Tuesday, December 31, 1963

grey & spots of Sun now & then

Ivard got up & took Jerry to work his day off but he had to work, & got his check.  I read paper & Dean made waffles & we ate then I worked on my books and Dean & Jackie did dishes.  figured out check & at 12:30 we went up & paid place & bills.  Gene went with us.  Lyle followed us home & they watched ball game then Gene & Lyle went & looked at some houses for rent.

Ivard went to work at 4:

Lyle took Jackie up to Gails to play at 4:15 and she came home at 8:30

Gene went too to look at houses with Lyle & Barbra.  Lyle brought Gene, Dale & Jackie home at 8:30 & got Dean to go up & stay all nite & tend Gails Kids.

I went up & got Jerry at 5: & we bought $20. worth of groc. & came home & Jerry-Dean & I ate. 

Jerry worked on books awhile.  Jackie & I went to bed at 9: & Jerry- Gene & Dale went about 10: Ivard was home & in bed before midnite.  I listened to new year in in New York & Chicago on radio & went to sleep woke up just in time to hear it here.

Monday, December 30, 1963

Ray went back to Utah

took tree down

grey & dreary _ sun shine for about 10 min

Ivard got up & took Jerry to work & droped Dale off at M&W to meet Gail.

Ray went up town awhile then we played Scrabble.  Lyle came few min

Gail & Lynda & Kids came & brought Dale home.

Ivard took down Xmas tree and went to work at 4:

Ray decided to go back to Utah & got his cloths packed.  We ate supper & Jerry _ Dean & Jackie took him up to train at 8: he acted like he didn't want me so I got mad & went to bed.  train was hr. late then couldn't get going here.  it was 9:45 time they got home.

Dale went back home with Gail so he could work with him Tomorrow.

Jerry went up to pack out & brought me a drink.

Sunday, December 29, 1963

cloudy, dreary day _ snow flurries

I got up when Jerry _ Gene, Ray & Dean went to Priesthood, Ivard wouldn't go, had to watch foot ball game, some example, Father he is, just a spoiled little Kid.

I read paper & worked on puzzle and made a beef stew with bisciuts on for dinner & we had a Xmas carrot pudding with lemon sauce

Jerry came home & got Dale for sunday school.  They got home at 1:40 & Jerry dashed up & got some milk.  We ate at 2:30 & Jerry & Ray went to Murrys.  Dean did dishes & I worked on my books.  Ivard sat & watched T.V. until he was almost late for work at 4:

Kids went to church and Jackie & I went to bed.  she doesnt feel too good yet.

Saturday, December 28, 1963

rained for 2 or 3 hrs this morning

Ray got up & went to Idaho City with Phil, all day sleigh rideing.  Jerry didn't have to be to work today until 10: then Ivard took him.

Dean cleaned up the house & I washed & iorned cloths all day, stoped at 2:30 & Ivard & I & Dean played 1 game of Scrabble and Gene & Jackie took Gails car home they used last nite to come home.  They went at 2:30 & Came home about 6:30, Gail brought them & Dale & him & Debbie stayed until after 8:

Ivard went to work at 4:

Jerry got groc. & came home with Bill from work at 7: I sent Dale to bed for fighting & bawling.  Jerry went up to Alices awhile then gave us a dish of sherbet.

Kids made so much noise I couldn't hear T.V. so I got mad & went to bed and they watched, Jerry _ Gene & Ray.

I washed my hair & when Ray got home at 5: he went & got his cut & I washed it.

Friday, December 27, 1963

Cloudy & foggy all day.  Thawed Ivards day off but he went to work at 7: switching got home at 2:30

I got up at 9: and washed cloths & iorned & made made a fancy jello salad for supper.

Gene took Jerry to work.  Dale didn't go with Gail today got up to late.

When Ivard came we played a game of Scrabble then I cooked supper.

Ray got up at noon & went to Phills all afternoon then came home & ate & went with Phil to Priest spagetti dinner at church.  Kids Played games

Ivard & I & Dale went & got feed & got Jerry & after we ate Jerry took him up & Gene to go to Caldwell with Gail to get his truck

Jerry had a dinner date.

Lyle came & ate after work & him & Ivard went over to Stake House & Lyle played ball.  Dale went with them.  Gail & Gene were going too.

I worked on books & watched T.V.

Jackie & I went to bed at 9: only day during holidays Ivard would be home so we could have done something.

Thursday, December 26, 1963

grey & cloudy all morning.  snowed all afternoon & most of tonite.

