Rowan's Theory of Ollie the Owl

Last week Rowan got to bring home Ollie Owl, a stuffed owl from his preschool that the children take turns bringing home.  You include Ollie in your activities and write/draw about what things you did with Ollie in his journal.

Rowan was very happy to get to bring Ollie home and when Tuesday came, the day he had to return Ollie to school, he was upset.

I told him not to worry as I'm sure we would get another chance to bring Ollie home after the other kids got their turns.

This was no comfort to Rowan.  He began to break down a little,

"No Mom, it doesn't work that way!  It's doesn't go in a circle.  It goes in a line.  A LINE, Mom! Like this!" 

And he waved his hand in a linear motion.

Does Ollie cycle through the children's houses or does he only move forward, crossing paths with each child once?  I don't actually know Ollie's pattern of travel.

But that's not really the point. 

Here I was at 7:01 am, realizing I'm having a philosophical-physics discussion with my 4 year old regarding the dimensions of time.

Rowan and Cid sharing their popsicles with Ollie the Owl while pondering the universe

~Sarah