Posted on May 25, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Today is the eve of my baby boy’s – gulp – 23rd birthday. And last Saturday, he graduated from The University of Texas. Very soon he will move into his own home and start his full-time big boy job.
I understand this is the natural progression of things, that his...
Posted on May 25, 2022 in
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Sugar Land will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30th, at Sugar Land Memorial Park, 15300 University Blvd., to commemorate those who died in active military service. Admission is free and open to the public.
The event will begin at 10 am. The Patriotic Brass Band will perform a musical...
Posted on May 18, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Apparently, words can be difficult. Personally, I’ve never found words – language, syntax, linguists – to be incredibly challenging, but then again, I’m a nerd. I’m a voracious reader – always have been – and if I run across a particular appellation...
Posted on May 11, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
You know when you stop doing something for a while, you tend to get out of practice. It’s why football coaches insist on two-a-days even though it’s 150 degrees in Texas summers. Without that level of preparation, I suppose the coaches believe the grid iron guys would...
Posted on May 5, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Julie Andrews sang that, “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens” were a couple of her favorite things. I like roses. I’m allergic to cats, so there’s that, but I’m not hating on the girl for those being her favs. We all have our favs. Just the other day, a...
Posted on Apr 27, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
As I pen this in late April, we are T minus 22 days away from baby boy graduating from – gulp – college, and it’s getting real. I’m feeling a certain kind of way on the daily, and it is not necessarily a good thing. Just ask Mr. Kaminski.
Sure, there are days that...
Posted on Apr 20, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Hate is a very strong word. In fact, I absolutely hate it. I’ve actually been told by two-thirds of my immediate family members that they actually hate something about me, and interestingly enough, it’s been the exact same thing. I’d like to tell you that it’s...
Posted on Apr 13, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
I love peeps. It’s a serious love affair. I can hardly wait for Easter to roll around for the shelves to stock up with the brightly colored, marshmallow, sugar-coated concoctions of my youth. You see, they don’t freeze well, so it’s truly a seasonal one and done....
Posted on Apr 6, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Well, we did it. Lisa Ann and I did Dollywood, and you bet we did Dolly proud. We sported matching t-shirts with Dolly-isms on the daily. There is truly a Dolly-ism for virtually every situation life might thrust your way, and best of all, they are printed on t-shirts!...
Posted on Apr 6, 2022 in
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Sugar Land City Council recently approved a $2.5 million drainage project to address street flooding in Riverbend.
The drainage work was included in four general obligation bond propositions totaling $90.76 million decisively approved by Sugar Land voters on November 5th, 2019.
The projects covering...
Posted on Mar 30, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
I will be the first to admit that I did not bring my A game this year for our anniversary. I attended. I showed up. I was present. But I was exhausted, had lost my voice, my feet were killing me, and I was the epitome of unprepared for our weekend getaway.
Beautiful card...
Posted on Mar 24, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
This Saturday marks 28 years of matrimony to Mr. Kaminski. I would say that I have the wrinkles and the gray hair to prove it, but since I was a child bride, and I have really good people, I’m still holding up pretty well – at least I am in my own mind.
This passing...
Posted on Mar 23, 2022 in
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The Trustees of The George Foundation recently elected Dr. Thomas Randle to serve as Trustee for a ten-year term effective April 1, 2022. Dr. Randle replaces outgoing Trustee John Null, who was first appointed to the board in 2008 and served a total of 13 years including a special three-year term. Mr. Null...
Posted on Mar 16, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
Many places around the world celebrate today as St. Patrick’s Day. The Canadians, Australians, Japanese, of course, the Irish – many don green attire, eat corned beef and cabbage, even drink green beer. Apparently North America – not Ireland, interestingly enough...
Posted on Mar 9, 2022 in
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By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher
A few years ago in a pre-pandemic world, I promised Mr. Kaminski that I was going to step back from my community involvement – at least in leadership roles. Sure, I would continue to support organizations important to our family and our community, serve on committees,...
