Carol Lynn Pearson

Poetess and author Carol Lynn Pearson has written some lovely poems about the lives of Mormon women in "Beginnings" and "Beginnings and Beyond." She also wrote her autobiography in "Goodbye, I love you" about her life married to a man who believed he was gay, and who ended up dying of AIDS and returning to her to nurse him through his death (despite their divorce.) I have a copy of "Goodbye, I love you" for anyone who'd like to borrow it - or if you'd prefer to read some quick, fun poems, check out her poetry books or email me if you'd like the copy of a few of her poems I typed up for those who won't have a lot of time this Christmas season.

Tonight!

Book club is at 7:30 at Sara Toro's. We will be discussing Chocolat!

We want you!

To sign up for a month and post your book EARLY for 2010!

January - Angie Miller - "Goodbye, I love you" by Carol Lynn Pearson (or any of her poems)
February - Whitney Edward
March - Jen Johnson "Walking on Water" By: Madeleine l'engle
April - Sicily Clark
May Chrys Eastman, The Help by Kathryn Stockett
June -
July -
August -
Sept - Sara Toro
Oct - Tiffany Cleverly
Nov -
Dec -

Nov. 5

The 5000 year leap : the 28 great ideas that changed the world /by Skousen, W. Cleon (Willard Cleon), 1913-

Lisa Stokes will be hosting our book club Nov. 5 at 7:30.

Sept (Final decision!!)

Sept 9, 7:30 at Bambi's house. GNO, Book Club and celebrating a new baby! What an exciting, big night. It is a busy month with School starting and summer ending. It has been hard to find a dates for all these fun nights so how about we combine them all together for a night of fun.

Sicily's baby will soon be here in 4 short weeks and 4 more LONG weeks for her. Lets let her know we care!
We will enjoy each other's company, talk and eat!

Book-The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society" by Sassy Monkey.

If you want to bring a small baby gift Here is a few things she may enjoy.
Service to her from you. Example: Dinner, Babysit kids, Cleaning her house (Bathrooms, Dusting, Clean floor boards, Vacuum, Mop the floor) Get creative.
-Diapers
-Gift card to Baby Daily to put towards a car seat.
-Or just a card to say you care and you are there for her when she is in despair!

Moving up!

I have been informed that our next book group lands and a labor day weekend. We will be bumping it up to the next week September 10, 7:30. It will still be held at my house house (Bambi).

I hope this will give more of you a chance to read it. This will be a good discussion, it is a great book. It was about page 29 or 30 ;) before I was able to get into it and now I am really enjoying it. I have heard others say they liked it from the first page. Enjoy!

Sept

Our book group in September will be discussing the book "The Potato Peel Society" We can meet at my house (Bambi).

Thanks You to Erin for hosting Aug. It sounds like many were out of town and not able to make it. Thanks for opening your house for us Erin.

I have few books that were suggested for us to choose from.
PLEASE leave a comment of which book you like for Nov.

-'The Girl In The Red Coat"
-"The 5000 Year Leap"
-"Palace Circle", by Rebecca Dean

Thanks Lisa for the help!

If you have any other books that you would like to suggest leave your comment. We also need volunteers for Oct and Nov.

Thursday Aug 6

August book club will be held at Erin Swenson's house. "The Confessions of the Ugly Step Sister" Thank you to Erin for volunteering her home. I am sad that I will not be able to attend this Thursday. Have fun!
Remember we are always open to inviting new ladies to our group. Please feel free to invite some of the women from the new ward.
We also need volunteers for the next few months. Email me if you are interested.

I was going to suggest 'The Girl In The Red Coat" for Oct book club. Anyone heard of it? Is it safe to suggest!!!????

July/Aug

Book club for July will be canceled.
We will move the book The Confession of the Ugly Stepsister to Aug 6.
Still waiting on someone to volunteer their house!



Thanks to Krys for hosting June book. We loved your healthy treat! It was also fun to see every one's wedding photos. I proves that you ladies get even more beautiful with time!

June

The book for June is "The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands"

We will also discuss "The five Languages of love"

Find what your language is so we can compare.

Come in PJ's and Bring a Wedding picture of your cute little self.
We will meet at Chris Eastman's house (Her husband is the most excited about this book, I think he is the only husband who actually gave to his wife to read and is still alive!)

Thank You to Kate Christensen for hosting book club in June. We all love and look forward to her chocolates.

Notice the side bar. We have 3 books we need to fill in. We also need some volunteers to host it for the next few months. Take your pick! Thank You!

May

Our Book for May is "The glass castle" by Jeannette Walls

It will be held at Kate Christensen's home at 7:30. Be on time to enjoy a great conversation about Jeannette growing up.

Thank you to Kelli for so graciously hosting book Club. The great thing about book club is that we have Ladies from all walks of life, so we can hear different views from everyone. I love all you girls and enjoy hearing every bodies stories.

by the way if you missed book Club then you missed Kelli's yummy Strawberry cake mmm. Thanks for the great treat!

We have decided not to discuss the book "Water for Elephant" so notice that the schedule changed.

April 2

Book Club will be at Kelli Gammet's home. We will be reviewing the book " The Zoo Keepers wife" . Be there at 7:30 and see where the conversation will go!!!

Thank you to Lisa Stokes for hosting Book Club last month. We enjoyed the scrumptious Chocolate cake. Chocolate is always a winner for me!

Thanks a Bunch and March

-Thank you to Sicily Clark for Hosting Jan Book club. The food was great! Who can pass up Dinner catered by Chilli's.
-Jen Johnson Thank you for hosting Feb Book club the cake was delicious and conversation and company even better!

March 5.
I Am a Mother by Jane Clayson Johnson and
One Thousand White Women: The journals of May Dodd
at Lisa Stoke's home