For diary entries beginning Thursday, February 26, 1959, go to Dorothy's Idaho Diaries. As of that date the family lived on a farm south of Nampa, Idaho.
Saturday, February 28, 1998
Sunday, February 29, 1948
bathed all the Kids & we ate & went to sunday school. Jerry & Gail went with Lee & Ma Carlson brought rest of Kids home. Ivard & I went up to Glens & ate & they went to Ontario to Scout meeting. I went over to Oregon Trail to play practice came home at 5:30 & got Gail & Jerry & ate & took Lyle & went back to church.
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Gail,
Ivard,
Jerry,
Lyle,
Play practice,
Sunday School
Saturday, February 28, 1948
Ivard - Lyle & Jerry took Jerrys calf to sale at Caldwell, got 77. got a hand plow & round tabled like Ma's. I scrubbed & waxed & cleaned house good. Stokers brought Gail home. We went & got a load of hay. ate & Kids did dishes. Ivard & I played Penochle.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Caldwell,
February 1948,
Gail,
Jerry,
Lyle,
Played games
Friday, February 27, 1998
Friday, February 27, 1948
did up work. Ivard rested horses half day. raked weeds all morning. We played Penochle. took Kids to primary & went up to Stans until it was out. We ate & Ivard went missionarying. I got my books up. Gail stayed down to Stokers.
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Gail,
Ivard,
Missionary work,
Played games,
Primary
Thursday, February 26, 1998
Thursday, February 26, 1948
windy but warm. cleaned up baked bread, made cherry pies & got dinner. Ivard & I played penochle awhile. He plowed most of day. We ate & Ivard & I & Jerry - Kay & Gene went up to P.T.A. party.
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Gene,
Ivard,
Jerry,
Kay,
PTA,
Weather
Wednesday, February 25, 1998
Wednesday, February 25, 1948
got letter from ma yesterday & Louie today. did up work & we went over to Lee's & got his bull. Went out & burned weeds all afternoon while Ivard plowed. got supper & Lyle, Gail & I went to Mutual & show after. spring day.
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Gail,
Louisa Day,
Lyle,
Movie,
Mutual,
Weather,
William and Hazel Batt
Tuesday, February 24, 1998
Tuesday, February 24, 1948
I went threw house & cleaned good all but scrubbing, baked bread. Ivard & I went after hay, he feels a little better. He plowed all day. Jerry stayed home but was up. Mr. Carlson came to go missionary but Ivard didn't feel good.
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Illness,
Ivard,
Jerry,
Missionary work
Monday, February 23, 1998
Monday, February 23, 1948
wrote mother & Berniece. Jerry stayed home, feels better, so does Ivard. I laid down & had nap. Mrs. Ricks came & we went relief society Teaching. came home at 5:30 went after a load of hay. Ivard rode with us. Keith Stoker came & took me over to Maws to our first play practice.
Sunday, February 22, 1998
Sunday, February 22, 1948
had to doctor Ivard & Jerry all day and night. Made icecream & cherry pie. finished my iorning. hailed a little. got dishes to bed & did dishes & Ivard & I played penochle. didn't go to church today.
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Illness,
Ivard,
Jerry,
Played games,
Weather
Saturday, February 21, 1998
Saturday, February 21, 1948
rained all day. Ivard & I went to Parma & sent my Avon them we went to Caldwell & Ivard went & had his toe ex-rayed thot it was a broken but it wasn't he had infection in it has to put packs on it & take sulfa. We ate & Kids did dishes & chores & I went up to Carlson's. Came home & we played penochle. Jerry sick.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Caldwell,
February 1948,
Illness,
Ivard,
Parma,
Played games,
Selling Avon
Friday, February 20, 1998
Friday, February 20, 1948
worked on rug till noon. Lee came over & we went to Caldwell. Came home & took kids to Primary. We went up to Stans while they were in Primary. came home & ate & Kids did dishes & I iorned until Ivard got home from missionary.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Caldwell,
February 1948,
Missionary work,
Primary
Thursday, February 19, 1998
Thursday, February 19, 1948
We went & got a load of hay. Ivard plowed all afternoon and I worked on rug, baked bread & got supper. We went to bed early.
Wednesday, February 18, 1998
Wednesday, February 18, 1948
blustery morning. played penochle while Ivard soaked his sore toe. Ivard plowed all day & I worked on rug. got supper & Kids did dishes. Ivard read while I worked on rug & got my books up.
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Illness,
Ivard,
Played games
Tuesday, February 17, 1998
Tuesday, February 17, 1948
Played Penochle until noon. finished drying clothes & putting them away, baked bread, defrosted ice box & got supper. Ivard burned weeds all day. He went out missionary & I worked on rug until he got home at 11:
Monday, February 16, 1998
Monday, February 16, 1948
Ivard helped me wash (mo). Cloudy but got a lot of them dry. got supper & Kids did the dishes. We all went to ball game at Adrian. I was score keeper. Wilsons beat us.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Adrian,
Ball game,
February 1948,
Ivard,
Weather
Sunday, February 15, 1998
Sunday, February 15, 1948
bathed all the kids & we ate & went to Sunday school. Lyle went home with Stokers. We ate at 3:30 & I went to bed all afternoon. Kids did dishes. had gas so bad I about died. Kids went to bed & Ivard read while I got books up & wrote Mother.
