November Meeting: Garden Spells

Last night was another amazing meeting. I seriously love all of you ladies! We met at Janette's new house...which was beautiful, by the way...and we enjoyed AMAZING treats provided by Janette, June amd Heather. (As always, any recipies that you would be willing to share, we would love to see them as comments here on this blog.) Echo did a great job leading the discussion on "The Thirteenth Tale" which was a book that everyone enjoyed with very few exceptions. If you missed out on this one, you should go back and read it. I think that we all universally described it as "beautifly written".

Next month we will be reading, "Garden Spells", and will be meeting at Keri's for our anual Christmas Potluck Dinner. I will get a more definate count as the date nears, but everyone will need to bring either a salad/casserole or dessert to share. (Just so long as we have a variety of all, I don't really care what you bring.) I am excited to see all of you there!!

Did You Know That Baboons Can Be Serial Killers?

Can I just say once again that I love you people? Seriously, bookclub seems to come around just when I need it, and you people are just amazing. Maybe it isn't so much that bookclub is magically on the days that I am needing the interaction with you ladies...but that I could stand to see everyone more often, and am just really glad when we all get together. (Speaking of which...I will get with everyone on a date that we can all go and see the Michael Jackson movie).

This month we read "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". Although it will not go down as a bookclub favorite, the discussion was good nonetheless. We talked about what makes a story important to different time periods, and the nature of man. We also learned that baboons can be serial killers thanks to some lovely insight by Echo. Michelle supplied the meeting place, and some lovely treats, and I led the discussion.

Next month we are reading, "The Thirteenth Tale" which is already a favorite among those who have finished it, so I urge everyone who has not read it to do so...you will NOT be disappointed. It is AMAZING! We will be meeting at Janette's and Heather, Janette and June are bringing treats. Echo will be leading the discussion. Also, I am in need of a volunteer to have December's bookclub at their home. (It would be preferable to have someone from Bountiful as we have spent the last two months up North, and will be in Kaysville in November). Let me know if you could do this.

Again, I love all of you! We have the best bookclub EVER, and I am looking forward to seeing you next month.

September Meeting (Sorry...not feeling very creative with the title today).

Ok...so I know that I suck and neglected to post about August's meeting...and as quick recap, we read "The Summerhouse". I love you all!

Last month we read "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", which everyone pretty much agreed that any book about murder, sex/homosexuality/cross-dressing, money, jealousy, and a whole lot of crazy people shouldn't really have any oppurtunity to be occasionally boring, but alas, this book did just that. However, it was pretty engaging, as you reallt can't screw up a book about the aforementioned subjects TOO much. (But this one came pretty close). Also, we have decided to keep track of the person who is suggesting the books in the future, so that we know who to talk to about the plot a bit before we vote on books in the future. We will also be keeping a new list here on the blog of books that we are interested in reading, but no one has read yet, so that those of you who are speedy readers can have something to report back to everyone about. :)

As an FYI, for those of you who read "The Shining" we will be having the additional meeting on October 21st. Time and location forthcomming. (We will be going out to eat, so we will decide as the date nears. My suggestion is to go the haunted Godfather's Pizza in Ogden...but I know that this is a really long drive for most of you.)

Next Month we will be reading "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde". It is a VERY short one, so this would be a really good month to do some additional reading and tell us when is good. I love you all, and look forward to seeing you all next month. :)

...And Then Bubbles Came Out of His Eyes.

I know, no one needs to tell me of the inappropriateness of my last two blog post titles. I just can't stop laughing about them. (Can I say, I'm a dork here?) :)


Well, my blog post will be lovely when I get around to writing it, I just wanted to really preface it before I begin...and then reiterate that I am a dork. :) Just kidding, I am still just laughing about last night.


First, thanks needs to be given to Echo, Michelle, and Trulee who brought loveliness to munch upon. Seriously, I had like, 5 of those indoor S'mores. Trulee's muffins were amazing, and Michelle's bean dip was awesome. The treats were so good that Carah suggested having the recipes from bookclub treats posted on the blog. I am going to second that motion, and suggest that the recipes be posted as comments on each month. So, Michelle, Trulee, and Echo...post last night's treat recipes here as comments.


