Thursday, July 31, 1958

got letter from Gail

I stayed in bed until 11: I felt so bad, got up early & made Kays lunch & he went to work at shed.

I got up & iorned until dinner, Jerry fixed it & we ate at 1:30 & Ivard left for work at 2: I laid down until Kids cleaned up table & did dishes then I iorned all afternoon & evening got done at 11: P.M 76 pieces. Kids went swimming this afternoon.

Kay came home at 5: & ate & went back over to Shed & worked until 9:30 & came home & had a bath. I went to bed at 11:15.

It was 12:30 when Ivard got home.

Wednesday, July 30, 1958

dampened down a months iorning.

I got up Kay went to work at 6:45. We had breakfast & Jerry & I made 19 bottles of apricot & pineapple jam & Ivard & Kids finished hauling hay.

At 9: I took Kids over to Orchard to go to Primary & took Kay a lunch over to shed. I went & got Kids at 11:30 & Jerry finished up jam. Ivard had a bath & at 12: we went to Caldwell & put Kays money in savings & some in our checking & Pd on pick-up tire then to Nampa & Pd on Ivards jacket laway & he went to work. We had 2 root beers I came to Caldwell & signed for unemployment & got a few groc. & came home & laid down awhile Paine in my heart. Kids went swimming. Kids didn't go to Mutual. We had a fire outside & roasted corn. I left for Nampa at 10: after Ivard.

Tuesday, July 29, 1958

I fixed Kays lunch & he went to work at shed. Ivard & Kids hauled hay & Jerry, Dale, Jackie & I went down to Stokers & picked a bushel & a half of apricots, they were real small. We went to Adrian first & got some sugar, lids & pectine. We ate dinner & Ivard bathed & went to work. & I was all afternoon makeing apricot juice & getting the jam (6 batches) ready to cook in morning. Got 27 qts. juice.

Jerry went to sunday school meeting with Duaine & I went to bed about 10:

At 12:45 A.M Mrs Hammond called & wanted to know where Kay & Pete were. Kay came at 1:30 been to Parma Drive in. Ivard got home at 1:10 A.M. he'd been to cafe messing around.

Monday, July 28, 1958

I made Kays lunch & he went to work.

Ivards day off, Him & Gene baled rest of straw & the farthest hill side hay, took them all day. I changed beds & we washed all day. 5 big batches.

I took Ray selling cards until 1:30. He sold them all but still has to deliver 3 of them later. We made out the order & sent for his bike, that made 60 boxes. We cooked dinner & ate at 2:30. Jerry made beds.

Gene did chores & we had a sand wich & went to bed early. Ivard & Jackied bathed.

Duaine came & took Jerry & Gene ward teaching.

Kay got off early but went up to Petes.

Sunday, July 27, 1958

Ivard got bumped & had to call in, to float, at 11:30 so he stayed home. We ate & Kay drove Jerry Gene, Ray, Dean & Dale to priesthood & sunday school. I read paper & cleaned up & made spagetti & Ivard picked corn & we had dinner ready when Kids got home. We ate at 1: & Jerry & Dean did dishes. I fixed Ivards lunch & he went to work at 2: floated on 2: job.

I wrote Gene a talk for tonight & read & Jerry worked on sunday school books. Kay slept all afternoon.

Gene did chores and Jerry, Gene Ray, Dale & I went to church. Dean stayed home & tended Jackie. Kay rode to church with Marvin Haney but came home with us. We got home at 10: & went to bed.

Saturday, July 26, 1958

I fixed Kays lunch & took him over to Adrian to work so we could have the pick-up. Ever one got up at 6: when Kay did & ate. Ivard finished baleing out above house then we took the pigs to Caldwell to sale (2) stag, 380 lbs at 12 cents & a Fat, 230 lbs at 24 cents. We got groc. & came home & Gene was baleing straw but was tieing them by hand. Ivard didn't have time to fix it he had to go to work at 2: & Gene & Ray went swimming for 4 hrs.

I worked on books. I went & got Kay at 5:30 & he bathed & I washed his hair & Pete came & took him on a date, went to show at Caldwell. Ky had Dorian Jones.

