Crazy spring weather, business news

We are in that special time of year when we run the heater in the morning and the air conditioner in the afternoon on a typical day. But the reverse is also possible. We have started our mornings with warm breezes out of the south and ended the afternoon scrambling to find the jacket we left at work on the last normal day. It isn’t so bad, but it presents a peculiar challenge for Mama and Victoria. Both of them struggle to determine whether to leave the heaters on for the pups or the heat lamps on for the chicks. Can they turn on the fan before leaving for work or is it still too cold to do so? How soon will the 85° air follow the 55° air? Will the little ones get too cold waiting on it to warm up to the point that the extra movement of air will feel comfortable? This morning is not so bad. It was 61° at 6 am and will travel quickly to near 90°. Fans will probably be turned on this morning to produce an hour or two of shivering followed by the relief of the added air movement later this morning into the afternoon. It is certain that it will be hot by the time we all get home.

I did have time to get the gas logs working last night. I had to disconnect the lines in the back of the unit to purge them with propane and in doing so, I discovered that Norman had installed a shut off valve in the line as it entered the fireplace. That would have been nice to know as it was probably the only reason I could not start the flow of propane the other night. Anyway, the gas logs are operational now and, who knows, we might have another cold night before the long summer sets upon us. Mama was both happy to see the fire burning and disappointed that the display was not as vibrant as she was expecting. I may have to rearrange the “logs” on the burners to get the flame spectacle she would like – but last night was not the night to get that done.

Mama and I came to the office last night for our coaching session, but we left early because she was not feeling well. We will pick up that session on Thursday night. I believe we are still on track to buy our first property sometime early in May. If that does work out, we should be able to sell that property by the end of June. That is exciting. That would keep us on track for meeting my target date of October to move fulltime into the business we are pursuing. There are still a lot of moving pieces to get the business completely set up and funded, but we are close enough to plan for that time frame. Mostly now, I am trying to get the paperwork signed and notarized, so it can be filed properly. Then we can set up accounts, fund the accounts and start making purchases through the corporation. I knew it would be an involved task to get all this done, but I am still surprised by the amount of paperwork required.

We are currently linking the business to the trust Mama and I set up a couple years ago. Mama still struggles with the need to address our deaths when we are just starting out in this business, but it is a necessary part of doing things right. Still, it is kind of awkward. Everything should be in place by the end of next week. Right now, everyone is waiting on me to get my part done and get the paperwork back to them.

I am struggling to find the time to get my part done.