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Luke: Mommy, are you a droid?
Me: No, Luke, I'm not a droid! I'm your mommy.
Luke: No, Mommy, you are a droid. You are a bad guy!

That kid watches way too much Star Wars.

Luke

So today, Luke came into the master bedroom where I was reading and said, "Mommy, I made a mess with my mouth." Then he opened his mouth and pointed to it. It took about two seconds for me to translate. "You mean you threw up?" Then he said, in that tone of voice that lets me know what a smart mommy he thinks I am, "Yes, Mommy! That's right!" He took me downstairs to the family room and pointed. Sure enough, there was a little bit of Luke Puke on the ottoman. Not much, but enough that I didn't think I should go to the school to teach. (A lady watches him for me at the school for two hours while I teach. If he is sick, I didn't want to expose her. He didn't seem sick -- in fact, he went right back to playing -- but he did throw up just the tiniest bit of his breakfast.)

I wonder if it is possible to get through a month without having at least one sick kid at some point during the month. I've got my doubts...

Disneyland

On January 24th, we went to Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure. My sister, Aimee, and her business partner, Mike, were going to Anaheim for a convention. They both decided to bring their families along to go to Disneyland before the convention started, and they invited us to meet them down there. My cousin, Garrett, who is presently living in Los Angeles, also met us there.

The kids (and adults) all had a great time hanging out at The Happiest Place on Earth.

My favorite moment of the day was when Luke got to meet Pluto. Garrett captured their encounter with his camera:

(Thanks, Garrett, for emailing the pictures to me!)

As far as my favorite ride, I've got three words for you: TOWER OF TERROR. Loved it. I've been on it many times (at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's California Adventure) and it never gets old.

I'll post more pictures from the day as soon as I get them from our camera to the computer.