Farnsworth Family Memoirs: March 2020

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Oh what do you do in the quarantine?

Hi again! How was everyone's week?

It was fun to hear back from a few of you on what you're doing or things that have inspired you during everything going on lately, especially being quarantined the last little while. Thanks for your responses!

So without further ado, here's what we heard!

Kelani said that they have found that going for walks and getting outside is helpful. They're also enjoying having some extra time together as a family and watching Margo grow and figure things out.

Ben built a computer and shared a video that he says has helped their family deal with all the craziness that's been going on. There's a link for it right here!

Spencer and our boys and I went on a little adventure together and had fun being outside with our little family.

The boys and I also read a lot of books and have been trying to do little crafts and things to keep us busy while we're inside.

I read this article from Pres. Ballard and felt so much better about everything after I did. It's such a positive, hopeful message! There's a link for it here, as well.

"The World Will Win the War on Covid-19"

Little Benji just soaks his troubles away in a bath while enjoying some fine dining!

Audrey has been doing puzzles to pass the time!

Dillon took some of his siblings on an outing.

Madz and Justin have been playing a lot of Settlers of Catan to pass the time.

Rachel said she's been through a couple boxes of Samoas while watching some Jason Momoa shows!

Becky helped her kids deep clean their rooms, which she is pretty sure was ground zero for the Coronavirus.

And Heather reminded us that we can still get a good laugh out of a stressful time by sharing these:

Jenni Bean has been teaching David the right way to eat a Sloppy Joe and also says that she's been drawing, coloring, cross-stitching, and playing with/recording songs.

Another great source of peace and inspiration from Pres. Nelson is his Message of Hope that he sent out when everything was starting to get a little crazy. Here's a link to watch it!

Message of Hope

And above all, we all have the Savior to help us feel peace by knowing that He knows us, is aware of us, and loves each of us.

General Conference is this up-coming Saturday and Sunday and we have been told more than once that this one will be an unforgettable one. I hope everyone will be willing and able to watch it and be touched by the Spirit.

Love you all!!♥😊

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Some Springtime Vibes

Hi, family!!

How is everyone doing?

Things have been a little crazy, as we all know. But I'm not here to update you on the news around the world.

I'm here to remind you that Life is Good!

Spring is in the air and if we aren't getting out and about quite as much as we might want to be right now, then let these pictures take you away to a place we all know and love! Spring at the Farm!

Before we get to those pictures though, I have one thing I think we might all get a kick out of, so here it goes...

Once upon a time, there was a big breakfast for a big crowd of family. Grandma Farns was making waffles for a small army and realized that only one of her waffle irons was at her house.

As she thought about it, she remembered that she had loaned her second waffle iron to Jared's family a week or so ago.

Grandma had one of the kids run home to get it and bring it back so that she could get more waffles cooking at the same time and try to keep up with the demands of a hungry family.

As soon as her waffle iron was back they hurried and plugged it in to let it start getting hot.

But within a few minutes a smell that had an aroma beyond description started to fill the kitchen.

We're not talking about the smell of warm, savory, homemade waffles swimming in melted butter, syrup, and whipped cream.

No. This was the smell of 1,000 deaths covering the land. The kind of smell to make your fingernails curl. The sort of smell that makes you wish you didn't have the ability to smell.

I think you get the picture.

No one knew what was happening and soon the entire house erupted into pandamonium.

Small children started falling off their bar stools in a stupor; teen-aged cousins began simultaneously bursting into tears and dry heaving; and aunts, uncles, and Grandma almost went wild trying to find the source of the horrendous odor now flooding the house.

Through the haze, someone (it's a misty green blur who it was by now) had the idea to look in the recently returned waffle iron.

The lid was pried open, and those who hadn't passed out yet began to wish they had.

Inside the hot waffle iron were the remains of a long-forgotten waffle made at Jared's house many days prior to this fateful morning.

It had begun to mold and decay and as soon as the waffle iron was plugged in, the whole rotten mess started to re-cook, thus subjecting a once hungry family to feelings of "I'll never be able to eat another waffle again in my life".

The offending waffle and waffle iron were quickly removed to the garage.

Inside the house, a bit of order started to return as Grandma began serving hot fresh waffles as fast as she could with only one waffle iron.

And as for the waffle iron from He**? It was returned to the firey depths from whence it came, never again to plague a hungry human soul.