What we did today! / myLot

Defuniak Springs, Florida

June 19, 2026 9:41pm CST

I mentioned in the post before this that we are having friends get the new restaurant ready for opening. They just signed the lease a week or two ago and we are hoping to be open by 1 July so it’s been pretty much nonstop all week. We have been pretty much put in charge of the job site and have a couple people who work under us, including a 17-year-old who we are teaching is the best way to put it. He hasn’t ever had a job other than washing dishes and clean up at the diner that they already have open and we have been using him for painting and cleaning and stuff and I have been trying to teach him the right way to do things because he’s young enough that he can still learn. So today we painted two coats of primer in the additional dining room as well as scrubbed booths and tables and put boost together We also got ceiling tiles put in. So it was a pretty full day. We got there at 9:30 this morning and left at 6:30 tonight. So that’s what we did today. What did you do?

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Amber

@AmbiePam (124537)

• United States

20 Jun

I’m glad you guys are supervising him to make sure he’s being productive.

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April

@thislittlepennyearns (69200)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

20 Jun

He’s getting better. But we don’t have him again till Tuesday.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (17044)

• United States

20 Jun

It's great you are teaching him some life skills. Hope he will continue to use them. I wish your friends the best of luck with their new restaurant.

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April

@thislittlepennyearns (69200)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

20 Jun

I think it's going to go very well. They already have one opened and had a food truck in the past. They have such good food. But thank you

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allen0187

@allen0187 (59989)

• Philippines

21 Jun

Good luck with the restaurant opening. Glad that you are mentoring the 17-year old. Everyone knows that having someone to look up to at such a young age is important.