Dad, how can you be so inconsiderate? Why are you denying Asa’s dream of becoming an archeologist? For years he has studied every episode of the British television series Time Team, to learn the proper digging technique. In fact, Asa is convinced that buried somewhere in our yard is a forgotten Roman villa complete with mosaic floors. If Asa’s calculations are correct, it would be the first 5th Century BCE Roman Villa ever found in Maine!

Yet now when there is finally an opportunity to put those studies into practice and let him dig to his heart’s content in our yard, you deny him the chance by purchasing dirt instead! Asa’s digging easily could have produced enough soil to use in your project. Not to mention, it would have been free soil. Speaking of which, I hope you didn’t dig into MY treat / squeaky ball account to pay for this project of yours?