diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/RDD.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/RDD.scala
index 9daa777074f8efa462b44dc353fb427d73e6e4bb..76908fa608cb34f134db8a54a67ffd8d8521ba70 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/RDD.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/rdd/RDD.scala
@@ -369,17 +369,20 @@ abstract class RDD[T: ClassTag](
       blockExInfos.put(key, new BlockExInfo(key))
     }
 
+    logInfo("Phoenix: about to check parents of node in current stage")
     blockManager.stageExInfos.get(blockManager.currentStage) match {
       case Some(curStageExInfo) =>
         var parExist = true
+        // get parents of current node
         for (par <- curStageExInfo.depMap(id)) {
           val parBlockId = new RDDBlockId(par, partition.index)
           if (blockExInfos.containsKey(parBlockId) &&
             blockExInfos.get(parBlockId).isExist == 1) {
             // par is exist
-
+            logInfo("Phoenix: A parent for this node exists")
           } else {
             // par not exist now, add this key to it's par's watching set
+            logInfo("Phoenix: A parent for this node was not found")
             parExist = false
             if (!blockExInfos.containsKey(parBlockId)) {
               blockExInfos.put(parBlockId, new BlockExInfo(parBlockId))
@@ -389,12 +392,11 @@ abstract class RDD[T: ClassTag](
         }
         if (parExist) {
           // par are all exist so we update this rdd's start time
-          // logEarne("par all exist, store start time of " + key)
-          blockExInfos.get(key).creatStartTime =
-            System.currentTimeMillis()
+          logInfo("Phoenix: Nodes parents all exist, store start time of " + key)
+          blockExInfos.get(key).creatStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
         }
       case None =>
-        logInfo("An Error With CS525 Project")
+        logInfo("Phoenix: stage info not found")
     }
     // SS }
     // This method is called on executors, so we need call SparkEnv.get instead of sc.env.