Welcome to my blog! I'm a homeschooled Christian student, and at the moment I'm a Senior in high school, anticipating my graduation in 2010. Here on my blog you will discover a bountiful supply of my ideas, writings, book reviews, great quotes, lots of other things about books, and also any of my other interests. Please enjoy your stay at "In The Bookcase" and feel welcome to leave a comment to let me know you were here! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:02:00 -0600 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:02:00 -0600 I saw this little guy running about the backyard the other day, and he just looked like he was posing..waiting for a camera to arrive. So, I couldn't let him down! Here he is.. See these flowers? This is our patch of Alyssum, around the tree ring. They have dainty, little white blossoms. I just took these pictures last week... the middle of November!! and our flowers still look this good... (we've been having some nice warm days lately) "I spy with my little eye... a bee!" http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/746879/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:02:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/746879/ I've been working on some crafts for this upcoming Christmas. What I'm sharing with you this week is Holly Berry Napkin Holders. All the materials I used, were things that were around the house. I didn't have to go shopping for the items---but I did have to hunt them down! It was very easy & fun to make! I wasn't quite sure at first how it would turn out, but I like the final outcome. I grabbed my scissors and green felt... ...red ribbon and a few little jingle bells... ...then I found some gold cord and red pom-poms... Once I located the hot glue gun, I could attach everything together. The gold cord (with bells attached) was glued behind the holly leaves. The red ribbon was glued on after that, and tied around the napkin with a bow. Pretty soon, I had a finished project! (Be sure to visit Simply Vintagegirl for more details aboutA Homemade Christmas.) http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/745479/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:56:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/745479/ If you haven't seen the new blog game I've started, click here to read the details. The rule of the game: Guess a letter. If it belongs in the word puzzle, I'll add it in. Here is the puzzle: A    _ o o _    _ o o _    _ a _ n o    e n _ i _ _ . Letters NOT in the puzzle: L   T Keep on guessing!! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/744417/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:40:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/744417/ I'm starting a Word Puzzle for my readers to participate in! The only thing you have to do is to guess a letter that you think might be in the phrase. I guess this game is somewhat like Hangman, except... there's no drawing of a stick person involved. :) After searching online, I found a very nice quote that was exactly like what I was looking for. This quote is what you're going to try to figure out. Once you start guessing letters, I'll fill in the blanks of the puzzle with those letters. Does that sounds like fun? Go ahead and try it out! Here is the puzzle: _    _ _ _ _    _ _ _ _    _ _ _    _ _    _ _ _ _ _ _ . Start guessing NOW!!...and come back soon to see the game's progress, so that you can guess more letters again! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/744238/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:01:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/744238/ Hi Readers, I just wanted to let everyone know that my blog is now set up on "Google Friend Connect"... This means that if you have an account that you already use to follow sites on Blogger / Blogspot, you can now follow my blog too! This makes it easier to know when I've updated In The Bookcase with a new post. All you have to do is go to my sidebar, to find the Friend Connect gadget... click the "Join this site" button, and you're ready to go! Please feel free to follow my blog, & come back soon! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/743294/ Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:25:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/743294/ "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." ~Albert Camus http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/741891/ Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:08:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/741891/ COPIOUS (pronunciation: \ˈkō-pē-əs\) yielding something abundantly; plentiful in number present in large quantity; taking place on a large scale full of thought, information, or matter; profuse or exuberant in words, expression, or style http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/738407/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:57:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/738407/ I thought I would post a small list of books that I'm reading right now. Some I have just finished, and others I will be reading soon. Carrie's Courage -by- Norma Jean Lutz Into the Flames -by- Robert Elmer Courage to Run -by- Wendy Lawton Elsie at Viamede -by- Martha Finley Candy Bombers -by- Robert Elmer Do you recognize any of these titles? http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/737692/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:45:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/737692/ - - - - - - - - "The love of learning, The sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books." - - - - - - - - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - - - - - - - - http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/734096/ Wed, 7 Oct 2009 13:47:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/734096/ Welcome to In The Bookcase's new blog layout! As you can see, it's decorated in an Autumn theme. I started working on it Friday, and finished most of it by Sunday. I'm still tweaking little bits of this and that. What do you think?   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/731060/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:33:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/inthebookcase/731060/