Our Homes (with children in them)

I read this poem this morning and wanted to share it.

Excuse This House

Some houses try to hide the fact
That children shelter there;
Ours boasts of it quite openly,
The signs are everywhere.
For smears are on the windows,
Little smudges on the doors;
I should apologize I guess,
For toys strewn on the floor.
But I sat down with the children,
And we played & laughed & read;
And if the doorbell doesn't shine,
Their eyes will shine instead.
For when at times I'm forced to
Choose the one job or the other;
I want to be a housewife...
But first I'll be a mother.
-by Cindy Jacobs

Really cool animal sounds

I am reading "Little House in the Big Woods" to the kids. Today we read chapter 2 and there was a story about a panther that was screaming. The kids were wondering what that sounded like. So, (thank you Lord for the internet) I got online and found this cool site. It'll almost scare you just hearing them. There were lots of other animals on there as well.
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/animals/BigCats.shtml

Free Copywork

wanted to share some free copywork links with you. I like to use these when I'm in a hurry and don't have time to dig through something they are doing to find something to copy. Some of them are also good if you are looking for something to memorize. Some of these sites also have free alphabet practice sheets. I hope you find them helpful.
http://www.ourlosbanos.com/homeschool/printablescopywork.html
http://www.easyhomeschooling.com/Copywork.html
http://www.amblesideonline.org/Copywork.shtml
http://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/manucopywork/
http://home.att.net/~bandcparker/copywork.html
Check out this blog for tons of resources about every subject. Scroll down in her blog for lots of copywork links. http://inbeautyandingrace.blogspot.com/
Some of these sites also explain why copywork is important and what your children will learn from it. So, even if you are not yet doing copywork you might want to check out these sites.

Everything by Lifehouse

Check out this awesome youtube video. It gave me chills. My kids have been learning about temptation, so I'm gonna have them watch this later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyheJ480LYA