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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Thursday, September 30, 1965

Got birthday card from Kay

sunny & warm

I came home from work & ate & read paper & went to bed at 9: woke up at 12:40 & got books up. Jerry went out to Sugar factory & put his application in & worked on genelogy all day.

I painted all afternoon

Jerry fixed supper & we ate when Jackie got home from Primary & Dean got home from takeing out D.Q. truck.

Kids worked on genelogy & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Simplots called Jerry tonite but I'd already left & he didn't have a way.

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Wednesday, September 29, 1965

Got Birthday Card & letter from Lyle - Gene - Ray & Gail. Ray called - Kay called

Sunny & cool breeze. I came home from work & Father was 1st out so he left for G.F. in car at 8:45 & Jerry had to take Jackie to school. I went to bed at 9: & woke up at 1:30. I got up & Jerry had washed up cloths so I folded them & Painted on Xmas things all afternoon. Dean gave me a card he made & original Poem.

Jerry made me a birthday cake & had supper all ready when Dean came at 6:, from takeing out D.Q. truck. had roast beef with potatoes under frozen peas & a delecious icecream jello desert & punch.

Dean & Dale went to Piano lesson & after they left Gail & Kids came for half hr & brought me a big Salad bowl & tongs. Kids gave me a drezo, a double mirror in fancy case for Perse & Dale gave me  5. to do my hair. Lyle sent Picture of baby.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Tuesday, September 28, 1965

Father was home

Opening Social, relief society

sunny - cloudy cold wind

I came home from work & laid down for an hr. & got up & went to Relief Society opening Social, lunch in Pans & programme, also work day. I came home at 2:30 & Jerry had just got back from picking Ivard up, got off at Kings, He cleaned up & went selling world books

I made stuffed peppers & got supper on to cook.

Jerry went & got Dean at D.Q., too cold to take truck out. We ate when father got home at 5:

Ivard & Jackie went down & watched T.V. & Kids went to Mutual early so Dean could practice organ

I went to ned but didn't get to sleep until 8:

went to work at 11:

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Monday, September 27, 1965

Sunny, breezy & nice

I never woke up until after Kids had gone to school. I read paper in bed & got up & made me some tea & fastened threads on 52 madellians on my table cloth & listened to records

Jerry went to unemployment office & over to Simpots to wee about job. when he came home he watered lawn & worked on genelogy & helped me move everything in my bedroom & I cleaned it & my bathroom good. I washed 2 batches of cloths & hung on neighbors lines. Jerry got them in. He took Deans money up to D.Q. after school & Dean took truck out. Dale went getting starts.

Jerry went to Scout meeting & Dean went to Practice organ. I went to bed until time to go to work.

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Sunday, September 26, 1965

I was off sick

Sunny & nice.

I came home from work & Jerry, Dean & Dale had gone to church early, Jerry had to to Bishop meeting, put him on scout comittee. I made Jello for dinner & went to bed & read paper. Jerry came home at 10: & he took Jackie to S.S. & I went to sleep.

I woke up at 12:30 when noisy Kids came home. I got up & got Tri-chem articles ready to send to Mrs. Johnson for showing tomorrow. Jerry took them after dinner. Nancy came awhile & at 4:15 Jerry, Dean & Dale went over to Stake H. to priesthood meeting. I washed a batch of cloths. We ate at 5: & I got books up. worked on my coin collection.

Jackie did dishes

Kids left for church at 6:30 for choir practice & I went to bed. When Kids woke me up at 10:30 to go to work, I was  so sick Jerry called & laid me off.

Friday, September 25, 2015

Saturday, September 25, 1965

Ivard was home

Sunny & nice

I came home from work & Ivard was home, got here at 4: A.M. I read paper & went to bed with Ivard until noon & we got up at 12:30 when Jerry & Dean left to take D.Q. truck out.

Dale went & mowed Nellies lawn & went & got new Paper starts & went to show.

I washed my rugs & bedding & iorned. Ivard fixed Dales bike & watched ball game.

