Sunday, November 30, 1958

Ivard came home from work & went to bed. Kids all went to sunday school, priesthood & fast meeting. I washed 3 batches of clothes & worked on pillow slips. had to wake Ivard up to help get cows in.

had dinner ready when Kids got home at 2: & we ate. Ivard left for work at 3: back on same job only not forman. Kay went over to Petes & I wrote all afternoon, 6 letters & got diary up.

Gene did chores.

I got through writeing at 10: & went to bed.

Kay got home at

My last night off.

Saturday, November 29, 1958

got letter from Jerry

Kay & I went over to Adrian after breakfast & I got envelope & weighed my story to mail. I came home & iorned until 2: Ivard & Kay watched T.V. Gene went over & finished picking Guys corn & Ivard went over & ate & brought picker home & went & picked Toms. Tom give Gene $28. for chores & I took him to town & he did all his Xmas shopping. Tom give us $100. for doing corn & his hay. We came home at dark & Ray had house cleaned.

We had turkey sandwiches & Ray & Gene did chores & Ray did dishes & I worked on pillow slips. Ivard got bumped & floated at 11: Kay went ward teaching with Jesse. Ivard left for work at 10: & I went to bed. My 4th night off.

Friday, November 28, 1958

We ate and Kay went over to school to senior breakfast & play practice & Ivard and Gene went up & fixed tractor tire on then Gene went over & started picking Guy Jones corn and I took Ray selling cards, he sold all but 2 boxes.

We came home and ate & Gene did chores & Kay & Claudia took Gene & Ann Newman to school dance they took Ray over to church first & he went to show with sunday school class. We watched T.V. & I worked on relief society bizzar pillow cases.

My 3rd night off & Ivards last.

Thursday, November 27, 1958

I got up at 7: & put Turkey on & made waffles for breakfast. Ivard & Kids went out & worked around. At noon Ivard, Kay, & Gene went to Boise to B.J.C Tyler Texas foot ball game. & got home at 5: I spent all day copying my story to mail True Experience $15,000 contest. I made dressing, candied yams, & gravey when Ivard came & we ate at 5:30.

Gene did chores and Bob & Fran came and took Kay & Claudia over to Stake dance. Ivard & Kids watched T.V & I went to bed early. I was tired from writeing all day.

My 2 nd night off & Ivards night off.

Wednesday, November 26, 1958

got letter from Jerry

We had to work over 10 min. we are off for next 5 days. sure cold.

Came home from work & Ivard helped me get stuff ready & I made 4 carrot puddings and we went over to Adrian & got a sack of flour & groc. & Ivard left early for work to get tractor tire repaired & pick-up oil change & greese job.

Jackie & I went to bed & had nap then I got up & made 3 pumpkin pies & 2 shells & Gene helped me make cranberry jello salad.

Gene did chores & we ate & Kay - Gene & Ray went to Mutual, Rays class went swimming. I went to bed early I was so tired. My first night off.

Tuesday, November 25, 1958

Dean & Dale had D.P.T booster shot

I came home from work & helped hold Turkey while Ivard killed him then went to bed & Ivard cleaned him, dressed out 24 lbs.

I got up at 1: & Jackie & I went to relief society & Ivard rode with us & got pick up from school & went to work. I picked Kids up after school & Dean & Dale had sore arms from shots, I forgot to take Jackie.

Ray got supper & we ate when Gene came up from doing Toms chores. I went to bed until time to go to work and Kay went to play practice.

Monday, November 24, 1958

got letter from Lyle & Barbra

no frost on windshield this morning or fog. I came home from work & ate a little & went to bed & Ivard came to bed awhile, he got up at 10: & tended Jackie & they went to Parma & pd. lights. I got up at 12:30 & we went to Adrian & got pick-up & Ivard left for work early to go to bank & see about tractor tire.

Jackie & I went to bed until Kids got home.

I washed 2 batches of clothes & Gene got supper & we made 3 batches of cranberry relish & put 2 in freezer. Kay came & we ate & I got books up & read paper & went to bed until time to go to work.

hard north wind.

Kay went to play practice.

Sunday, November 23, 1958

sure foggy & icy windshield. I came home & went to bed.

Ivard & all the Kids went to priesthood & sunday school. They brought Brent Schulthies home. Kay went over to Hammonds for dinner.

I got up & fixed dinner, had strawberry short cake for desert.

Ivard & I laid down awhile then Ivard left for work at 3:

Gene did chores & Kay wasn't home by 7: so Ray called Bullens & they came same time Kay got home. Pete was with Kay & went to church too late for us to get ready so me & little Kids went to bed.

I went to work at 11:

Saturday, November 22, 1958

sure foggy comeing home from work & I was so cold. Ivard was still in bed & I went to bed. He got up & left for work before noon so he could go to bank & sign Gails car papers over to him, he refinanced it in Utah.

