1 Introduction - 7:07
2 Quote of the week - 7:06
3 This week in our family - 7:05
4 Bits and tidbits - 7:04
5 Our family 50 years ago - 7:03
6 What in the world - 7:02
7 A final word - 7:01
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Thursday, October 13, 2016
A peek at the past
An excerpt from our family history, this
month again featuring John Leigh (1600–1671), the eighth-great-grandfather of
my siblings and me
Last month,
as we summarized John Leigh’s life in early Massachusetts, we reported that in
1641 “John Lee of Ipswich, was accused of stealing the widow Haffield’s bible;
was tried, found guilty, and sentenced to pay the widow 15s. for her bible, and 10s.
for lying about it.”[i]
And
now for some more of the story: “This last disgraceful record against John
cannot pass unnoticed. He might speak disrespectfully of those in authority
over him, or even play the part of the gay seducer, and yet, with our knowledge
of the laws of the Puritans, have his sins condoned; but to steal and lie
requires some further explanation.
“He
lied because he stole—a thief would have no scruples on that score, but why did
he steal? As an ordinary thief only for the money value of the bible? The
punishment was slight for such an offence, in those times and in such a
community, and we find no further record of thieving propensities. He could
not sell the bible in Ipswich without every prospect of being found out;
according to writers there were not two hundred persons (not families) in
Ipswich at the time.
“No,
it was done out of spite, the widow Haffield was his next neighbor, her land
joined his. He had been corrected by the Courts two or three times for his
rebellious spirit, and with his freedom with the maids about him, and the widow
undertook the charge of his spiritual welfare.
“She
waylaid him and quoted scripture to him, until goaded to desperation, he
resolved to get her bible away from her and so put a stop to her interference.
That would seem to be the only way by which we can account for this circumstance.
If the theft had no extenuating circumstances, it is not likely that the fine
would have been so light; the thief would not have been allowed to remain in
the community.
“We
should have liked to pass this over in silence, but it is a matter of printed
record, and others might bring it up at any time.”[ii]
Our family 50 years ago
A look at what was going on in the
family in October 1966 as recorded in Dorothy’s diary
Ivard and
Dorothy went on October 5 to a meeting of doctors and nurses discussing
Ivard’s case. His trouble, they said, was hardening of the arteries, which is
what caused his clot and stroke back in July. On October 14 he went to the
doctor. On the insurance form where it asked when he will be able to return to
work, the doctor wrote “Never.” He told him to get another 90-day leave of
absence from the railroad, and he’d see then.
She
mentioned the first frost occurred on October 7. The first snow in the
mountains occurred on the 13th.
She
continued her fall canning with 11 quarts of spaghetti sauce on the 4th, 13
pints of Indian relish and 22 “little pots of pepper in freezer” on the 8th, 8
packages of cauliflower for the freezer on the 9th, and 12 pints mustard
pickles on the 10th. On the 22nd she mentioned they bought 8 cases of food and
on the 29th they went out to where Gene was working and picked 3 sacks of
potatoes.
Gene
spoke on the 23rd in the Sixth Ward sacrament meeting, and they went to hear his
talk.
She
reported that Kay called the afternoon of October 28 to say Claudia had their
baby early, about six months along, and he lived only two and a half hours. Kay
named and blessed him before he died. The next evening Ivard, Dorothy, and Ray
took the train to Utah. The funeral was held in Bountiful on the 31st, which
was also Jackie’s 10th birthday.
Jackie
had had a birthday party two days earlier with 10 girls attending. Dorothy
wrote, “Dale took charge of the games and all.”
Bits and tidbits
Recent news from family members
Kira (Dale
and LeAnn’s family) posted on Labor Day: “Last night Scarlett shocked herself
trying to plug in a nightlight, which was super sad and scary. I think the
electricity must have done something to her because she has been a perfect
angel all day and decided to potty
train herself. No accidents all day. She just woke up this morning and
magically knew how to use the potty.”
Chuck
McAllister’s mother, Margaret Ellen Linford McAllister, died September 7, due
to complications of pneumonia. She was 71 years old. Chuck is Kay’s son-in-law,
married to Andrea. According to the obituary, she was “survived by
her husband of 50 years, Karl W. McAllister, six children: Karl David, Benjamin
L., Charles Mark, Adam James, Paul Samuel and Heather, also 25 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
“Born
November 25, 1944 in SLC to Duane H. Linford and Mary Ellen McDonald, Margaret
was the oldest of five living children. A graduate of Granite High, she
excelled in the arts, and music, and became a ‘Sterling Honor’ of Home Economics.
After earning her Bachelors and Masters degrees, she taught ‘Special Ed.’ for
30 years, and was beloved by all her students.
“Love
of family and motherhood were her most cherished and honored achievements. She
excelled in every cooking and sewing skill, but especially enjoyed creating
many unique heirlooms quilts and artful embroideries.”
The
funeral was held on September 12 in Lehi.
For
Claudia’s and my family this is “the year of the move.” Five months ago we had
children spread across all of the time zones in the continental United States:
Becca and Cade in Fallbrook, California (Pacific time zone); Rachael and
Robert in Harrisburg, Illinois (Central time zone); Eliza and Paul in Cumming,
Georgia (Eastern time zone); and the other five in Utah (Mountain time zone).
In
June Becca and Cade moved from southern California to St. George. Cade’s
contract work for the military can be done largely from home, and they are in
St. George (either permanently or temporarily; they’ll know in January)
helping to care for Cade’s mom and grandma.
The
same month Rachael and Robert moved from southern Illinois to Kaysville.
Robert, a medical doctor, is now working for Intermountain Health Care,
working at InstaCares in Weber and Davis counties.
And
this coming week Eliza and Paul are moving from Georgia to somewhere in Utah
(initially staying with us here in Bountiful until their house in Georgia sells
and they decide where they want to buy a home here along the Wasatch Front).
Paul, a pharmacist, will become a manager for a new pharmacy probably to be
located somewhere in the north end of Utah County.
And
two of our Utah children moved: Anna and Pete to a new home in the Yalecrest
area (also known as the Harvard-Yale area) of Salt Lake City and Mary and Vince
from our basement into Anna and Pete’s former house in the Sugar House area of
Salt Lake.
A final word
Fall has to
be one of the most exquisite times of the year. And for those of us in the
northerly climes, October showcases the beauty of the season unlike any of the
other autumn months.
The
poet Robert Frost captured the gentle longing that wishes this magical season
not pass by too quickly.
O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the
fall;
Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild,
Should waste them all.
The crows above the forest call;
Tomorrow they may form and go.
O hushed October morning mild,
Begin the hours of this day slow.
Make the day seem to us less brief.
Hearts not averse to being
beguiled,
Beguile us in the way you know.
Release one leaf at break of day;
At noon release another leaf;
One from our trees, one far away.
Retard the sun with gentle mist;
Enchant the land with amethyst.
Slow, slow!
For the grapes’ sake, if they were
all,
Whose leaves already are burnt with
frost,
Whose clustered fruit must else be
lost—
For the grapes’ sake along the wall.[i]
Don’t
we—especially those of us who are in or who are approaching the autumn of our
lives—wish those days would rush by a little more slowly? that this magical
season not pass by too quickly?
I
resonate with this sentiment from Anne of
Green Gables when Anne observes: “I’m so glad I live in a world where there
are Octobers.”[ii]
Thursday, September 1, 2016
A peek at the past
An excerpt from our family history, this
month featuring John Leigh (1600–1671) and Anne (or Joanne) Hungerford
(1605–1684), the eighth-great-grandparents of my siblings and me
Our
earliest known ancestors to come to colonial America were John Leigh and Anne
Hungerford. We do not know the circumstances of their arrival, but they were
both in Massachusetts by the time they married in Boston in 1638, just eight
years after Puritan settlers from England founded the town.
Spellings
of names in the 17th century were not consistent, even for the same person, and
a common variant of Leigh shows up
as Lee. John and some of his children
appear in records with either spelling. Later generations spelled the name Lee.
John
was born in Chigwell, Essex, England in April 1600. The names of his parents
are not known. Tradition holds that “John Lee was of an ancient and honorable
family of the city of London, and lived with his parents, being well instructed
in the principles of the Christian religion, and fitted for business at home,
or abroad, in the world by sea, or land.”[1]
Family
tradition states “that John was son of a Londoner of means, probably a
merchant, that he had an elder sister, that he kept doubtful company and was
of a rebellious spirit, and that he was sent to the country to keep him out of
mischief. We trace him from this time on in the records preserved at Salem,
and find that it took several severe admonitions from the Puritan rulers to
keep down this spirit of mischief which seems to have been troubling him in
his early years, at least.”[2]
And then followed a listing of John’s convictions and fines:
-
October 1634: Fined for speaking reproachfully of the governor.
-
1641: Accused, tried, found guilty for stealing the Widow Haffield’s Bible;
fined to pay the widow 15s [shillings]
for her Bible and 10s for lying about
it.
-
March 1660: Complained of on suspicion of intent to wound an ox and kill a pig;
not proven.
-
May 1660: Fined for railing speeches; fine released.
-
March 1665: Fined for contempt for non-appearance at court.
-
Mar. 27, 1667: Brought before court to answer for working in his swamp on
Sunday, but brought witnesses to prove he was putting out a fire, and so was
discharged.
Anne
was born in 1605 in Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, England, the
youngest of six children born to Sir Anthony Hungerford Knight (1567–1627) and
Lucy Farley (1560–1627). The “Knight” at the end of her father’s name was
likely a title and not a surname. Her father’s line back at least nine
generations (back into the early 13th century) all bore the name Hungerford.
Anne
and her brother Thomas came to New England together, probably landing in
Boston. Thomas settled in Connecticut. And Anne remained in Boston or
thereabouts, where she married John.
After
their marriage in Boston, John and Anne became the parents of at least five children:
John (born in 1639), Joseph (1643, through whom we are descended), Sarah
(1645), Mary (1649), and Ann (1651). There may have been other children,
probably including infants who died.
The
family lived in Ipswich, where all of the children were born and where John
eventually died. Originally called Agawam, Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex
County, Massachusetts, about 28 miles northeast of Boston. It was founded in
1634 by John Winthrop the Younger, son of the John Winthrop who was one of the
founders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and its first elected governor.
The early inhabitants of Ipswich were farmers, fishermen, shipbuilders, or
traders.
John was a landowner and a farmer. Based on an inventory at his death,
we know that he grew flaxseed, rye, Indian corn, barley, oats, and hay. He had
horses, cows, oxen, steers, sheep, and pigs.
“John
Leigh at the time of his death dwelt in a house at Heartbreak Hill, which was
surrounded by an orchard and considerable land, which with a barn and
outhouses constituted the homestead. Besides he had meadow pasture and arable
land; with land on Hog Island which was marsh land where he raised hay and used
his canoe to reach it.”[3]
John
died on July 8, 1671, in Ipswich at age 71. Anne lived another 13 years before
she died on September 30, 1684, in Concord at age 78 or 79.
[1] William Lee (comp.), John Leigh of Agawam (Ipswich) Massachusetts
and His Descendants of the Name of Lee (Albany, New York: 1888), 65 (online
at http://www.archive.org/details/
johnleighofagawa00leew).
[2] Ibid., 68–69.
Our family 50 years ago
A look at what was going on in the
family in September 1966 as recorded in Dorothy’s diary
Dale, who
was 14½ at the time, went and got his driver’s permit on September 2. That same
day Ivard drove the car for the first time since his stroke over seven weeks
earlier on July 12, which left him hospitalized for two weeks (he came home
from the hospital on July 25). Dorothy penned this observation on September 16:
“Ivard doesn’t feel a bit good, so tired, doesn’t look good either.” Three days
later he went to the doctor, who told him “his blood was too thin again.”
Dale,
Jackie, and I started school on September 6, the day following Labor Day. It
was the beginning of my senior year. On September 15 she reported that she,
Ivard, and I went up to the American Legion Hall for a banquet in honor of
those who had gone to Boys State and Girls State and their parents. I had gone
to Boys State in Boise the first week of June. On September 23 she reported
that I had gone to Pocatello for a couple of days for a journalism conference.
During
the month she reported canning 13 quarts of pears (on the 5th), 2 batches of
peach jam (on the 6th), 14 quarts of pears (on the 7th), 10 quarts of tomato
juice (on the 8th), 23 quarts of pears (on the 9th), 21 quarts of tomatoes (on
the 20th), 11 pints of green tomato relish (on the 23rd), 12 pints of mustard
pickles (on the 24th), 10 pints of mustard pickles (on the 25th), and 6 quarts
of spaghetti sauce (on the 29th). And all of that was sandwiched in between
working nights at Simplot’s and fixing meals, doing laundry, ironing clothes,
running people here and there, and occasionally getting some sleep.
Dorothy
celebrated her 51st birthday on September 29. She came home from working all
night at Simplot’s and went to bed. She woke up at 1:30 p.m. and made the 6
quarts of spaghetti sauce referred to above and fixed supper. She did list
numerous gifts she received: Ray gave her a black poodle; Jerry gave her two
boxes of fancy candy, a pen and filler, and a watch on a chain; Dale gave her a
box of all-occasion cards and her Christmas order marked paid in full. She had
a fancy cake with a rose. And while they were eating, the florist brought two
big bouquets—one from Jerry and the other from Lyle, Gail, and Kay.
You
can find Dorothy’s diary entries posted online at dorothy-idaho.blogspot.com exactly 50 years to the day after they
were originally written.
Bits and tidbits
Recent news from family members
Kay was
released in July after serving for five years as bishop of his ward in
Hurricane. He had two grandsons marry this summer: Marshal McAllister (Chuck
and Andrea’s son) married Savannah Moon on July 28, and Austin Cleverly (Kyle
and Melissa’s son) married Lexi Hesen on July 30.
Austin posted on August 26: “What a great week! I just got hired as a
physical therapy aide! I can finally get experience and take the next step
towards my future career!”
Two
missionaries (that we know of) are currently serving from the family: Ryan
Cleverly (Chad and Melissa’s son) is serving in the Mexico City West Mission
and Caleb Cleverly (Michael and Shauna’s son) is currently in the São Paulo
MTC on his way to the Brazil Ribeirão Preto Mission.
Caleb’s
older sister, Meghan (Michael and Shauna’s daughter), set herself a goal to do
ordinance work in 16 temples during 2016. On August 23 she went through the
Boise Temple, her 15th, and on August 24 she went through the Twin Falls Temple,
her 16th. Goal completed.
While
Meghan, Claudia, and I were in Boise we had a nice visit with Jerry and Jim.
That evening 16 of us went to dinner at the Jade Garden, a Chinese buffet in
Nampa: Lyle and Nina; Gene and Cheryl, Kelley, and Ronnie; Dale and LeAnn and
Micah, Keisha, and Carson; Rex and Jackie; and Claudia, Meghan, and I. We had a
delightful evening visiting at the restaurant and afterward at Dale and LeAnn’s
house.
And
just four days later five of us got together at Lynda’s house in Ogden and went
to dinner at Chuck-a-Rama: Lynda, Kay, Karen, Claudia, and I. Another
delightful evening together!
A final word
This picture and thought posted on Instagram and Facebook by
Brock Cleverly on August 27
With a lot
of noise and disappointments, it’s always nice to go hear the whispers and
reminders that God is still always there.
Monday, December 3, 2012
1 The end is here
The end is here. No, not the end of the world. Planet Earth will still be spinning beyond whenever the Mayan calendar was supposed to have ended. But, as you may note in this issue's Final Word, we are discontinuing the Cleverly Newsletter,
after 39-plus years, to go serve a mission. This is our final
issue. Maybe.
While we are serving as missionaries, we will be unable to continue bringing you reports on what is happening in the family that has grown from Ivard and Dorothy's original nine children to probably a couple hundred people spread now across multiple generations. Or bringing you excerpts from Dorothy's diaries of 50 years earlier. Or sharing pieces of family history.
Some elements of the newsletter will actually still be available to you in different formats: Dorothy's diaries, for example, have already been available at the blog site Dorothy's Idaho Diaries (click on the link or go to http://dorothy-idaho.blogspot.com/). The posts there are the complete entries she wrote half a century ago, not just the excerpts I've shared in the monthly newsletter. I hope to prevail upon one of my children to continue that daily labor of love.
I have compiled a collection of my little Final Word essays from the nearly four decades I have been publishing the Cleverly Newsletter in a book, A Final Word: Messages to My Family. It is available at Lulu.com in paperback for $16.00 (order through me, and I can get it for you for $11.00). It is also available on Amazon.com for the same $16.00. You can search for it by title or its ISBN (978-1-105-88652-2).
Similarly, the collection of family histories I completed some years ago and distributed fairly widely, Batt & Lee Ancestors, is also available at Lulu.com as an eBook for $1.99.
I do not see clearly what the future may hold. Perhaps after our two-year mission to Winter Quarters we may revive the Cleverly Newsletter in some form, although Claudia and I are hoping that this is just the first of multiple missions we might serve.
I currently plan to send our immediate family a weekly e-mail reporting on our mission. At this point, I plan to send it as an e-mail, not publish it as a blog. If you care to be added to that mailing list, send me an e-mail saying so and giving me your current e-mail address. My e-mail address is dcleverly@gmail.com.
It's been fun.
While we are serving as missionaries, we will be unable to continue bringing you reports on what is happening in the family that has grown from Ivard and Dorothy's original nine children to probably a couple hundred people spread now across multiple generations. Or bringing you excerpts from Dorothy's diaries of 50 years earlier. Or sharing pieces of family history.
Some elements of the newsletter will actually still be available to you in different formats: Dorothy's diaries, for example, have already been available at the blog site Dorothy's Idaho Diaries (click on the link or go to http://dorothy-idaho.blogspot.com/). The posts there are the complete entries she wrote half a century ago, not just the excerpts I've shared in the monthly newsletter. I hope to prevail upon one of my children to continue that daily labor of love.
I have compiled a collection of my little Final Word essays from the nearly four decades I have been publishing the Cleverly Newsletter in a book, A Final Word: Messages to My Family. It is available at Lulu.com in paperback for $16.00 (order through me, and I can get it for you for $11.00). It is also available on Amazon.com for the same $16.00. You can search for it by title or its ISBN (978-1-105-88652-2).
Similarly, the collection of family histories I completed some years ago and distributed fairly widely, Batt & Lee Ancestors, is also available at Lulu.com as an eBook for $1.99.
I do not see clearly what the future may hold. Perhaps after our two-year mission to Winter Quarters we may revive the Cleverly Newsletter in some form, although Claudia and I are hoping that this is just the first of multiple missions we might serve.
I currently plan to send our immediate family a weekly e-mail reporting on our mission. At this point, I plan to send it as an e-mail, not publish it as a blog. If you care to be added to that mailing list, send me an e-mail saying so and giving me your current e-mail address. My e-mail address is dcleverly@gmail.com.
It's been fun.
2 Quote of the month
There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of
us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus Christ. . . .
Christmas is what we make of it. Despite all the distractions, we can see to it that Christ is at the center of our celebration. If we have not already done so, we can establish Christmas traditions for ourselves and for our families which will help us capture and keep the spirit of Christ.
Christmas is what we make of it. Despite all the distractions, we can see to it that Christ is at the center of our celebration. If we have not already done so, we can establish Christmas traditions for ourselves and for our families which will help us capture and keep the spirit of Christ.
— Thomas S. Monson
(First Presidency Christmas devotional, Dec. 4, 2011)
3 This month in our family
Everybody!
Sun, Dec 2: Fast Sunday
Sun, Dec 2: First Presidency Christmas devotional
Fri, Dec 7: Pearl Harbor remembrance day 1941
Sat, Dec 8: Hanukkah begins at sundown
Sun, Dec 9: Joseph's missionary farewell
Mon, Dec 17: Ivard & Dorothy married 1934
Fri, Dec 21: Winter solstice (shortest day of the year)
Sun, Dec 23: Joseph Smith's birthday 1805
Mon, Dec 24: Christmas Eve
Tues, Dec 25: Christmas Day
Fri, Dec 28: Full moon (Cold moon)
Sun, Dec 30: Dean & Claudia's missionary farewell
Mon, Dec 31: New Year's Eve
Lyle's family
Mon, Dec 3: Hannah Grace Kersker's birthday
Sat, Dec 8: Aric's birthday
Sun, Dec 9: Joseph's missionary farewell
Tues, Dec 18: Shandi Cleverly-Burdett's birthday
Thurs, Dec 20: Adria Janelle Kersker's birthday
Sat, Dec 22: Doug's birthday
Sat, Dec 22: Crystal Price's birthday
Sun, Dec 23: Dakota's birthday
Tues, Dec 25: Shawn & Shandi Burdett married 2000
Gail's family
Fri, Dec 7: Brian's birthday
Sat, Dec 8: Dustin & Michelle Duay married 2002
Wed, Dec 19: Brian & Kate married 2003
Mon, Dec 24: Richard & Angie Craine married 2005
Wed, Dec 26: Jacob Robert Rankin's birthday
Kay's family
Sun, Dec 9: Chuck McAllister's birthday
Tues, Dec 11: Kinslee Higley's birthday
Wed, Dec 12: McCall's birthday
Sat, Dec 15: Chad & Melissa married 1994
Thurs, Dec 20: Brandon & Nicole married 1997
Gene's family
Wed, Dec 12: Ronnie's birthday
Fri, Dec 28: Terry & LaWanda Packwood married 1990
Ray's family
Tues, Dec 4: Curtis's birthday
Dean's family
Sun, Dec 2: Talmage & Louise married 2006
Sat, Dec 8: Aaron Marvin Challis's birthday
Wed, Dec 12: Tanner Hoff born and died 1995
Fri, Dec 14: James died 1999
Sun, Dec 30: Dean & Claudia's missionary farewell
Dale's family
Sun, Dec 16: Kira's birthday
Jackie's family
Sun, Dec 30: Rex Sayer's birthday
Sun, Dec 2: Fast Sunday
Sun, Dec 2: First Presidency Christmas devotional
Fri, Dec 7: Pearl Harbor remembrance day 1941
Sat, Dec 8: Hanukkah begins at sundown
Sun, Dec 9: Joseph's missionary farewell
Mon, Dec 17: Ivard & Dorothy married 1934
Fri, Dec 21: Winter solstice (shortest day of the year)
Sun, Dec 23: Joseph Smith's birthday 1805
Mon, Dec 24: Christmas Eve
Tues, Dec 25: Christmas Day
Fri, Dec 28: Full moon (Cold moon)
Sun, Dec 30: Dean & Claudia's missionary farewell
Mon, Dec 31: New Year's Eve
Lyle's family
Mon, Dec 3: Hannah Grace Kersker's birthday
Sat, Dec 8: Aric's birthday
Sun, Dec 9: Joseph's missionary farewell
Tues, Dec 18: Shandi Cleverly-Burdett's birthday
Thurs, Dec 20: Adria Janelle Kersker's birthday
Sat, Dec 22: Doug's birthday
Sat, Dec 22: Crystal Price's birthday
Sun, Dec 23: Dakota's birthday
Tues, Dec 25: Shawn & Shandi Burdett married 2000
Gail's family
Fri, Dec 7: Brian's birthday
Sat, Dec 8: Dustin & Michelle Duay married 2002
Wed, Dec 19: Brian & Kate married 2003
Mon, Dec 24: Richard & Angie Craine married 2005
Wed, Dec 26: Jacob Robert Rankin's birthday
Kay's family
Sun, Dec 9: Chuck McAllister's birthday
Tues, Dec 11: Kinslee Higley's birthday
Wed, Dec 12: McCall's birthday
Sat, Dec 15: Chad & Melissa married 1994
Thurs, Dec 20: Brandon & Nicole married 1997
Gene's family
Wed, Dec 12: Ronnie's birthday
Fri, Dec 28: Terry & LaWanda Packwood married 1990
Ray's family
Tues, Dec 4: Curtis's birthday
Dean's family
Sun, Dec 2: Talmage & Louise married 2006
Sat, Dec 8: Aaron Marvin Challis's birthday
Wed, Dec 12: Tanner Hoff born and died 1995
Fri, Dec 14: James died 1999
Sun, Dec 30: Dean & Claudia's missionary farewell
Dale's family
Sun, Dec 16: Kira's birthday
Jackie's family
Sun, Dec 30: Rex Sayer's birthday
4 Bits and Tidbits
Lyle's family
As we reported last month, Joseph Card (Lyle's great-grandson and Terry and Becky's grandson) has received a mission call to the California Roseville Mission. He speaks in sacrament meeting on Sunday, December 9, with an open house that evening, before he reports to the Provo MTC on Wednesday, December 19.
Jerry
We spoke with Jerry on the phone on Friday, November 30. We were down visiting Kay and Karen in Hurricane and had made contact with Nancy Shahan (who as Nancy Blades joined the Church in 1964 in Nampa, and Jerry and I were her first home teachers). She now lives in Hurricane, and we looked her up and invited her over to visit. She walked in Kay and Karen's front door as I was on the phone with Jerry, so I handed the phone to Nancy, and she talked briefly with Jerry. We had a nice visit with Nancy catching up on nearly half a century. I had probably last seen her in the mid-1960s.
Kay's family
On Thursday, November 15, Kay celebrated his birthday. On Friday, November 16, he had surgery for an esophageal diverticulectomy. The doctor found a hiatal hernia while in there, so he fixed it also. Karen posted on Saturday, November 17, "Kay's surgery went well. This morning I get to take him home. For Thanksgiving dinner he gets only soft foods. He has not had to take any pain meds at all. We are so grateful for the priesthood and the blessings they administer . . . and the power of prayers. Thank you everyone."
Claudia and I drove down to Hurricane on Wednesday, November 28, to visit Kay and Karen before we leave on our mission. We arrived there that evening, not long before Kay had to go off to tithing settlement. The delicious meal of soup and salad was Kay's first eating of solid food since his surgery. Karen works all day in the St. George Temple on Thursdays, so that afternoon Kay, Claudia, and I went through an endowment session, which ended just as it was time for Karen to be through. On Friday we visited with Nancy (as reported above under Jerry) and then went exploring: to Pine Valley up behind Pine Mountain, to the site of the Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857, and back to Tuhacan, where in the evening we watched a live enactment (with live animals, a donkey, some sheep, and a camel) of the Nativity. We concluded the evening driving around looking at Christmas lights in St. George and Hurricane. And then Saturday morning, December 1, Claudia and I got in the car and headed home to Bountiful. It was a wonderful few days together.
Chad and Melissa's girls did well at the North American Western Regionals Oireahtas on Saturday, November 17. Danielle place third and Mckenna placed fourth. Melissa posted, "SOOOOOO proud of them. We love you girls."
Dean's family
With our visit these past few days to Kay and Karen in southern Utah (as reported above under Kay's family), we have now had an opportunity to see all our family before we take off for two years to serve at the Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters (in Omaha, Nebraska). We visited our daughter Rachael and her family in Harrisburg, Illinois, for a week in September; the family in the Nampa and Boise area (Lyle and Nina, Jerry, Gene and Cheryl, Dale and LeAnn, and Rex and Jackie) in mid-October; and our daughter Eliza and her family in Atlanta, Georgia, right after that October trip to Idaho. And then Kay and Karen. Our travels are now through.
We are excited, however, that both Rachael's and Eliza's family are coming to see us at Christmastime for a week each: Eliza arriving on Christmas Eve and flying home on New Year's Day, and Rachael arriving on the night of Christmas Day and flying home on January 2. They will be here for when Claudia and I speak in sacrament meeting on Sunday morning, December 30, before we enter the Provo MTC on Monday, January 14.
Our son-in-law Cade Hoff has accepted a new job in southern California, a contract position working for the military at Camp Pendleton, which he begins on January 2. (He had been doing a similar job, something to do with computers, for the military at Hill Field here in Utah.) So, the family will be moving from Layton to California just before we take off for our mission.
Dale's family
Dylan and Sarah are expecting their second child this coming summer—at least that's what their Christmas card announced. Exciting!
5 Our family 50 years ago
Excerpts from the December 1962 diary of Dorothy Batt Cleverly (1915–1982). The full text of her diary can be found online at Dorothy's Idaho Diaries
and is updated daily, exactly 50 years to the day after it was
originally written. The family at the time lived on Colorado Avenue in
Nampa, Idaho.
Sat, Dec 1. Jerry had an appointment with lawyer about his car. I didn't do anything all day, played Scrabble, watched T.V. & washed a batch of cloths. Jerry went to Boise Xmas shopping. Ivard took Dale & Jackie up town to see Santa come on helicopter. My nite off.
Sun, Dec 2. Jerry took Ray to work at D.Q at 9:30 to 6: Ivard, Jerry, & Dean went to Priesthood & sunday school & Fast meeting. Ivard came home at 11:45 & got Jackie & Dale. They got home from church at 2:40 & I had dinner all on table. I wrote letter to Kay & Gene.
Mon, Dec 3. Ivard took car up to Dobbs for Motor tune-up & few things fixed. Ivard went to work at 3:30. Ray went to foot Dr. after school. Jerry made a beef stew & I made biscuits & put on top. Jerry took Kids to Mutual & went up town Xmas shopping.
Tues, Dec 4. Took Jackie to her dancing class. Joe Metcalf brought our pick-up home from Lyles & our Xmas presents from them. Ivards day off, he went up this morning & made a loan at Bank to pay Dobbs for fixing cars. We ate & Ivard & Ray went to Middleton to ball games, wouldn't take Sis after he promised her, she was heart broken.
Wed, Dec 5. I came home from work & went to bed at 9:30. I woke up at 2: & Ivard was asleep & Jackie was out burning garbage. I cooked a pork loin roast & made dressing & gravy & Ivard cooked mashed potatoes. Dale went to Cub Scouts & when he got home we ate.
Thurs, Dec 6. Jerry went selling Xmas cards all day. Jerry took Ray to Dr to have bandage on feet changed & took Jackie to Primary. I bought a genealogy book for Lyle for Xmas & Dean typed some things & put in it.
Fri, Dec 7. I came home from work a half hr. late, made the riders waite out in cold & fog while I borrowed $350. from Simplot Credit Union. Jerry wrapped presents & tended Jackie while Ivard & I went to bank, pd. bills then we went to S&H & Gold Strike Center & got some Xmas Presents. We went to Bullocks in Nampa & bought Ray a gold watch & band for Xmas & Gene a new watch band. got Dean a Elgin watch with Stamps.
Sat, Dec 8. Drive shaft broke on pick-up so he had Dobbs tow him in & they fixed it. I iorned all afternoon & Jerry took Dale Xmas shopping. Dean scrubbed & cleaned house & changed furniture around. Ray worked at D.Q. 10: to 6: At 2: we all went up & had our 2nd Oral Polio but Ray & he's going tomorrow. Jerry went to work at 6: till close.
Sun, Dec 9. Gene got picked on Junior College All Star team. was in Paper today. Jerry had to speak in 3rd Ward with High Council. I wrote to Kay & Gene.
Mon, Dec 10. Ray didn't get up in time to go to school so he stayed home today & decorated the mantle & made a decoration for T.V. & made 2 to sell. I got up at 3: & went up town with Jerry & Ray. We bought a Xmas tree & Ray got a little one & told Kids that was all we were going to have. We hid big one till Xmas eve.
Tues, Dec 11. Took Jackie to dancing class. We stoped at D.Q. & had a Sundee got home at 6: & Jerry had supper ready. Dale went to cub scouts after school.
Wed, Dec 12. Never did get to sleep (today.) I got my Xmas cards all done up
Thurs, Dec 13. Got letter from Kay. I came home from work & watched T.V., messed around until 11: then took Jerry to work at D.Q. & we went on over to Nyssa to see Gail but they weren't home. Got home at 3:30 & I went to bed until time to go to work. Dean fixed supper. Jerry & Ray went ward teaching then Ray went to ball practice.
Fri, Dec 14. I came home from work & Ivard went up & got his check biggest hes got for years. $346. I figured out what to do with it then Ivard and I Jerry & Jackie went to bank & paid some bills then we went to Caldwell & put $20. in Kays Savings account for his birthday & Xmas & got Dale a watch at Gold Strike Center then we went to Boise & had dinner at "Louies," chow mein, then we went Xmas shopping all afternoon. it was 6: when we got back to Nampa & I was dead so we stoped at Dairy Q. & had supper & Ivard went down & brought Dean & Dale too. Ray was working - till close.
Sat, Dec 15. Jerry & I took Dale up town & bought him basketball shoes, sock & shorts for little legue ball & a pr. new sunday shoes. Got Mother's Xmas present & a few other things. Ray worked at D.Q. all day & Jerry worked 6: to close.
Sun, Dec 16. Jerry & Dean went to Priesthood & sunday school. I cooked dinner & spent all afternoon wrapping Xmas presents, until my back killed me, got them all done. It was 7: time I got done & I went to bed until time to go to work, me & Sis. Jerry - Ray- Dean & Dale went to church.
Mon, Dec 17. My 28th wedding anniversary & Ivard never said a word, didnt even tell me goodbye before he went to work then for supper Kids gave me a present he left for me - a Westinghouse Hair dryer. I left him a card on pillow with $10. in. We mailed Lyle, Mother & Donna's Xmas pkgs. Kids did some shopping. Ray & Dean went to Mutual.
Tues, Dec 18. Took Jackie to dance class & Xmas party. Ray stayed home from school today sick, cold, then went to work tonite 6: to close. Went a half hr. early to go tell his girl goodbye before she went back east. Ivard - Jerry & Ray got the big Xmas tree in & got it decorated.
Wed, Dec 19. Dale came home & got money & went to Cub Scouts, Dean went to cub S. from school, hes new den chief. Ivard got off work at 9:00 P.M. & I took his cloths up & we headed for Rexburg to get Kids it was foggy nearly all the way - I laid off.
Thurs, Dec 20. We got to Rexburg at 3: A.M & woke Kids up & headed back home & it was real foggy all the way. We got home at 9:30 & got Jackie & headed for Nyssa. never even stoped for anything to eat. We went on to Gail & took their Xmas presents then Gene took Marvin home. We went to store & got a bunch of groc., a ham & turkey, for holidays. When we got back Lynda had dinner ready & we ate & left for home. Got here at 3: & I went to bed until time to go to work.
Fri, Dec 21. Mother was supposed to get here today but had an attack of gallstones & couldn't come, had note from Berniece. We got laid off today for holidays & when they go back Jan. 7 there will only be about 50 men. I doubt if I work again this season. We got Gail & Lynda a 6 place setting of Melmar at Safeway for extra Xmas present. Got 16 volume set of Natural Science books for Dean. When we got home Gene had left for Nyssa. Kids got out of school for holidays.
Sat, Dec 22. When we woke up Jerry was gone to "Pine Top" to spend the day. Dean moved all the furn. different & scrubbed & waxed the floors, Ivard helped him move stuff. I washed cloths & went up town & got a few things. Jerry came home & fixed supper & made a cake. Ray worked at Dairy Q. all day then they closed for holiday week. Gene got home from Nyssa at 5: he stayed home alone & Dean, Dale, Me & Jackie went up to ward Xmas Party.
Sun, Dec 23. Ivard, Jerry - Gene, Ray & Dean went to Priesthood & sunday school. Jackie, Dale & I went to sunday school. We all came home & Jerry - Ray & Dean went to Stake House to meeting for hr. I fixed dinner & we ate & Ivard went to work. Jerry - Gene, Ray - Dean Dale & Jackie went to church I didn't feel very good so I stayed home alone.
Mon, Dec 24. Made cookies & candy & fixed a bowl full & took Kotters. Wrapped last few things. Ray had to work at Dairy Queen all day cleaning up. Gail, Lynda & Kids came for couple of hrs & brought our presents & Gene went home with them to see if he could get on at Sugar factory. Jerry took me up town to get a few things for socks & some groc. he bought, I was broke. At 8:30 Jerry, Ray & Dean got Alice & Pat & Forrest, & Phill & Murry girl & went to Nyssa & got Gene, he didn't get on. They got home about same time as Ivard.
Tues, Dec 25. No one woke up until 7:45. Ivard made a fire in fireplace & we opened our presents. We all really had a good Xmas. Ivard & I cooked breakfast, bacon eggs, toast, cocoa & grapefruit. We played games & records.
Wed, Dec 26. Never got up until 9: then I made biscuits & we ate about 10: Jerry didn't get to eat a bunch of Gleaners came & got him & they went to "Pine Top" & spent the day, got home at 6: Ivard went to work at 3: was home by 10: I iorned 36 pieces while Ivard & Kids played games. Ray went with bunch of Kids all afternoon playing basketball & over to Stake House decorating. Dean fixed supper & we ate at 5: & him & Dale did dishes. We watched "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" lasted till 2: A.M. Dean, Dale & Jackie went to bed at 9:
Thurs, Dec 27. Ray left for Utah. Gail - Lynda & Kids came & they played games & Jerry & I went to Caldwell & got my check from Simplots the went & bought $35. worth of groc. Came home & fixed supper but Gail didn't stay. We ate at 6: They came back about 9: & took Jackie home to stay all nite. Ivard took Ray up to catch the 8:20 train for Salt Lake. Jerry has bad cold.
Fri, Dec 28. Jerry was sick & laid down most of day. Ivards day off but they called up & wanted him to mark up on brakemans board, They needed men, so he left on Wilder local at 3: We were going to Gail. At 3:30 Gene - Dean & Dale left for Nyssa in Pick-up. At 9: Ivard called & said he was off but had run out of gas. I went & got him & we left his car at work & headed for Nyssa; got there at 9:45 & Lynda had supper ready for us, Kids had eaten. We ate "Anchalatas"? mexican. Jerry stayed home in bed.
Sat, Dec 29. Got letter from Kay. I got up & took Ivard up to Round House. He got called brakeing to McCall at 9: until Monday. I washed some cloths & played games with Kids. Hales came & fixed dryer tonite. Jerry went to decorate for New Years Eve dance.
Sun, Dec 30. Jerry & Dean went to go to Priesthood but couldn't start car so Jerry stayed home, he doesn't feel good any way. Mr. Gragerson came & took Dean to Priesthood. Dale walked up to corner & met Perrys & went to Sunday School. Jackie is sick, I kept her in bed all day. Jerry got car started at noon.
Mon, Dec 31. Played games with Kids. Jerry went to D.Q at 11: until 5: getting ready to open tomorrow. Jerry went to Stake House to M-Men Gleaner dance & Party after at Alices. I wrote Kay, didn't get it finished. I spent New Years Eve alone with Dean & Dale. We watched "Broadway Melody" on T.V. Kids went to bed at 12:30 & I burned 1/3 pkg of tea & waited a hr before it cought on & finally burned, fire place fire was about out. I've made up my mind to stop breaking the Word of Wisdom & recking my health with the awful habit I've had for 10 years of drinking iced tea. Another New Years resolution, I'm goint to try very hard to loose a lot of weight starting in the morning. Jan 1st, I also am going to write my history this year & try very hard to do a lot of genealogy. I'm going to try very hard to be a better wife & mother and go to church more. I pray the lord will help me to keep these resolutions in this brand new year. It is now 2:20 A.M. already that old, I hope it is a good year for our family. I'm going to bed now & will pray that it will be.
Sat, Dec 1. Jerry had an appointment with lawyer about his car. I didn't do anything all day, played Scrabble, watched T.V. & washed a batch of cloths. Jerry went to Boise Xmas shopping. Ivard took Dale & Jackie up town to see Santa come on helicopter. My nite off.
Sun, Dec 2. Jerry took Ray to work at D.Q at 9:30 to 6: Ivard, Jerry, & Dean went to Priesthood & sunday school & Fast meeting. Ivard came home at 11:45 & got Jackie & Dale. They got home from church at 2:40 & I had dinner all on table. I wrote letter to Kay & Gene.
Mon, Dec 3. Ivard took car up to Dobbs for Motor tune-up & few things fixed. Ivard went to work at 3:30. Ray went to foot Dr. after school. Jerry made a beef stew & I made biscuits & put on top. Jerry took Kids to Mutual & went up town Xmas shopping.
Tues, Dec 4. Took Jackie to her dancing class. Joe Metcalf brought our pick-up home from Lyles & our Xmas presents from them. Ivards day off, he went up this morning & made a loan at Bank to pay Dobbs for fixing cars. We ate & Ivard & Ray went to Middleton to ball games, wouldn't take Sis after he promised her, she was heart broken.
Wed, Dec 5. I came home from work & went to bed at 9:30. I woke up at 2: & Ivard was asleep & Jackie was out burning garbage. I cooked a pork loin roast & made dressing & gravy & Ivard cooked mashed potatoes. Dale went to Cub Scouts & when he got home we ate.
Thurs, Dec 6. Jerry went selling Xmas cards all day. Jerry took Ray to Dr to have bandage on feet changed & took Jackie to Primary. I bought a genealogy book for Lyle for Xmas & Dean typed some things & put in it.
Fri, Dec 7. I came home from work a half hr. late, made the riders waite out in cold & fog while I borrowed $350. from Simplot Credit Union. Jerry wrapped presents & tended Jackie while Ivard & I went to bank, pd. bills then we went to S&H & Gold Strike Center & got some Xmas Presents. We went to Bullocks in Nampa & bought Ray a gold watch & band for Xmas & Gene a new watch band. got Dean a Elgin watch with Stamps.
Sat, Dec 8. Drive shaft broke on pick-up so he had Dobbs tow him in & they fixed it. I iorned all afternoon & Jerry took Dale Xmas shopping. Dean scrubbed & cleaned house & changed furniture around. Ray worked at D.Q. 10: to 6: At 2: we all went up & had our 2nd Oral Polio but Ray & he's going tomorrow. Jerry went to work at 6: till close.
Sun, Dec 9. Gene got picked on Junior College All Star team. was in Paper today. Jerry had to speak in 3rd Ward with High Council. I wrote to Kay & Gene.
Mon, Dec 10. Ray didn't get up in time to go to school so he stayed home today & decorated the mantle & made a decoration for T.V. & made 2 to sell. I got up at 3: & went up town with Jerry & Ray. We bought a Xmas tree & Ray got a little one & told Kids that was all we were going to have. We hid big one till Xmas eve.
Tues, Dec 11. Took Jackie to dancing class. We stoped at D.Q. & had a Sundee got home at 6: & Jerry had supper ready. Dale went to cub scouts after school.
Wed, Dec 12. Never did get to sleep (today.) I got my Xmas cards all done up
Thurs, Dec 13. Got letter from Kay. I came home from work & watched T.V., messed around until 11: then took Jerry to work at D.Q. & we went on over to Nyssa to see Gail but they weren't home. Got home at 3:30 & I went to bed until time to go to work. Dean fixed supper. Jerry & Ray went ward teaching then Ray went to ball practice.
Fri, Dec 14. I came home from work & Ivard went up & got his check biggest hes got for years. $346. I figured out what to do with it then Ivard and I Jerry & Jackie went to bank & paid some bills then we went to Caldwell & put $20. in Kays Savings account for his birthday & Xmas & got Dale a watch at Gold Strike Center then we went to Boise & had dinner at "Louies," chow mein, then we went Xmas shopping all afternoon. it was 6: when we got back to Nampa & I was dead so we stoped at Dairy Q. & had supper & Ivard went down & brought Dean & Dale too. Ray was working - till close.
Sat, Dec 15. Jerry & I took Dale up town & bought him basketball shoes, sock & shorts for little legue ball & a pr. new sunday shoes. Got Mother's Xmas present & a few other things. Ray worked at D.Q. all day & Jerry worked 6: to close.
Sun, Dec 16. Jerry & Dean went to Priesthood & sunday school. I cooked dinner & spent all afternoon wrapping Xmas presents, until my back killed me, got them all done. It was 7: time I got done & I went to bed until time to go to work, me & Sis. Jerry - Ray- Dean & Dale went to church.
Mon, Dec 17. My 28th wedding anniversary & Ivard never said a word, didnt even tell me goodbye before he went to work then for supper Kids gave me a present he left for me - a Westinghouse Hair dryer. I left him a card on pillow with $10. in. We mailed Lyle, Mother & Donna's Xmas pkgs. Kids did some shopping. Ray & Dean went to Mutual.
Tues, Dec 18. Took Jackie to dance class & Xmas party. Ray stayed home from school today sick, cold, then went to work tonite 6: to close. Went a half hr. early to go tell his girl goodbye before she went back east. Ivard - Jerry & Ray got the big Xmas tree in & got it decorated.
Wed, Dec 19. Dale came home & got money & went to Cub Scouts, Dean went to cub S. from school, hes new den chief. Ivard got off work at 9:00 P.M. & I took his cloths up & we headed for Rexburg to get Kids it was foggy nearly all the way - I laid off.
Thurs, Dec 20. We got to Rexburg at 3: A.M & woke Kids up & headed back home & it was real foggy all the way. We got home at 9:30 & got Jackie & headed for Nyssa. never even stoped for anything to eat. We went on to Gail & took their Xmas presents then Gene took Marvin home. We went to store & got a bunch of groc., a ham & turkey, for holidays. When we got back Lynda had dinner ready & we ate & left for home. Got here at 3: & I went to bed until time to go to work.
Fri, Dec 21. Mother was supposed to get here today but had an attack of gallstones & couldn't come, had note from Berniece. We got laid off today for holidays & when they go back Jan. 7 there will only be about 50 men. I doubt if I work again this season. We got Gail & Lynda a 6 place setting of Melmar at Safeway for extra Xmas present. Got 16 volume set of Natural Science books for Dean. When we got home Gene had left for Nyssa. Kids got out of school for holidays.
Sat, Dec 22. When we woke up Jerry was gone to "Pine Top" to spend the day. Dean moved all the furn. different & scrubbed & waxed the floors, Ivard helped him move stuff. I washed cloths & went up town & got a few things. Jerry came home & fixed supper & made a cake. Ray worked at Dairy Q. all day then they closed for holiday week. Gene got home from Nyssa at 5: he stayed home alone & Dean, Dale, Me & Jackie went up to ward Xmas Party.
Sun, Dec 23. Ivard, Jerry - Gene, Ray & Dean went to Priesthood & sunday school. Jackie, Dale & I went to sunday school. We all came home & Jerry - Ray & Dean went to Stake House to meeting for hr. I fixed dinner & we ate & Ivard went to work. Jerry - Gene, Ray - Dean Dale & Jackie went to church I didn't feel very good so I stayed home alone.
Mon, Dec 24. Made cookies & candy & fixed a bowl full & took Kotters. Wrapped last few things. Ray had to work at Dairy Queen all day cleaning up. Gail, Lynda & Kids came for couple of hrs & brought our presents & Gene went home with them to see if he could get on at Sugar factory. Jerry took me up town to get a few things for socks & some groc. he bought, I was broke. At 8:30 Jerry, Ray & Dean got Alice & Pat & Forrest, & Phill & Murry girl & went to Nyssa & got Gene, he didn't get on. They got home about same time as Ivard.
Tues, Dec 25. No one woke up until 7:45. Ivard made a fire in fireplace & we opened our presents. We all really had a good Xmas. Ivard & I cooked breakfast, bacon eggs, toast, cocoa & grapefruit. We played games & records.
Wed, Dec 26. Never got up until 9: then I made biscuits & we ate about 10: Jerry didn't get to eat a bunch of Gleaners came & got him & they went to "Pine Top" & spent the day, got home at 6: Ivard went to work at 3: was home by 10: I iorned 36 pieces while Ivard & Kids played games. Ray went with bunch of Kids all afternoon playing basketball & over to Stake House decorating. Dean fixed supper & we ate at 5: & him & Dale did dishes. We watched "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" lasted till 2: A.M. Dean, Dale & Jackie went to bed at 9:
Thurs, Dec 27. Ray left for Utah. Gail - Lynda & Kids came & they played games & Jerry & I went to Caldwell & got my check from Simplots the went & bought $35. worth of groc. Came home & fixed supper but Gail didn't stay. We ate at 6: They came back about 9: & took Jackie home to stay all nite. Ivard took Ray up to catch the 8:20 train for Salt Lake. Jerry has bad cold.
Fri, Dec 28. Jerry was sick & laid down most of day. Ivards day off but they called up & wanted him to mark up on brakemans board, They needed men, so he left on Wilder local at 3: We were going to Gail. At 3:30 Gene - Dean & Dale left for Nyssa in Pick-up. At 9: Ivard called & said he was off but had run out of gas. I went & got him & we left his car at work & headed for Nyssa; got there at 9:45 & Lynda had supper ready for us, Kids had eaten. We ate "Anchalatas"? mexican. Jerry stayed home in bed.
Sat, Dec 29. Got letter from Kay. I got up & took Ivard up to Round House. He got called brakeing to McCall at 9: until Monday. I washed some cloths & played games with Kids. Hales came & fixed dryer tonite. Jerry went to decorate for New Years Eve dance.
Sun, Dec 30. Jerry & Dean went to go to Priesthood but couldn't start car so Jerry stayed home, he doesn't feel good any way. Mr. Gragerson came & took Dean to Priesthood. Dale walked up to corner & met Perrys & went to Sunday School. Jackie is sick, I kept her in bed all day. Jerry got car started at noon.
Mon, Dec 31. Played games with Kids. Jerry went to D.Q at 11: until 5: getting ready to open tomorrow. Jerry went to Stake House to M-Men Gleaner dance & Party after at Alices. I wrote Kay, didn't get it finished. I spent New Years Eve alone with Dean & Dale. We watched "Broadway Melody" on T.V. Kids went to bed at 12:30 & I burned 1/3 pkg of tea & waited a hr before it cought on & finally burned, fire place fire was about out. I've made up my mind to stop breaking the Word of Wisdom & recking my health with the awful habit I've had for 10 years of drinking iced tea. Another New Years resolution, I'm goint to try very hard to loose a lot of weight starting in the morning. Jan 1st, I also am going to write my history this year & try very hard to do a lot of genealogy. I'm going to try very hard to be a better wife & mother and go to church more. I pray the lord will help me to keep these resolutions in this brand new year. It is now 2:20 A.M. already that old, I hope it is a good year for our family. I'm going to bed now & will pray that it will be.
6 What in the world
Boise Temple
The remodeled Boise Idaho Temple was rededicated in three sessions on Sunday, November 18 (the Sunday before Thanksgiving) by President Thomas S. Monson. The dedicatory sessions were broadcast to stake centers throughout the area.
Meridian Temple
The Meridian Idaho Temple is currently in the planning and approval phase. It will be built on a 12-acre site on Linder Road in Meridian, approximately 12 miles from the Boise Temple. These two temples will serve to meet the needs of the Saints of the Treasure Valley and its surrounding region. The temple in Meridian will be Idaho's fifth temple. Temples were completed in Idaho Falls in 1945, Boise in 1984, Rexburg in 2008, and Twin Falls in 2008.
The remodeled Boise Idaho Temple was rededicated in three sessions on Sunday, November 18 (the Sunday before Thanksgiving) by President Thomas S. Monson. The dedicatory sessions were broadcast to stake centers throughout the area.
Meridian Temple
The Meridian Idaho Temple is currently in the planning and approval phase. It will be built on a 12-acre site on Linder Road in Meridian, approximately 12 miles from the Boise Temple. These two temples will serve to meet the needs of the Saints of the Treasure Valley and its surrounding region. The temple in Meridian will be Idaho's fifth temple. Temples were completed in Idaho Falls in 1945, Boise in 1984, Rexburg in 2008, and Twin Falls in 2008.
7 A final word
When I was a child growing up in southwestern Idaho, I remember watching cartoons of a fat little pig, a Looney Tunes character named Porky Pig. At the end of each cartoon short, Porky Pig's signature ending was a stuttering "Th-th-th-that's all folks!"
Just a wee bit of mid-twentieth-century Americana.
Well, after 39-plus years of publishing the Cleverly Newsletter, representing 418 separate issues spread across four decades, we are discontinuing the newsletter to go serve a mission. This is our final issue.
And with this issue, in addition to wishing you a merry Christmas and happy new year, we also say so long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye, ciao, sayonara, adieu, see you later, happy trails to you, adios, take care, toodle-oo, God be with you, catch you later. Or, as an Irish proverb goes:
Th-th-th-that's all folks!
Just a wee bit of mid-twentieth-century Americana.
Well, after 39-plus years of publishing the Cleverly Newsletter, representing 418 separate issues spread across four decades, we are discontinuing the newsletter to go serve a mission. This is our final issue.
And with this issue, in addition to wishing you a merry Christmas and happy new year, we also say so long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye, ciao, sayonara, adieu, see you later, happy trails to you, adios, take care, toodle-oo, God be with you, catch you later. Or, as an Irish proverb goes:
May the road rise up to meet you,
May the wind be ever at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face
And the rain fall softly on your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
Th-th-th-that's all folks!
Saturday, November 3, 2012
1 "A Day of Publick Thanksgiving and Prayer"
General Thanksgiving
By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houfes of Congress have, by their joint committee, requefted me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to eftablifh a form of government for their safety and happiness:"
NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and affign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of thefe States to the fervice of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our fincere and humble thanksfor His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the fignal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpofitions of His providence in the courfe and conclufion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have fince enjoyed;-- for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to eftablish Conftitutions of government for our fafety and happinefs, and particularly the national one now lately instituted;-- for the civil and religious liberty with which we are bleffed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffufing useful knowledge;-- and, in general, for all the great and various favours which He has been pleafed to confer upon us.
And also, that we may then unite in moft humbly offering our prayers and fupplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and befeech Him to pardon our national and other tranfgreffions;-- to enable us all, whether in publick or private ftations, to perform our feveral and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a bleffing to all the people by conftantly being a Government of wife, juft, and conftitutional laws, difcreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all fovereigns and nations (especially fuch as have shewn kindnefs unto us); and to blefs them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increafe of fcience among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind fuch a degree of temporal profperity as he alone knows to be beft.
GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New-York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-nine.
This historic proclamation was issued by George Washington during his first year as President. It sets aside Thursday, November 26, as "A Day of Publick Thanksgiving and Prayer." Signed on October 3, 1789, the decree appointed the day "to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God." Original spelling and punctuation has been preserved.
There were Thanksgiving observances before Washington's proclamation, but this represents the first to be so designated by the new national government.
After their first harvest, the colonists of the Plymouth Plantation held a celebration of food and feasting in the fall of 1621. Indian chiefs Massassoit, Squanto and Samoset, joined in the celebration with ninety of their men in the three-day event. The first recorded Thanksgiving observance was held on June 29, 1671, at Charlestown, Massachusetts, by proclamation of the town's governing council.
During the 1700s, it was common practice for individual colonies to observe days of thanksgiving throughout each year. A Thanksgiving Day two hundred years ago was a day set aside for prayer and fasting, not a day marked by plentiful food and drink as is today's custom. Later in the 18th century each of the states periodically would designate a day of thanksgiving in honor of a military victory, an adoption of a state constitution, or an exceptionally bountiful crop.
Such a Thanksgiving Day celebration celebration was held in December of 1777 by the colonies nationwide, commemorating the surrender of British General Burgoyne at Saratoga.
On October 3, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for the observance of the fourth Thursday of November as a national holiday.
In 1939, during the lingering days of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the holiday to the third Thursday of November to extend the Christmas shopping season and boost the economy. Following a storm of protest, President Roosevelt in 1941 changed the holiday back to the fourth Thursday in November, where it stands today.
2 Quote of the month
There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
— O. Henry
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
— John F. Kennedy
3 This month in our family
Everybody!
Thurs, Nov 1: Dorothy died 1982
Tues, Nov 6: General election
Sun, Nov 11: Veterans Day
Mon, Nov 11: Veterans Day celebrated
Sun, Nov 18: Rededication of Boise Idaho Temple
Tues, Nov 20: Ivard died 1988
Thurs, Nov 22: Thanksgiving Day
Wed, Nov 28: Full moon (Beaver moon)
Lyle's family
Sat, Nov 3: Stan & Patty married 1978
Wed, Nov 7: Dayvis's birthday
Sat, Nov 10: Nevaeh Jennavieve Peterston's birthday
Gail's family
Mon, Nov 5: Liz's birthday
Mon, Nov 5: Angie's birthday
Thurs, Nov 8: Michael Duay's birthday
Wed, Nov 21: Clifford Rankin's birthday
Kay's family
Sun, Nov 11: Kay & Karen married 2006
Thurs, Nov 15: Kay's birthday
Wed, Nov 28: Melissa's birthday [Chad's wife]
Ray's family
Fri, Nov 9: Garrett Reher's birthday
Dean's family
Sun, Nov 4: Andrew's birthday
Sun, Nov 4: Vince & Mary married 2006
Fri, Nov 9: Paul Challis's birthday
22: Dean & Claudia married 1972
26: Cade & Rebecca Hoff married 1994
Dale's family
Thurs, Nov 1: Dylan Rager's birthday
Thurs, Nov 22: Keisha's birthday
Thurs, Nov 1: Dorothy died 1982
Tues, Nov 6: General election
Sun, Nov 11: Veterans Day
Mon, Nov 11: Veterans Day celebrated
Sun, Nov 18: Rededication of Boise Idaho Temple
Tues, Nov 20: Ivard died 1988
Thurs, Nov 22: Thanksgiving Day
Wed, Nov 28: Full moon (Beaver moon)
Lyle's family
Sat, Nov 3: Stan & Patty married 1978
Wed, Nov 7: Dayvis's birthday
Sat, Nov 10: Nevaeh Jennavieve Peterston's birthday
Gail's family
Mon, Nov 5: Liz's birthday
Mon, Nov 5: Angie's birthday
Thurs, Nov 8: Michael Duay's birthday
Wed, Nov 21: Clifford Rankin's birthday
Kay's family
Sun, Nov 11: Kay & Karen married 2006
Thurs, Nov 15: Kay's birthday
Wed, Nov 28: Melissa's birthday [Chad's wife]
Ray's family
Fri, Nov 9: Garrett Reher's birthday
Dean's family
Sun, Nov 4: Andrew's birthday
Sun, Nov 4: Vince & Mary married 2006
Fri, Nov 9: Paul Challis's birthday
22: Dean & Claudia married 1972
26: Cade & Rebecca Hoff married 1994
Dale's family
Thurs, Nov 1: Dylan Rager's birthday
Thurs, Nov 22: Keisha's birthday
4 Bits and tidbits
Lyle's family
Joseph Card (Lyle's great-grandson and Terry and Becky's grandson) has received a mission call to the California Roseville Mission. He reports to the Provo MTC on December 19. As Becky posted, "So very proud of our Joseph!!"
Jerry
We visited Jerry and Jim when we were in Boise a couple weeks ago. Just a week before Jim had suffered what they determined was a mild stroke. After a day or two in the hospital, he was back home, using a walker to get around and working with a physical therapist. Depending on the therapist's recommendation, he should soon be back to normal and able to drive again and such.
Dean's family
Claudia and I returned Tuesday evening from a week's visit in Atlanta, where we were staying with our daughter Eliza, her husband Paul, and their three children (Peter, Aaron, and Claire). We learned while there that a fourth child is on the way, due in March. (Talmage and Louise are also expecting another child in March.) While we were in Georgia, our daughter Rachael, her husband Robert, their four daughters (Claudia, Esther, Margaret, and Eleanor) drove down from Illinois for the weekend. It's about a seven-hour drive. And our son Michael and his son Jacob flew from Utah for the weekend to attend the BYU-Georgia Tech football game. We had a great time.
The day before leaving for Georgia, Claudia and I returned from Idaho, where we visited with everyone up in the Nampa and Boise area a final time before we leave on our mission in January. We saw Lyle and Nina, Jerry and Jim, Gene and Cheryl, Dale and LeAnn, Micah and Keisha, Rex and Jackie, Jared, and Jeff, Jolene, and Rayna. Friday afternoon, the day we arrived, we were able to go through the Boise Temple open house. The next afternoon Jackie, Gene, and I attended the Boise State-UNLV game. Most everyone got together after the game at the Chuck-a-Rama near the temple in Boise, and some adjourned afterwards at Dale and LeAnn's house in Nampa. We attended church with Jackie on Sunday afternoon. And left for home on Monday morning.
Dale's family
The weekend we were in Idaho, Dale and LeAnn left early Sunday morning to drive to Rexburg for a missionary farewell for LeAnn's nephew. Micah and Keisha went with them, and they met David and Kira on the way (at the Kimberley exit down by Twin Falls). They returned home that same evening.
That same Sunday, even though he wasn't there, Dale was released as ward mission leader after seven years and sustained as a Sunday School teacher of twelve-year-olds.
Jackie's family
Jackie had an operation on her foot last week for removal of a half-inch bone spur on the heel of her right foot. She is recovering nicely, without pain, but has to stay off the foot for two weeks. She has been using one of the little scooters that you kneel on to get around. She can't drive or return to work until it has healed. She was going to have the operation done later, but this way she will be recovered in time to help Jolene when she has her baby.
Joseph Card (Lyle's great-grandson and Terry and Becky's grandson) has received a mission call to the California Roseville Mission. He reports to the Provo MTC on December 19. As Becky posted, "So very proud of our Joseph!!"
Jerry
We visited Jerry and Jim when we were in Boise a couple weeks ago. Just a week before Jim had suffered what they determined was a mild stroke. After a day or two in the hospital, he was back home, using a walker to get around and working with a physical therapist. Depending on the therapist's recommendation, he should soon be back to normal and able to drive again and such.
Dean's family
Claudia and I returned Tuesday evening from a week's visit in Atlanta, where we were staying with our daughter Eliza, her husband Paul, and their three children (Peter, Aaron, and Claire). We learned while there that a fourth child is on the way, due in March. (Talmage and Louise are also expecting another child in March.) While we were in Georgia, our daughter Rachael, her husband Robert, their four daughters (Claudia, Esther, Margaret, and Eleanor) drove down from Illinois for the weekend. It's about a seven-hour drive. And our son Michael and his son Jacob flew from Utah for the weekend to attend the BYU-Georgia Tech football game. We had a great time.
The day before leaving for Georgia, Claudia and I returned from Idaho, where we visited with everyone up in the Nampa and Boise area a final time before we leave on our mission in January. We saw Lyle and Nina, Jerry and Jim, Gene and Cheryl, Dale and LeAnn, Micah and Keisha, Rex and Jackie, Jared, and Jeff, Jolene, and Rayna. Friday afternoon, the day we arrived, we were able to go through the Boise Temple open house. The next afternoon Jackie, Gene, and I attended the Boise State-UNLV game. Most everyone got together after the game at the Chuck-a-Rama near the temple in Boise, and some adjourned afterwards at Dale and LeAnn's house in Nampa. We attended church with Jackie on Sunday afternoon. And left for home on Monday morning.
Dale's family
The weekend we were in Idaho, Dale and LeAnn left early Sunday morning to drive to Rexburg for a missionary farewell for LeAnn's nephew. Micah and Keisha went with them, and they met David and Kira on the way (at the Kimberley exit down by Twin Falls). They returned home that same evening.
That same Sunday, even though he wasn't there, Dale was released as ward mission leader after seven years and sustained as a Sunday School teacher of twelve-year-olds.
Jackie's family
Jackie had an operation on her foot last week for removal of a half-inch bone spur on the heel of her right foot. She is recovering nicely, without pain, but has to stay off the foot for two weeks. She has been using one of the little scooters that you kneel on to get around. She can't drive or return to work until it has healed. She was going to have the operation done later, but this way she will be recovered in time to help Jolene when she has her baby.
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