May Book Club

I know this is a little early, but I just wanted to give you all a heads up. I have reserved 8 copies of the book for May (Standing In the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg). I should be able to bring them when we meet. A couple people may have to share, depending on how many actually plan on reading it/coming to the May meeting.

Here's a plot synopsis:
Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son, destined to live a thousand lives, most of them in his imagination; Norma and Macky Warren and their ninety-eight-year-old Aunt Elner; the oddly sexy and charismatic Hamm Sparks, who starts off in life as a tractor salesman and ends up selling himself to the whole state and almost the entire country; and the two women who love him as differently as night and day. Then there is Tot Whooten, the beautician whose luck is as bad as her hairdressing skills; Beatrice Woods, the Little Blind Songbird; Cecil Figgs, the Funeral King; and the fabulous Minnie Oatman, lead vocalist of the Oatman Family Gospel Singers.
The time is 1946 until the present. The town is Elmwood Springs, Missouri, right in the middle of the country, in the midst of the mostly joyous transition from war to peace, aiming toward a dizzyingly bright future.

I too will be out of town the first Thursday in May, so may 14th sounds great to me!

.:May Craft:.

Hi ladies....

After toying with a few different ideas, I decided to go with what I think will be the cheapest craft for us for May! Plus, it's super cute! We will be making a wood watermelon from Wood Connection. The cost for the wood is $4. I will plan on getting those for everyone. Then, you'll just need to bring your own shade of red/pink and green paints to paint them with.

Please let me know if you are planning on coming. I'm not sure what the first Thursday in May is, but check your calendar and let me know asap so that I can pick those up! I may ask if I can get your money in advance if that's okay with everyone.

**EDIT** I will actually be out of town the first Thursday in May, which is May 7th. Can everybody do it on the second Thursday in May - May 14th?

Thanks!

Craft Group

Thursday, April 2nd, Craft Group is at my house at 7pm. We are making picture frames. I just recently made one and I had so much fun doing it I thought it would be perfect for Craft Group. The best part is....the frames only cost $1! So with materials, this months craft is costing everyone $2.50. I have the frames and I will have the edges pre-painted white. Then I bought modge podge to stick the paper on. After that you can decorate it with any sort of embellishment you like! I have some scrapbook paper, ribbon, embellishments, etc. that you are more than welcome to use; but if you are wanting to make a specific color/paper pattern then I recommend bringing some 12x12 scrapbook paper and stuff to decorate (ribbon, flowers, jewels, etc.) to match. I'm excited to get crafty with you all!

Book Club!

Remember Book Club is at my house tomorrow...
8464 Yellow Poppy Dr. (right side of the building).
Be ready to discuss "Confessions of a Shopaholic"! :)

Craft group and Grocery Smarts Class

Just wanted to remind anyone that wants to come tomorrow, Wednesday the 19th, that I am having a grocery smarts class here at my house @ 6:30 pm. It is to teach us how to get all of our groceries, including diapers, and household items, for under $200.00 a month. Come and join us if you can, and feel free to bring a friend.

Also, those of us who decided to do a craft group, it is here at my house on Thursday the 19th @ 7:30 pm. It will be $5.00 per craft, and all you need to bring is some yellow paint for your egg. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Stacy

Craft group

As far as craft group goes, I think we are going to have to do it on a Wednesday or Thursday evening. As far as this month goes for Wednesdays, I can't do the 18th, because I will be having the grocery smarts class here at my house that night. But the 25th is open.

For Thursdays, tomorrow does not work, and the 19th is enrichment, so I don't think that will work either. That leaves the 26th, which is book club, so the only other thing I can think of is to do it before at 6:30. It should only take 30 minutes. What does everyone think? I think for the months to come, we need to set a date and plan on that day each month, just like book club.

Let me know what you think as soon as possible. I just want everyone to be able to enjoy their Easter Chick before Easter :)