Tuesday, September 30, 1958

sent letter to Irv. & Louie

came home from work & ate & got ready & when Ivard got chores done we went to Nampa & got his check & Ivards Pendleton Jacket out of laway. then we went to Caldwell to bank, got a few groc. & got Jerry 12 white shirts, 20 hankies, 6 pr. socks & 2 pr. pajamas for his mission at I.D. sale. we came home & Jerry heated Turkey pies for dinner & Ivard & I went over to Adrian & he got pick-up & Dean & came home & him & Jerry went to work & I went over to Relief society. stoped at school on way home & waited for Kay to get done practicing. came home and made Barbacue for supper & at 7:30 I went to bed, I was half dead.

I got up at 11: & went to work.

sure warm & nice.

blew out about 5 fuse plugs to much power useing.

Monday, September 29, 1958

got Birthday Card & letter from Mother & She said a pkg. is on way, material for dress for me & Jackie

Jerry came in after work & gave me 40¢ & said to buy my supper for birthday.

I came home from work & ate a toast & went to bed & Ivard & Jackie took Jerry to Nyssa & he got his shots then Ivard went to Wilder & got a hair cut. I got up at 2: & we went over to school to get Pick-up but it wasn't there. Kay didn't go to chool today, he took Gene to Senimary & went up to Brewers to do potatoes with letterman club. Ward called & we met Kay at Owyhee Corner & traded car for Pick-up. Came home & Ivard & Jerry left for work.

They finished barn today.

I washed out some wash rags & wrote to Irv. & Louie.

Ray fixed Kids supper & I went to bed & Ray milked. Gene didn't come home after school, they played Nyssa over their & Kay went over & watched (J.V.) & washed car & brought Gene home. Dean & Dale gave me a card they made. Gail stoped in & told me Happy birthday & said they had a present for me, he was on way home from hauling Potatoes

Sunday, September 28, 1958

I wrote to Ruth, Bill, Berniece & Lyle

I came home from work & went to bed. Jerry put a roast on & they all went to priethood & sunday school & it about burnt up I never stired until they woke me up when they got home at 12:30.

I cooked dinner & Gail & Lynda came & we ate & Ivard & Jerry left for work & Gail went over to Blanchs. Kay went over to Adrian & Ray & Dean did dishes & I wrote letters all after noon. Gene did chores & we all got ready for church & Kay never showed up then about 7: Mrs Hammond brought car home, Kay had gone with Pete some where. We took her home & went to church. I talked to Bishop and he changed Jerrys Testimonial from Frid. to Sat. nite. Ray practiced after & Gene wend in Ward teachers report. Came home at 10: & Kay came right after. laid down & Mrs Stradley woke me up. Talked to Ivard. he was up to work waiting for Jerry

Saturday, September 27, 1958

sent Mother a letter
brought new freezer out

I came home from work & ate & went to bed. Jerry made waffles for every body.

Kay was gone to work over to Mills, Ivard took him.

Ivard & Kids hauled all the had but broken bales.

I got up at 1:30 & cooked dinner & we ate & Ivard & Jerry went to work & I laid down while Ray & Dean did dishes & Ray did floors.

They brought the new deep freeze out & we put it in barn in wash room couldn't get it in feed rrom, forgot stove.

Gail & Lynda & Debbie got here from Salt Lake about 6: & at 7: they took Ray over to Petersons to go to Nyssa to Stake Chorus Party & they will stay to Blanch's tonight.

Gene did chores & I got books up & me & Jackie swent to bed at 8:

Kay came home & changed & went to Caldwell to show with Pete.

I went to work at 11:10, 3 riders

Friday, September 26, 1958

Jerry got call to Canadian Mission

I came hom & went to bed. & Jerry did up work. Ivard baled hay until 12:30 then I got up & we went to Caldwell & put my check in bank then over to Nyssa to see grade school play ball but they weren't there so we got groc. & went to Adrian & saw the last half. They beat Vale for first time 6 to 0., Ray is OK, came home at 2:30 & Jerry had his mission call to Canadian Mission has to be in Mission home Oct. 13. Jerry went to work & Ivard finished baleing hay. I cooked supper & we ate when Kids got home.

Gene milked in new barn for first time tonight.

I wrote to Mother.

Dean stayed home with Jackie & the rest of us went to Adrian to foot ball game. Kay took Pick up. We beat Notus 38 to 0. Kay made 19 points. Came home & laid down half hr. & went to work. Ivards N. off.

