Light at the end of the tunnel

Whew! Life has been a rollercoaster lately! Trying to get a business up and going is less than easy. A couple of months ago Jacob passed his test to be licensed by the state in HVAC. Way to go babe! And now, for the past few weeks, we have been going back and forth with the state, trying to get a name approved that wasn't already taken or even close to another company name throughout the state. Who would have thought that would be so hard? We still haven't received official approval but we have received an unofficial approval. Just waiting on the Secretary of State to get back to us.

We've also been going back and forth with trying to get insurance. We have to have insurance before he can receive the license from the state. In order to work for the warranty company's, we have to have a minimum of $500,000 in insurance and since I work for an insurance company, we are hoping they will insure us!

Then there's been talks with lawyers and CPA's about the best way to go about doing everything, especially since he is partnering with someone else.

We have been very blessed to have found an investing partner to get this business up and going! Without him, it would have been a lot more difficult for us to do it all on our own.

Now I'm on a mission to find HVAC software, uniforms, business cards, signs for the truck and advertising space! Whew! Got a lot on my plate.

So, after all of the stress and wondering what's next, there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel!!

The plan is to have the company up and running by May 1. Wish us luck!!

Stay tuned...As soon as everything is set in stone, Brenham will have a new AC and Heating Company!!

Good things are in store for us!!

Wordless Wednesday - Enjoying Spring

Relay for Life - Chapel Offering

This weeks Chapel offering for Avari's school was to have us decorate a small bag and fill with coins for the Relay for Life Fundraiser. We could do this in memory of someone we had lost. We chose to do ours in memory of Nanie (my grandmother, Avari's great-grandmother) and of Aunt Susu (my aunt, Avari's great Aunt).

Avari and I discussed why we were doing this. At first she didn't quite comprehend but that's ok. She understands that Nanie and Aunt Susu were sick and had to go to Heaven and that we miss them very much.

We talked about how we should decorate her bag. I suggested a rainbow and explained to her that a rainbow seems to make everyone smile, just like the memories we have make us smile and a heart representing how they each live on inside of us. Although she never met Nanie, she will know her for the wonderful woman that she was and I will teach her all of the things that she taught me. Aunt Susu was only here for the first 3 years of Avari's life so I am hoping she has some rememberance of her. We have several pictures in our home that she gets to look at and when she's older, I'm hoping she'll inquire more about how special these 2 were to me!

The quality of the photos aren't the best, they were taken with my phone.

This was a very special chapel offering assignment for me and I am so glad that the school had us do this with our kiddos! 

Menu Plan Monday

Monday: Man Pleasing Chicken

Tuesday: Spaghetti

Wednesday: Taco Salad

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Out - Brenham Fire Department Fish Fry

Saturday: Out - Chili Cook-off at the Green Door

Sunday: Crockpot Taco Casserole