Ray & I went to Adrian at 9: A.M & got baler twine.

After Gene got chores done we had a weinnie roast on lawn.

Jerry got home at 1: from Utah, Kay came about 2

Friday, July 25, 1958

Got up & fixed Kays lunch & he went to work. Gene did chores & we ate & he finished rakeing straw & took rake home. Ivard baled hay & baler wouldn't work so we went to Adrian & got a pin & he baled some more & got stuck. I washed Jackies clothes & at 10:15 Ray & I went to Parma to get points for tractor & sold cards on way. He sold 5 boxes. Came home & cooked dinner & Ivard left for work at 2: Gene took Toms tractor home & Ray did dishes & we went after him on bike & they went swimming.

I got books up.

Dean stayed in bed all day but wasn't very sick.

I made potatoe soup for supper & we ate & Gene did chores.

We all went to bed early. I had a violent head ache after reading about 10 pages of "Decline & Fall."

Thursday, July 24, 1958

Dean got sick on merry-round & heat.

I got up at 7: & fixed Kays lunch & he went to work at 7:25. Gene did chores & they ate & he went out & baled hay.

Ivard stayed up to Nampa till stores opened so he could get the right part for rake. He came home at 9: & baled hay, one round, till he broke a pin so he went to bed. Gene Raked the farthest hillside. at 9:30 I took Ray, Dean, & Dale over to Orchard to go over to church to Parade, then then had a flat & it was over. I washed a batch of clothes & bathed Jackie & got ready & at noon when Gene got done, Ivard got up & we went over to church celebration, didn't amount to much. ate & Ivard played ball with Kids, Tom had his merry-go-round. We came home at 6: & Gene did chores

Ivard got regular job today with Thurs. Wed off. I sat out on lawn until dark & we had sandwich & they watched T.V. awhile.

Wednesday, July 23, 1958

Ivard went t work at 10:30 A.M.

Ivard came home from work & laid down awhile.

I got up at 6:30 & fixed Kays lunch & took him to Adrian to work.

I took Dean & Dale over to Orchard to go to Primary.

Ivard got up at 10: & mowed the straw on the new seeding & at 11: I went over to Prune Orchard to get Kids & sat there until 12:15 & about died it was so hot so I got mad & came home then Ray called Bullens & she answered & said they'd be down there so I went down there & they weren't there yet, she'd answered from Sheilia's. I was so hot & mad I told her off.

They broke the rake. Ivard bathed while I fried sausage & we ate & Ivard laid down while I bathed & we went to Caldwell & got milk check & I signed for unemployment at 3:15 & we went to get a part for rake & had to go to Nampa then it wasn't the right one when we got home. Ivard baled hay & I cooked supper, first corn off our patch. Ivard went to bed & I took Gene & Ray over to Orchard to go to Mutual then I went on over to Adrian & Kay was about done so we waited for him. I went after Kids at 9:30.

Tuesday, July 22, 1958

I got up at 6:30 & made Kays lunch & took him to work so we could have Pick-up to do our graine. Came home & made jello salad & fixed breakfast & Put a roast on to cook while Gene did chores & Kids cleaned out grain bins. Ivard got home at 8:45, he'd doubled & was half dead. He helped Gene unload the first truck of graine & went to bed. Vern Bullen came at 8:15 & got done at 11:30 then he didn't stay to eat. before Ivard went to bed We went over to Lees & sharpened 2 hay knives. Gene unloaded all the graine & Ray helped then Gene finished cutting hay out above house & cut the farthest hillside. We ate at 1: & I washed 2 batches of clothes.

Ivard got up at 4: & I took him down to Toms to borrow tractor & he went & got Calahans rake. I went & got Kay & fixed him supper & he went back to work until 10:45. Ivard raked part of hay while Gene milked then we ate & Ivard went to bed, he went to work at 10:15. Mr.Finn came & took Gene ward teaching. Kids slept on lawn.

