him to join us. he tells me he would rather not. i explain that someday he may want to know how to plant a garden and i may not be around to show him. now is the time if he wants this life skill. he actually goes and gets his work clothes on and comes back outside. unbelievable!
i give him the shovel and show him what to do. he starts digging away. he actually is enjoying this and says so. i guess he forgot all those hours he spent digging in our turtle-shaped sand box that now sits empty by the driveway. i knew he would enjoy this part. then 