Let's Build a Business

May 11th we got word that things weren't going to work for us to buy the practice that Dave has been working with all year. In a really short summary, that day we decided to go out on our own here in Fort Collins. Since that day it's felt like a crazy sprint to get to this point. We've been working harder than we've ever worked before. This last week was full of mostly 16 hour days while we got the office all ready to open. It's been a whirlwind the last two months but it is finally all done. Dave starts work tomorrow. Mom made a last minute trip to save the day. We wondered how we would get everything done while having three kids to care for! Mom has been such a fabulous help to us!

Last week, the girls had an idea to make a surprise for us. They were doing webcam with Grandpa John and he had the idea to make a song for us. With lots of help from Grandma, they sang this darling song for us tonight. Their surprise also included a fun treasure hunt with cute notes and treats, and ended with us finding a gift card in our mailbox to Cafe Rio. They pitched in some of their hard-earned money to help pay for the gift card. The girls know how much I love that place, and they recently opened one here.

I cried through the whole song! Mom wrote all of the words on the plane ride here. I wish I inherited her talent of writing songs!

Here are the words in case you don't catch them all. And it's true about the 100 hours of painting.

Let's build a business, yeah, yeah, yeah
We can have a lot of fun
Let's build a business, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lots of work before it's done

100 hours of painting, done. Right?
You work all day and 1/2 the night. Together

Oh, we really think you're swell
Uh, huh, you really ring the bell
Ooh-ee, we want to shout yipee
Thanks for all you're doin
You're the best and we're not foolin

Let's build a business, yeah, yeah, yeah
Lots of jobs and work galore
Let's build a business, yeah, yeah, yeah
Never done, there's always more

Until you lay your weary heads
All tucked inside your comfy bed

Together!