Prodded Into Fun

Annalee prefers to take her meals outdoors, but, partly because every time we open the door to the back porch a few insects like to make the transition from garden flies to house flies and partly because our two dogs like to make the transition from inside dogs to outside dogs (and vice-versa) while the door is open too, getting everyone seated around the patio table can be a challenge. So, we typically only indulge our princess five or six times a week. Being outside is its own pleasure, and it's good to be prodded into doing something fun.

It is a fine line between creating a tyrant and creating someone with a profound sense of possibilities.