Tuesday, November 30, 1965

Ivard went back to Glenns F to work

Sent Lyle letter to his money

16 º in Caldwell & 25 º in Nampa when I came from work, I was froze to death. I got in bed with Ivard & got warm He'd taken Dale on paper route & got his check & gone back to bed
Got up at 10:30 & we went to bank & paid bills & Ivard droped me off at Relief Society work day. had real good lunchon & I said blessing. Ivard came & got me at 2: & I got my books up made out Payment. Jerry got supper & we ate when Kids came & at 5:15. Jerry, Dean & Dale went to Mutual early so Dean could practice organ. I went to bed at 5:30. Ivard left for Glenns F on 8:30 train & left car at depot & Jerry went & brought it home when I went to work at 11:

30 º tonite when I went.

Monday, November 29, 1965

Ivard marked back up on Glenns Ferry brakeman board last nite

26 º  when I came home from work, 19 º  in Caldwell. Sunny & cold. I ate & went to bed at 9:, got up at 1:40. & washed some cloths & iorned 10 pieces & got supper & painted on Xmas calendar.

We ate at 4:30 & Jerry & Dean did dishes.

Ivard, Dale & Jackie went up to Gails & let him use car to go on World book appointment. He lost his car, didn't make payments. They brought them home

Kids painted, worked on genelogy & wrapped Xmas presents.

I went to bed at 6:30.

Jerry went job hunting this morning, no luck.

Ivard watched T.V. I went to work at 11: & Ivard followed me up town takeing Gail home & calling G.F. didn't work today.

Sunday, November 28, 1965

Came home from Salt Lake

Sent Gene letter - Ray called

Ivard got bumped out of Nampa

Sunny all day - cool

The train got into Nampa at 7:30 & Ivard & Dale were there to meet us. Came home & put things away & looked at mail & Ivard & I went to bed. Jerry - Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & sunday school.

I got up at 11: & had dinner ready when Kids got home we had our 2nd Thanksgiving dinner & father was home. this time turkey, dressing, turkey, gravy yams, potatoes, cranberry sauce, aspargus, lettuce & tomatoe salad & carrot pudding with carmel sauce. I washed & iorned & patched all afternoon, iorned 44 pieces. Dale had 3 boys here all afternoon. Jerry - Dean, Dale & Timothy Hogg left for church at 6:15, choir practice. Ivard & Jackie left at 7:15. I had bath & went to bed until time for work.

Saturday, November 27, 1965

Got letter from Ray

stormy & snowed all morning & during nite. We got up & ate & got ready & went to Salt Lake & they took Ike to Dr. for his 6 week check up & shot and Gene called Dr. about his blood tests they were OK, doesn't have diabeties. We brought Ike & Claudia home & Kay Gene & I went down to Union furniture & I bought Ike a chrome high chair. Gene was sure excited, more than Kay Ike sure liked it too, he could see himself in chrome tray. Sally came & tended Ike & I took Kay, Claudia, Gene & Jackie to "Brattens Cove" & had dinner, seafood Place, real nice. We went up to Ruth & Rays awhile too. Kays day off.

At 6:45 Kay - Claudia & Gene took us in to depot to catch train for home, we left at 7:30, the train was packed. We slept pretty good in our seats.

Father worked 11: to 11:30 P.M, Nyssa

Friday, November 26, 1965

got to Salt Lake

snow on ground & snowed on us during nite on way down. We got into depot at Salt Lake at 8: & Gene & Claudia were there to meet us. Gene sure looked good after 1 1/2 years, hes thinner but seems to feel OK. don't know whats wrong yet. Kay was to work. We went out to their place, Ike sure is growing. I went over to Petersons & called Ruth & Louies. Claudia fixed us breakfast & lunch & we had supper when she got back from Salt Lake at 5: from getting Kay. I went over & called Ruth Tovey. We all went out to Tooelle at 7: to see Mother - it was Bernieces Birthday & we had icecream & cake. Mother was feeling good. We left about 10: & got back to Kays after 11: & got to bed.

Thursday, November 25, 1965

Jackie & I went to Salt Lake on train

cloudy & black -

Dale went on paper route & at 8: Ivard left for McCall for 2 days, he was going to lay off but Dale took call. I was sick, ear ache & bad cold, when I woke up.