At 4: we went up to R. R. then to Gails awhile, he got back today from 2 weeks in Pocotello, Hes back on brakeman board at G.F. We went to store & got $90. of case goods with my compensation check of 112. Came home & fixed supper while Dean went up to church to Practice organ. We ate & Jackie & I took Ivard up to catch 8:30 train for G.F. & Gail. came home & went to bed until time for work.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Friday, September 24, 1965

Got letter from Ray

Dean went to dentist

Sunny & warm

I came home from work & read paper & went to bed at 9:30 and never woke up until 3:30.

Jerry changed Jackies & Dales bed & washed them & rugs & hung on neighbors line. he worked on genlogy & watered lawn & fixed supper.

I got up & folded cloths & fixed some of my tri-chem for show.

Dean went to dentist after school & Jerry got him at 5:30 & we ate.

Dale went to foot ball game after school & never got home until dark.

I went to bed until time to go to work. Dean went to High S. to foot ball game.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Thursday, September 23, 1965

Dale got his watch he won on Paper Rt

sunny & warm.

I came home & ate & read paper & went to bed at 9:30 to 2:30. I got up & had onion & tomatoe sand. & painted Xmas decorations until 6:15.

Jerry watered lawn & did genelogy all day.

Jackie came from Primary at 6:15.

Dale went collecting after school & never came home until 6:30, he'd been & ate. He gave us some money & we went & picked Dean up & got gas & brought Dale home & Jerry - Dean, Jackie & I went up to "Smiles" & had our supper. Came home at 8: & went to bed until time to go to work, never did go to sleep.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Wednesday, September 22, 1965

Got letter from Gene

Sent Gene letter & money for month

sunny & warmer

I came home from work & Ivard had left for G.F. had to drive to get there in time. I went to bed at 9: & woke up at 1: (phone) so I got up & washed 2 batches of cloths & Avon lady come & brought my order & I ordered  $31. for Xmas presents.

Relief Society teachers came.

Jerry went to Boise this morning to genelogy library & saw about Job. Got home at 2:

Got letter from Gene & he needed his money by 25th so Jerry went up & got 90. from Mr. Johnson & what he owes Dean, & got bank draft & I wrote Letter & we took it up & mailed it when we went after Dean at 6: & we went to Grand opening of "Ku-Ku" & had supper. Came home & Kids went to Piano L. I checked Deans money & went to bed until time to go to work.

Monday, September 21, 2015

Tuesday, September 21, 1965

I won $100. free groc. at new Buttery

sent Ray note

Had letter from Stella

Sunny & nice, cloudy this eve. Guys at work told me I'd won $100. groc. at Buttery & I didn't believe them so when I came home from I got ready & Jerry & I went out to see, I did so we shopped around. Checked out 99.98. they even pd. tax. It was noon time we got home. Jerry put stuff away & I went to bed 12:30 to 4:30 & got up & cooked supper baked apples & baked yams, cabbage & hamberger & sliced tomatoes. Jerry took Deans money up at 3:30 & he took D.Q. truck out. I went & got him at 6: & we ate. Jerry Ivard called just as I was leaving so I got him too Ivard had bath & went to Mutual at 7:25 for Dales Court of Honor & I went to bed until time to go to work. Jerry, Dean, & Dale left at 6:30 for Mutual as Dean had to Practice Organ.

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Monday, September 20, 1965

Got letter from Ray

Ivard called on way to Huntington

rained this morning but sunny & nice this afternoon

I came home from work & Lyle left about 9:30 & I went to bed. Jerry took Dale on paper route this morning & to school. Jerry went to Boise & hunting job.

Ivard called at 1: & so I got up & made some tea & washed some cloths. Ray need some more money so at 2:30 I went to bank & put some in his checking & Sat at Dales school for 45 min. but never did see him so I came home. sat & crocheted. Jerry was home & dashed Deans D.Q money so he could take out truck. I went & got him at 6: & we ate. & Jerry & Dean went delivering Tupper ware Jerry sold & home teaching. I went to bed at 7:30, after I checked Deans money.

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Sunday, September 19, 1965

Sent letter to Mother & Ray

Lyle & family came for nite

Sunny & warmer.

Jerry - Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & S.S. & came home & washed cloths & had dinner ready when Kids came.

At 2: Jerry & Dean went to Stake House to S.S. meeting. I wrote letters to Mother & Ray. Kids got home at 4:, and Dean did dishes.

