Wednesday, February 25, 1959

Kay & Gene went to Seminary & Ivard milked & at 8: Mr. Hopkins came over and they moved all our cows, but 2, in two loads over to new place ($20., $1. a cow) I washed clothes all day & dampened down 2 big basket fulls. got books up & wrote an 18 page letter to Jerry.

I iorned 7 pieces for Kay to take to Baker. Then when Kids came from school Ivard, Gene & I brought other 2 cows over & milker & while they put it up & milked I got 20 pieces iorned & hung in closet. we came home & ate, Ray had fed kids & him & Kay had gone to Mutual. got to bed.

Tuesday, February 24, 1959

I laid off the rest of week to move & go to Baker to ball games.

washed clothes and made 3 cherry pies & we took a load of books over in car & bottles. came home at 2: & I went over to school to Deans Room's Mothers Tea. Came home at 4: & laid down a couple of hours & Ray fixed supper for Kids. Ivard & Gene did chores and at 7:30 Ivard Gene and I went over to High school to F.F.A. banquet. It was real nice. ham loaf, corn apple sauce, pickles, potatoes, gravey, spring salad, hot rolls & jelly, tomatoe juice, milk pie & icecream. Came home about 10: & went to bed.

Monday, February 23, 1959

I came home from work & washed at noon Jackie & I went to bed. Ivard took 3 calves & baler over to new place then when Kids came from school they loaded 2 heifers & cultivators & Ivard & Gene & I took them over, first time Gene had see our place, only from car window. He likes it. came home & ate & I went to bed.

Ivard is going to take his other weeks vacation this week so we can move.

Kay went over to Patriarch Burgess & had his patriarchal blessing.

I went to work at 11:15.

Sunday, February 22, 1959

Came home from work & got ready & we all went to sunday school. stoped at Looneys & got groc. & came home & ate & Gail & Lynda & Debbie came & ate with us. they left at 4: & I went to bed & Ivard too. at 7: Ivard & all the kids but Gene, still milking, & Jackie, went to bed with me, went to church.

I got up at 11: & went to work. overtime tonight.

Ivards nite off & his job was cut off anyway for Holidays.

Saturday, February 21, 1959

We came home from work & went to bed until 10:15 then at 11: we met at real estate office in Nampa & made the down payment on our new place., $10,000. came home & I went to bed at 2: & Ivard went up to John Thompson's & Ivard went with them, Helen Hatch, Bob & Burdell to Baker & had supper & went to game & saw Adrian beat Halfway 64 to 49, back to their old form. Kay was 3rd high point man with 10, fouled out. They ate at East side on way home & never got here until 3: A.M. Kay came with Miss Burman & was asleep. I listed to game at 9: but never got out of bed until time to go to work at 11:

Ivards night off.

Friday, February 20, 1959

Had to waite 15 min. out in fog for Ivard to pick me up. Came home & ate & went to bed & Gene tended Jackie. He feels a lot better & got up today. Ivard milked & got an hrs. sleep and at 1: we went to Caldwell to Giggrays office & Mr. Bishop gave us 10,000. on place so we can get our new one. We have to pay Int. on it until Title is clear. at 2:30 we left there for Baker to District Basketball Tourn. Adrian played Jordan Valley & beat them but they still didn't look like themselves. Kay was high point man. We went with Don Brewers & after & bowled 2 games then we came home. stoped at East side cafe in Ontario & had chow meine. Came home & slept an hr. and went to work.

Thursday, February 19, 1959

We came home from work & Ivard milked & I iorned 3 shirts & packed Kays suitcase & took him & Dean to school. came home & washed a batch of overalls & went to bed. Gene is still sick in bed.

Ivard slept 2 hrs & Jackie slept with me. at 3: we went to Caldwell & saw lawyer, (Giggray) then went to Nampa & saw real estate guy & got a few more days on our new place then came & saw Mr. Bishop & he sad he'd advance us $10,000 until title is clear at 5% Int so we can get our place. Ray got supper & Ivard milked & we went to bed until time to go to work.

Adrian left for Baker at 4: P.M. for district tournment. St. Francis beat them 58 to 52 in an overtime. we listened to it broad cast on way to work. Ivard hauled a load of hay.

Wednesday, February 18, 1959

I had to waite 15 min. for Ivard to pick me up. Came home & took Ray to school & Ivard milked.

I changed the beds & washed 5 batches of clothes & fed Gene. When Ivard got chores done we went up & saw Mrs Swigest to see if she knew where T. A. Allen was then we went to Adrian & Ivard got pick-up & got feed & I came home & went to bed with Jackie & got her to sleep then Gene & I helped Ivard load 3 calves & at 2: Ivard & I went to Karcher Junction & took them to sale. Came home & tended clothes & made a tamalee pie for supper & we ate after Kay went & got Kids from primary Mrs. Bullen & Mrs. Conklin came for primary pennies. I slept awhile between town & supper Ivard did chores & Ray & Kay went to Mutual. We went to bed until time to go to work.