I got up at noon & Dale & I went to Nyssa & got Thanksgiving groc, a lot of good bargains we had 2 nickel hot dogs apiece.

came home & we ate & Gene did chores & Kay took him to Adrian to a class party & Kay went to Ontario to show with Puch & Gene drove car home alone.

I went to bed until time to go to work at 11:

Friday, November 21, 1958

Ivard did 5 sessions

I came home from work & Kay wasn't home from milking Gale's cows yet. He came home & got ready & took Dean & Dale & went to school, they were late & it was foggy too.

I spent until 1: writeing my story for True Story Contest then Jackie & I went to bed until Kids came from school.

I got up & cooked supper & we ate when Kay got home from ball practice then he took Gene with him to help do Gale's chores then Puch came & he went over to Hammonds & watched T.V.

I went to bed utnil time to go to work & Ivard came just as I got up so I drove to work. going to Idaho Falls there was a pick up followed them for miles, right behind them & they hit a patch of fog & when they came out the pick up didn't. a train hit it & killed both guys & Ivard never even heard or saw it

Thursday, November 20, 1958

got letter from Gail
Ivards day off.

Ivard left for Idaho Falls Temple for 2 days at 6 A.M. I stoped in office & got family groupe Ins. got home at 9:15 Dean stayed home with Jackie today & cleaned up house.

I ate & went to bed until 2:30 & got up & made potatoe soup for supper & washed 3 batches of clothes.

Sunny & warm today. Gene got off bus at Duaines & brought Tractor & corn picker home, had flat tire & had to leave it up by Dills.

Dale didn't come home from school, went down to Stokers Kay & Gene went & got him on way home from milking Gale's cows. Gene didn't have to do Toms.

Gene drove Pick-up to Adrian after Kay & I went with him.

Kay went to play practice & I went to bed. Gene did our chores.

I went to work at 11: with Mrs Stradley

Wednesday, November 19, 1958

Gail called on phone

I came home from work & ate & went to bed & Ivard tended Jackie all day.

cloudy & cold wind.

Ivard came to bed awhile then Jackie woke up & we got up & I fixed Ivard something to eat & he went to work & Jackie & I got ready & went over to Primary to Dales class party came home at 6:15 & fixed supper and Kay went over & milked Gale's cows & Gene did Toms & Ray started ours & Gene finished when he got home.

Gail called & said I'd be a Grandma in April

Kay, Gene & Ray went to Mutual & me & little Kids went to bed.

I went to work at 11. with Mrs. Stradley.

Tuesday, November 18, 1958

I came home from work & went to bed & Ivard & Jackie went to Nyssa to have President Child sign Temple recomend. I got up at 1: & got ready & Jackie & I went to relief society. I gave my Lesson today, traded with Ethel Stoker because she is in beets. came home at 4: & got Kids at school & came home & Ray, Jackie & I went selling cards came home at 6:30 & got supper & Kay went down to Gale's to see how to do their chores while they are gone to Temple.

He came home & we ate & Gene did Toms chores & Ray did ours & Kay & Gene went over to school to dance practice, Conklins came & went with them.

I went to bed until Time to go to work.

Cold wind all day.

Monday, November 17, 1958

sent Mother letter, birthday card & $5. check.
sent letter to Lyle - Bill - Jerry - Berniece
Got letter from Jerry

I got up & took Kay & Gene to Seminary went after Conklin, then he didn't go. Came home & little Kids missed bus & I had to take them to Adrian came home & sorted clothes & washed 5 batches of clothes during day.

I wrote letters until noon.

Ivard went over to Tom Ashbys at noon & picked up 4 or 5 sacks of potatoes, half froze. I fixed his lunch & dinner & he went to work at 3: I worked on my relief society lesson for tomorrow.

We had supper when Kids came from ball practice & Gene did Toms chores then came home & did ours.

I went to bed until time to go to work.

Kay went to play practice.

Sunday, November 16, 1958

Gene did chores & we all got up & ate & went to priesthood & sunday school. Ivard got a recomend after to go to temple on his days off. Kay got one to get a patrical blessing. got home at 1:30 & got dinner & Ivard left for work at 3:

I spent all afternoon writeing to Bill, Berniece & Jerry.

Gene did chores and we had a dish of peaches out of deep freeze. Kay had a nap all afternoon & Pete came & got him & they went to church. Gene, Dean & I went to church & Ray, Dale & Jackie went to bed. I waited after then Pete brought Kay home.

I wrote until Ivard got home at 11:30 & we went to bed.

My night off.

cold wind all day got to 13 degrees tonight

Saturday, November 15, 1958

cold wind Kay got B. card from Jerry & Dale a post card.

