Future Gardens and Steak

I've been busy the last few days, so I'm sorry I haven't written much.  On Thursday night we had all five big kids here so we decorated our Christmas tree.  The kids did pretty well but they were getting pretty frustrated with the tree.  I cut us a White Pine so it has the long, soft needles and the kids were having a hard time getting the ornaments to go on the branches and stay put.  They got over it and we finished up just in time for bed time.  Friday night Becky and I went to Sandusky and did a little shopping.  Our trip went well.  We picked up some gifts for the kids and had dinner at Panera bread (one of our favorite spots on kid free Fridays).  This morning we splept in until sometime after nine, but once I was up and at it I went out and did the chores.  I got everyone fed and watered, checked on the goat's hoofs to see if they need trimmed again.  They look ok for now.  Then I went and dug a trench where I intend to plant my Hedgeapple fence come spring.  The ground was not frozen so it was quick and easy digging.  I came in had a grilled cheese with Becky and then we went to Big Lots and bought some stuff.  Once we got home,  I grilled us some T-Bone steaks and baked potatoes.  Man were they great!!!!  Those steaks tasted so good because with our large family it simply doesn't pay to fix steak to feed all seven of us.  Usually we might make two steaks and cut it into strips and add it to a stir fry or to top a salad or some other dish, but tonight with it being just Becky and I, we each had one whole steak and it was great!! This evening, while watching some college football, I've been laying the garden out on the computer.  I spent a couple hours on it, but I think I've got it layed out just about right.  I've got a book that tells you how much of each veggie to plant per person for the year.  Using those numbers I could determine how many hills of zucchini, how many rows of carrots and so on.  It's a pretty neat computer program and even gives you estimated dates to plant and harvest your crop.  I'm trying it out for the first time, but I think it is going to be very helpful.  Next year when I go to lay out the garden, the program will warn me if I try to plant tomatoes in the same spot I did the year before of if I try to follow with something from the same family.  We'll see how it goes.  Well, sorry it's short, but I'm getting a little sleepy so to bed I go.