Hoth

So we didn't have the snow here in Georgia, but you know something?  We made up for it big time by visiting the planet Hoth tonight.  Yes, that's right, tonight was the first time that Madison has seen "The Empire Strikes Back," and as predicted, she loved every moment of it.  Of course, she sort of knew the story - somewhat - because of her experience with Lego Star Wars.  But it was still fun watching it all on the big screen.  She knew all the characters, including Boba Fett.

This was one of those big moments for Daddy, of course.  Can you picture the classic imagery of the father, running alongside his kid as he or she is learning to ride a bicycle?  Yeah, it's that "rite of passage" sort of moment!

Daddy remembers seeing this in the theater, of course.  It was a birthday party for someone else, and it was somewhere in New Jersey.  For it's time, the movie was the greatest thing ever.  And even all these years later, it's still huge.  The special effects were unbeatable for that time, and yet even now, they still look great.  So Madison, Mommy and Daddy sat together on the couch to watch, and Madison spent the remainder of the night talking about it.

We made the decision to keep Madison home one more day, as she was still coughing a bit in the morning.  Although she wasn't coughing as much.  She seems better when she's upright, but that's do to the drainage at night.  The poor thing gets these coughing spells at  night, as she's trying to clear things up a bit.  It's been a tough week at nighttime.  Not much you can do beyond the typical medication for coughs, fevers, and drainage.

It was a longer work day for Daddy, who was spending time working on a Lorax message for Sunday. This will be a great day, but the series has been great this month.  We're really excited about the new one coming up.  Speaking of which, check out some of the artwork for "Big Top!"

Hurry, hurry, hurry!  Stop clowning around and find your seats, because we're about to blast off like a human cannonball!  It's time to learn to be a lion tamer, and walk the straight and narrow like a tightrope!  This is just your ticket, so step right up for the Greatest Show of Love on Earth.  It's KidPak Adventures:  Big Top!