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.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Wednesday, August 20, 1958

bad Thunder storm & raine while we waited for Ivard.

Got up & made lunches & took Jerry to Nyssa at 5:50 & came home. Kay went in Pick-up.

Got breakfast & took Kids over to Prune Orchard to go to Primary with Ida. Went back over & got them at 11:30. Put 3 big Kettles of tomatoes on to cook & washed some clothes.

Had a bath & at 1:Ivard, Dean & I went to Caldwell & put Kays money in Savings & got school clothes, socks, shorts & T Shirts. I signed up for unemployment at 3:15 & we took car to Dobbs & left it to have shocks & speed-ometer fixed & the Salesman drove us up town & we got Dean & Dales socks. walked back to car & came home. stoped & had an orange. came home & got clothes in & fixed supper & we ate & Ray did dishes & Gene did chores while I run tomatoes through & got one batch bottled. Went after Jerry at 7:30 & droped Kids off at owyhee corner to go to Mutual. waited for Jerry until 9: so went up & got Gene from Mutual on way home. Lyle was there when we got back. Jerry bottled rest of Juice & Gene, Lyle & Barbra went to Nampa after Ivard with me. had to waite until 12: he bought us a root beer on way home.

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