my little entrepreneurs

The title of this blog could just have easily been "Like Father, Like Sons". Some of you know how shrewd Anderson can be when it comes to making a buck. Like the time he found rocks in his granddaddy's yard and told Jackson he could buy them for $1 a piece (even though Jackson could have found his own rocks for free, right in that very spot). Probably the funniest part of this story is when Jackson went to Granddaddy to ask for the money, and when Granddaddy found out what Anderson was up to, he loaned Jackson $2. When Anderson bragged to Granddaddy about his business deal, Dad took one of the dollars from Anderson's hand, to which Anderson protested with a "HEY!" Dad's reply was simple: "You got those rocks off my land. This is your cost for the rock you sold. Welcome to the world of enterprise." Yes, the apple didn't fall too far from two trees--his dad and his grandfather.

Anderson has been begging for us to buy a game for his Nintendo Wii called "Guitar Hero". Webb and Jackson have it at their house, and it is safe to say that we all love it. I have only played it one night, and I have seriously thought about going back to their house several times just so I could play it. Many of you have probably heard about this game, and if not, then take my word for it--it has been all the rage in the Video Game World for quite some time. Anyway, Webb informed us that Game Stop was featuring additional credit on trade-ins, so Anderson gathered up all of the games that he no longer enjoys playing. This afternoon, we went to the store, and Anderson traded them in, receiving over $134 in credit at Game Stop. The game, "Guitar Hero", costs close to $90 brand new, but Anderson found a used one at the store for $75. So, he left the store with a good-sized credit for future game purchases.

We were so proud of Anderson for figuring out a way to purchase this expensive game. He didn't have enough Christmas money left to buy it, but if the adage, "Where there's a will, there's a way", has ever been true, it certainly is when it comes to our children when they really want something. Even Bennett exhibits his determination when there is something he wants that he can't have. Believe me.

While Anderson was wheeling and dealing with the Game Stop employees, Paul was chasing Bennett around the store. Bennett happens to love Paul's business cards because they have the Pack Man Mobile Storage logo on them, and as I think I've mentioned in previous blogs, Bennett LOVES the Pack Man truck. Anyway, Bennett has a business card in hand and is offering it to every stranger he sees. After seeing the smiles he was getting from people in the store, Paul comments that Bennett is as good at advertising his business as anyone. By the time Paul and his boys were leaving Game Stop, one of the employees commented, "You sure do have two business-savvy sons!" What can I say? They come by it honestly.