Michelle
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About
I'm a stay at home mom to two boys, one 4 and one almost two. I've lived in the Coulee Region since moving out here to go to UWL right after getting married in 1995. We originally just came here for school, but my husband found a job here and we ended up staying. I really like the area, and I think it will be a great place to raise our kids.
I've been online since using BBSs back in the 80s and 90s and found the internet around 1993. It wasn't long after that I got into building websites for fun, though I never did much with it until recently. In 2005, I found a CMS called Drupal that is just awesome. Using a CMS is 100 times better than doing sites from scratch. I've used it on a bunch of hobby sites as well as a little bit of freelance work here and there. My kids keep me pretty busy so freelance is very part time. Once they're older, I hope to be able to work from home building Drupal sites.
Interests
My main hobbies are computers and photography. I've been using computers since I was a teenager in the '80s and have been fascinated by the web since I first stumbled on it around 1994. I've putzed with web design since 1997ish but only got really serious about it a couple years ago when I was pregnant with my son and wanted to make a family page. Since then, I've been actively learning and hope to make a business of it some day.I also really love photography, though I don't have a lot of time for it between chasing a toddler and working on sites. I started doing mostly nature but got interested in children's photography when my son was born. Most of the photos I do are of my son or friends' kids these days. I had toyed with the idea of making a business out of photography but I decided I really want to keep it a hobby.
Topics I've participated in:
| Type | Title | Replies | Last Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forum topic | Count to a million | 1568 | 54 min 31 sec ago |
| Blog entry | Photographing the Onalaska, Wisconsin fireworks in 2009 | 4 | 56 min 15 sec ago |
| Forum topic | Bear shot in Myrick Park | 4 | 1 hour 32 min ago |
| Forum topic | La Crosse named one of the top 10 places to live | 4 | 1 hour 35 min ago |
| Forum topic | Amish asked to pick up after horses | 2 | 18 hours 27 min ago |
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I use Drupal for a CMS, so it was a lot easier than starting from scratch, but I've still put in probably 1000 hours customizing the site over the last couple years. And I'm still not done! I've got big plans but only small bits of time. So it's a very looooong term project. This guestbook is one thing on the to do list... I don't like how this works at all. I don't know if you'll even see this comment since it has no way to notify you.
Wow, 7 kids! I have my hands full with just 2. Congratulations for surviving until retirement. 
Thanks, MrKhay! Glad you like it.
Michelle
