Difficult Firsts

Why is the first blog post always the hardest to write? Is it that I have so many things on my mind, so many fabulous ideas and thought provoking inspirations to share? No, definitely not that. Could it be that I'm finding more inspirations elsewhere and thinking i need to share those inspirations... that may be a little closer to the mark.
So here I sit, listening to baroque music, looking out at the two feet of snow on the ground, and dreaming of a lush summer garden that has yet to come into existence. Thanks to my sister Darlene, who dug out her flower garden last summer, I should have some prettiness in my back yard this year. Irises, day lilies, ferns, and herbs. However, I would like to have some organic sustenance coming from my own garden also. 
In preparation for this, I'm pouring over seed catalogues online and reviewing the book "Square Foot Gardening" as I am limited - not on space but on diligence. (I've more than once neglected my gardens in the past, but sometimes to my surprise had an overflow of produce.) I also have a city-boy for a husband who, while the thought of having organic produce is enticing, finds the whole gardening thing a bore. Most people would think "dig up the ground and stick a plant in, how hard can it be?" But this is going to take more work than one would think:
First, we have an abundance of trees lining both sides of our back lot where said gardens would be placed. A couple of those would need to be cut down in order for the narrow yard to get enough sunshine.  This would require asking for the help from a few men we know with chain saws. Second, because of the sandy soil in our area, we would need to build raised bed gardens filled with compost and nice fertile soil. All this must be done before one seed, one tiny fledgling plant is put into the ground. 
I'm intrigued with these theme gardens such as a pizza garden complete with herbs, tomatoes, and peppers, or a Bible garden that hosts plants and herbs from the old testament. How about a Colonial kitchen garden?? 
So if you like you can follow us along this journey, among others. I'll try to post photos of any progress we make (if any) and in the meantime you can read about my rabbit trails, organic tangents, home school rants, healthy soapboxes, and not so humble opinions.