I washed cloths & made cranberry relish jello salad, dressing, yams & cooked turkey & we ate at 3:, the 5 of us.

Gail went to Nyssa & I had to call him at 3: to come home & work at 4:

I painted all afternoon. Washed Jackies hair & she had bath & we packed & at 8: Jerry & Dean took us up to catch train for Salt Lake, left at 8:30. slept pretty good all nite on train.

Dale stayed home to watch show

snowed during nite on way to Utah

Wednesday, November 24, 1965

Ray called tonite, was going to Idaho Falls for holiday.

windy & black - rained hard for awhile.

I came home from work, got laid off until Sun. nite for holiday. I laid down for hr. & Ivard got up & went to Caldwell to Dr. for Ins. examination until noon. Gail & Lynda brought Kids & Jerry tended them for hr.

Ivard & I went up to Smiles & had lunch & went to Butterys & got turkey & groc. & to Safeway Came home & got supper & we ate when Kids came & Ivard & I & Jackie went up to Albertsons & got rest of groc. & some gas. made cranberry relish & put 2 batches in freezer & one for tomorrow. Made 3 carrot puddings. Had fire in fire place & watched T.V. Kids went to Piano L. Ivard didnt work.

Tuesday, November 23 1965

rained all morning & sun this afternoon. I came home from work & ate & read paper & got in bed 15 min. to get warm then got ready to go to relief S., after I went & got groc. & came home & went to bed at 1: I woke up at 5: just as Kids were going out the door to go up to church to Scouts Chilli feed to raise money for ball uniforms. Jerry & Dale stayed to Mutual & Dean brought Jackie home & got  ready & went up to N.N.C to quill & Scroll banquet, he was made a member

I washed cloths & made tea & printed until 9:15 & went to bed until time to go to work.

Ivard went to Nyssa at 7: & got home 10:

I went to work at 11:

Monday, November 22, 1965

Windy - cloudy

I came home from work & went to bed for hr. then got up & took Jerry over to Gails to tend Kids & went to Irene Johnsons at 10:30 to Hobbycrafts monthly meeting Came home at 3: & Jerry was home. Ate & read papers & went to bed at 5: & slept until Ivard woke me up to go to work.

Ivard went to work at Nyssa today at 7: AM & got home at 9:

Jerry got supper & fed Kids. He painted rest of quiet book for relief S. bizzar.

Sunday, November 21, 1965

Kay called

I called Lyle.

Sunny nice day - breezy not very cold.

I came home from work & went right to bed but never did get any sleep.

Ivard - Jerry, Dean, & Dale went to Priesthood & Ivard came home & took Jackie to S.S. I finally got up at 11:30 & had dinner all ready when they got home & we ate & I went to bed but Kids Kept me awake.

Kay called & said they are still takeing test but Gene might have diabeties. We called Lyle to tell him about Gene

Jerry & Dean went to Stake meeting & came home & did dishes.

Ivard didn't work today.

Had neighborhood in to see Disneyland in color.

They all went to church & I went to bed until time for work

Saturday, November 20, 1965

Called Mother for birthday & wired flowers

Got letter from Genes Mission President

Note from Ray

colder - black & cloudy - windy little rain.

I came home & ate & went to bed at 9:30. Kids had floors scrubbed & house cleaned & dishes done & at 9:30 Jerry, Dean, Dale, Jackie & Nancy went to Boise to fairy land Parade, got home at 6:

Ivard went to work at 7: AM

I woke up at 1: & got up & washed my hair & scrubbed & waxed family bathroom & changed Jerry & Dales beds & washed 8 batches cloths cooked roast & made Jello suffle salad for Tomorrow.

Got note from Ray & letter from Genes Mission P., he was sent home because he has ulcers bad. Nancy came with Kids then Jerry & Dean took her home & Dean practiced organ & they got my groc. Ivard came about 8: & we watched movie. laid down at 9:30 until time to go to work.

Friday, November 19, 1965

Ivard came back to Nampa extra brakeman board.

Sunny - cloudy.

I came home from work & ate & read papers & went to bed at 9: I woke up at 1: but never got up until 2: then I washed some cloths & embroidered on relief S. pillow cases.

Jerry did genelogy & painted all day, got supper & made Cake.

Ivard called at 4:30 & I went & got him, he's come back to Nampa extra board, I'm sure happy. We got gas & came home & ate & he got red car started & went & got gas in it.