I had bath & went to bed at 6: but never did get to sleep. Kids went to church. Lyle & family called at 6:30 & said they'd be here after church, came about 9:30 & stayed all nite. They came down to her mothers Sat. nite. Came this week to get their winter potatoes before they froze. Got them to bed & I went to work at 11:

Friday, September 18, 2015

Saturday, September 18, 1965

Jerry got home from Utah

Ivard was home for day.

sunny but cool, really froze everything last nite. I read paper in bed & just got up at 8: when Ivard called, will be in town all day. I sent Dean after him & I hurried & got breakfast waffles & scrabled eggs & bacon. I washed cloths & made icecream & chilli for supper

Dean cleaned his bed room & went on D.Q truck noon to 6:

Dale went with paper guy for hr. before noon then came home & I took him up to church to go to show with Deacons.

We ate & Ivard was supposed to go to Huntington on 4:30 train but he called & it was late, never went until 7:30. He did dishes Jerry got home at 6: & Dean came at 6:30 Dale at 7: Jerry & Dean took Ivard to train at 7:30 & Dean practiced organ. I went to bed at 8:30.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Friday, September 17, 1965

Ivard was home half day

snow all over country

cold, sunny, windy - froze last nite.

I came home from work have 2 nites off, and washed all the bedding, blankets, spred ect. on Dale & Rays beds & hung on neighbors lines then I got ready & went to Bank & put my money in then went put some in Rays checking. When I came home at noon father was here, drove home. He dug few more flowers that hadn't froze. We went out to Karcher Mall. Got $45. worth of groc. Came home & fixed chinese hamberger & we ate & at 8: Jackie & I took father up to catch train. Came home at 8:30 & we all went to bed at 9:.

Ivard & I laid down hr. before Jackie came, all sleep I had today.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Thursday, September 16, 1965

Got letter from Ray
sent Ray letter

cloudy - sunny - cold

Wyoming got 15 in snow, can feel it here, 49 º today.

I came home from work & ate & washed batch of cloths & went to bed & read paper went to sleep 9:30 to 3: & got up & worked on books ect. made pudding, took Dale up to little store to get milk. Dale mowed lawn.

When Jackie came from Primary we ate supper

Ivard called about 9: AM, on way to HUngington.

Kids got flowers in tonite supposed to freeze - sure cold old wind.

I went to bed until time to go to work at 11:

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Wednesday, September 15, 1965

Got letter from Ray & Lyle

Barbra called. Ivard came 2 hrs

Dr. released me

stormy - rained quite a bit

I came home from work at 10: after going to Dr in Caldwell & having diathermy treatment He finally released me. I read paper & went to bed at 11: Ivard called at 12: & woke me up, Came in on train & I went & got him & he got check & we went & Pd. place & went to D.Q. & had lunch then he went back to G.F at 2: in car, was first out. laid down until Dale & Jackie came & we went & met bus & got Dean & went out to Karcher Mall to opening of new stores, 4. Came back to D.Q. & I bought our supper, really raining. Came home & Dean & Dale went to Piano lessons at 6:30. I laid down until they got home & Dean & I went up & Pd. R.R. Credit Union, went to bed until time to go to work.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Tuesday, September 14, 1965

Jerry left for Utah

sunny & cloudy

I came home & ate & saw Jerry off for Utah, went for rest of week to do genelogy. Mrs. Hartell wanted him to go so she wouldn't have to come home alone.

Ivard was still in bed & I went to bed. He got up after awhile & went up to R.R. & got lawn mower fixed. Phone woke me up at 11: so I got up & ate & went back to sleep awhile. Ivard woke me at 2: & I got up & made tea & we ate tomatoe, onion sand. I washed some cloths & went to get Dean but didnt find him.

We ate & Dale did dishes & him & Dean left for Mutual at 6: so Dean could Practice organ. Ivard cut lawn. Went to bed until time to go to work. Jackie & I took Ivard to catch 8:30 train.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Monday, September 13, 1965

Sent letter to Kay & Gene

Got letter from Gene

Cloudy all day

I came home from work & went right to bed. Jerry went up town to unemployment office & got home at noon, just as I was leaving to pick Ivard up. Jerry went to sell some of his Tupper ware & Ivard had bath & I washed 3 batches of cloths.

We played Scrabble all after noon & read papers & Ivard watched T.V.

