30 & went to bed. Ivard came at 11:50.

Friday, September 14, 1962

Jerry came home from Utah

nice. Ivards day off - he floated

I came home from work & Jerry was home from Utah, didn't get a job.

Ivard was to work. he came home for lunch & brought his check.

Jerry took Jackie to Boise with him so I could sleep but I didn't. I washed my bedding, bedspread & rugs & all the dirty cloths & rugs, 6 batches.

Jerry got home at 2:30 & tended Sis & I went to bank and paid bills. followed Ivard in yard at 4: he'd come home from work & bathed & been up to see Ray at D.Q. Ray came home at 6:30. We all went to church to ward reunion. Jackie wasn't supposed to go so Ivard & I were going to stay home with her but Bishop called & said to bring her. It was good, fried chicken, corn on cob, tomatoes, salad & pie, good programe. Came home at 9: & I went to bed - I was dead - My nite off. Ray didn't get home till 1:

Thursday, September 13, 1962

Sent Kay letter

Got letter from Lyle

I came home from work and washed a batch of cloths, read paper & ate & it was 11: before I went to bed then I had a hard time getting to sleep.

It was Ivards day off but he floated. some one got hurt & he went at 1: & was home at 3:30 & I didn't even know it - Jackie watched T.V. Ivard tooker her to Primary & went & got them.

I made potatoe soup for supper & we ate & I went back to bed but never did get to sleep.

Ray worked from 4: till 7:30.

Wednesday, September 12, 1962

Sent letter to Jerry & Gene

got letter from Gene

nice

I came home & Ivard & Jackie were still in bed. They got up while I washed a batch of cloths & Ivard cooked breakfast & I ate with them & read paper & went to bed at 9:30. I got up at 3: and cooked supper & we ate when Ray got back from getting hair cut at 5:

Ivard went to work at 3:45 after he went up & got me a bag of ice. Ivard took my Blacker Contest over today.

I wrote to Kay & read paper & at 7:30 went to bed until time to go to work.

Ray went ward teaching & Dean did dishes.

Ray didn't have to work tonite.

Tuesday, September 11, 1962

I came home from work and put a batch of cloths to wash & read paper & went to bed at 9:30. I woke up at 12:30 & couldn't go back to sleep. I got up at 3:30.

Ivard got bumped off his day job & went on 4:. He left at 3:45.

Kids came home & Dale went to Garners & Dean studied. I put cloths away & got books up & fixed out 3 Blacker contests & had a hamberger. Dean fixed him Dale & Jackie supper.

Ray didn't come home from school went to work until 10:

I wrote to Jerry - & Gene & went back to bed at 7:30 but never did get to sleep

Ray got me up at 10:30 & I went to work at 11:15. Fixed 3 Blacker contests.

Monday, September 10, 1962

I came home from work at 8:30 & washed a batch of cloths & ate & at 9: I went to bed. It was Ivards day off & he hung out cloths & did dishes & tended Sis. They went up town & fixed Rays bike.

I never woke up until 4: then I got up & cooked supper & we ate at 5:30. Ray went & got some Softie & we had it with our peaches instead of cream.

Ray didn't have to work today. Ray & Dean did dishes & went to Mutual. I went back to bed at 7:30. Ivard got me up at 10:30 & I got ready and went to work, rode with the lady that takes Venice.

All the Kids were in bed asleep when I woke up.

Sunday, September 9, 1962

Ivards day off & he got bumped anyway.

Ray went to work at 10: I rode up with Ivard to take him in Gene's car & took Dean to Priesthood then went to Rail R. & to Safeways & got groc. with some of Genes check Gail brought over yesterday.

Ivard took Dale & Jackie to S.S. in my car & got gas in it to go to work tonite. He came home & watched ball game & I fixed dinner. Ivard went & got Kids at 1:30 & we ate & Dean & Dale did dishes & I laid down awhile then Ivard & I played Scrabble Ivard went & got Ray at 5:

Ivard, Ray, Dean & Dale went to church. I spent all afternoon getting books up. Had Shower & Jackie & I went to bed.

I went to work at 11:25, drove alone.

Saturday, September 8, 1962

Ivard went to work & we ate & I washed cloths & Dean cleaned house. Washed Kitchen curtains & windows. Went up & bought a new blind for back door & little front room window & me a bra & Jackie 3 pr. cordory pants & sweat shirt on sale. When I got back Gail, Lynda & Kids were here, didn't stay long had to do business & Lynda was going to Washington with her mother. I iorned awhile.

Went up town & got rest of brackets for blinds they forgot to give me & got Jackie a new nylon pile winter coat $20. & pajamas, she went with me. Came home & Ivard was home & Dean had supper & we ate & watched Miss America pagent. Ray went to dance he worked 9:30 to 6: today.