Monday, July 21, 1958

got letter from Lyle. sent Gail a letter

I got up at 5: & fixed Kays lunch & went back to bed. He went to Nyssa to see if he could get Pouch on in his place at Bybees shed, he had to be to work at Hartleys at 7:30. I got breakfast & Gene did chores & Ivard had to fix a flat on Pick-up then Gene started to mow & broked some bolts so Ivard went to Adrian & traded Kay the pick-up for the car & got the bolts & he fixed the mower then a little later Gene broke the knife but Ivard couldn't fix it because he left for work at 3: I washed 3 batches of clothes & did some patching. Cooked diner & we ate at 1:30. Earl was over all day. Kay came home at 5: & I fixed him supper & he went back to work. got home at 10: & ate & bathed. Ray & I made 8 dz. cookies & Kids ate some with fruit & we went to bed. I stayed awake until 2: A.M but Ivard never did come, I guess he doubled.

Sunday, July 20, 1958

Kay drove the Kids to sunday school & Priesthood. I read paper & Ivard & Jackie had a bath. I cooked dinner, stuffed peppers, & we ate when the Kids got home. Ray & Dean did dishes.

I wasy laying down writeing to Gail & went to sleep. Wen I woke up Ivard had gone to work at 2: for 3:

I got books p & we ate sherbet & Gene did chores. Watched T.V.

I wrote to Gail while Gene did chores. Pete & Puch came & Kay took off swimming & didn't go to church neither did the Kids. They were going with Duaine but at last min. he called & said he couldn't make it.

We watched T.V. until 11: & went to bed, Bob Patterson hailed Kay down when he went through Adrian & told him he had a job at Hartleys shed for the season. He got home at 12:30.

Saturday, July 19, 1958

Dean is 9 years old today.

Duaine called & said the pick-up was locked in gear so Ivard & Kids went over & Ivard fixed it & brought it home & Gene drove the car.

I changed beds and washed 4 batches of clothes.

Made hot cakes for breakfast & we ate at 10: & Ray scrubbed Kitchen & at noon me & the Kids went to Caldwell & got a cake for Deans birthday, some meat & went to dairy & got some icecream. Came home & cooked Ivard some dinner & at 2: he left for work.

Puch & Pete came & got Kay & they went up to dam came home & changed clothes & they went to Jelopy races.

Earl & Darell English came & the Kids played games & had icecream & cake & Dean opened his present & Gene took their pictures.

I read my new "Red Book" & fixed spagetti for supper. I went to bed early. Earl stayed until about 9:30

I didn't even know when Ivard got home, I was sleeping so sound.

Friday, July 18, 1958

Kay left for Nyssa at 5:30 to go to work at Bybees shed. Gene did chores. Ivard came home & went to bed & I got breakfast & got my books up while Ray did dishes & washed bottles & Gene picked the rest of the apricots & I bottled 16 qts with pineapple & made 15 bottles of jam.

Ivard went to work at 3: time & a half.

Kay came home about 5: he'd only worked until noon, doesn't work tomorrow. I fried ham & fixed supper.

C. J. Smith came & took Kay over to Brent Haney's to go to Nyssa to soft ball tournment, they went to Nyssa this morning & got our pick-up to combine graine. Owyhee got beat by Nyssa 10 to 2: he got home about 10:30. we were in bed.

Thursday, July 17, 1958

Kay got up & went over to Potatoe shed to work at 6: A.M. Gene milked & I helped get calves in. Ivard came home at 8: & went to bed. Ate & I got books up & Kids played out on lawn so Ivard could sleep. I started to embroidery relief society pillow slips. Ivard got up at 12:30 & we went to Caldwell & I signed for my waiting week for unemployment then we went to Nampa & Ivard went to eye Dr. & up to Rail Road & I got Genes pants & some birthday presents for Dean. had a root beer at A&W on way to Caldwell. got groc. at Albertsons & a box of Stationary at Summers & came home & ate.

Kay was home, didn't get on at Shed in Adrian, hired Homedale guys. said he got a job in Nyssa at Bybees for tomorrow. wind storm & lights were off an hr. Gene did chores & Ivard went to bed & we watched T.V. awhile.

Ivard left for work at 10:10 for 11:

Wednesday, July 16, 1958

got letter from Gail

Ivard came home from work & went to bed. Gene milked & we ate & Ray did dishes & Dean & Dale had a bath & Jackie & I took them over to Prune Orchard to go to Primary. I hung out clothes I washed yesterday & got diapers in & put away & washed 2 batches of clothes & got books up. Kay & Gene went & changed water in corn & Gene picked a bucket of apricots & Ray & I made 18 bottles of apricot & pineapple jam.

