London Calling

Today was very productive. I obtained verbal commitments from two new/future investors. One transaction will be consummated – my wife laughed when I used that particular term – next week. The other at a later date, for various reasons. We also viewed some real estate, I played my weekly hockey game, got a brisk one-hour walk in, shoveled the drive, and have spent the past hour+ preparing for the next two days.

I’m spending Wednesday and Thursday in beautiful London, Ontario. Since it’s part of our franchise territory – Guelph, southwest, to Windsor – and since it will likely be the location of our second Parmasters Center, it makes sense to dedicate some time to learning more about the city. I’ll be meeting with real estate agents as well as city staff (economic development, planning, etc.). I’ll also do a fair bit of driving, visiting every industrial and business park in the city.

We’re considering London as the location of our first Center. Chances are we’ll open in Waterloo Region first, but London is a possibility. I’ll have a few things to work out with investors if we go this route. Again, highly unlikely, but possible.

Our eldest son has pneumonia. We suspect it started as a cold, but when the cough dragged on, he visited his doctor. Somehow we have to fit some chest x-rays into Wednesday.

It’s been interesting watching his younger brother through this ordeal. He’s become very compassionate and helpful. He’s always very kind, and they get along very, very well. But our younger son is also generally quite self-absorbed, as are most boys his age. But with his big brother sick, he’s been very helpful and very caring. He’ll tell him to put his socks back on, get to bed early, do his chores for him, etc. We’re very proud of both of them.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes