So Thankful for Steph

Stephanie to the rescue! Melissa's life suddenly got super busy when they finally found a house - Stephanie stepped up and offered to host us. She made a yummy veggie ragout. We discussed Dry Grass of August. The consensus was that it was a wonderful read (for those of us that read it!). Perfect to remind us about thankfulness.
This was also our last send off for Tamara before her journey to Texas to deliver Kirana. We played a quick shower game, guessing the Caldecott winning books for the last ten years. Everybody got a prize!

Okay ladies - let's have some caption suggestions for the following photos!

Tasty Times at Tamara's House

We all gathered at Tamara's house for some super yummy salt and pepper tofu and curry. It was her first time and last time hosting book club for 2013. She told us the interesting background about her house, and we got to meet her two gorgeous pups.
We discussed Daring Greatly by Brene Brown and What do Women Want by Daniel Berger. The summary of our thoughts? Brene Brown's videos are perhaps the best way to distill her main points. The book What do Women Want should've been written by a woman. No thanks Daniel, rape fantasies don't turn us on.

The next book we selected is I am Malala, to be discussed in December.