What do you think?

Let me just say we've been a tad busy around here. At this point in the craziness, I can't quite remember the last time either of us got a decent nights' sleep.

It has all just been a blur of pipes, ports, shovels, dirt, cement, hay, Round-Up, water and the occasional glorious shower.

Oh, and the mighty fine irrigation boot tan line I am currently sporting.

And really, I'm not complaining. Promise. Just setting the scene so you'll fully know where I'm coming from here.

That said, every day has been filled sleepy eyes and sore muscles.

Tuesday morning, I spent the first full three hours of my day in irrigation boots with a shovel in hand, fighting gopher holes leaking out of our cotton.

They totally won. That's about all that needs to be said.

After three hours of me wading through the mud wielding my shovel, Brandon showed up to move the thirty-some-odd pipes to the next border.

My only request before he arrived was that he came bearing water. And he did. But after helping me for ten minutes, he drank half the water he brought. So there I am, boots full of water and practically parched.

Of course, as soon as we moved the water, we found ten more gopher holes. Since I was clad in the irrigation boots, I was still the wader, stomper and shoveler. Only this time, with him providing instruction.

Finally, after I had one plugged, and was leaning on my shovel huffing through every breath, I told him, "Well, you've been saying I should work out my legs more.* I think this morning qualifies."

"So are your legs tired? You really think you gave them a good work out?"

This, as I was standing in a foot-and-a-half of mud, water currently pouring into my boot.

He received a cold stare in return.

And a solid two minutes later, "What do you think?"

*These remarks were solely related to hunting. With the amount of hiking we do, it is imperative to have legs in decent condition. I've been attending an exercise class, but we focus a lot more on abs, arms and cardio than legs. So he's been complaining that my class is not helping out in the hunting/hiking department at all.