Friday, December 31, 1965

Sunny - cloudy - snow flurries. I woke up at 4:30 AM & couldn't go back to sleep so I got up & painted until Jerry, Dean & Jackie got home from paper route.

Kids went through house & scrubbed & cleaned good & took down Xmas tree in front room, other 2 will come down Monday.

I finished my iorning, patched & painted on & off all day & made Jackies doll 2 nite gowns & read papers. Ray made pop corn balls & Jerry got supper after Kids went to bank.

Ray went away tonite. Kids worked on genelogy all day

Jackie had Bender girl stay all nite

We watched T.V. & played Scrabble Ray came home from N.N.C game & tried to play all our hands so I went to bed at 11:45. Father didn't even call.

Thursday, December 30, 1965

Ivard was home 6 hrs

cloudy - cold wind - snowed a little. Ivard called at 4:30 AM on his way to Glenns F. then at 11: he drove home. All the Kids went up town & we went to bed awhile then had a shower & he went to sleep, I painted on & off all day - washed cloths & made jello salad & dressing for supper & cleaned up my painting table.

Jerry, Dean & Jackie took Dales paper route at 5:30 AM.

I went & signed for unemployment at 2:45 & took Jackie over to Forsgryns to play, Kids got her at 7: We ate about 5: & Dean did dishes & Ivard went & got Gail & they went to G.F. first out. Kids did genelogy all day. I watched movie & went to bed at 9:30

Wednesday, December 29, 1965

Dale left for San Francisco

I went to "Sound of Music"

cloudy - warm wind.

Jerry - Dean & Jackie got up & did Dales paper route & I got up & fixed his breakfast  & he packed & when Kids came at 7: they took him up to his managers & he went to Boise & caught a bus at 8:30 to go to San Francisco for 3 days & see East vs West ball game. Dale won the trip for getting 38 new starts to Statesman, first boy out of 5 in Nampa to win.

At 12:30 Jerry took Dean, Jackie & I to Boise to "Sound of Music" it was really good. Ray stayed home to listen to B.Y.U. game & had supper ready when we got home at 6: We ate & they watched T.V. I read paper, got books up.

I painted all morning.

We all went to bed about 8:30.

Tuesday, December 28, 1965

schnook wind, melted snow

blew real hard all day.

Jerry got up & took Dale on paper route & went back to bed, got up again at 8:30 & went & signed up for unemployment.

I got up & started iorning, got Ivard, Mine, Jerry, Dean & Dales done I painted quite a bit today & washed cloths.

Ray went up town awhile & came back & Dean & Dale went to piano lessons today, can't tomorrow.

I cooked supper scalloped potatoes dressing, fried chicken, cranberry sour cream jello salad.

Rodney Harris came to see Ray while

Ray took Dean up to church to practice organ at 5: & droped Dale of to get Starts then he went to community center with Scouts swimming, Hoggs brought him home at 9: I watched movie & went to bed at 9:30 Ivard called in nite.

Monday, December 27, 1965

cloudy & windy.

Jerry got up & took Dale on Paper route & they went back to bed.

I got up & cooked breakfast & changed Ray & Jackies bed & washed cloths all day & painted & iorned, got flat things done & all of Rays. Jerry - Dean & Dale went to bank & exchange Xmas presents. Ray listened to ball games.

I got supper & we ate & Dean did dishes. Ray studied & we all went to bed early.

Jackie & Ray cleaned her bed room & I helped her make bed.

Sunday, December 26, 1965

Lyle went home. I had to talk in church. Ivard was home 2 hrs.

sunny - windy.

Jerry & Dale got up & did their paper routs & Jerry Ray, Dean & Dale went to Priesthood & S.S. Jackie & I didn't go. I fixed breakfast for Lyles family & they left about 11: for Helens & Gail went home about dark.

I had dinner ready when Kids got home & we ate & I washed my, Dean & Dales hair.

Jerry - Ray & Dean went to Stake House to meeting & Dale did dishes. I had bath & at 7: Jerry - Ray- Dean, Dale, Jackie & I went to church. I had to Sing with Singing Mothers , 4 songs. I ha to talk, also other 7 missionary mothers. came home & had icecream Soda & went to bed. At 11:30 Ivard called & I went & got him. & we had tea & Played Scrabble, took him back up at 2: AM to go on to G.F. real windy.

Saturday, December 25, 1965

Lyle, Gail & families came

Ivard went to G.F

Snowed some more today

warmer. Ivard got up & took Dale on Paper Route & came home & got us up & we had Xmas, really a nice one. I cooked them breakfast & Ivard went to bed awhile.

We went up to Gails and saw their things & came home & Ivard & I played scrabble & Kidsnapped & played games & listened to music.

At 2: Ivard had Shower & I fixed him a lunch. at 5:30 Ivard went to leave for G.F. & couldn't start car so Ray pushed him it was 7: time Ray got back & Ivard got going. He called at 9: made it OK. Gail came about 7: & Lyle at 7:30 & we opened Presents for names we drew then I fixed hambergers & we ate at 9:30 & Gail went home. Lyle stayed all nite. We went to bed about 11:30.