Tuesday, February 17, 1959

We came home from work & I took Kids to school & Ivard went to bed. came back & washed clothes & cleaned up. at 11: Ivard had to get up to get cows in & fix fence so me & Jackie went to bed. at 2: we got up & went to Caldwell to see lawyer & over to real estate at Nampa. got a few groc. & came home & Gene was in bed sick with feaver & sore throat. Ivard had to milk we ate and Kay went over to Hammonds until after midnight Dean was on programe at P.T.A so he went with Cambells. Ivard & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Monday, February 16, 1959

Ivard & I went back to work tonight

Wind blew hard then about 10: it started to rain & rained all day.

I gathered up clothes & sorted them & Ivard did chores. Kids bathed & went to school, Kay & Gene left early for Seminary. at 10: we left for Caldwell & stoped at Simplots & got my check & told them I'd be back to work tonight. We went to Nampa & saw Real Estate guy & got Ivards check & he marked up & pd. car & baler & we went back to Caldwell to Bank, got groc. & Ivard went & saw lawyer about our deed to place so we can hurry & settle up our deal then we went to Ontario to Bank where we had our first escrow & to Land Title office to see if we could find out anything about T.A. Allen to clear a flaw in title. Came home & went to bed. Kay went ward teaching.

Sunday, February 15, 1959

had letter from Jerry when we got home

We got up about 8: & I got everything packed & helped Berniece get breakfast & we ate & Ray did dishes and Bill & Gene came and Gail & Lynda & Ruth Ray & kids & we had a meeting & Ruth & Ray left then we told mother good bye & we left & Bill & Jean. Berniece was going to stay another day & do Mothers business then take Mother home with her for a few weeks. Gail & Kids followed us. We stoped at Bud's a min. then went to Uncle Wards in Idaho Falls & brought Aunt Vene home with us, gased up & left at 12:30 the roads were covered with snow from before Arco aways to Carry. had to waite an hr. on dugway comeing down to Carry when they tried to towe a transport up the side of mountain (went over Wed) we stoped at Gooding & ate. droped Aunt Vene off in Boise at 8:30 got gas & came home, Gail was laready there. unpacked & got to bed. Kay came home at 9:30. read mail

Saturday, February 14, 1959

Dads funeral

We got up at 6:45 & I got breakfast & we did up dishes & cleaned up house & Mother & Jackie had bath & we got ready and at 10:15 the Mortuary brought Dad out & there was a mob to view him. Berniece, Bill Ruth & families never got there until body came & ma felt bad about that. At 1:30 we left & went over to Menan Ward & had a real nice funeral & went out to Ucon Cemetary & burried him. It was cold & snow on ground but sunny. came back to mothers & fixed something to eat & visited awhile, and Bill & Jean left for town with Dick Balderson. about 9:30 Ruth & Ray & kids went over to Minnies to stay & Bill came back & Gail & Lynda went with them over to Buds. Berniece & Ken, Kent, Gene, Ray Dean Dale & Jackie, Mother Ivard & I went to bed.

Friday, February 13, 1959

Bill & Jean stayed to Bud's. Ruth went to Minnies & Berniece went to Motel. Dean & Dale still stayed over to Bud's.

We got up & cleaned up house & ate & Mother & Gene went to have their hair done at 9:30. Ivard did dishes while Jackie & I had a bath & at noon we went over to Bud's & had lunch & got Mother & went to Idaho Falls & Jean followed us & went to visit her mother who was up at her sisters. got me some socks & Kids valentines & went to Bank & got mothers Ins. policies out of safety deposit box & came home about 4:30 Ruth, Ray, Kim, Sharon, Janice & Deane came from Utah & about 5: Gail, Lynda, Debbie, Gene & Ray came from home. We ate & Ray did dishes & Lynda tended Jackie & Debbie & the rest of us went over to Minnies & Berniece, Ken & Kent & Bill just got there at 7: & we went in to Woods Funeral home "chapple in the Pines" & saw dad he looked so natural we were there until 9:30. We stayed to Mothers

Thursday, February 12, 1959

We got up and ate & Minnie & Morley went to work. We did dishes & took mother over to her place, she took it pretty hard, first time back in 2 yrs then alone. We left Dean & Dale to Noras (Budds). I fixed lunch. had a lot of visitors. Jean came over & stayed.

The relief society Presidency came & brought mother a lot of food from welfare.

We boiled steak & ate & did up dishes.

Sidney Mickleson came & we were until 10:30 giving her a life history of Dad to read at funeral.

We were going into funeral home but it got too late. Went to bed at 10:45. Jean slept with Mother

Wednesday, February 11, 1959

We got up & ate and Minnie went over to school awhile and we did dishes. The Bishop came about the funeral.

