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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Wednesday, June 30, 1965

Ivard started back switching in Nampa

hot - sunny - windy - cloudy

I never woke up until 9:, Ray had already gone to work. I hurried & fixed breakfast, made big rice pudding yesterday afternoon for it. Ivard & I, Marline & Jackie went & got Ivards check & went to bank & pd bills & got few groc. & came home at 12:30 & Jerry took Dean up to take Dq. truck out & I fixed lunch then I hot packed Ivard leg & we went to hospital & saw Lynda & new baby, has a mop of black hair, took it a pink romper. left hospital & took Ivard to work at 4:, back switching, & I got $25. worth more groc. & came home & cooked supper. Dean broke down & Jerry went & pushed him to garage then went & got him at 6:30 Ray came home & ate & Jerry took him to Melba to work at "Smiles" then him & Dean went to Hurrens & got genelogy sheets. I worked on books & washed cloths. Mother quilted all day & half nite, Dean typed gen. sheets. I laid off no car, for me, every one going ever which ways. I got books up & wrote Gene, got through when Ivard came at midnite

Monday, June 29, 2015

Tuesday, June 29, 1965

Gail & Lynda had 9 lb baby boy

Ivard

hot

Ray didn't go to work had to contact his parolle officer & report his wreck, he was driveing.

We hot packed Ivards leg & Ivard & I went up town & mother & she bought some quilt clamps while we went & saw Ins. about fixing wrecked Desoto. I took Dean up to go on D.q. T.

Gail & Kids were here all day & he left to go to hospital & see Lynda at 2: had baby about 3:30 AM.

We had late breakfast & early supper, I cooked Steaks & we ate, Gail too & at 5:30 Ivard & I & Mother took Ray to Melba to work at "Smilies" & we went to Glenns Ferry & got all of Ivards stuff, he got bumped off brakeman board & is going switching in Nampa. we stoped in Mountain Home & ate & got to Melba at 11:30 & got Ray & came home. Dale went to Mutual. Dean didn't get home soon enough from D.q., had to walk. Jerry tended Kids. I laid off, no car.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Monday, June 28, 1965

Kids hit cow - no one hurt
Wrecked car & Killed cow.
Ivard got bumped off Brakeman board

sunny - cloudy

I came home from work & cooked hot cakes for them & went to bed at 9:30.

Ivard got home at 3: A.M & was in bed when I came home.

Jerry, Ma & Kids took Dean to D.q at noon & drove out to dam.

Ivard watered & went to Dr. his leg is worst. has to hot pack it & if it isnt better soon he has to go to hospital. I got up at 5: & packed Ivards leg & we played Scrabble after supper.

Mother, Jerry, Ray & Dale, Jackie & Marlin went & picked Dean up at 7: from D.q. & Jerry took them all to Caldwell to show "Mary Poppin" Ivard had a bath & we went to bed at 8:15 & at 10:15 Jerry called, they'd hit a cow comeing home so I lad off & we went & got them. Killed cow & wrecked car, towed it to Nampa - no one hurt.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Sunday, June 27, 1965

cool

I came home from work & made baked beans & meat loaf & Jello & went to bed at 10: & MOther cooked it. Jerry - Ray - Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & sunday school. Marlin didn't feel good so Jackie stayed home too. I got up at 1: & we ate & I went back to bed at 2:30 & rest of them had nap & went for ride & up to Gails. I got up at 6:30 & washed 2 batches of cloths & got ready & we all went to church. Came home & I fixed sandwiches & Jerry made root beer floats. I laid down a hr. & went to work.

Ray worked at Smiles in Nampa 6: to close. They took him when they went to Gails

Friday, June 26, 2015

Saturday, June 26, 1965

wrote Gene 10 page letter & sent money

cloudy & rained most of nite, cold, had furnace on. I came home from work & went to bed at 9:30. Ray woke me up at 4:30.

Jerry & Dean went to Boise as soon as I got home, to last day of B.Y.U. Institute.

Ray didn't have to work today & he did dishes & scrubbed & cleaned house. Mother painted & crocheted.

Ray had to go work at Smiles in Melba 6: to close, Jerry & Dean just got home in time to take him.

Home teachers came & Gail came awhile (alone).

