Mothering Many

I read an short article today about the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. One of the finalists is Ethan Willis. I did a little research on Will to write this post, and here’s what I found out (I think. If any of these facts are wrong, I hope he’ll stop by and let me know.)

• He’s from a family of nine. You know I like to hear stuff like that, having 8 children myself.
• His company, Prosper, made a substantial donation to Trekking for Kids. To me, that indicates he thinks about others.
• He’s co-author of The One Minute Entrepreneur. That says he’s willing to share what he knows. Yeah, he certainly made money on the book, but he just as easily have written an auto-biography, ykwim?
• His business partner is the man who beat him for president of the student body in college. He doesn’t take himself to seriously.
• He has built and then sold at least three successful businesses before Prosper with the same business partner. This demonstrates flexibility and commitment to pursue dreams.

There are dictionary definitions of entrepreneur and then there are demonstrations. In my mind, Ethan Willis is entrepreneur. This is the kind of person I want my children to grow up to be: successful, confident, giving.

Today has been busy so far, and promises to get busier. I was up late last night working, and then this morning, I took Diva to Walmart. She’s having a birthday party, and we needed food. No, that is incorrect; we needed non-food edibles: chips, ice cream, sodas. And also sandwich fixings. The kids will start arriving around 2 , and The last ones will leave around 1 AM. Don’t panic, those belong to my cousin, LOL! I’m watching them and he’s buying my husband a ticket to the race. Time is tick, tick, ticking, and here I sit at the computer. I’m with it, ya’ll. There’s really not that much to do to get ready, though, so it’s okay.

So, how is your day shaping up?

Let’s talk about Navtej Kohli. This guy is all over the internet. He’s hooked himself up all over the social networking: Navtej Kohli, Navtej Kohli, Navtej Kohli, Navtej Kohli, and Navtej Kohli. See what I mean? And there are others I didn’t even link to!

Don’t you just love the glimmer of pure gold? Well, I guess I shouldn’t say pure gold, because many of us have never seen pure gold. It’s too soft to work with without adding a stronger metal to it! Nonetheless, when you are investing, you want to buy from a reputable dealer so you can be sure your gold is as pure as it can possibly be and still hold the shape it’s intended to have. Ingots, coins and bars are all beautiful to behold, and as an investment, you are pretty safe with gold.

Today, the beauty of a gold bar lies in its proven ability to diversify investments, protect wealth and preserve one’s purchasing power

Yeah, that’s true, but I still like to look at it!

There are times in life when things just spin out of control. Maybe you get an injury and miss work, or your car rattles to it’s unresurrectable death, and must be replaced. Or your hot water heater springs a leak, floods your house, and causes structural damage. Whatever the reason you may find your self in a bind, student loan consolidation is an alternative that can ease the current pinch.

Do you ever want to run away? I admit I sometimes do. Do you hate me now? Or love me more for being honest? Anyway, sometimes an Orlando vacation rental is awfully tempting. I think it’s liable to be a little hot right now, but next winter, maybe. So, I’ve fooled you: Just a little bit of on topic stuff right smack in the middle of off topic Saturday.

Ok, I have a question. I think it’s a reasonable question, but I guess I could be wrong. It would be a first for me though, LOL! If you already have a pick-up truck, then why do you need a ladder rack? Can’t you just put the ladder in the bed of the truck? Yeah, I thought so. Told you it was a reasonable question!

Now, those of you that read my other blogs are probably used to me making snide remarks about my lack-of-hiney. In fact, I alluded to it when I called the changing pad in my new bag a seat cushion. Well, I saw something tonight that might help me out, and it’s a padded panty. I feel vindicated to know that in a day where thin is in, other ladies might also want a plush tush. Hey, be careful on that site. I’m not responsible if you get an eyeful if you wander away from the page I linked you to.

Ha! I looked earlier at some home theater seating. I laughed when I found out my family alone could more than qualify for a bulk discount. ROFL!! I sometimes say about grocery shopping that “family size packages mean we only have to by 2 or 3, instead of 4 or 5.” I’ve come to expect that we’ll buy food in bulk, but chairs??? That threw me just a bit.