June 2010

People Would be Surprised to Learn…

June 30, 2010

It is time for Mama Kat’s Writers Workshop…. and this week, my job is to shock you.  Or at least try.  The prompt is to share my deepest, darkest, personal secrets that would be surprising to discover. Here is the problem with this assignment:  I am an open book: I wear my heart on my [...]

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My finest hour (not): Conversations with Principessa

June 29, 2010

I am pretty sure that this dialogue will speak for itself. Context: Me on the phone with Principessa (who is at her dad’s house for the week). Me: Guess who loves you the most? Principessa:  Who? Me:  Me! Principessa:  Guess who I love the most? Me: Who? Principessa: Daddy! Me: (gulp) Principessa:  Guess who loves [...]

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What makes me a Theta Mom?

June 28, 2010

Theta Mom is celebrating her blogoversary by encouraging posts about what exactly makes each one of us a Theta Mom.  I thought alot about this.  I could write about my cancer, and the fact that Principessa was medically impossible, or the journey of my separation and divorce from her dad, leaving her stuck between two [...]

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Steam, lots and lots of steam.

June 27, 2010

It is 7:45 on a Sunday morning.  The summer air is hot and heavy…… (You were wondering where I was going weren’t you?) At 7:45 am this morning, I entered studio 2 at my gym for spin class.  The room was frigid cold, and we all laughed that it would not stay that way for [...]

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Writer’s Workshop: My mini-me

June 24, 2010

 Here is the deal.  This is a hard post for me to write, one that might hurt just a little. One that might cause me to tear up just a bit.  The question before me today is: What does my child (Principessa) do that reminds you most of yourself? How does it make you [...]

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Dreaming Big

June 22, 2010

Webster’s Dictionary defines a dream as: 1) a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep 2)an experience of waking life having the characteristics of a dream 3) something notable for its beauty, excellence, or enjoyable quality 4) a strongly desired goal or purpose Most of us have had dreams in our life both [...]

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The power of one day

June 21, 2010

Last Saturday, Rocket and I shared an entire day, doing only things that we WANTED to do.  We ran in the morning, visited the site of our new house, took a trip to the Winery at La Grange (where we were married), had some individual time (for me: reading at the pool, for Rocket: running [...]

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Calling all Cara Mamma Readers….

June 20, 2010

I did it… I do not know what “it” is exactly… …but somehow, I messed up my brand new blog home.  Comments have not been working–since, well, I don’t know when.  So, after talking me off the ledge, the amazing and patient Nap Warden (who is responsible for the fantabulous blog design here at Cara [...]

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Creating a new home, from the ground up.

June 20, 2010

Once upon a time… …a couple decided to have a house built. After picking tiles, granite, cabinets, and hardwoods… it seemed as if all there was nothing left to do. Except wait. Construction was scheduled to start in April….meaning that the happy couple (and child) could brave the heat of the Washington DC area and [...]

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Here I am!

June 17, 2010

Hello world….welcome to the new home of Cara Mamma! I am so excited about my new home….where I get to ride my magic carpet! Each day is a new adventure in these parts…. and I hope you will join in the journey with me. Cara Mamma is still under construction…. but not for long! xoxo

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