Minnie came & Jean came over from Bud's & Aunt Pearl & Uncle Bill came & Morley came & we had dinner then Aunt Pearl left & Ivard took Mother, Minnie, Jean & I to Idaho Falls & we went to "chappel in Pines" & saw Dad, they had him in bed & he looked like he was just asleep. I'll never get to talk to him again or he'll never see my girl. We picked out a bronze casket $595. Went & got mother & I a hat came home & ate supper & did up dishes. decided not to take mother home until tomorrow. Nora kept Jackie all day with Dean & Dale & Dean & Dale stayed over all night.

Tuesday, February 10, 1959

I showered & packed & we ate & at 8:30 we went & saw Louie at work a few min, then at 9:15 we left for Idaho Falls in hard cold wind. was snowing when we got to Ogden & we nearly slid into a guy at North Ogden. icy roads clear to Downey, came by Malad. stoped at Idaho Falls & we ate dinner & were out to Minnies at 3:30 & Aunt Pearl & Uncle Bill were there. We ate supper & we went over to Mothers & put coal in stoker, they have her house all cleaned & everything back like it was before came back & at 7: Mother called from Idaho Falls, they were at uncle Wards, brought Aunt Vene from Boise. They came on out. They were so tired. Black ice all the way. roads were closed tonight the way we came & the way they came. We stayed at Minnies & Jean, Robbie Dean & Dale over to Bud's.

Monday, February 9, 1959

snowed another 3 or 4 in. so we decided to stay another day. Lyle put chains on & went back out to Grantsville. We ate & did up work & went over to Irv's store & I got a iorning board cover & Jackie 3 pr. slacks. We had lunch & Ivard went up & had head light fixed & I got Jackie to sleep & got my books up. Ivard came back & had a nap & we went up to see new Albertsons store. We ate supper & at 6: Lyle & Barbra came & Lyle, Ivard Irvin & Terry went over & played ball at 8: Ray called & said Mother was at our place. I talked to her & she sounded so tired & lonely. Lyle talked to her then we told him good bye & he went back out to Berniece's they are leaving for home in morning, have to be back Friday. We went to bed early.

Sunday, February 8, 1959

When we woke up there was about 8 in of snow & it was still snowing. Ivard talked Marv into going to Priesthood, first time since he was a little kid, so he went at 8:45 & took him to Orchard. We all went to sunday school but Barbra & her kids & Sheri. Jackie wasn't so good so Ruth & I brought her home and got dinner on & we ate when all the gus came.

Ruth called & Minnie had called Berniece & Mother was in Spokane & Jean was bringing her to Menan Tuesday & funeral won't be until Sat. We did dishes & went over to Lee & Sybles & ate again and Lyle followed us over & went to Grantsville & got their things. They came back at 9: just as Ivard & I, Ruth & Irv. came from church at South Bountiful. We got back from Lee's just as they were going. Watched T.V.

Saturday, February 7, 1959

We got up & showered & ate & cleaned up & Ivard & I & Dean, Lyle Barbra & Kids went over to Sara's & to Marv's & visited & Lillian & Roy stoped in & said good bye on their way home. At 1:45 I took Lyle, Barbra & Kids back over to Irvins to get their car and Dean got there just in time to go to show with Sheri & Kids. I went to Bountiful and got Jackie a new white fleece coat & 2 undershirts then I went & got Ruth Tovey & we went to Beauty Parlor & had hair cut, color rinse set & shampoo (4.) I took Ruth home & went down to Sara's & she fixed me some soup & sandwich. Ivard & Jackie had dinner there. Donna came & we visited awhile then came back to Irvins & Donna came over & we had hot dogs & did up dishes & Donna & Dean went home & we got kids to bed & played "500," until midnight. Lyle & Barbra went to bed.

Friday, February 6, 1959

We got up & had breakfast & cleaned up and went out to Grantsville and saw Berniece. When we got there, there was Lyle, Barbra and kids, They got here at midnight. We visited and had lunch. We came back to Bountiful at 6: & Lyle came with us and we all went up to Ruth and Rays & visited and had supper. then Lyle left & went down to Irv.'s & put Kids to bed. We went down about 10: & got Kids to bed and Ruth & I stood Irv. and Ivard playing "500". We played until midnight and went to bed.

nice again today.

Ivard & Ray went to ball game & Ruth & I did dishes & visited & Kids played games.

David had a bad cold & had steamer on him all night.

