Today was CJ's Uncle Duke's graduation from high school. CJ and Daddy had to ride as a duo because Mommy is really sick. Daddy and CJ got a late start this morning because Daddy just could not get it all together. This even though he prepared much of CJ's stuff last night, it was his stuff that held them up. Their lateness resulted in a meeting needing to be pushed back for Daddy. That was the only time they were late the rest of the day.
Daddy left work early to make sure he picked CJ up and beat all of the Garden State Parkway traffic. He was in East Orange by 4:00pm. Daddy was also the driving force to make sure everyone arrived to the graduation site on time. The graduation was nice. The school did what was right and focused everything on the students. CJ sat well for the most part. For a long while Daddy forgot she was there because she actually wanted to sit with her Pop! After the graduation the family went out to eat. This is where CJ showed her butt. She just would not stop talking. She whined, she screamed and just did anything that would annoy her Daddy. It was a long day for her and she held out as long as she could.
We finally arrived home and CJ has been sleep since we hit the Parkway South. We have to be up and at them tomorrow and I bet she will be a little cranky. We just pray that she learns to behave when she is tired. If she is tired, go to sleep. Pray for her folks, prayer changes things, people., and situations.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Mommy Is Sick (POST 600)
It is currently 10:10pm on a Sunday night. Daddy is typing his blog and CJ is still awake. The situation is this. Mommy some how got herself sick, when we arrived home she did not pass go nor did she collect $300 dollars. She went right to the bed and that is where she has been since then. SO that meant Daddy was left to deal with CJ for the entire night.
He has bathed her, check!
He prepared her lunch for tomorrow along with her diaper bag, check!
He also prepared a snack bag for graduation tomorrow, check!
Also a bag for him to have tomorrow evening, complete with an empty bottle, check.
He did not get himself ready but he has the alarm set so he can wake up with enough time to have both Daddy and CJ out of the house on time. The only thing Daddy cannot put a check by is, CJ is sleeping, uncheck. This girl is still going. Even with Daddy turning all the lights off she still is up. Now I know we are not in the traditional setting. Daddy does not want CJ to sleep in the bedroom for fear she might get sick. This week is another crucial week at work and he needs to be there daily. So after the blog is complete Daddy will lay with his Princess with the hope she goes to sleep. We do hope Mommy gets better. Daddy does the job that is needed to be done but Mommy puts a little more effort into it and always thinks of things Daddy does not. No matter how much he pays attention. So we pray for her health on tonight. Prayer changes things, people, and situations.
He has bathed her, check!
He prepared her lunch for tomorrow along with her diaper bag, check!
He also prepared a snack bag for graduation tomorrow, check!
Also a bag for him to have tomorrow evening, complete with an empty bottle, check.
He did not get himself ready but he has the alarm set so he can wake up with enough time to have both Daddy and CJ out of the house on time. The only thing Daddy cannot put a check by is, CJ is sleeping, uncheck. This girl is still going. Even with Daddy turning all the lights off she still is up. Now I know we are not in the traditional setting. Daddy does not want CJ to sleep in the bedroom for fear she might get sick. This week is another crucial week at work and he needs to be there daily. So after the blog is complete Daddy will lay with his Princess with the hope she goes to sleep. We do hope Mommy gets better. Daddy does the job that is needed to be done but Mommy puts a little more effort into it and always thinks of things Daddy does not. No matter how much he pays attention. So we pray for her health on tonight. Prayer changes things, people, and situations.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Home Alone
No I am not talking about the movie series. Daddy is home all by himself. No Mommy and no CJ. After Daddy took CJ to the park with him and was worn out by the Princess running all around the playground Mommy and CJ went to go babysit. CJ was amazing in the park though. Daddy observed as she navigated around. She developed a sequence of how she wanted to go up the stairs, then down the little slide, then up some more stairs and down the big slide. At first she needed to get a better understanding of how she was to get down from the top. Daddy saw her begin to reason with herself and then make her attempt. Of course Daddy was worried the entire time, would she get scared? Would she try to jump down a side? Would she slide to hard? All these things ran through Daddy's head but soon went away as she became more and more confident. CJ even walked down the stairs today. She took her time and made her way!
CJ also played well with others. It was nice to see her wait her turn, not push or hit any other children. it was a great day for CJ a tiring day for Daddy. Now Daddy is home alone, he truly misses his Princess. He got no kiss goodnight, no hug, no fussing, no calls for Daddy. What is a man to do. Well he prays. he prays that she is resting peacefully and that he will get to sleep soon to. Prayer changes things, people, and situations.
NOTE TO CJ: Sometimes you will be away from home. Make sure that you call your Daddy to say goodnight! He misses you.
CJ also played well with others. It was nice to see her wait her turn, not push or hit any other children. it was a great day for CJ a tiring day for Daddy. Now Daddy is home alone, he truly misses his Princess. He got no kiss goodnight, no hug, no fussing, no calls for Daddy. What is a man to do. Well he prays. he prays that she is resting peacefully and that he will get to sleep soon to. Prayer changes things, people, and situations.
NOTE TO CJ: Sometimes you will be away from home. Make sure that you call your Daddy to say goodnight! He misses you.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Daddy's Had Enough
Daddy has made a vow to help CJ begin to operate better by herself. Instead of playing with her toys CJ likes to eat paper, mess with electronic equipment, and she is fascinated with the kitchen. Today Daddy had enough of her messing things up and wondered where here toys were. He then remembered that they are in a container that gets hidden by his and Mommy's clothes. So he took all of the clothes off of the container and called CJ over. Daddy explained to her that anything in the container she could take out and do whatever she wanted to with it. Daddy would much rather have toys all over the place than the bits of paper and other stuff CJ finds to destruct.
Daddy will admit he played a part in CJ's having nothing to do sometimes but now those days are over and we all will be better from it. Daddy is really trying to work on his discipline style with CJ. Does not want to be softy but does not want to be too strict and harsh either. Daddy is trying to find balance but it is difficult. We definitely have to pray for Daddy as he continues on this journey.
Daddy and CJ did get to hang out and watch a little television together while Mommy did laundry. CJ refuses to sit with her Daddy for long periods of time. Folks' she is embarrassed by me and breaking away already. I guess I have to find us something that we can do together since cartoons are out of the question for CJ.
Lord willing tomorrow CJ and Daddy will have some fun in the park. You all pray for Daddy that he can keep up with CJ in open space. We know prayer changes things, people, and situations.
Daddy will admit he played a part in CJ's having nothing to do sometimes but now those days are over and we all will be better from it. Daddy is really trying to work on his discipline style with CJ. Does not want to be softy but does not want to be too strict and harsh either. Daddy is trying to find balance but it is difficult. We definitely have to pray for Daddy as he continues on this journey.
Daddy and CJ did get to hang out and watch a little television together while Mommy did laundry. CJ refuses to sit with her Daddy for long periods of time. Folks' she is embarrassed by me and breaking away already. I guess I have to find us something that we can do together since cartoons are out of the question for CJ.
Lord willing tomorrow CJ and Daddy will have some fun in the park. You all pray for Daddy that he can keep up with CJ in open space. We know prayer changes things, people, and situations.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Get Out Of My Kitchen
People, my daughter is refusing to listen to anything said to her these days. When I ask her to stop, and I really ask her. She looks at me and then continues to do what she was doing. When I was trying to dress her for bed tonight, she kept diving on the bed and running from me. I ask her to stop she turns around and giggles.
Today Daddy had to get very stern with her. Daddy was preparing dinner and the instruments he was using could have harmed CJ. CJ insisted on coming in the kitchen. Daddy would chase her out but she would come back. She just wanted to be by her Daddy but she did not understand that Daddy just wanted to keep her safe. When Daddy had to raise his voice CJ looked astonished and upset. Of course Daddy did not feel good about it either. These things will happen but they both will grow stronger by it.
Tonight was Daddy and CJ Bath Night and it went according to plan. CJ enjoyed pointing out her body parts for Daddy to wash. CJ is getting really good with identifying her body parts too. Along with numbers and some of the alphabet. Daddy is happy because she is doing this without the full court press from Mommy and Daddy. CJ has developed a love for learning independently and I pray she continues to nurture it.
Daddy will be praying because he knows prayer changes things, people, and situations.
NOTE TO CJ: CJ I am sharing this passage with you. It has helped Daddy and Daddy prays you can benefit from them as well.
If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well. If you can't be a pine at the top of the hill, be a shrub in the valley. Be be the best little shrub on the side of the hill. Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.
What Is Your Life's Blueprint?
Six months before he was assassinated, King spoke to a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967.
Today Daddy had to get very stern with her. Daddy was preparing dinner and the instruments he was using could have harmed CJ. CJ insisted on coming in the kitchen. Daddy would chase her out but she would come back. She just wanted to be by her Daddy but she did not understand that Daddy just wanted to keep her safe. When Daddy had to raise his voice CJ looked astonished and upset. Of course Daddy did not feel good about it either. These things will happen but they both will grow stronger by it.
Tonight was Daddy and CJ Bath Night and it went according to plan. CJ enjoyed pointing out her body parts for Daddy to wash. CJ is getting really good with identifying her body parts too. Along with numbers and some of the alphabet. Daddy is happy because she is doing this without the full court press from Mommy and Daddy. CJ has developed a love for learning independently and I pray she continues to nurture it.
Daddy will be praying because he knows prayer changes things, people, and situations.
NOTE TO CJ: CJ I am sharing this passage with you. It has helped Daddy and Daddy prays you can benefit from them as well.
If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well. If you can't be a pine at the top of the hill, be a shrub in the valley. Be be the best little shrub on the side of the hill. Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.
What Is Your Life's Blueprint?
Six months before he was assassinated, King spoke to a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Bad Hair Day
So when I dropped my child off today her hair was decent. When I picked her up her hair looked like she was the long lost descendent of Medusa. Hair was all over the place. Then Daddy had the nerve to need to make some runs before they went home.
The sitter informed us that her daughter (who does CJ's hair) will be leaving on Friday but wanted to make sure CJ's hair was done so they took it out today. We beat the heat and we are all in one piece. CJ still has to learn to listen but we are working on that daily. Keep praying for us as we continue to develop. Prayer changes things, people, and situations.
The sitter informed us that her daughter (who does CJ's hair) will be leaving on Friday but wanted to make sure CJ's hair was done so they took it out today. We beat the heat and we are all in one piece. CJ still has to learn to listen but we are working on that daily. Keep praying for us as we continue to develop. Prayer changes things, people, and situations.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Simply CJ
Some things Daddy has come to learn that CJ will simply do.
CJ will eat anything that resembles paper.
CJ will close the refrigerator door when she sees it open.
CJ will go into the refrigerator and get her cup of milk if she feels her receiving it is taking too long.
CJ will go into the bathroom and shut the door, the bedroom and even the closet.
CJ will grab her coat and say, "I want to go." if she sees Mommy or Daddy hit the top stair.
CJ will remain asleep when Daddy dresses her in the morning but fuss with Mommy the entire time.
CJ will throw her dinner plate when she is finished with it.
CJ wil speak to any and everyone she encounters no matter how much it embarrasses her mom or dad.
CJ will drink from any cup she finds.
CJ will tell you what is on her mind if you ask her.
CJ is simply CJ folks. She is one of a kind and developing more and more of a personality daily. We can really begin to see that she is her Mommy and Daddy's child, interesting I know. Daddy loves her though. She is his Princess and anyone who has to, must deal with it. Mommy included. We continue to pray that CJ develops into a remarkable young lady; respecting of self, intelligent, beautiful, athletic, strong, independent, compassionate, witty, humorous, and so much more. Daddy will do his best to raise her up right and show her what a MAN is and how one acts and treats women. He will also learn to let go and let her live trusting in the job he has done! I will need prayer but I will get there. We all know Prayer changes things, people, and situations!
NOTE TO CJ: One thing Daddy wants you to do in life is to fully trust and respect yourself.
CJ will eat anything that resembles paper.
CJ will close the refrigerator door when she sees it open.
CJ will go into the refrigerator and get her cup of milk if she feels her receiving it is taking too long.
CJ will go into the bathroom and shut the door, the bedroom and even the closet.
CJ will grab her coat and say, "I want to go." if she sees Mommy or Daddy hit the top stair.
CJ will remain asleep when Daddy dresses her in the morning but fuss with Mommy the entire time.
CJ will throw her dinner plate when she is finished with it.
CJ wil speak to any and everyone she encounters no matter how much it embarrasses her mom or dad.
CJ will drink from any cup she finds.
CJ will tell you what is on her mind if you ask her.
CJ is simply CJ folks. She is one of a kind and developing more and more of a personality daily. We can really begin to see that she is her Mommy and Daddy's child, interesting I know. Daddy loves her though. She is his Princess and anyone who has to, must deal with it. Mommy included. We continue to pray that CJ develops into a remarkable young lady; respecting of self, intelligent, beautiful, athletic, strong, independent, compassionate, witty, humorous, and so much more. Daddy will do his best to raise her up right and show her what a MAN is and how one acts and treats women. He will also learn to let go and let her live trusting in the job he has done! I will need prayer but I will get there. We all know Prayer changes things, people, and situations!
NOTE TO CJ: One thing Daddy wants you to do in life is to fully trust and respect yourself.
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