Fort Bend County Success: A Year to Remember!

It was a year to remember! Celebrating 88 years, the 2024 Fort Bend County Fair and Rodeo featured three weekends of family fun, concerts, livestock shows, rodeo action, a carnival and a BBQ cookoff weekend.  Over 100,000 fairgoers attended this year’s event. The iconic event began with a parade led by...

The Art of Aging

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher I kicked off my 59th year with words.  I know, shocking.  But the origin of the words is what is perhaps the most bizarre. At the stroke of midnight on the big day, I found myself both reading and digesting an incredible book – one that I had never read before. ...

Broke or Woke?

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Over the course of the weekend, I broke something else.  Apparently, I’m a pro at breaking things.  At least that’s what Mr. Kaminski says. Drawer pulls are a constant.  I’m always pulling those things off.  “I’m strong,” is my response to Mr. Kaminski’s...

Time Out

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Exactly when did getting a “time out” become a bad thing?  Sure, I remember putting my babies in “time out.”  They hated it.  Having to sit in a corner for a few minutes with nothing – no toys, no tv, no tablet – nada.  They thought it was the worst thing...

Sipping and Strolling – or Stumbling Through Spain

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher After spending a mere eight days in Portugal and Spain with Lisa Ann and compadres in tow, the term “sip and stroll” has an entirely new meaning for me. I didn’t realize it at the time, but apparently, we embarked on a journey to not only do it all, but to drink our...

Packing Prowess

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Now, I am all up for a good trip – a grand adventure, if you will.  But there’s one thing that I dread more than drinking cheap wine, which I absolutely loathe.  And that thing is the “packing” of it all. I’m not a great “packer.”  I don’t like to...

The Time Turmoil

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Time is a slippery slope, and most times I feel like I’m navigating the treacherous terrain of time in 6” stilettos with both hands full on the edge of a cliff. I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when time became so fleeting, but as I look at my calendar today, I...

Alias Assumptions

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher A few months ago, Mr. Kaminski, Kolton and I were eating dinner.  You know we weren’t dining at Casa Kaminski as that would require me to actually cook a meal.  We were at one of our favorite restaurants when a waiter walked by and exclaimed, “Tom!”  He commenced...

Babysitting Blues

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher After spending a mere half a day helping babysit a precious ten-month-old baby girl, I have a clear and comprehensive understanding of why God made it so that at a certain age, women can no longer reproduce.  Energy, porch sitters, it’s all about energy. I’m not sure...

School Daze

By Patti Parish-Kaminski, Publisher Back to school has had an entirely new meaning in the Kaminski household for the past few years.  With our babies grown and flown – and even finished with college – this time of year is just not how it used to be.  It’s changed – and not for the better. Back to...