Thursday, February 5, 1959

wrote to Jerry & aunt Minnie

We got up & ate & showered & got ready & Donna came & we went over to see Alv. a few min. then we went up to mortuary & saw Wayne. Ruth took Jackie over to her sisters & she brought Dale up with her just before funeral. They had a real nice funeral at 10th ward. After we came from cemetary we went up to Ilene's & had lunch the relief society fixed & visited awhile then we went back over to cemetary. Came back down to Irvins & fed kids & got them to bed & Ivard & Irv. went over to church with Terry to play ball. Ruth & I visited and I had a demonstration on her new Stauffer couch. At 10: we were just going over to get the guys when they came so they took us up to Lee's & we had shrimp supper. Came home & went to bed.

Wednesday, February 4, 1959

Dad died
called Lyle in Cal.

The time Keeper came out at 5:15 & told me I was wanted on Phone, it was Bill, and Dad had died in his sleep. Vanda called Ivard at work & he came at 6: & we went home & I started washing clothes & fixed Dales new pants shorter. Ray stayed home & helped & at 10:30 we went over to Vale to tell Gail & droped Ray off at school. We had dinner & came home, stoped at Petersons & had them get a coursage for Kay for Claudia. Packed & at 3:30 we went to Caldwell & got Dale some new shoes & something to eat & at 4:15 we left for Utah. Ivard drove all the way All the sleep he had was from time we got home from work until we went to Vale. good until we hit Treatmonton & it really snowed but was OK after we left Bear River.

We got to Irvins at 10:45 & Ruth made beds & we got to bed. Poor Mother back there all alone. Bill is flying back today to get her.

Tuesday, February 3, 1959

We came home from work & took Ray & Jimmy over to Prune Orchard to catch the bus. We ate & went to Caldwell & saw lawyer & got rest of our money, left from off place, out of $2000. got 88. to go to Utah. put dimes in savings & went to Nampa & saw real estate guy about our new place. came home at 1: & went to bed & I never woke up until 2: so I couldn't go to relief society. I'm sure sick. Ivard & Jackie got up when Kids came. Ray scrubbed & got supper. I got up after they ate & worked on books.

Ivard got a haircut in Wilder on way to Caldwell.

Ivard cut Kays hair after supper.

I went to bed until time to go to work.

Monday, February 2, 1959

got letter from Jerry & Louie
Gail moved to Vale
Wayne died

I came home from work & Kay was with Jackie, Ivard was out doing chores. Kay went to school & I gathered up clothes & sorted & washed 1 batch and went to bed & Ivard washed the other two batches & did dishes & tended Jackie after she got up, she went to bed with me.

I got up this afternoon & read mail and did the iorning I had dampened down, 27 pieces. I made a meat loaf & Ray finished getting supper when he came from school and we ate when Kay got home.

Stella called & said Wayne died at 4:30 P.M. from his operation 2 weeks ago.

Ivard, Jackie & I went to bed. Kay went to dance practice.

Ivard & I left for work at 11: Colder.

Gail & Lynda came after we were in bed. They moved to Vale today.

Sunday, February 1, 1959

We all got ready and went to priesthood, sunday school & fast meeting. Ivard, Ray, Dean & Dale bore their testimony. I came home & cooked dinner & we ate & Kay went over to Claudias all afternoon. I went to bed I had such a head ache.

Ray made pop corn & Gene had a nap.

Ivard, Ray & Dean went to church. Ray was on scout programe.

Jackie & I went to bed.

Ivards night off.

I had to go to work at 12:30 so never left until 11:50.

Saturday, January 31, 1959

Ivard came home from work & came to bed. I got up & fixed breakfast when Gene got chores done. I washed clothes. Ivard got up at 1:30 & we took Kay & Gene over to church & left them at dance practice and we went to Nyssa & got a bunch of groc. on sale & picked up Kids at 4: and came home and Ray was just finishing up floors. I hurried & made spagetti and we ate & Ivard slept awhile then he did chores & Kay & Gene went to Adrian to play ball. Ivard & I went at 6:45. J.V's got beat & Varsity beat Marshing about 30 points. After the game we went over to church to Kay Ballentyne Wetstine's wedding reception. got home at 12:30. Kay & Claudia came too.

My & Ivards night off. Rained some today.

Friday, January 30, 1959

We came home from work & Jackie and I took Ray over to school & Ray got some paper. Ivard went to bed & I cleaned up & washed some clothes and got ready & at 10: we went to Caldwell to bank & Ivard went up to see if deed was back from Vale & he hadn't even sent it. We went over to Nampa & saw our place & the lady said she'd sell us the drapes & carpet for $150. came back to Caldwell & laid away some rugs & got groc. & came home & fixed supper & we ate when Kids got home from school. Ivard laid down for awhile. Kay & Gene went to Adrian to catch the bus for Fruitland. Ray did chores (finished) & Ivard & I went to Fruitland. J.V's got beat. Varsity won. Came home & Ivard went to work & I went to bed.

My night off

Kids got home about midnight.