Jerry & Dale went Xmas shopping & came home & wrapped them.

Jackie went to neighbors to stay all nite, Benders.

Dean scrubbed & waxed play room

Ivard & I went to bed at 7:

I went to work at 11:

Thursday, November 18, 1965

Mother sent 2 baby quilts we had her make

50 º when I came home from work, black, angry clouds & windy. Rained some today

I went to bed at 9: & woke up at 1:30 & washed 3 batches cloths.

Jerry went to unemployment office & worked on genelogy.

At 3: Jerry & I went up to D.Q & Paid Edith for Stanley & got Dean from school & left him to get hair cut & we went up town pd on laways to Safeways out to Casteneto's about car Ins. & went & pd Don Boren & picked Dean up & went to Kings & laid away Debbie & Kristines Xmas Came home & Jackie was home from Primary. Jerry fixed supper & I read paper. We ate & Dean did dishes. I went to bed at 7:15. Mother sent 2 baby quits she made for us for Xmas Presents.

Wednesday, November 17, 1965

Ivard was home 3 hrs

Cloudy most of day. I came home from work & went to bed at 9: Jerry woke me up at 1:40 to go get Ivard at R.R., we went to bank & pd. bills & got few groc. Came home & I got supper & Ivard bathed & dashes up to Ward & bought new battery for Dodge & Put in, now its out of gas. We ate & Jackie & I dashed Ivard up to bus depot & he left at 5:25 for Glenns F. had to go to work before train got there. Made out payments & went to bed at 6:30 & Jerry mailed them when he went up & Paid R.R. Credit Union for me at 8:, after Dean & Dale came home from Piano L.

I went to work at 11: cloudy & windy.

Tuesday, November 16, 1965

I called Ivard at Huntington

canceled Farmers car Ins.

Jerry got drivers licence

Sent Ray a letter

40 in Nampa when I came from work it was foggy in Caldwell. I got ready & went to relief S. & after I went to Edison Deals & canceled our Car Ins.

Jerry didn't work & at 1: Gail came & tok him to get drivers licence. Came home at 3:15 & Jerry went & got Dean & went to Central & got Dean  & Rays Driver training certificate so we could get new Ins.

I called Ivard at Huntington

I couldn't sleep so I got up & got supper. Made tuna loaf, jello, cottage cheese salad & Banna pudding.

I went to bed at 6:30 & Jackie did dishes & came to bed with me.

Jerry, Dean & Dale went to Mutual.

I went to work at 11: rained most of nite.

Monday, November 15, 1965

Salt Lake Mission office called & said Gene would be in Salt L. at 8:30 tonite

I called Ruth. Gene called me.

28 in Caldwell & 41 in Nampa when I came home & foggy. Sunny & nice all morning. cloudy this afternoon. I took Jerry to work & came home & read paper & went to bed at 9:30, at 12:30 phone woke me. It was Salt L. Mission headquarters calling to say that Gene would arrive at airport there at 8:30 P.M & would have a letter of explanation on him. They wanted to know if I'd had word or knew what was wrong. They will meet him if they can't contact Kay. I called Ruth too to make sure Kay knew. I washed cloths & put them away & patched & embroidered. I fixed supper & went after Jerry but he'd got ride home We ate & I went to bed & Jerry took Dean over to Ediths & he went to leadership meeting with her. I was just leaving for work when Kay & Gene called, got in at 8:40 said he was all right & not to worry. I'd get letter from Mission President in few days.

Sunday, November 14, 1965

Rained all nite & all day today

Dean got up & took Dale on his Paper route. Jerry, Dean & Dale left for priesthood & had car stop on them out by our lane stop sign so Jerry walked back up & got other car & took Jackie & they went to S.S. I washed socks & rugs & cooked dinner, stuffed peppers & worked on tri-chem.

Edna WIlson came & got her tri-Chem order.

Kids came & we ate & went out & pushed car in. I patched me couple of shirts for work

We ate. I laid down at 4: & Kids went to church & left me in bed.

I went to work at 11:

Saturday, November 13, 1965

I went to tri chem meeting at Stardust in Boise

cloudy & stormy - rained tonite

I got up & had a bath & got ready & at 9:15 Dean took me over to Johnsons & I went to Boise with her & 4 other ladies to all day Tri-Chem meeting, had lunch there at 12:30, chicken, cost me 1.80. I came home at 5:30, with Beulah Barnhill.

