:: One... ::

I was trying to get the kid's to answer me about what they wanted for breakfast (they're attention in the mornings are like beans on a hill, they just roll away from me) and they were sort of gazing off into the distance. I finally clapped my hands and said, "Okay, Lia, you have two seconds to tell me what you want. One..." She squeaked ''TOAST!" I looked over at David who was gazing out the window with a sleepy expression and posed the same question. No answer so I began. "ONE..." David jolted out of his reverie and yelped, "TWO!"

Not quite what I was looking for, but too cute and it did buy him some time so he could decide what he wanted. :-)