SCMBOOKCLUB AGENDA- JUNE (06-26-16) 3:30pm??Early start time?????

VI. Discussion of Meriah’s Book (1 hour discussion): The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson
-All members MUST be prepared to have discussion of something about the book; to evoke discussion with each question.

V. New Business:
1. *2016 “HAT” – Need to get the HAT Back (Meriah can you do?)
2. REMEMBER it is summer and peeps got pools!!!!!!

LOGISTICS:
Menu: Meriah-Mian, Julie-Apps, salad & Glasses; Maren- Side, Ali- Dessert, Jocelyn- Drinks

I.Call to order by Ali Scontrino

II. Treasurer's Report by Meriah Haro [DUES NOW $10.00]-
*Current Balance: $495.00

III. Next Meeting: *******07/31/2016?????
* Book pick- (Jocelyn) _______________________
* Book pick- (Ali) YOUNGER by Suzanne Munshower

* Menu Assignment [Ali/Jocelyn]- ___________________________________________________
*Books Not finished Count: -Jocelyn-0, Meriah-3, Julie-1, Ali-1, Maren-2

IV. Old Business:
 Use Dues Money for Drinks?
 Do we want Summer Tank Tops?
*Get New Bookclub Stickers Made (Ali & Meriah to price)- New logo w/ 6 Books labeled with our names?
*New apparel- Meriah & Ali to get pricing- out of pocket expense for each member
NOTE: Book Order- Ali, Maren, Julie, Meriah, Jocelyn

May 22, 2016 Book Club Notes

In Dark Dark Wood By Ruth Ware (Julie’s Pick)

Discussion: Julie- Had a cheesy feeling. Obviously a young author. Story felt far fetched and unrealistic. This book is stupid! Not Recommend. 3/5 Maren- Fast easy read. Ending went downhill. Not recommend. 3/5 Meriah- The story was very predictable. Not recommend. 3/5 Jocelyn- Writing felt amateur. Liked that it was in Europe. Not recommend. 3/5 Ali- Easy read. Parts made more complicated then they needed to be. Would recommend to certain readers. 3/5
Favorite Characters:
Julie- Tom Maren- Nina Meriah- Nina/Tom Jocelyn- Nina Ali- Nina/Tom
Fruit Loop- Fruitus Lupus, fruit of the moon; associated with the pagan belief that insanity was connected to bathing in the light of the moon.

I’m not being offensive. You cannot offend someone who’s not here. Offense has been taken, just not given. – Nina-

$$$- Balance of $495. Everyone paid, Maren paid off debt.

Next book club is June 26th at Meriah’s house (remember swimsuits) Early start time? Book is The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison 288 pgs Next pick is Jocelyn’s……. Book Pick Order: Jocelyn, Ali, Maren, Julie, Meriah

Duties: Meriah-main, Julie-apps/glasses/salad, Maren-side, Ali-dessert, Jocelyn-drinks

Dinner: Kale/sausage stir fry, Quinoa/rice, salsa/lentil dips, Brownies w/blood orange sorbet, beer and vodka crans.
Announcements: Julie- 13 working days left till summer vacation!!! Maren- Lana having pre k graduation. Liam is now crazy...haha Meriah- Looking for a new car. Old landlord finally dropped the floor issue. Got our liquor license. Jocelyn- Bought a 1998 Mercedes to sell to Tero. Sotero’s HS graduation. Ali- Another crazy crash in front of my house.
Other Items: Use due $$ for drinks? Can we get summer tank tops? Remember who has pools 

The Butterfly Garden By Dot Hutchinson

FYI peeps. If you are an Amazon Prime member you should be able to get this book for free as your May free book (unless you already got a free book in may...)

SCMBOOKCLUB AGENDA- MAY (05-22-16) 4:30pm

Discussion of Julie’s Book (1 hour discussion): A Dark, Dark wood by Ruth Ware
-All members MUST be prepared to have discussion of something about the book; to evoke discussion with each question.
New Business:
1. Unfortunately due to Unavailablity by Tristana we have suspended her membership until Bookclub Anniversary.

2. Trying to set up a girls get together on a Tuesday night just for a lil bit; apps & drinks WITH TRISTANA.
3. Need to get the glasses from T; Meriah can you do that?

LOGISTICS:
Menu: Julie-Main, Ali-Drinks (Tristana has glasses), Meriah-Dessert, Maren-Apps/salad, Julie-Drinks, Joe-Side

I.Call to order by Ali Scontrino
II. Treasurer's Report by Meriah Haro [DUES NOW $10.00]-
*Current Balance: $445.00
III. Next Meeting: *******06/26/2016?????
* Book pick- (Meriah) _______________________
* Book pick- (Jocelyn) _______________________
* Menu Assignment [Ali/Jocelyn]- Meriah-Main, Ali-Salad (Tristana has glasses), Meriah-Dessert, Maren-Side, Julie-Drinks, Joe-Apps
*Books Not finished Count: -Jocelyn-0, Meriah-3, Julie-1, Ali-1, Maren-2, Tristana-3/4?
IV. Old Business:
*2016 “HAT” (Tristana to weed out any over 400)- DONE
*New Page limit 400-50 pages
*Get New Bookclub Stickers Made (Ali & Meriah to price)- New logo w/ 6 Books labeled with our names?
*New apparel- Meriah & Ali to get pricing- out of pocket expense for each member
NOTE: Book Order- Ali, Maren, Julie, Meriah, Jocelyn

April 24, 2016 Book Club Notes

$$$- Balance of $445.00 Paid: Ali, Julie, Meriah, Jocelyn. Maren owes, Tristana ???

Next book club is May 22nd at Julie’s house. Book is In Dark Dark Wood by Ruth Ware 320 pgs.

Next pick is Meriah’s……..

Book Pick Order: Meriah, Jocelyn, Ali, Maren, Julie.

Duties: Main- Julie, Maren- Apps/ Salad (Tristana has glasses), Jocelyn-Side, Meriah- Dessert, Ali- Drinks.

Dinner: Meatballs w/ bbq sauce, Chicken and Waffles, Sausage gravy, Green salad w/ walnuts, feta and Strawberries. Dark chocolate dipped fruit shiskabobs and vanilla ice cream. Beer.

Announcement: Maren- Hosting Bunko group next month. Bunco de Mayo on May 20th 7:00pm. Got to buy a carpet cleaner after a week and a half of family puking.

Ali- Did pin up photo shoot for SCM pit. Learned a lot about my dogs. Put a lot of wedding dates out there.

Jocelyn- Sad that there is no summer softball.

Julie- Life feels crazy right now. Mason’s birthday party on the 7th.

Meriah- Restaurant still crazy busy. May will be a wild month, all birthdays.

Other Items: Merchandise is on hold, no time to deal with it right now.

The hat is organized if you don’t have a pick. Tristana not here last minute again. Need to discuss.

Books not finished: Jocelyn-0/ Meriah-3/ Julie-1/ Ali-1/ Maren-2/ Tristana-3/4?

Discussion: Mr. Split foot by Samantha Hunt (Julie’s Pick)
Ali- Kept thinking about the book while reading. Very strange. Good job making us feel for the characters. The end was emotional. 2.5-3/5 Julie- Story strangely written. Large amount of metaphors and wordiness. Kept me intrigued from the beginning. Wanted to find out what happened at the end. Only recommend to people who like metaphor books. 3.5/5 Meriah- Some a little wordy. Liked how it came together at the end. It made me want to read. I would recommend. 3/5 Maren- Interesting book. Liked the metaphors. Gave lots to talk about. 3/5 Jocelyn- I did not enjoy this book. Didn’t like the writing style no all the pointless gibberish added to fill pages. I couldn’t connect with the journey even with my inner nomad desires. I would not recommend. 2/5

Favorite Characters: Ali-Nat Julie- Nat Jocelyn- Ruth’s scar Meriah- No favorite Maren- Mr. Bell

May Meeting date- Plan ahead its our busy season

Hey all please look at your calendars ahead of time. We are going into our busy season and will need to work harder at scheduling.

Looks like Next Meeting: *******May 22nd OR 29th??-2016

Look up the dates and be prepared to offer what your availability is.

SCMBOOKCLUB AGENDA- APRIL (04-24-16) 4:30pm

I. CALL TO ORDER by Ali Scontrino (5:00pm)
II. BOOK DISCUSSION of Maren’s Book (1 hour discussion): Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt
-Have 3 questions to evoke discussion with each question.
-No interruption of book talk (no personal talk) for first hour of club.
-All members MUST have a moment of the book that enlightened them to discuss

III. TREASURER'S REPORT by Meriah Haro [DUES NOW $10.00]-
*Current Balance: $395.00

IV. LOGISTICS:
a) Menu: Tristana-Main, Ali-Apps (Joe has glasses), Meriah-Salad, Maren-Side, Julie-Dessert, Joe-Drinks
b) Next Meeting: *******May 22nd OR 29th??-2016
c) Book pick- (Julie) In the Dark, Dark Woods By Ruth Ware
d) Book pick- (Meriah) _______________________
e) Menu Assignment [Ali/Jocelyn]-
f) *Books Not finished Count: -Jocelyn-0, Meriah-3, Julie-1, Ali-1, Maren-2, Tristana-3

V. OLD BUSINESS:
a) *2016 “HAT” : Sorted by Genre & Pages
b) *New Page limit 400-50 pages
c) *Get New Bookclub Stickers Made (Ali & Meriah to price)- New logo w/ 6 Books labeled with our names?
d) *New apparel- Meriah & Ali to get pricing- out of pocket expense for each member

VI. NEW BUSINESS:
-Restructuring Bookclub: More book discussion- less personal socialization. We are so awesome!!!!!

NOTE: BOOK ORDER- Ali, Tristana, Maren, Julie, Meriah, Jocelyn