Hanging with Big Brother in the Bronx

Yesterday was a great day, I met with Julian at his job in the Bronx, and we had a nice talk about our lives and how we came to this point. He looked great (still looking like Cherrie Ann), but emulating Daddy to the fullest when he spoke. We are not going to resort to any more calling once a month and seeing each other even less, we intend to keep in touch like family should and have Shaniqua, Jaclyn, Erica, Mikey, Dmiteria, and Prince all meet and get to know each other, as well as Althea and her daughters.
Though it should not have taken this long for us to converse in this manner, it’s a start to getting alone as of now. We both left happy in the fact that we have so many questions to ask each other regarding our family and the anticipation to the answers.

Jaclyn's 20th Birthday Blowout!

Happy B, day Jaclyn. Earlier, Jaclyn was asleep so we couldn’t do anything with the family during the day, but when she woke up, we had a little get together. I know her big sis Shaniqua baked a cake, so we’ll post it at a later time. But here’s Jaclyn’s big night, Happy Birthday Jaclyn.

Pam lighting up the cake>>>>>>>

Jaclyn's Getting ready to blow out the candles. (each one representing 5 years)

We love you, and pray you have many more!!

Life’s lessons for one of our own

Yesterday, the family had to assist Jaclyn in getting away from an event she has been experiencing in her life, that will hopefully change her for the better. Jaclyn was the victim of youthful inexperience. Inexperience that had her family not been there, her lifestyle would have led to her being a statistic on our economical and medical services. She placed herself in a situation that unfortunately, she had to learn the hard way to get out of. What was the lesson? It was the lessons of relationships, commitments, love, hate, and the usual voyages most of us take in life towards adulthood. At her age, her inexperience led her to make decisions as all young adults usually make, “the mistake of thinking they know what they’re doing in their Youthful Exuberance of excitement.”
Today is another beginning of the beginning for her; she now has a place of solitude and peace in our home. The environmental elements that warped her mind must be exorcised and reconditioned to help her meet the challenges of the world. We hope and pray Jaclyn makes this transition, and as the day have worn on, she seems to be headed in that direction.

My visit to Tanty Eva and Bunnie's house

I was lucky to get to see Tanty Eva and Tanty Bunnie this last weekend. We spent the whole day together going over the family’s historical past again. It was important to me that I hear it again and again. It’s not everyday someone can know mostly everything about their family and live to tell about it. From my father’s side, Hugo C. A., they have become mirrors in which we can look back and see not who, but how it all came together.
For those that are not familiar with Eva, she is renowned by the Brooklyn community as an outstanding resident for over 58 years at the same address, and an exclusive write up in Crane, The New York Times, and rent Stabilization Newspaper. This last stage of her celebrity status came out of an infamous case with a tenant who did not pay rent for over 8 years. She was also a famous designer and business woman with many designs under her belt.
I have a date with Robin A., the nurse at my job who may also be family, and shed some light in the wake of all this family up heaving. This picture was taken at Tanty Eva’s 80th birthday party in Brooklyn, 2007, with Tanty Bunnie. We also amassed a group of pictures to be collaged at a later time, which I will let everyone know when and where to access the photos.

And the beat goes on, with all new discoveries!

Well, it’s been 5 days now and I’ve received a lot of feed back from family and friends. One was the spelling of names on the site which I took care of, and the other was the picture gallery’s captions. My good friend John (a far but close relative) said the caption would do better on the bottom of the picture frames, and he was absolutely right, now it can be viewed seamlessly. Cherrie Ann may have also discovered some family by chance through her friend Annette, so I have to call and get all her information soon. I also contacted Tanty Eva and we’re planning to get together in the upcoming weeks to go over in details the history of Daddy’s family. Tanty Eva is so funny, we spoke on a subject (can’t mention now) that had me laughing all night. I will also like to thank Melissa from “tourdeforks” and all the assistance she provided in getting me this far.
No on is going to believe this, as I was writing this blog, I was called away to do a job in our nursing station. For the longest time a nurse looks like Cherrie Ann, and I just decided to ask her if she has any Clarke in her family, and she said YES, unbelievable. This women has such a strong resemblance to Cherrie I would not be suprised if she is related. What a discovery, she even recognizes some of the names on the site under Hugo’s lineage. More to come……

Signing up using own account

Family, when I first tried to invite everyone to the site under their own login, it did not work. With everyone accessing with the "abbottfamily" with password "abbottlineage" you may want your own. Send me your email and I will try to invite you again. Hopefully it will work this time.

Web site up and Ready for you

Here we go. After some Action Scripting, Java Configuration, and XML meta tags (I don’t know what I’m talking about, LOL) but Pam did her thing and made my final hurdle in getting the web site up a breeze. Go to www.abbottlineage.com and you will be introduced to the beginning of the beginning of our documented history. Enjoy.