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  Welcome New Members!

  We have had a huge influx of new members today...something like 20 so far! I'm guessing that someone must have invited their friends to join and if so, thanks for spreading the word!
  
  Since I usually send a personal welcome to each new member and we've had so many that I can't find all of the newbies since they're for some reason randomly placed in the members page instead of by join date, this is my official welcome to all of you.
  
  FYI: We do a group read each month. This month we are discussing All the Numbers by Judy Merrill Larsen. Feel free to join in if you've read the book! Beginning March first, we'll be discussing In the Woods by Tana French and on April first, The Other Mother by Gwendolen Gross.
  
  Please introduce yourselves here to the group...we'd love to meet you!

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  NubianDee 

  Hello Julie...
  Thank you for adding me to your group. Yes, I'm a mom of four girls and yes, I need some time away...and a good book does help...will chat with you soon. Hello everyone, I'm from NY...nice to meet you all!!!

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    Jassafari 

    Hi NubianDee,
    I am your Shelfari friend, Jassafari, I do thank you for taking the time to be apart of what I believe is the most exciting group on shelfari. again, thanx for being apart! And that means a contributing part. Smile.

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  Rhondoula 

  Hi Ladies!!
  
  I am knew to Shelfari and Moms Who Read.... as of Friday. I started All The Numbers today and hope to catch up with the rest of you. This book looks tough as far as subject matter so I'm a little worried that I can't handle it!!! Sure you felt the same as I read some of the input already.
  I am the mother of three and definately look forward to my "escape" from it all with a great book. I also enjoy scrapbooking and stamping and have a passion for pregnancy and childbirth that led to me becoming a doula. I've attended 8 births so far and next to my own births, they are amazing journeys and a great joy.
  Ordered In The Woods so I can be ready for March and I'm really looking forward to the discussions of this group!
  Hurray for books!!!

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  Jassafari 

  For those who Do not know me,
  my name is Leon James Trueheart II; also known to many of you as Jassafari. Oh, and you are correct Julie, someone must have requested their friends to join. So I say, whoever you are....
  
  May GOD bless you kind sir....

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    Julie 

    You are a goof! In a good way, of course.

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    anita c 

    Hi Jassafari,
    Thanx for the invite! This does seem like an interesting Group!Although my kids are 18 & 19 yrs of age! But, I'm a Godmother and i have my Godsons all the time and need a read to relax!

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    racethom 

    Gee ... I wonder who invited ME? LOL!

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  deactivated member 

  Hello My name is Kimberly! thank u for the invite! I love to read!! I mostly read Romance books! I am a mother of 4, but 3 are on their own now! I have a 12 year old still at home, he is in 6th grade! I enjoy him very much, as he is my last baby!! he & I are buddies, we spend alot of time together, after school doing homework, I love to help him, I helped the other also, but, Noah is like a 2nd hatching, the other 3 r way older than Noah! & I'm a Grandma of 5 yet! My Husband & I will be married 29 yrs. in May, I sub sometimes in the kitchen at our local Elm. school. so I really have a lot of time to read & I love it!! I am from Warsaw,Mo. Bless u all! & nice to meet U all!!!

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    Julie 

    Welcome Kimberly! I loved reading your post...it reads as very happy with all of those exclamation points...and I thought I used them a lot! Looking forward to getting to know you in the group.

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  queendee 

  Hi Julie, I was just sent an invitation by Jassafari. I've spent a few moments reading through the thread and absolutley love what I see. I will be an active member going forth. I have three children my oldest-22, middle - 16 and my youngest is 12. Reading is definately my pass time, like calgon it takes me away. LOL
  
  Jassafari, thanks for the invite. I love talking with other mothers about our children.

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  Dawn  

  Hi! I never posted any info about myself when I joined recently. I am a SAHM with 2 boys, ages 4 and 5. My oldest is in half day kindergarten and starting to learn to read. It is so exciting! I hope he sees how much mom reads and enjoys reading like I do. My youngest is in preschool and is learning much faster than my oldest, mostly because he listens to everything we teach our oldest. He is trying to read already!
  
  This group, in the short time since I joined, has been fun because it is so active. I'm looking forward to the March and April discussions, I've already requested the books from the library.
  
  I look forward to "meeting" more of you and reading and joining discussions!
  

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    Julie 

    My son is also in half day Kindergarten and reading. We started out with BOB books and he's doing so great. My daughter is in third grade and he's way ahead of where she was at that age for the same reason your youngest is ahead. Between him listening to me work with her and her reading to him, he's been on the fast track!

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    ~* Kim *~ 

    My son is learning to read, too. It's so neat to watch them go from nothing to learning how to sound out words.

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  deactivated member 

  Hello, my name is Rhonda im 37 years old, i been married for 9 years itll be 10 years in April. We have 3 children 2 girls and 1 boy, ages are 5,3 and 2 years old, the boy is the youngest. I love to read.and i read to my children they really enjoy it.

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  racethom 

  Hi! I'm Amy and I suspect I know one of the culprits that's been inviting new members in ... Jass :) He's got a lot of friends out there to invite.
  
  Thanks for the welcome.
  
  I hope you don't mind but it's doubtful that I'd participate in the group readings unless it happens to just coincide with something I'm already reading or have read.
  
  I live in Houston, work in the field of architecture, have a great husband, a son (21), a daughter (16 for about 2 more weeks), a grandson (1 ... started walking today), and a very devoted dog. I read in mostly the escapist fictional literature of fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, and a smidgeon of romance.

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    racethom 

    BTW: I'm not sure about the "weary lives" part ...

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    Julie 

    Welcome Amy--Jass has admitted to sending invites to all of his friends and he has quite a wide circle of them!
    
    Even if you don't read with us, I hope to see you here posting. We always have a lot to talk about...and the weary lives part is tongue in cheek, of course. We all have our moments...

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  nappy_newbie 

  Hello everyone. I was sent an invite from Jassafari. Thanks Jassafarai this looks like a great group. I have been married for six years and I am the mom of two boys. A three year old and an infant two weeks old. I love to read dont know haow I am going to fit all the books in now with the new little one. If any of you have any suggestions please chime in.

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    Julie 

    Hi and welcome to the Moms' group...we're glad to have you! When my kids were babies, I wasn't able to read much either. It wasn't until my son was in preschool and my daughter in elementary that I had an abundance of time during the day to sit down with a book. Years ago, I used to read while nursing or while the kids were napping and then got in the power reading after they both went to bed at 7:30 (I had them trained early because I NEEDED that me time!)

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  Rogue 

  Hi all I'm Rogue (AKA Toni) and I thank you for the invite. I have 2 children who are close to the "kick out of the nest time" but it is still hard to find time to read but I do manage. I look forward to chatting with you all.

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  Delores Fossen 

  Thanks so much for the invite. I'm a mother of four (yes, 4), a reader and an author. Right now, I'm on deadline for my book, but when I'm finished, I have Allison Brennan and Stephen King's new books waiting. :)
  
  Delores Fossen

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  Julie A 

  I love the name of this group! LOL! I'm JulieT, mom of three (17, 6 and 2), and I'm "slightly" obsessive about reading. My book club teases me, b/c I read all of the time--when drying my hair, when waiting for kiddos in carpool, when pretending to listen Diego with my little one...reading is definitely my sanity saver! :-) I think it's the best thing in the world when kids love to read, and I love kids' lit as much as adult lit. Let's see...hubby is Swiss, we love to travel, we have a company that we're busy try to buy out from our partners, I've started an environmental education/gardening program at my daughter's school, I'm finishing my Master Gardener certification, I go to German school Saturday mornings with the kids (I'm hopeless...), we're constantly trying to finish remodeling our house, and I set a goal to read at least a book a week each year. Last year I read 58--so I really don't get it when people say they "don't have time to read"--! To me, reading is like breathing...I just have to do it!
  
  Look forward to getting to know you all! Have a great day!
  

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  IYamVixenBooks 

  Thank you for the welcome. I am -V-, married to my soulmate, and mom to my almost five year old DD, Lady K. We live in a northern Denver 'burb. Retired Air Force, both of us. Work for a guvment contractor. Keeps me in books. = )
  I love to read and have done since I was 3, according to my mom. I am a fan of mysteries of all types, so long as they are well written. I like paranormal style too. I wander out and read nonfiction if it interests me, like biographies of interestingly strong personalities, Harry S Truman, Madeline Albright, Katherine Hepburn, Winston Churchill. Also love books about forensic science, archeology, deep sea treasure discoveries...so long as it is interesting to me and well written, I will likely read it.

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    IYamVixenBooks 

    I jumped in because I saw my book buddy, JenCH, is a member.

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    JenChoate 

    Hello! Welcome! I'm glad you found us! :)

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  littlered1525 

  Thank you, I am excited to try some of the books and participate in the discussions. I am a dedicated bibliophile and my friend Kay invited me. If y'all want to know anything about me, just go to my Shelfari home page and you can spend a minute reading about me!

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  AlmondEyedTrini 

  Yup, Jassafari invited me too! I'm a mom of three boys all of them only months away from their 6th, 5th, and 3rd birthdays. A girlfriend recommended Shelfari and I've been hooked ever since (it's my home page). I read when the kids go to bed. I love this place. I lurked in here before being asked to join by Jassafari. It's great. (*waving*) HI to all the moms!

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    freegirl 

    Hi Everyone and thanks for the welcome.
    I'm glad to be a part of the group. And I was also invited by Jassafari. I'm the mother of a 20 year old daughter and a 6 year old son. I will probably skip the first two books, but I plan to be ready for "The Other Mother" discussion. Happy reading to all and Peace & Blessings in abundance!

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  Janacy H 

  Hi! First off, thank you Julie for the warm welcome! Honestly, if I hadn't got your message, it would have taken me quite a while to look into this group and see all the awesome people in it :)
  Hi! I'm a mother of a beautiful just-turned-three-and-knows-it-all year-old girl. LOL I work from home doing medical billing for a local family clinic. I Love to read when I can get the chance, which is mostly when my daughter and husband are fast asleep. I've been known to read clear into the early morning :)
  I've got about four more books on my 'to read' list, but hope to be able to join in with the group soon.

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  Isabelle S 

  Hi Julie -
  I'm an interloper - a complete newbie who was just browsing and struck by the group name. With 3 kids (12, 8 and 3) and a 23-year-old stepson who has "temporarily" (please, Lord!) moved back home, I think I qualify! Plus, I've been dying to discuss In The Woods with someone since I read it, so I'm looking forward to next month.
  

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    JudithAnn (edited)

    Hi Isabelle (and Julie and everyone else), I'm also a browser who happened to pass by! But I love what I read so far in the group, so I joined yesterday. I have two sons of 9 and 10. I just seem to read whenever I can, which is quite often, suprisingly!
    
    Besides jars and packets I am reading my way through the books of Haruki Murakami at the moment, but also love the books by Jane Smiley, Barbara Kingsolver, Joanna Harris, Patrick Gale, Fay Weldon, and many more. I always had a preference for female authors but try to vary a bit more, and I am also reading a crime novel now and then.

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  Julie 

  Welcome Janacy, Isabelle, and JudithAnn! I'm so glad you found our group and hope that you'll love it here just as much as we do. Don't hesitate to drop into any thread or post a new one if you have something to say. We'll begin discussing In the Woods by Tana French on March 1 and hope you can join us!

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  GaijinMama 

  Hi Moms!
  I'm 40 years young, either a full-time Mom to two beautiful bicultural kids, or a university English instructor on a **VERY** long maternity leave (my youngest is 4)
  
  I've been a compulsive reader my whole life. I read in the loo, in coffeeshops, on crowded subway trains, you name it! My favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal and historical but I like nonfiction and poetry, too. Basically, I read anything as long as it's good!
  It's a good thing I believe in reincarnation because I have more than enough books to last the next several lifetimes!
  My favorite authors, in no particular order, include J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter S. Beagle, Lloyd Alexander, Diana Gabaldon, J.K. Rowling, Anne Rice, and Elizabeth Haydon.
  
  I also knit, crochet, do hand embroidery, and love movies and TV (Lost, House, Bones, ER, Firefly, Stargate SG1 and Supernatural, anyone?)
  
  Oh and....yes I live in Japan, right in the heart of Tokyo. Just
  to be clear, I'm American, half Connecticut Yankee and half Los Angeles Beach Babe. My husband and kids are Japanese nationals and this is my permanent home now.
  Yes, I speak the language. No I do not like manga,
  J-Pop, or anime.
  Looking forward to getting to know you all.
  

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    Charismatin 

    Hi GaijinMama! We have very similar tastes. Good to see that ... sometimes, I think that I'm the odd one out!

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  Lisa M (edited)

  Hi! I found this group by browsing after being invited by a friend pretty recently to Shelfari. I am Lisa and a SAHM to my very active 3 1/2 yr old boy. When I'm not running him to preschool, I am involved with MOMS Clubs, church, keeping my husbands and my oars in the water, reading here and there, but mostly after dishes are done and bills are paid. Our latest goal is for our son to be potty trained and to graduate to big boy underwear. Yes, I know, such lofty goals. I am a Midwesterner, but have also lived in the south where I presently reside with my family. Book wise--character development is key.

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  Charismatin (edited)

  Hi all! New to Shelfari, and browsing through groups. Found this group title, and liked it .. and liking the discussion threads!
  I have two boys, 17 and 7 ... two extremes - going through college applications and acceptances one day, two/three-digit addition/subtraction the next day. Thankfully, I'm finding that I have (a little) more time to read, as they are both independent now, i.e. they can find something to eat and drink by themselves, and can keep themselves busy and entertained without me!
  Originally from the Philippines, grew up in Nigeria, West Africa, and now reside in New Jersey, USA. Work full-time, schedule my calendar around the kids' activities, soccer/baseball/(current sport) Mom, depending on the season. Knit and crochet (mostly afghans, blankets and baby items), would like to learn/start quilting some day. Other hobbies include photography, calligraphy, journals. Love to travel (specially when I can catch up on all the hobbies during the vacation time).
  Hope to be able to join in the book readings and discussions, and to discover new books/authors.
  See ya!

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  Colleen S 

  bump...

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  Dani 

  Thanks for the group i am a mother of 3 , 12,11, 9. i read alot to escape the fustration of mother hood i have read more this year that i usally read.
  Dani

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  Lee S 

  Hi Everyone! My name is Lee. I am a mother of 2, a wife, a fulltime college student and a WAHM. During the school semesters I don't get to read much for pleasure, so my list of books I want to read is always longer thaan the time I have to read. I have always loved to read and find escape from everyday life in the pages of a book.

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    Colleen S 

    Welcome Dani and Lee. Hope you find lots of great reads with this group!

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