Wednesday, June 15, 1966

last day of fathers vacation

Gene had to take his physical for draft

Sunny & hot. Jerry & Dean went on milk route & Stanley & Dale on paper route. I cooked breakfast & Barbra did dishes while I washed some cloths then at 10:30 Ivard & I went & got his check & Paid place & put Rays money in bank. Came home & played Penochle. Kids walked over to Cheryls & she walked back with them & at 2: Lyle, Barbra, Cheryl & all the Kids went to Park swimming & Ivard & I went & Pd. Don Boren & came home & Jerry, Dean & I got supper ready & Ivard & I played Scrabble. Lyle & them came at 5:30 & Gene came from Boise took his pysical & passed for draft. We ate & Dean & Jerry went to Deans Piano L. & to visit sick. Lyle went to Metcalfs & we rode up & Paid Credit U. & watched T.V.

Appendix, 1959 Diary

I got for Xmas

card table
real perfume
red chenille robe
10 dish rags
Better Homes & Garden
letter holder
Paper weight
5 lb. box candy
chinille dog
errings
Pin
game
Renolds wrap
lamp bowl
Powder
Cook book

Thursday, December 31, 1959

sent Jerry letter & money
got letter from Stella

lite skiff of snow at 6: A.M. but sun came out all day & melted it. I came home & Ivard was home in bed. I went to bed until 9:30 then we got up & went & got Ivards check & pd. bills. droped Gene off at school to practice ball at 10: I wrote Jerry on way went to Caldwell & got Int. drawn up on all our savings accounts. got groc. & came back & got Gene at 1: came home & I went to bed & Ray got dinner.

Ivards day off & at 2:30 he got called out brakeing to Nyssa & had to met crew at 3: to drive over. Ray cleaned house & at 5:30 Kotters came & got him to stay all nite.

Gene did chores & I got books up.

At 7:30 I fixed Kids hambergers & cocoa & stuff for New Years Eve & we ate at 8:30 & I went to bed until time to go to work. Kay-Gene-Dean-Dale & Jackie watched T.V.

I went to work at 11:

Ivard earned $72. on his breaking trip.

Wednesday, December 30, 1959

got letter from Jerry

It started to snow at 6:45 A.M & there was an in or more when we came out to go home, wasn't slippery. stoped time we got home & not as much out this way. sun came out about 2:30.

I read paper & went to bed & Ivard took Gene in to basketball practice They came home at noon & woke me up they made so much noise. I stayed in bed until about 3: but never did get to sleep again. Ray defrosted ice box & freezer compartment. Rest of them watched T.V. & played games all day.

Ivard took Gene, Ray, & Dean in to church at 4:30 to settle up their titheing. They were all full tithe payers.

I worked on books until Gene went to do chores. Ray got supper for Kids & Ivard & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Tuesday, December 29, 1959

Gail came over & brought Gene home

I came home from work & Ivard was to work. I read paper & went to bed. Kids got me up at 12:30 & I got ready & went over to Barney's to relief society officers & teachers & visiting teachers party. came home at 4: & Gail Lynda & Kids were here, they brought Gene home.

Ivard got home about 4:30 & he got bumped he'll be back on 11: tomorrow nite.

I helped Ray cook supper & we ate & played games.

Kay got ready & went over to Adrian & took Claudia to High School to Xmas formal.

I went to bed at 8: & Gail left right after.

I went to work at 11:

Ivard was home with Kids.

Monday, December 28, 1959

got letter from Louie

I got up & made Ivards lunch & he left for work at 7:30 & I went back to bed. Ray gathered up all the cloths & canged all the beds & I sorted them & washed cloths all day. Ray milked this morning we played games & I worked on my books & threw away old bills.

We cooked a ham roast & had supper right after Ivard got home from work about 6: he had a flat tire & no spare.

I went to bed about 8: until time to go to work but never did get to sleep.

Ivard did chores & they played games. Louie wrote abotu Stellas wreck.

I went back to work tonite.

Sunday, December 27, 1959

Sara called

I got up & fixed Ivards lunch & he went to work at 7:30 & I went back to bed. Ray got up & milked & he went to Priesthood & sunday school with Barlows then he stayed in to Kotters & went to a priesthood meeting at Stake house. He went to church & Fireside after & never got home until 10: Dean went to Church at nite with Mrs Barlow to get some bars on his primary bandleau.

