Must be rough being a dignitary

I've been working the last couple of days with the State of Utah Lt. Governor's personal assistant. He's arranging for the Lt. Gov. to be at a groundbreaking at my work on Monday morning, and the stuff that guy has to know beforehand is astounding! I can envision "Stan" running around beside the Lt. Gov. handing him papers, reading off names of people he needs to acknowledge, answering questions in a hurried manner, etc. as all this takes place. Like you might see in a movie. It's been kind of fun, actually. We had the Governor himself on board to begin with, but with all the wildfires in Utah (you'd never know-- it's pouring right now) he had to cancel for a meeting regarding what to do about them.

So, why are we having a groundbreaking? Our Conservation Garden is expanding, and this is the big day when we turn the soil. It's been really invigorating to be involved, and kind of a pain coordinating everything. Fortunately, the district has some excellent staff with good heads on their shoulders, and it should just fall all into place. Wish you could all be here! We had over 100 people RSVP for the event, although I suspect part of that may be because the invitations announced the governor would be here. ;)