Tuesday, August 10, 2010

This calls for Judo

Trey Davey loves to dig in the dirt. We’ve tried and tried using various methods to stop him, but he is just inexplicitly drawn to earth excavation. Rather than continuing a conflict of superior wills, we thought it best to employ a little Judo. That is the technique of redirecting the opponent’s force towards a superior outcome. Sandy had already purchased a sandbox two years ago, and we have been gathering sandbox toys ever since. All I had to do was purchase some fine sand from Lowes, and we were in business. I retired a few of their outgrown outdoor toys to make room for their new sandbox turtle. The boys were ecstatic with this backyard addition, and Davey hasn’t dug in the soil since. He still gets very dirty, but sand is much easier to remove.

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