Star Wars Day

So here we are upon another Star Wars Day.  This one started out like any ordinary day, as Daddy and Mommy tried to get some work done at the office (before Daddy's current health situation sort of said otherwise).  We dropped by the school this morning for a dinosaur-related field day that was sadly put in bad shape because of the sudden downpour of water.  Seriously, this morning's rainfall was heavy and epic, almost like a downburst you'd see upon Dagobah.  Had to throw that reference in there.

Still, we dropped by for a doughnut with some other parents and looked at all the kids having a good time no matter what the weather was like outside.  Madison has a neat t-shirt with a troodon on it, part of the idea gathered from Mommy's creativity.  The entire class was Team Troodon, which again is a dinosaur I'd never heard of before.

Leave it to Jim Henson productions to let me know how out of touch I was with dinosaur research:  they have a television show called Dinosaur Train that we just recently discovered, and of course the entire train is run by troodons.  Why not compys or a large friendly styracosaurus?  I think it was set up to rub in how little I know about dinosaurs.  Of course, now that we've discovered this show, Madison likes watching it.  Daddy hasn't seen it yet, but will give you the full report some other time.

Tonight's viewing is a legendary moment.  It was actually Mommy's idea, but being that today is in fact Star Wars Day, why not actually watch "Star Wars?"  Daddy began to try and figure out which movie in particular, but Mommy cleared it up quickly:  why not start at the beginning?  Okay, not Episode I.  The beginning for all of us was Episode IV, the movie released in 1977.  We may censor a bit, but Daddy can't remember too many over-the-top moments.  It'll be a big day, as Madison will see the movie that Daddy watched over and over and over again as a kid.  I remember the huge lines to see it in the theater, the commotion and costumes and the action figures and the fun.  I was about six years old when I first saw it, which is about a year more than Madison.  Never before had anything been seen on the screens like it - you can imagine how big it was for us as kids.  It won't be the center of Madison's universe, obviously, but it is neat to see her so into it.  Already, she's a big fan of R2-D2 and Chewbacca!

May the fourth be with you!

"I don't know what all this trouble is about, but I'm sure it must be your fault." 
- C-3PO