It is quite fascinating and I hope that you all enjoy!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Tiger MOM UPDATE
So Amy Chua recently had a follow-up article to her book that we recently read. Martha's daughter, Meghan, was kind enough to pass it on...Just click here
Friday, December 23, 2011
2012...Ready or NOT

So hear we are ladies the new year is fast approaching and we need books. Our schedule is quite bare and I am a bit flummoxed as to what to do about it. Should we got to meeting every other month? Should we combine with another book club? Should I make assignments?
Our numbers are low and although that doesn't really bother me I miss you when you aren't there. Some of us work and others of us have husbands who travel like crazy or whose work/church schedules are insane. We have members moving and others having babies. Life moves forward and book club becomes less of a priority.
PLEASE let me know what you would like to do.... I love book club but my life too is crazy with other priorities taking center stage.
If we don't have a book by the first of January I think we may forego book club for the month.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
December Bookclub
Our book for December is Christmas Jars by: Jason Wright. We will be meeting on Dec 15th @ Kris Tolman's home at 7pm. Bring a Christmas treat to share.
We need volunteers to host and choose books for next year. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE sign up... Unless you all want to read textbooks like I am right now.
Any book, any genre, any length... We could all pick a favorite Dr. Seuss book to share; or favorite picture book... I am serious now.
Choose a book or we will all be learning about Human Anatomy. :)
Tiger Mother


So are you a tiger mother? Reading Amy Chua's Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother made each of us look at how we mother and how culture affects our parenting. Certainly being a full blown "tiger" isn't the goal of most of us but certain attributes are worthy of praise.
Pushing your kids to acheive their goals---good thing.
Turning down birthday card because it's not "perfect"--not so good.
Having high expectations-- good thing.
Torturing yourself and your kids for the sake of results--not good.
Although we may feel that some of the attributes of the Tiger/Chinese Mother border on abuse I am pretty certain that they may perceive things that we do as bordering on neglect.
If nothing else Amy Chua's observations opened our eyes to the differences that make the Tiger parents successful.
Thanks so much to Martha Taylor for choosing this book and to her daughter Meghan also. Thanks also to Heather Staples for being such a gracious hostess.
Friday, October 21, 2011
ROOTS & Pavlova
So this is the yummy dessert that Tami/Tammy Lyman made for us tonight. Sad you missed it? You should be. Thank you so much for hosting.
With fall break we only had 4 tonight but I am so glad that those of us who were able to attend were able to discuss this amazing book. ROOTS by: Alex Haley is an amazing tribute to ancestry. To be able to have this view of the human family from the African-American perspective is such an amazing thing to be able to enjoy. To see how important family is, was and always will be and to know that years of research went into this volume is awe inspiring.
I am so glad that this book exsists to teach us about what life for African-Americans has been like for generations. Being an outsider I will never truly know but to gain an understanding is my responsibilty so that I can be more understanding to those around me.