Sara called & said Stella, Jack & Aunt Esther were in wreck Xmas eve. Aunt Esther was killed outright & Jack died this morning. Stella isn't too bad.

I cooked supper & we ate when Ivard came. He did chores & we played games. went to bed early.

Saturday, December 26, 1959

I got up & made Ivards lunch & he went to work at 7:30 A.M. I went back to bed. Ray got up & milked. I got up at 10:30 & washed cloths all day. I washed my hair & played games with Kids. Ray cleaned up house & got supper.

We ate & Ivard did chores while I bathed & we got ready & went to Nampa to the Eagles Hall to the Simplot Union Dance. had a big crowd. lot of drinking in other room but we didn't go in. Paul & Mary were there. We had fun, my feet hurt time we came home, not used to high heels. We came home at midnight & Kids were up playing games.

Friday, December 25, 1959

Gene got up & milked & I put turkey on & Ivard took movies of all the presents & tree then we got Kids up & opened presents. Had a good Xmas. We played games & put a puzzle together.

Nice day.

Gail - Lynda & Kids came about 2: & opened their presents & gave us ours.

We ate about 4:, turkey sandwiches olives pickles, salad ect. fruit cocktail & fruit cake.

Ivards nite off.

Gene went home with Gail for few days, left at 5:.

Kay went over to Claudias then brought her over here about 10: I was already in bed asleep.

Ivard did chores & watched T.V. & played games with Kids. I don't feel good.

Thursday, December 24, 1959

rained

Ivards day off. Gene did chores & we ate.

I wrapped presents & Ivard cleaned turkey then at 2: Ivard & I took Kay over to Claudias in Pick-up & we went on over to Ontario to G.&B. & got a desk for Gene & Ray & a ward robe for Jackie then we picked Kay up at 4: & came to Nampa & got Dean & Dales dresser & finished up our shopping. came home & Ray had work done & supper ready & we ate & they did chores & got to bed early. Then Ivard & I played Santa Clause & we were to bed by 10:30.

It rained hard all day & most of nite.

Wednesday, December 23, 1959

I came home from work & ate & read paper. We are off for next 5 nites. Ivard was to work. I went to bed until noon & Ray did up work then Kay Ray & I went to town & Ray did his Xmas shopping & I finished most of mine & Kay got Claudias present. We came home at dark & ate & Ivard wasn't home yet. He got home about 7:30 he'd been to Waldorf. We dashed back to town & got a paint brush & I went to bed & Ivard went down basement & painted Jackies cup board for Xmas

Gene did chores & killed turkey for Ivard to clean in the morning.

Kay went over to Claudias at 6: got home at midnite.

Tuesday, December 22, 1959

I came home from work & took little Kids to school. Ivard was to work. little Kids got out at 2: & Kay went & got them. Gene came home with Ivard at 4: & Ray came on bus, they don't go back until after New Years.

I went to bed after I read paper. got up when Kids came home & Kay tended Jackie.

We ate & they did chores & Ivard & Kay took Gene to ball game. got beat.

Me, Ray & little Kids went in to church to Xmas programe & Santa Clause. We got home at 9:45 & I laid down until time to go to work.

Monday, December 21, 1959

I came home from work & took Dean & Dale over to Grange hall to practice their Xmas programe then Kay & Jackie & I went to Nampa to bank & paid taxes then we went to Nyssa to take Gail a Xmas tree but they already had one. got some butter & stuff in Nyssa. It was late when we got home.

Ivard went & paid water bill after he got off work at 4: Ray got supper & I laid down awhile.

Ivard went after Gene at 7: & we passed them up at corner on way to school programe. Ivard brought Gene on home & got ready & came over to Grange hall. Ray & I took Kids early. Kay & Gene tended Jackie. I came home early & laid down a hr. before I went to work.

Sunday, December 20, 1959

I came home from work & Ivard was to work. I ate & went to bed. Gene had chores done & made hot cakes for Kids. None of them went to sunday school.

Sunny but cold wind.

I got up at 1:, Fuller brush guy came got books up.

Ray did dishes & cleaned Kitchen & I got supper. Ivard got home at 3: we ate at 4: then I got books up & Ivard & Kids put tree up after Ray changed everything around & cleaned good.

