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never see it again.”
    “Can I get an inventory of all twenty-six charms?” Tom asked them.
    “Sure,” Detective Johnson said.
    Tom turned to me and said, “I’ll replace the bracelet, Liza. It will be easier and less of a hassle then getting it back from them.”
    “It won’t be the same,” I mumbled.
    “Is there anything else, detectives?” Tom asked.
    They both shook their head and Tom said, “Good, now we’ve had a long day in Disneyland and we’re going to bed.”
    And that’s just what we did. When we crawled into bed, Tom pulled me close, and tears filled my eyes. I loved that bracelet and it just wouldn’t be the same to have Tom replace it, even though it would physically be the same, it wouldn’t be. I knew that didn’t make any sense but it was the way I felt.
    I was up again at six, dressed and ready to go again. Tom rolled over and glared at me. “We’re going early again ?”
    “Today is California Adventure day, plus a little Disneyland, too.”
    Tom sighed, got out of bed and headed to the shower.
    On the walk over, Tom said, “I don’t feel like I got the full experience yesterday.”
    “What do you mean, Tom?” I asked.
    “You kept leaving me places. Today, I want to stay with you.”
    “Really?”
    “Yes. I felt like a grandpa that you have to leave places while you run off and take care of business.”
    “Okay,” I said.
    He nodded and asked, “Are we going to Cars Land?”
    “No, not this trip. It just opened. I’m not that crazy.”
    “Good to know.” He smiled and gave me a hug.
    When the gate opened at eight, I grabbed Tom’s hand and dragged him directly to California Screaming to get Fast Passes, then to Toy Story Mania where the wait was only twenty minutes – a miracle. Tom loved it, although I still got a better score than he did. He kept saying his gun was faulty. Then we raced to Tower of Terror and got Fast Pass tickets. Then we had breakfast at the Pacific Wharf Café. I dragged Tom to get Fast Passes for Soaring Over California, stopping two times to check lanyards. To kill time and let Tom rest we rode Little Mermaid. I took him on the swinging side of the Ferris wheel, which was my favorite because the entire cage slid from one side to the other. Tom freaked out.
    “Why is this thing moving? Ferris wheels don’t move!”
    “We’re on the swinging side,” I told him.
    “Next time we ride the non-swinging side,” he said, grabbing the cage as we slid again.
    Then we rode Soaring Over California. A cool ride, although I don’t think Tom liked having his feet dangling or the moving movie. I saw him close his eyes several times during the ride.
    “Why are we skipping California Screaming and Tower of Terror?” he asked.
    “Better at night,” I told him.
    Then I dragged him back to Disneyland.
    “I thought we were spending the day in California Adventure?” Tom asked as we went through the turnstile into Disneyland.
    “No, we’re done there until tonight.”
    We got Fast Passes for Thunder Mountain, then rode Pirates, Haunted Mansion, and paddled canoes. Then we got Fast Passes for Space Mountain and went over to the Pirate’s Lair, watched a show and climbed around. We picked up lunch at the Bengal Barbecue on the way to the Astro Blasters. When we rode the Astro Orbiter, I even let Tom control the altitude of the ship. We went back and rode Thunder Mountain and got Fast Passes for Indiana Jones. Bought ice cream, checked five lanyards, and road the Monorail around the park. Then we stood in line for the Matterhorn again. The wait was only thirty-five minutes, so it wasn’t bad. Then we rode Space Mountain and drove the Autopia cars.
    When we walked past the submarine ride, Tom asked, “Are we going on that?”
    “I’m not a fan of small enclosed places with little kids, how about you?”
    “Never mind,” he said and we moved on.
    We rode Indiana Jones and headed back to California Adventure. We got another Fast Pass for California