Ferrara's in Florida

I'm thinking of striking.  Or forming a "Mom of Two Year Olds" union.  Until I decide, I'm taking all recommendations for toddler boarding schools.  Or full-day camp, 7 days a week.  Just kidding.  I'm thankful for an almost 28-month-old, non-swimmer-kamakaze-in-the-pool, naked-jay-bird-free-peeing, climbing-in-the-pantry, cologne-bottle-emptying-in-his-hair, thinks-he-is-an-abstract-artist-crayon-smearing-all-over-the-tile-floors, full-of-unlimited-facial-expressions-for-every-two-year-old-mood-swing, little boy.  Anyone want to join in the fun for 2 hours so I can clean the kitchen, for the third time today??  Joel Philip Ferrara comes with a full guarantee that you will not be bored!

Greta Garbo  Both Sable and Ruby enjoy history as much as I do; Ruby possibly enjoys it the most.  When my girls have a question, we usually turn to the Internet, the source for finding almost any piece of information. In our Anne Frank novel, she references movie stars of the early 20th century--Greta Garbo being one of Anne's favorites.  Ruby and Sable wanted to see what she looked like, so we Google Imaged her and found lovely photos. Our first comments of the Swedish actress: Mommy: "Oh, she is beautiful." Ruby: "Not nearly as pretty as you Mommy." Sable: "No, not even close." -------------------------------------------------- I have good memories of my mom from childhood.  I remember them well, like how she was the prettiest lady I'd ever seen, she smelled good all the time--even her pillow smelled nice like her, and she didn't use bad words.  I remember how polite she was and how she dressed classy.  I hope my childre...

We started the morning by reading a novel on Anne Frank.  The two chapters focused on stories from Anne's childhood.  After closing the book, our conversation including our own family stories.  Here are some of the bunny trails we took in our storytelling... Mommy to my daughters, when referring to a Germany story from 1909 found in our book: "Did you know that in 1909 Maw-Maw wasn't even born yet. All of this occurred before Maw-Maw was even a baby." Sable: Pause.  "Mommy, was Maw-Maw born before Jesus died on the cross?" Sable to Mommy and Ruby: "One time Mimi told me that Pops was in a car accident and he was hurt." Mommy: "That's right, I was your age, 6 years old.  I remember when the teacher pulled me out of class to tell me that my dad was going to be okay." Sable:  "Mommy, I'm so very glad Pops is alive today.  I love him so much." Ruby: "I'm glad too.  He makes yummy cookies." Sable: ...

Pops and Mimi's visit this spring Good morning to you! This boy LOVES his Mommy...and he likes taking pics with my iPhone   Joel's must-have pool accessories   We LOVE having Aunt Ginger visit so often! The best transportation in town: Big Sis Sweethearts Daddy and his helper Special sister lunch at Sisters Restaurant     Vacation on the Gulf! Joel's new favorite vehicle: BOAT! BOAT! The perfect naptime Boca Grande Daddy at work with his summertime physique, courtesy of hot attics  

My phone now syncs with my laptop so I once again have easy access to hundreds of my photos.   Pops and Ruby Simone -- Thanksgiving 2012 Thanksgiving 2012   Thanksgiving Dinner 2012 Remind us of this picture in 20 years! Uncle Craig & Joel at Lake Alice, UF Uncle Phil, FJ and Juliana   New Year's Eve 2012 in the Big Easy   Rubu & Nole (Joel's pronunciation at 2 years 3 months) me and Brittany having manicures on the UES There's no denying this kid is a Ferrara/Gibbs. Licking the pizza box from the recycling bin 6, 4 1/2, 2 years old   Joel hung out by the tractors while we picked strawberries Joel and his necessary sleep aides We spent a day at Disney's Dolphin Hotel with my college roomie Souhaila and her sons Eli (6) and Ryland (2.5) Construction work is tough work