Raising Boys

This list of things the author wished she knew about raising boys had me nodding my head all the way through. I found them all accurately described my trio (especially #4 -- oh jeez, number 4!), but I do believe she left something off her list...

11. A boy's love of dirt runs deep.

It doesn't matter if there is only a two inch square of dirt available within a thirty mile radius, boys will find it and make sure they are covered with it in five minutes flat. Forget about keeping clothes, hands, or faces clean if they venture outside. No trip outside is without a dirt bath. Shoot, forget about keeping clothes, hands, and faces clean if they stay inside, too. Boys have an amazing knack of dirt improvisation. Markers all you have handy? Well they are great decoration tools. Leftover sand from an abandoned shoe? That's perfect for driving matchbox cars through. Crumbs? Dribbled spit? Just about anything will be incorporated into their brilliantly dirty play.

Really, all you can do is suck it up and invest in plenty of soap. :)

*In the end he decided the dirt needed to be put into his pants, hair, and shoes, too. Sigh.