diff --git a/.sqlx/query-182db3fb919cf345f2b05f1c1325cc939b54336c66890892859c2c0f97930c63.json b/.sqlx/query-182db3fb919cf345f2b05f1c1325cc939b54336c66890892859c2c0f97930c63.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f43b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.sqlx/query-182db3fb919cf345f2b05f1c1325cc939b54336c66890892859c2c0f97930c63.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "db_name": "SQLite",
+  "query": "\n                DELETE FROM trip_todos\n                WHERE\n                    id = ?\n                    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM trips WHERE trip_id = ? AND user_id = ?)\n            ",
+  "describe": {
+    "columns": [],
+    "parameters": {
+      "Right": 3
+    },
+    "nullable": []
+  },
+  "hash": "182db3fb919cf345f2b05f1c1325cc939b54336c66890892859c2c0f97930c63"
+}
diff --git a/.sqlx/query-d47bf74e8aaecdeb3730edab4d267f61ab03356497e777e55493c4f188e14a25.json b/.sqlx/query-d47bf74e8aaecdeb3730edab4d267f61ab03356497e777e55493c4f188e14a25.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9eb5b95..0000000
--- a/.sqlx/query-d47bf74e8aaecdeb3730edab4d267f61ab03356497e777e55493c4f188e14a25.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "db_name": "SQLite",
-  "query": "\n                DELETE FROM trip_todos\n                WHERE \n                    id = ?\n                    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM trips WHERE trip_id = ? AND user_id = ?)\n            ",
-  "describe": {
-    "columns": [],
-    "parameters": {
-      "Right": 3
-    },
-    "nullable": []
-  },
-  "hash": "d47bf74e8aaecdeb3730edab4d267f61ab03356497e777e55493c4f188e14a25"
-}
diff --git a/src/components/mod.rs b/src/components/mod.rs
index 097d182..d7ee06d 100644
--- a/src/components/mod.rs
+++ b/src/components/mod.rs
@@ -52,29 +52,41 @@ pub mod crud {
     }
 
     #[async_trait]
-    pub trait Delete: Sized {
+    pub trait Delete<'c>: Sized {
         type Id;
         type Filter;
 
-        async fn delete(
+        async fn delete<T>(
             ctx: &Context,
-            pool: impl sqlx::Acquire,
+            db: T,
             filter: Self::Filter,
             id: Self::Id,
-        ) -> Result<bool, Error>;
+        ) -> Result<bool, Error>
+        where
+            // we require something that allows us to get something that implements
+            // executor from a Sqlite database
+            //
+            // in practice, this will either be a pool or a transaction
+            //
+            // * A pool will let us begin() a new transaction directly and then
+            //   acquire() a new conncetion
+            //
+            // * A transaction will begin() (a noop) and then acquire() a new connection
+            T: sqlx::Acquire<'c, Database = sqlx::Sqlite> + Send + std::fmt::Debug;
 
-        async fn delete_all(
-            ctx: &Context,
-            pool: &sqlite::Pool,
-            filter: Self::Filter,
-            ids: Vec<Self::Id>,
-        ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-            let mut transaction = pool.begin().await?;
+        // async fn delete_all(
+        //     ctx: &Context,
+        //     pool: &sqlite::Pool,
+        //     filter: Self::Filter,
+        //     ids: Vec<Self::Id>,
+        // ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+        //     let mut transaction = pool.begin().await?;
 
-            for id in ids {
-                Self::delete(ctx, &mut transaction, filter, id).await?;
-            }
-        }
+        //     for id in ids {
+        //         Self::delete(ctx, Box::new(&mut *transaction), filter, id).await?;
+        //     }
+        //     unimplemented!()
+        // }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/models/trips/todos.rs b/src/models/trips/todos.rs
index f1a12b5..256d7df 100644
--- a/src/models/trips/todos.rs
+++ b/src/models/trips/todos.rs
@@ -294,29 +294,33 @@ impl crud::Update for Todo {
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl crud::Delete for Todo {
+impl<'c> crud::Delete<'c> for Todo {
     type Id = Uuid;
     type Filter = TodoFilter;
 
     #[tracing::instrument]
-    async fn delete(
-        ctx: &Context,
-        pool: &sqlite::Pool,
-        filter: TodoFilter,
-        id: Uuid,
-    ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+    async fn delete<T>(ctx: &Context, db: T, filter: TodoFilter, id: Uuid) -> Result<bool, Error>
+    where
+        T: sqlx::Acquire<'c, Database = sqlx::Sqlite> + Send + std::fmt::Debug,
+    {
+        use sqlx::Acquire;
+
         let id_param = id.to_string();
         let user_id = ctx.user.id.to_string();
         let trip_id_param = filter.trip_id.to_string();
+
+        let mut transaction = db.begin().await?;
+        let conn = transaction.acquire().await?;
+
         let results = crate::execute!(
             &sqlite::QueryClassification {
                 query_type: sqlite::QueryType::Delete,
                 component: sqlite::Component::Todo,
             },
-            pool,
+            conn,
             r#"
                 DELETE FROM trip_todos
-                WHERE 
+                WHERE
                     id = ?
                     AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM trips WHERE trip_id = ? AND user_id = ?)
             "#,