Kay went over to Prune Orchard & got Kids from Primary then he went to Adrian & got feed & up to Pete's, came home & left Pick-up & Pete & a bunch came & took him to Boise I cooked supper & we ate on lawn. Kay came just as we got through & had icecream then took Kids down by Bullens home & came back & got ready & went over to Pete's & went to show in Ontario. We all wet to bed at 8: Ivard & I got up & got calves in at 9:30 & he got called to work for 11: left at 10:10

Tuesday, July 15, 1958

Kay left at 6: with Pete & Puch to go to work but Ivard saw them pass headed for Caldwell. Gene milked & Ivard came home & him & Gene set water & I bathed Jackie & got breakfast & we ate & Ivard went to bed & I got books up & made out payments to mail. Ray did dishes & washed jam bottles. I washed 2 batches of clothes & washed my hair & had a bath & we had a sandwich, lemonade & donuts & Ivard bathed & him & I & Gene went to Caldwell to bank then we went to Nampa to Rail R. & Ivard got an order for Dr. & went to see eye Dr., had stye, while Gene & I went & bought him some sunday pants & laid away 2 shirts had root beer & got a gal. & went to Caldwell & got groc. & to dairy & got icecream & came home at 6: & Kay came & we had a weinnie roast out on lawn after Gene milked then Ivard & I & Kay & Gene went to Nyssa & Kay played ball, beat Vale about 20 pts. got home at 10:50 & Ivard was called for 11:

Monday, July 14, 1958

I sent letter to Mother & Lyle

Gene did chores & Kay went to Adrian to see if he could get on at shed and never got home until 10:45 AM, got a job but didn't work today.

Ivard checked water & at 9: the Vet came & tested for bangs (a Negro) after he left I made hot cakes & they ate at 10:

I washed a batch of clothes & 2 batches of blankets (4) the Kids had to scout camp.

I bottled 33 qts of apricots & pineapple off our tree. I cooked ham & fixed the beans Gene & Ray picked & made salad & baked potatoes & we ate at 3: Ray & Dean did dishes & I finished up the fruit & got my books up & clothes put away.

We watched T.V. & Ivard left for work at 10:10 & we all went to bed.

Sunday, July 13, 1958

Ivard came home & went to bed. Gene did chores & Kay drove Gene, Ray Dean & Dale to priesthood & sunday school. I read paper & wrote to Lyle. Ivard got up & read paper & watched ball game. I cooked diner, steak & we ate at 1:30. Ray & Dean did dishes and Ivard & I, Jackie, Kay & Gene had a nap then Ivard & Gene went & filled up a wash out. I wrote to mother.

Gene did chores & Ivard checked water, & we had a sandwich after Ivard, Kay, Gene, Ray, Dean & Dale came home from church. Jackie & I watched T.V. & listened for phone.

Ivard didn't work today.

Saturday, July 12, 1958

Kay did chores. Ivard came home & went to bed, got up at 10:30 & watched ball game. I changed all the beds & washed 6 batches of clothes, all day.

Kay went to bed after breakfast.

I made fruit jello & a 3 layer lady baltimore cake for Rays birthday cooked supper & we ate & Kay did chores. Ivard & Dean did dishes & I swept & cleaned up.

Gene & Ray got home from scout camp at 8:30 & we had jello & cake & Ray washed up the jello dishes & we watched T.V. Ivard went to work at 10: for 11: Jackie fell & hit her head & got a huge lump on her forhead I couldn't get doctor, we put ice packs on it & it went down a lot she has a cold & don't feel good any way. Kept her awake all day.

Friday, July 11, 1958

Kay did chores & Ivard checked water & I got breakfast & we ate & Kay went to bed & Ivard went up to water farthest hill side, has to stay right with it. We put socks away I washed day before yesterday & I got my books up.

I cooked dinner & we ate at 3: Kay did chores & Ivard & I & Kids went to Caldwell & got the milker bucket we left to be fixed & some tite cups. had a root beer.