I wrote Gene a letter & Gail took it to Post office when he went home. Mother & Kids watched T.V. Dean went to dance with Nancy. M-Men Gleaner week.

I went to bed until time to go to work.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Friday, June 25, 1965

Ivard went back to Glenns Ferry on brakeman board

windy.

I came home from work & helped get breakfast, Mother made biscuits.

Jerry went to Boise to B.Y.U. Institute all day.

Ivard worked on yard, watered & cleaned some of garage.

I went to bed at 10:30 & they woke me up at 12:30 & Ivard & I & Mother took Dean up to D.q. & went to bank & got bank draft for Gene & put some money in checking then we went to Pennies. Came home & got supper ready & ate & Ivard left for Glenns Ferry at 5:45 got bumped out of Nampa again & went on brakeman board down there. He went by Melba & took Ray to work at Smiles 6: to 12:30. He forgot his pills so Jerry & I & Mother & Kids dashed out & took them then picked Dean up on way home. Dale was collecting. I went through Deans money & laid down a half hr. & went to work. Jerry went to M-Men-gleaner banquet.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Thursday, June 24, 1965

Ivard went to Dr. had blood clot in leg

cloudy.

I came by D.q. on way from work, Mr. Johnson called last nite & said he wanted to talk to me. Came home & went to bed at 10:30. Ivard, Mother & Kids went up town, Ivard got bumped out of Nampa & had to call G. F. on brakeman extra board their now. got Marlyn & Dale new shoes. Jerry went to Boise to Institute.

I got up at 3:30 & Mother Ivard & I went up town. Ivard had to go to Dr. has blood clot in leg. got him an attachee case with Green stamps for fathers day. got groc. & came home & I got supper & we ate. Jerry planted flowers. Ivard went & got Dean from D.q. at 8: Gail brought him home at noon, Lynda came home again. I looked through Deans D.q. change & went to work at 11:

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Wednesday, June 23, 1965

hot but got real black & cloudy dust storm.

I came home from work & went right to bed. woke up at noon & Mother had roast cooked, I put it on when I got home, & dinner ready. We ate & Dean & Jerry left at 1: to take D.q. truck out. Ivard cut lawn & watered all day.

Gail & Kids came for 2 or 3 hrs. took Lynda to hospital. Jerry fixed them a bite when he got home at 7:30 & Dean went home with Gail to tend Kids while Gail went to hospital, stayed all nite. Lynda didn't have baby. I went to bed at 8:30 until time to go to work but couldn't sleep. Ray went to Party for Weaver Kid rest of them watched T.V.

I went to work at 11:

Monday, June 22, 2015

Tuesday, June 22, 1965

went back to work after vacation

Ivard went to Pocotello

real hot. Ivard got up at 3: A.M. & went to Pocotello with Gail to World book meeting, got home about 10:

I spent all day washing & iorning. Mother used my paints & started painting

Jerry & Dean went out on D.Q truck all afternoon.

I got supper & we ate about 6:45. & Mother went with Jerry & Ray to take Dale to Yorgesons to Mutual swimming party then they went to take Dean to Mutual & went & got some flowers to plant.

I went to bed but never did get to sleep, had to get up at 9:30 & got get Kids from Mutual. Ray & Jerry had gone with Nancy. I went to work at 11:

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Monday, June 21, 1965

Came home from Utah.

hot. We got up & had breakfast & Ruth & Ray went to work & Mother, Marlyn &  us left for home at 8: We stoped at Bliss & had dinner. We got home at 5: Jerry was out with D.q. truck & Dale was to Hoagg's. I unpacked & washed cloths. Gail & family came & Gail & Ivard went selling books. Mother & I took Lynda & Kids home & went & got groc. & we had supper about 8: every body was tired & we went to bed early

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Sunday, June 20, 1965

hot  Ivard got up early & took Dean in to Organ recital & morning session of conference & he went & visited Alv. & Marv until time to get Dean. We streightened up & I helped Ruth with Dinner, she had all of us & Deann & Shirley & their families. We ate & they went to church at 3:, Janice had to talk. Kay called & Ivard went over & got them & they visited awhile then we took them back to Petersons & visited awhile. Came back to Ruths at 7:30 & we had a sandwich & visited. went to bed about 11:

Friday, June 19, 2015

Saturday, June 19, 1965

sunny & nicer

I never woke up until Berniece had breakfast ready. Mother & Marlyn packed their bags to go home with us & after we had dinner we went to Bountiful, stoped at Petersons & showed their new house to Mother. Kay & Claudia were there. We went to Ruth & Rays to stay couple of days. We had supper & Mother, Sharon, Ivard & I went to Salt Lake to U. Stadium to church dance festival. It was fabilous 8500 dancers. Dean was in it. After we went & got his things & he went out to Ruths with us & we stayed all nite. had some lemonade & visited. Jackie & Marlyn went down to Deanns & stayed while Ruth was to wedding & she brought them home & had them in bed.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Friday, June 18, 1965

went to Toolle to Bernieces

nice today. We got up & had breakfast & left Kays at 9:30 & went & took rented bed back & went to American Fort to Donna's & she & I copied Ivards genelogy he has to hand in & we had dinner. Ivard sold them an atlas & Dictonary's. We came to toolle to Berneices. got here about 3:  We went up Canyon & had fried chicken supper at 6:30, Curtis's Scout troop were raising money for trip. It was Curtis's 16th birthday & we came home & had icecream & cake. We stayed all nite at Bernieces. Ken was to work so Mother slept with Berniece & we had her bed. We went to bed about 10:

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Thursday, June 17, 1965

Went to Provo to Kays

nice today but cool. I never woke up until after Ivard & Ray got back from Salt L., takeing Ruth to work, & Ray fixed breakfast then at 9:30 we left for Provo to see Kay. He was at work at book store so Claudia & baby (Ike) went up & saw him & he got off & showed us through building & I bought our lunch in new cafeteria then we went back to Kays & Ivard tended baby & we went to store. We had supper at 7: after Kay got back from class.

Ivard sold Kay set of books, Plan 8.

We went & rented a bed & stayed to Kays all nite.

The baby sure is growing, looks like Lyles, Randy. cute. He sure is strong.

Wednesday, June 16, 1965

Left for Utah. Ivard & I start our weeks vacation

Rained hard all morning, Dale came home from Paper route drenched

At 8:30 AM. Ivard, Jackie, Dean & I left for Utah. rained on us to Paul & was cloudy all the way. Dean drove over half the way. We stoped at Paul & had dinner & at Brigham City & had root beer. Got to Ruth & Rays at 4:30. They have nice new home, can see all over valley.

We had supper after Ruth & Ray got home from work. then about 9: Ivard & I & Ruth took Dean in to Salt Lake & checked him into Tower Motel on 10th So & State, they had it reserved for dancers. We left Dean & went back to Ruths & watched T.V & had Tacos & went to bed.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Tuesday, June 15, 1965

Jackie had 2nd D.P.T shot & measles

cool & cloudy

sunny & windy rained most of nite.

I came home from work, took a weeks vacation, & went to bed until noon. Ivard & Dale cut lawn for first time, Kinda of wet.

Dean didn't take truck out again today, stormy looking & cool.

Ivard went to work at 1:30. I went to Dr. at 3:30 lost 1/2 lb. took Jackie & she had her first 2nd D.P.T shots & her measles shots.

Jerry fixed supper & I got some more cloths washed up. We went to bed early so we could go on our trip tomorrow.

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Monday, June 14, 1965

Lyle went home

I called Mother.

cold - black & cloudy & rained all nite, morning & one & off all day. Jerry got us & took Dale on paper route & they went back to bed. Lyle got up & left for home at 5:30 A.M.

We got up at 9:30 & I cooked breakfast. Ray didn't go to work until noon, Dean & Jerry took him. Ivard got called for 2:30 on Wilder local. I washed cloths all day. Dean didn't take D.q. truck out today, too stormy

I called mother, shes going to come home with us from Utah.

I went to bed. about 7: & got up & went to work at 11: Ivard wasn't home until about 11:30.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Sunday, June 13, 1965

Family reunion at Lava, came home

cool, cloudy - sunny.

