About Carrie Cariello
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How to Write a Bio About a Frog
I was recently asked to write a bio about myself. This was harder than I expected. You see, writers don’t want to write about themselves, we’d much rather write about other people. Just check out this post about my friend Audrey and her opinions about my beautiful purple purse. And stay tuned for the next […]
Sexy Pancakes
Jack plunked down the bulk-size bag of pancake mix just as I pushed the button to lower bagels into the toaster. “But I wanted PANCAKES,” he complained. I explained that Charlie had asked for bagels and fruit, so we were going with that instead. It was early Sunday morning, and Joe had been away in […]
All I Ever Needed to Know, I Learned in Cancun
Last week, Joe and I spent five days and four nights at a dental convention in the unbelievably warm Cancun, Mexico. Joe booked this trip rather hastily back in November. Not a man to move quickly, especially when it comes to travel plans, I was suspicious. “Well,” he explained sheepishly. “There are classes.” I told […]
Karate, Part 3
I thought everyone would enjoy an update about how things are going with karate these days. I’m happy to report that it’s continued to be a huge success for Jack and our family. In November, Jack took his first belt test and advanced to the yellow level. He’s enjoyed the new moves, and practices his […]
Nachos and Fear
(Now here are two words that you don’t normally see together: nachos and fear. Nothing too frightening about nachos, unless you forget to tell the server not to put any jalapeños on them and then you don’t see the jalapeño because it’s hiding under the salsa so you eat it. That’s scary. I know because […]
Getting the Hang of it
I imagine most families have a secret language, a collection of phrases and nicknames and code words unique to them, that only they understand and enjoy. I started to consider expressions our own family uses after writing the post about zig-zag moments last week. We have a lot of nicknames; we started calling our oldest […]
Zig-Zag
“Who wants ice cream sundaes for dinner?” I called out as I headed up the stairs to our playroom, where all five of the kids had built a complicated fort out of pillows and blankets. I was feeling reckless; it was the second day of Christmas vacation and Joe was working late. We’d had a […]
Dear Santa,
My name is Jack, and I am very, very excited for Christmas this year. Many times a day I ask my mother how many more days until Christmas even though I already know the answer. I like to hear it over and over again and picture the number in my head. Last year we had […]
Heavenly Picture
I’m writing this post from a hotel room in Danbury, Connecticut, just miles away from the scene of Friday’s brutal Newtown school massacre. Unconnected to the tragedy, I am here because my dear Aunt Jean died unexpectedly this week. On Thursday my aunt passed away in Danbury Hospital, the very hospital that went into lockdown […]