by his condition. Jordy is on his case about being embarrassed when he shows his frustration in public. Jim goes to the office with Jordy three or four times a week. He is unable to drive, another embarrassment for him. He occasionally accompanies Jordy to job sites. He has been teaching Jordy the financial side of the construction business. He is amazed at how quickly she picks it up. He thinks she could completely run the business but hasn’t told her so. He is reluctant to turn loose of the reins completely.
Jordy has progressed to the point she works with her dad in generating bids. On her own; she has bid and won several contracts in the past year. With the bids they’ve made and won together, Carlyle Construction is doing very well. Jordan has suggested they look into the development business themselves instead of joint participation with other contractors. Jim is not sure they are ready for such a move.
One Sunday after church, they had lunch at a small restaurant in Sugar Land. After lunch, Jordy was driving and said, “Are you guys up for a short ride?” “Sure,” her mother said, “how about you, Jim?”
“The Texans are on TV, and I want to see it.”
“Come on Dad. Aren’t they playing in Denver? It doesn’t start until three. I want to show you something.”
Jordy has always been able to talk her dad into anything, but he didn’t give in gracefully. “Well I guess if you get me home in time for the Texans.”
“Like it’s going to kill you to miss a quarter of the action.” She drove past Pecan Grove on US90, turned south and into a wooded area that bordered on the Brazos River. She stopped under a tree and said, “I want to show you something. Mom, hand me my iPad, please.” She brought up Google Earth and zoomed in on the area where they were parked. She got out of the car and said, “Come on, Mom, Dad and look.”
They got out of the car, and she placed the iPad and said, “Okay. We’re here.” She pointed to an area and zoomed in to show more detail. “Now look around.” They dutifully did so. “Isn’t this gorgeous? Dad, just think, we could create a sub-division here. I would call it Carlyle Estates. Build houses say, $300k up. Grand Parkway is just over there.” She zoomed out to show it. “Southwest Freeway is right here. Constellation Field is right here. Dad, this area is ripe for development. It is going to explode with growth. We could put up a couple of model homes, open an office and start selling. What do you think?”
“Where do you plan to get the money for all this, honey?”
“Investors Dad. Investors. I’m sure we could get some of the other contractors involved in it.”
“Who would you get to design it, the roads and all the infrastructure?”
“Dad, this is what you sent me to A&M to study. This is my field. This is what I did in Dallas after I graduated.”
“I don’t know, Jordy. This may be too big for us.” She knew in an instant she had him.
Jordy was so excited she could hardly stand it. She was on cloud nine. Her next move was to take an option on the land.
“Jordy, do you have any idea what our financial situation is?”
Jordy adopted a worried expression as she answered, “No, just what Mom told me when you had the stroke. Other than that, no clue. I just assumed we were well off. I’ve never heard you worry aloud about anything. It just seemed to be there. What are you trying to tell me, Dad? Have I let my imagination run beyond reality?”
* * *
“Marian, Jordy doesn’t have a clue about our financial situation, and what we stand to inherit from our parents, and what will someday be hers,” Jim said. “Do you think we should tell her? She thinks she may have overstepped her bounds with this idea. I was stunned at what she has worked up. It
Jordy has progressed to the point she works with her dad in generating bids. On her own; she has bid and won several contracts in the past year. With the bids they’ve made and won together, Carlyle Construction is doing very well. Jordan has suggested they look into the development business themselves instead of joint participation with other contractors. Jim is not sure they are ready for such a move.
One Sunday after church, they had lunch at a small restaurant in Sugar Land. After lunch, Jordy was driving and said, “Are you guys up for a short ride?” “Sure,” her mother said, “how about you, Jim?”
“The Texans are on TV, and I want to see it.”
“Come on Dad. Aren’t they playing in Denver? It doesn’t start until three. I want to show you something.”
Jordy has always been able to talk her dad into anything, but he didn’t give in gracefully. “Well I guess if you get me home in time for the Texans.”
“Like it’s going to kill you to miss a quarter of the action.” She drove past Pecan Grove on US90, turned south and into a wooded area that bordered on the Brazos River. She stopped under a tree and said, “I want to show you something. Mom, hand me my iPad, please.” She brought up Google Earth and zoomed in on the area where they were parked. She got out of the car and said, “Come on, Mom, Dad and look.”
They got out of the car, and she placed the iPad and said, “Okay. We’re here.” She pointed to an area and zoomed in to show more detail. “Now look around.” They dutifully did so. “Isn’t this gorgeous? Dad, just think, we could create a sub-division here. I would call it Carlyle Estates. Build houses say, $300k up. Grand Parkway is just over there.” She zoomed out to show it. “Southwest Freeway is right here. Constellation Field is right here. Dad, this area is ripe for development. It is going to explode with growth. We could put up a couple of model homes, open an office and start selling. What do you think?”
“Where do you plan to get the money for all this, honey?”
“Investors Dad. Investors. I’m sure we could get some of the other contractors involved in it.”
“Who would you get to design it, the roads and all the infrastructure?”
“Dad, this is what you sent me to A&M to study. This is my field. This is what I did in Dallas after I graduated.”
“I don’t know, Jordy. This may be too big for us.” She knew in an instant she had him.
Jordy was so excited she could hardly stand it. She was on cloud nine. Her next move was to take an option on the land.
“Jordy, do you have any idea what our financial situation is?”
Jordy adopted a worried expression as she answered, “No, just what Mom told me when you had the stroke. Other than that, no clue. I just assumed we were well off. I’ve never heard you worry aloud about anything. It just seemed to be there. What are you trying to tell me, Dad? Have I let my imagination run beyond reality?”
* * *
“Marian, Jordy doesn’t have a clue about our financial situation, and what we stand to inherit from our parents, and what will someday be hers,” Jim said. “Do you think we should tell her? She thinks she may have overstepped her bounds with this idea. I was stunned at what she has worked up. It
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