I helped little Kids wrap Xmas presents & I wrapped some.

Gene & Kay went to church with Max. I went to bed until time to go to work.

Saturday, December 19, 1959

got pkg from Lyle

I came home in fog & nearly got hit. Ivard had doubled over on day job he got for 2 weeks. He came home & Gene took him back so he could use pick-up. I ate & went to bed & at 11: Gene got me up & we took 2 cows to Caldwell to sale. Came home and I got books up & got most of my Xmas cards ready to mail & at 3:30 Dean & I took them in & mailed them. Jim Peterson stoped me at red lite & said to pick Kay up at bus depot so I went & got Ivard then we got Kay & went to Caldwell & got check from cows & came back & got groc. & went to Kids place after Kays suit case but he wasn't home yet, Kay went in later. Came home & Ivard got supper & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Ray went after Xmas tree with scouts at 8: A.M. Got home at 9:

Friday, December 18, 1959

got anniversary card from Jerry

I got up & cooked Kids breakfast & Ivard took little boys to school then we wrapped presents & got Lyle & mothers pkg. ready to mail & I went to town at noon to finish getting things for Jerrys pkg. then I went to relief society leadership meeting & social. came home & we wrapped Jerrys pkg.  & Dean, Dale Ivard & I went to town & mailed it & I took Dean & Dale to do their Xmas Shopping.

Gene & Ray had pick-up & came home right after school & Ray had supper ready when we got home. Gene had chores done & made the biscuits on meat pie. We ate & I went to bed until time to go to work & so did Ivard. I left at 11: & he went about 11:30.

Thursday, December 17, 1959

Silver Wedding Ann. Ivard gave me a diamond ring set.

I came home from work & Ivard was home, he took Kids to school & I went to bed awhile then I got up & Ivard gave me a diamond & wedding ring set. We got ready & went to Caldwell & got my laways out & bought some Xmas presents then we came back to Nampa & bought some more presents & got my robes for everyone out of laway. Got Dean & Dale some shoes. Got me a bra. Took rings in to make larger.

Ivard had hair cut & we got groc. & came home & fixed little Kids supper & Ivard & I went back to Nampa to Harmony Cafe & had supper, Shrimp. We were going to show but Gene & Ray didn't come home from school, game & practice, then they went to Mutual Xmas party. We came home & did chores & I laid off. We went to bed early. Ivards nite off.

Wednesday, December 16, 1959

I hurried home from work & got ready while Ivard took little boys to school then I went to Nampa & picked up Mrs. Kotter, Mavis & Mrs Newland & I drove to Boise to Dr. Cudmore for my check up. I only lost 1 lb but it made 11 lbs for month I lost 2 in. on hips, brought ladies home & went up town & got my medecine & a few presents Came home at 1: & went to bed Ivard washed some cloths. I went after little boys

Ray came home on bus & got supper. Ivard went in & got Gene from practice.

Ivards nite off but he floated to make up a day he missed. I went to work at 11:

Tuesday, December 15, 1959

I came home from work & Ivard was home in bed. I took Kids to school & ate & me & Jackie went to bed with Ivard. I got up at noon & read my relief society lesson over & got ready & went to relief society. I gave my lesson today.

Ivard & Jackie took me to relief society then they went to bank, Paid bills & went shopping. after relief society they picked me up & we went & bought Lyle & Gails $5. present & got groc. & came home.

Ray came home & got supper & I went to bed.

Gene took pick-up to school so he'd have a way home from Game at Vale, got beat.

Ivard took Ray to church practice. I started to take Ivard to work but we met Gene so he took him home & went in Pick-up.

Monday, December 14, 1959

sent Mother letter

I came home from work & Ivard was home in bed. I took Kids to school. Ray had all the beds changed & I sorted the cloths

They brought the washer home this morning. Cost $53. to fix. I washed 2 batches & hung out & wrote to mother & mailed it.

I went to bed at noon & Ivard got up & tended Jackie & washed cloths & dried in dryer. He went to work at 4: & I went & got Gene at 7:30 from practice.

Ray came home on bus & made beds & got supper. & we got cloths put away.

Ray went ward teaching with Max.

I went to work at 11:

nice day.