Kay was 17 ys

I came home from work froze half to death & went to bed awhile with Ivard & got warm. They ate breakfast & I got up after Ray got floors scrubbed & work done up and fixed Kays birthday dinner & frosted him a cake (angle food) I bought We had spagetti & baked squash & frozen peas & cake & sherbet We ate at 2: & Ivard left for work at 3: he cut pig, took cans up & fixed fence all morning, & Gene. Kay had a nap. He got pr. pajamas, black orlon sweater shirt, Shave lotion, & tooth powder & cherry choclates. I washed my hair & Kay, Ray, Dean, Dales & Jackies. Ivard cut their hair &, Jackies too, this morning. Washed 3 batches clothes.

My night off Kay took car & took Claudia to show at Caldwell, Pete went too, he was home before Ivard

Friday, November 14, 1958

I came home from work & went to bed and just got to sleep & Ivard let Jackie wake me up so I got up and we went to Nampa & got Ivards check & paid pick up then went to Caldwell & got groc. & went to bank & got Kay some birthday presents

It was 4: when we got home from town so I fixed shrimp salad, cottage cheese & stuff & strawberry short cake and we ate right after Kids got home and I went to bed until time to go to work.

Ivards night off, stayed up with Kids.

Kay went to play practice & brought car home for me & took off again with Pete.

Ivard did chores

Thursday, November 13, 1958

It started to rain at 6:45 A.M & rained hard until we got home from work. rained on & off all day. I ate some toast & went to bed & Ivard tended Jackie all day. I got up when kids came home from school but I'd been interupted quite a few times. made barbacue & fruit cocktail for supper. We ate & Gene went & did Toms chores & Ivard did ours. I went back to bed until time to go to work.

Ivards day off.

Kay went to play practice & came home for me to go to work.

Wednesday, November 12, 1958

got letter from Mother

I came home from work so cold. I ate & went to bed & Ivard & Jackie went with me to get me warm. I woke up at 1:30 & Jackie was asleep Ivard had just put her to bed, & he came to bed for awhil. He got up at 2: & got cows in & went to work. I got up at 3: & washed 2 batches of clothes and put supper on, we had stuffed peppers out of locker. Gene went & did Toms chores then we ate and he did ours.

Kay went to Mutual with Conklin & their class went to show so Gene & Ray didn't go to Mutual.

I went to Adrian & got gas & got Kids from Primary at 5:45.

I went to bed until 10:45 then got ready & went to work. Kay got home before I left.

Tuesday, November 11, 1958

I came home from work half froze.

Kids didn't have to go to school. I went to bed. & Ivard, Kay, & Gene went over & picked Duaines corn. Ivard & Kay came home at 2: & Ivard went to work & Kay went to Homedale bowling with Pete. Ray got me up at 12:30 & I went to relief society work day. I went up to Ashbys after to see about potatoes came home at 5: & went over to Duains & got Gene, he finished their corn. We ate & I took Gene down to do Toms chores, came back & laid down for hr. then went & got him & he did our chores & I went to bed.

I went to work at 11:10.

Monday, November 10, 1958

sent letter to Mother - Lyle - Gail

I came home from work & ate. Ray was home with baby. When Ivard got chores done we took Ray to school & went to Vale & paid all our taxes & back taxes then we went to Ontario & got licence for Pick-up. came home at 11:30 & went to bed & at 1:30 Ivard woke me up comeing to bed. He got up & got cows in & went to work at 3: I got up at 4: Jackie woke up & got me up.

When bus came Kay & Gene went out & burned weeds & Ray & I fixed supper. I finished writeing an 18 page letter to mother on way to Vale. Gene went down & did Toms chores & Ray did ours.

We ate & I went to bed & Gene & Kay went to P.T.S.A. I went to work at 11:

Sunday, November 9, 1958

I came home from work & put a roast on & went to bed. Kids went to Priesthood & sunday school. Jackie had such a cold Ivard stayed home & tended her. He did up dishes & cooked potatoes & carrots & I got up & made gravey & we ate when Kids got home. Ivard left for work at 3: & Kay went bowling with Pete. came home at 5: I spent all afternoon until 9: writeing 14 page letter to Lyle, 10 page letter to Gail & I didn't get mothers finished.

Gene did chores & Kay - Gene & Ray went to church & me & little Kids went to bed after I finished writeing.

I went to work at 11:

hard wind & a little rain.

Saturday, November 8, 1958

I came home from work & went to bed I was so tired. Ivard & Gene went over & finished picking 3 acres of corn for Blevens & had dinner there. Ray tended Kids and scrubbed & waxed floors. Kay took off in car & went over to Hammonds then took Pete to Nyssa to work & had dinner & went to show got home at dark & ate & Foster & Kids came & took him to show at Nampa. Ivard & Gene got home at 2: & Ivard got read & went to work & I went back to bed after we ate.