ROOTS is a phenomenon that spurred the genealogical juices throughout the world. It certainly is intriguing to think about why and how our ancestors arrived here. Understanding this allows each of us to better appreciate what we enjoy today.
I hope that if you did not get a chance to read this book and cross it off your literary bucket list that you will at some point. It is one that I will certainly encourage even my children to read as they get older.
Monday, September 19, 2011
A Joyful Mother of Children
What a great conversation we had the other night. How wonderful you ladies are is inspiring! (I know that we are all better because we know each other and learn from one another.) Missed you that couldn't make it. Julie thanks for a great book and Jill thanks for being a great hostess!
Recap: As we discussed this book we came to appreciate Linda Eyre and her wisdom that holds true to this day. What a breath of fresh air it is that we can try and fail and it is OK. The advice that is contained within A Joyful Mother of Children obviously gave hope to those of us struggling and made us pause and recognize that over all we are doing a great job.
Richard and Linda Eyre
Her idea of "Sunday Sessions" (discussed here) was helpful to some and intimidating to others. We also liked the idea of "Five Facet Reviews" where parents discuss how children are doing in five areas: physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and spiritually. This is done with both parents on a monthly basis.
Other topics that we discussed included the idea of "selective neglect" and age appropriate expectations. It is obvious that all of us, no matter how many children we have, 0-9, or even more, that we want to be the best mothers possible for the children that we have within our homes. We want to love them when they drive us nuts. We want to be in love with the fathers of our children and we want to be full of joy. Not every moment or even every day will be full of joy but when looking back hopefully we can each look back and have allowed time to soften the hard days, and the painful days.
We also discussed other ideas, blogs and books along these same lines. Some of these, plus more, can be found below:
Article on Allowance by the Eyre's
71 toes (Shawni Eyre Pothier's blog)
I am certain that I am forgetting something but if I do please leave a comment so that we can all have the information.
Next Month: ROOTS by: Alex Haley. We will be at Tami Lyman's home.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Pioneer Woman Cooks
So the consensus is that we need to do a cookbook every year.
Oh my stars in heaven was this amazing! Ree Drummond is a genius! Tara & Randy are the perfect hosts with the ideal location for a book of this genre! And the company was stellar!
(Kris if ever we have had a good idea this ranks at the top!)
For those of you who couldn't make it we missed you so much and can't wait to see you next month- or sooner.
We were glad that Stacey Selle could join us too. She has read Ree's book about her love story and I think that maybe she should pick that for us to read- wink, wink.
(Ree also has a book for kids and is working on her next cookbook as well as a new Food Network Television show. What a busy gal- oh and she home schools. )
For those who couldn't make it we had great conversations about the recipes, TREK, picking up roadkill(you will have to ask Tara & Randy about their awesome stories),
ranch life, kids, and FOOD! We discussed PWs (Pioneer Woman's) Photography skills and her obvious joy for her life.
(Just to top the night off I hit two raccoons on the way to see The Help. It was hilarious considering the prior conversation. (Poor coons)
To conclude here is a bit of what we did/ate
Julie made the stuffed mushrooms. (No one can eat just one.)