Kay took car to go to lucky clover dance but went to show instead never got home until 3: A.M.

We had a sandwich & Kids did dishes & went to bed. Ivard went to work at 10:15 for 11: I watched T.V. until it went off the air at 12:30. Jackie was up with me most of time, she don't feel good.

Today is Rays birthday, 13 yrs old. He's still up to scout camp.

Thursday, July 10, 1958

Kay did chores & Ivard checked water & I got breakfast & we ate & Kay picked the berries. I swept & cleaned all through the house & washed 2 batches of clothes & bottled 6 qts beans & 2 of Dew berries & 2 of rasp berries Ivard had a nap & went to work at 3: Kay went to Adrian after feed at noon & Stayed over to Petes until 4: then he milked & went back over until 11: Dean, Dale & Jackie had a nap & I read "I'll Cry Tomorrow" finished it at 11:30.

I fixed Kids supper & Dean & Dale did dishes & went to bed after they watched a show.

Ivard got home at 12:45.

Kay changed water in corn before he left tonight.

Wednesday, July 9, 1958

95° in Caldwell today.

Kay milked & Ivard set water & I got breakfast & we ate & I took Dean & Dale over to orchard to go to Primary. I washed a big batch of socks & Ivard & Kay picked the beans & cut the lawn then Kay went & got the Kids from Primary & we all went to Caldwell. We went to the bank & Pd Art Jerome off for cows. I went & signed up for a new unemployment year while Ivard went & had Kids Int. drawn up then we took Ivard to Nampa to work at 3: had root beer & got groc. & icecream at dairy & came home & I fried hambergers & made salad & punch while Kay did chores & we ate & he milked & Dean & Dale did dishes & I got books up. Kay went to Mutual. We had bannana split & Kids went to bed & I picked over beans. When Kay got home at 10: P.M. I went to Nampa after Ivard. had root beer.

Tuesday, July 8, 1958

got card from Jerry, they got there OK.

Kay did chores & Ivard checked water then Kay fixed breakfast, & we got calves in, while I finished up my No 5 tie breaker in contest & mailed it, only got a total score of 20,487.

I bottled 16 bottles of black rasp. berry jam & we had lunch. I washed 3 batches of clothes & we all laid down & had a nap.

Ivard left for work at 3: for 4:

I washed Jackies clothes & fixed supper while Kay did the chores.

We ate & Dean & Dale did dishes & we watched T.V. awhile & went to bed at 10:30.

Ivard got home at 12:45.

Monday, July 7, 1958

Duaine came & helped Kay take 2 cows to town to sale, Molly, bang & a suspect.

I got up at 3:45 A.M & took Gene & Ray over to church to go to Camp Billy Rice," they never left until 5: Irvin Durfee took about 9 of them in a panel pick-up. I came home & laid down again & Ivard checked water & Kay milked. Ivard got called for 8: & I went back to sleep & forgot to go tell him & at 7:50 I woke up & dashed down to bottom of place & got him, he was late when he left, they didn't say anything. I got breakfast & worked on my contest all day long & Kids pieced all day. Kay went over to Petes about 3: & never got home until 11:30.

Ivard got home at 6:30, he'd been watching a pool tournment, & milked while I cooked supper & made 2 banana pies. We ate & Jackie & I went with Ivard to check water & Dean & Dale did dishes. We went to bed about 10:30.

Sunday, July 6, 1958

Mr. Wilson brought me another case of dew berries & I bottled them this morning. 14 qts.

Gail came & got Jerry at 4: A.M & they left for Utah. Ivard came home from work & went to bed. Gene did chores & I made mush & Kids ate & Kay drove Gene Ray, Dean & Dale to priesthood, sunday school & fast meeting, Kay took Jerry's sunday S. rools & min. for him. I dressed Jackie & cleaned up & worked on my contest after fruit. Gene & Ray didn't come home after church, went to Nyssa for their Physicals at Dr. Morgans, to go to Scout camp. I cooked dinner & we ate & Ivard & Kids laid out on lawn & I worked on contest. At 4:30 Ivard & Kids & I went over to Drapees & got Gene & Ray & Ray did dishes & Gene did chores & they got packed to go to scout camp in the morning. We watched T.V. awhile & went to bed.

