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Sunday, January 31, 2016

Monday, January 31, 1966

Jerry started work at Nampa Floral

Ivard was home half day

ent Gene letter & money

Sunny - cloudy - windy - warmer

I came home from work froze to death & Ivard was home & in bed, Jerry went up to train & got him at 7: I went right to bed & got warmed up. Jerry took Jackie to school on his way to his 1st day at Nampa floral.

We got up at 10:30 & went up & got Genes money & paid bills & Ivard left for G.F. on noon train. Ray & I went to Smilies & had lunch & I bought 4 chest of drawers at new Top furn. sale.

Ray went to unemployment & they sent him out to Carnation Can for interview came home & washed 2 batches cloths & Ray did one & I went to bed at 3: & Ray made cookies & got supper. I got up & ate & washed 2 more batches at 5:20. Dale went collecting after school.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Sunday, January 30, 1966

Ray came home from B.Y.U.

Ray made was made an Elder

Ivard to home at 1:10 AM. & left again at noon.

Cloudy - rainy - few snow flakes  Jerry & Dale went on their paper routes & just got home & had to go back up & get Ray at depot.

Jerry - Dean & Dale went to Conference all day. Jerry called at noon & said they'd voted on Ray to be an Elder so he hurried & got ready & went to afternoon session

Jackie & I painted most of day. Ray made cake this mroning then Ivard & I & Ray played 2 games of Scrabble, Jackie & I took Ivard up to catch train at noon for G.F.

President Lee ordained Ray an Elder.

Kids came home at 4:30 & we ate & Jackie did dishes.

I went to bed at 6: until time to go to work. Betty & Nancy came awhile.

Friday, January 29, 2016

Saturday, January 29, 1966

warm & Sunny

Dale went on paper route & went back to bed. I read paper & Painted on & off all day.

Jackie cleaned bathrooms

Jerry & Dean left at 2: & went to Boise to "Sound of Music" 3rd time & "My Fair Lady," 2nd time. It was midnite when they got home.

Dale & I played games awhile & Jackie went to neighbors.

Jerry took Dale getting starts this morning while Dean was at Stake House practicing to sing in conference. & we ate when they got home & Jerry fixed it.

We watched T.V & Dale & Jackie went to bed at 9: & I stayed up until it went off air. just got in bed at 1:10 & Ivard called & I got up & went & got him.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Friday, January 28, 1966

Sunny & cloudy. I came home from work, we get 2 nites off. I read paper & went to bed couple of hrs & got up & Jerry & I went up town & put some money & both our checking accounts. Came home & painted all afternoon Jerry fixed supper & Dean cleaned play room & I got set up for my Paint Party but no one ever showed up or called. Mrs. Blanch, Mary Ann & Carma were supposed to come at 7:30.

I washed some cloths & we had fire in fire place & watched T.V. & we all went to bed at 9:30.

Ivard called at 7.P.M on way to G.F.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Thursday, January 27, 1966

Ivard went back to G.F.

Ray called.

Sunny

I got up about 9: & Ivard & Jerry never got up until 10:30 Jerry went back to bed after he took Dean to Seminary

Castigneto came about our Ins. & brought policy.

At noon I took Ivard up to catch train for G.F.. Came home & washed some cloths & painted a pillow case.

Jerry got supper & went & got Jackie & Dale at Primary & we ate. Had to go get Dean at 4:

I went to bed at 6:15 until time to go to work at 11:

didn't get much sleep, still don't feel too good.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Wednesday, January 26, 1966

Got letter from Gene

Ivard came home.

I laid off

Sunny & not too cold.

I came home from work & went to bed. I was froze to death. I woke up at 1: & went to bank about my over drawn account. came home & washed a batch of cloths & patched until Kids got home & we ate, Jerry fixed supper.

Kids went to Piano L. early and went to Mutual Nampa 2nd & 5th combined a musical programe. Dean played a Medlay from Sound of Music on organ. They took Jackie & I went to bed. I feel awful. Ivard called at 8: & I got hp & went & got him & he laid me off. We went back to bed. I was takeing chills.

Monday, January 25, 2016

Tuesday, January 25, 1966

Ray called

Got card from Lyle

Sunny all day not too warm I came home from work & Jerry took off to sign for unemployment, took Gail too & brought him home with him & they gabbed until noon then Jerry too him to Kuna to look at car & I took him home I made 2 batches of Candy to send Gene & it was 11:30 before I went to bed then phone woke me up at 3:30, Ray called.

