That's sort of what I imagined breaking ground for the house would be.
Only, the kids and I went over on St. Patrick's Day evening. It was cold and windy, and we just went to feed the cows. But then we saw this:
Why, I wondered, was a thin layer of earth completely removed where the house would eventually sit? Surely that couldn't constitute a groundbreaking or a "we've begun digging"? Not with such a small amount skimmed off the top! And not without my even knowing it was happening (and making an appropriate fuss)!
Only then I was reminded that we aren't having a basement (nor even a crawl space) -- just a cement slab foundation. And when I did a little googling AI told me that "for a concrete slab foundation in Logan, UT, you'll typically need to excavate several inches down ...".
And while I do find it questionable that a word as hearty as "excavate" can be used if it is to be followed only with "several inches down", I do think we must conclude that yesterday, St. Patrick's Day 2025, fanfare or not, was the day we broke ground!
Well!
Hurrah!
And now for a bunch of photos from Sunday evening feeding animals at the farm. Mike took all the kids over--including Daisy who was in town. I wanted to stay home and get Sunday-dinner cleaned up, but I asked Daisy to take my camera and get some photos. She accomplished her task well!
