Water!

Man, has it rained a lot since beginning the foundation. I keep trying to cover the area with tarps to prevent the footers from becoming a moat. I was sure I had a good system last night, but the wind was so strong it ripped the grommets out of the tarp. Not that it would have mattered anyway, since I discovered 3 places where water is seeping in pretty rapidly. I'm hoping it is just from the rain, but I'm afraid I might have tapped into some ground water. After scooping bucket after bucket out of the trench, I sadly watched as the water level slowly started rising again. Not real sure what to do. I left the land tonight feeling pretty beaten down. I wanted to badly to be building by the Thanksgiving holiday, but it looks like that will be almost impossible now. Hopefully I can figure out how to keep the water out long enough for the termite guy to treat the soil under the slab.