She also made the raspberry pie. De-lish!

Stacey made the peach crisp w/ maple cream sauce

Jill made the BBQ meatballs. I gotta make me some of these.

Carol made the Pistachio Cake. She even improved on it with icing and sprinkles!

Kris made the French breakfast puffs & the Tomato-Basil pizza


Tara (& Randy) provided non alcoholic sangria, Potato Skins & Rolls w/ homemade
raspberry jam. Drool!

I (Katie) made the Beans & Cornbread.

Now if I only could get to her ranch next weekend, she is doing a pie making day at the ranch.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
A Joyful Mother of Children

Julie Allen will be leading the discussion for September on the 15th. We will meet at Jill Moyer's home. Below is how Julie came to choose this book.
Hey there, Ladies! For the past few months I have had a topic on my mind which has influenced my book choice for September. I have really been reevaluating our families goals & priorities and pondering how much each daily decision & action affects my children. A phrase I like to use is "Deliberate Mothering." Sooo I have looked at a lot of books on parenting that I thought would bring up some good discussion - "A Tiger Mother," "Teaching Your Children Values," "The Parenting Trap," "I Didn't Plan on Being a Witch," etc. But the book I keep coming back to is one I read years ago and loved: "A Joyful Mother of Children" by Linda Eyre. You may be familiar with Richard and Linda Eyre. They raised 9 children, have written a number of books on parenting, been on committees to strengthen the family, won numerous awards, appeared on Oprah, the Today Show, etc. This is one of her books that seems to strengthen mothers at ALL stages (even empty-nesters!) and anyone who nurtures children (aunts, friends, etc). It is funny and uplifting. I've found it easiest to read a chapter here and there when I have a minute, because I like to ponder her experiences and down to earth advice. One of her daughters, Shawni, has a blog that has been inspirational also. Feel free to check it out. http://www.71toes.com/ Shawni's fifth child has a genetic disorder that gave her 11 toes (and causes blindness :( ), hence the name 71 Toes. She recently won National Young Mother of the Year and is an inspiration to many. Friday Q&A is my favorite. Anyway...I thought we could each bring the piece of advice/the experience that affected us the most and share why and how. You can find it cheap on Amazon (I paid $4) - it's definitely one to add to the collection. You are also welcome to borrow mine - I just need it back a few days before book club. Julie
Monday, July 18, 2011
Movies of books we've read
So we have read quite a few books that are now being made into movies.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
(a unique interpretation of the book)
Sarah's Key
(I mentioned this before but it is now being released in the US)
The Help
(Can't Wait)
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Back to Reading
Ok ladies, I know that many of you have been reading away throughout the summer but now it's time to get back to the bookclub. August 12 we will meet and eat based on the cookbook by Ree Drummond The Pioneer Woman Cooks.
Just see the previous post about this book.
September, Julie Allen is choosing the book.
October is Roots by: Alex Haley. Jill Moyer will be hosting.
Let me know if you want to pick or host.
Just see the previous post about this book.
September, Julie Allen is choosing the book.
October is Roots by: Alex Haley. Jill Moyer will be hosting.
Let me know if you want to pick or host.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
June's Book club
So we will be meeting at Julie Allen's home on June 9th to discuss The Hunger Games: Trilogy. Hope you all can make it.
Remember, we are taking July off. We will meet Friday, August 12th at Tara Schmidt's home to discuss The Pioneer Woman Cooks by: Ree Drummond. It is also a potluck so let me know what you want to bring so that we don't all make the same dish. If you don't want to purchase the cookbook you can go to Ree's blog to pick out a recipe and read up on her background. It will make you hungry so be forewarned.
We need a book for September but Roots is the book for October. If anyone wants to pick a book let me know so that we can fill our bags for the summer.
Book Suggestion