Ivards day off but he went siwtching at 8: took Jerry to work on his way.

Gene & Ray got home, from staying all nite at Lyles about 3:

I went to bank for Jerry then I signed up for unemployment.  got jerry some pills & took them back up to him.

Washed some cloths and iorned

Gene, Dean, Dale & I went up town & exchanged their Xmas pants then went & got Jerry from work & he took Dean & Dale & got them a bigger coat their Xmas present, were too little.  I bought Dale a new pr. hytop shoes & a pr. boots

Gene got him a new pr. shoes.  came home & ate.  Gail came & took Ray up to tend Kids for awhile while he went to see about his new furniture.

Jerry was sick & him & Sis stayed home & went to bed & Ivard, Gene, Dean Dale & I went over to Lyles.  Snowed on us all the way over & back.

We played Cards.

got home at 2: A.M.

Wednesday, December 25, 1963

Christmas_ nice day _ not too cold.

I got a coughing spell at 7: & woke up so I woke everyone up & we got up & opened our presents.  We all really had a nice Xmas.  We cleaned up & put our Things up then Ivard_ Gene Ray & Dean went up to church and got some chairs & tables and took up to Gails.  Gail came while we were opening presents and Dale went home with them.  Gail had Debbie, Kristine & Jeff with him.  My Xmas list in back. At noon Jerry (he was sick) & I bundled Jackie up & went up to Gails too.  When Lyle & family Came we all opened our presents.  I got avon dusting powder, cologne, & stich cologne.

We Ivard & I dashed home at 3: & he got ready for work then we went back & had big turkey dinner & Ivard went to work at 4: We came home at 6: and brought Stanley & Terry then at 8: Gene & Ray took them back up to Gails & Dale to go stay all night to work for Gail tomorrow

Gene & Ray went to Nyssa to Stake Xmas dance & stayed all nite at Lyles.  Lyle came for few min on way home.  Ivard got home early & we watched last show.

Tuesday, December 24, 1963

got new speed queen dryer for Xmas

dismal day

finished wrapping presents this morning _ and for Gene.

cleaned up & Jerry _ Ray & Dean & Gene went up town awhile.

They brought me a new dryer & set it up.  I was really surprised.

Dale went with Gail all day & he brought him home tonite.

Dean came home & made fancy Xmas cookies & Ivard-Jerry & I went up town then went & Jerry bought us $27. worth of groc. for holidays.

Jerrys day off but he was supposed to work but they let him off to go to Dr. then Dr. called & said he wouldn't be there Today.

Cooked a ham.

Ivard went to work at 4: & got home about 11: & we played Santa

Jerry, Ray, Dean & Dale went delivering Xmas presents then they brought Dean & Dale home & went again

Ivard & I & Gene played penochle until everyone got home & to bed

Monday, December 23, 1963

foggy & cold.

I came home from work & went to bed until noon.  We are off for holidays until Jan. 5th.

Jerry worked at Safeways.

Dale worked with Gail all day, Ray half

Dean cleaned house good & I washed cloths.

Ivard went to work at 3:45

We ate & I dashed up at 6: & took Jerry & Ray to Homestead to Dairy queen Party then went up to Gails & got Dale & Dean & I took him up to church to Ward Xmas programe & Santa Clause Jackie still has mumps so Gene stayed home with her.

Came home at 8:30 & watched T.V. Jerry & Ray got home about 10:

Sunday, December 22, 1963

Foggy

I came home from work & went right to bed.  Sis is swelled real big on both sides & feels awful.  She laid on davenport & I slept while Ivard, Jerry_ Gene Ray & Dean went to Priesthood & sunday school.  They came home & Took Dale to S.S. They came home & Jerry & Dean went to meeting at Stake house.  When they Came home we ate.

Ivard went to Wilder at 1:30 & got home about 5:30 breaking, his day off.

Kids went to church & Ivard & Gene watched TV.  Jackie & I went to bed early.

I went to work at 11: last time before holidays

Saturday, December 21, 1963

Jackie got mumps

real foggy all nite & today

I came home from work with Arleen WIlma got sick.  I went right to bed

Dean was gone to Idaho City sledding for day when I got home.

Ivard had taken Jerry to work at Safeway

Kids went shopping & woke me up at 2: so I got up & washed cloths & cleaned up.

Ivards day off but he went breaking at 2:30 to Weiser.

Dale went to work with Gail this morning

After Kids got me up, Gene Ray & Jackie had nap.

