A new homeschool group and a return to Netflix

Time today was spent with a new homeschool group: Greater New Haven Homeschoolers. They've only been in existence a couple of weeks, and we are glad to have found them. Participating in group classes is something we've been missing, and we've been having trouble finding that in our area. Now maybe we will have the opportunity to actually utilize the Eli Whitney Museum.

The group is very nice and the boys are both very happy that we are participating. So far it's only been playgroups, but now that there is an interest, there is already talk of field trips. I don't know how many of those we'll participate in, because the boys have always absorbed more when we do that sort of thing on our own, but hopefully some new doors will open to us. About the field trips, I'm guardedly optimistic.

R and I watched Robosapiens today. He is very interested in obtaining his own robot. Note: not creating one, but obtaining one. I'm hoping that his lego class encourages him to change that thought. Thank goodness he does think that robots of this caliber are beyond Santa's capabilities.

We have gone back to Netflix again. We let it go when we got cable, but they really did have some great stuff, so here we are. I can't decide whether to cancel the cable or not, since most of the TV that I watch is on cable stations (History, Discovery Health, Comedy Central and HGTV). Plus R really really adores The Mythbusters.

Netflix also delivered Animal Face-Off: Hippo vs. Bull Shark. This I ordered for E who loves anything having to do with animals. R loved this show too, and both asked if there were more showdowns between animals available. So next we are watching Elephant vs. Rhino.

I'm really glad I decided to return to Netflix. They really do have some excellent programs. Both boys absorb so much by watching TV, so I really want to utilize it more intelligently. The top 10 movies in our queue right now are:

1. Animal Face-Off: Elephant vs. Rhino
2. Extreme Engineering: City in a Pyramid
3. Animal Face-Off: Lion vs. Tiger
4. History of the Chopper
5. Animal Face-Off: Croc vs. Great White
6. Holy Warriors
7. History's Mysteries: The Inquisition
8. The Amish: A People of Preservation
9. A Life Apart: Hasidism in America
10. You, the Owner's Manual: Disc 1

These might get pushed down the queue as time marches on. We may wait to see The Amish closer to springtime, when we plan to go to Pennsylvania again. And a couple of these are for B and I, and not the boys. There are 214 movies in my queue right now - there is great stuff to learn!