katy texas: Grand Lakes Katy Homes for Sale June 25, 2013 - 06/25/13 05:11 AM
Grand Lakes Katy Homes for Sale June 25, 2013
 
Grand Lakes Katy TX  is a Katy real estate community with single family homes. Grand Lakes was developed by Trendmaker and homes were being built in the first section back in 1998. There are no more brand new homes in Grand Lakes as the neighborhood is entirely built out and has been for probably at least 4-5 years. The neighborhood has a very strong Homeowners Association and looks great all the time.  


Grand Lakes is made up of single family one story and numerous two story homes and some … (9 comments)

katy texas: Silver Ranch Homes for Sale Katy TX - 06/23/13 04:14 AM
Silver Ranch Homes for Sale Katy TX  
Silver Ranch Location

 
Silver Ranch is a Master Planned community located in the west section of South Katy., I personally think it is one of those hidden gems of a neighborhood as it seems not many folks have heard of it Silver Ranch’s main entrance  is located on off of Spring Green Road right across from Pine Mill Ranch which is another unheralded family neighborhood. The newest section of Silver ranch that just opened is west of Spring Green off of Roesner Road.
 
Silver Ranch like numerous other katy … (11 comments)

katy texas: Free Breakfast Entree at Chick-fil-A Katy - 06/19/13 07:53 AM
Free Breakfast Entree at Chick-fil-A Katy  
There are three Chick-fil-A locations in the Katy immediate area. All are offering a free Breakfast entree by registering on the internet. This free breakfast food is available on Thursday June 20, Friday June 21 and Saturday June 22,2013. There are a set number of reservations available at various time periods. This number is being dynamically updated as folks register and the numbers I just found posted are already out of date.


The Chick-fil-A located at 369 S. Mason Road Katy Texas has reservations available for these time slots. Please be aware … (10 comments)

katy texas: Pine Mill Ranch Homes for sale as of June 17, 2013 Katy - 06/18/13 05:21 AM
 
Pine Mill Ranch Homes for sale as of June 17, 2013 Katy
 
 
There are only 18 Pine Mill Ranch homes for sale in Katy Texas as through the Houston Association of Realtors®, Multiple Listing Service (MLS), as of June 17, 2013. This is a low number of inventory available homes and there are there are 11 brand new homes included in the total. Typically at this time of the year there are a range of 30 – 60 homes available. There is only 1 home that has pools in the backyard with the price point being $499,900 for … (10 comments)

katy texas: Katy Happy Father’s Day 2013 and a few last minute Gift Suggestions - 06/16/13 05:23 AM
Katy Happy Father’s Day 2013 and a few last minute Gift Suggestions  
 
All Father's, Grandfathers, Great Granddads, and servicemen serving this great nation Happy Father's Day and I hope all of you have a truly fantastic day doing whatever it is that you want to do. Special shout to my friends in Naperville who are working at selling their wonderful home. Dads are usually very easy to please with gifts, cards, phone calls or whatever. Some Dad’s  will want to spend the day relaxing in front of the tube watching sports like the US Open, Spurs playing the Heat … (6 comments)

katy texas: Houston Texas Summer Boat Show is Coming to Town - 06/12/13 02:40 AM
Houston Texas Summer Boat Show is Coming to Town
 
The 26 TH Annual Summer Boat Show is being held at Reliant Center beginning on June Wednesday June 19 and going through Sunday June 23, 2013. If you live in Katy getting to Reliant Park is especially on the weekends not difficult.
 
Tickets are being sold at a very reasonable price with Kids aged 6-12 only $4 per ticket and Adults $10. Kids 5 years and younger are FREE. Parking at Reliant will cost at least $10 per car with no in / out privileges. Cash only will be … (9 comments)

katy texas: Freddy's Steakburgers now Open in Katy - 06/09/13 03:16 AM
Freddy's Steakburgers now Open in Katy



Recently I have posted blogs about a new school opening in 2014; several new grocery stores opening and numerous new restaurants all opening their doors in Katy. The simple reason is the huge growth in this area. Many folks want to move out to Katy for the wonderful schools. The list of reasons to move here goes on and on.
 
