Well, after soaking the ground for the garden beds for 24 hours, they are looking pretty ready to be worked.  Now, don't get me wrong, there are plenty of weeds still, but at least they are wet, lol!  A huge bonus for the area that we are going to use is that it's beside the horse barn, so lots of wonderful poopy straw blows over!  Hooray!  Free fertilizer, since it isn't our barn or horses!  Plus the barn makes a great wind-break as it seems like the wind never stops out here.  Hoping to till it up tomorrow......pictures to follow.