"Time" for another special day

As mentioned before, I try once a week to keep one child home from school with me for one-on-one time. Last week was Joseph's turn for a "special day." I also try very hard, on special days, to let the child direct our activities. In other words, within reason, I play with them at whatever they want. I think I've also mentioned before that the boys both got a kitchen timer for Christmas, and they love them.

So, on Joe's special day, we came home from taking the other kids to school and he timed how long it took me to clean the kitchen. Then he timed how long it took me to get a toy he requested off the shelf. He timed how long it took us to go upstairs, and how long it took each of us to put on our shoes. He wanted to time how long it took me to go to the bathroom, but I told him I needed privacy. So he shut the door, stood right outside, and timed me anyway. He timed how long it took us to go downstairs again, then timed how long it took us to go down the three stairs from the porch to the yard. We played a quarter of football, and he timed each play, stopping the timer between plays and anytime he needed to change the score. He timed how long it took him to drink a glass of water, do math problems, and play Connect Four. He timed how long he napped.

In short, on Joseph's special day, we had a really good "time."