Jerry never got home from work until after 6: We ate supper & I went to bed & read papers & got warm then got up & made some tea & washed cloths & painted & watched late show. My nite off.

Dean went up to church to Practice. Jerry docdtored & went to bed early

Dean cleaned house.

Friday, November 12, 1965

Ivard went back to Glenns F. to work

Rained most of day.

I came home from work & Jerry had gone to unemployment office to see about job, didn't find anything. He didn't work today.

Castinetto came all morning about Ins. on house loan, furni. ect & Car, Farmers canceled us out.

Ivard had to Catch noon train for G.F. so Jerry took him up to R.R. & came home & we went to Buttery & Safeway & got groc. & some for 2 yr. supply. Came home & got supper & ate when Kids came from school & I went to bed at 5:15, I was dead they got me up at 7:15 & Jerry, Dean Jackie & I went over to Hoge;s to Edith's Stanley Party & Dale went to bed. Came home at 10:15 & went to bed. My nite off. Jerry has an awful cold.

Thursday, November 11, 1965

cloudy - sunny - snow on mountains today.

I came home from work & Jerry took Jackie to school & had hair cut, he didn't work today. I ate & made some tea & Ivard & I played Scrabble until noon, Jerry played last game with us. Ivard bathed & went to football game at 1:30 & I went to bed but was still awake at 3:30 so got my books up. Kids got out early today so Jerry went & Picked Jackie up & took her to Primary.

I got supper & we ate when Ivard & Kids got home. I went to bed until time to go to work. Ivard watched T.V. & got me up to go to work

Kids worked on genelogy. Jerry took Kids up to Pancake feed at High S.

Wednesday, November 10, 1965

Ivard got bumped & marked back up on Glenns Ferry board

rained hard

Sunny, cloudy. I came home from work & read paper & ate & went to bed at 10:

Ivard got bumped off the brakeman board at Nampa & marked back up on the board at Glenns Ferry He went up to R.R to see about it at 10: & never got home until 12:30

I woke up so I got up at embroidered bizzar pillow cases & washed cloths & Ivard cleaned outside windows on play room.

I cooked supper & we ate when Kids got home, Dean came with Jerry from work. I went to bed at 6:30 & Kids went to Piano L. & Ivard & Jackie did dishes

I went to work at 11: & it was really raining hard.

Ivard didn't work today.

Tuesday, November 9, 1965

24 ° when I came through Caldwell. cloudy, little sun. 54 ° today. Ivard went to work at 8: AM on Marshing local. Jerry was to work, had dodge winterized anti-freeze - gresse job & oil change new filter.

I came home from work & ate & had bath & read paper & went to Relief Society work meeting. had nice lunch. I went to bank & over to Home Federal & started a Savings account for Dale. Came home at 2: & went to bed. Kids woke me up at 5:30 to eat & at 6:10 they left for Mutual, Dad had to practice organ.

Ivard came right after Kids left, me & Jackie were in bed & had to get up & got get him. It was about 7:30 went to bed until time to go to work.

Monday, November 8, 1965

Lyle went home.

I called Ray

26 ° when I came from work. cloudy, sunny.

I came home from work & Ivard was fixing breakfast for Lyle. Kids had gone to school & Jerry to work. We ate & Lyle & Barbra went over to Helens & got Stanley, Terry & David & came back & we played Penochle until noon & they went over to Gails & were leaving for home at 4: Ivard did dishes & took of at 12:30 & never got home until 5:30 bumming. I went to bed at 12:15 & got up at 3:45 & cooked supper & we ate when Ivard & Jerry got home. Jerry took Dale collecting

I went to bed until time for work. Every one went to bed early.

Sunday, November 7, 1965

Lyle stayed all nite

lowest this winter, 25 ° when I came from work - sunny- clody.

Jerry, Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & Jerry came home & got Jackie for S. S & fast meeting.

I laid down a hr. & got warm, couldn't sleep, Jackie had T.V. too loud.

Ivard got up & took Dale on paper route & went to work at 7: Came home at noon for lunch & went back at 1:

I made cake & Jello for this evening & cooked dinner, stuffed Peppers.

