Now that the news is out about the American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009 , many questions have surfaced about the $8000 first time homebuyer credit. I will discuss these this week. One of the first I get is "What Is a 1st Time Homebuyer and who is eligible to claim this tax credit?". A first time homebuyer is a person who has not owned a home in the last 3-year period prior to the purchase. For married taxpayers, the law tests the homeownership history of both the home buyer and his/her spouse. For example, if you have not owned a home in the past 3 years but your spouse has owned a principal residence, neither you nor your spouse qualifies for the credit. However, unmarried joint purchasers may allocate the credit amount to any buyer who qualifies as a first-time buyer. An example is where a parent jointly purchases a home with a son or daughter. In this case the person qualifying as 1st time homebuyer may take the credit. If 2 qualify it may ony be claimed by one or allocated beteen them.
Have you ever wanted to walk into the pages of The Jungle Book, or see lifesize Dora & Diego? Then you'll have a chance when you attend A STORYBOOK BALL that will be held in Baton Rouge March 14, 2009 from 6pm - 10m. It's occuring at the Celtic Studios, the newest, fully functional Hollywood movie studio in Baton Rouge. This gala event will be the first fundraising event for Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge, a non-profit organization that provides a variety of services for families. Vew the Press Releases and get all the deatils. This excerpt from the Press Release gives a glimpse of the evening:
"The Storybook Ball is meant to create an enchanted and magical evening for the entire family. Plans are to have carriage rides from the parking lot to a magical entrance. Once inside, the "candy cane lane" setting will take you though life-sized Storybook modules. Every Storybook will have an activity or something for eachchild to take away with them. Music, dancing, food and beverage will make this a night to rememberfor all that attend. Dress for this event will be Cocktail attire and children are invited to dress as their favoritestorybook character"
The event will feature 12 storybooks that include a childrens activity at each book. Sets are being created by LSU School of Art, and will be interactive and/or 3D. There are many activities including A scavenger hunt to find items at all the books.
Don't miss this family event for a worthy cause.
This weekend the CMN Bass Classic will be held to help Baton Rouge's OLOL Childern's Hospital. I can attest to their skill and care for children in the greater Baton Rouge area. I had to rush my 2 year old grandson there to get a peanut extracted from his nose! There are several events to sponsor this regional hospital specializing in children's care, including rooms specially furnished for mom's and children of all ages!
The Advocate News featured a video interview of the upcoming event: Bass tournament
To sign up just register on OLOL website: Sign Up Here
This weekend the Oscar ceremony was watched my hundreds. I was amazed as I read an article in Casual Living by Marcia Blake, President/Creative Director of Outdoor Interiors Design firm, where she notes that Color Trends Follow The Oscars colors. This year's celemony was dominate by natural and jewel tones. So I guess we'll be seeing Sapphire Blue, Emerald Green, and Ruby Red mingled with Neutral Chamnpagne, and Black & White
If you're interested in how to integrate Twitter and Social Media marketing into your business and online presence, you might want to follow Tom Martin @TomMartin on Twitter this weekwnd. He's brodcasting a review of Mardi Gras in New Orlleans all weekend via Twitter using a variety of media an TwitPics culminating in the Fat Tuesday celebrations: Twitter/Mardi Gras experiment. http://budurl.com/MG2009pc Tom is a New Orleans Consultant and Professional Speaker on advertising, marketing, branding, and social media. He's doing this as an experiement. I found him @pChaney (An Active Rainer) via Twitter.
I'll be following him to pick up ideas & see the PG side of Mardi Gras that the news media ignore.
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