Today is Sunday. The first Sunday in October to be exact. Guess who had to work? You guessed right, me. So I left the house this morning like it was a regular work day and headed down to TCNJ. 8:45am to 3:30pm, all day long in a building that was extremely hot. My voice was gone from the game yesterday and I had to present. This was going to be an interesting day I thought. In the end it wasn't too long. Now, if you have kept up with the diary, you know that Shatema is headed to work tomorrow and C.J. will begin going to the babysitter. On my way out this morning Shatema reminded me not to forget to purchase a frame for her picture of C.J... easier said than done. I went to one store and they had nothing. I wanted to call it quits so I could get my food and get in for the end of the late games. However I know how it feels to stare at C.J. during the day,and I want Shatema to have the same opportunity. So I go to another store they were empty. Finally, after two failed attempts, I found a great frame for Shatema and was able to head home. Only today the arrival would be different.
Today was the first day that when I cracked the door, began to ascend the stairs, and I heard nothing. It was quiet, too quiet. I have to admit the sound was haunting because I have become accustomed to hearing her up or even asleep...C.J. does snore, lol! OK people, there was no need to panic. I knew Shatema had planned to be gone when I got home. That does not mean I have to like it. We had a routine. I would come home, run up the steps, take off my jacket, wash my hands, kiss Shatema and then grab my baby. I was empty handed today and I felt the difference. So now I had to eat and watch football alone. I did get a text to tell me that over at Grandma's my baby was watching football, as she should have been, but she should have been with Daddy.
Don't go thinking I do not want her visiting, but some of you may know when you have that bond with your kid, you will do everything in your power to stop anything from breaking it. C.J. and I bond over Sunday night football and it had become comfortable for dear old Dad. So know I have to wait anxiously until my darling gets home but tonight is different because we are preparing for the first family exodus tomorrow and Shatema and I will be preparing for the morning. I have already set out my clothes for tomorrow, washed the bottles, straightened up the living room, and even mopped the floor. You can tell I had a lot of nervous energy to use and a lot of idol time this evening. However, when Shatema gets home, we have to bath C.J, read to her, pray and get her down and fix lunch for the both of us...a lot to be done, I know. But we are a team and hopefully we will be in bed with enough time to enjoy a good night of rest.
Tomorrow morning will be rough. Will we get out on time? How will Daddy respond to the new situation? Will Daddy make it to work on time? Will he be back in time to pick his girls up? All these questions are running through my head but you know what it is pretty exciting. I honestly have been waiting for this moment for a while now and it has finally arrived. I am sure with God leading us all things will fall right into place. That is exactly the reason the Johnsons of Old Bridge pray daily. We want nothing but for God's will to be manifested in our lives.
As for today that is all folks. As always, remember to pray because prayer changes things. By the way C.J. is home now too!
