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.