Trivium Academy - A Living, Curious Homeschool

What's Popular Here

Published on 2011-02-23 17:57:00

Blogger has gotten pretty cool since I started this blog. The predesigned blog designs are more vast and varied and there was a time that a 3 column blog was rare.Here's Trivium Academy's most popular posts What is Copywork? Jul 20, 2007,  1,800 Pageviews  Our Curricula Overview Oct 29, 2008,  1,754 Pageviews  SOTWs & Church History Schedules Feb 25, 2007,   1,358 Pageviews  What is Horizons Preschool? Feb 7, 2008,  934 Pageviews  G

Happy Valentine's Day

Published on 2011-02-14 18:10:00

For my husband, the love of my life, my true partner in everything. Here's to us, what we have and to our future. You are amazing and I feel extremely privileged to share a life with you.

One Wall is Done

Published on 2011-02-06 14:58:00

one of living room wallsA quick picture with my cell phone, sorry about the glare. A wall painted. It's amazing.While at Lowe's we also found our backsplash and once again, hub is right- I thought because we have grayish black granite countertops and cherry maple cabinets a glass white/cream combo tile would be best. He picked out a tile sample that had copper metallic, golds, browns, black and cream tiles and I love it graphically but thought it would be too dark for our kitchen.We bought a sam

I want to paint ONE wall.

Published on 2011-01-29 08:11:00

I don't ask for much. Really. I don't have to ask my hub to do anything, we're that in sync with each other that if one of us doesn't do something that needs to be done, the other picks up the slack. We don't get upset with each other, we give each other space.I've had paint samples on the walls for months now. I have one wall that I know without a doubt that I want to paint reddish-orange and I have a paint chip sample that I KNOW I want to use. I want to paint that ONE wall today."Let's get th

It's only Wednesday?

Published on 2011-01-26 06:02:00

I thought today was Thursday, Camille said no, it's Wednesday. Oh yeah, you're right. It's the 100th day of school today and the kids are excited. It is unseasonably warm today and I've been seeing robins. The urge to Spring Clean is moving in, I really want to take everything out of every closet and reorganize, declutter, and then I think about the work that would take- and the time ... I hesitate. Soon the hesitation will be gone and Goodwill will get another donation.Why is it so hard to pick

Honey, where's your Mac?

Published on 2011-01-24 22:11:00

Hubby said tonight. "In the closet, why," I asked."Don't you need to get some files off there that you were supposed to repost?" He said."Yes dear." As I laughed.The computer is in the closet, the wires...ummmm. I will repost homeschooling files soon, I think Blogger can handle storing them now or maybe Google Docs?

List from 2009 Updated

Published on 2011-01-23 11:25:00

1. Become healthy in spirit, body and mind.2. Obtain a bachelor's degree (enrolled and starting next month!)3. Appreciate the beauty around me and share it with others (my kids especially). 4. Have financial peace5. Travela. US Road Tripsb. Foreign countries6. Own a home.7. Learn how to take breathtaking photos8. Scuba Dive9. Love deeply10. This is way down on my list for a reason: get over my fear of heights which paralyzes me and causes me to have panic attacks and limits my experiences.Highli

Report Cards

Published on 2011-01-20 06:07:00

Report cards came in yesterday and while I anticipated Danny's report card being what it was, Camille's was a surprise. Her all As have dropped to a few As, a B, a C, and a D. Wow. My little girl (ahem, she's 10 now) worked very hard at the beginning of the year and now she's slacking off a bit although my trust in her didn't slack because she had proven she was responsible to tend to her own studies. I did spot checks and asked if she wanted help preparing for tests, 'no Mom, I've studied and I

Our Weekend

Published on 2011-01-17 09:28:00

All four kids got a haircut this weekend, the three girls got a 'princess' cut because they all have long hair and vertical layers allowed their hair to be more manageable. We call it princess hair because all the princesses have vertical layers. I never thought I would be grateful for Disney's marketing! Lol. The girls' were glowing after receiving their new look and wore princess tiaras for most of the day.The boys (Michael-hubby and Danny) got their 'man' haircut. Seeing your man going from s

A New Year!

Published on 2011-01-12 07:09:00

Murphy came to visit and although his visit isn't welcome there are times that a little conflict makes you stronger, smarter and better than you were before the conflict. It's a pretty major one that I cannot discuss yet but will after all is said and done.The kids are doing well, I'm so grateful to be able to live in the best school district in our area and the kids' school is amazing. Camille has been a 'Terrific Kid' and she begged me to put the bumper sticker on my car. We framed her certifi