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.
Thursday, April 30, 1998
Friday, April 30, 1948
Ivard kept kids out in field all day & I went & got Syble & we went to Ontario to see A.A.A. for Ivard. got back to Sybles & I washed my hair & had a bath. came home & got supper & Ivard & I went over to Stans to party. sure rained hard. I went early & helped I won 2 prizes & Ivard one. lot of fun.
Wednesday, April 29, 1998
Thursday, April 29, 1948
stormy. we went down to see Boggess place on the river then I wrote mother about it. played penochle this afternoon. I got supper & tonight Ivard went out with Mr. Carlson, miss.
Tuesday, April 28, 1998
Wednesday, April 28, 1948
we went over & got a load of hay with the horses. got my book up. and cut me out a new dress. Got supper & Lyle & Ivard & I went to the closeing social for Mutual. had a dance to records.
Monday, April 27, 1998
Tuesday, April 27, 1948
we went over & got Syble & Lee & went to Ontario to sign up at F.S.A. for beets, last year at A.A.A., went to Nyssa & got corn & beet seed. came to Sybles & ate & Ivard helped Lee get stuff from sale then we loaded hay. Ate pheasant tonight. Ivard went out miss.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Ivard,
Missionary work,
Nyssa,
Ontario
Sunday, April 26, 1998
Monday, April 26, 1948
Gene is better today. wrote mother. Lyle's stomach hurt & he stayed home. Gail came home at noon & we took them to Caldwell to dentist got an apointment for next Mond. came home & went to sale & got hay. went to sale before we went to Caldwell too. got a few little things. Ivard & I went up to vote for school funds.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Caldwell,
Dentist,
Gail,
Gene,
Illness,
Ivard,
Lyle
Saturday, April 25, 1998
Sunday, April 25, 1948
Gene still sick & Ivard had pink eye so he stayed home wih him & Ray. & I took Kids to sunday school. Stan & Louise came a min. after. George & Martha came this afternoon. Lyle went to Balentines till after meeting & came for me with Carlson. Gail went to Nortons awhile. Ivard & I played penochle. rode up to Carl.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Church,
Gail,
Gene,
Illness,
Ivard,
Lyle,
Ray
Friday, April 24, 1998
Saturday, April 24, 1948
Gene still sick. Kay, Ray, Ivard & I went over to Stans this morning & never got home until 9: we ate dinner & Ivard helped Stan with ditches & they got us each 8 pheasants. I went to Nyssa with Louise & got home & the light we out. came on while we were cleaning pheasants washed my hair at 6:30 A.M.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Gene,
Illness,
Ivard,
Kay,
Nyssa,
Ray
Thursday, April 23, 1998
Friday, April 23, 1948
cloudy & cold, no fire. Gene in bed sick all day & Ray should have been. Ivard worked on ditch all day. I finished iorning, did up work, did patching & finished my new dress. Glen came twice & brought cement mixer. Ivard went out missionarying.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Gene,
Ivard,
Missionary work,
Ray
Wednesday, April 22, 1998
Thursday, April 22, 1948
washed milker, defrosted icebox did up work & dampened clothes Ivard worked on ditch. This afternoon I iorned & got supper. Tonight I baked bread & iorned while Ivard went out missionarying. Gale home sick.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Gail,
Ivard,
Missionary work
Tuesday, April 21, 1998
Wednesday, April 21, 1948
Gail home sick again. Awful dust storm all day. Ivard & I planted 4 rows ever bearing strawberries this afternoon I went up & helped Ivard dig ditch. got Kids to bed & Lyle, Jerry, Ivard & I went to Mutual & show after.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Gail,
Ivard,
Jerry,
Lyle,
Movie,
Mutual,
Sickness,
Weather
Monday, April 20, 1998
Tuesday, April 20, 1948
Jerry stayed home & so did Gail. Gail is quite sick. I went selling all day. had to buy a new battery. came home & Ivard I went up to Parma & got a bunch of everbareing strawberries. Ivard went miss. My mouth sure hurts.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Gail,
Ivard,
Jerry,
Parma,
Sickness
Sunday, April 19, 1998
Monday, April 19, 1948
did up work & did 3 weeks wash. Kay was home sick Jerry came home at noon & we went to Caldwell with Ivard & Jerry & I each had 3 teeth out came home & finished up wash, got supper & did dishes. Ivard went missionarying.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Caldwell,
Dentist,
Ivard,
Jerry,
Kay,
Missionary work,
Sickness
Saturday, April 18, 1998
Sunday, April 18, 1948
Ivard & I bathed & we all went to sunday school. Came home & ate & cleaned up then I made 4 lemon pies. Stan & Louise came & they went out & got 5 pheasants & I had to clean them while they went over & did Stans chores. We at at 9:30 & did dishes. Lyle stayed downt to Stokers all night.
Friday, April 17, 1998
Saturday, April 17, 1948
cleaned house good. then this afternoon we went after hay & Syble & I went to Parma & got groceries. bathed Kids & got them to bed then we went over to Glens & talked to Add till 11:30 then Glen came & cut Ivards hair & we had icecream.
Thursday, April 16, 1998
Friday, April 16, 1948
planted some more garden. Lee came over & they dehorned the calves then went & did his then we went to Nyssa & Ivard got his drivers licence Lee didn't pass. worked on my new dress. went after hay & took Lyle over to Hemmingways to go with scouts.
