Digging for Real Treasure!

[dirtlooter]

I had to go babysit my youngest grandson, Casin. Now Casin can be really tough to do anything with, depending on his mood. So I brought my metal detector because what boy doesn't like to dig in dirt. So two year old Casin was not in the mood to be my friend at all until I said something about digging. I had brought a safe plastic digging tool for him to use but he would have none of it. So before his father left for work, he gave Casin a small real shovel to dig with. We went to the fenced in back yard to detect/dig. the house wasn't that old so I had doubts of finding much good stuff but you never know. I managed to dig about $2 in clad but the real treasure was the worms. Casin was pretty wild in his helping me with his shovel but when a worm was sighted, he was all business as he went for it. Casin would sling the dirt everywhere in his excitement and you had better keep your fingers out of the hole until it was safe. There were a lot of worms to find and he would stash them in a big plastic truck bed. We ended up with about thirty worms and then about twenty grub worms. Every coin was just a penny to him, the real treasure was in the worms. Now my deciphering of two year talk lacks a lot but the sheer excitement of his jabbering as he spotted another worm was pretty clear. In a little boys eyes, the digging up worms was what it is all about. In my eyes, I see the real treasure is in excited little boys trying to catch another worm. Treasure is where you find it but sometimes you have to actually open your eyes to see the treasure around you.

 

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[Blak bart]

Brother, that is a great post !! Casin sounds like a little go getter. Good job. Sounds like you both had a great day.

 

[Blak bart]

Wish I could dig in my undies like casin does. Probably could with no problem in keywest.

 

[releventchair]

Just wait till he gets older and wants fishbait , and the worm detector don't work!

( Congrats on your hunt though.)

 

[Blak bart]

Just wait till he gets older and wants fishbait , and the worm detector don't work!

( Congrats on your hunt though.)

You got me laughin relevent. haaaa !!

 

[basque-man]

TOO AWESOME!!!!!!

 

[against the wind]

Beautiful day spent with grandchild.
Thanks for posting this little adventure.

 

[sutphin]

REPEAT AFTER ME . QUALITY TIME AND DIGGING WORMS WITH A SMILE ,MEMORIES LIKE THIS WILL LAST ALONG WHILE.

 

[Mzjavert]

Sounds like a great time.

 

[Electricbutter]

"Treasure is where you find it but sometimes you have to actually open your eyes to see the treasure around you"
Well said!

 

[trapperart]

Thanks for sharing this, you both enjoyed some treasure

 

[dirtlooter]

Thanks for sharing this, you both enjoyed some treasure

when the four year old Cooper is there, the competition for the worms can get intense. But with Cooper, he gets excited about the "Treasure Junk". Both boys like to put things in my pouch. When you set the detector down to dig, Casin will sometimes sneak around to help you detect better by pushing buttons. They both get excited when they hear the pin pointer going off. yeah, gotta find another cheap detector for them to use (I mean fight over). Those big eyes with the excited squeals will melt your heart.

 

[Honest Samuel]

Next time, take him fishing. Good luck.

 

[dirtlooter]

Next time, take him fishing. Good luck.

oh he's been fishing several times. he's working on trying to turn the reel's handle. A big Redear Bream will have him jabbering for quite a while. He loves to eat fish and venison so he knows what they are.

 

[WHADIFIND]

..... Treasure is where you find it but sometimes you have to actually open your eyes to see the treasure around you.

BINGO!!!

 

[texjim]

Nice story.. Now you can take him fishing and not have to buy bait..

 

[DigIron2]

Sounds like the boy is a modern day Dennis the menace. You did good grandpa. Found plenty bait to cast out a couple lines..

 

[Kurios1]

You create some of my favorite posts here on T-net. This one ranks about as high as you can go. Investing time in our little ones is the best investment we can possibly make. Sounds like Casin is a curios little fella. That's great as he has a grandpa that can teach him many things about life from a unique perspective. Down in the dirt. Thanks for another life lesson straight from the heart.

 

[dirtlooter]

You create some of my favorite posts here on T-net. This one ranks about as high as you can go. Investing time in our little ones is the best investment we can possibly make. Sounds like Casin is a curios little fella. That's great as he has a grandpa that can teach him many things about life from a unique perspective. Down in the dirt. Thanks for another life lesson straight from the heart.

Thanks for the kind words. most of us have plenty of true stories from the crazy to the you won't believe it. I just like to share what I hope to put a smile on somebody's face. I have really busted my butt and afterwards looked around to see if anyone managed to see it. If not, I feel that it was a wasted thing. yeah some things are embarrassing but still funny. when it comes to little kids, they do the darnest things. DL

 

[Diggin Dude]

Excellent post!! Thanks for sharing!!