Thursday, January 29, 1959

We came home from work & took Ray over to Prune Orchard to catch bus then we ate and I went to bed & Ivard tended Jackie, did dishes & cleaned up house. He went to bed at noon with Jackie & when she woke up they both came in & slept with me until bus came, I didn't sleep but laid & tended Jackie, she was pretty quiet.

got books up.

Ray came home & went to bed

When Kay came home from practice Ray got up and we fixed toasted tuna sandwiches & had supper & Ivard & I went to bed until time to go to work, Audrey came & rode with us.

Wednesday, January 28, 1959

got letter from Irvin.

Gene is 15 years old today.

We came home from work & I took Ray over to Prune Orchard to catch bus & Ivard went to bed. came home and made jello, carrot & pineapple salad & Gene a choclate birthday cake. I went to bed at 11: & Ivard got up & fed cows & put spare ribs on & peeled potatoes to put under them then he went to bed with Jackie & got her to sleep. I got up & put potatoes under meat & went back to bed & we got up when bus came. Ray cooked lima beans (frozen) & we ate after Gene milked and Dean & Dale did dishes & Kay, Gene & Ray went to Mutual. Kay brought Kids home from Primary after ball practice.

Ivard & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Tuesday, January 27, 1959

I came home from work & changed beds and sorted clothes & I washed one batch & Ivard washed the other 4. I went to bed at 9:30. I got up at 12: & had a bath & went to relief society. It was my lesson today, on delinquency & we got so engrossed they had to call a halt everyone said they really enjoyed it. I took Mrs Gale home & came home at 4: & made macaroni salad for supper.

Ivard had floors scrubbed & wash all done & dried.

We ate at 6: when Kay & Gene got home. & I went to bed until time to go to work. I rode with Ivard. Kay went over to school to operetta. Ivard went to bed until time to go to work too.

rained all night

Monday, January 26, 1959

sent Jerry a letter & Louie & Lyle

I came home from work & we went to Caldwell and sent Jerrys Xmas pkg back to him & never declared the watch. got groc. & eggs & Genes birthday presents. Came home at noon & I went to bed & Ray woke me up at 5:, he got supper & we ate when Kay came. Gene milked & him & Kay went over to church to dance practice for Gold & Green ball.

I made out some payments & got books up & went back to bed at 7:30 until time to go to work.

warm day but cloudy.

Ward teachers came after I was in bed.

I left for work at 11:10

Ivards night off.

rained all night

Sunday, January 25, 1959

We came home & went to bed & Dale tendend Jackie & rest of Kids went to sunday school. They came home & woke us up & I cooked dinner.

Ray brought Brent Schulthies & Keith Salter home. Ate & Ivard & Kids played basketball & I washed 2 batches of clothes & put away socks I washed yesterday. I wrote to Jerry, Louie & Lyle.

Ray did dishes & popped corn & they played Monoply.

Gene did chores and Ivard & all the Kids went to church and I went to bed after I washed some overalls.

I got up & went to work at 11:

Ivards night off.

Saturday, January 24, 1959

We came home from work & went right to bed and Ray made hot cakes for Kids then Gail stoped in on his way back from Utah with his furniture & Ray went over to practice at 10: & never got home until 4:

I got up at noon & fixed Ivard something to eat and went back to bed & Ivard cut kids hair & come back to bed.

Gene got dinner & I got up & made gravy & we ate early, 1: I washed the socks & got ready & Ivard Dean, Gene & I went to Adrian to ball game. Kay went in Pick-up. We beat Wilder both games. Varsity 85-57. Kay made 17 points. Came home & went to work. I had to sit from 11:05. Kay took Claudia home.

Friday, January 23, 1959

sent Mother a letter

We came home from work & Kay was home with Jackie, he took car & went to school.

Gail stoped in early, on his way to Utah

Ivard went to bed & Jackie & I laid down but didn't go to sleep. Ivard got up at 11:30 & fed cows & I got Jackie ready & they went over to school in pick-up & got car & took grade school to Vale to play ball. they won.

I put roast on, made jello carrot salad & washed a batch of clothes & went to bed at 1:

They came home at 4: & Ray cooked corn & we ate.

Ivard got regular job, 11:30

Kay & Gene took pick up & went over to Adrian to catch bus for New Plymouth. Ivard & I went. We won both games. dashed home & went to work.

Thursday, January 22, 1959

got letter from Jerry

I came home from work & Ivard hadn't been home, he came right after I got here, he'd doubled over, 16 hrs.

snowed on us all the way to work last night & all night.

Dean was home with Jackie so I kept him home today to tend her & I doctored good and Ivard & I went to bed all day.

I got up at 4:30 & fixed supper & Ivard went over to school & got Kay & Gene from practice & we ate about 6: & Gene did chores & we went back to bed, I'm trying to get my cold better.

most of snow is melted tonight & roads are bare.

Ivard got called for midnight so he droped us off at Simplots.

