Biggest Mistakes to Avoid When Buying or Selling Your Home

Don’t go home shopping, even window shopping, before you get pre-approved, with a good solid lender, and find out what you can Comfortably Afford. You’ll notice I didn’t say, “what you qualify for,” that magic number as to what you may actually be able to qualify for and what you can comfortably...

College Daze

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I went back to college last weekend.  For three days.  And it nearly killed me. There were no books, no classrooms, no professors to speak of.  So, what could I possibly have learned?  First and foremost that my people – my son, his fraternity brothers and his...

The Great Pumpkin Round-Up at The George Ranch

The George Ranch is a great place for families to visit anytime of the year, but there’s something very special about the Historical Park when the weather turns a bit cooler and the days feel like fall. This year, that fall feeling will be captured in a totally new way when two semi truckloads of pumpkins,...

Pre-Qualified / Pre-Approved: What’s the Difference?

If you are in the market to purchase a home now, or plan to be in the near future, the very first step in the process is to get pre-approved for a mortgage. There’s a good reason we call it pre-approval, because it’s supposed to occur before you find a home you want to purchase. Sounds elementary I...

Grit and Grace

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I turned 56 years young this week, and one thing has become crystal clear to me:  At this juncture in my life, I am completely incapable of bullshit.  My tolerance for foolishness, insincerity, disloyalty and just plain idleness is non-existent.  The older I get,...

Cash Out Refinance, Who Me?

Owning a home is a large part of the American Dream. We work hard to save for the down payment, and we continue to work hard to make the payments on time, and to build equity as we go. Equity in a home is the difference between the value of the home and what you owe on it. Having equity in your home is like...

Choose Your Battles Wisely

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher A woman on a diet is nothing to be trifled with, especially a southern woman. It’s a hard, laborious, painful, ugly process this diet thing. It brings out the worst in women. Just look at the word. The first three letters spell D-I-E. What does that tell you? I have...

Did You Know . . . Being a Woman

Just being a woman is the biggest risk factor for developing breast cancer. There are about 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 63,960 cases of non-invasive breast cancer this year in American women. While men do develop breast cancer, less than 1% of all new breast cancer cases happen in men....

Judge Chris Morales Announces Re-Election

Judge Chris Morales announced that he will seek a third term as Judge of County Court at Law No. 1. Over the years Judge Morales’ faithful service to Fort Bend County is evident in the many changes that have taken place at the courthouse. Since taking office, Judge Morales has been instrumental in...

Counting the Days . . .

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I am worn slap out.  This week has done me in, and I’m not here for it.  After working at the office for five days, I just thought I was tired.  I had no idea. Day One post real work week was a 15-hour road trip with me driving at least a third of the way.  That...

Fort Bend County Fair: Votis Named Queen

We have a Queen! The 2021 Fort Bend County Fair Queen is Meadow Votis. Meadow is 15 years old and is a sophomore at Elkins High School. She was among eight young ladies who competed for the crown, scholarships, and all the other awards that come with the title. 2020 Fair Queen, Rosalan Rule passed on the...

The Show Must Go On

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I love small-town spirit.  It’s one of the very things that I believe makes – and has made – our country great.  I love going to small-town events and seeing my community leaders show up on a Saturday afternoon.  I love attending gatherings of community...

4th Annual Chef Fest Brings Local Flavors on September 26th

Tickets are still on sale for agriculturally-focused Chef Fest, happening 11 am to 3 pm. Sunday, September 26th, in Harvest Green, Houston’s first farm-centric community. Ten celebrated Houston chefs will flex their creative muscles and showcase local produce at the Harvest Green Village Farm, 8939 Harlem...

Gala Giddy

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher It finally happened.  Now I’m not saying that I wasn’t optimistic.  I knew the day would come; I just didn’t think it was going to happen any time soon. My dear friend Susan DeBakey called and asked Mr. Kaminski and I to join her and sweet husband Denis at a...

Lola Okunnu, M.D., joins Houston Methodist Primary Care Group practice in Sugar Land

Houston Methodist Primary Care Group is pleased to welcome Lola Okunnu, M.D., who is serving patients at the Sugar Land practice located at 16605 Southwest Fwy., Medical Office Building 3, Suite 400. Okunnu is a family medicine physician whose clinical expertise is in treating and/or managing acute and...