I cooked supper & we ate when Kids got home.

Dale went up to mow Stake Welfare lawn, Ivard took him & went to R.R.

Jerry & Dean went up to church & messed around.

I went to bed until time to go to work.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Sunday, September 12, 1965

Dean was made Sunday S. organist

Jerry was made S.S. teacher

Sunny & nice

I came home from work & ate & went to bed & read Paper. just got to sleep when Ivard called, in town 20 min. On way to Huntington. Jerry - Dean & Dale went to priesthood. Dean came home & got Jackie for S.S. They woke my up at 3: tp eat dommer/

Dean was made S.S. organist today & played his first time. Jerry was made S.S. teacher.

Jackie did dishes & Jerry & Dean did genelogy.

I painted a linen Poodle towel & wrote letters to Kay & Gene.

Jerry - Dean & Dale went to church & at 8: Jackie & I went to bed. Never did go to sleep, my leg hurt.

I sent to work at 11:

Friday, September 11, 2015

Saturday, September 11, 1965

Ray left on bus for Provo

sunny & nice.

I came home  from work & Kids were all still asleep so I went to bed. They woke me up at 11:30 then Ray took Jerry & Dean up to take D.Q. truck out & he never came home. Dale went to play.

Lynda brought Jackie home at 1: & we had nap then got up at 2: & washed cloths I made an angle food cake & jello for supper. When Jerry got home he made toasted tuna sandwiches & punch & we ate. Ray came home at 3: & we went up & had car greesed & oil change & while we waited Ray & Jackie walked up town & got my vacum bags at Wards & groc. at Albertsons waited until 6:30 at D.Q. & brought Kids home. Ray finished Packing & Kids took him up to bus at 10:30 for Provo.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Friday, September 10, 1965

Jackie went to slumber Party

Sunny & nice. I stoped in Caldwell on way home from work & had diathermy treatment. Came home & ate & went to bed at 10: & Kids woke me up at noon so I got up. I listened to records & filled out my Ins. claim

Kids have been chaseing all afternoon. Jerry worked on genelogy

Dean took D.Q. truck out after school. I washed some cloths

Jerry cooked steaks & fixed supper. Ray cleaned out his drawers, & closet & got packed to go to school. Kids went & got Dean & we ate & I checked Deans D.Q. money

Lynda came at 7: & got Jackie she went to Debbies birthday slumber Party. Kids watched T.V. & I went to bed but I never did get to sleep, 2 hrs today. I went to work at 11:

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Thursday, September 9, 1965

Ivard called

Gail was sent to Pocotello

nice today & warm

I came home from work & went right to bed & Jerry & Ray went to Boise to genelogy library got who bunch more stuff got home at 5:30.

I woke up at 1: & got up & washed read paper, Avon lady came awhile then I had a bath & cooked supper.

Dean went on truck after school & I went & picked him up at 6:15 & we ate & Jackie did dishes. Dean went up to church to practice organ awhile.

Ivard called at 2: on his way to Huntington first time hes worked since he went back Tuesday nite. Gail left for Pocotello to work. Jackie went to Primary. I went to bed until time to go to work, but couldn't sleep.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Wednesday, September 8, 1965

Rained all morning, Sunny & nice this afternoon. I came right home from work & got ready & went back to Caldwell to Dr. have to go couple of times more, Ray had to go to Parolee officers & get his papers to go to school. Came home at 10: & went to bed & they woke me up at 4:30 to eat.

Jerry worked on genelogy all day & made cake & got supper. then he took Dale to collect & picked Dean up & we ate.

Dean went up to church at 6:15 to practice organ & from there to his piano lesson at 7: Jerry took Dale to his piano lesson. They watched T.V. I went to bed until time to go to work.

Monday, September 7, 2015

Tuesday, September 7, 1965

Kids started school

Ivard went back to Glenns F.

Rained hard all morning & again this afternoon.

Kids started school today

Jerry & Ray went to Boise all day & got genelogy, got home at 5:30.

Ivard & I played Scrabble & laid around all day.

I made chilli for supper & Kids bought garlic bread

Jerry, Ray, Dean & Dale went to Mutual.

Jackie & I took Ivard up to depot at 8: & waited until 8:40 for train & him & Gail went on it to Glenns Ferry.

