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Jamie Reed

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I live in Colorado with my husband of 37 years. We live also with our fur child, Ellie, a standard poodle. We have two wonderful sons both happily married. I am active in The Exchange Club of Greeley, ACE, prospective Sweet Adelines International Chorus and many other things. I like to read, twitter and facebook, spend time with family.

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Books!

Here is the list of books I have read since January 1, 2011. Some of these books I have actually read before, but I did read them again.  I love rereading books, it seems like a reunion of old friends.  :)

1. A Lake of Dreams - Kim Edwards
2. Spinning Forward - Terri Dulong
3. Standing in a Rainbow - Fannie Flagg
4. The Irresistible Henry House - Lisa Grunwals
5. The Good Daughters - Joyce Maynard
6. The Usual Rules - Joyce Maynard
7. The Last Song - Nicholas Sparks
8. Fly Away Home - Jennifer Weiner
9. The Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness
10. House Rules - Jodie Picoult
11. Left Neglected - Lisa Genova
12. Room: A Novel - Emma Donaghue
13. The Weird Sisters - Eleanor Brown
14. What I Thought I Knew - Alice Eve Cohen
15. Cloud Chamber - Joyce Maynard
16. The Sea Monsters - Rick Riordan
17. Silent Scream - Karen Rose
18. The Water Giver - Joan Ryan
19. The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
20. 127 Hours - Aron Ralston (confession: skipped the middle part)
21. Her Own Place - Dori Sanders
22. A Turn in the Road - Debbie McComber
23. Crunch Time: A Novel of Suspense - Diane Mott Davidson
24. The Goodbye Quilt - Susan Wiggs
25. A Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg
26. Night Road - Kristen Hannah
27. Wrecker, a Novel - Summer Wood
28. Gone With a Handsomer Man - Michael Lee West
29. This Life is in Your Hands - Melissa Coleman
30. The Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
31. Heidi - Johanna Spryi
32. I Still Dream About You: A Novel - Fannie Flagg
33. Julie's Chocolates - Cathy Lamb
34. Sugar Queen - Sarah Addison Allen
35. Montana Sky - Debra Holland
36. The Bride's House - Sandra Dallas
37. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
38. Wills and Cowboy - Monica Holloway
39. The Horse Boy - Rupert Isaacson
40. Driving With Dead People - Monica Holloway
41. Sickened - Julie Gregory
42. Noah's Compass - Anne Taylor
43. My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business - Dick Van Dyke
44. Double Take: A memoir - Kevin Michael Connolly
45. Where the Heart Is - Billie Letts
46. The Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean Auel
47. Beach Music - Pat Conroy
48. South of Broad - Pat Conroy

I read most of these books using a Kindle, which I love.  I sometimes use an ipad and sometimes a "real" book.  There is merit in all.  I have been known to read the ending of books before I actually get to the end, but the Kindle makes that a bit hard, so lately I haven't done that as much.  

And Life Goes On!

I have had a busy and interesting several months. 

1. I have decided to put a moratorium on regular TV watching.  The main reason is that frankly there is nothing worth watching, and I watched quite a bit the beginning of the year and am tired of it.  So I hope to do other things instead.  I will however continue to watch movies with Netflix, (with Google TV), and Glee (with Hulu.com)

2.  I had a total knee replacement in April which has been a wonderful success.  Before the surgery, it hurt to go to the grocery store, shopping or anything like that.  I have had a pretty quick recovery, although I had to have a second surgery to remove an infected stitch.  I went to physical therapy for several weeks, but now I can do so much more than I could before.  I have very little pain in the new knee.  I am happy.  And I have my other knee scheduled to be replaced in October.  

2.  I decided I was going to read 100 books this year.  I am at 50 books so far, so I think I will make it.  I will put up a list later.

3.  I am starting to travel again.  I am going to Detroit next week for the National Exchange Club Convention.  In September, my husband, niece and nephew and myself are going to Chicago to see Harper and Hiromi.  And in October, I am going to Houston for Sweet Adelines International Convention.  I am excited.

4.  I get to see my son, Dylan (and his wife, Sarah) pretty often.  He is working for a digital comic book company in Boulder, and continues to do some freelance stuff.  Sarah teaches photography at a small high school close by.

5.  My son, Harper is the CTO for Obama's reelection campaign.  His wife, Hiromi, works  for KPMG, an accounting firm.  They are in Chicago.  

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