Day 3 a pic of me and my friends

Well I cant just post one..........

This first picture is some of the greatest friends I have ever had. We have all been friends since high school. Jess, Tami, Tresca and Hayley. Love them so much

This is the lovely Nicole, she has been a friend since the 11th grade. Her and her family have always been such wonderful examples of the gospel and this picture was taken the day I got sealed in the St. George temple. Love you Pud

And the wonderful Courtney who was posted about in my Sunday shout out last week. This was at our lunchen after my sealing to my family.

Last but deffintley not least, my bestest friend Veronica. I met Ronnie here in Hurricane and Im lucky enough to also have her in my ward. We share the love and passion of our beautiful horses and spend ALOT of time together. I trully feel like I knew her before this life and love having her be my friend.

p.s. I never claimed to be pretty but I know Im deffintaly NOT in a few of these pictures, Im just sayin........


Now if only I actually had a picture of ALL my wonderful friends, I sadly dont. So if you are wishing you were in a picture on here with me, know that Im wishing that too.

Day 2 The meaning behind my blog name...

Well the meaning behind my blog name is pretty simple, its my last name. However taking on that last name was not a simple task. I went through alot in my life to finally meet Nephi Alma Iverson. I'm happy with my life and being an Iverson, they are my family that I am sealed to for time and all eternity. Now my blog url is something I wish I knew how to change and not loose my whole blog. Iversonfamilyof3 is missing my special little Kanon, he wasn't born when I made the blog but he defiantly makes a wonderful number four to our family :)

30 day blog post challenge

I'm starting this challenge to get me back in the mood to post on my blog, so hopefully this helps motivate me....here goes

Each day of the month, write a blog post according to these guidelines below:


Day 1-Recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
Day 2-The meaning behind your Blog name
Day 3-A picture of you and your friends
Day 4-A habit that you wish you didn't have
Day 5-A picture of somewhere you've been to
Day 6-Favorite super hero and why
Day 7-A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 8-Short term goals for this month and when you'll accomplish them
Day 9-Something you're proud of in the past few days
Day 10-Songs you listen to when you're bored, happy, sad, mad, hyped
Day 11-Another picture of you and your friends
Day 12-How you found out about blogger and why you have one
Day 13-A letter to someone who has hurt you recently
Day 14-'A picture of you and your family
Day 15-Put your ipod or shuffle on-first 10 songs that play
Day 16-Another picture of yourself
Day 17-Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18-Plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19-Nicknames you have and why you have them
Day 20-Someone you see yourself marrying or being with in the future
Day 21-A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22-What makes you different from everyone else
Day 23-Something you crave for a lot
Day 24-A letter to your parents
Day 25-What I would find in your bag
Day 26-What do you think about your friends
Day 27-Why you are doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28-A picture of you from last year and now-how have you changed?
Day 29-In this past month, what have you learned?
Day 30-Your favorite song





DAY 1-Recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself


Recent picture of me, seeing Bill Cosby at the tuacan in St. George

15 interesting facts

1. I have C.M.T. a form of muscular dystrophy and was diagnosed with it at age 11
2. I was born in Kokomo Indiana
3. I love Bob Marley
4. My favorite color is Green
5. I can put my legs up around my head
6. I have major OCD
7. I joined the LDS church at age 24, the best decision I EVER made
8. Love to sing, not the great at it but love it
9. Met my hubby on an lds dating website
10. I'm a beauty school drop out lol
11. Had major foot surgery in 2005 to reconstruct my feet and help me walk better
12. I can only hold the phone on my left ear to talk, I think it sounds funny in my right.
13. It makes me sad to watch people wiggle their toes, I cant even move one of mine because of my C.M.T. :(
14. I had cervical cancer when I was 17, thank heavens I took care of it and now have two beautiful boys
15. I don't know how to swim very well, so I'm afraid of taking my kids to the pool because I know I couldn't save them if they were to drowned

Probably not the most "interesting" facts about me but thats what ya get

A rambling of sorts

Today was filled with alot of old emotions and memories making their way to the surface of my heart. Today I remember again why I choose to live the life I do and be a member of the greatest faith I have ever know. Today was a day to remember my Heavenly fathers love for me, and the way he Atoned for me. I think any time we dig into our selves and start to find the pain we thought we had dealt with or stuffed far enough away it stills stings a bit. I know that I lived through the things in my life that I did for a purpose. I know life has a reason and I know that life after this is far more lovely than my mind can wrap itself around. I'm grateful for the strength to continue to fight and for the desire to do so. I guess I'm continually reminded that Satan don't kick no dead dogs!!!!

