McKinley Point Academy

By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. ~Proverbs 24:3-4

• Jan. 17, 2008 - Lost Colony Exhibit

Last week we took a field trip to see the watercolors that Governor John White painted of the New World - i.e. the coast of Virginia, NC, etc. and the sea life of Puerto Rico.  He helped settle the colony at Roanoke,NC and then traveled back to England for supplies.  It was 3 years before he could return due to England fighting Spain.  When they returned, the colony was gone.  The only clue left behind was the mystery word "CROATOAN" craved on a tree. The British Museum recently allowed the paintings and some early engravings of White's work to visit the US.  The Lost Colony drama company loaned some of their sets and costumes to the history museum to compliment the exhibit.  So what I thought was going to be just paintings turned into a fun time.  When we first got there the line was really long.  So we went off to visit some other exhibits.  The one that Mark enjoyed the most contained guns and weapons from all the wars from the Revolutionary to now.  When we were done with that it was time for all the school children to head back to school.  The line was short but the exhibit was full of lots and lots of senior citizens.  They were busy reading every word under every picture, so we just popped in and out of line whenever we saw a picture we wanted to see up close. They had an interactive CSI based - what happened to the Lost Colony section.  Since by that time we were about the only kids there, my kids each got a computer and were able to go through the entire presentation.  Mark and I also enjoyed dressing up in the Tudor costumes and pretending we were English. Pictures were not allowed in the painting section.  However, they were allowed in the section with the sets.  Oh, to make this a real field trip, we went to Burger King for lunch first.  So Mark is wearing his BK crown because he is King. Mark and Mei pretending to lift the deer.  This was a real stuffed deer. Yummmmm - smells good - when is dinner? I don't think this one needs a caption. Going somewhere, Mark? I also wanted to dress in Tudor clothes.  This was actually a girl's dress that I sort of had on.  Do you like my King? King Mark! Queen Mei! Mark and Mei were convinced this was the world's largest Baby carrot.  When I refused to take a picture, Mark did. Today they were forecasting ice and snow.  Our first this winter.  But alas, it did not get cold enough; it was 34 instead of 32 and all we got was rain.  So the kids are sleeping in and I am updating my blog.  We are having our French cultural gathering on Saturday, so we have to pick out the menu today.  We got some French cook books from the library and there is lots of yummy stuff to pick from!  So look for those pictures next week!  Well I had better go wake them up and get school started!

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