Thursday, September 25, 1958

sent Lyle letter

I came home from work & cooked breakfast for Ivard, Jackie, Jerry & I.

Kay drove Pick-up to Seminary & Kept it to come home from practice.

Ivards day off.

I went to bed at 10: & got up at 1:30

Jerry left for work at 3

I got books up all afternoon.

Ivard reraked hay, went up & got baler twine & started to bale.

I got supper & we ate when Kay got home from practice.

Ivard & I went to bed about 8:30. I never woke up till 11:10 & hurried & went to work.

Wednesday, September 24, 1958

I got up & took Kay & Gene over to Seminary & came home & we changd beds & I washed clothes then Ivard, Jackie & I went to Boise & filled federal gas tax refund & saw about a loan to build on. came home & ate & Ivard left for work at 3: Jerry had beds made & bed rooms cleaned.

Jerry got called to work at Simplots on 4: shift so I took him up & came back & fixed 4 pkgs of corn for locker & took over when I went after Kay & Kids from primary. We ate & Gene did chores & Kay, Gene & Ray went to Mutual.

I got called back to work so me & little Kids went to bed early I went to work at 11:10.

I wrote Lyle while Ivard did Business in Boise.

Tuesday, September 23, 1958

I took Kay & Gene over to Seminary & came back & Jerry, Jackie & I went & picked 3 sacks of corn & Jerry husked it while Ivard & I & Jackie went to Ontario & traded the tile we had left in on a new oil heater. got back $183. & the stove will be about 169. they haven't come in yet, be a couple of days.

Ivard went to work & we did corn for locker all afternoon & Kay took it over to locker when he went to birthday party at 7:30 over to Mendezona's on Alan Bennett. They called & said not to come to work tonight so I let Kay take car.

Jerry left at 6: with Duaine & went to sunday school meeting.

Put 127 ears & 6 pkgs corn in locker.

Monday, September 22, 1958

Jerry, Jackie & I got up & took Kay & Gene over to church to Seminary at 7: & went on over to Nyssa & got Jerrys last corn factory check. Came home & made 6 bottles of grape juice & did milk & we went to Nampa to get Ivard, he took pick-up to Dobbs to be fixed right after he got done milking. It needed so much done to it he traded it off on 55 G.M. C. for $750. 98. was Ins for 2 years & 102. carring charges. we got $450. for our old one. He had to have heat gage fixed & it got so late he stayed to work. we had hamberger & Jerry went to bank. came home at 2: & I peeled a bu. of peaches & froze 7 big bowls took them over when I went after Kids from practice. We ate & I got books up then we made 16 grape jam & 9 qts juice.

cold wind

Sunday, September 21, 1958

Kay stayed home & worked on lessons & all the rest of us went to Nyssa to Stake Conference. Jerry had to be interviewed by Antoin R. Ivans at noon for mission & he forgot his papers so we dashed home & got them & left Gene, Dale & Jackie with Kay & Ivard went to work at 4: got bumped off his other job. Ray sang in youth chorus, 125 kids, & it sure was good.

We came home at 4:30 and cooked supper & Gene did chores. I laid down awhile then got up & watched Rod Cameron & Kraft & we all went to bed.

Ivans told Jerry he would hear from them in about 10 days.

Saturday, September 20, 1958

Jerry took Ray over to Owyhee Corner at 7: A.M to go over to Stake House to chorus practice for conference & Ivard came up & got me to work. We stoped at Bessie Thomas's & picked a bu. of grapes & came home & I went to bed until noon. Kay worked over to Petersons today & never got home until 11:30 Ray came to Adrian from chorus practice & practiced foot ball & at 1:30 we went & got him & got a few groc. I iorned all afternoon & I finally finished it. Jerry got all the bu of grapes washed & we made 11 qts good juice & put 2 bowls of pulp in ice box for jam & 2 bowls for juice. Ivard went up to Metcalfs & got a bu of tomatoes & cantalope. Ivard & I & little Kids went to Homedale & gleaned around & got a bu of peaches & came home & Jerry had a big bon fire & weinnie roast ready. Went to bed early. I am off next 3 nights & its Ivards night off

Friday, September 19, 1958

I came home from work & went to bed. Kay brought pick-up home and Ivard took him to Nyssa to get his drivers licence, He didn't pass, took him 3 trys to parrell park. Ivard came home & got ready & went over to High School & went to Homedale game with Ward. I got up at 2:30 & put Steak on & scalloped potatoes & Jerry made fruit cocktail & jello salad.

Too windy to bale today.

When Ivard, Gene & Kay came we ate & I went to bed for an hr. Jerry Kay & Gene left at 6: in car to get Kay & Genes girl before foot ball game for Homecomeing dance. Kay took Karen Mitchell & Gene took Barbra Brewer. Ivard & I went over to Adrian to game in Pick-up. sure cold. we beat Middleton 46 to 0. Came home & laid down a hr. & Ivard drove me to work in Pick-up. Brewers brought Gene home. Kay had car & got home at 4: A.M.

Thursday, September 18, 1958

sent Mother a letter

Finished mothers letter.

Kay & Gene took car to Seminary today & kept it all day & came home after practice. Gene had to walk up & paint the A. Kids went to school & I washed a batch of clothes and Jackie & I rode to Cartjur junction with Ivard to get the trailer he left there yesterday when he took Rays bull. We came home & Ivard started to bail & broke both needles so he left for work early & got them welded.

I started my iorning, did 50 pieces & haven't done half of them. I washed my hair & Jerry got supper & we ate when Kay & Gene came and I had a bath & went over to Grade school P.T.A. came home at 9:30 & laid down & at 11:35 Jerry woke me up to go to work he forgot & went to sleep. I was 5 min. late.

Wednesday, September 17, 1958

I took Kay & Gene over to church to Seminary at 7: then I fixed 5 qts sliced peaches for locker & took them over to Nancy's & put in hers when Ivard went after the trailer & a calf of Duains then he came over & we loaded Rays bull Ivard took it to sale on his way to work. I had a nap while Jerry moped & cleaned up house.

I washed 2 batches of clothes and this afternoon I started a letter to mother.

Dampened down 2 months iorning. I went to Adrian & got Kids from foot ball practice & Primary while Jerry fixed supper. Kay & Ray went to Mutual, Gene wasn't through chores.

I went to bed early.

Tuesday, September 16, 1958

I got up & took Kay & Gene over to church to Seminary. Kids went to school. We changed all the beds & washed 5 batches of clothes. Ivard Jackie & I went over to Ross orchard at Homedale & picked 2 bu. of peaches. Came home and made out payments to mail & Ivard left for work early to pay bills.

I bottled 25 qts peaches, 3 didn't seal & fixed 11 qts for freezer & I took them over & put them in Nancys freezer when I took Jerry over to go to show with them at Parma.

I went to bed early

Monday, September 15, 1958

Kay & Gene started Seminary at church at 7:30.

I came home from work, got laid off, and went to bed because they said I might get called back.

Ivard took Jerry to Nyssa to get his physical papers from Dr. for his missionary call. I got up at 2:30 & went over to school & got Dale & took him over to Parma to Thebo to have 2 teeth filled, He sure was good, then out in car he cried because he said his mouth was different, it was comeing un froze. Came home & Jerry had supper ready & at 7: I took Jerry over to Nyssa to Stake House to be interviewed by President Child for a mission. Had a fresh lime-ade after.

Didn't get called to work tonight. went to bed early.

Sunday, September 14, 1958

I made it home OK. got laid off. Ivard & all the Kids went to priesthood & sunday school but Dale & he was bawling & got left.

I went to bed for an hr. then got up & cooked dinner & made a cake & had it ready when they got home. We ate and I went to bed & Ivard left for work at 2:30.

I got up at 6:30. Gene did chores & Jerry, Kay, & Gene went to church. Ray played over to Petersons today. I got Kids to bed & worked on my books.

I got called back to work at 9:30 so I laid down awhile.

Kids went to Fireside after church & got home at 11: & I left for work.

Saturday, September 13, 1958

Ivard was waiting for us when we got off work & we went to Nampa & got belt for baler. Came home & kids had hot cakes ready.

Rained on & off all day. I went to bed. got up at noon & washed 3 batches of clothes, socks. Ivard & Gene work on fence in front of new barn, tore it down.

Jerry went to caldwell with Nancy & Duaine. Ivard cleaned up back porch and all of us but Gene & Ray went to Nyssa & got groc. on harvest sale. Ray did floors & Gene did chores & we ate and all went to bed but Kay & he took car & went to Nyssa foot ball game. Simplots called & said not to come to work then a little later they called & said to come & I had to go alone in Pick-up, Kay wasn't home with car.