Sunday shout out

So I'm changin some things up around here... I'm going to be doing a lil thing called The Sunday shout out. I'll be posting some about some pretty amazing people in my life.
I'm going to start off with one of the greatest people I know Courtney Bardsley. You may have seen her and her wonderful family on the news a few years back when her younger brother Garret Bardsley went missing while camping in the Uintas with his boy scout troop. Friday, August 20, 2004 changed their families life forever. I was with Courtney when she got that phone call at work that he was missing. I remember telling her that everything was probably fine and to calm down and try and drive home safely. Little did anyone know the effects that day would have on so many people. Courtney and her family tried to stay strong and kept themselves swolled up in the gospel and the comfort it and it alone could bring to them during that time.
I remember praying and asking Heavenly Father why they would have to go through such pain not knowing what lied ahead of them just a short while later.
On March 20th 2006 Courtney was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (A.L.L.), three days before her 21st birthday. I remember thinking to myself, You have got to be kidding me? Of all the families in the world, Why the Bardsley's? Haven't the had their share of heart ache? Why Courtney? Well I know Heavenly Father's plan is perfect. I know he allows us to go through things that only he knows we can handle. Before Courtney got diagnosed her dad Kevin came into our work to have his back worked on. (we worked in physical therapy) I'll never forget the spirit he brought with him everywhere he went. I was not a member of the LDS church at the time and was actually pretty against it, however I couldn't deny the way I felt when Kevin would speak to me. He had a kindness and love in his eyes I had rarley seen in my life. He wasn't afraid to share his knowledge of the gospel and the blessings it brought into his life. I remember wanting to follow him all around the clinic just to be near that spirit. With his only daughter now sick I couldn't imagine how this family stayed so strong. I remember him telling me they went to the temple often to feel peace.
Peace is something I felt when I went to visit Court in the hospital while she was so sick. I remember shaking my head thinking, here I am walking out of this hospital with a smile on my face because SHE made my day better just by seeing her. The energy that came from her was so positive. I mean don't get me wrong I know she had her days where it was tough to just open her eyes, but she tried to make the best of the hand she was dealt. After a little bit of a journey she found a bone marrow match. And started her journey to California to start her healing process. I could go on and on about this story and how happy it ends. TODAY is her five year anniversary of being diagnosed. I'm so thankful that she is here and healthy and beautiful as ever.
Having the Bardsley family in my life has made me a better person. They were there the day I got baptised, they were there when I got sealed to my family for time and all eternity. I want them but especially Courtney to know how much I love her. Having her in my life has truly changed me. I have learned what finding joy in life no matter what means. I would challenge you too all look inside yourself and see if you have the strength and the courage to be a bone marrow donor. There is always going to be someone in need and I feel its something wonderful you can do to help others in need.
I want to end this Sunday shout out to Courtney by saying "Love you to the moon and back, keep going forward the way you have so lovely taught me to do."

This is Beautiful Courtney today with her wonderful dad Kevin

I Cant forget Courtney's sweet mother Heidi, uncondtional love is her middle name

Chemo treatments look good on her dont ya think lol


Want to follow this wonderful girl yourself, well be my guest www.capturingcourtneyb.blogspot.com

Its been awhile.....

Wow has it really been months and months since I posted on here. Holy canoly! Well this past Nov. I had the privilege of having my computer crash on me AGAIN, again you ask? Yes the year previous it crashed on my in Nov. also. However this time I had my neighbor build my a flippin sweet one that can handle all of my photo shop editing so I shouldn't blow this one up. Keep your fingers crossed will ya.
The boys and I have been filling our days with lots of shooting hoops, building forts out of blankets, riding scooters, falling off of scooters, playing CARS golf in the back yard and chasing the dog around the house. You know typical boy things. I cant imagine or remember my life without these two crazy beans. However I do remember what it was like to NOT be yelling, don't touch that, stop pushing that, stop slamming that, don't put your fingers in there, we don't say that, and please don't say everything mommy says. Just because mommy says it doesn't make it right. I'm so glad I have an almost four year to keep my toes to the fire.
Anyway I really didn't have anything in particular to blog about I just knew I had to start somewhere to get me back aboard, so there you go. IM BACK and will be posting more often so stay tuned..........