Jerry got supper & we ate after he got back from picking Dean up at school, stayed to a meeting.

I feel sick. I went back to bed at 6:

Dale went to Givins with Scouts & took Swimming Merit Badge.

Dean took him up to church & Practiced organ. No Mutual until tomorrow. I went to work at 11:

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Monday, January 24, 1966

foggy this morning, roads were like glass, took me a hr. to come home from woek. Sunny most of day & roads dried off Pretty good. We still have our snow on ground. I came home & read paper & went to bed at 9:30. Paint class was called off for slick roads.

I woke up at 3: when Phone rang. I lifted it up just in time to hear father tell Jerry goodbye. I got up & washed a batch of cloths & made jello & shrimp chow Mein & we ate when Kids got home. Dale did dishes & Jerry took him to get starts, got one.

I finished my iorning & went to bed at 7:30 until time to go to work. Kids had fire in fire Place & watched T.V.

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Sunday, January 23, 1966

sent letter to Lyle & Kay

" birthday cards to Debora Batt & David

Ivard was home for day.

snowed on & off most of day & real hard about 5:30 tonite.

Jerry & Dale got up & did their paper route.

At 6: A.M. phone rang & father wanted me to come & get him so Jackie & I did & we went to bed & talked things over & slept awhile

Then father, Jerry - Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & Sunday school, Ivard came home & took Jackie to S.S.

Ivard ordained Dale a teacher.

I made banna Pudding & got dinner & wrote Lyle & Ray & we mailed them at 6: when we rode up to R.R. for Ivard to call G.F. went back on 12

Kids went to church early & Ivard took car up & left it for Dean. Jerry went to Homedale to talk at Fireside after. I went to bed till time for work

Friday, January 22, 2016

Saturday, January 22, 1966

snowed a bit today.

got up & changed all the beds & washed 8 batches of cloths & iorned all but Jerry cloths.

Kids cleaned up house & chased.

Jerry took Dale & Time in to show then Dean went to church to Practice Organ & came home with out him so had to turn around & go get him

I washed my & Jackies hair & put hers up in curlers.

Jerry got supper & we ate at 2:30 & him & Dean did dishes. Patty went home about 4:

I stayed up & watched T.V until 1:15 A.M. Kids bathed & went to bed early.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Friday, January 21, 1966

Ivard was home all day

Gails birthday, 29

cold & windy. I came home from work, we get next 2 nites off. Ivard was home & in bed, drove, got here at 2:30 AM. I went to bed & got warmed up. got up at 11: & father went up town to get new tire on dodge & ever got home until 5:30 when we were eating. I was mad

I went to clinic at 4: & turned in Ins. Papers & got few groc. drove up town & saw car parked behind Stockman in that lot.

At 7: Ivard, Dale, Jackie & I went & got Patty Forsgrin to stay all nite & went up to Gails & had birthday cake. took Dale over to Stake H. at 8: & Dean met him there for Banna split Party. Vernon law talked to them. took Ivard to catch 8:15 train & came home & went to bed. Kids got home at 11:

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Thursday, January 20, 1966

Lydia Schulthies came to visit

Sunny & cold

I came home from work & read paper & ate & went right to bed at 9: & woke up at 1: so I got up & washed some cloths & worked on my Tri-chem records.

Jerry went to Dr. Daines this morning, has infected ear. Went & pd. 2 months phone bill for me.

Jerry went after Dean at 3:30 & went to Post office & got me some stamps & bought a pr garments for Gails birthday

Lydia Schulthies came & visited for hr or so, her grandson brought her & left her while he went up to R.R.

Kids brought Jackie from Primary we ate & Dean & Jerry did dishes & went home teaching. Dale went with Lenard to get new starts

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Wednesday, January 19, 1966

got letter from Gene

went to Tri Chem district meeting

Ivard was home for day.

clear & cold.

I came home from work, froze to death, & hurried & got ready & went up to Nampa Grange Hall at 10: to quarterly district tri-chem meeting, They hadn't heated hall & we about froze to death, just getting warm when we left.

Had good meeting & display & they served us a ham dinner for $1.55 came home at 3:10.

