That’s me
I work as a programmer/analyst for the State of Alabama and for the most part I enjoy it. I write custom internal applications using C#. I also maintain a website in ASP.NET and and possibly in the near future will expand my resume to include Android and/or iPhone app development. I’m already starting on mobile website development. I’ve been programming since 2000, when I started out in VB 6 and although I still am not very confident in my skills and knowledge, I think I’ve come a long way.
In 2004, I decided I would teach myself to knit and crochet and I did. I went out and bought some how to books and some supplies and I learned all on my own with no one to help me. I have so much yarn now I know I’ll never be able to use it all up. But I keep plugging away at it. You can read about my adventures in knitting and crochet, but browsing the Hobbies category. I used to maintain a knitting blog separately, but felt that was too much to keep up with, so I combined the content into the main blog.
Kindle Keyboard
I love reading and will read almost anything, but I especially love romance novels. As a child, I would get in trouble for spending too much time reading and not paying attention to the rest of the world. I only hope I can pass along my love of books and reading to my daughter. It seems to be working well enough so far. In 2011 and 2012, I joined the Goodreads Reading Challenge and have completed my goals and beyond. I think it has really helped that I was gifted a Kindle in 2011 for Mother’s Day and it makes it so easy to get new books to read. Before Kindle, I would either get books from friends, or have to go to the store to purchase them. With so little time to go shopping for books, I read little books. Now I can read a book in just a few days, then download a new one instantly.
I am Hispanic with parents that hail from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Because my dad was in the Army, I was born and raised here in the states, although I have visited my family in Puerto Rico several times. I speak Spanish, but I’m hesitant to say I’m fluent in it, because I do struggle a lot to get my English thoughts translated in my head when trying to converse with someone in Spanish. I do understand more than I can say, so I can get along well enough. Because I was raised in the states with just my parents around, I wasn’t exposed to as much of the language as I probably should have been. And now that I’m older, I regret that because I can’t speak or teach it to my daughter well enough for her to really understand the language of her maternal lineage.
I happened to stuble across your blog and really liked it. We’re always looking for fabulous Mommy Bloggers to contribute to our site. Let me give you some more info in case you’re interested.
We’re a couple of Mom’s who recently launched http://www.HeardonthePlayground.com, a site that collects Funny Kid Stories and Hilarious Pictures.
We’ve enjoyed a successful relationship with Mommy Bloggers in the past and are looking to expand upon this partnership by offering free outbound links back to your blog(s) giving you greater visibility to our national audience.
We are also in the process of putting together a book of the best stories and funniest pictures that will be in bookstores in the Spring. If any of your submissions are selected for the book, we will include your blog address as a contributor giving you a huge amount of exposure.
Here are 3 examples of stories we’ve selected for the book:
Eddie, 6 – Ohio
You might guess two people are married if they’re both yelling at the same kids.
Sally, 8 – Indiana
The art teacher walked into class and told the students they could draw anything they wanted. Excitedly, the students started coloring beautiful pirate ships, spacecrafts, forests, and rainbows. The art teacher walked around looking at the drawings and abruptly stopped at Sally’s paper. Confused, he asked “What are you drawing?” Sally replied, “I’m drawing God.” The art teacher looked at her sympathetically saying, “Sweetie, no one knows what God looks like.” Sally smiled confidently and said “Well, they will in a minute.”
Maggie, 2 – Illinois
One day I was busy in the kitchen and Maggie was whining for dinner. After I had all that I could take, I stopped what I was doing turned to her and said “Will you please cut me some slack?” She looked at me wide-eyed and said with as much conviction, “No, you cut me a snack.”
We want to see your most memorable stories and photos as well. You can either e-mail them to HontheP@comcast.net or post them yourself at http://www.HeardonthePlayground.com. We hope to decide to share the laughs.
- Andrea Sherr
A programmer! -bow down-
Thanks. You’ve given me a topic for a post! I don’t think the title of programmer is as elite as it used to be. Technology and advancements in the field has made it much easier for anyone to learn a programming language.
welcome
Thanks!