Next I have to say that I am so happy that almost everyone read the book!! The discussion was great as a result, and it was really energizing to feel so armed with information on our current economy. I love feeling like I am still an intelligent, well-informed woman, AND a mother of small children. I love you all, and always feel much better about the fate of the world after having our discussions. I think that Inklings II should run for office in the next presidential election. Let's do away with one person attempting to run the country...I think everything should now be handled bookclub style! (Or we could just start our own country somewhere). :)


Our next meeting will be at Echo's house. (And if everything goes according to plan, everyone will get to play with Mia again there). The book will be "The Summerhouse" by Jude Deveraux. Treats will be provided by Krisanne, Carah, and Kristi, and Krisanne will be leading the discussion.

Well...If There's a Hole...

OK...the title is a bit much...but it was really funny last night nonetheless.

Last night, our meeting was AWESOME! I love when everyone reads the book! :) We had an amazing discussion that was due to the insight that you all had. Thank you so much.

Thank you to Krissane who not only provided the location, but the most amazing dip for strawberries that we have had! Thanks to June and Carah as well for filling in with treats in a pinch...and for those of you that missed it, the Carah's famous pumpkin cookies are famous for a reason, and June's made-from-scratch peach pie was heavenly. Thank you all!

Next month's book is the infamous "Atlas Shrugged". PLEASE read it so that we can continue with the amazing discussions that we have been having of late. I know that it is long, but you will be glad that you read it. :)

Also, we are needing a scary book to read for October. We had a difficult time deciding on one at last night's meeting...so any and all suggestions would be welcome. Please post ideas here and we will vote as soon as I have sone suggestions.

Cancer, Arson, and Emmancipation

Last night was bookclub...and another LOVELY evening with the girls! Again, I love you all! Sharla provided the house, and the treats were AMAZING! Jeanette brought some kind of wonderful dip for chips, some amazing brownies, and to die for homemade breadsticks. Krissanne brought Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, which I think all will agree, are always a very welcome option, and Sharla did double duty by bringing chips and her lovely and famous mint brownies in addition to providing the location for our meeting. I just hope that we burned a lot of calories with our superior brain function. :)

We read My Sister's Keeper last month. I think that we all thought the book was sad, but very discussable. It brought up many interesting things to think about such as the ethics of having a child to save another, whether it is possible to parent all of your children amidst the crisis of having a terminally ill child, and others.

Next month, we are reading The Lovely Bones. Read it quick, my friends, because Atlas Shrugged is the book for July. PLEASE read it! We will have an AMAZING discussion about it if people will read it. It is good, people.

Angry Housewives of the World, UNITE!!

Last month's book club was incredible...at least for me. I spent a large majority of the month sobbing as I read the book. I didn't personally relate with any one character in the book per Se...I related with the novel as a whole. I found myself very appreciative for the fact that I have such amazing women in my life to lean on when I am in one of my valleys, and for the fun that we have when I am on a peak. I know, as I stated in the meeting, that any one of us would be there in whatever way was necessary for each other. I appreciate being in the company of such wonderful people. I think that women frequently need other women to work out difficulties that may arise. I am just really glad that all of you are those women for me.

I need to thank everyone for their contributions to the meeting as well. Kristi volunteered her lovely home, and treats were provided by Trulee, Sharla, and myself. I also appreciated Echo for both suggesting this book, and for the amazing discussion. (...and the potential use of her mother's van if ever needed.) ;)

Don't forget that we will be choosing the next few month's worth of books at the next meeting, so come with ideas. Also, we will be selecting locations etc. for our next meetings, so it would be helpful if as many people as possible were there.

Don't forget to read "Atlas Shrugged". It really is a great book, but will take you a while to get through...so get on that as well.

I love you all!!