February 16,2008

Ok so it is Saturday night am I am writing to you. I am saving myself for a really good night out. Today was a tough day. With some help, it was discovered that I had screwed up my payroll. Yes I use a MAC, and yes I tried to us Quickbooks for Mac with an accessory program to cover payroll because Intuit doesn’t like Mac people ( pc users get it for free), and yes I forgot to delete a few paychecks from the payroll program, not the SEPARATE accounting program. It was suggested AGAIN that I just break down and start using a PC. This may be hard, but maybe I can get some help when I have a question. And you thought farmers were outside all the time. Not this one. I actually cried when I realized what I had done. Yes, I had printed and sent all the W-2 forms- incorrectly AND the W-3 forms with W-2 forms to EVERYONE INCORRECTLY. So guess what I am doing this week.

OK that was my whining for the year, but frankly I think I can. I have also followed the whining rules as well

Rule # 1 for whining-Must be Over 21-(just barely)

Rule # 2 for whining- Given birth.

If you think these might not be the rules just ask Claire or Nicole.

Seeds are being delivered everyday. And the greenhouses are here! We are getting ready to put them up as soon as the ground is not frozen or swampy so Brian the land grading man can work. He is to grading and leveling a Picasso. All with a big machine and a loader bucket.

The end wall is being replaced, after 20 years of service, on t the first greenhouse. The springhouse is finished and we’ll be putting the composting toilet in soon. We are really knocking off a winter items on the ‘honey-do ‘ list.

The 12 weeder geese and 12 guinea hens will be ordered this week. We might even get a peacock or two if Andrew and David, (my current young men) can catch them. A fellow neighbor said I could have some if we caught them. That will be David and Andrew’s job.