Freddy’s steakburgers recently opened its doors and the basic concept is to provide its customers with a steakburger instead of a hamburger. Their menu also includes grilled chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, chicago style … (13 comments)

katy texas: I Accidentally Caught our New Neighbor Checking out our Yard - 06/08/13 02:37 AM
I Accidentally Caught our New Neighbor Checking out our Yard

I walked outside this morning to place some recycle items in the bin outside our back door ( no where else to put it) and I caught our newest neighbor checking out the waterfall part of our pool in Grand Lakes Katy. Mr or Mrs squirrel appears to me to be a baby or fairly young squirrel. Lets assume its a he and he sat very still while I threw away the recycle items. Of course when I found my camera the disk was missing and I had to search … (17 comments)

katy texas: Love Dinosaurs Check Out Dinosaurs Rock Show at KVPAC Katy - 06/06/13 08:05 AM
Love Dinosaurs Check Out  Dinosaurs Rock Show at KVPAC Katy  
Katy Visual and Performing Arts Center ( KVPAC) is presenting a special Dinosaurs Rock Show on Saturday 8, 2013 starting at 10 AM. The show is being held at the main theatre at KVPAC which is located at 2501 S. Mason Road, Katy Texas with phone number being 281-829-2787. Turn at the sign showing Great Southwestern Equestrian Center.
 
 

 
 
The show is 45 minutes in length. It will be immediately followed by a FREE fossil dig with every child having the opportunity to keep three authentic … (7 comments)

katy texas: Basketball Camp for Kids Hosted by Harlem Globetrotters held in Katy - 06/04/13 03:35 AM
Basketball Camp for Kids Hosted by Harlem Globetrotters held in Katy  
This is what I call really cool event for kids in Katy or surrounding areas. The Harlem Globetrotters are holding a Basketball skills camp for children ages 6-12 years old. The camp is being physically held at 24 Hour Fitness whose address is 1550 S Mason Road, Katy Texas. I personally played a ton of basketball growing up including playing on numerous teams. What a great learning opportunity for these kids!
 
The Camps are being held on Thursday June 6 through Saturday June 8, 2013. There are three … (10 comments)

katy texas: If I could Write Music I would be Singing No Internet Blues - 06/02/13 03:29 AM
If I could  Write Music I would be Singing  No Internet Blues
 
This has been pretty much a total lost week from a work standpoint as the internet at my office was down for most of this week and yesterday the Wi-Fi at home went down for several hours. I know all of us have stories we can tell about how things were done when we did not have today’s internet functionality. My Gosh I got little accomplished this week without having a good connection. I will  pay for this loss of productive time in spades here in Katy Texas. … (14 comments)

katy texas: May 31, 2013 Definitive Source Cinco Ranch Katy and Market Information Cinco Ranch West - 06/01/13 12:15 AM
May 31, 2013 Definitive Source Cinco Ranch Katy and Market Information Cinco Ranch West  
Katy homes for sale in Cinco Ranch  is the focus neighborhood for this report and Cinco Ranch is a master planned community in the Katy area that many call the premier community in this if not the whole Houston area and beyond.  Cinco Ranch is being developed by Newland Community and there are still over 30 builders constructing new homes in Cinco Ranch with most having model home(s) in the model home parks. Any  neighborhood discussions about Katy would not be complete without including Cinco Ranch … (4 comments)

katy texas: New Carrabbas Italian Restaurant Opening in Katy - 05/30/13 09:53 AM
 
 
New Carrabbas Italian Restaurant Opening in Katy
 
Carrabbas Italian Restaurant is opening a brand new location in the Grand Lakes Commercial Center on July 8, 2013. Carrabbas was a family business that was started in the Houston area. The business has expanded and now has restaurants in over 20 different states in the US.
This restaurant prides itself on making everything from scratch. The food itself is excellent and I cannot remember ever having a dish at Carrabbas that I did not like. The faire is Italian as the name tells everyone. Each restaurant has its own food … (7 comments)

katy texas: Memorial Day Observed May 27, 2013 in Katy - 05/27/13 03:08 AM
Memorial Day Observed May 27, 2013 in Katy  
Today May 27, 2013 at 3:00 PM local time (across the USA) please take a minute to think of all those service men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that rest of us can live in this country with freedom. I also firmly believe we should Thank All active duty men and women who are making huge sacrifices by serving this wonderful country.  
 