Wednesday, April 15, 1998
Thursday, April 15, 1948
Ivard went over to Stans at 7: & they hauled us some beet pulp. I rode back over with them & took car & went up to Aftons with Avon & had dinner. Stan hauled us a load of gravel then we went to Caldwell & meridian. Lyle was home with Kids. Ivard went mission.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Caldwell,
Ivard,
Lyle,
Meridian,
Missionary work,
Selling Avon
Tuesday, April 14, 1998
Wednesday, April 14, 1948
rained all morning. went up to Carlsons until noon then went to Parma & over to Stans. went to Nyssa with Louise. Came home at 7: & ate. too late to go to Mutual. I got my books up.
Monday, April 13, 1998
Tuesday, April 13, 1948
I made banna pies then went out all day & rode ditches & helped make ditches. Our tile came for ditches today. Went after hay & over to Store. ate & I went down to Doris's & she went up to Adds with me while Ivard was to scout meeting.
Sunday, April 12, 1998
Monday, April 12, 1948
planted 8 rows potatoes then took Ray to doctor, came home & went to bed Caldwell & signed up at rail road for comp. wrote to Mother Ivard went out missionary and I got Kids to bed & got books up.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Grandma Batt,
Ivard,
Missionary work,
Ray
Saturday, April 11, 1998
Sunday, April 11, 1948
Ivard & Big Kids went to sunday school & I stayed home with Ray & cleaned up house, made pies & got dinner ready & Add & Glen came to dinner & stayed until 5:30 Lyle stayed to Ballentines all day. We went to church. Lyle talked, graduated from primary.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Church,
Graduation,
Ivard,
Lyle,
Primary,
Talk in Church
Friday, April 10, 1998
Saturday, April 10, 1948
was up all night holding Ray. His head blead 3 times. soaked bed & pillow. took Ray to doctor again at Nyssa. went to Glens & got some more berry plants. Had fish supper. Went to bed early.
Thursday, April 9, 1998
Friday, April 9, 1948
did up work & at noon we went over & got Syble & Lee & I went up to Evelyns to a stork shower on Juanita Heath. Ivard took Ray to doctor about his head & took pump to get fixed. Came home & ate & Ivard went missionarying. Ray's head nother him, couldn't sleep.
Wednesday, April 8, 1998
Thursday, April 8, 1948
Gail was home with Pink eye. we went up to Aftons & got rasp. plants & over to Adds & got some & we went to Besendorphers. Mr. Carlson came to go Miss. but it was too late time we doctored Ray's head. Afton, Laurence, Orvin & Laura came & we all talked religion until midnight.
Tuesday, April 7, 1998
Wednesday, April 7, 1948
Ruth got breakfast & we ate & at 8:30 James came & got me & we went over to Jared Browns & up & got Martha & left for home. got here at 6: & we had Ivard birthday dinner & got ready & all went to Mutual & show after. Ray's head is all banged up. got bit with dog Monday in 3 bad places, on top worse.
Labels:
1948 diary,
Accident,
April 1948,
Birthday,
Ivard,
Movie,
Mutual,
Trip to Utah
Monday, April 6, 1998
Tuesday, April 6, 1948
Got up & ate & Berniece took me to bus at 10:15. rode grey hound to Salt Lake, snowed all the way. shoped till 3: then rode out to Louie's on bamberger, she took me over to Irvins then down to Ruths. They'd gone to show & me & kids talked till they came then we talked religion until 2:30 A.M.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Berniece Palmer,
Louisa Day,
Salt Lake City,
Trip to Utah
Sunday, April 5, 1998
Monday, April 5, 1948
Jean & I did up work & washed my hair & had shower & Jean put up my hair. Berniece & Ken came at 3: & at 5: when Bill came we went out to Ruths & had good supper. took Jean & Bill home & I went to Grantsville with Berniece. talked until midnight.
Saturday, April 4, 1998
Sunday, April 4, 1948
got up & ate & Wayne came & took Sara over to bath his baby so I had him take me down to Ruths she cooked chicken & we went in & ate to Bills & visited all day. I stayed to Bills & while Bill studied Jean cut my hair & we visited. I wrote mother & went to bed at midnight.
Friday, April 3, 1998
Saturday, April 3, 1948
got up & went over to Bishop Maw's to see if I could ride to Utah. then took Lyle, Gail, & Jerry to Nyssa & got them shoes had car trouble. Came home & Ivard took me back to Maws & we left for Utah at 3:30. stormed on us from Burley down, snow fog, got to Cleverlys at 1: AM & stayed all night.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Burley ID,
Gail,
Ivard,
Jerry,
Lyle,
Nyssa,
Trip to Utah
Thursday, April 2, 1998
Friday, April 2, 1948
Ivard finished planting beets today. I went to Parma after feed. Ivard went out missionary tonight. I finished my iorning.
Labels:
1948 diary,
April 1948,
Ivard,
Missionary work,
Parma
Wednesday, April 1, 1998
Thursday, April 1, 1948
got ready for show. we went & got Kids at 2:30 & went over to Primary & we put our show on. Ivard took Kids home & we went to Nyssa & ate & got ready to put our show on in Nyssa. Ivard came after we had icecream & cake. Stan bought me a malt after for going in Carls with black paint on.
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