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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Wednesday, March 31, 1965

Got pkg. from Gene

warmed up a little - rained all evening - snow on Mountains

I came home from work & went tot bed.

Jerry went to work 11:30 to 6: Ray took him & messed around.

I woke up at 1: & got up & washed cloths & crocheted & messed around.

Ray went to work at 6: to close & Jerry went to Boise to Institute of religion with Betty Coats.

Dean & Dale went to Hurrens to Piano lessons.

I went to bed until time to go to work. Jerry went to sleep & called Ray to call me & Ray forgot until 11:15. I really had to hurry to get to work.

Monday, March 30, 2015

Tuesday, March 30, 1965

warmer - sunny - cloudy

I came home from work & read paper & went to bed at 9:30 I was so tired. I woke up at 3: & got up & fixed scalloped potatoes & put in oven with Jerrys meat loag. We ate supper when Kids got home from school. Dean took Jackie to dancing thenat 5:30 I took Jerry & Ray to work at D.q. and went & got jackie from dancing, left Dale to clean D.q. yard. Got Dale & came home & got Dean & took them to Mutual early so Dean could Practice the organ. Came home and went to bed until time to go to work.

Jackie watched T.V. awhile & went to bed.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Monday, March 29, 1965

warmer - cloudy - sunny

I came home from work & read paper & went to bed at 9: & woke up at 2:30 & washed a batch of cloths & finished iorning, 13 pieces.

Jerry finished his B.Y.U course & got it in mail when he went to work at 11:30 to close. Ray took him & never came back until 2:35.

I crocheted & got ready & at 7:30 Edith Looslie came & took me to Johnsons to a tri chem Paint class.

Dale went & cleaned D.q yard & came home & tended Sis.

Ray went to work at 6: to close & Jerry came home & him & Dean went to type class.

I got home at 10:15 & got ready & went to work.

Jerry & Dean were home when I got home.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Sunday, March 28, 1965

Sunny this morning & cloudy all afternoon, not too warm.

I came home from work froze to death. turned on blanket & went to bed & read paper.

Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & Dean came home & got Jerry & Jackie & went to S.S., took Ray to work at D.Q on way. Debbie called & woke  me up at 11:45 but I went right back to sleep & never woke up until 3: Jerry took Kids to D.q after S.S. & bought their dinner & they went for ride so I could sleep.

Dean took Jerry to work at 4: to close & they watched T.V. I stayed in bed all day - Dean & Dale went & picked Ray up at work at 7:20 & they went to church. Ray went with Rodney after until 2:30 A.M. I went to work at 11:30.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Saturday, March 27, 1965

Ivard went back to Glenns F

Cold all nite, sunny today.

I came home from work & went to bed at 9:30 & Ivard & Dale went up town & got car greased & oil change & put a box up on Dales paper route. Ray woke me up at 11:30 so I got up & washed 5 batches of cloths & iorned all afternoon 37 pieces. Kids did up work & Jerry fixed supper. Jackie went to Patty Forsgrins birthday Party at 1:, Jerry took her, & Ivard & I went & got her at 5:30 when we took Jerry & Ray to work at D.q.

I went to bed at 6:30 & couldn't sleep so Ivard rubbed my feet & back & relaxed me & I went about 7:30. Ivard had bath & left for Glenns F. at 8:, had to work at midnite. I left for work 11: Nancy brought Kids home

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Friday, March 26, 1965

Sent Gene money & letter.

I went to Dr. lost 3 lbs

Cold hard wind - cloudy -dusty rained most of nite snow clear to bottom of Mountains

I came home from work & hurried & got ready & Father took me to Dr at 8:45 & took Sis to school. Came home at 10: & went to bed but couldn't sleep. got up at 12:45 & washed some cloths & father & I played Scrabble then I wrote Gene while he peeled potatoes. we ate at 4:45.

Jerry worked on his lesson all day. Ray got up when I did & went over to Gails awhile.