Wednesday, January 21, 1959

I came home & doctored & went right to bed I was so sick. Ivard fixed me a hot water bottle & put 2 extra blankets on me.

Gail came & borrowed pick up after they went to Adrian & got it, & started for Utah to get his furniture. They are moving back & he is going to work on farm in Vale. The brake lights didn't work with the U-Rent trailer so he came back & called Utah & said he'd be there Friday.

Ivard left for work at 3: Gene & Ray came home & I got books up & washed clothes

Ray fixed supper and I went to Prune Orchard & got Kids from Primary & we ate & Kay & Gene went to Mutual, I got made at Ray & would not let him go. Went to bed until time to go to work.

Tuesday, January 20, 1959

Ivard went to work at Boise at 6:30 A.M. I came home & Ray was home with Jackie so I kept him home to tend her & I went right to bed I'm getting such a cold.

I got up at 1:00 & went & got Mrs Gale & went to relief society, She came home with Audrey & I dashed to Caldwell to Gigray's lawyer, & me, Mr & Mrs Bishop & Ivard & we signed the contract & he gave us 2000. We get the rest when the deed is ready.

I got groc. & a case of oil for pick up & came home at 6:30 & Ray got supper & they'd eaten. Ivard was over after Ray & Gene & when they came the 4 of us ate and I went to bed until time to go to work.

Monday, January 19, 1959

sent Kays Federal Income tax
got letter from Lyle & Barbra

I came home from work & Ivard took car and went up to see real estate guy & paid down $1000. to hold the place in deer flat. Then he went to Sugar Co. to see about beet allotment. he heard a place adv. on radio at Merridian that sounded good for Gail so he went to see about it and the generator quit & he had to be towed in to Merridian to garage. It was about 10: when he got it fixed & came home. good thing Jackie and I didn't go. there was such a cold wind. We went to bed at 10: & got up at 12:30

I got supper & we ate when Kay got home.

I went back to bed until time to go to work.

Sunday, January 18, 1959

We got up & ate & Kay, Gene, Ray, Dean & Dale went to Priesthood and Sunday school and Gail left for Blanches. I read papers & washed 4 batches of clothes today.

Kids came home and I fixed dinner & Dean & Dale did dishes Ray stayed over to Gibbons, after we ate Kay went over to Hammonds until 6: I got Jackie to sleep & worked on my books & Ivard & I went over to Abbots & Paid the fall water.

Gene did chores & I washed my & Ivards hair.

Ivard & all the kids went to church and I had a bath and went to bed until time to go to work.

Saturday, January 17, 1959

Ivard laid off this morning & marked up tonight so we could go with Mr. Bishop.

We got up & Ivard & I went & got Mr. Bishop at 8:30 & went to town & made out papers on sale of place. have to go next Tuesday again to sign them & Mr. Bishop will pay off barn & Simplot then we get our money when Deeds come back from Vale. came home at 11: & Gail & Lynda were here & we took them & all the Kids to see a couple of places we found we liked, one at deer flat & one at Merridian came home & made barbacue & cooked corn on cob & made Brownies & we ate & played Penochle.

At 6: Ivard took Kay & Gene to Adrian to catch bus for Homedale & at 6:30 Ivard & I, Gail, Lynda & Debbie went to Homedale to game. J.V's won & Varsity won 60 to 57, sure exciteing. Came home & Ray had floors scrubbed. Gail & Lynda stayed all night.

Friday, January 16, 1959

Lyle called tonight, wanted to borrow money.

Ivard went to work 7 A

I came home from work in the rain & worked on my books & read papers, me & Jackie went to bed about 10:30 & Gail woke me up at noon. We got ready & Gail droped Jackie & I off at high school to watch Vale murder grade school in basketball. called Blanch's & Lynda came & brought me home at 3:30. Ivard was already home.

I cooked supper & we ate when Kids came from school & Gene did chores.

I don't have to work tonight, laid down awhile. then we got ready & at 6:30 Ivard & I, Kay, Gene & Ray went to Adrian to ball games. J.V's beat Notus & so did the Varsity.

came home & went to bed

Thursday, January 15, 1959

I came home from work & Ivard Jackie & I went to Nampa to Robison Realty & he took us all over valley looking at places found the one we wanted in deer flat, 6 miles out of Nampa, $41,000. for 40 acres, 4 bed room house, nice yard. got Ivards check & took to bank, dashed home and Ivard left for work at 2:15, he was late & took car & we were supposed to take pick-up & get it but Gail came from Utah & I used his car & he took ours over to Blanchs, he got here last night.

Me & Jackie went to bed but she wouldn't sleep. it was 8: before I got to sleep, time Gail came & all.

We went to work in rain, passed Ivard down by Orchard.