We didn't have to work tonite

Friday, September 7, 1962

Ivard went to work & Kids went to school then I got up and did some washing and spent all day patching & picking the rest of Genes cloths & tonite Ivard & I took his suit case down to Kotters for them to take him when they take Kurt tomorrow. Kurt came this morning to see about it. We visited a while.

Lyle & Clifford came & Lyle wanted me to order a part for pick-up, said it was blocked up over to Metcalfs, needs a new hub. I told him I didn't have any money. I was made & didn't talk to him so I don't know what he's going to do. They left.

Ray worked after school till 10: then went to school dance.

Ivard went to game, wanted me to but I was mad at him & it was too cold, Dean wouldn't go either. We watched T.V.

Plant was down tonite so didn't have to work.

Thursday, September 6, 1962

Ivard went to work at 7:30.

I came home & Kids were all gone to school, passed Ray up the street. I went to bed for couple of hrs & Jackie watched T.V. I got up & washed cloths & did some more blankets.

About 2: here come Lyle, Barbra & Kids. Lyle told me Ivard had told him he could take pick-up to Calif. & use & I blew up. I go with out to pay payments & Ins & new tires then let them wear it out, They have their nerve to even ask. Ivard didn't get home by 4: so I went up town & their him & Lyle were getting new tires on Genes old wreck for Ivard to use. I blew up & told them off. Came home & went to bed. Ivard got some groc. & helped Dean feed them & they went back to Metcalfs. They made so much noise I couldn't sleep so I got up & laid off. I was too sick anyway. I guess Lyle spent 60. on tires & stuff but that would have gone a long way fixing his up & he was only supposed to keep ours a month.

Wednesday, September 5, 1962

I came home from work & took Ray up to school. Rest of Kids were gone. Ivard went to work for 7:30 A.M.

I washed cloths & blankets, windy & nice.

When Ivard came he went up & paid Wards.

I fixed supper. Lyle came again this afternoon.

Ray didn't work tonite, went up town & bought him some cloths.

Ivard let Lyle take pick-up back to Metcalfs tonite.

I drove to work alone tonite Melba bunch have a load. I got up at 11: & went to work, went to bed at 6:

Tuesday, September 4, 1962

Kids started to school.
I started back to Simplots

Ivard went to work at 7:20. I got up at 7: & went & got milk & fixed breakfast & got Kids off to school. I changed beds & washed 8 batches & iorned 51 pieces.

Ray went to work from school & got off at 10:

Lyle came over when Joe took a load to Boise at 3: & stayed until he came back at 9:

I fixed supper & we ate & at 6: I went to bed but never did get to sleep. I got up at 10:30 & got ready & rode to work with the Melba bunch. I was sure tired

I hate the thoughts of going back.

Monday, September 3, 1962

Came home from Rexburg

We got up at 8: & went to Resturant & had breakfast then we went  up to Mrs. Peterson, where Gene is going to stay & Put all his cloths in his room, the same room Kay had, then we went up to school & Ivard & Gene went in & got Gene's foot ball suit. Mr. & Mrs. Phillips from Parma brought Dave & we spent our time with them, watched Kids practice & took Daves stuff up to Domitory then at 3: we went & got gas & took Gene back to his room & we left for home. We stoped in Arco & ate/ It was 9:30 when we got home. Ray & Dean were in bed. Ray worked today

We went right to bed.

Ivards day off.

Sunday, September 2, 1962

We took Gene to Rexburg to go to school

Gene got up & went over to Adrian & got the rest of his things from Gails & went to church.

Ray didn't work today. Ivards day off They all went to Priesthood sunday school. Ivard & Jackie didn't stay to Testimony meeting.

I washed Genes cloths & iorned & marked them & packed & we ate at 3: & at 3:45 Ivard & I, Dale & Jackie took Gene to Rexburg to go to school. We stoped at Wally Bryson's & got $50. on what he owes us. We got up to Rexburg at 10:15 & got a motel, 2 rooms & 3 beds. It was real cool. We got ready & went right to bed

left Ray & Dean home alone.

Saturday, September 1, 1962

Gene got up at 5: & went hunting with Kurt.

Ivard went to work at 7:20.

I fixed breakfast & we ate and I spent all morning washing cloths. Gail took Dean & Dale up to get hair cut when they went home at noon & at 1: I went up & picked them up & bought Dales school paper. Came home & Gene was back from their 2nd hunting trip & we went up to Alexanders & got a 90 day charge & I bought Gene $174. worth of school cloths, coat, pants, shoes, shirts, socks underwear & a metal suit case. He went & got hair cut & Ivard came & met us & we went & got new tire on car & Gene, took pick-up home.

Went up tonite & filled car with gas.

We ate & watched T.V. Gene & Ray went away. Ivard & Gene loaded up our extra chairs, bed & table to take Gail. He took out bankruptcy & lost every thing.