The Search for Wond La
by: Tony DiTerlizzi
So, Jenny Hahn wrote a post about this book on her blog and since I trust her opinion I had to grab this book for my son and when I saw the audio book I grabbed that for me. I loved this book. The story, the plot, the illustrations, everything! We listened to this book together as a family but before we even finished the cds my ten year old read the entire book. Now that we have finished my 7 1/2 year old has grabbed it and really is trying to read this behemoth of a book (498pgs.)
I love books that can evoke so much imagining in my kids. I even had them sit and draw pictures while we listened and some of them were pretty close to DiTerlizzi's . I am so glad that this is a trilogy but not too thrilled that the next book won't be out until 2012. But in other news there is a movie in the works so that makes it even more motivation for my kids to read it prior to the movie coming out.
Here is a review from Amazon:" Tony DiTerlizzi's fantastically imaginative new middle grade novel, The Search for WondLa, combines old-fashioned storytelling with a highly original twist. Eva Nine is a curious and sensitive 12-year old, who has existed only in a subterranean home called Sanctuary, cared for by a robot named Muthr. Eva's great desire is to go aboveground, and her wish comes true, though not as she had imagined. On the surface, Eva goes in search of other humans--she has never met one--and soon meets both friend and foe. DiTerlizzi’s gorgeous black and white illustrations enhance the cinematic quality of his writing, and the book includes augmented reality maps where readers can follow Eva and her friends's travels in 3D. A surprising conclusion to this action-packed story of friendship and belonging will leave readers clamoring for more. --Seira Wilson"
Sounds fun, right? If you want another synopsis please read Jenny's post.
Friday, May 20, 2011
May's meeting
Thanks so much to Ashley for picking Enchantment. Your perspective on reading a book for enjoyment and not needing to pick apart every aspect of the book was great. Reading for fun is just as vital as reading to find symbolism and meaning. Jenny had a great point to about Orson Scott Card's writing style, in that he uses a great deal of dialog to push the story along.
Many of us are now intrigued to read more of Card's work. Some titles to look into: Stone Tables, Rachel & Leah, Rebekah, and Sarah
We missed all who could not attend. Plus you missed rhubarb crisp:)
Next month we will meet at Kris' house to discuss all of the HUNGER GAMES on June 9th. Remember we have a cookbook potluck for August, but we need books and hosts.
Many of us are now intrigued to read more of Card's work. Some titles to look into: Stone Tables, Rachel & Leah, Rebekah, and Sarah
We missed all who could not attend. Plus you missed rhubarb crisp:)
Next month we will meet at Kris' house to discuss all of the HUNGER GAMES on June 9th. Remember we have a cookbook potluck for August, but we need books and hosts.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Schedule
OK ladies, we have 5 more months to fill up. I know that you have great tastes so please share :) Some options may be to look at the library's BookClubExpress section and see what is available for the month that you want to lead the discussion.
PLEASE email me or leave a comment for when you'd like to host or lead the discussion.
I was thinking that we should take July off but if you want to meet I am game.
Some other ideas I have bounced off of some of you are:
*Cookbook- I read cookbooks, I'm a nerd. I thought that someone could pick a cookbook and we could all read and cook some of the recipes. ( My Father's Daughter by: Gwenyth Paltro, Double Delicious by: Jessica Seinfeld.)
*Classics- We've done a few but I am open to more. ( Jane Eyre by:Charlotte Bronte)
*Non-fiction- biographies (Thomas S. Monson, God's Bestseller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by: Rebecca Skloot, Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA)
* Poetry- Everyone could just bring their favorite and we could have a poetry night or we pick an Author (Pablo Naruda, Edgar Allen Poe, Shel Silverstein, Maya Angelou)
*Books our kids are Reading- Many of you are involved with the youth or have youth or feel like youth so why not?
5/19 Enchantment by:Orson Scott Card (Ashley Glissmeyer) Katie Norris
6/16 Book: Hunger Games Trilogy (discussion) Hostess: Kris Tolman
7/21 Book: ???????? Hostess: ??????
9/15 Book:_________ Hostess: ________
10/20Book:ROOTS by: Alex Haley (Katie Norris) Hostess: _________
11/17 Book: __________ Hostess: ________
12/15 Book: __________ Hostess: ________
(Please leave feed back. This is NOT my book club, it is ours. As I will be preparing to go back to school I will still be a part even if I can't come every month so PLEASE let me know what you want to do. I am just a messenger YOU are what make this book club amazing, not me.)
Enchantment by: Orson Scott Card