Ivard had just got home & in bed when I came from work & when I came from meeting he was up calling R.R. he came home & hurried & ate, we were eating, & drove to Glenns F., first out. I went to bed at 6: & Kids went to Piano L went to work at 11:

Monday, January 18, 2016

Tuesday, January 18, 1966

Ivard called on way through

Ray called

10 ยบ low, sunny & cold

I came from work & Jerry went to unemployment office. I ate & read paper & went to bed & phone woke me up at 2: Ray called & wanted Jerry but he was in Ontario, went with Betty Coats & got home at 5 p. Ivard called at 4: for Second was dead-heading to Huntington. We ate & Kids went to Mutual at 6: & Jackie & I went to bed.

Ray called Jerry at 10:40 P.M.

I went to work at 11:

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Monday, January 17, 1966

got letter from Kay

sent Bill Birthday Card & note

Ivard was home for Day

16 ยบ  last nite. Sunny & cold.

I came home from work & read paper & read paper & was just going to bed when Ivard came from Glenns F, rode with some guy. He read paper & we went to bed, I was froze & he got me warm.

Jerry went to bank for me & paid his bills & got few things for supper & he got it.

I woke up at 2: & Ivar had got up at noon & gone up to R.R. He came at 2:30 & we played Scrabble

I washed some clots.

We ate when Kids came & Dean did dishes. Ivard had bath & at 6: to take Dale to collect & he went to wards sale & got new tire.

He went on 8:30 train, Dean & Jerry droped him off on way to Stake House 

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Sunday, January 16, 1966

sent letter to Mother & Gene

Sunny & nice. Jerry & Dale got up at 3:30 A.M & did their 2 paper routes. Jerry - Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & Jerry came home & took Jackie to S.S., she made a cake before she left & I iced it & made baked beans & potatoe salad for dinner I washed 4 batches of cloths & wrote 2 letters toay to Mother & Gene.

Gail & Lynda & Kids came with Mrs. Blanch & Mary Ann, they came to see about takeing paint lessons, starting Jan 28th.

We ate & Kids, Jerry & Dean, went to Stake meeting & Dale did dishes.

Kids went to church & I had bath & went to bed until time to go to work.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Saturday, January 15, 1966

Ivard went to G.F. at 6:, drove, 1st out

cloudy - sunny - cold wind.

Dale forgot to tet up for paper route, Lenord called at 6: & he went. when he came home I got up & fixed breakfast & Kids cleaned up house

About 11: Jerry & Dean went to Boise & did genelogy & went to Sound of Music" again, got home at 6: Ivard & I played Scrabble & Kids played with Dales new race cars then We went up town & bought Dale a pr. S. shoes, 3 pr. dress socks, pr levies & velvet shirt for his birthday & got Jackie a new while pile lined rain coat & laid away some sheets. Ivard went to R.R. & we went to Gails a little while then came home & Ivard watched game while I got lunch & Dale did dishes & we all played Scrabble. I got supper & when Kids came we went up to R.R., I got groc. while Ivard went he was 1st out so he dashed me home & eft, didn't want to eat. We ate & Dean did dishes & went to church to practice then to ball game & dance. We watched TV

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Friday, January 14, 1966

Dale was 14 today

Ivard got home for nite

Cloudy cold.

Dale was 14 today. I came home from work, get week end off & read paper & went to bed at 10: I got up at noon & made Dale a choclate cake with carmel frosting & nuts for his birthday & fruit, marshmello jello & got hambergers ready to fry. When Kids came from school Jerry & I dashed to store & got few things & came home & had Dales birthday supper. He had Paul Butler here. We were just starting on desert, icecream & Cake when Ivard called at 5:40 so I dashed up & got him & his check & we went to bank & Pd place & came home & he ate & at 7:30 we went up & Paid R.R. Credit Union loan Came home & played Scrabble & went to bed early. Dean went to H.S. ball game.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Thursday, January 13, 1966

Ivard called on way to Huntington

Lyle was 30 today

Sunny - cloudy - rained in nite. Jerry had to take Dale on paper route it was raining so hard.

I came home from work & Jerry left for Boise to genelogy library & he came home at 3: I read paper & ate & went to bed at 9: I woke up at 2: when Ivard called on his way through town. I got up & washed 2 batches of cloths & painted all afternoon put Socks away Jerry washed yesterday.

Talked to Gail on phone

I fixed supper while Jerry went & got Dean from school, had meeting after, Jackie from Primary & Dale from Butlers. We ate at 6:15 & I went to bed until time for work Dale went to Scout M. at Methodist church

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Wednesday, January 12, 1966

Got letter from Gene

Ivard went back to G.F.

started to snow at 7:30 AM & snowed until about 9: I came home from work & read paper & went to bed, Ivard was still in bed. When I got warm, he got up & went up & called Glenns Ferry & got the new licence Plates for Desoto & Dodge. When he came home at 1:30 I got up & made some tea, got supper, made chinese hamberger. Ivard & I played Scrabble. Jerry had to run to store

We ate when Kids came from school & figured Dales paper money & Leonard Rose came & collected & delivered his race car set he won. Ivard went on 8:30 train, Kids took him. I went to bed until time to go to work.

Kids didn't go to Piano L. Mrs Hurrens mother sick

Monday, January 11, 2016

Tuesday, January 11, 1966

Ivard came home

Warm & sunny all day snowed a little early this morning. I came home from work & Jerry went to sign up for unemployment

I ate & read paper & went to bed at 9:30. I didn't feel good so I didn't go to Relief Society.

I woke up at 3: & got up & helped Jerry get supper.

Ivard & Jackie did dishes & Jerry, Dean & Dale left for Mutual at 6: so Dean could practice Organ. & Jerry took Dale to collect for paper.

I went to bed until time to go to work & Ivard watched T.V.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Monday, January 10, 1966

Ray called

Sunny & warm.

I came home from work & ate & read paper & went to bed at 9:30 & got up at 2:30 when Ivard called & woke me up on his way to Huntington

Jerry did genelogy all day he put roast on & I put potatoes under it & made a banna pudding for supper & fixed yams. I washed a batch of cloths & put them away & painted awhile.

When Dale got home Jerry took him to collect & we ate when they got home at 6: washed my hair

Jackie had friends in after school & they made bugs, Hill Kids.

Went to bed until time to go to work.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Sunday, January 9, 1966

Ivard went back to G.F.

warm & mostly sunny

Jerry & Dale got up at 4:A & delivered their papers.

Ivard, Jerry, Dean & Dale went to priesthood & Ivard came home & took Jackie to S.S., she had to give 2 1/2 min. talk I read paper, washed 3 batches of cloths & patched & painted when they came home Jerry fixed dinner. Tim Hoff was here all day. We ate & Jerry & Dean went to Stake House & Jackie started dishes & I finished them & Ivard took Dale, Tim & Jackie to Titheing Settlement. Ivard made a fire in fireplace & we played Scrabble at 5: We watched Wizzard of Ozz. Kids left for church at 7: & I went to bed. Ivard had bath & went & cought Train at 8: & Kids brought car home.

Friday, January 8, 2016

Saturday, January 8, 1966

Ivard came home from G.F for couple of days - Got 748 lbs meat.

went to "My Fair Lady."

Cloudy & Black - WIndy - rained a little.

I woke up at 6: AM & Dale was already gone on his paper route. I got up & changed My & his bed & washed 4 batches of cloths & painted. At 8: Ivard called, came in on 11. I went & got him & got breakfast then Ivard went over to Hills & got our meat we had done, killed our 2 heifers 748 lbs. We cleaned out freezer & arranged it in cuts. Dean, Jerry & Jackie cleaned up House & Ivard helped me make my bed & Ivard took Dale collecting & at 11:40 we all went to Boise. Jerry took us to "My Fair Lady" $2. a seat. Came home at 5: & got supper & Jerry went & got some groc. & we ate at 6:

Ivard, Jackie & I went over to Gails & played Penochle. came home at 10:30 My & Ivards nite off

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Friday, January 7, 1966

warm & Sunny today. We got weekend off. I came home from work & read paper & ate & went to bed at 9:30 & Jerry woke me up at 12:30 to pay milk man. I got up & made jello salad for tomorrow and washed a batch of cloths & painted all afternoon.

Jerry fixed supper & we ate as soon as Kids came from school & Jerry took Dale to collect & He went up town. Came home at 7: & we counted up Dales money & he & I & Jackie went to bed at 7:30 & Jerry & Dean went over to McDonalds to copy some genelogy on our line she has.