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Illness,
Ivard,
Lyle,
Sunday School,
William and Hazel Batt
Saturday, February 14, 1998
Saturday, February 14, 1948
got milk check & I took it to Parma to bank while Ivard loaded hay at Lees. got groceries. got my bond cashed Grandpa Batt gave me. got supper & did dishes while Ivard milked. Kids went Valentining. I never got one only from them. no money.We played penochle.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Charles Batt,
February 1948,
Ivard,
Parma,
Played games,
Valentines
Friday, February 13, 1998
Friday, February 13, 1948
Ivard slept until noon, after he did his chores. I worked on rug all day. got supper & did dishes while Ivard milked. Ivard went missionarying & I laid down with Ray & went to sleep. Ivard got me up when he got home at 11:
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Ivard,
Missionary work,
Ray
Thursday, February 12, 1998
Thursday, February 12, 1948
sent Kids valentines. worked on rug all day. Ivard went to Nampa to see Rail Road about another leave of absence, Boss not there. I made potatoe salad to take to 70's Party over at Oregon Trail. had pot luck & danced, whose stake, fun.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Dance,
February 1948,
Ivard,
Nampa,
Party,
Valentines
Wednesday, February 11, 1998
Wednesday, February 11, 1948
I made bread & chilli and spent all day scrubbing and cleaning, whole house. Ivard went after hay. Lyle Gail & us went to Mutual & show after. Ivard gave a 5 min. insperational talk in opening exercises. Cold wind.
Labels:
1948 diary,
February 1948,
Gail,
Ivard,
Lyle,
Mutual,
Talk in Church,
Weather
Tuesday, February 10, 1998
Tuesday, February 10, 1948
We went to Ray's then to Ontario. Gone all day, sure cold. We ate & did dishes while Ivard did chores. We went to P.T.A. but they didn't have one, no officers. talkend until 10:
Monday, February 9, 1998
Monday, February 9, 1948
I worked on rug all day. Ivard went after hay. I made bread & cooked chickens. Rode to Caldwell & Parma with Glen & Add. Ate & went & played basketball at Adrian. I was score keeper. We won in an over time period. snow.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Adrian,
Ball game,
Caldwell,
February 1948,
Ivard,
Parma,
Weather
Sunday, February 8, 1998
Sunday, February 8, 1948
snow & blizzard all day, gone by night. didn't go to church, no gas Ivard studied all day & I read Bible & worked on rug. made cake & got supper & did dishes. wrote Ma & Louie & Ivard wrote Irv. got books up.
Saturday, February 7, 1998
Saturday, February 7, 1948
Stoker stayed last night & went home tonight, worked on rug all day. cold again (me) guy came & worked on pump. ate, did dishes & went to bed early. Ivard read to me awhile first. baked bread.
Friday, February 6, 1998
Friday, February 6, 1948
worked on rug all day. Ivard went after hay. we made a freezer of icecream to take to Stan's. did dishes & got supper. Don & Mr Parkin stoped a min on way up from Utah. Went & got Lee & S. & went to Adds & Max & them went with us to surprise party on Stan & Louise, Laurence & A. & Ray & E. too had fun. 8 below.
Thursday, February 5, 1998
Thursday, February 5, 1948
I baked bread & finished my iorning. Stan came & him & Ivard went over to Lee's a couple of hrs. worked on my undone square one & started a oval. We ate & I did dishes while Ivard did chores. he went missionarying & I worked on rug.
Wednesday, February 4, 1998
Wednesday, February 4, 1948
Ivard changed plumbing out of pressure tank today. I cleaned up & iorned all afternoon & made rasher pudding for supper. Ivard, Lyle and I went to Mutual. we got home at 10:00.
Tuesday, February 3, 1998
Tuesday, February 3, 1948
I cleaned whole house all but scrubbing. guy came from Sears & him & Ivard worked on pump all day. Ivard went after hay when Kids came then we ate & I did dishes while he did chores. He went missionarying & I got books up.
Monday, February 2, 1998
Monday, February 2, 1948
Wrote Ma. snowed again. I went to Parma & put money in bank & got meat & made chilli, no water guy from Sears came out & worked on it all day. never got chilli up to school until 1: then it wasn't done. did dishes & ate then Ivard & I, Lyle, Jerry & Kay went to Adrian to ball game. town team beat us. I was scorer.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Adrian,
Ball game,
February 1948,
Ivard,
Jerry,
Kay,
Lyle,
Parma,
Weather,
William and Hazel Batt
Sunday, February 1, 1998
Sunday, February 1, 1948
Snow when we woke up. Gail still to Stokers. Lyle, Ivard & I went to sunday school & fast meeting them up to Stans & had dinner with them then up to Rays & planned a surprise party on Stan for the 6th got home at 6: & fed Kids & did chores & went back to officers & teachers sunday school meeting.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Church,
February 1948,
Gail,
Ivard,
Lyle
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