About me

Hello there. My name is Cara and I like to write and sew, though not at the same time. That would be dangerous.

I am the mother of three little girls (Lila, Rosalie, and Violet) who ensure that I'm in a perpetual state of sleep deprivation and that my house is never clean.

You should know that our two youngest daughters are preemies. Rosalie was born at 34 weeks. Violet was born at 27 weeks. During both their pregnancies we dealt with a rare antibody/isoimmunization issue involving an antigen called Kell. Both girls received multiple blood transfusions prior to birth to keep them alive. Violet crashed during her third transfusion and was delivered by emergency c-section a mere two pounds five ounces. She spent 110 days in the NICU but today is home and thriving. She's a miracle.

I try to keep it real here on my blog -- warts and all -- because let's face it: motherhood can sometimes be messy and difficult and frustrating. It's also rewarding as hell. I write about that too. I also write about my great escape: sewing.

What I don't typically write about: my work (you wouldn't care), food/cooking (I don't cook much), or my husband (he's a private sort of guy).
 
So let's see. Other things about me?

• I have a bad habit of going back and editing posts that I've published.  
• I'm a self-taught quilter.
• Garment sewing gives me hives.
• I can stack things like pots and pans, piles of books and papers, and canned goods in my pantry in seemingly impossible ways. They only seem to fall on my husband.
• I didn't try salad until I was 25.
• When I'm really upset, I rearrange furniture.
• I could eat candy corn or cotton candy until I physically got sick. And then I'd probably eat some more. 
• I'm short and rarely wear make up. Therefore I look like I'm about 12 years old. I suppose that's not a bad thing. 
• I'm freakishly fertile, as evidenced by defying the 99.5% effective rate of an IUD. I fear that maybe I could get pregnant from a toilet seat.
• I'm sarcastic. I wish there was a font for that. 
• I love reading comments and hearing from my readers.

Thanks for stopping by and reading.