Dean got home at 5:30 and Ivard got home about 8:

Went & got Jerry from work & ate & I went to bed until Time to go to work.  took Sis with me she doesn't feel a bit good, mumps.

Jerry went down to dairy q. for about hr.

Ray went to Boise to Tupperware Party with Evelyn Elmore.

I went to work at 11:

Friday, December 20, 1963

little kids got out of school until Jan. 6

I went back to work after being off sick 2 weeks

saw sun a min. foggy most of day & it snowed awhile

Florist delivered me a big boquet of carnations from Jerry.

I got up at 6: & read paper & practied piano then took Jerry to work.  Took Sis to work School.  Ivard got up at noon & Gene & Ray at 11: I took Gene & Ray up to Gails & mailed some sutff & went To bank for Jerry.

Came home & Ivard & I wrapped Xmas presents then went to Caldwell to Gold Strike CEnter & came back & picked up Jackie up at school they are out until Jan. 6.

I washed 4 batches of cloths & dried over stove.

Lyle came a min.  Dean fixed supper & I went & got Jerry & we ate & I took Jerry up to get haircut & went hunting Ray to work.  was supposed to be at D.q at 6: I went up to Gails & she said they were out to Bulldog Lanes so I went & got him, ½hr late.  Gail brought Gene to get his cloths & he went up & had Lynda cut his hair & he got ready & Jerry picked him up when he went after his date, Karen Williams & they went to Middleton to 5 take M_Men Gleaners dance.  He droped Dean off on way to Xmas Party at greys.  I went to bed until time to go to work.

Thursday, December 19, 1963

Ray got home from school

real foggy all nite & today

took piano scarf off stretching & got my last dresses scarf on.  washed a batch of cloths.

I got up at 6: & fixed breakfast & Dean went to Seminary & Ivard Jerry _ Dale & Jackie went up to train at 7:30 & met Ray then took Jerry to work at Safeway.  brought Ray home & Ivard took Dale & Jackie to school.

Ivard, Ray & I went up to Wards & charged 2 new tires & got them on car & got a bunch of cloths for every ones Xmas, came home & Lyle had brought Gene home so Gene, Ray & I went to Boise at 3: & picked up Jerrys Tupperware came back & got Jerry from work at 5: & came home & Ray fixed supper while I went & got Dale & Jackie from Primary.  Ivard went to work at 4:

We ate & I took Jerry up to work at D.q. 6: to close & Dale cleaned his yard.  Gail Came up then down to our place.

I didn't feel like going to work yet.

Ray went up at 8: & I finished for Jerry & he came home & went to bed.  I went to bed at 8: & read until 1: AM

Wednesday, December 18, 1963

Gene came home & went to Lyles ½hr later

sun shone a min.  grey & foggy all day frost on everything.

Kids went to school and Ivard Took Jerry to Safeways and came home & went back to bed.

I read paper & my book awhile then spent all morning penning out my piano scarf, new and drying cloths over stove.

Gene got home about 2:30 & we went up to Gails a few min's to see how mumps were, Debbie is real sick.  Lyle was there & Gene went home with him.  came home & Ivard ate & went to work.  We wrapped a few presents just before Gene came.

Kids came from school, Dean went today & we ate.

I got books up

Took Jerry up to Dq. to work at 6: & we went out to Hurrens to Piano lessons.  Came back to D.q. at 7:45 & got Jerry, he got Mrs Murry to work for him, & came home & Jerry went to Safeway Xmas party until 10:45 & he came home to bed.  He doesn't feel a bit good.  I read until Ivard came, still don't feel like going to work.

Tuesday, December 17, 1963

My 29th anniversary

cloudy sun shined some- foggy Tonite.  Dean was sick & I Kept him home in bed.

Jerrys day off.  he got up early & put away his Tupper ware party from last nite & went to Caldwell to Dr. at 9:30, had to go 24 hrs without anything to eat.  They called later & said he didn't have sugar diebiets.  I helped him wrap all his Xmas presents he gave something for us to give each Kid & from Santa.  There we drew name & he was only supposed to buy 2.  He gave Ivard & I over $100. worth of presents to give.

He got supper while I took Jackie to dance class & their Xmas party.

Ivard went to work at 4: & when he came home at midnite we went up to Chinese place & had chow mein.  He was goeing to lay off & we were going to Boise but never.  I'm still off.  We got home at 1: A.M.

Jerry was supposed to work at D.q but he was too sick, got Some one to work for him I went to bed at 1

Monday, December 16, 1963

got letter from Ray

Cloudy & grey all day.

