soil too wet for planting?

I have a number of perennials waiting to get into the ground.  I'm a
relatively novice gardner and have done A LOT of reding about
gardening.  Something from one of the books stuck in my mind about not
digging the soil when its wet because it compresses it too much.  Well,
its spring and it seems to keep raining and is only sunny for short
periods not long enough for the soil to stop looking wet. My yard isn't
holding water - it seems to be draining fine - its just wet. My question
- am I worrying too much?  Should I just go ahead and plant or should I
wait until the soil's not so wet?  The other problem is that some of the
things I'm planning on planting would require stepping onto the bed
which had been double dug a number of weeks ago (before the rain
started) and even though I use a board to distribute my weight I keep
thinking I'll just pack the soil down by doing this. 

Thanks for your replies in advance!
sharon
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