Tennesee or Duke?

No I am not playing a name that state game. Tonight CJ had the opportunity to sit back, relax and watch what could be herself in the future. When we came home after making a few stops Daddy needed to complete some work. He did take the time to read to CJ tonight. He read a book by Steve Jenkins entitled, "Biggest, Strongest, Fastest". It was a book about animals, and as usual, CJ was all ears. If you know CJ she was all hands too because as I read she wanted to turn the pages herself. It was then time for Daddy to eat. Mommy made one of his favorite meals, fried shrimp and a fantastic citrus dipping sauce. The question was what did CJ do?

Since the NCAA tournament is on television he figured he would set her up to watch some good ball. Two games were on of interest, Tennessee against Dayton and Duke played LSU. Now some great players have come from both schools. Duke may have an edge academically, which is important for Daddy. However two of his favorites had great careers at Tennessee...Chamiqua Holdsclaw and Candace Parker. Daddy told Uncle Big Duke that CJ needed a CP3 Poster for her room. He said he would handle that. So I handed CJ her basketball and she played with it, and when the game came back from a commercial break, she held as it she were chilling and proceeded to watch the games and suck her thumb. It looked so good I had to take a picture. Of course Mommy uttered those famous words, "I hope she is actually interested in sports." I responded that it did not matter if she was or not. Whatever she does, her Daddy will be proud.

Right now I would have to say CJ is verbally committing to Duke. She is assured a great education and can play ball there too. We are accepting all offers so Standford, Michigan State, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Vandy and even my nemesis, UNC. You can all state your case in the sweepstakes, and in the year 2026, we will make our final decision.

So as I leave you tonight, the theme was basketball today. She wore a sweatsuit and her Kobe's. CJ watched some games and played with her ball, but this was after I read to her because academics will always be first. You all continue to pray for us when you send up your timber. Pray that Daddy is not a wild fanatic in the stands when his baby girl plays, if she plays. We know prayer changes things, people, and situations.

Is It The Weekend or A Weekend

It all started very early this morning. To be exact it was around 5:30am. Daddy needed to get up to finish preparing his sermon for the day. Usually on Sundays we get to sleep a little late because we don't have to be at church until 10:30am. Today was different because it was a third Sunday and Daddy had to go preach at another church. That meant Daddy, C.J. and Mommy needed to be rolling off by 7:30am to get to the 8am service on-time. Well folks, we tried but we did not leave the house until 7:50am. We arrived to the church in time to hear the word but Daddy does not like being late.

C.J. is really a good baby and when she goes to church she participates in the service. Daddy says, "As she should!" That is what believers ought to do. They should go offer up their praise to God and C.J. has no shame already at the ripe old age of seven months. At the 8am service, she was attentive and tried to read the hymnal. At the 11am service, the one I preached oddly enough, I noticed she took a nap. At the 3pm service I did not hear her too much, but Mommy said she was up and chatting with her cousin.

Even though we have been pretty busy this weekend we did get to enjoy it a little bit. Hopefully we will have our weekends back to be together real soon. Daddy has to work on a few of them but he will do what is necessary to make sure he spends ample time with his Princess. Daddy has become accustomed to hanging out with his girls so now he is spoiled.

So now we are rounding out the day. C.J. has been laid down and Daddy is about to chill out for a bit. We did get to watch a lot of basketball in between all of our running around. March Madness is in full throttle and our team is still in the tournament right now. So once I am right and sleepy I will hit the bed and go to sleep. Before I go I will remind you to keep praying...it really does change people, situations, and things!

In Preparation

CJ was a little whiner tonight. it probably stems from her not taking a solid nap today. We dropped Mommy off to a workshop then it was up north only to find Grandma a little sick. CJ hung out with Breezie so she would not catch anything. Daddy needed to write but Cj was being a little spoiled. Will fill you in on more tomorrow.

It Is really Friday Night

Even though it is 12:40am I am considering it to be night time. We just arrived home from another family night out. Well CJ has been out for hours and Mommy has been out for the past hour and a half. When I say out I mean sleep, complete with snoring and a little bit of grogginess.

CJ Easter Pics

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On The Road Again

You would think that we did not have a place to stay or beds to lay in with as much as Daddy and CJ find themselves in a car. We get up early in the morning and get in a car. Then we end our day in a car riding home. Some times like tonight we have to drive north to go to church, then it is back down south to come home. Daddy drives from east to West to get to work and then to get back home. While Daddy is driving CJ is either sleep or playing in her seat. One day Daddy will teach her some songs to sing as we pass the time away.

This evening we went from, Perth Amboy, through, Woobridge, Elizabeth, and Bayonne to get to Jersey City, then we went through Kearny, Harrison, and East Orange to get to church in Newark. Nine cities, four counties what a journey we went on. It is fun though, we see a lot and enjoy our time together.

So after a very rough day for Daddy at work he is thankful he got to drive his frustration out on the long ride home because when he is with CJ he wants to negativity in the area. So now we are home and we are calling it a night. Please remember to pray as someone testified tonight in church. prayer changes things, situations and people!

Exercise via C.J.!

So the season of spring is only a few days away. The good thing is that after God blessed us with all that rain and wind this weekend, he flipped the script and today was sunny and bright. A while back, because he noticed he put on a few pounds that needed to be shed, Daddy mentioned to Mommy that once the weather broke that they should begin walking once they got home from work daily. So today the weather broke and walk Daddy, Mommy, and C.J. did.

Now once they get a whiff of that good old fresh air, most babies usually doze off and enter la la land. However, my darling C.J. always has to be different. This girl was up and vibrant for the duration of the trip. She was looking all around at her surroundings. She was playing with her blanket. She also was making sounds which were quite interesting. It was such a joy to watch her as she investigated her surroundings. That is that inquiry based education already at work. Go girl!

So the daily exercise is on. We had fun today. Mommy and Daddy chatting...C.J. learning about the sounds of nature. But of course the goal being accomplished is a good thing, now we have to work on the follow through. Prayerfully we can work around our schedules. We will not be able to walk as a family daily but it will be priority when we can.

So now we have put C.J. to bed and I'm watching Mommy prepare the bags for tomorrow. We have another long day but at least we will all be together. God takes us through all we have to endure and we are blessed with good health and stamina. We will get our worship on tomorrow night, Amen! So as we chill out for the rest of the night and feast on some Cold Stone for dinner, you all make sure you pray. I have and I will tell you this, prayer still changes things, people and situations.

NOTE TO C.J.: Daily exercise is a must. Set it as a daily priority and pray for follow through!