We got up at 7:30 A.M. & I showered & we left for Lava Hot springs to Family reunion & had our breakfast at cafe then went to Park & met we had our meeting, Lyle got elected as one of officers after meeting we went up to Park on other side of town & ate, sure chilly, then Ivard & Kids went Swimming & I visited We left for home at 5: & Lyle Gail & us Kept together & stoped at roadside Park just before dar & had bonfire & ate supper. We got home at 1:15 AM & Lyle & family went to bed until morning. Ray got home 15 min. after we did, rode with Gail. I laid off work tonite.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Saturday, June 12, 1965

left for Lava to family reunion. Ivard came back to Nampa to work.

hot, rained tonite

We called Kay & Lyle about reunion after Ray called Donna & found out it was tomorrow

I made 2 cakes & cooked to roasts to take & got ready to go to family reunion.

cleaned up house. Jerry & Dean took D.q. truck out.

Ivard came back to Nampa to work on Brakeman job, got regular job, Wilder went to work at noon & got home at 7: Ray came home from work & at 7: left for reunion with Gail & family

We waited until 8:30 for Lyle to come from Legrand & we left for reunion, followed each other.

Dean had to dance in floor show tonite & Jerry had to do Dales paper route in morning so they stayed home & went to dance. We stoped in Pocotello & got a Motel & stayed all nite, got there about 1: A.M Lyle had a room & & we had one.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Friday, June 11, 1965

Jerrys birthday

real warm -

Plant went down so we had to work until we got done at 9: I came home & went to bed until noon & got up & took Dean & Jerry up to take D.q. truck out. & Jackie & I went to Safeway & Albertsons & got groc. had to wait half hr for Jerrys cake so we had lunch at albertsons. came home & put groc. away & washed cloths & cooked Jerrys supper & we ate when they got home at 7:15. I went & got them.

I checked Deans money & went to bed early. I was half dead - nite off

Kids stayed home & went to bed early.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Thursday, June 10, 1965

hot - got real black this evening

I dame home from work & went right to bed.

Jerry went to Boise to meeting with Gail.

Dean went out with D.q. truck at noon, Jackie & I took him then we went up town & bought some presents for Jerrys birthday & ordered him a cake, stoped at D.q & had drink & bought some sweetner came home & made some tea & washed cloths. fixed supper & we ate when Dale & Ray came home, Jerry came about 5: Dean went to dance practice & dress rehersal; Jerry took him. I checked Deans money. went to work at 11:30.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Wednesday, June 9, 1965

hot & windy. I came home from work & went right to bed. Ray went to work.

Dean & Dale went to Piano lessons at 10: then Dean & Jackie went on D.q. truck. Jerry took them up & went to unemployment office. Dale went visiting

Jerry came home & at 3:30 I went to Dr., I only lost 3/4 lb. & he said that wasn't enough & put me on 200 calorie diet for next week. Jerry fixed supper & I finished Deans costumes.

I checked Deans D.q. truck money & got 1.60 worth for my collection.

I went to work at 11:

Tuesday, June 8, 1965

Went back to work tonite again

cloudy & sunny - warm

I got up & fixed Rays lunch & he went to work with riders & at 8:15 Gail came & took Jerry to Boise all day to book meeting. I sewed after I looked through Deans coins (D.q. money) I took Dean to work at noon after we took Dale & Rays suit to cleaner & got some thread for Deans shirt, let Dale off at D.q to clean yd & got him when we came back. Dale went to Hoaggs all afternoon. I made 2 kinds of cookies, 130, made Jello, baked beans & 86 deviled eggs for supper & we ate when Dale came at 6:15 Jerry got home at 5:, Ray worked late. Jerry took Dale to Mutual & went & got Dean & took him to dance Practice. Jackie did dishes & I had bath & went to bed until time to go to work.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Monday, June 7, 1965

dashed Ivard to Glenns F.

hot

I got up & fixed Rays lunch & we took Ivard up to Gails to go to Boise to World Book meetings & I took Ray to work. Came home & cut out 2 shirts for dance festival for Dean & another Kids & got one made & part of another.

Jerry took Dean to work & went to unemployment office & came home & watered & planted flowers. father called at 6:30 & I went to R. R. & called Glenns Ferry & they gave him 1 1/2 hrs to get down there or miss out so we came home & got few cloths & Ray & Jackie & dashed to G. F. I bought their supper & Ivard had to leave at 10: We came home, got here at 11: I made banna pies today.