For the month of May we will be meeting at my (Katie's House) and Ashley Glissmeyer has chosen our book; Enchamntment.
If you are having a hard time locating the book please click on the link above. At this link the book is online by chapters. I know, not the best way to read a book, but it is an option.
So for a bit of information about the book and the author from the Barnes & Nobel Review:
Remarkably, with Enchantment, Card has carved out new territory for himself as he capably takes his narrative voice and love of research to new heights of charm and satisfaction. Card's particular fusion of magic — usually incorporating folklore, witchcraft, and American history — now breaks new ground with the addition of Judeo-Christian history and Russian fairy tales. He creates a detailed account of Russia's early religious struggle and skillfully carries out this greatly appealing tale of, well, enchantment....
In creating Enchantment, Card has done his homework. He gives us an incredibly authentic and thought-provoking tale that spans 1,000 years, yet he also allows the reader the comfort of his familiar dry wit and allusions to current events. Card fuses Judeo-Christian historical references, Russian history, folklore, and myth into so fine a blend that we're never totally sure when one discipline ends and another begins.
For me this is my first Orson Scott Card book. Yes it's true and equally as awful as the fact that I still have yet to read Harry Potter. As some of my most trusted literary friends have raved about this book I am excited to read this book.
For more information about Orson Scott Card please go here
April's Book Club
Well ladies it was another amazing book club. Thanks so much to Amy for allowing us to meet in her lovely home. You are such a great hostess and we are truly blessed to be able to be in your home.
Thank you, thank you, thank you to Cindy for choosing Still Alice. I know that from our discussion this book choice had an amazing impact on us all. From Cindy's profound experience with her grandmother and being willing to do what she knew was best for her grandmother to Jenny and her being able to better understand her mother's experiences with her grandmother.
I know Cindy was concerned about this choice of book but from all of us we express our gratitude for sharing this with us. If this is your first book- which I somehow forgot- I am so excited for the next one that you choose.
Let me just say that though our numbers may be small it is a joy to get to know you all and share thoughts and insights. I know that I am so blessed to have all of your influence in my life.
Oh and a special thank you to Randy Schmidt for being so gracious to serve our treats.
For those of you unable to attend, please know that we miss you. (Aimee, everyone asked about you. Maybe when the new addition is here you can bring him.)
I am wondering if we should swap weeks to allow the gals whose husbands have Stake Meetings on the third Thursdays to attend or are Thursdays just bad in general. DISCUSS.
A final thought on Still Alice:
Jill Moyer: "I thought this book was so well written. I could feel the powerful emotions Alice went through and the losses she struggled with. What a terrible disease to deal with, for both the person and their family."
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Challah
Challah bread:
½ c warm water
1 tsp sugar
2-1/4 tsp yeast
Dissolve sugar in the warm water then sprinkle the yeast on top. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Add;
½ c warm water
½ c oil
2 eggs
3-1/2-4 c flour
¼ c sugar
2 tsp salt
Combine with oil, warm water, sugar, salt, eggs and half the flour. Beat well. Stir in remaining flour. Dough should be sticky. Cover dough and let rest for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a floured board and knead for 10 minutes, adding flour as needed.
Round up in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Punch down, cover and let rise again until double, about 45 minutes.
Divide dough into 3 equal parts ( if you want to make 2 smaller challahs, first divide dough in half, then divide into three equal parts.) Shape into strands. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and braid loosely. Fasten ends securely. Cover with damp cloth and let rise until double. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, cover with foil and bake 5-10 minutes more (for large challah). If doing two smaller ones cook for about 20 minutes, then cover with foil and bake 5 minutes more.
Super simple version:
Take your bread machine pan and dissolve yeast just like it says at the top. Then I add the other ingredients in the order listed into the pan. Set your cycle to the “dough “ cycle. When done take out your dough and divide into strands, braid, cover with a towel (I didn’t use a damp one) and let rise for 45 minutes. Then bake according to directions. Leftover challah bread makes yummy French toast the following morning! Enjoy!
Thanks to Kris for her recipe!!!
½ c warm water
1 tsp sugar
2-1/4 tsp yeast
Dissolve sugar in the warm water then sprinkle the yeast on top. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Add;
½ c warm water
½ c oil
2 eggs
3-1/2-4 c flour
¼ c sugar
2 tsp salt
Combine with oil, warm water, sugar, salt, eggs and half the flour. Beat well. Stir in remaining flour. Dough should be sticky. Cover dough and let rest for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a floured board and knead for 10 minutes, adding flour as needed.
Round up in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size, about 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Punch down, cover and let rise again until double, about 45 minutes.
Divide dough into 3 equal parts ( if you want to make 2 smaller challahs, first divide dough in half, then divide into three equal parts.) Shape into strands. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and braid loosely. Fasten ends securely. Cover with damp cloth and let rise until double. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, cover with foil and bake 5-10 minutes more (for large challah). If doing two smaller ones cook for about 20 minutes, then cover with foil and bake 5 minutes more.
Super simple version:
Take your bread machine pan and dissolve yeast just like it says at the top. Then I add the other ingredients in the order listed into the pan. Set your cycle to the “dough “ cycle. When done take out your dough and divide into strands, braid, cover with a towel (I didn’t use a damp one) and let rise for 45 minutes. Then bake according to directions. Leftover challah bread makes yummy French toast the following morning! Enjoy!
Thanks to Kris for her recipe!!!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Still Alice