Saturday, July 5, 1958

some one woke me up at 3: A.M walking around, t was Jerry, home from Utah he came up with Gail to help him move to Utah, Centerville, he's working for Bountiful dairy.

Gene did chores & we ate & I worked on my contest all day. Gail & Lynda came awhile then took Jerry over to help pack Ivard & Kay watched ball game then at 3: Ivard Gene & Ray went over to Blanch's & got their truck & went up to Gails & got all their stuff loaded, & Jerry came home with them. I made potatoe salad & Gene did chores then Gail & Lynda & Debbie came about 8: & we ate supper outside had weinnie roast. We bought Gails new lawn mower for $50. & the $25. he owed us. They went over to Blanch's to bed early so they could leave early in morning. We washed 3 batches of clothes. Mr. Wilson brought me a case of black caps & 1 of dew berries & I fixed the black caps ready for jam & put in ice box the dew berries were all molday. I got 2 qts. got Jerrys stuff ready

Friday, July 4, 1958

Gene did the chores & Ivard watered. Kay picked a row of beans & Gene picked one & Ivard picked them over while he watched the ball game. Kay left at 10: to go to dam with Hammonds. Ray picked rasp berries & dew berries. & I worked on contest & washed 2 blankets while Ray cleaned up house then this afternoon I bottled 5 qts dew berries, 3 qts rasp berries & 12 qts string beans. Ivard & Kids went & got a bunch of rocks & made a bon fire pit & set up our old table out of shed & cleaned it & I made 2 cherry pies & 2 shells & we had our supper out side, weinne roast & pie & icecream. Ivard went to bed at 9:30 so he could go to work but he didn't go to work today. Me & Kids went about 10: Kay got home at 10:30.

Thursday, July 3, 1958

Ivard came home & went to bed. Gene did chores & we ate & Ivard got up & him & Kids went down & pulled the rest of weeds in the middle corn field.

I worked on contest & washed

At noon me & all the Kids went to Caldwell & took Pick-up tire to OK rubber to be fixed, needs a section put in, we had a milk Shake & went to the store & got groc. & to the dairy & got gal. icecream.

Ivard watched ball game while we were gone & pitted the cherries for pies tomorrow.

I got supper & they did chores. I worked on contest until midnight & Ivard & Kay watched T.V.

Ivard didn't work today.

Wednesday, July 2, 1958

Gene did chore & I fed Dean & Dale & took them over to Prune Orchard to go to Primary at 8:50 & Kay went & got them at 11: I washed Jackies diapers & bottled 18 qts of cherries then Jackie, Kay & I went to town with Ivard in Pick up to take 2 bang suspect cows to sale at Carture junction. We went to Nampa & Pd. car & baler & left my watch for new crystal. had a hamberger at A&W & root beer & fries. Came to Caldwell & I got groc. while Ivard went to Bank & to put Kay & Genes money in Savings. Kids did weeds in corn

Came home & cooked supper & bottled other 9 qts of cherries then Mr. Wilson brought me 2 cases of dew berries & I did 26 qts of them. Gene was sick & went to bed & Ivard did chores & went to bed. He had to go to work at 10: for 11: Pete came & took Kay to Jelopy races, got home at 12:30. watched T.V. until it went off air & got books up. went to bed at 12:45.

Tuesday, July 1, 1958

Gene did chores & him & Ivard checked water & Kay got breakfast & I worked on contest. At 10: Ivard & I, Kay, Gene, Dean & Dale went over to Steels & picked 73 lbs of cherries & Ray stayed home & washed bottles & tended Jackie.

I bottled 45 qts & Ivard made waffles for supper & I stoped to do milk & a storm came up & power went off at dark so we all went to bed. storm didn't last long, wind & rain.

Ivard & Gene, Ray, Dean & Dale went to Adrian after chores were done to let Gene play Junior legion ball but they got stormed out.

Stanley Mills came this afternoon & Kay went with him awhile. Pete came tonight & they sat out in car & talked for a hr. then he went home.

Ivard didn't work again today.