Went & took Ray to work at 5:30 & droped Dale off to collect for Paper then went to bank & got a draft for Gene & went & mailed it then went & got Dale & droped Jerry off to work at 6: & took Edit home; It really rained on us while were up town. I went to bed until time to go to work, Plant down but pkg lines run

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Thursday, March 25, 1965

Ivard came home for 2 day off

Cold.

I came home from work & went right to bed but didn't sleep much, too cold. Ivard got home from Glenns F. at 9:30 & came to bed. got up at 3: & fixed supper. & we ate when Kids came & Ivard went & took Dale to collect for paper & got Jerry from work. Ray went in other car at 5:15 so he'd have a way home.

Jackie went to Primary

I went to bed until time to go to work, Ivard went to bed & nearly forgot to get me up.

Jerry worked all day & took Betty to show tonite.

warmed up a little & rained most of nite.

I went to work at 11:

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Wednesday, March 24, 1965

Dean was home sick today, didn't go to Piano L.

22 ° when I came home from work sunny all day but not too warm.

I came home & went right to bed. Ray woke me up at 3: & I got up & got supper & washed 2 batches of cloths.

Ray took Jerry to work at 11:30 to 6: & at 5:30 to close, Ray went to work. Took Dale to clean yd. & he came home with Jerry.

Dale went to Piano lesson at 6:30, Dean didn't go. Jerry took him & went & got him & studied in between. Stayed home from Institute of Religion at Boise to work on B.Y.U. course.

I went to bed & got up & went to work at 11:

Rodney Hennis just got home & brought Ray home at 4:30 A.M after working tonite

Monday, March 23, 2015

Tuesday, March 23, 1965

Lyle was down

cold all nite & cold wind today

I came home from work & Jerry was waiting to go to dentist, got 7 teeth filled & his face all swelled up. I went right to bed. Jerry came home & went to bed all afternoon. I got up at 3: & made biscuits & fixed supper & we ate at 4:45

Jackie & I went to dancing class & droped Dale off to clean D.q. yard & we picked him up on our way home at 6:

Jerry & Ray both laid off sick

I took Dean & Dale to Mutual at 7: & they found a way home. Barbra came down to see her mother (not very good) & Lyle & Gail came for little while

I went to bed at 8: until time to go to work.

Jerry studies every spare min.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Monday, March 22, 1965

Cold. I came home froze & went right to bed. I was supposed to go to Dr. today but Jerry was sick & his appointment wasn't until Friday so I called the Dr. & we traded. Jerry was OK only has hives, had physical no dibeties. He worked 11:30 to 3:45 & Ray went & finished working for him & until close. & Jerry went to Dr. at 4:

I got up at 2: & crocheted & washed cloths & got supper.

Dean & Jerry went to typing class at 6:45.

I went to bed until time to go to work. Went & got Ray before I went to work.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Sunday, March 21, 1965

Cold - windy

Ray was supposed to go teach sunday S. class (Dales) but didn't feel good so stayed in bed.

Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & S.S. Dean came home & took Jerry to work at 10: at D.q. but Jackie was still in tub so she didn't get to go. I read paper & worked on puzzle & crocheted all day & washed cloths.

Ray went to work at 5: & Jerry came home.

I washed my - Dean & Jackies hair & had a bath.

Jerry & I, Dean, Dale & Jackie went to church, came home & I went to bed until 11: & went & got Ray from work & went to work at 11:55., didn't have to be there until 12:30.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Saturday, March 20, 1965

cloudy sunny - cold

Dale & Ivard went on paper route & went to bed when they got home. no one got up until 10: Jerry made waffles & I cooked them & fixed grapefruit & we ate. Jerry studied his lessons & Ivard cleaned my & Jackies room & I washed cloths & cleaned bathrooms. Jackie did dishes & Dean scrubbed & waxed. Ray wrote letters.

Ivard went over to Clyde Hills & got over 450 lbs meat & put in freezer.

I got supper & we ate & Jerry & Ray went to work at D.q. 5:30 to close. Dale had Tim Hoag her all afternoon.

Dean did dishes & studied. Ivard & I & Jackie & Dale went & Pd for meat & droped Dale off to clean D.q. yard & went & got gas. stoped at old place & got few things. Came home & Played Scrabble. I crocheted & Ivard watched ball game. Ivard left for Glenns F. at 10: P.M to work at midnite. My nite off.

Friday, March 19, 1965

Got letter from Gene, moved back to Suva

went to gold & green ball

real cold during nite & not very warm today. Ivard got home from Glenns F. at 1:30 AM. Jerry took Dale on his paper route.

I came home from work & went to bed until noon & Ivard & I went to Boise & cashed in Rays Metropolitan Ins. Came back to Nampa & Pd. lights & came home

Jerry worked on his correspondence course all day & him & Ray got their Tupperware order.

Jerry cooked roast & we got supper & ate & Ray & I took Jerry to work at D.q at 5:30, Ray laid off, & droped Dale off to collect for paper route & we went & got Rays coursage & picked Dale up & he cleaned D.q yard & we came home.

Ivard cleaned deep freeze ready for our beef we Killed.

Ray got ready & went to Caldwell & got Barbra Southwick & went to Gold & Green ball Dean went Home teaching with Allen then he went with us to Gold & Green ball. We got there for first dance & stayed for last - never missed one.

Thursday, March 18, 1965

Dean sent Gene some Pictures

got down to 7 ° in nite. I was froze to death. I came home from work & went to bed

Jerry worked 11:30 to 6: Ray took him & went gadding about. I woke up at 2: (phone) so I got up & washed some cloths & made a cake & got supper & crocheted.

We ate at 5:00. I took Ray to work & dumped Dale off to collect for his paper route then when Jerry got off we went & got Dale & he cleaned D.q. yard & we came home. brought Edith home. Jackie was home from Primary.

I went to bed & Dean & Jerry went Home teaching. I went to work at 11:, got Ray first from D.q.

Ivards day off but he had to float so didn't come until after he got off at midnite tonite.

Wednesday, March 17, 1965

Dean & I won a red ribbon at tri chem Paint show in Caldwell.

snowed a little about 7:30 sunny & hard wind all day.

I came home from work & got ready & Jerry - Ray & I went to Caldwell to Armory to tri-chem, Paint show. Ray & I each won a corsage as door prize. Dean & I got red ribbon on our calendar & Pillow slip, scarf set.

droped Jerry off to work at D.q. at 11:30 & came home & I went to bed at 12: & Ray went up town again. Jackie woke me up at 3:30 so I got up & made Jello & Dean made spagetti when he got home & we ate & Ray went to work at 5:. Jerry came home & went to Boise to Institute of Religion with Betty & Nancy & Dean & Dale went to Hurrens to Piano lesson. I went to bed until time to go to work. went & got Ray at 11: & brought him home first. Jerry got home just as I left for work.

Tuesday, March 16, 1965

sent letter to Gene.

real march day, hard cold wind & dust but sunny most of day

I came home from work & guy was here painting garage doors & outside windows but had to quit at 3: it was so windy & dusty. I went to bed at 9: & Ray woke me up at 12:30 for relief society teachers Leva Newland & Ruth Korth, showed them house. after they left Irene Johnson came & Picked up our things for Paint show in Caldwell.

Jerry went to dentist all morning & had 3 teeth filled & Pd bills ect. He went to bed this afternoon & Ray went to town & Pd his bills ect. I worked on my books & crocheted & washed a batch of cloths and wrote a letter to Gene & mailed it when we took Jackie to dancing. droped her off & Dale & I went up town & he bought some shoes with his money then we went to D.q. & he bought me a submarine & him hamberger & took one to Dean Ray ate up town & Jackie ate home. came home & took Jerry to work & got Sis. I went to bed & Jerry took kids to Mutual. I went to work at 11:

Monday, March 15, 1965

Ivard was home for day

cool but sunny & nice. I came home froze & went to bed at 9: & at 9:30 Ivard called to come up to depot & get him, rode up with some guy for pay day. Jerry & I went to D.q. & Jerry ordered some cases of stuff then we went & got Ivard & his check & went & Paid place & to bank & pd. bills then we went to D.Q & had lunch & left Jerry to work 11:30 to 6: & Ivard & I came home & went to bed at 11:30. Ray woke us up at 3:, wanted car Keys, so we got up & Ivard fixed fence & I got supper & worked on my books. Ray painted all after noon. Dale went to Hoags after school to Practice Morris Code so after we ate Ivard & I & Jackie went & got him at 5:30 & took Ray to work & Dale cleaned yard & when Jerry got off at 6: we came home & he got ready & at 6:45 Ivard & I & Jackie took Jerry & Dean to H.S. to type class & went & Pd. R.R Credit Union then went & sat at depot until Ivard left on 8:30 train then we went to H. S & waited until 9: for Kids & came home. I laid down until time to go to work.

Sunday, March 14, 1965

Lyle & Barbra came awhile

nice sunny day - cold in nite

Jerry got up & took Dale on his paper route. I read paper in bed then got up & washed up rest of cloths & crocheted & painted on my Pillow cases, finished one for Paint show in Caldwell.

Jerry - Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & sunday school. Jerry came home & got Jackie for S.S. & took Ray to work at D.q. 10: to 6:30. I made meat loaf & had dinner ready & we ate when they got home & Dean did dishes & I washed my hair, Jerry Dean & Jackies. I iorned awhile was going to finish it up but wen Lyle came at 4: I put it away. They came down to see her mother in hospital, she has cancer real bad. They left at 6:30. Dale went over to Hoags this afternoon. Jerry - Ray - Dean Dale & Jackie went to church & I went to bed. Went back to work after 5 nites off. left at 11:30. Jerry didn't work today.

Saturday, March 13, 1965

Jerry got new glasses

Ivard went back to G.F.

nice & sunny.

We changed all the beds & Ivard helped make them. He cleaned Jackies room & changed it all around. I washed cloths all day & iorned all afternoon. at 11: Ivard & I took Jerry up to Dr Daines to pick up his new glasses & went to Safeway & got groc. droped Jerry off at work at 11:30 & came home & did my iorning Dean cleaned up house & Jerry did play room.

Ray had to go to town at 2: so I went with him & we got a few more groc. Dale went to Hoogs all afternoon to Play. He went with us to town & cleaned D.q. yard & had hair cut.

Ray went to work at 5:30 & Jerry came home at 7:30. Ivard & I played Scrabble. He left for work at Glenns F at midnite at 10:20 with one of guys.

Friday, March 12, 1965

Ivard came from Glenns Ferry tonite.

cloudy all day - sprinkled

I got up & fixed breakfast for Dale & Jackie, Dean had already gone to Seminary. Calf was out so Jerry got up & got them in, 5 times in half hr., then we worked on his correspondence course, got 1 lesson ready to mail to B.Y.U. I crocheted awhile then painted most of day, finished my scarf & started on pillow cases. Ray got up at noon & he painted on his pictures.

I changed Jackies bed & washed it spread, pad & sheets.

Jerry & I went & got Dean & Jackie from school & Jerry & I fixed supper & we just finished when Ivard got home from Glenns Ferry, got bumped & don't work until midnite tomorrow. Jerry & Ray went to work at 6: at D.q. Ivard fixed calf correll & Dean did dishes & I worked on books. Plant was down tonite so I didn't have to go to work. I went to bed & Ivard listened to ball tourn.

Thursday, March 11, 1965

Ivard left for Glenns F at 5:30 AM

sunny & nice today.

Kids went to school & I got up & crocheted on my table cloth & painted on scarf then I iorned all morning & washed cloths.

