June 2011 - Posts
Home Robbery in Grand Lakes Katy Texas occurred on Friday June 24, 2011 during the evening. We heard about this incident last night from other friends of ours and all of us know, including the robbery victims, each other very well. We have not yet spoken
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Kids Opportunity to Discover Snakes is set for Tuesday June 28, 2011 at the Tyra Branch Library at Bear Creek located at 16719 Clay Road in Houston ( close to Katy). The programs are set from 3 PM til 3:45 PM and 4 PM till 4:45 PM (two separate shows)
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New Test of Google Docs and Google Chrome with Active Rain Yesterday, I wrote a blog Titled : “The Rain Made Me Do It” and I wasted a good 1 hour plus trying to write it with Google Documents and then use all the functions Active Rain blogs
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Preparing for a Hurricane. On June 1, 2011 I wrote a blog about preparing for a Hurricane which covered the list of items we all should have readily available in advance of any storm striking. Today, I am writing what really amounts to Part 2 of this
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Five Phases of Obtaining a Mortgage Loan in Katy Texas. The steps required to successful obtain any mortgage loan is much more complex these days than in the past . Many buyers are not stepping forward and pulling the trigger on a home purchase as they
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Homeless Veterans to get Help as the HUD and VA announce they will Provide Permanent Housing and Case Management to Homeless Veterans and this is occurring none to soon for my taste. I am personally shocked that someone is actually going to do something
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Jerry Diaz & Hanna's Reef Band - The Summer of Love and Tequila Tour will stop at LaCenterra in Cinco Ranch Katy Texas which continues its free summer music events . On Thursday June 23, 2011 at Heritage Square in LaCenterra from 6 PM - 9 PM Jerry
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Tomorrow Sunday June 19, 2011 is Father’s Day . Have you found a gift to give dear old Dad and Grandpa ? (!!!) Maybe not and it is not too late. I previously wrote a blog about the background of Father’s Day earlier this month which I posted
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The Katy Prairie Conservancy (KPC) will hold their June Unplugged series on Saturday June 18, 2011 at their Warren South Ranch Perverse. The program will last from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM and is called “Dust Critter Crawl”. This is new unplugged
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We as a family, with business clients and several friends have been to Da Vinci restaurant in Katy several times since it opened a few years ago but for no good reason we sort of forgot about how wonderful the food is and how nice the staff is to their
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A week ago yesterday ( June 5, 2011) I went to Lowes located at Fry Rd. and I-10 feeder in Katy Texas to find a drill bit and new door bell. I try really hard to use Lowes as opposed to their competitor as the folks at this store are very helpful and
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will be stocking channel catfish in the lake at Mary Jo Peckham Park . The park is located 5597 Gardenia Lane in Katy, Texas. The stocking will take place the weeks of June 13 and June 27 and July 11 and July 25,
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The eighth annual "Classy Chassis" Concours d' Elegance is to be held on Saturday June 11 and Sunday June 12, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Featured will be exotic hand-built sports cars, over 100 unique and rare automotive
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How many of you out there have had this scenario hit them right in face : Its August and temperatures outside are in the low 100's with 90 % level of humidity . You arrive home to a nice cool home and are glad you are out of the heat. As you sit on
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Moms and supporters of current and former Texas A & M students are invited to the Aggie Moms of Katy/West Houston club meetings and activities. Their next get together is scheduled for June 7, 2011 at 6:30 PM at Holy Convenant Methodist Church which
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Please read this article in cnbc,com about the US Housing market as it is not as negative as the usual article most of the news media prints these days. It is a great time to buy a home.. CALL ME AT 281-904-6772 to convince you about why it is a great
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LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch 23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd. will once again have its summer concert series. The first event will be June 9, 2011 from 6 PM-9 PM at Heritage Square. Katy based Mike Reed and the Revelators will perform their unique blend of music.
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Below is a link to an MSNBC.com story about the problems active duty service men and women face all across the US due to the current housing crisis. I really wish the Defense Department and/or the Federal government would due something to help these poor
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Mrs. John B. Todd of Washington proposed Father's Day back in 1909. She wanted to create a special day to honor her own father William Smart. Mr Smart was a Civil War Veteran and was also a widower as his wife passed on during childbirth of their
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Every year Newsweek Magazine during late May and early June publishes its list of the Top 1,600 High Schools in the entire United States. The year being released is 2010. They have adopted a complex model over the years so that a comparison can be made
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The fourth annual Top Chef " Cheftestants " contest will send top chefs to various cities this year. On June 8, the contest will be at LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch which is located at 23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd. The demonstration times will be 10:30AM;
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