Who is sick of the rain....ME!

Our goal this weekend is to dig 15 holes to place the beams in concrete for the barn. We are able to rent a tow behind post hole digger which make me very happy. I just can't picture me (Sandy) helping Cris with the 2 man digger type....no probem getting the hole dug but not too sure about getting the thing out of the ground after it's dug. Anyway, we don't have to worry about that now thanks to the tow behind that will fit on the back of the truck.

But..... it rained ALOT Wednesday so I am guessing the ground is too wet. By the time it dries out, they are calling for more rain. I am seeing a pattern here.

So, not sure what this weekend will bring. The sheep shearing at our friend Susan's farm is post-poned for another weekend so we may get more sheep manure from her farm if we can't dig holes.

We will plant more seeds in trays this weekend I am sure and those that we planted earlier are finally sprouting, so that is exciting. I'm seeing Okra pop up and some peppers. The tomatoes are doing great too but they all could really used some nice sunny warm weather which seems to be avoiding us here in Memphis.

Cris and I got the shitake mushroom logs prepared...now they sit and wait for about 9 mos. It takes that long for the spores to meander through the log and sprout but once they do, we should have plenty of mushrooms and the logs should last for about 4 years before we have to use new logs.

Started pricing up the 500 foot gravel driveway. At about $20 a ton we are looking at $3000. Think the driveway will have to wait for a few months. Luckily we have friends with connections that can help us get the best deal on gravel and getting it spread. Hmm, dad's concrete plant would come in real handy about now...of course, it was in Maryland and we are in Tennessee...oh well.

I really hope we can get the posts in the ground this weekend because Easter weekend we plan to get alot of the barn built. My paying job is taking up too much of my farm time but I guess one pays for the other. :)