Continuity mistake: When Carrie is unpacking the shopping at the start she holds up an empty bag that magically folds itself flat between camera cuts. (00:01:50)
Continuity mistake: When Doug is writing on a board, he holds the board at the end or the top depending on the shot. (00:03:30)
Answer: Sara hasn't been mentioned in later episodes, and it suggested in later episodes that she never existed, and that Carrie is an only child. Kevin James stated that the producers couldn't think of an good plots to use with Sara, so they left her out.