January 2010

Federer And Williams WIN!!

Tweet I LOVE TENNIS!!! Just a quick shout out to two of my favorite tennis players—Serena and Roger for winning the Australian Open this weekend. Cannot wait for the rest of the season!!!

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Children’s Snacks…Gotta Do Better!

Tweet There is something that HAS to be done about my son’s Little Debbie Honey Bun fetish! Everyday he has to have a honey bun, whether it is before he goes to daycare or during the evening as a snack. He evens throws a tantrum (according to my husband..I have not witnessed this) if we are [...]

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The Pastor and First Lady’s Appreciation!

Tweet The Appreciation Day for a Pastor and his family is really a breath of fresh air for me. Those of us who are pastor’s wives, working (outside of the home) moms, and community servants know that this is NOT an easy position. That is why I am so thankful for the one day where the [...]

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Social Butterfly!!

Tweet Image:dreamstime.com Being a blogger and a social network enthusiast, I find myself in front of the computer A LOT!!! But in order to take my blog to the next level, as well as, my consulting business….I MUST COME FROM BEHIND THE COMPUTER!!!!! This year I plan to attend as many museum exhibits, store openings, [...]

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The Decision To Have Only One Child!

Tweet Everyone has their opinion about the decision to have only one child. Some say that a child needs another sibling in the home in order for that child to have companionship. Some say that an only child will be selfish as an adult. And then there are those that say that having [...]

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“CHANGE”….A Year Later!

Tweet One year ago, my family and I made the rode trip from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. to be involved in the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. Why did we take this trip? We didn’t have official tickets to the inaugration or to any of the parties/balls. It was going to be a loooong [...]

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Haiti Is Not A World Away! “We” Are Haiti!!

Tweet When I first heard about the earthquake that hit Haiti, I thought how sad and then moved on. Then as more news and reports started to surface, I saw what a devastating effect the earthquake had on Haiti. Knowing that 2 million people lived in the city of Port-Au-Prince, in cinder block buildings [...]

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Cyber Emotions…….LOL!!

Tweet When you type LOL on a text message, email, Facebook, or Twitter are you really LAUGHING OUT LOUD? Or are you “cyber” laughing??? I really dislike the tag “LOL” because is it supposed to mean that the person sending it is laughing or the person receiving it is supposed to laugh? Anywho, I [...]

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Homeschooling with Melissa and Doug!

Tweet Since beginning homeschooling January 4th, it has become a significant part of everyone’s life in the Sykes household. That being said, our homeschooling adventures will now become a series on this blog because…HOW CAN IT NOT??!! In my first official post about homeschooling, I talked about a few of the educational resources that we [...]

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