Jerry went to work at 11:, Ray took him & never got home until 3: I cooked a roast & fixed supper. Painted on scarf & started pillow cases. Ray painted when he got home

Dale & I took Ray to work at 5:30 & Dale cleaned yard & when Jerry got off we took Dale to collect for his paper. Came home & Jerry & Dean went Home teaching. I went to bed at 8: & Jackie slept with me. Dale came in & talked awhile

Jackie went to Primary

I had to get up at 11:30 & go get Ray from work.

I laid off sick

Wednesday, March 10, 1965

Ivard came from G. F

nice day

I feel awful. Jackie was late for school helping get calves in so Jerry took her to school.

I just laid around all day & crocheted.

Jerry went to work at 11: & Ray went & brought me home a fishburger for lunch. We painted on our stuff.

I made potatoe soup for supper & we ate & I took Ray to work at 5:30 & Dale to clean D.q. yard When we brought Jerry home Ivard had got ride up from Glenns Ferry & came for nite. Dean & Dale went to Piano lesson then at 8:45 Ivard took him up to church to dance practice for Gold & Green Ball, he found ride home. Ivard went after Ray at 11: Jerry went to Boise with Betty to Institute. I laid off sick again

Tuesday, March 9, 1965

nice day.

I came home from work & changed all my cloths & cleaned up & read paper & went to bed.

Ray called Blackers & told them he couldn't work because he didn't have any way to get there. He painted all day.

I got woke up at 1: so I got up rest of day & sat & crocheted. I feel awful. I got supper

Jerry went to dentist & had 2 teeth filled, came home & went to bed, didn't feel good, laid off work tonite. Dean took Jackie to dance practice after we ate then I took Ray to work at 5:30 & got Jackie then we got gas & took Dean & Dale to Mutual. I came home & laid off work sick & went to bed.

Ivard didn't come tonite. Must of been bumped.

Monday, March 8, 1965

cold in nite but sunny & nice today. I came home from work & Kids were getting calves in, neighbor are mad, then they left for town & Ray went over to Blackers to see about job, said it would be a month, but they called tonite & want him in morning. Jerry went to work 10: to 6: Ray got home at 3: & painted his tri-chem. I went to bed & read paper. It was about 9:30 when I went to sleep then phone woke me up at 2: so I got up & washed 3 batches of cloths, sock batch too, made cake & got supper & we ate & at 5: Ray left for work at D.Q. & Dale went & cleaned yard & came home with Jerry. Jerry & Dean went to typing. Dale went to tri chem party at 8: with Edith. Dean & Jerry went to type class. I went to bed until time to go to work. I don't feel good.

Sunday, March 7, 1965

sunny nice day

I came home from work & Jerry Ray - Dean & Dale went to priesthood sunday school & fast meeting. Jerry had to go to work after Priesthood & Ray took him. Then Ray left Fast meeting after sacrament & went to State School with Glen Carter.

I made a Jello salad & fixed baked beans for Jackie to cook & went to bed & slept 10: to 2:15. Kids woke me up. Dean finished dinner & we ate & Dean & Dale had to go Fast offering collecting. Ray painted all afternoon. I got my books up & painted on my dresser scarf.

Ray went to work at 5:, Jerry never came until about 6:

I had bath & went to bed at 7: until time to go to work at 11: Jerry & Dean were up watching show when I left.

Friday, March 6, 2015

Saturday, March 6, 1965

nice day. I came home from work & read paper & went right to bed. Dale had delivered his papers & came home & went back to town to Paper meeting at 8: got home 10:30.

Dean took Jerry to work 10: to 8: & came home & did up the work. Ray went & got his Tri-chem party orders & him & Jackie painted. Dale came home & went again at 2: to a priesthood Party - bowling. never got home until Jerry went & got him at 8:30, he'd gone to Hoogs.

Ray went to work at D.q. 6: to close. Dean fixed supper & we ate before Ray left.

I went back to bed & Jerry got me up to go to work at 10:30.

