class AWS::Record::Model::Scope

def _handle_options options
  scope = self
  options.each_pair do |method, args|
    if method == :where and args.is_a?(Hash)
      # splatting a hash turns it into an array, bad juju
      scope = scope.send(method, args)
    else
      scope = scope.send(method, *args)
    end
  end
  scope
end