Journal Entry 1 by ksreader from Frontenac, Kansas USA on Monday, November 07, 2005

I'm starting my 1st Bookbox!
Here are the participants:
1- tammywith2kids
2- FamFatale
3- macewoman
4- tranq1
5- AtHomeGoddess
6-(deleted luvtink81 per her request)
7- gomboggit
8- hoopsielv
9- kimsbooks03
10- Jumieges
11- momx3lovesbooks
12- home to me, ksreader

Box will include:
The Last Time They Met- Anita Shreve
The Blessing- Jude Deveraux
Where The Heart Is- Billie Letts
The Real Deal- Fern Michaels
The Perfect Summer- Luanne Rice
Homecoming- Belva Plain
After The Fire- Belva Plain'
A Kiss Remembered- Sandra Brown
The Notebook- Nicholas Sparks
The Worst Day Of My Life So Far - M.A. Harper
Dating Big Bird - Laura Zigman
Loving You - Maureen Child
Uncle Sarge- Bonnie Gardener
Shotgun Bride - Linda Lael Miller
Beaches II - Iris Rainer Dart


My birthday is coming up soon and getting the box back with new things to read would be an excellent present! (Maybe I should suggest this to other BCers for their own birthdays!) I love to read BCers' journal entries, so have fun everyone and thanks for taking part!
 

Journal Entry 2 by ksreader at Passed to a friend... in Frontenac, Kansas -- Controlled Releases on Monday, February 27, 2006

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Bookbox is on it's way to first participant! 

Journal Entry 3 by tammywith2kids from Columbus, Ohio USA on Sunday, March 05, 2006

Lots of great books in this box. I took out Beaches II and added Sea Gypsy by Fern Michaels.
I'll be shipping off the box to the next participant as soon as I get their address. 

Journal Entry 4 by macewoman from Winston Salem, North Carolina USA on Monday, March 20, 2006

What a wonderful surprise on my doorstep. My very first bookbox. Looking forward to all the goodies inside. Thanks for starting this bookbox, ksreader!

Wow, quite a selection of books. I took out Crown Jewel - Fern Michaels, Shotgun Bride(McKettrick Cowboys) - Linda Lael Miller, and Dating Big Bird - Laura Zigman. I put in Breakfast in Bed - Sandra Brown, It Happened at Midnight - Cait London, Be My Baby - Susan Andersen. Hope someone enjoys reading them. Happy Reading and thanks for making my first bookbox such a positive experience.

 

Journal Entry 5 by tranq1 from Tampa, Florida USA on Monday, March 27, 2006

Received the box today. I will update later when I decide what to take. I am having fun looking through the box now.

I took "Le Divorce" by Diane Johnson
and I put in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" by Muriel Spark. 

Journal Entry 6 by tranq1 at By mail in Fellow Bookcrosser, Book Box -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, April 01, 2006

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Journal Entry 7 by AtHomeGoddess from Fresno, California USA on Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Woohoo! Got this on my porch today. So many good selections! I'm still deciding what to take and what to include. Decisions, decisions! : ) 

Journal Entry 8 by AtHomeGoddess at Mailed to the next person on the list! in Box O' Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, April 21, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (4/20/2006 UTC) at Mailed to the next person on the list! in Box O' Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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On it's way to the next person on the list!

I took out:
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
A Kiss Remembered, and
The Last Time They Met

I put in:
Girl's Poker Night
Vinegar Hill, and
Icy Sparks 

Journal Entry 9 by gomboggit from Baker City, Oregon USA on Thursday, April 27, 2006

just received this in the mail today. Looks like fun!
I am taking:
The Notebook
Icy Sparks
Where the Heart Is
Vinegar Hill
Fault Lines
Girls' Poker Night

I am adding:
The Other Side of Midnight
Memories of Midnight
Family Secrets
The Moonstone
A Woman of Substance
The Power

I am PMing the next in line for this box.

update May 5, 2006: This was mailed out today. Thanks again for including me. 

Journal Entry 10 by hoopsielv from Adrian, Minnesota USA on Wednesday, May 24, 2006

I got this the other day- thank you! I don't think I will be taking anything out. I hope to mail it Fri or Sat. I'm hunting for a new box now- the one it's in right now is ripped. 

Journal Entry 11 by kimsbooks03 from Scranton, Pennsylvania USA on Sunday, June 11, 2006

Arrived yesterday (Saturday, June 10, 2006) this is the first chance I've had to look at the box. I will go through it and choose my books and get the box back out in the mail this week.

edited June 14

I have decided to take the following books from this box.

Memories of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon
The Other Side of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon
Breakfast in Bed by Sandra Brown
It Happened at Midnight by Cait London
The Blessing by Jude Deveraux
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

I am replacing these books with the following

Paradise by Judith McNaught
The Bachelor by Carly Phillips
Nerd in Shining Armor by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Saving Grace by Julie Garwood
One Summer by Karen Robards
Quentins by Maeve Binchey

Will be mailing out tomorrow to Jumieges 

Journal Entry 12 by kimsbooks03 at Bookbox in Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, June 15, 2006

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Miled this out today. Thank you for allowing me to join.

Delivery Confirm # 0305 2710 0002 1463 3489 

Journal Entry 13 by Jumieges from Gordonsville, Virginia USA on Thursday, June 22, 2006

Thanks for sending it along! I picked it up yesterday morning from the post office; I hope to mail it out by the beginning of the week.

Edit 6/26/06:
I'm taking out: Saving Grace, Whirlwhind, and Born in Ice.
I'm putting in: Jade Island by Elizabeth Lowell, Nell by Jeannette Baker, and the Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler.

 

Journal Entry 14 by Jumieges from Gordonsville, Virginia USA on Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Mailed off this morning to momx3lovesbooks. Tracking # 0306 1070 0002 1102 4465. 

Journal Entry 15 by momx3lovesbooks on Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Caught the box today! What a wide range of books! I'll make my picks and send it back home within the next week.

I took out:
"Nell" by Jeanette Baker
"Quentins" by Maeve Binchy
"A Woman of Substance" by Barbara Taylor Bradford
"After the Fire" by Belva Plain
"Nerd in Shining Armor" by Vicki Lewis Thompson
"Uncle Sarge" by Bonnie Gardner

I put in:
"The Woman Next Door" by Barbara Delinsky
"The House Love Built" by (4 different authors)
"Dovey Coe" by Frances O'Roark Dowell
"Manhunt" by Janet Evanovich
"Born in Sin" by Kinley MacGregor
"Colder Than Ice" by Maggie Shayne

Sending the box home next week, probably wednesday. 

Journal Entry 16 by momx3lovesbooks on Wednesday, July 12, 2006

mailed home to ksreader via media mail 

Journal Entry 17 by ksreader from Frontenac, Kansas USA on Friday, July 21, 2006

The bookbox is home! Thanks everyone for participating.

After I created this BCID# to help myself track the box, it came up in the forums about BCIDs being created for non-book items. It was suggested that a journal be inclosed so that anyone involved could make notes- even if if was just in/out dates. Next time, I'll stick to the rules and include some sort of notebook to assign the number to. Maybe even ask for BCers to jot down their book recommendations, jokes, interesting web sites etc... What a great way to get to know each other, as well as keeping your preferred privacy. If anyone has other ideas, let me know!