My hubby’s boss invited us to dinner last night at One Stanley Avenue in Kingfield. Well, that is one of our favorite restaurants, so we jumped at the chance! It is a long drive to get out there, so it is a very full evening when we go to dinner there! We met up with the boss and his wife at their house and then carpooled the rest of the way, trying to save both on gasoline and the parking dilemma when we get there – the parking situation is not a happy one up there!

One of the reasons I like that restaurant so much is that they grow most of their own vegetables right there in their own garden, and only serve the vegetables that are in season.  And they have some really gourmet meals – their menu is constantly changing!   And I like the ambience, it is an old house that has been converted to a restaurant, and it simply feels so very elegant, yet it is very relaxed at the same time.  Does that even make sense?????

On the drive up, we were talking about how my hubby’s boss wants to expand his company, and is going to be looking for some small business loans to help him obtain some more with his working capital needs and his expansion plans. He asked me to spend some time on the Internet, looking for some
business loan options for him to consider.

So today I went online and found the Merchants Advisors Company website. They specialize in all kinds of business funding, including sba loans, franchise financing, and business cash advance loans. They also provide ACH processing services and credit card merchant services at a very reasonable price, so I may suggest that he switch his credit card merchant service provider while he is at it!

Posted: August 19th, 2008 under Business, Computers / Software, Food and Beverage, Friends, Internet, Life, Online, Shopping, Technology, Travel.
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I was reading an article on the Time.com website that stated that the wealthiest 10% account for 25% of the spending in our country. I was surprised to read that! Reading on in the article, it was saying that the wealthy people are just now beginning to feel the pinch of the struggling economy and are beginning to act in a frugal manner. This could be bad news for the economy, because if they wealthy aren’t spending their money, the businesses suffer. If the businesses suffer, they lay off their workers.  Laid off workers lose their homes.

What a mess we are in!

Posted: August 19th, 2008 under Business, Computers / Software, Finances/Money, Internet, Issues, Life, News, Online, Shopping, Technology.
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I am working on a scrapbook of the vacation that we had a couple of weeks ago on the New Jersey shore.  We went on a weeklong family vacation, my hubby, baby, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and sister-in-law along with some other in-law relatives.  We also brought along a baby-sitter to care for the baby while I went out from time to time without the baby along.  It was a big family beach vacation and family reunion rolled into one. 

We found a great place to stay by using the moreyspiers.com/moreyresorts.htm website.  I was amazed to find out that there were so many things to do!   There were two different New Jersey waterparks that we went to, and we had a blast at each one!  I’d be hard pressed to choose a favorite!  We spent a lot of time at the Morey’s Piers Amusement parks because they had so many weekly different specials going on.  We saw a free concert on Monday afternoon, took advantage of some ticket specials on Tuesday and Wednesday, and saw fireworks on Friday night.  My hubby spent a lot of time on the roller coasters.  I went on a few, but I am not a big roller coaster fan, so I sat out a few rides, too and just enjoyed myself people-watching.  All in all, I was glad I went.

Posted: August 19th, 2008 under Business, Computers / Software, Entertainment/Fun, Family, Internet, Life, Online, Parenting, Shopping, Technology, Travel.
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