Month: May 2009

So when I was younger (heck, only a few years ago even), my father would make me help him when leveling out the ground for stuff like pools, foundations, leech fields, etc. I hated doing it. Basically, I would hold the “stick” which was a ruler on multiple locations within the area we were working. My father would get the fun part of looking through the scope to see if they were all at the same level, and whether they needed to go up or down. Today, I was setting a small pool for Noah and Nora, and wanted to level the ground below it. So I got my shovel, and pulled out the scope. I gave Noah a “stick” (which was just a metal rod), marked a line on it, and told him to move around the area I wanted. We went back and forth a couple of times. When we were all done, I set the pool down, and put the tools away. While I was moving on to filling the pool, Noah and Nora decided to play “hold the stick” also. Noah would give the stick to Nora and tell her where to stand, and Noah would pretend to look through a scope. Noah even drew a circle on the ground. I guess he doesn’t think it’s boring yet. Give it a few more years…

As I’ve mentioned, business is growing. Our new office space is official. I signed the lease yesterday. We begin moving our stuff on Monday. I’ve also met/interviewed/orientated two new employees. One has been working for us for a couple of weeks now, but he lives in Tallahassee (he handles phone support). He was recently down for a few days, and I took him on a job with me. The other, I had him ride around with me yesterday to see what I do, and he will be officially starting on Monday. His job at first will be working on the home computers and doing general maintenance. I am feeling really good about this growth and the direction of the company.

I am also learning “leadership”. I’m almost finished with the parenting book that me and Danielle have been reading. There have been some interesting insights in the book. It’s not that the book so much “tells” you how to parent, but makes you think about your parenting, and reinstates the common sense stuff. I think this will help me in my business too. The book commonly refers to politicians (in a negative sense) and CEO (in a positive sense).

Well, this morning, Danielle is going knitting with a friend, and I get to help Noah and Nora build character ;-)