Han Solo

We took a break from writing and working this morning to head over - through the rain - straight to the movies!  Another Star Wars movie came out today, this one called "Han Solo."  It was about our favorite Star Wars character, and probably the greatest character in the history of movies.  There were a lot of questions and doubts about this movie from many pundits and fans leading up to the movie, but the end result was a big thumbs up from the whole family: all three of us really enjoyed it.  Mommy and Madison really liked it a lot!  We won't put any spoilers in here, but there were a few twists and an incredibly unexpected cameo.  And in the end, it seems as if there will be another one of these movies upcoming, as there were a few unanswered questions raised at the end.  But we enjoyed the day out at the movies,  as did many others.  The theater was crowded, and we were glad to get there early so we can get those good seats we like so much.  And also, get that popcorn we like so much!

The rest of the day was spent in the house, indoors and out of the rain.  And wow, that rain really came down.  It's going to be like this tomorrow as well, but there is a lot of flooding in the eastern part of our country.  It will be more so by tomorrow, as Subtropical storm Alberto meanders up the heart of the Southeast.  It's a big storm, and it's moving slow - and that's trouble for people who don't like to get a lot of rain.  The ground is saturated, and the Chattahoochee is full, and in fact raging in places.  Lake Lanier is looks full too - it's great to have enough water, for those of us who remember our droughts.  But we're definitely approaching "too much water" for sure.  In fact, the bridge work between Hall and Forsyth can't continued until the lake goes down some more.  That isn't going to happen any time soon...

Madison did some piano practice today, finally starting to hit the keys on a new song, "A Million Dreams."  Also, Daddy finished the first Summer Xtreme skit today, a fairly big accomplishment given all the other Summer Xtreme planning taking place.  It's getting a bit stressful, to be honest.  We have five hundred and something kids for the first camp, and that involves travel plans and food and figuring out a way to fit everyone in certain places... it's a challenging few weeks, this time before SX18.  But the week after is always a great time to sort of collapse and chill!  Madison is looking forward to the heroes again - it'll be fun.

Tonight, we did "The Last Crusade," continuing our Indiana Jones marathon.  It is Madison's favorite of the movies so far.  Daddy saw this one in Athens in 1989, all by himself at that theater at the mall.  It was a big deal, the third Indiana Jones movie, and I couldn't wait to see it.  I remember seeing a morning show, and really enjoying it.  Madison did too.  She's been on the couch, riveted by each of these movies, completely focused on the screen.  She laughs, and she squirms at the bugs, and she loves the action sequences.  She can't wait until tomorrow though, so she can see Marion Ravenwood again.

We did take a break to play some "Battlefront II" again, back on Hoth, our favorite planet to have battles.  But it was all indoors today, games and movies and work - and reading at the end.  We finished "The Wide Window," as well as another entry in our Incredibles-themed devotional.  Summer is here - you can tell because we're all staying up later, and sleeping later too!  We'll sleep in late tomorrow a bit, but after that, it's off to get some work done.