Kids went to school.  I took Jerry to work & came back & sat in chair & slept until almost 10:, I was sick in nite & didn't get much sleep.

Ivard went & got his check & I figured out what to do with it and we went to bank, & paid bills. Came home & made out payments to mail.

We ate & Ivard went to work helped Dean finish fixing house & went & got Jerry at 5: & Came home & we got ready for his Tupperware open house 6: to 10: he had quite a few come & sold a lot of stuff he had on hand.

after it was over him & Dean went up to D.q & had some one pick a name out of pot for the drawing.  Alice won

I didn't go to work again Tonite.  I don't feel up to it.

Sunday, December 15, 1963

Debbie has mumps

sunshined today.

We read paper in bed then Ivard took Jerry up to D.q. to work at 10: he had to open up.  He took Dale & he cleaned up the yard.  They Came home & Ivard got ready & he & Dean went to Priest hood.  I got boks up & practiced my piano.  Ivard came home & got Dale & Jackie & they all went to sunday school.

I read papers & worked on my puzzle contest.

When they came from Church we fixed dinner & ate.  Ivard watched T.V. all afternoon

Dale brought Buttler boy home for afternoon.

Gail Came a min this morning.  Debbie has measles mumps.

I finished fixing rest of my Xmas Cards.

I went & got Jerry at 5: & we went & bought some gas.

Ivards day off.

We all got ready & went to church I was supposed to go to work tonite but I don't feel good yet.

Saturday, December 14, 1963

Ray called while we were up to Gails

snowed during nite & this morning ground is white-every one forgot to wake up & Jerry was half hr. late for work time Ivard took him.

I finished getting Xmas Card, ready

Dean scrubbed & waxed floors and changed all the furniture around

Ivards day off and mine.

Ivard went to store & had hair cut & I fixed lunch.  He watched ball games all day.

I washed 5 batches of cloths & iorned all afternoon.  Changed my bed & Ivard helped me make it.

I rode up with Ivard to get Jerry then him & Dean went ward teaching.  While they were gone Gail & Lynda Came & brought Dale home, they only stay out few min.  When Jerry came we ate & Ivard took him up to work at D.q. 7: until 12:30.  I got ready and Ivard & I went up to Gails & played penochle.  We got home about 11:45 & watched late show.  Ivard went and got Jerry.

Ray called while we were away

I practiced piano.

Friday, December 13, 1963

our ward reunion

Cloudy all day.  Ivard took Dean to Seminary then Came home & took Jerry to work at Safeway and went back to bed until noon.  Took Sis to school too.

I washed some cloths & iorned all morning then I took Cow money & went & paid Todays & last Time fuel oil & put some in bank & got $25. worth of groc. Came home & fixed Ivard & I llunch & made jello salad for ward reunion.

Ivard went to work at 3:50 and Kids came home and I took Dean up to get hair cut then went & got him & we went & got Jerry at 5: & Came home after Jerry helped Dean buy a box of candy for Jernalism teacher tonite at dance, Dean had to present it as editor.

I washed Deans hair & him & Dale made their 3 beds, I washed, while I took Jerry to work at D.q. at 6: We got ready & at 7:15 went & got Jerry, he got some one to work rest of nite he was sick and we went & had supper at Ward reunion.  Smorgersberg-real good-left at 9: before programe & took Dale up to Gails to stay all nite.  at 11: I had to go to Central & Pick Dean up & we went up & woke Gail to give him a message_

Friday, December 13, 1963

our ward reunion

cloudy all day.  Ivard took Dean to Seminary then came home & took Jerry to work at Safeway and went back to bed until noon.  Took Sis to school too.

I washed some cloths & iorned all morning then I took Cow money & went & paid todays & last time fuel oil & put some in bank & got $25. worth of groc. Came home & fixed Ivard & I lunch & made jello salad for ward reunion.

Ivard went to work at 3:50 and Kids came home and I took Dean up to get hair cut then went & got him & we went & got Jerry at 5: & came home after Jerry helped Dean buy a box of candy for Jernalism teacher tonite at dance, Dean had to present it as editor.  I washed Deans hair & him & Dale made their 3 beds, I washed, while I Took Jerry to work at D.q. at 6: We got ready & at 7:15 went & got Jerry, he got some one to work rest of nite he was sick and we went & had supper at Ward reunion, smorgersberg-real good.  left at 9: before program & took Dale up to Gails to stay all nite.  at 11: I had to go to central & Pick Dean up & we went up & woke Gail to give him a message_