Guy came & gave us an estimate for landscapeing yard & planting trees shrubs & lawn. around $200. Came last nite.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Friday, March 5, 1965

nice day

I came home from work & went right to bed, I was so tired. I got up at noon to see Ivard before he went back to Glenns Ferry, he left at 1:30

Jerry & Ray went up town messing around & Pd. some bills for me.

I went back to bed & Jackie & I had nap.

Jerry fixed supper & we ate & Dale went & cleaned D.q. yard & went collecting for his paper. I took Jerry & Ray to work at D.q. at 6: to close & Dean went too & went to Boise to game. I went & picked him up at 11: & brought him home & went to work. I came home at 6: & took care of cloths & went back to bed until time to go to work. Gail got new phone

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Thursday, March 4, 1965

Jackie has measles

Jerry had tupperware Party

Cold in nite but nice today.

I came home from work & Jackie was just plastered with measles. I went right to bed & woke up at 2:30. & got up & cleaned both bathrooms good & Ray waxed them & Ivard vacumed floors. Ray had cleaned play room & rearranged the furn. I washed 3 batches cloths. Ivard & Ray fixed bed board in Rays bed today & changed beds in Rays room & he made them up & cleaned it & washed them.

Jerry worked 11:30 to 6:

We ate supper & Dale went collecting for his paper.

Ray got some one to work for him & stayed home for Jerrys Tupperware P. he had 13 here besides us, Mr & Mrs Johnso too. He had $320. Party Got outside orders. I went to work at 11: Ivards nite off.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Wednesday, March 3, 1965

sunny & nice - cold in nite

I came home from work & Ivard got up, got home at 2: AM, & got dressed up & took Sis to school said he had to take rules test. I was up town at 3: & car was parked in back of Stockman. I went to bed at 10: & woke up at noon & washed 3 batches of cloths. Ray took Jerry to work at D.q. 11:30 to 6: & came home & cleaned play room & I went & got the drapes & got them up in Play room. stoped at D.q & Jerry gave me 3 cases food, Jello tomatoe sauce, fruit j, Picked Jackie up at 3: Ivard got home at 5:, he'd taken both tests today. We ate & Ray went to work at 5:30 to close & Jerry came home & got ready & went to Boise to Institute of religion Dean & Dale went to Piano L. & Ivard did dishes. I went to bed until time to go to work. Ivards nite off.

Tuesday, March 2, 1965

Lyle & family came for hr.

Clyde Hill came & took cow to kill

Sunny but not too warm

I came home from work & read paper & ate & went to bed at 9:15.

Jerry & Ray went up town. I woke up when they got home at noon but went back to sleep & Ray woke me up at 3:15 when Lyle came. They came down to see Barbras mother in hospital. They left at 4:30 & droped Jackie off at dancing. We ate & Clyde Hill came & got cow to kill. Ray helped him load her. Dean did dishes & I took Jerry & Ray to work at 5:45 & went & took Dale & Dean to Mutual. Dale had to be there at 6:30 to go to Givins Got Jackie from dancing. Kids had broke fan belt this afternoon & never said a word about it. I found out when I stoped at D.q. Went up to Don Borens & got new one. Came home & Jackie & I went to bed. I went to work at 11:

Monday, March 1, 1965

Got letter from Mother
Ivard came for pay day & left again

21° when I came home. Sunny but not too warm. Ivard got home from Glenns F at 2: AM., took Dale on paper route. I came home from work & went to Dr. at 9:30 after I had bath & got ready. Ivard took me then we went to bank & paid bills. I lost 1 1/2 lbs & my blood count & blood sugar were normal. Came home at 12:15 & went to bed. Ray got Ivard up at 1:15 & he left for Glenns F., I didn't even hear him.

Ray took Jerry to work at 11:15 then came home. after he got Ivard up he left again. he went to work at 5:30 & took Dale to clean yard & Jerry brought Dale home. I woke up at 2:45 & got books up, washed batch of cloths & helped Dean get supper.

Jerry & Dean went to type class at 7:

I went to work at 11: