AS IF I don't have enough to do already, I came home today and found that I have been tagged. Spunky said I have to do this, and so here goes:

Q. Most books I've ever owned.

Um, well, I have no clue.  But right now, I would say I have the most I have ever had.  Three shelves full in "the Cave" plus piles on the floor, the desk, the tops of the shelves, boxes in my room, a double floor to ceiling shelf in the living room, and a few other piles there......A big book case of all our "Creation" books and resources in the dining room, grouped by "day" and then there are shelves in both kids rooms, boxes in the shed...........Um, just a few I guess


Q. The last book I bought. Today I was at the state homeschool convention in Denver, and I bought Noah Webster's 1828 Dictionary! I have been coveting it for about six months or more, and so I decided to save on shipping and handling and picked it up for a great price from the Farewells. (Awesome people!)

I also bought The Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling by by Brian D. Ray Ph.D. and The Enthusiastic Home Schooler, by Mary Hood Ph.D. (I have read two of her books already, The Joyful Homeschooler and The Relaxed Homeschool.~Those are some of my most influencial reads as a homeschool Mom, along with Gatto's Dumbing Us Down,  and Joyce Herzog's Learning In Spite of Labels.)

Well, like most everyone I know, I have several books going at once. I am in the process of The Unprocessed Child  by Valerie Fitzenreiter.  I will let you know what I think when I am all done er, processing my thoughts on it.

 I recently read The Appalachain Trail Reader, by David Emblidge.  (I met a young homeschooled gal who is hiking the trail as we blog, and so I was finding out ALL about it. )


Q. The five books that meant the most to me.

The B-I-B-L-E, yes that's the book for me. Even before I knew there was other versions besides KJV, I knew it was special. Just couldn't understand any of it.....

This is a tough question, because books speak to me in different ways, depending on what I am going through at the time I am reading them.  Shepherding Your Child's Heart by Ted Tripp really spoke to me during a trying time with one of my children, and Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis was a special one when I first came to know the Lord.

The Road To Reality by K.P. Yohannan and Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala both touched my Spirit deeply.

I wish I could dazzle you all with some classics here, but the truth is, I am just beginning to discover some of them, through homeschooling my children!  There are SO many I don't know where to start.

NOW, here is my answer I posted on Spunky's blog, just for fun!

I probably own most of the books in the library district here, with all the fines we have paid :)

This is not exactly what you asked for, Spunk, but here are my most favorite books:

Give Peas a Chance

How To Get Organized Without Resorting To Arson

Garlic Is Life

From Beer To Eternity

The Complete Idiots Guide To Crime Scene Investigation

(ok, ok, I made that one up, but the rest are authentic!)

The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook

Global Grilling

(The obvious result of Global Warming?)

It's About Thyme

Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal

Outwitting Toddlers

and

The In-Law Survival Guide

I've been collecting punny titles when I go to the library, and those are a few I have jotted down.

I will post my REAL answers on my blog. (Just did)

Fun! Thanks for tagging me......haven't played tag in a while, although I did roll down a grassy hill recently.

Nancy