http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:08:00 -0500 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:08:00 -0500 I just realized that I said "2010-11 School Year" in my last entry title... uhhh... yeah... definitely an "I be homeschooled" moment .  I've had the worst time this year keeping track of what day  this semester.  Seriously, at the top of all my Model United Nations class notes it has my name, subject, and a big question mark in the date.  I'm thankful if I can remember the month. Speaking of Model United Nations (see last post if you don't know what that is)... I've been loving it!  This year our teacher has a degree in international law so we've been learning about... international law!  Okay, so I'm not anywhere near ready to become a lawyer but in reply to our teachers catch phrase "isn't this fun?" I must say "yes!"  We've studied the difference between states and States, different treaties, and terms for international law.... sometime soon we'll be moving on to the "diplomatic bag" which is a whole other story... let's just say it can't be as big as a truck! We've also studied the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC.)  Now, the U.N. can do some good things and bad things, but sometimes they can take those good things too far.  Human rights for example.  I'm all for the right to life and ending discrimination... however I am adamantly against the UNCRC.  Basically, what it is trying to do is to take away a parents right to raise their children without government interference.  Under this treaty some parents will not be allowed to homeschool their children, and minors will be able to take their parents to court for decisions their parents make.  Parents will also only be able to guide their children in matters of religion.  If President Obama signs this treaty it will have a binding effect on our country.  The only way this can be stopped is with a constitutional amendment that guarantees the right of parents to raise their children.  This will stop the UNCRC because Congress will NEVER ratify a treaty that goes against their own constitution!  You can learn more here (http://www.parentalrights.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={B56D7393-E583-4658-85E6-C1974B1A57F8}#_fn20) I'm going to go to a Fall Formal dance sometime in November.  I can't wait!!!  It should be so much!  I'm not totally sure what I'll wear yet... guess I should figure that out soon!  Haha!  Maybe I should make a Duct tape dress??? Nah, I think that would be really heavy to wear! I've also been enjoying some music lately.  I just got Needtobreathe's CD "The Heat" on Friday and it is pretty good.  I can't give you a full review cause I haven't listened to it enough but I absolutely love "Washed By the Water" and "Signature of the Divine (Yahweh)" because they both sound so country-ish.  STILL enjoying Francesca Battistelli, I hope she puts out another CD.  Lets see... the soundtrack from Hairspray, Les Misrables, Little Shop of Horrors, a little Glenn Miller and Frank Sinatra, and... This CD "Keith Lancaster & The Acappella Company."  For those that don't know, Acappella is a type of music that does not include instruments.  This (correct me if I'm wrong) has something to do with a certain interpretation of the New Testament that doesn't mention instruments in worship so they don't use them.  Now, I am definitely not against instruments in worship music... in fact I love a little electric guitar or keyboard!  The one thing that this CD made me realize is that God has given us all wonderful voices and that they can truly be used to further His glory.  Okay, so I'm definitely not ready to sing in a choir but I realize that I can sing praises to God with what I have (a voice) and even if I sound terrible I don't need anything else to please him.  Just like God forgives us just the way we are.  We may have done terrible things but we don't need good works to drown out who we are.  God loves us without anything else.  Anywho, that was my little sermon tangent, back to the CD.  The best songs were "That's Why We Praise Him," "Awesome God," "Ain't No Rock," "It's Alright," "Don't Be Afraid."  Some of the songs blend very well as background music and there are those that make you want to get up and raise your hands to the heavens.  I've read online that the CD is good for singing along to if your choir... but I'm not so I don't know.  There were 25 songs and the CD (on iTunes) was $10 or so.  Pretty good Sunday morning music! From Model UN to music... so has been my life.  I hope everyone has been having an amazing week!  C'ya!  -Jo http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/739030/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:08:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/739030/ Hey all! Well it's been busy, busy here.  Mostly cause school started.  Since school is on my mind, then school you'll get to hear about lol! First and foremost: Model United Nations.  I started this class year and didn’t think I would like it.  In fact I was pretty much forced to go.  Then… they lured me into their diplomatic dorkiness and made me one of them!  What we do is pretty much model the United Nations in competitions at the end of the year.  We’ll be divided into “teams” and be given a country to represent, then we have to research stuff about that country and their position on several issues (world hunger, piracy, women and economic development, etc.).  In competitions we’ll have to get resolutions passed (resolutions are… a wordy and fancy way of getting something done) and make alliances with other countries.  Most of the year is spent preparing for competition and researching current events. Secondly: Service Projects.  A group of about 90 kids (last years count) goes out and serves the elderly once a month.  We do indoor and outdoor work or visit nursing homes.  This is so much fun to go do stuff for other people with a bunch of kids your own age. Thirdly: A photography group.  I think.  Not sure when this one is meeting and I don’t know much about it.  Sounds fun though! Fourthly (is that a word??? lol): Online lessons.  Not much to say here, just that all my school will be online. Fifthly... quadrupely... whatever floats your boat...: Confirmation classes.  Yep, just learning about my faith! After the previous: Well I'm not sure.  I'm sure I've got more scheduled but I can't remember lol!  That bugs me so much. Other than school, not much is going on here!  Hope y'all are doing well! Oh and (in honor of my friend Erin... aka livelaughlove16) I will post a quick note about the Jonas Brothers:  I just ordered their new CD Lines, Vines, and Trying Times from the library and I am hoping it will come in soon! =] http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/717657/ Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:16:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/717657/ Hey!  Guess what?  I'm posting six days after my last post.  Big change from only posting every one or two months huh? lol!  Well I warned you my posts would be random.  This is a review I wrote of a movie I watched recently =) Flywheel Movie Review Rating: Not Rated Duration: 120 minutes Released: 2003 Director: Alex Kendrick If you are looking for a high budget feature film for Friday night viewing you should look somewhere else.  If you want a heartwarming story in the spirit of Fireproof and Facing the Giants, look no further. Jay Austin of Jay Austin Motors is a used cars salesman who is more concerned about making money than the effects his dishonest dealings have on his customers.  But his dishonesty isn’t limited to the car lot; he also lies to his wife Judy and neglects his son Todd.  When Jay reluctantly agrees to go to church with his family, the pastor greets Jay and asks if he could stop by Jay Austin Motors to buy a car for his daughter.  Jay agrees and when the pastor arrives Jay does the unthinkable and “stiffs” the minister.  The pastor, unaware that he has been charged too much, prays with Jay before he drives off, asking God to “treat Jay just like he treated me today in this deal.”  Soon after the pastor leaves, Jay receives a phone call from his creditor telling him that he’s behind in payments and that if Jay doesn’t come up with the money in three weeks he’ll have to come take the cars.  That’s when things begin to change for Jay… and his faith. Watching the first few minutes of the intro it is obvious that this is not a high-budget movie, in fact it was made on with $20,000 worth of donations.  The cast and crew for Flywheel were all volunteers from Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia who wanted to “step out on faith.”  The actors are not professional, the soundtrack can seem to be off in some places or not the right mood, and the polished look of multi-million dollar productions is not present.  But this is to be expected for a low-budget film.  What was not expected was such a heart-warming story that nearly brought tears. This film was not rated but there was nothing in here worthy of making it even a “PG” rating in my opinion.  No language, violence, nudity, or drug use.  There may have been smoking but I don’t remember, and I don’t think any drinking was present either. Although Flywheel is a low budget movie it is still a power testimony to God’s perfect timing and how He uses everyday miracles to further His glory – all the while being family friendly! Links: Flywheel Production http://www.flywheelthemovie.com/production.php Sherwood Baptist Church http://www.sherwoodbaptist.net/templates/cussherwoodbc/default.asp?id=33770 Flywheel on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425027/ *** Oh yeah, sorry if my blog looks weird, I'm going to try out a new template style soon... I couldn't resist!!!  Ciao! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/710043/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:05:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/710043/ Hey all!  Well I've decided that I would miss blogging way to much to quit, plus goodbyes make me sad!  That being said, I've decided that my blogging style will be categorized as "selfish".  Yup.  I've decided that I'm only going to blog when I feel like it, I'll blog about what I want (my life one day, international politics the next, and maybe a comment about the Jonas Brothers for my friend Erin =) I'll only comment who I want to, when I want to, if I have time to, and I'll only make people templates if I really feel like it.  I feel sooo selfish!!!  But I think it's necessary.  If I can blog here when I want to without a schedule and without feeling obligated to reply to comments unless I truly have time.  Plus, I think if I feel like I don't HAVE to be on here, I'll be on even more! So... moving on to my life (or whatever other random thoughts I have...)  Last Friday I went to a "Jitterbug", which in my humble opinion, was a ton of fun!  Two of my friends were having their birthday party their so in addition to a good dose of swing dancing I also got a generous helping of chocolate cake (beautifully decorated) and other snacks.  I'm not the greatest dancer in the world (either a lack of practice or a lack of rhythm... or both) but luckily there was a dance class beforehand.  I'll say this, when learning to dance, it's easier to dance with a guy who knows what he's doing then one who doesn't!!!  Otherwise you end up laughing hysterically when you both turn the wrong way and end up in a tangle!  Good thing we traded partners every few minutes lol Today I helped out at my local library with some children's programs.  At the end of the second class we made homemade icecream... and quite the mess.  What we did was we gave each kid a quart sized plastic bag and put 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla flavoring, 1/2 cup of milk, and a tablespoon or two of sugar inside.  