Wednesday, January 14, 1959

Gail came from Utah

I came home from work & we went & got Mr. Bishop & went to town to close the deal on our place. Jackie & I sat in car & waited for them for 3 hrs then he backed out because he wanted to see Bob about fixing ditch again & because we said it was a 80 acres & the deed is 5 acres less. got some presents & a cake & icecream for Dales birthday & came home & Ivard had to leave for work at 3: Jackie & I went to bed until Kids came then when Kay got home & Kids came from Primary we ate & I went to bed & Jackie & Kay - Gene & Ray went to Mutual.

I went to work at 11:

Dale was 7 years old today. he got cords, sweater, 2 pr. levies, 3 pr. socks, 2 pr. shorts & 50 cents & card from Lyle.

Tuesday, January 13, 1959

got letter from Lyle

I came home from work & Ivard had gone to work. I changed all the beds and sorted clothes & washed 2 batches then Jackie and I got ready and went & got Mrs Conklin, Ida & Mrs Gale & went to relief society work day. Had a good dinner sewed for Olsens, had a burn out. Came home at 4:15 and went to bed and Ray tended Kids & fixed supper. Ray cleaned my bed room & made bed first then he cleaned up the rest of the house.

I got up at 10:40 & got ready & went to work.

Ivard didn't come home at 4: doubled & worked 16 hrs streight.

Nice day.

Monday, January 12, 1959

sent letter to Lyle & Jerry
Ray got letter from Jerry

I came home from work & went right to bed.

Ivard brought Jackie to bed at 1: & we slept and Ivard went down to Bishops & sold him our place for $18,000. We will go to Caldwell Wed. & fix up papers.

I got up at 2: & washed a batch of clothes & at 3: we went to Nampa & Ivard signed up for unemployment & he stoped in at a Reality Co. & saw about places. came home at 5: & cooked supper and we ate after Gene got chores done.

Rained on us on the way home from Nampa.

I went to bed at 7:30 until time to go to work.

Ivard didn't work tonight.

Sunday, January 11, 1959

Came home from work & Ivard & I went right to bed. Dean stayed home & tended Jackie & the rest of Kids went to priesthood & sunday school. They woke me up when they got home at 1: & I cooked dinner, liver & onions, corn on the cob, brussle sprouts. I washed 2 batches of clothes & got books up then I wrote letters, & Ivard slept until Gene got chores done. I washed 2 batches of clothes.

Ivard & all the Kids went to church & I went to bed until time to go to work.

Warm, wind quit then it started again tonight.

I went to work at 11:

Ivard didn't work tonight.

Saturday, January 10, 1959

Kay went to Nampa & got Ivard in pick up at 7: A.M. I came home at 8:30 & went right to bed with Ivard. We got up at noon & Kay had gone over to Petes in car so I rode over to Besendorfers with Ivard & Gene to trade gobblers & borrow bore pig & called Kay & he came & got me & we went to Nyssa & got $38. worth of groc, a lot of good bargains. Came home at 3:30 & worked on books & Ray & I fixed supper & we ate & Kay & Gene left for Adrian to catch bus for Middleton. Ivard moped floors while I was gone & he did chores.

Ray went to Adrian at 8:30 A.M. to ball practice with Dills & never got home until 1:30.

Ivard, Dale & I went to Middleton to ball games. J.V.'s got beat. Varsity won 55 to 49, good game.

Warm nice day, rained a little tonight. Got home at 10:45 & went to work, all rode with Ivard.

Friday, January 9, 1959

I wrote a poem "Minute"

Cold wind all day. Kay brought pick up home after school.

Ivard picked me up at work & we came home & took Ray over to school, he'd stayed with Jackie. rained all morning hard.

Came home & went to bed & Ivard slept about an hr then he got up & tended Jackie. when he got her to sleep at noon he came back to bed and we were just about to sleep when Mr. Bishop came up talk price for our place, said he'd give us $18,000. cash. We will let him know in few days.

I got up & made waffles & fixed grapefruit & cooked bacon & Ivard cooked eggs & we ate supper when bus came. Gene started milking & Ray finished & Gene & Kay went to Adrian to catch bus for Marshing. Ivard, Dean & I went over in car. J.V's got beat & Varsity won. At 10: Ivard got long distant call, he had to be to work at 11: so we took him to Nampa as he was, after game, then I dashed home & changed & got to work as soon as ever.

Thursday, January 8, 1959

hard cold wind all night & today.

I came home from work & went right to bed & at 1: Jackie came to bed with me. I got up at 4: & got supper ready and we ate after we went to Adrian and got Kay, he left Pick up at garage to be fixed & it won't be done until tomorrow. Kay left for dance practice over to church as soon as we got home.

Ray made a cake & we had peach short cake for supper.

Me & Ivard & Kids all went to bed early.

Ivard had to go to work at midnight so I rode with him & Audry took my riders.