We will be meeting at Amy Stewart's home in April and the book that Cindy Putnam chose is Still Alice by: Lisa Genova. (DISCLAIMER: The f-bomb is dropped in this book. The word is not overly used and occurs maybe 5 times, if that. So be warned that it is in there.)
This book is about Alzheimer's disease and for me this book is going to be a hard topic to delve into. I am sure that it will offer an insight into a world that I know I fear due to the high likelihood that I will have to deal with it. That said, I hope that this book encourages a great discussion, which is always what we have.
The following video gives a better introduction to the book from the author herself.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Did you know?
Did you know that the Douglas County library has downloadable books in both text and audio formats? Oh yes! The program is called OverDrive.
I have used it and it works well. you can even place a hold and you will then receive an email when it is ready. The file will expire so you don't even have to have it take up space on your hard drive.
Just another option to access books.
St. Patty's Bookclub
Thanks to Julie for hosting and to Kris for suggesting such a compelling book. To all those that were unable to come we missed you but we hope that you were/are able to enjoy the book.
Kris, I'd love to post your challah recipe for everyone. (PLEASE)
So much was discussed and I hope that I can correctly represent the comments and feelings from book club tonight. We discussed the parallel between this story and our religious backgrounds; the similarities and differences.
We also discussed judging and being judged. How we have all been on both sides of that and how it is never good.
We learned so much about orthodox Judaism and that in itself was worth the read.
Thanks ladies for another great night.
P.S. We discussed what davening meant and we assumed correctly but if you still would like to know more click here.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Katniss Everdeen
Did ya ever imagine that Katniss would have an accent? Well Suzanne Collins does?
By the way the movie release date is out March 23, 2012- save the date!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Orthodox Judaism
While reading The Ladies Auxiliary it occurred to me that although I know a good bit about Orthodox Judaism the vocabulary escapes me. ( I know that this is true for those outside of my faith as well.) Judaism has it's own words and phrases to describe EVERYTHING.


I thought that it might be helpful to read up on Orthodox Judaism. I even found information on the Memphis community that Tova Mirvis uses as her setting for this book.
As I read the book I kept running to the internet to look for definitions or images to better understand the things that are being described. Everything from places to feasts could be new or not fully understood so I am going to attempt to place some information here in an effort to allow us to be able to discuss this book with more understanding.
Definitions & Images: (Just click the word as I have hyperlinked them to sites explaining them.)
Modern Mikvah
Ancient Mikvah

Purim (it's like Jewish Mardi Gras, who knew)

Sukkot (the tent is called a Sukkah)
(image taken from http://coejlblog.blog.com/tag/jewish-life/)
HERE is an interesting blog post about the topic of married women covering their hair from a Jewish woman.
If I have missed anything PLEASE leave a comment so that we can all learn and be more aware of this interesting sector of our society.
Finally, in case you don't watch the Hallmark Hall of Fame movies there was one that you may want to check out after reading this. Loving Leah may give you an even better perspective of what it means to be a modern Orthodox Jew.
Monday, February 21, 2011
The Ladies Auxillary by: Tova Mirvis
Thanks to all those who were able to come tonight to book club. Riley (& Dustin) thanks for hosting. Rebecca, thanks for a great discussion. As always it was great to discuss and gain perspective on a book that we may have not read before. It was good for us to learn to appreciate why we are here now. Of course we can be nostalgic about the past but we must live in the present. I think that we also learned to look for the best from the past and add what we know to make the best decisions for us now. Of course our discussion went all over but the best part was being together.
For those unable to come we missed you and hope to see you next month. We are reading the following:
For March Kris Tolman has chosen The Ladies Auxilliary by: Tova Mirvis. (The library has two copies but Amazon has copies for as little as $.01 & half.com has copies for $0.75. Paperbackswap.com is where I got mine.)
As I go through the book I will put links to words, images & background about Judaism that may deepen our understanding of this book. As always if you have anything to share PLEASE do so....I love learning from all of you. I feel like an adult when I have the opportunity to learn from those I truly respect!
For those unable to come we missed you and hope to see you next month. We are reading the following:

Word of warning: You may want to go here periodically to check the definition of Yiddish words used throughout the story that may help you better understand the book.
As I go through the book I will put links to words, images & background about Judaism that may deepen our understanding of this book. As always if you have anything to share PLEASE do so....I love learning from all of you. I feel like an adult when I have the opportunity to learn from those I truly respect!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Man of The Family

Carl Henry, Ralph Moody and Dutch Gunther,1955.
Henry and Gunther are characters in Moody's books.
Ralph Moody has taken a pretty biographical piece of literature and made it both palatable and interesting. As I read this book I at once longed for a "simpler" time-even if it wasn't all that simple.
To me this is the male version of Little House on the Prairie now Laura Ingalls Wilder may not agree with me but since I have three boys I totally felt as though I need to get them to read these books so that they can better understand this time period.
While searching the internet for more information on Mr. Moody I came across this. It has some great information on Mr. Moody and a little bit of the "rest of the story".
Of course if you want to read the entire series the remaining books are as follows:
Mr. Moody also wrote other books such as a work about the famous thoroughbred Seabiscuit called, Come on Seabiscuit. Let us all know what you thought about Man of the Family on Thursday, Feb 17th at Riley Walker's home. (Same neighborhood as last month & I will post address soon)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Book Art
In an effort to be just a little more nerdy I found the following images. These paintings of what I call book art are amazing to look at. ENJOY!
(If you'd like to see more by André Martins de Barros he has a collection of Scholars.)




(If you'd like to see more by André Martins de Barros he has a collection of Scholars.)

André Martins de Barros, Le philosophe
André Martins de Barros, untitled

André Martins de Barros, Le Libraire

André Martins de Barros, The Art Scholar
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Man of the Family
Well ladies we had another great discussion about our book for this month. As always thanks Jenny, your book suggestions are always insightful and great. It was great to hear everyone's perspective and to learn from everyone and remember things that we may have forgotten. Thank you also to Martha Taylor for the yummy treats and your hospitality. For those unable to come we missed you :(
Next month we will be discussing Man of the Family by Ralph Moody. This book is set here in Littleton, Colorado and takes place shortly after Ralph's father dies.
If you'd like to start the book before you can borrow or purchase it go here. Google has the first 19 chapters online so that you can get a good start. We will be meeting at Riley Walker's home next month. (Same neighborhood as tonight.) Hope to see you then!
(If you would like to purchase the book you can go to AMAZON or HALF .com or the library does have one copy or you could probably do an interlibrary loan.)
Happy Reading!

Friday, January 7, 2011
The Help
Since we read The Help by: Kathryn Stockett I thought that you would all be interested in knowing about the movie coming out this August. I hope that since Kathryn Stockett co-wrote the screenplay with her childhood friend Tate Taylor that it will do the book justice.
Emma Stone as Skeeter

Octavia (Cicely Tyson) with Skeeter

Mrs. Walters (Sissy Spacek)
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Kathryn Stockett as an extra
Emma Stone as Skeeter

Octavia (Cicely Tyson) with Skeeter

Mrs. Walters (Sissy Spacek)
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Kathryn Stockett as an extra
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ZIPPY

Alright ladies we are less than two weeks away from book club (Thursday, January 20th). Have you come to enjoy Haven Kimmel yet? Thanks a million to Jenny for once again giving us a great read. Fun and light and insightful.
So far my favorite quote of the book is on pg. 144
One cannot consider, with any real accuracy, the currency of a single moment and it's extinction.
Deep, huh? Try to wrap your brain around that for a moment....
Ms. Kimmel (No relation to Jimmy Kimmel I believe) you are brilliant. You have made a blip on the map come alive. Your witty turn of phrase has made me stop and re-read lines until I was quite sure that I could grasp the full intent you were going for. I may just have to read on. I hope we all do.

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