The last two weeks

I have not disappeared from the world of THE BLOG. Although it may seem that way. It does to me. I have been extra crazy busy these last couple of weeks. Wa is going to start preschool tomorrow and that has proven to be extra stressful on me. I have had to take several trip to "The City" to get supplies. I also spent a weekend with my sisters, which was fantastic. I have done NOTHING on my list of things I would like to get done before Christmas, big shocker there. Instead, I have starting making more felt food for Kiki's 2nd birthday, which is October 21st. Then I am going to be working on the quiet books I have already started for the kids as their Christmas gifts. There are also several homemade gifts I need to get started. I have the fabric, but I need to buy the rest of the items to finish them up. As I get things done, I will take pictures and try to get them up.

Not doing craft projects

Sadly, I am not doing craft projects right now. Instead, I am trying to organize several rooms at once, which is a really bad idea. For some reason I think it is impossible to reorganize the living room, and down size the mega toy collection, unless I work in the kids room first. Since I am organizing, I feel like I should do the pantry. Every time I reorganize that I realize I didn't buy any of the storage containers that I wanted and needed. On and on it goes, where it stops, well it doesn't. As always, this time will be different! I have a list and am going to go shopping on Wednesday. We will see what I can afford and what I actually come home with. I think I am going to do some hunting on-line and see what kind of home-made storage and organization "stuff" I can find. Someone out there has to have a blog about this.

Crafts I Want To Do

My list of crafts I want to do or get finished is at least a mile long. As is the list of things I should be doing around the house, but that list isn't nearly as fun. I keep setting deadlines for myself, but that does not seem to be helping. So, I decided to put a short list up on here so they are up for all the world to see. Plus, I like lists, well I like checking things off of lists anyway. I would like to see what I can get finished by December.

1. Finish hand quilting baby quilt for cousin that is now over a year old. Guess he isn't getting that quilt now.

2. Finish the 8 (not exaggerating the number there either) other baby quilts I have started and have just never finished. Yikes, that is a bad track record there.

3. Finish Quiet Books for Wa and Kiki. They are suppose to be Christmas presents.

4. Hand Stitch Christmas Cards. I still need to figure out how many of these I need to make. Some people are going to get the cards I bought at MENARDS on after-Christmas sale.

Yikes!! Looking at that list, I think we're done for now. There is no way I am going to get all those quilts done, unless I magically get a machine quilter and stop doing them by hand. I am not going to start another craft or project until I finish this list. Yeah Right!!!!

WELCOME

Welcome to Mrs. Farmer Stone. I am a busy stay-at-home mother of two beautiful children. Wa, my son, is three years old and Kiki, my daughter, is 21 months old. (Yes, those are the knick-names they gave each other, not their real names.) My husband, Farmer Stone, is a family farmer in rural north-east Nebraska. With Farmer Stone's Parents, we have mostly corn and soybeans, with a little oats, a small cow/calf herd, a few feeder cattle, varies cats, and a border collie named Daisy. Here in Nebraska Football is king, so I will probably complain bitterly, at some point or another, about the lengths of both the college and NFL football seasons. I only bring this up because there is already a count-down in my house.

My hopes for this blog are pretty basic. I just want a place to write. I hope to add crafts and other projects that I do or at least attempt to do. I have started MULTIPLE projects, so I should have something to write sometimes. I will also be writing about my children, husband, family and anything else that tickles my fancy. This blog is mostly for me. So, it will be just as random as I am!