Of course I’m going to talk about LOVE…it’s Valentine’s Day for crying out loud.Until it is replaced by Ground Hog Day bears and Arbor Day cards, Hallmark’s annual revenue will continue to be subsidized by Valentine’s Day paraphernalia followed closely by Mother’s Day plaques, flowers and …
Margarete’s Blog
Livin’ On A Prayer
How do you live?Are you living for the moment?Are you living in the past?How about, living on a prayer?No, not the Bon Jovi song…the real prayer…the kind you say when you've got nothing left to hold you up.…the kind that knocks you to your knees and your only option is prayer. You’ve had those …
Peace Out
For the second weekend in a row, Marc and Eric were supposed to go upstate snowmobiling with “the guys.” They love it.I love it.Another win/win. They were looking for some rugged manly adventure and I was looking for some peace and quiet. Well, peace is out for this weekend. Last …
Promises (originally written 12/09)
Promises, promises…How many times have you heard…“We’ll do lunch!”And thought yeah sure.Or “Of course I’ll call you!”And they never do.My favorite, “It’s all right there in black and white!”And you missed the fine print.But when eleven 13 year old girls and one 13 year old boy pinky-promises to do …
Don’t Blink
The house is so very peaceful.I quietly walk by and see Eric fast asleep. He looks so content. What’s that saying, “Let sleeping babies lie.”So I let him sleep.Ahh.....It seems like only yesterday I took him home from the hospital.All those endless nights of crying... All those bedtime …
Love, it’s what’s for Christmas
Holidays are always the hardest and Christmas is the pinnacle of pain. The joys that used to fill this house now just seem sort of vacant. The tree is up…big deal. It’s missing all of Eric and Jena’s handmade ornaments hanging off its fake, lighted limbs.No Christmas dishes are out.No Christmas …
The Second Date
Today is December 4th…to me that is the anniversary of “the second date.” I wish that was good but the tears streaming down my face tells me otherwise. It’s the second date that comes after the dash, as in 3/13/1993 - 12/4/2006. Those are my daughter’s two dates. I hate that she has a second …
06/17/2009 — CBS 2 New York Interview
Margarete Cassalina, author of the memoir, Beyond Breathing , was interviewed by Cindy Hsu on CBS 2 New York. …
