Tim,
We'll both be praying for rain, after my pond is dug and the hay field is sprigged with Jiggs. With all this rain, we at least now know exactly what we need to do to get the most run-off into the pond. They're even putting in a fancy French Drain, to make the most of the water shed, by catching all the water off that Sugar Sand hill and redirect it into the pond.
Man, for these projects, we sure have to focus on the vision we have in our minds of the end result or it can get down-right discouraging.