Gene went & did Toms chores then did ours. I washed socks & Genes school P.E stuff & did some patching.

Rainy. Dills came & took Ray over to school to party. I went to bed until time to go to work. Ray got home & woke me up.

Friday, November 7, 1958

I came home from work & Ivard took pick-up & wagon over to Belivins & I went & got him & he went over on tractor & corn picker to do corn. I came home & made a big kettle of soup & washed some clothes & went to bed with Jackie at 1:30. Got up when Kids got home at 4:30 & Ivard came home & we ate & Gene did Toms chores & Ivard did ours & Kay took car & went & got Claudia for foot ball game. Ivard, Gene & I went in Pick-up.

Adrian's last game of year, Beat Marshing 55 to 0 to win S.R.V.B. championship. Kay made 4 T.D but only 2 counted. He made a 95 yd. run & referees blew whistle, thought Hatch had ball & had been tackled.

I went to work at 11: Ivards night off.

Thursday, November 6, 1958

sent Jerry letter & months money.

I came home from work & ate & we went to Caldwell & mailed Jerrys money for this month then we went to Simplots & borrowed $270. from Credit Union to pay taxes. We went over to Parma & paid on my blanket laway. came home & went to bed & Ivard tended Jackie. she woke me up in a couple of hrs & Ivard was asleep & she had everything out of Kids, really went to town.

I got up & cooked supper & we ate when Kids got home.

Ivard did our chores & Gene went & did Toms.

Ivard went to bed with me & I couldn't get much sleep.

I went to work at 11:

Ivards night off.

Wednesday, November 5, 1958

I came home from work & ate & we went to Adrian & got pick up then Ivard went up on hill to Pick neighbors corn & I washed 2 batches of clothes & hung them out, rained in night but is sunny & windy today. got my books up.

Me & Jackie went to bed at 1:30 & Ivard came home & went to work & never woke us up.

when Ray came home from school we went & sold some more light bulbs & cards then Ray got supper & I went over & got Kids from Primary, met them at Howes's corner then I went on over to Adrian & got Kay. we ate & Gene did Tom & our chores & Kay, Gene, & Ray went to Mutual & I went to bed & little Kids. I went to work at 11:

Tuesday, November 4, 1958

I got up & took Kay & Gene over to Seminary then came home & cooked little Kids breakfast & they went to school and I cleaned up & started to iorn but didn't get much done, Ida came relief society teaching & the guy from Parma came out & fixed my washer & dryer. The guy came out & fixed corn picker & Ivard got tractor fixed & already to start picking neighbors corn tomorrow. We went up & voted then I had a bath & Ivard got Jackie ready & we went to relief society & he went to work. Came home & finished iorning & Ray got supper. I went to Adrian & got Kay & Gene went down & did Toms chores then he did ours & Gene & I went over to school & Gene was initiated into F.F.A. came home at 9:30 & went to bed until 11: & went back to work tonight.

Monday, November 3, 1958

I got up & took Kay & Gene over to Seminary & came home & got little Kids off to school. Ivard & Jackie went up to Hickmans & got eggs & ate then they went to Nampa to see about getting corn picker fixed & I iorned all morning, washed 2 batches of clothes.

Ivard came home & fixed tractor anti freeze & went to work.

I iorned until Kids came home then Dale, Jackie & I took Ray selling light bulbs for scouts & Xmas cards for him. Gene went down & did Tom's chores & did ours & we came home & fixed a snack & Kay went to Adrian to dance practice at school. I iorned 5 pieces & watched T.V. went to bed early.

I didn't have to go to work.

Sunday, November 2, 1958

We all got up after Gene did chores & got ready & went to priesthood, sunday school & Fast meeting. Came home at 1:45 & I fixed dinner & Ivard left for work. I got my talk for tonight.

Gene did chores, he didn't have to do Toms tonight and Gene & I went to Relief Society Conference. I had to be there at 6:45. I had to talk in meeting. We came home and I watched a show & went to bed. Kay went to bed early.

It was a nice day today.

I didn't have to go to work.

Saturday, November 1, 1958

I took Kay over to work at Petes

I made waffles & we ate & Ivard & Gene loaded their weiner pigs, Ivard 3 & Gene 3 & the 3 of us went to Caldwell to sale. got $40. apiece. got some meat & came home at 1:30 & Ray fixed dinner & we ate & Dale & I took Ivard to work & went shopping, got Dale a new coat. we went to "Harmony" Cafe & had supper "Prawns" & then we went to show & saw "Big County" pretty good. Went up to depot & went to rest room then went over & waited for Ivard. Dale & I both went to sleep. Ivard got off at 11:30.

Gene milked for Tom.

Kay came home early. Ray tended Kids.

I didn't have to go to work.