He asked, “So if I wanted to buy a vacation home for everyone to use and charter a plane for all of us, then I would put a pretty good dent in that ...oney.”Shaking his head, Bill said, “No, that would fall under the family accounts. I’ll admit that they are almost unspent. I’m sure that if you presented that idea at the next family meeting, that everyone would all for it.”Frowning, Ed said, “So you are saying that I have to spend all of that money on me?”“That’s the short answer,” replied Bill.. Many of my questions were answered while we were having breakfast. ‘I owe you an apology for thinking badly of you,’ she said, looking up from her bowl of cereal. ‘How’s that?’ ‘I judged you wrongly when I found out about your girlfriend. I jumped to the conclusion that you were cheating on your wife.’ ‘I see,’ I said, thinking how little she knew about me. ‘What’s funny?’ ‘I’ve been gone for nine days, and my girlfriend has turned on me.’ A shadow appeared on her face, like she was tuning me. So I donned my armour and went down to the practice yard, and spent the morning impressing Wayne with how much I had learned. He grudgingly admitted that I wouldn't be completely useless in a fight, and might even have a chance of defending myself. It was high praise coming from him.I had a quick bath before lunch and then ate in a rush, eager to finally meet Eamon and figure out The Plan. And I was curious to see whether the fans who thought he was an opportunistic jerk or those who thought he. While they chatted, Jake had one of his insights. NASCAR was a fast growing sport in the southeast. TFA Superstores was a fast growing business in the same region. Sponsoring a race team could be a boon for TFA if promoted correctly. With Jake’s help, Sven Johansson could make that happen. Jake asked Smiley if he could run a full schedule if he had a sponsor.“Yep,” Smiley drawled, “if I had some serious sponsorship I’d run with the big dawgs insteada’ sittin’ on the porch.”Jake asked how much.