Then, after sealing it up, the quart size bag was put into a gallon sized bag filled with ice and rock salt.  Seal up the big bag and then shake, shake, shake!  Except not to hard otherwise you get leakage, either the ice bag drips or the icecream melts into the ice.  Either way, messes are inevitable.  The tables were completely covered with water and milk, in addition to the paper towels which were our frugal attempt to clean up the mess.  It was pretty funny lol!  One of the first library programs I ever attended included making icecream, but instead of making it in the pottery room (which is part of the recreation center) we made it in the adult section of the library.  After that program I decided that I loved the library lol!  This opinion was further elevated when we made baking soda volcanoes with terracotta pots... but that's another story! Does anybody have either of Jimmy Needham's CD's ("Speak" and "Not Without Love")?  I've heard "Forgiven and Loved" on the radio a few times and love it a lot!  It kind of reminds me of Jason Mraz (voice), Wilco (instruments, style), and a male version of Francesca Battistelli (in that it's so fresh and seems to mesh several genres together.)   His stuff looks pretty good, I've heard good stuff, but I could also decide I don't like it.  I think I want to get one of Needham's CD's (preferably "Not Without Love" because it has the song "Forgiven and Loved") but am deliberating to buy it on iTune's or wait until Christmas.  I've looked at a bunch of stores but none of them seem to have either of his CD's so I might have to wait for Christmas so my parents can get it from Amazon or something.  I'd get it from iTunes because it would be cheaper but I think I'd prefer a hard version because iTunes has a lot of anti-pirating stuff (not that anti-pirating security is bad but I think I'd prefer a hard copy just incase something happened to my iPod, computer, or account.)  Anyway, if any of y'all have either of his CDs let me know whether you like it or not and whether you think I should wait or get it now.  Thanks! =) Well, I think I'd better sign off, that way I have some time to visit you all before dinner!  (See, now that I have the mindset that I don't HAVE to reply to comments and read your guys blogs I really WANT too!  Funny, ain't it?) =)  See ya! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/708310/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/708310/ I'm not totally sure whether this is the end or the beginning.  I really don't like goodbyes (honestly, I cried everytime one of you guys left your blog) but as you can see, I am just not a regular blogger anymore.  So this leaves me with a very hard descision, do I stop blogging right now or do I "revamp" my blog with a regular posting schedule?  Well, I'm not exactly sure quite yet.  Although I loved you guys a lot, I have been so out of touch with the blogging world that I'm not sure if I can just fall back in.  I feel like my life has changed this year.  I used to have only a few friends and you guys (my fellow bloggers) sort of filled that hole for me, but now I feel like I know a lot more people within the homeschool community in my area.  I also don't have a lot of time for blogging But I really enjoyed blogging while I did it regularly.  I enjoyed making new friends and posting about my life.  I always liked blogging better than journaling because I had an audience.  And if I'm going to be a world famous writer someday, I need an audience and a place to write my thoughts! One of the main reasons I stopped blogging is because I had so many friends to keep up with.  I felt terrible whenever I didn't read someone's blog or reply to a comment.  And I like to actually read what you guys are up to, not just post comments saying "come to my blog!"  I have 150 friends and if I spend an average of 6 minutes at each of your blogs it would take 15 HOURS to read about and comment each of you!  And honestly, I don't have 15 hours every day or week. So, either I will quit or I will "revamp" my blog.  Maybe I'll start a new one, but I'm not sure.  I will try to get back to you guys within a month or so!  Because I really do love you guys and the memories I have! And for those who are wondering: my recovery from surgery has been very good (thank you Lord!)  I am now eating SOLID food!  Ecstacy I tell you!  I am pretty much back to my normal self even though I'm not totally healed yet (I've been really tired this past week, we think because of recovery.)  Other than that I have been blessed beyond measure and am so glad this is behind me! I hope each and every one of you is doing well!  If I get a chance I will try to visit some of your blogs, but first I think I need to spend some time deciding what I will do with this blog.  Love ya guys! =)  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/698366/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:23:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/698366/ Hey all!  Well my surgery well.  It took about three hours and I was in a lot of pain afterwards.  The first few days in the hospital wasn't much fun and I had a few rough days when I got back home but I'm feeling pretty good right now!  My jaw is rubber banded together so I can only drink liquids with a syringe.  It's really hard to find stuff that tastes good blended down so right now I'm living off of soup, pudding and milkshakes... yea! lol!  Well sort of.  My jaw will probably be banded shut for about 6 weeks which is a long time.  I can't stand up for long periods of time either and won't be able to participate in my Tae Kwon Do class again for about 2 months.  It's going to be a long recovery. Thanks so much for the messages of encouragement and the prayers, they mean a lot!  I'll try to visit some of your blogs within the next few days! :::Jo:::  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/639323/ Fri, 2 Jan 2009 17:11:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/639323/ Hey all my wonderful bloggy friends!  Well as you probably guessed from the title (unless you’re one of those people who completely ignore titles because you find them to be very random, in most cases) I am going to be having mouth surgery!  If you read my blog regularly (not that I post regularly) then you probably know that I have had a retainer, braces and several frightening visits to the orthodontist.  All that leads up to Tuesday December 23 (tomorrow) when I will be subjected to having the lower part of head cut open and rearranged (Hey!  Maybe I will be a Picasso when it’s over with!  Not sure I’d like my nose to be on my forehead and my left eye on my chin though...) Anyway, I have to have this surgery because I have a back between my back teeth, which according to my orthodontist means that I have to grind my food, instead of chewing it.  So pretty much my back teeth would wear out and become gum-level by the time I’m 20 years old.  Then I’d have to get dentures, not high on my list of priorities lol! I will be having surgery tomorrow in the early afternoon.  The surgery will take about 4-5 hours and I will be in the hospital for 3-5 days, which means I’ll probably be in there through Christmas.  I won’t be able to walk through Wal*Mart for two weeks (don’t worry, I’m allowed to walk to the bathroom though!) and I can’t start my Tae-Kwon-Do class again for eight weeks.  I’ll probably be living off of soup, milkshakes/smoothies, and hotdogs blended down with mustard for awhile.  Okay, maybe not the hotdogs, although the doctor has said people have eaten some pretty strange stuff after this surgery. I probably won’t get back to comments right away, or private messages, so sorry about that!  Oh well, you guys understand, right? So all in all, I’d really appreciate some prayers!  I’ll try to give you another post sometime after my surgery, when I feel up to it, or perhaps mom can hack into my account and write something.  Just hope she doesn’t mess up my purtyfull new template with her HSB saviness =P lol jk PS Anybody heard of the band 33Miles?  I bought their cd, One Life, which was awesomeful.  Tell me your fave songs, or ones you think I should listen to.  It will give me something to take my mind off of my mouth! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a cheer-filled night! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/635472/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:24:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/635472/ Wow, has it really been two months since I last posted?  Guess it has!  I guess I wouldn't even have realized this but KatieCutie posted a comment saying 'come back!!!' and I was thinking, it really hasn't been that long has it?  Then I looked at the date which read September 5.  Yeah... it's been awhile.  I'm sorry about that.  It's just been super busy here. You know it's funny, last year I knew a lot of people who left HSB because their lives were too busy and I was thinking "how could you be to busy for HSB???"  Well now I know  =)  Never fear however!  I am NOT leaving HSB!  I just have trouble finding time to get on!  Usually when I have gotten on it is to help people with their templates and I haven't had time afterwards to post/comment. I want to thank every one for leaving all of those kind comments even though I haven't been reading your guys' blogs! I'm taking a new class called Model United Nations.  Pretty much we study current (and past) issues and write reports or analysis' about them in preparation for a competition at the end of the year held at a local college.  At the competition we pretend to be a country in the United Nations and pass resolutions and stuff.  The class is fairly fun but the homework... boy is that hard!  Actually it's mostly just time consuming, I've even fallen behind on my regular school! What else am I doing?  Just school and those random little things that pop up.  Last Saturday I went to a home school homecoming with a group of friends.  It was pretty fun!  I'm not a great dancer (lack of rhythm and knack of stepping on toes) but you can't help but dance to 'I Like to Move-it Move-it' or 'Cotteneye Joe' (yes, they did play that!) lol!  Of course mom managed to get lost on the way to the dance and was 1/2 hour late.  That was so weird because she NEVER gets lost, or if she does she finds a shortcut and arrives early!  She didn't pick us up until 11:30 and then we took all the kids home so we didn't back home until 1:30.  It was a very late (yet fun) night! Oh and one of my bloggy friends, Renee (aka CrochetCrazy or TemplateTidbits), is holding a free template drawing.  She encouraged me a lot when I was making my RecycledTemplates blog.  She is offering a beautiful blue dolphin template on her blog.  ALL you have to do is go HERE and leave her a comment with a link to your blog telling her you want to be entered!  How cool is that???  Plus, if I haven't already mentioned (oh, I see I have, oh well it's worth mentioning twice...) the whole skaboodle is FREE!  Yup.  I'd greatly encourage you to go enter.  Oh and the best part?  If you don't win this month she will be holding another one next month!  AND to increase your chances you can post about the drawing on your blog and you will be entered TWICE!  Go HERE to see the complete details.  Please go over and check it out!  Oh and if I'm not a convincing sales man (or sales woman I should say...) perhaps this lovely banner will convince you =)       Thanks again for being my wonderful blog friends even though I'm not on a whole lot!  It's bedtime now so I can't visit you guys tonight but I really do hope to find some time to read your guys' blogs soon because I miss reading about what you're doing and talking to you guys!  http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/615786/ Thu, 6 Nov 2008 20:53:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/615786/ Gosh what's up with my not posting???  Well I've been really busy and school started this week.  Whenever I get a break I usually want to (a) write more of my story (b) do origami (c) practice the piano (d) read (e) sleep.  Actually I really only thought to post today because it's August 17.  Two years ago Uncle Barron, my Mom's brother, died of cancer and I thought I'd ask you guys to say a prayer for her today, I know it's going to be a hard day.   And if you'd like to read the 'This Day In History' I wrote last year go HERE. Love ya Mom! To everyone who's lost someone they love/Long before it is their time/Seems like the days you had were never enough/When you said goodbye- Cry Out to Jesus by Third Day.  Here's a summary of the past few weeks: In July I took a week long class to learn some more HTML.  It was really fun!  I already knew quite a bit since I've been working on templates here on HSB but it was great to learn the more standardized stuff.  Pretty much each student had to come up with a product to 'sell' and we had to design a website to sell it.  I sold medieval and fairytale castles.  It was so cool!  Last weekend was the barbecue for the firestation.  We helped shuck corn and prep meat to serve to people.  I volunteered at a booth selling bry and t-shirts.  There was a proffesional face painter there also, she did some really cool stuff, I got flowers all down the side of my face.  We've also been swimming a ton of times and I'm sure we've done other stuff but I don't remember it all! Now I've started school for the year again.  It's not to bad so far, I'm taking some online courses which are really good and Algebra 1-2 is not to complicated yet =) Anyway, I'd better sign off.  I'll try to comment you guys too... http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/575861/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:02:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/575861/ Okay I wrote this post awhile ago just in case I had a day when I needed to post was to lazy to write anything =)  The day has come.  Plus I want to comment some of ya'll, hopefully I'll have time! I got this from somebody else's blog and thought it was cute! Psalm 16:9-11 No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. My body rests in safety. For you will not leave my soul among the dead or allow your holy one to rot in the grave. You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. Message;; I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone. What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets? What if we flipped through it several times a day? What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it? What if we used it to receive messages from the text? What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it? What if we gave it to kids as gifts? What if we used it when we traveled? What if we used it in case of emergency? Is this something to make you go…hmm…where is my Bible? Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill. Makes you stop and think, "Where are my priorities?" And, NO DROPPED CALLS!!! I don't have a cell phone but I get the point!  lol! This is also from somebody else's blog also (http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/peanniebuttercup/) The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed. 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read. 2) Italicize those you intend to read. 3) Underline the books you love. 1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling 5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 6 The Bible 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell 9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman 10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens 11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott 12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy 13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller 14 Works of Shakespeare 15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier 16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien (I read part of it at camp but never finished it...) 17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks 18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger (I just got this from the library, including A Conneticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courts) 19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger 20 Middlemarch - George Eliot 21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell 22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald 23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens 24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy 25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh 27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky 28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck (I read a few pages before deciding that the exciting adventure book in my book pile was calling my name) 29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll 30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame (I THINK I've read this but I'm not sure so I won't add it) 31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy 32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens 33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis 34 Emma - Jane Austen 35 Persuasion - Jane Austen 36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis 37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini (maybe) 38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres 39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden 40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne 41 Animal Farm - George Orwell 42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (when I'm older) 43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez 44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving 45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins 46 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery 47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy 48 The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood 49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding 50 Atonement - Ian McEwan 51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel 52 Dune - Frank Herbert 53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons 54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen 55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth 56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon 57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens 58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley 59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon 60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez 61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck 62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov 63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt 64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold 65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas (one of my favorite 'classic' books!!!) 66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac 67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy 68 Bridget Jones’s Diary - Helen Fielding 69 Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie 70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville 71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens (urghhh!!!!!!!!  I wasn't required to read it but I plowed through anyway.  I don't like Dicken's anymore <.<) =) 72 Dracula - Bram Stoker 73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett 74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson 75 Ulysses - James Joyce 76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath 77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome 78 Germinal - Emile Zola 79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray 80 Possession - AS Byatt 81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (I'm not so sure after Oliver Twist however...) 82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell 83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker (when I'm older maybe, I saw the movie and it was intense.) 84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro 85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert 86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry 87 Charlotte’s Web - EB White 88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom (can't decide, I saw the movie and it was a bit strange but sorta good) 89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton 91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad 92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery (ooh, I've been meaning to read this ever since I heard it mentioned in another book!) 93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks 94 Watership Down - Richard Adams 95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole (never heard of this book but it certainly has an interesting title) 96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute 97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas (I got half way through it but then I couldn't renew it from the library anymore) 98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare 99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl 100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo I've read 15!!!  And I was planning to read some of Jane Austen's works.  Does anybody have any suggestions????  Now I will do an iPod tag! Directions: 1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle. 2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. 3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOURSELF? On Our Side by Chris Tomlin WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS? You Are the Answer by Point of Grace (you are the answer to my insanity, you are the reason why) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? Gone by Switchfoot (whaaa...??? No, don't leave me!!!) WHAT IS YOUR FIRST THOUGHT WHEN YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING? The Lullaby League from the Wizard of Oz (interesting...) WHAT DOES THE PERSON YOU LIKE THINK OF YOU? Take You At Your Word by Avalon HOW DO RAINY DAYS MAKE YOU FEEL? Help! by dc Talk (haven't heard this before) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY? Beautiful World by Leigh Nash from Charlotte's Web (great song!) WHAT'S YOUR THEME SONG? Jaws-The Barrel Chase from Jaws (huh?) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE CURRENT PRESIDENT? About You by ZOEgirl (um, well he should think about the country not himself) WHAT DO YOU WANT MOST IN THE WORLD? Isengard Unleashed from LOTR (ummm, is that a good thing?) WHAT SONG WOULD YOU DANCE TO IN WAL*MART? Red Ragtop by Tim McGraw (never heard this one before) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SCHOOL AND LEARNING? This Land Is Your Land by Pete Seeger WHAT'S YOUR DREAM JOB? The Park from Finding Neverland (okay, either I want to be a rainbow, a park or suds in the bucket.  I need to make up my mind!!!) WHAT WILL YOUR LAST WORDS BE? Concerning Hobbits from LOTR (ooh, I'd better watch out for the little buggers) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT LIFE? Do You Want Fries With That by Tim McGraw (yes!!! yummy!!! lol) WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK ABOUT YOU? Be Prepared from The Lion King (prepared for what???  My horrible attitude? ;)...... ) WHAT CHEERS YOU UP MOST? Gather At the River by Point of Grace (hmmm...) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR? Pray by Avalon (what???) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS TAG? Nothin to Lose by Trisha Yearwood  Take this tag if you want it! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/560227/ Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:36:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Jo/560227/