The Force is Strong with These Two

Bet you can't guess where Mom Paula is going today!

Truffle with Mom Paula's Luke Skywalker and Yoda action figure

Mom Paula is old enough to remember standing in line for the very first Star Wars movie.  She's seen all of the movies multiple times in the theater and has the DVDs at home.  One day she say she will be able to afford the BluRay versions.  So, she is on annual leave from work until January 4 and she purchased her ticket to see the new Star Wars movie around lunchtime today.  You'll notice the Luke Skywalker action figure in the photo above with Truffle and below with Brulee.  Here's the story behind the action figure.

The Force is strong with this one Young Skywalker

Mom Paula taught middle school mathematics for 17 years prior to being a college professor.  She was mentoring a new mathematics teacher back in the early 90s and they became close friends.  Mom Paula was always going to LuAnn's classroom to offer assistance.  One day, one of LuAnn's students asked her why Mom Paula kept coming to her classroom.  LuAnn explained that Mom Paula was giving her advice and assistance to help her become a great teacher.  The student replied, "Oh, like Yoda."  A couple of years later, Mom Paula turned 40 (while she was working on her Ph.D) and Grandma Faye had a surprise birthday party for her.  LuAnn came to the party and gave her the Luke Skywalker with Yoda action figure to honor all of the advice and mentoring from Mom Paula.  This figurine stays in our home office.

May the Force be with you today and always!