We ate when Kids got home at 1:30 & Jerry & Dean took Dale to collect fast offerings & Jackie & I went to bed. it was after 3:15 when I got to sleep. I woke up at 7: when Ivard came & we had icecream & cake. I went back to bed & they woke me at 10:, Lyle was here & I visited with them half hr. befor I went to work. they stayed all nite.

Saturday, November 6, 1965

Sunny & nice today. I came home from work & Ivard was just leaving for work, he went to Weiser & got home at 6: I went right to bed & slept until noon then got up & changed every bed & washed them. Dean had taken Jerry to work & jad most of house scrubbed & waxed. I cleaned my bed room & Dale helped me make bed. & Ivard & I made Dale & Jackies when he got home. Dean went & got Jerry at 1: & he came home & got ready & him & Dean went Xmas shopping, came home at 5: & brought $20. worth of groc. I made hambergers & we just finished eating when father came Jerry & Dean went to 70's Varity show & I went to bed until time to go to work. Ivard went too. & gave me good rub down then got up & watched T.V.

Friday, November 5, 1965

Ray called

nice day. I never got home from work until 9:30 had to stay an hr to meeting got paid for it. Jerry was to work & Ivard had just got home. We read paper & ate & went to bed. Gail called at 2: & woke us up. so we got up & Ivard watered lawn & I washed some cloths.

When Kids came from school We went up to Gails to Angies birthday. had cake & icecream & opened her Presents. came home at 6: droped Dale off to collect for paper & Ivard went back & took him around collecting. I went to bed until time to go to work. Ray called while we were gone & talked to Jerry. Every one went to bed early.

Thursday, November 4, 1965

Put calves on feed

Ivard sent Gene letter

cloudy, sunny - warm

I came home from work & read paper & ate & went to bed & Ivard came to bed & gave me a good rub down with lotion.

Jerry went to work at 9:30 & Ivard went at 10: to see about feed & having calves fed for month, He never got home until 4:

I got up at 1:30 & made banna Pudding & painted on relief S stuff. Dean missed bus & walked up & came home with Jerry. Dale went collecting for Paper. Ivard went & got Jackie from Primary & we ate & I went to bed at 6:30 & tossed & turned. Jerry & Dean went home teaching again.

Ivard went to work at 8:30 P.M on Boise. I went to work at 11:

Wednesday, November 3, 1965

Got letter from Ray

Cloudy most of day & cooler

I came home from work & went to bed & he gave me a good rub down. He got up at 10:30 & messed around, watered lawn.

I got up at 2: & we went to Bank & put money in for Ray, had check bounce. Picked Jackie up at school & got gas & went & Paid rent on calf Pasture. Came home & made some tea & cooked supper & Ivard watched T.V. Dale went collecting & Jerry got home at 6:. We ate & Dean & Dale went to Piano L. & Jackie did dishes. Jerry had shower & when Dean got home they went Home teaching. Ivard wrote Gene. I went to bed at 7: until time to go to work.

Tuesday, November 2, 1965

Jerry got letter from Gene

29 ° when I came from work but no frost on windshield must of cooled off late. cloudy & sunny - got up to 70 °

I came home from work & took Jerry to work & ate & got ready & went to Relief S. got few groc. & came home & made jello & went to bed at 1: woke up at 4:15. 2:00 Kids got home, early & cooked supper.

Ivard went to work at 7: & got home after I went to work got. off at 5: & spent all that time in beer joint.

I drove around looking for him before I went to work but didn't find him, he was at one across from Bowling alley.

Jerry, Dean & Dale went to Mutual at 6: so Dean could Practice Organ. 

Monday, November 1, 1965

Sent Ray a letter

Jerry & Sis took Ivard to New Medows

nice. Jerry & Jackie got up at 4: A.M & took Ivard back to New Medows. They drove around lake & had breakfast at Shore Lodge got Pine cones. They got home at 12:05 & ate lunch & Jackie went to wchool & Jerry went to work

I came home from work & went to bed until noon & got up & went to bank & Paid bills, Ivard got his check on way to N.M & Jerry brought it home. Came home & got my books up & wrote to Ray. fixed supper & we ate when Jerry got home & Dale came from collecting, about 6:30. we just got through when Ivard got home

I went to bed until time to go to work. rest of them had fire in fire place & watched T.V.