Saturday, December 24, 1966

Cheryls Mother came about midnite

Sunny all morning - cloudy this afternoon. I changed every bed in house & washed cloths all day.

Made big Kettle of chilli & cooked 2 dz. eggs & made egg salad for sandwiches, & a ground meat & cheese filling & a big bowl of potatoe salad all for tomorrow. wrapped my presents & got house cleaned up. Ivard worked all day helping.

Jerry & Dale went on Milk route & Dean scrubbed floor & waxed & got house looking pretty good.

Gene & Cheryl came about 7: Gene had been here on & off all day, & Cheryl made anchaladas for supper. We played Santa Clause & Kids went up to D.Q & got their things they had hid & we went to bed at 12:30. It was 2: time Kids got to bed.

Friday, December 23, 1966

Simplots went down for holidays

cold wind -

I got laid off until Jan. 4 came home from work & laid down for a couple of hrs. & when Jerry came home from work we went up town & pd. some Bills & got my laways out then we went to Caldwell to I.D. & stamp center there came back & got Xmas groc at Butterys & came home & Ray had supper ready & we ate & he went to work 5: to close

Kids got out of school until Jan.

Jerry, Jackie & I went back up town & finished getting our groc. came home at 9: & went to bed I was so tired

Thursday, December 22, 1966

22º no fog breezy.

I came home from work & ate & read paper & went to bed at 9:15. woke up at 12:15 so I got up & made some tea & washed 3 batches of cloths, one socks.

Gene was here this afternoon then went & got Cheryl & they had supper with us. & went home. I made barbacue Jerry made a double batch of icebox cookies & put in freezer then went & got Dean & they left for Boise after we ate & Ray. Went to Aunt Vene's & saw lights. got home at 8

I went to bed until time to go to work.

no fog tonite.

Gene & Ray went & played ball, Ivard didn't feel like going to watch.

Wednesday, December 21, 1966

Got letter from Mother

I went to Boise to Hobbycraft meeting

got down to 23 º in nite but clear. Sunny today.

We had our Simplot Xmas dinner at 4: A.M. I came home from work & got ready & went to Boise to Hobbycraft Xmas Party & meeting with Esther Peddit my manager. It was at gold room of the Kings Table. Smorgesboard real nice. had gift Exchange I was awarded my 1 yr pin & won a Xmas coursage for 2nd high Sales. went up & looked at bomb shelter in Highlands. got home at 3:30 & went to bed at 4:30 until time to go to work.

Jerry fixed supper & Dean & Dale went to Piano L. Jerry went with them.

I went to work at 11:

Tuesday, December 20, 1966

foggy in Nampa - colder.

I came home & went right to bed I could hardly make it into house my ankle was swollen so bad & my big toe hurt (infection,) on other foot & my infection on wrist & my cold sore. I could have screamed I stayed in bed all day with my feet elevated.

Jerry got supper & I got up & ate & went right back to bed. didn't sleep but it helped my legs.

Ray was gadding all day long & went on to work.

Ivard, Dean, Dale & Jackie went to church to Xmas programe & Jerry wrapped presents. When Ivard & Kids got home Jerry & Dean went up to Evelyns.

I went to work at 11:

Monday, December 19, 1966

foggy 26 º when I came from work. I washed 2 batches of cloths & read paper & went to bed about 10:30. sorted rest of cloths & Jerry washed a couple of batches & I did another when I got up at 2: I put cloths away & fixed some more cards to mail & cooked supper & we ate as soon as Kids got home from school. Jackie & Ivard did dishes & Ray went to work with Gene & Dean took car up to him & Jerry, Dale & I went & picked him up & we went Xmas shopping came home at 7:30 & I went to bed until time to go to work & Jerry wrapped presents.

Sunday, December 18, 1966

wrote Mother - Lyle & Kay

26 º when I came from work & foggy. sunny cloudy today Fog set in about 5: this afternoon. I came home from work & made jello & went to bed at 10:15. they woke me up when they came from church to eat, Jerry fixed it & him & Dean did dishes & went up to store.

I soaked my toe & wrote a Xmas letter to Mother Lyle & Kay & fixed about 10 cards to mail.

Gene & Cheryl were here all afternoon & they all went to church & I went back to bed at 7:

I went to work at 11: