Farnsworths

12.18.2010

Cole's Eagle Scout Project

Thank you to all those that helped:

Pass out flyers for the toy drive

Donated

Brad Smith providing this great eagle scout project through the American Indian Services

Wrapping all the gifts

Helping sack 300 bags of oranges

So that it would be possible to do this.....

Load the RV to the brim with toys, clothes, oranges, and goodies...

They got to visit 7 Navajo tribe communities

in North East Arizona

Cole took a camera along and did a great job taking these pictures.

It was an experience he will never forget.

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12.17.2010

Eagle Scout Project

Cole left early this morning to bring a little Christmas to the Navajo children

in North East Arizona.

He collected almost 200 toys from family and neighbors,

raised money for an education scholarship,

and bagged 300 sacks of oranges.

Tom and I lent our support, but he carried the load

and carried it well.

We are full of gratitude

to those that gave money, toys, and their time

to help Cole have a successful Eagle Scout project--

but more importantly to make Christmas a little brighter to

children that have very little.

12.12.2010

Meg was invited over to her friend Sophie Nelson's house yesterday. Sophie lives on a ranch and loves animals as much as Meg does....so they made an instant connection.
Well, while those two animal lovers were horseback riding, they came across a cow that was trying to give birth. The poor first-time mama cow had lain there struggling for who knows how long. Good thing Meg and Sophie came to the rescue and got help. They got to watch the birth. That mama and baby were so exhausted after the whole ordeal that neither got up for a while. When I came to pick up Meg that night, the mom was up and moving, but the baby was still struggling to stand.
It was touching to watch the mother coax and prod that baby because she knew that is what baby needed to survive. She wouldn't allow it to lie there and give in to exhaustion.
We called today to check on the calf and the Nelsons said that they were doing great today...so of course we had to go see. Thank you to the Nelsons for allowing us this experience.