Mary's Musings

Earlier this week as I drove home in the middle of the afternoon I could hear the sounds of fire engines, of ambulances, of police cars....I could see smoke rising in the sky and I wondered where it came from and said a little prayer for those involved.  As I turned onto our street I could see th...

Effective May 12, 2008 the cost of a first class stamp will again go up - from 41¢ to 42¢ for a first class stamp.   First-Class mail, standard mail, periodicals, and package will be affected.  According to the U.S. Postal Service "the average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of ...

Words of Wisdom from one of my favorite lenders....(this was e-mailed to me on the 10th, date of posting is the 11th, so keep this in mind when reading references to 'yesterday' or 'today') "In the spirit of keeping you educated... I have been asked 4 times this week about Interest rates for FHA ...

Just to update you...construction is anticipated to begin this fall and estimate the build out time to be approximately 18 months (anticipating closing escrow by the early part of 2009).  Verge began taking reservations back in March 2007 and converted those reservations to hard purchase contract...

As we bask in the 80 degree weather of spring time, it's not too early to start  thinking about how the heat of summer is going to fry the valley's lawns.  Not only does the heat fry our lawns but the drought and water restrictions add to dead lawns through the summer, if they are not taken care ...

On a fluke last week I had the opportunity to meet a couple...it was an unexpected, unplanned meeting.  These people did not know me from Adam and I did not know them from Eve.  But we immediately hit it off and were gabbing like we knew each other forever.  They mentioned they were from Indiana ...

Within the last couple of days I have received several e-mails like the one below.  If you are receiving something similar BE CAREFUL...#1 the IRS will NOT contact you via e-mail, and #2 NEVER give out the info that is requested in this e-mail to anyone!  By giving your  "Social Security Number, ...

Mary Warren | Realty One Group | 702.360.81653304 Southridge Avenue, Las Vegas, NVREDUCED***Desert Inn/Pecos* Move-in Condition in Beautiful Gated Braewood Heritage***REDUCED3 Bdrm Townhouseoffered at $179,500Year Built1974 Sq Footage1,800 Bedrooms3Bathrooms2 full, 0 partial Floors2 Parking2 Car ...

Three government programs can provide funds to pay family caregivers.  These three are: Self-directed initiatives under state Medicaid programsThe veterans aid and attendance benefit Medicaid spend down using caregiver agreements.  Caregiver agreements must also be used in obtaining the veterans ...

I LOVE most music...from classical, to big band, to instrumentals, to religious to pop, to country/western. About the only kind of music I won't listen to is rap.  I can't carry a tune worth a darn, and even though I've never been able to read music the nuns at the Catholic high school I went to ...