Friday, December 24, 1965

Ivard got home from G.F. for Xmas

windy & stormy. started to Snow about 5: P.M., about 2 in this evening. Ivard got home about 9:15 & went to bed awhile. Jerry took Dale up to Collect & I went & picked him up at noon & we got his presents & some groc. Guy came just as I was leaving with load of logs for fire place so we bought them.

We got supper & ate about 4: & wrapped presents & I made 2 batches of candy & jello for tonite.

Edith & Nancy & Dennis came tonite & visited & we ate a lunch then Kids all went delivering Presents around country & took Nancy home. We rode up to R.R. to see if Ivard had to go back to G.F, didn't. Kids came at 10:30 & we played Santa & went to bed at 11:45.

Thursday, December 23, 1965

I got laid off for holidays

Cold & windy. We got laid off for holidays, until Jan. 3rd.

I came home from work & made 2 batches of candy, with out nuts, for Ivards Xmas. at 11: We took Hogg's tri-chem order out then Jerry & I took Ray out to "Smiles," to work at 11:30 till 7:30 and we got groc. & came home & I finished makeing sheets & pillow cases for Jackies Doll & grand daughters. Jerry wrapped Presents.

We ate then at 7:30 they went & got Ray & I finally sent to bed. Kids went to hospital to see Mrs. Looslie & messing around. Phone woke me up at 10:30, Ivard going to G.F. I got up & washed 3 batches of cloths & sewed awhile & watched late show. Ray went with Wilma Adkins until 2: A.M.

Ivard called again after I went back to bed

Wednesday, December 22, 1965

Got letter from Mother & Gene

Snowed a skiff in nite 25 º when I went to work, & 30 º this morning Sunny, clouy & windy all day.

I came home & ate & went right to bed & Kids woke me up at 1: when they came from town so I got up & made me some tea, they went to take Lynda to Dr. & I sewed a mattress & some Pillows for all the girls.

When Kids got home from takeing Lynda & at 3: Ray & I went to town & bought my Xmas Presents & got laways & groc. Came home at 5: & Jerry had supper ready & we ate.

Dean & Dale went to Piano L. at 6:30.

I went to bed until time to go to work.

Tuesday, December 21, 1965

Ivard went back to G.F.

foggy comeing home - cloudy cold. We had our annual Turkey dinner (free) at work I shook hands & talked to Jack Simplot.

I got in bed with Ivard for half hr to get warm. Jerry took Dale to school & went to sign up for unemployment Ray got home at 9: on train from Pocotello, missed it yesterday

Ivard took me to Relief S. & went & got hair cut & picked me up at 11:30, train was late & so he sent me home at 12:45 so I could go to bed, train was supposed to come at 1:15

Jerry made cake & Xmas cookies & got supper. I ate & did cloths & went to bed at 6:30 & Kids went to Ward Xmas Party.

Monday, December 20, 1965

sent Mother letter

went to Paint class. Ray rode to Pocotello with Gail

Ivard came home

foggy comeing home, 16 º, Sunny all day but cool. I laid down an hr & went to Louise Crowders to Paint class at 10:30, Came home at 3: & wrote to Mother & fixed a few more cards.

Jerry did genelogy & fixed his cards all day.

I went to bed at 4:30 until time to go to work.

Jerry fed Kids & Jerry & Dean went to church to finish decorating for Xmas ward Party & Dale went collecting. Ivard called about 8: just got in on train & wanted some one to come & get him so I called the church & Kids picked him up.

I went to work at 11:

Ray didn't get home tonite

Sunday, December 19, 1965

Jerry started a Sunday Statesman Rout.

Father called on way through town.

Fire Side here

Sunny but cool.

Jerry took Dale on his paper route & did his. Ray, Dean & Dale went to Priesthood, Jerry didn't get home in time. Dean came home & got Jerry & Jackie for S.S.

I came home from work & went right to bed at 9: & Kids woke me up at 1:30 to eat then Dean & Jerry went to Stake meeting & Jackie did dishes. Dale & Ray had nap & I read paper, got books up. I went to bed at 6: when Kids left for church - quire Practice first Ivard called at 8: on way to Huntington & I went right back to sleep & never woke up when Kids got home or had fireside. They woke me up at 10:30 to go to work.

drew names at work I got a terry towl painted apron.

Saturday, December 18, 1965

Ivard went back to Glenns F.

Dale had Sunday S. Class Xmas Party here

Cold & foggy when I came from work. Sunny today. Ivard was home, came at midnite. I went to bed, froze to death & Ivard gae me a good rub. I never did get to sleep, Kids too moisy. Ivard got up & went & called R.R.

I got up at noon & washed some cloths & cooked supper & we ate about 3:30. Kids cleaned house.

Ivard listened & watched ball game all afternoon. Kids got play room three decorated, Ivard helped. fixed outside decoration.

I finished up my cards & Kids took them to mail. Ivard went back to G.F in car at 8:, train was 2 hrs. late. Ray & I went up to 1st Ward to Kennestin girls recpetion a few min. Came home & Dale had his Sunday school clas Xmas party here. I never shut my eyes today went to work at 11:

Friday, December 17, 1965

My 31st Anniversary Ivard called but never remembered it. He got home at midnite.

foggy comeing home - low 20 º. I came from work & ate & read paper & went to bed at 9: & woke up at noon. I washed cloths & made Jello salad for Jerry & Deans M.I.A. officers Party tonite & wrapped presents, fixed my Xmas cards and painted on Xmas Calendar.

Jerry & Ray went to town at 12:5 Jerry had to sign for unemployment then they went & decorated all afternoon, got home at 6:

I ate & went to bed at 7: Kids watched T.V then Ray fixed them something to eat & Jerry & Dean went to party Ivard called at 4:30 on way to G.F but never mentioned our anniversary. No one did. Went to work at 11: Ivard got home at midnite.

Thursday, December 16, 1965

Ray came home for holidays

15 º low last nite. sunny all day

When I got nearly to Nampa, comeing home from work, it was real foggy I picked Ray yp at depot, Jerry called work & told me.

I ate, read paper & went to bed at 9:15 & got up at 1:

Jerry worked for Doug P. half day & Ray took him & went to Gails till he was ready to come home at 1: & tey got ready & went to bank for me & went to Primary, going to help decorate for holidays.

I washed 2 batches of cloths & checked Tru-Chem order & had supper ready whey they got home at 5:30, they brought Jackie from Primary & Dean from school missed bus. We ate & at 5:45 Ray took Dale to collect & he went & got gas & to Evelyn Elmores. They came home at 6: & Jerry & Dean went to Sunday S. officers Party.

Wednesday, December 15, 1965

Ivard drove back to Glenns F.

26º when I came from work. Sunny most of day. I was froze to death, got in bed half hr to warm up then got up & Jerry & I went up to Green stamp store. Ivard got up early & went & called R.R. & got his check & went up & got voltage regulator fixed on Dodge when I got home & he met us at Home Federal & we Paid place & Don Boren then we went to opening of New Safeway & got groc. & Jerry brought them home & Ivard & I went to Caldwell to Gold Strike center & had lunch at Smilies while we waited for Dillion Auto to take used tank off car we bought for Dodge. went back & got it & came home & I went to bed at 6: & Ivard put ew gas tank on & went & got gas & left for G.F about 6: I couldn't sleep.

Jerry took Kids to Piano L. & went & Pd. R.R. Credit U. for me, got Kids & brought home & went to Terrys to his Sunday S. Class Party. I went to work.

Tuesday, December 14, 1965

Ivard came home

When I got out to Karcher Junction comeing home from work the ground was white & got deeper as I came, real slick but melted off by nite. I read paper & got ready & went to relief Society work day & Xmas turkey dinner real nice. I came home at 1:30 & went to bed. Ivard woke me up at 4:30, heard him talking to Kids. We ate & Kids pushed Ivard in Red car to start it & him & Jackie went & got battery chg. & gas & Xmas shopping. I went to bed until time to go to work & Jerry, Dean & Dale went to Mutual at 6: so Dean could practice organ. Ivard & Jackie came at about 1:30 & J. went to bed & Ivard came to be with me. I went to work at 11:

Monday, December 13, 1965

I came home from Salt Lake

cold wind & cloudy. Jackie & I got home from Salt Lake at 7: on train & Jerry & Dean came & got us & we took Dean to Seminary. Came home & ate & Jerry took Jackie to school, he worked on genelogy all day & went & put Rays money in bank for me. I went to bed until noon & got up & washed 3 batches of cloths, worked on books.

Jerry made big Kettle of chilli for S. & we ate when Kids got home from school.

At 7: Lenard Rose came & took Dale to Steak dinner for paper boys at "Pauls Pizza".

At 7:30 Dean went to Ron Parsons to "Growl" Xmas party for Staff (school paper)

I went to bed until time to go to work.

Jerry & Sis watched T.V.

Sunday, December 12, 1965

left Salt Lake for home

Gene left for Denver

Sunny & warm in Nampa

cool & rain & snow this evening in Salt Lake.

I got up & Jackie & I got ready & Kay & Gene came home from Priesthood & took us to Sunday School. Gene gave a real good opening prayer. Came home & Claudia had dinner about ready but Ruth called so Kay took Gene Jackie & I up to Ruths for Dinner about 3: Gene called Lyle from Ruths. Ray came from Nampa this morning.

We got packed & at 4:45 Kay, Ray, Jackie & I took Gene in to catch Denver & Rio Grande train at 5:30 for Denver & Western States Mission then we went through Temple Sq. it was beautiful, 40,000 lights. Went & had hamberger & at 7:30 Jackie & I caught train for home. Ray was going back to Provo with Ron P. really stormed before we left