Ivards night off.

Friday, September 12, 1958

sent Gail a letter

I came home from work & went right to bed but still couldn't sleep. Ivard started to bale hay but only did 3 rows when he broke a bolt. I got up at noon and got ready & Ivard, Jerry, Jackie & I went over to New Plymouth to first foot ball game of the season. We won 44 to nothing. Kay made 3 touch downs & a point after. We got drenched the last few min. of game, really rained. stoped in Nyssa & got groc. & had a milk Shake, Picked Kids up in Adrian & came home & got supper, barbacue. I went to bed and Ivard, Gene & Ray went over to Fruitland to ball game. Kay went too but with Mills.

Wind blew so hard Ivard will have to rake hay over.

Ivards night off, he drove me to work I was so tired, Mrs. Stradley rode too.

Thursday, September 11, 1958

got letter from Barbra

I stoped to see about corn on way home from work & couldn't get it until 9:30 so I came home & went to bed & ask Ivard to got get it but he said he was too busy then he took off at 11: for work. I couldn't sleep all day but I stayed in bed.

Jerry got supper, fried shrimp good. we ate & I got books up & read paper.

Kay came home with Thompson & ate & worked on type writter.

Kids did dishes.

I went to bed at 7:30 after I finished writeing Gails letter and I still couldn't go to sleep.

I went to work at 11:

Wednesday, September 10, 1958

I came home from work at 8:30 & Kids were to school. Jerry got ready & Jackie & I took him to Nyssa to Dr. Huges to have a physical for his missionary call. We sat in car & I slept & wrote to Gail, it was so hot. at 12:30 Jerry bought us a limeade & we came home & I went to bed. Ivard raked farthest hill side hay & got half done above house. Jerry fixed him dinner & he went to work with out wakeing me up. Jerry fixed supper while I went over & got Kay & we sat & waited an hr. for Kids from Primary & finally drove over to Camerons & called home & they were home, gone along bottom road. We ate & Gene did chores & Jerry, Kay, Gene & Ray went to Mutual & me & little Kids went to bed.

I left for work at 11:

Tuesday, September 9, 1958

got breakfast & Kids went to school. Ivard did chores & hurt his back carrying 2 cans of milk at once so he went to bed until time to go to work.

I bottled rest of peaches 26 qts

I hung out clothes I washed last night & washed 3 more batches.

Jerry fixed Ivards lunch & I ate a dish of soup with him & he went to work & I laid down & had a nap. I got supper while Jerry & Ray washed more bottles.

Gene did chores

Kay went over to Gibson's to a cottage meeting.

I went to bed at 7:30. but never could get to sleep. I got ready & went to work at 11:, first night back. worked on table.

Monday, September 8, 1958

Jerry went with Duaine to meeting

Ivard left at 7: A.M. to go to get church calf we've had out to pasture all summer. We have to finish fattening it out. Gene did chores & I got breakfast & Kids went to school. Jerry did dishes & I changed all the beds & washed 5 batches of clothes all day. Ivard, Jackie & I went over to Ross orchard at Homedale & picked 2 bu. of peaches while Jerry washed bottles. Ivard & Jerry sacked grain for grinder. I did 6 qts pears, finished them up, then I bottled 27 qts peaches. Ivard took car to work today, left at 1:30 to look for part for pick-up.

I got called back to work at Simplots tonight but couldn't find a way & Ivard never got home until 1:30, worked 1 hr over-time. I called in at 1: & told them I couldn't make it tonight. I went to bed at 8:30 & got ready to go at 11:30 but went back to bed. Kay went to P.T.S.A. in Pick-up.

Sunday, September 7, 1958

Gene did chores and Ivard & all the Kids went to priesthood, sunday school testimony meeting & Jerry had to meet with Bishop after about his mission. It was 2:30 when they got home & Ivard couldn't even eat, he had to leave for work.

I put a roast on & got dinner and bottled 16 qts of pears & washed a batch of overalls. After dinner I laid down & Ray & Dean did dishes & Ray scrubbed Kitchen and Jerry worked on sunday school books & wrote letters.

Pete came & Kay went with him until 10:

We watched T.V. until Kraft was over & I fixed Kids a sandwich & we went to bed.

