From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Everyday We Can Start New!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2010 With the start of each new year, many make New Year resolutions that are primarily focused on improving their lives.  Luckily, I have learned that each day can be a point to start anew. We don’t have to wait until a year passes to make positive changes to our lives. BUT [...]

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Wordless Wednesday!

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Visiting Daddy!

As many of you know, my father has Alzheimer’s Disease and we had to relocate him from his home to a skilled nursing facility. It was just too much work and emotional stress on my mother. I have two sisters and we all have responded to his transition in different ways, but the most noticeable [...]

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Christmas Blessings!

I thought I would do a post about which Christmas gifts were “a hit” in the Sykes household this year. Maybe this will give you some ideas for birthday gifts or gifts for next Christmas. This is not only a kid’s Christmas list, but ideas for adults as well. For the Kid: The Night Before [...]

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Wordless Wednesday!

What a face!

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Who Are The Red Hatters?!

The Sophisticated Ladies 2009 Holiday Event! My last Christmas party of the season was being my Mom’s guest at the Sophisticated Ladies In Red Hats party. If you are not familiar with the “Red Hat Society” you should be. This is a national group of funky, frisky, and fun ladies over the age of fifty. [...]

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My Blog’s Holiday Event Co-Sponsored By Suave!

This will be the second year that I will be hosting the minister’s wives and deaconesses of our church for a holiday event. Being that this year is so busy with many holiday parties, I decided to also open my event up to the local fabulous women who have supported my blog from its inception. [...]

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Celebrating Kwanzaa!

  This year my family has decided to celebrate Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an African-American celebration that focuses on traditonal family values, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. These are values that I believe all families should embrace as each new year begins. It is so easy to start to take family and daily living for granted [...]

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Have A Great Friday!

Mom, Thomas, and Santa (Shhh..it’s daddy)!

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The Reason For The Season!

Every year, our church’s youth department performs a Christmas play in order to bring attention and focus on the Reason For The Season. This is our son’s second year being in the play (last year he was 1y/o). But this year was his big debut as the little drummer boy. He practiced for days and [...]

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