2007 February | Sarah's Cucina Bella

12
Feb
Rough Weekend

I intended on posting a few times this weekend but two things thwarted that plan.

First, my laptop’s Internet Explorer began malfunctioning (wouldn’t go to webpages at all). Finally I discovered that there was an upgrade that Microsoft REALLY wanted me to download (do you sense a conspiracy here, because I do). When I finally did the download, IE was working again but it was unbelievably slow. This morning, for instance, it’s taken me over than an hour to get posts at Fit Fare, Well Fed On The Town and Sugar Savvy up – that should have been an easy 15 minute deal. I have since downloaded Firefox and am officially in love with the browser. It’s so fast!!!

Oh, and the other thing? We transformed my favorite room – the dining room – into my office this weekend. As much as I loved my dining room, it just wasn’t practical to have a room we barely used in our home when I am in desperate need of space to work. I’ll post pictures soon (right now the USB cable is missing in action).

Also, if you haven’t already, be sure to post something for Well Fed On The Town’s Love Bites event before 8 p.m. on Feb. 13.

Good memories and good food come together in a divine remembrance.

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Well Fed On The Town is holding a special blogging event. Write a post on your blog between now and Feb. 13 highlighting a particular restaurant and the circumstances that made it special for you and yours. Be sure to link to Well Fed On The Town from the post. Then send the permalink to sarahDOTcaronATgmailDOTcom anything before 8 p.m., EST on Feb. 13 to be included in our Love Bites round-up on Feb. 14.

Don’t have a blog? Email your story and we’ll include it here.

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8
Feb
Mama Always Comes Back.

I just returned from my first business trip ever. It was more than a week and took me to Miami, away from my son, my husband, my dogs . . . And I missed them all like crazy. When Will was a newborn, my husband was traveling all the time for long periods. It was hard being the only parent home with a weeks-old and later months-old baby. But we made it through that time. And now we’ve made it through this longer period of me being gone.

Of course, Will is older now but not so old that he understands the concept of a business trip. He asked for me throughout the week and listened intently to my voice on the phone before trying to locate me. And as much as I tell him, “Mommy always comes back,” I know it’s an unfamiliar concept for him that he doesn’t yet grasp. How do you prepare kids for your absence?

Fortunately, I don’t travel frequently (though I have another trip in June). In the future, I would love to take Will with me, but that’s not exactly an easy thing. You need someone to watch him, somewhere for him to sleep (he prefers to sleep alone), etc.

Anyway, this post isn’t food related, obviously, though a food related one is on the way. I just wanted you to know that I am back and Cucina Bella will get rolling with more food, more fun and more excitement. I did try to post while I was on location in Miami, but had some Blogger problems that prevented it from happening. C’est la view, right?

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