Titanic

We first learned about Titanic at a terrific exhibit at Mystic Aquarium a year or so ago. They had an awesome model of it which was eighteen feet long, and R has been fascinated by it ever since. We've seen several videos and read many books on the subject. Just this evening B asked R if he knew why it sunk and R replied with a detailed explanation, which far exceeded "because it crashed into an iceburg". So it didn't surprise me when R asked me to tape Titanic's Final Moments; Missing Pieces on the History Channel the other night, since it was on after his bedtime.

This evening we all enjoyed watching it. It had lots of video footage as current as December 2005. It was interesting to learn about the newest theories regarding how it actually sunk. Yes, there are new theories. And R just loves knowing what they are. Ask him about them next time you see him!

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It's quite nice that blogspot provides this wysiwyg utility for posting to blogs. It's such a great way to for the average joe to get a blog up and running. Even if it does end up looking like the average joe did it. I'll probably end up having a hard time with it though since I'm such a control freak and want everything to look exactly the way I want it to look. I always figure out how to get around the limitations of wysiwyg (witness my website courtesy of Front Page) but it can be time consuming.

Anyway, I'm happy to be here. I've been inspired by others' homeschooling blogs and have been feeling the pull. It will be a good way to provide journaling for my scrapbooks, and will also enable us to share our day-to-day lives with people we care about. And maybe some others who find us along the way too.

Thanks for joining us.