I have been trying to write this personal post for days. I have started over and over so many times. I have wavered from trying to be matter-of-fact to writing from the third person point of view. I have since decided to throw all properness out of the window and just write from my heart and soul. A lot of time and tears went into this post, and I hope that this is just as meaningful to my new sister, my family and my readers as it was for me. I have an older sister I've never met. For the majority of my life, since I was old enough to un...

For every holiday, no matter how big or small, I always throw a small party at home for just my boys. I try to keep it simple and prepare a new recipe, make a dessert with them, play a game and then give them a treat bag. I started this tradition a few years ago when I had my baby boy. He was born right before Halloween and we couldn't go trick-or-treating. I have been doing it ever since. This year I decided that our new dessert recipe would be Tye Dyed Cupcakes. They were really easy and simpe to make. (I will be posting the recipe fo...

I know that it has been some time since I have written a post about my two year old son Tooty. From the crazy fiasco that was his broken nose to the scare that he may have autism, the last few months have been a whirlwind of emotions for my family. He has undergone several blood-glucose tests within the past few weeks. All of them have been above normal, but they fluctuate so much the doctors really can't tell if it's juvenile diabetes or something else. I have altered his diet and have tried to eliminate as much sugar from his meals as possib...

I'm not sure how far I am along yet, but wow. I am really excited about this pregnancy, not just because it's my last pregnancy, but because I have a feeling that this is my little girl. My husband and I already have a few names picked out. (We are currently bumping heads because I have my favorite and he has his.) So far with this pregnancy I have been feeling okay. For the first couple of weeks I had horrible morning sickness. I couldn't eat, couldn't drink anything, morning sickness. It was awful and a new experience for me because I had...

I just wanted to wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas this holiday season. I hope that your family enjoys this holiday and that plenty of wonderful memories are created this year. Never forget the original reason for the season. May everyone be blessed on this day. Take care and love always, Shynea P.S. Here are some pictures of my Christmas tree this year. ...

When it comes to my children I like to write about the things that to do in my life to make me unbelievably happy. And believe me, there are many things that relate to my children that causes a smile to spread across my face. I was going to keep this to myself. When it comes to my children, I am more so of a private person. I like to keep most negative things out of my blog, especially when it pertains to my children, but this could possible affect a big part of my life as well as my families life. My two year old son Tooty (that's his nickna...

It has been a hectic few weeks in the diva household. We have geared ourselves up, once again, to move. This time the move is a more permanent one though. (We are going to buy the house that we are moving into this time.) I'm really excited about it. We go to sign the paperwork this Tuesday and then we will be on our way to homeownership. With that comes some very unwanted stress. My youngest son demonstrates this stress the best: His first face demonstrates how I have been looking for the past few weeks knowing that I have to repack my ent...