Ivard took me to Caldwell to Dr but he was in Sugery so I came home.

We came home from depot & went to bed. I went back to work after 4 days off, at 11:30

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Monday, September 6, 1965

nice day

Ivard got up at 6: & went up to R.R. & called G.F & marked up I got up at 7:30 & washed & iorned all day, got it all done up.

Ray took Dean & Jerry up to D.Q & they took truck out all afternoon he played Scrabble with Ivard & I. & weeded flowers

Dale went over to Garners all afternoon to play.

Ivard & I & Ray went up to see about buying Polar bear. & Kids had to walk home I got supper & we ate after we got home. Kids got here right after we started, Jerry, Ray & Dale. Ivard & I went up to Gails & visited & they made icecream. Ray went with us & Jerry got Kids to bed We came home about 11:

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Sunday, September 5, 1965

cloudy & stormy - ccol

Jerry - Ray - Dean & Dale went to Priesthood, sunday school & Fast meeting. Ivard took Jackie to S.S. & went up to Rail Road & called G.F. & he had missed out has to stay off 24 hrs before he marks up again, He got some groc. I checked Deans money, read paper & cooked dinner. Father came home & watched ball game. Kids came home & Jerry & Dale went collecting Fast offerings & Ray took off rest of day. We ate at 3: & Dale did dishes. We played Scrabble & Ivard made fire in fireplace & we watched T.V.

Ivard & Jackie went & bought some cantalope & icecream & we ate that.

I washed 4 batches of cloths

We went to bed at 10:30 & Ray stayedup & watched T.V.

Friday, September 4, 2015

Saturday, September 4, 1965

warm & sunny

Ray went to dentist & gadding around most of day.

Jerry & I, Dean & Jackie went up town & I bought 5 cases Peaches & Dean bought Jackies school supplies. Dale was out collecting for his paper route

Came home & father was home & in the tub. We left Dean & Jerry at D.Q. to take truck out. I washed all my bedding - pads ect., all day & hung on neighbors line about 7. batches. Dale watered lawn. Ivard went to bed.

Ray came home & cleaned his room & we changed beds then he weeded rock wall & Ivard got up & helped him & cleaned our room. I cooked supper, stuffed peppers, & Jackie made cake & we ate when Kids came & we watched T.V. My nite off. sure tired.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Friday, September 3, 1965

sunny - windy & cool.

Father came home at 3: AM & left again at 5:. Jerry went & got him & took him back. left check. I came home from work after I stoped at Dr. & had diathermy treatment in Caldwell. We got laid off for 4 nites for holiday. I went right to bed & at noon Kids got me up & Dale & I took Dean up to take D.Q. truck out & we went to bank, pd. bills & went out to Karcher Mall & got groc. Jackie went over to Hills all afternoon. Ray went to work & came home at 6: & got ready & went on Date.

Jerry stayed home & worked on genelogy. I came home & worked on my books. We ate after Dean got home & watched T.V. I checked Deans money, to hiss $200. up to Mr. Johnson.

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Thursday, September 2, 1965

Dean got his Patriarchal Blessing

sunny & nice

I came home from work & ate & went right to bed & phone woke me at noon so I got up & washed some cloths, painted, listed to records, read paper.

Ray left when I got home to go to Caldwell & got his tooth fixed, never showed up all day

Jerry took Dean to take truck out & went up town.

He came home & worked on genelogy & took Jackie to Primary at 4:, got supper.

Ray got home at 4:10 & went to work at Reed & Bell at 5. been to Adrian.

Father didn't come or call again today.

Dean went to Stake House at 8:30 & got his patriarchal Blessing.

I went to bed until time to go to work.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Wednesday, September 1, 1965

I got called back to work.

nice

I washed some cloths & painted all day.

Jerry went to Boise to see about school, he don't get to go, has too many bills.

He took Dean & Jackie up at noon to take truck out, on his way.

Dale watered & cut lawn.

We ate & I watched T.V. until 10: & I got called back to work.

I went & got Dean at D.Q at 6:15 & he went up to church after he got ready to practice organ. I checked his money

Ray left at 9: AM to work & got home at 10:30, last day Weavers got home.

Father still hasn't called or come home, since Sat. & he know we really need check.