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Sunday, June 6, 1965

Ivard cam home

Went to Schulthies

nice day, not as hot

Jerry, Ray - Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & S. S. & I made Potatoe salad & meat loaf & Dean came & got Jackie & I & we went to S. S. Jackie gave 2 1/2 min. talk. We stayed to Fast meeting but Jerry & Rodney went to Boise. We came home at 1:30, Dale stayed to Pass fast offerings, & Ivard had come home & was in bed. We ate at 3:30 & when Dale came at 4: Ivard & I, Ray, Dean, Dale & Jackie went over to Schulthies & visited Am. Howard & Lynda were up from Utah & Roy Bair & his wife were there. We came home about 11:30 Ivard was 9 times out so came up with some guy. Dodge is in garage getting wheel fixed.

Friday, June 5, 2015

Saturday, June 5, 1965

Ivard was in town couple of hrs

I got laid off for 3 days

hot. I changed all bed & washed made to lime pies.

We got laid off for 3 days, run out of Potatoes. I came home from work froze & went to bed until noon & got up & took Dean & Jerry to D.q., Jerry went with Dean today. Got Dale up when we left & he went up when we left & went up & got hair cut & went to Hoaggs Jackie & I went & bought $55. worth of groc. & came home & got them put up. washed Jackies & Dales hair. fixed supper & went & got Jerry & Dean at 7: & we ate & they got ready & Jerry & Ray went to Boise to dance with Rodney. We went to bed about 9:

At 12:30 AM phone rang & it was father on way to Huntington, wouldbe here couple of hrs so I got ready & went up to yd. office & got him & we went & had chow mein & sat & talked I came home at 2:30 AM.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Friday, June 4, 1965

got letter from Gene

hot

I came home from work, cold I went to bed as soon as I got home. Jerry went & worked for Bishop Y. today 10: to 4: weeding flowers, working on yd. he came home for lunch & took Dean to work on D.q. truck, Dale to church house to go on Priesthood Party all afternoon, Chalee. & took Jackie to Gails. I got up at 3: was supposed to go to Dr. but no car. I washed cloths & fixed supper & went & got Jackie from Gails.

Ray came home from work & got ready & he & Jerry went with Rodney. I went & got Dean at 7: & went to bed untill time to go to work. Dean got me up at 10:30 & him & Jackie went to bed.

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Thursday, June 3, 1965

I got called back to Simplots

hot & windy''I got up at 5: & took Dale on paper route, had flat tire on bike. Came home & made Rays lunch & Dale & I played Scrabble & I cooked breakfast.

Dean & Jerry took Ray to work. Jackie went to Primary at 10:

Jerry went up to unemployment office & came back & took Dean to D.q. at noon & he went to Boise to see about school at B.J.C. I washed cloths, painted, & got supper.

Simplots called about 6: & I go back to work tonite.

Ray came home from work & we ate & he got ready & had a Stanley Party. Mrs. Johnson came early & brought rest of my Stanley Kit, I was in tub. Jerry went & got Dean at D.q & took him to dance Practice.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Wednesday, June 2, 1965

Jerry quit the D.q. today.

Sunny & cool breeze

I got up & fixed Rays lunch & Dean & Jerry took him to work.

Jerry walked to work at D.q his last day, 10: to 6: he quit.

I washed cloths.

I took Jackie & Dean up to take D.q. truck at noon & went & got them at 8:30 & stayed & saw Mr. Johnson show Dean how it works on commission.

I cooked supper & we ate when Ray got home & Kids watered lawn. Jerry came home from work with Edith.

Got home with Dean & J. at 9: & we went to bed early.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Tuesday, June 1, 1965

Ivard got put on Brakeman board at Glenns Ferry

sunny - cool

I got up & fixed Rays lunch & took him out to work & came home & worked on my books.

Jerry was planting flowers & watering lawn all day

I washed some cloths & painted on my tri-chem display articles all day.

Dean went on Dairy q. truck all afternoon, I took him up.

Jerry went to work in car at 6: to close & Dean brought it home at 7:15 & him & Dale & Ray went to Mutual. Ray brought Kids home aftr & went to Yorgensons swimming

I went & got Jerry at midnite.