I went to work at

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Thursday, January 6, 1966

Ivard was home hr.

started to rain when we left work & rained most all day. I came home & read paper & ate & was just going to bed when Ivard called so Jerry went & got him & he stayed a hr. He ate & we played 1 game Scrabble & Jerry took him back up to R.R. to go on to Huntington first day he's worked in 1966

I went to bed at 10:30 & woke up at 2:30 & got up & washed 2 batches cloths. Jerry fixed supper & we ate after he went & got Dale & Jackie at Primary. I painted.

Got Dale & Jackies books up for year.

Dean & Jerry went home teaching.

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

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Wednesday, January 5, 1966

Had letter from mother

40 ° when I came from work & raining - rained on & off all nite & most of today.

I stoped & signed for my unemployment & came home & went streight to bed at 9: I woke up at 3:30 & got up & read papers.

Jerry had supper ready & we ate when Kids got home from school.

Jackie did dishes & at 6:20 Dean & Dale went to Piano L.

Had letter from mother, shes up to Bills.

checked my Xmas cards & sorted

I went back to bed at 7:30 until time to go to work, I have such a cold.

I painted awhile

Monday, January 4, 2016

Tuesday, January 4, 1966

Ivard went back to G.F.

50 ° when I came home from work. real black & stormy all day - hard wind.

I laid down for hr & Jerry went to sign up for unemployment & forgot to get me up & I missed relief Society. Ivard was still asleep & he woke up at 10:30 & woke me up so I got up & we rode up to R.R. & bought finger Stakes & onion rings for lunch & brought Jerry some & we ate when we got home. I washed 3 batches & finished painting my 1966 bird calendar & got supper - Jerry made cake. Dean got hair cut & Jerry went & got him & we ate. Kids left at 6: for Mutual & Ivard & Sis did dishes. I went to bed at 6:15 Ivard went on 8:30 train

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Monday, January 3, 1966

Ivard didn't work today

still windy but it warmed up 43 ° when I went to work & when I came home again, only 31 ° yesterday afternoon.

I came home from work & Jerry took Dale & Jackie to school & I read paper. I went to bed at 9: Ivard was still in bed when I woke up at 11:30 so we got up & I worked on my books and we went up town at 2:15 to bank & paid bills then we went to Castagneto's agency to see about our new Ins.

Came home & Jerry had supper ready, bit Kettle of chilli, & we ate when Kids got home I went to bed until time to go to work & Ivard watched T.V. Dean had to go up town & school business & they took Dale to collect. I went to work at 11:

Saturday, January 2, 2016

Sunday, January 2, 1966

Ivard came back home

Ray went to School on train

I went back to Simlots

cold, hard wind. Ivard came back home at 1:30 AM. got bumped so he drove back home

Jerry, Dean, Dale & Jackie went on Dale & Jerrys paper route & Ivard Jerry - Dean & Dale went to priest hood, S.S & Fast meeting. I got up & started dinner & Ray, Jackie & I went to Sunday S & Sacrament meeting. We just walked in door at 1:15 when Lynda called, they were broke down half way between Boise & Mountain H. took Gail to Glenns F., her & Kids. We couldn't find them & went back to Boise & got gas & found them at Grants truck stop & went back out 11 miles on freeway & towed them home. it was 5: when we got home. Kids had supper ready. I patched & washed some cloths & went to bed at 6:30 & Ivard too. We went back to work after 10 days off. Kids took Ray to train at 8:

Friday, January 1, 2016

Saturday, January 1, 1966

Dale got home from San Francisco

Ivard was home for Day.

Gail & family were here.

Sunny & warm this morning & cloudy & cold this afternoon.

Jerry, Dean & Jackie went on Dales paper route & came home & went back to bed. At 8:30 Dale called for some one to come & get him at his paper managers, they were just leaving  when Ivard called to come & get him so Jerry & Dean went & got them & came home & Jerry got breakfast & Ivard came to bed with me, I have such a cold. I got up & painted & made jello salad & a cake.

Ivard sat all day & watched ball game. Gail & family came & we played Scrabble in between. Jerry & Dean went to Hurrens awhile. Jerry fixed supper & we ate at 5:30 & Gail went home & Ivard went back to ball games so I got mad & went to bed & read. I got up at 8: & took him to catch train. Came home & painted, played Salatair. Went to bed at midnite. Ray went to show & got home about 11: