From The Home Front

For the first time in a long time I am typing on my own computer. My summer program ended yesterday and today I had the day off. I spent it in what I am finding to be the best way possible. For most of the day I did absolutely nothing. Then later on in the evening it was off to handle some important business. With just about a week left until CJ's first birthday there are a lot that has to be done in a little bit of time. Daddy and Mommy go back and forth about the final details on a daily basis. All the while CJ sits idle, and as Daddy reminded Mommy today, will not remember any of this.

I just laid CJ down for the night. She finally fell asleep after resting in my arms for most of the night after dinner. Mommy wanted to take her and put her down many times but Daddy insisted on letting her chill with her Daddy since she was quiet and still. I must confess, I was not letting her go. I have been waiting for this night for a month now. Tonight it came and I soaked it all up. CJ has a way of making sure I am real. She will grab my face, then my head. Then, she kisses my head and grabs my beard and moves in for a kiss. I guess I am authenticated once she finishes her ritual. Mommy laughed today and said, "You just sit there too"...lol. I do because anything she does right about now I will let her do.

Daddy finally solidified what CJ would receive for her first birthday present from him. (I have to guess is this a dual gift from her parents with Mommy, or is she getting her something else? I mean it is OK if she wants to roll with Big Poppa!) We were in a store and we came across a horse. I showed it to CJ and she was not scared. She even graced the horse's head and smiled. The head moves and it gallops and she was all giddy. Therefore the Rocking Horse became the gift she would get. Now I will admit this is a far ways from the very high end jewelry I initially thought of getting her but it allows me room to make the gifts better and better with time. I have some wiggle room. Those earrings I wanted to get would have made me get another job by the time her 5th birthday came around.

So CJ is asleep, and Daddy is finishing up his blog and then will chill out with Mommy. We have a long weekend of events to attend and we do not get a break until we are resting peacefully in Vegas in two weeks. So now, I remind you to pray. Trust me my prayer list is growing and I do not mind because prayer changes things, people, and situations. You all take care.