Back on Monday 6/25/07 the Gas Comapny showed up to run the new service. This took most of the morning, so while the Gas Co was doing thier thing we were able to get the drain installed on the neighbors house across the street. This took most of the day. Then on Tuesday 6/26/07 we got started on the second front wall. Then about 5:30pm with the footing about half done and moving along nicely the Heavens opened up and we got about 3/4" of rain in about 15 minutes. As a matter of fact it did not quit raining until Saturday 6/30/07. We got about three inches of rain over the next 5 days. Lucky we were as someplaces just an hour or so south of us had as much as 24" of rain!!!
On Thursday the 28th The Kid and I took a little trip to Columbia MO, since it was still raining, where we were able to pick up about 56 feet of wrought iron cemetary fence. We were unable to work in the yard due to the mud until Tueday Morning 7/3/07. We got the footing finished and started on the wall. I had to work nights on 7/3,4 & 5, so with help from Mrs. alfa6 and youngest daughter, The Kid was able to get most of the second wall up on Tuesday evening. This weekend we got the rest of the second wall just about wrapped up and about 2/3rds of the first course started on the 100' side wall. Nothing like totin them 65pounds block down that trench.
Here's the front walls as of tonight. In the lower right side you can see the first set of steps and the footing for the landing. 
Well I have to work days this week so hopefully this weekend we can get most of the block work wrapped up.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}