Wednesday, January 7, 1959

I came home from work & we went to Nampa & Ivard saw about work then we went to Caldwell & I signed up for weeks unemployment I was off Xmas time. got groc. & came home & Jackie & I went to bed at 11: got up at 1:45 and washed a big batch of clothes & worked on books made out gas refund claim for 1958 & cooked supper & at 6: Ivard, Jackie & I went over to Prune Orchard & got Kids from Primary & we ate supper & Kay, Gene, & Ray went to Mutual.

I went to bed until time to go to work but only slept about 1/2 hr.

Windy but not very cold.

Ivard scrubbed & cleaned house.

Ivard didn't work again today. Mr. Bishop came & looked at ground.

Tuesday, January 6, 1959

got letter from Lynda

It rained all night up to work & melted all the snow but not out here. I came home & went to bed & Ivard tended Jackie. I got up at 1: & Jackie & I went & got Mrs Gale & went to relief society. Ila Childs gave our lesson today, Stake leader, Mrs Shy is sick. stoped to school & got Kids. It thawed quite a bit today, maine roads are clean.

Came home & got books up & got supper Ivard peeled the potatoes.

We ate when Kay got home from ball practice at 6:15.

I went to bed at 7: until 10:45 & at 11: I went to work.

Ivard didn't work again today.

Monday, January 5, 1959

Conklin came & took Kay & Gene to Seminary, Gene milked at 5:30 A.M. Kids went back to school today. Ivard got home before Kids left, he went to bed at 9: & me & Jackie went with him & slept until 11:30. Got up & washed 2 batches of clothes & patched all afternoon. Ivard put squash on & peeled potatoes & I made scolloped potatoes for supper. He got up about 3: & went down to Bishops & told him we'd sell out for $24,000. he said he'd be up to look at it.

It snowed most of day, about 3 inches.

At 5:30 Ivard went to Adrian to get heat lamp for new heifer calf we had this morning & to get Kay from ball practice. We ate & I went to bed until 10:30, didn't sleep. Had to go back to work tonight - Ivard didn't work.

Sunday, January 4, 1959

Gene did chores & we all got ready and went to sunday school & sacrement meeting, me & Dean bore our testimony.

came home at 1:30 & cooked dinner & ate at 2:30 & Kay went over to Petersons until 9:45.

Me & Ivard went to bed awhile I made candy, fudge, while Gene did chores & we watched T.V.

Ivard went to bed, he marked up on Boise job & left at 10:45. I watched T.V. until it went off the air.

It sure was cold all day breeze. got a little warmer tonight.

Saturday, January 3, 1959

got letter from Jerry

9 degrees above this morning cold wind, but blue sky & sun.

Gene did chores & Ivard came home from work & came to bed. got up after Vet left and Gene & I fixed breakfast & I worked on books & Ray took down tree & scrubbed & waxed.

Kay left at 1: for Hammonds. I washed clothes and went to Adrian & got groc. and came home & Ivard & Kids were watching T.V. I made a meat pie with biscuits on top & fruit cocktail & no bake cookies for supper and we ate about 6: when Kay got home. I finished iorning, 26 pieces.

Ivard got bumped & didn't work tonight.

Gene did chores & Ray did dishes & had a bath.

We watched T.V until it went off the air. got down to -1 tonight

Friday, January 2, 1959

First snow, not enough to cover ground.

Got up and had breakfast late. Gene did chores and they ground corn. At 11:30 Ivard & I went to Caldwell to Bank & had Int. drawn up on all our accounts. Had a milk Shake & got some bacon & grapefruit & came home & Ivard played Monoply with little kids & I took Kay - Gene & Ray over to church to Titheing Settlement, they are all full tithe payers. Came home & made meat loaf & fixed carrots & cauliflower with cheese sauce and we ate after Gene did chores at 6:30.

We stoped in Wilder on way to Caldwell & Ivard had hair cut.

Ivard, Kay, Gene & I went over to church at 8: to Kent & Loma's wedding reception & dance. came home at 10:45 & Ivard went to work at 11:

Cold wind all day & night.

Thursday, January 1, 1959

Gene did chores & we got up late. I cooked bacon & boiled eggs & Gene made toast. & Ray fixed orange & apricot juice & Stanley Mills came & got Kay out of bed & we ate then Kay went with Stanley all day. Ray did up work & I iorned all day. 60 pieces. Ray warmed chilli & made cocoa for lunch. Ivard & Gene watched ball games & Ivard took some guy to Caldwell whoes car broke down, gone about 1 1/2 hurs.

black clouds, blue sky - sun & hard wind, nice day.

Gene did chores & Ivard & Kids played monoply & I got books up then we had toasted sandwiches, potatoe chips, olives, pickles & punch at 10: & went to bed about 10:45.

Kay got home at 1: A.M., been over to Hammonds.