Saturday, September 6, 1958

got letter from Mother

Ivard milked & Kay & Gene ate & I took them down to Bishops to work in hay. Ray & Dean did last nights dishes and we ate and I got cauliflower ready to take to locker. then Jerry & I dashed to Caldwell & got some more cauliflower & egg plant & sugar on sale & came home & I got the rest of the cauliflower ready & took over to locker, 18 pks & 8 heads & 4 pkgs of egg plant. Jerry made meat loaf & Baked potatoes & fixed cauliflower for supper & I went up to Metcalfs & got some tomatoes & cantalope. Kids were home when I got back & we ate & Gene did chores while Ivard ate then he came in & ate & Ivard did chores.

Ivard cut both fields of hay.

Ivards night off.

Kids did dishes & we got to bed early.

Friday, September 5, 1958

Got up & fixed breakfast & Kids went to school. Ivard milked. I washed a batch of clothes & got them out & Jerry, Jackie & I went to Nampa & Pd. Ivards job Ins. & got Jackie a pr. of pajamas. went to Caldwell & Jerry bought us a hamberger & drink & we got groc, a bunch of cauliflower to put in freezer. Jerry bought him & Jackie some shoes. We came home & Ivard had washed a bunch of bottles & got tractor ready to mow. at 4: Ivard & I went over to school & got Gene & went to Nyssa & watched high school play foot ball, Nyssa didn't do anything. picked Kay up at school & came home & Jerry had weinnie roast all ready out on lawn. The bon fire felt good it is getting cold. Ivard milked & we all got to bed early.

Gene gave his crutches back today.

Ivards night off.

Thursday, September 4, 1958

Got Kids off to school & Ivard did chores. Jerry did up dishes & swept & I read a story in my new Red Book then I bottled 8 qts peaches & 16 qts pears. Jerry fixed lunch & Ivard left for work early to get some mower parts, he bid on a different job & has Friday & Sat. off now.

Jerry & Jackie had a nap.

I put soup on for supper & went to Adrian at 6:15 after Kay. We ate & Ray did milking & Gene went out to see that he did it ok. Gene is still on crutches.

Jerry & Dean did dishes & I got books up & we went to bed at 9: Kay is half sick.

Wednesday, September 3, 1958

Jerrys last day at corn factory

no one woke up today and Jerry was late for work when we left home. I got him over there at 7:15. today was his last day. they got through at noon & had a chicken dinner on co. Ivard went & got him at 1:30. I made beds & cleaned up & washed a batch of clothes & bottled 16 qts peaches & got ready to go to town when Ivard got back with Jerry.

Ivard watered & washed bottles for me. Kay got breakfast this morning.

I signed up for unemployment then we took Ivard to Nampa to work & we had root beer & stoped at Albertsons & got groc. came home at 6:15 & was just going after Kids from Primary when they got here. Jerry got supper & we ate & Ray milked & I took him over to Orchard to go to Mutual. I went after him at 9:45. then droped him off & went to Nampa after Ivard. Kay got home at midnight, been to show.

Tuesday, September 2, 1958

I got up & took Jerry over to Nyssa at 5:45. came home and cooked a good breakfast & bathed Kids & got them ready & they went to school. Dale started first grade today. He didn't want me to go with him so he went on bus with Kids. I washed clothes and Ivard checked water & we went to Caldwell to bank & had a hamberger then we went over to Homedale & got 2 bu. of peaches for $1. a bu. came home & Ivard went to work & I bottled 16 qts. peaches. Jerry called at 7:30 & I went & got him & he came home & got ready & went to Sunday school meeting with Duaine.

I went & got Kay & Gene from foot ball practice at 4:30 & Gene was on crutches, sprained his ankle. I cooked supper & we ate & Ray had to milk. Gene went out & sat & saw that he did it. We all went to bed early.

Monday, September 1, 1958

I got up & took Jerry to work at 6:30. I changed all the beds & washed 5 big batches of clothes. I went over to Adrian at 10: with Ivard to take Gene to foot ball practice. I read while we waited. Kay didn't get back from Baker to practice. We went up to Hammonds & got pick-up. Helen Hatch called & said Philip called & said they'd had car trouble. Came home & got clothes in & beds made & Ray washed bottles & cleaned up house.

At 1:45 I took Gene over to practice again & read while I waited. Kay was there when we got there. Came home at 5: & Gene did chores. We went after Jerry at 7:

We were all in bed at 8:30.

Ivard went to work at 3: