Jeanne-ology: Truth

It’s Thursday and in exciting news, we now have full possession of our new space at 421 Stadium Blvd. It is a shell of a space, so we are starting the process of building it out to look like PJP. I feel 50% excited and 50% terrified, but Jeanne is unfazed. Here is her thoughts on the week!

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Hello Thursday Readers! Well, another week passed. Last week I completely forgot to blog. The first thing Rebecca said to me on Friday morning, what happened to your blog? I had to admit that I forgot. Being tired, cleaning up the kitchen after dinner and a couple glasses of wine later and I was finished and went to bed. (Rebecca editing to add: Key phrase: GLASSES OF WINE.)

On to some happy news, today is my grandson's birthday! We plan a celebration by going out to his favorite restaurant, then returning home for cake and opening presents. He has grown up so fast, now a college student and working in the pie shop. I wish his great grandmother was alive, she would have loved seeing him grow up. A part of me wishes he was still little, he had the most pretty curls. I have a picture of him at that young age. I don't look at it too often, it makes me sad. It shouldn't because birds leave the nest and it has been a blessing to watch him growing up. (Rebecca editing to add: I don’t know where time goes and I literally can’t talk about it or I will start crying.)

I have missed a lot of time at the pie shop. The last two weeks, I have spent Monday and Tuesday taking care of my husband. He had cataract surgery on his eyes. Getting him to the VA and back home is an ordeal. We were both exhausted on those days. We are both glad there are no other major medical care scheduled. Rebecca, of course, lives at the pie shop. I have mentioned this before, but she is the first to arrive and comes home late. I know she must be exhausted, I can tell by looking into her eyes. She tells me she fine and drops the subject. I am so aware of the time she spends at the shop, reminds me of myself when we had the pie shop in our earlier years. My anxiety was high and I stayed tired all the time. Sometimes, Rebecca asks me why I am so zen about everything. I guess I am because I am a lot older and there is no sense in getting into a tizzy. Just do the best we can and everything will work out. I say this now and tomorrow if something doesn't look right, I can have a fit really fast! (Rebecca editing to add: Entrepreneurship is 50% determination and 50% stubbornness. Or on some days, it is more 10% determination and 90% stubbornness. I’m looking at you, Thanksgiving.)

I am wanting her to stay home on Saturday, she never gets two days off unless it is a holiday. That's crazy, I keep telling her she cannot burn the candle at both ends. If that is ever possible, she will be the one to pull it off! Her determination is strong and she is capable of setting goals and dragging all of us across the finish line. (Rebecca editing to add: I’ll be there. We’ve got stuff to do. And I’m stubborn.)