In addition  I believe we should thank all the families and friends of our brave men and women who have served or … (11 comments)

katy texas: Ugandan Children's Choir at St Peter's United Methodist Church Katy - 05/19/13 06:04 AM
Ugandan Children's Choir at St Peter's United Methodist Church Katy


I just found out about this event a little while ago and I knew I had to write a blog about this Children’s Choir. On Sunday May 19, 2013 at 7 PM the Mwangaza Children’s choir will perform a free concert. The concert is open to the public.
 
St. Peter’s United Methodist Church is located at 20775 Kingsland Katy Texas. Their phone number is 281-492-8031 and their web site is www.stpkaty.org. This Church holds numerous community events and this is one of those unique opportunity performances to attend. … (6 comments)

katy texas: School of Rock Katy Holds Summer Rock Camps - 05/17/13 05:00 AM
School of Rock Katy Holds Summer Rock Camps
 
If you cannot tell from my blogs I like music and rock is my favorite being more towards classic rock. I have written several other blogs about Summer activities in Katy and thought it was also appropriate for me to blog about a music camp. The School of Rock in Katy is holding both a beginners and advanced rock camp. I wrote a blog last summer about a Rock Camp at School of Rock in Katy just after the facility had opened its doors.
 
The School of Rock Katy is … (6 comments)

katy texas: Science Nights this Summer Presented by Katy Prairie Conservancy - 05/15/13 05:45 AM
Science Nights this Summer Presented by Katy Prairie Conservancy
 
The Katy Prairie Conservancy ( KPC) is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization whose basic goal is to save the Katy and surrounding prairie for the native wildlife. This summer KPC is holding a children science summer evenings classes. The programs are best related to children ages 5 to 10 years old. The classes are offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting at 6 PM and lasting till 8 PM. These sessions are held at one of the preserves owned by KPC being “Indianagrass Preserve”. If you follow the link it will … (14 comments)

katy texas: Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club Offers Summer Junior Golf Camp - 05/14/13 06:09 AM
Meadowbrook Farms  Golf Club Offers Summer Junior Golf Camp
 
 
 
Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club in Katy which is inside the Seven Meadows neighborhood is offering a Golf Camp this summer for Junior players. The camp is open to Juniors age 6 through 17. Each weekly camp during this summer will operate from Tuesday through Friday starting at 9 AM and lasting until noon. Here is another outstanding opportunity to keep your children busy this summer. I know when I was growing up we played golf several times a week at a public course as the fee for 9 … (11 comments)

katy texas: Happy Mothers Day from Katy Texas - 05/12/13 01:43 AM
Happy Mothers Day from Katy Texas
 
I want to wish all the Mom’s out there to have a special Happy Mother’s Day. If you have not yet contacted your Mom try something most folks don’t do these days by calling her. Save this text crap or email for your bro’s or sisters. If she lives close enough to you go visit her, take her to dinner and make sure you tell her how much you love her. Those gifts will mean more to her than some store bought item. If you can afford it buy some pretty flowers and give … (14 comments)

katy texas: Reminder: Food Drive Today Stamp Out Hunger - 05/11/13 01:54 AM
 
Reminder: Food Drive Today Stamp Out Hunger

We received a bag in our mail which can be used to put the non-perishable food items, I mention in my blog yesterday, into and leave at your mail box. I feel very strongly there is something wrong with the fact we have all these folks in the USA who are always hungry or are actually starving. If someone out there disagrees help me to figure why we have this situation. Our supposed leaders in Washington from both parties are completely dysfunctional. Folks like you and me need to take actions as these … (9 comments)

 
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