Terry Starts a New Venture

OMG, I can’t believe how far behind we are! Much to catch up, but not now. It’s way too late in the evening and my back hurts way too much. (more about that later, if I feel like it!) Anyway, Terry just completed an intense one-week course and passed the written exam to be a nationally certified Home Energy Auditor. In just seven hours he’ll be taking his field test that has a 30% pass rate. I’m confident he’ll pass, but I won’t get my knickers in a knot if he doesn’t. (What’s the pass rate for the Texas Bar?)

Anyway, don’t tell him, but this is the note I’m tucking in his binder:

My darling Terry,

You have given me many reasons to be proud of you and to believe in you, but never as much as you have in the past two weeks. Your dedication to your studies, your creativity in learning new and difficult materials, your organization, your studiousness, and your ability to navigate an obviously flawed system has inspired me. What I wouldn’t give to have a class full of students like you!

I know that you will do well on the test and that you are “top 30%” material. You are my top .00000000000000000009% material!

I am proud to be married to you. I am proud of how hard you work and how dedicated you are to making a more secure life for us. I am proud of the relationship you are building with you daughter and I am proud of the business that you are building. Without question you are on the cutting edge of an industry that is destined to grow. You know so much and you learn so quickly that I’m convinced you will build a prosperous business and be as secure in your financial future as you are in our future as husband and wife.

I give you many thoughts, many prayers – not that you pass, for I know that you will – but I will pray for you to have peace, focus, confidence and wisdom.

I love you very much

Am I just too weird? Maybe so, but don’t let that stop you from praying for his success!

Terry starts his own business

Terry started his own business this week doing custom home repairs. Eventually he will branch out into home security systems, smart home energy management, and rehab for independent living.

He has registered two DBAs and already has two jobs lined up. Oh dear me, now he’ll never get to that tada list of things to do around our house that we started long before he moved here. Oh well, he’s bringing in money and having fun. I think he looks kind of cute working, too. (Although he really needs different shoes with those shorts!)

I just took him a lunch of cheese, milk, yogurt, trail mix, cantaloupe and cherries. If you had told me two weeks ago that this is how I would spend my morning, I would have called you crazy! But then again, I’m spending the afternoon with a dozen teenagers playing Wii at the civic center for the library’s teen program. Now that’s crazy. I’m going to have a ball, I’m sure! Off to gear up for it…

By the way, if you’re in Central Texas and you need Terry to do some work for you…terrycrain [at] mac [dot] com.

I’m proud of you, honey!