Hippie lettuce

Hippie lettuce, that's the only herb I had really heard of all growing up. I know nothing about it first hand haha, but have a few friends that do. However that all changed the day I entered into the Iverson family. I was quickly swallowed in by my Dr. Quinn Medicine women mother in law Liz, and My Witch doctor sister in law A.K.A Wendy. From the day they meet you if you they will give you all the knowledge you seek about herbs, all you have to do is ask. Well for someone like myself working in health care for many years I will admit I sometimes thought the two of them might just be into smokin hippie lettuce they way they would talk about herbs. And all the siblings in the family including my husband will all sort of join in and chat testimonials even if you didn't ask. Ok Ok so maybe I am exaggerating a bit but the family truly believes in them. It didn't take me long to join into the madness. The day Nephi and I got home from our honey moon Dr. Quinn (Liz) got me started on herbs to "help" me get pregnant. Now back up about ten years and you will find me at the doc's office getting Cryo Surgery on my cervix. Why you ask, I was in the first stages of cervical cancer and they were freezing with Nytrice the cancer cells, can you say OUCH?? I wasn't sure I would ever have a baby. I was married to my first husband for almost five years and we never got pregnant so I pretty much gave up. So fast forward ten years and I have no hope at all in these herbs doing me any good. Liz pulled out her good ole Dr. Mom book and quickly came up with my make a baby concoction. I think I was taking 12 herbs in the morning and 10 at night. What herbs were they you ask? they were Wheat germ oil, hormonal changease and female reproductive formula among a few others. I had no clue the outcome of those herbs, and I believe with my whole heart those herbs worked together to help heal my girly parts from the inside out, and hello something worked I have two beautiful kids.
Another experience happened to me this summer. My horse Pretty girl got into an "altercation" with a fellow female horse in the field and got cornered and tried to jump the barb wire fence to get away. Well she failed at getting over it, DUH and sliced her neck clean open.
Yuck I know, you could stick your whole hand into it. Well I freaked! I had no money to get her to a vet number one, but num two I had a horse that wouldn't get into the trailer to get her there if I wanted to. Obviously the next part of the story is herbs right, right I found this lovely potion at IFA called Schreiners. I sprayed it in her neck twice a day for one month and it healed from the inside out, with no scar.



The funny thing is, Now I have become one of these witch doctor types that totally believes in herbs. And you know what........... I'm proud of it. These are only two stories that have built up my joining in this club I could type alot more. Why did I post this? I'm not quite sure, however maybe someday this info might come in handy for someone reading this. So Heavens yes feel free to call me with any questions, LOL I love talking about this stuff. If anything I guess this post gave a great shout out to my wonderful, kind, and caring mother in law whom I love dearly. And let us not forget my hot sister in law with five children who truly believe their mother and grandmother are doctors.

Letter to myself

Dear Shawna,
Although some days you feel like giving up, you must remember your divine purpose in this world. Know that your father in heaven is proud of you and your choices. Understand that no matter what your body FOREVER changed when you gave birth to your beautiful babies. Look at your self and see that every stretch mark, every sagging part of your body was an intricate part in bringing those babies to this world. Look at your self and find beauty inside and out. Its there you just have to look for it. It doesn't matter how much you weigh, what color your hair is, what size your jeans you swore you would never get to, and they way your breast hang. You are important! You are here for this time and have been trusted with two perfect children who need you to find that happiness. They need you to love your self as your father in heaven loves you. Dig deep inside and find the reserve of strength that has been there waiting for you through all of these trials you are facing. Remember the way you felt the day you married Nephi. Look into his eyes and see that flame that still burns for you. Accept that things will never be the way they were when you were dating, they cant be otherwise you wouldn't get anything done because you'd spend the day wrapped up in each other. But find that balance to keep that drive there. Know that the covenants you made in the temple for yourself and Nephi are sacred and eternal. Hold tight to those covenants in this dark place where you feel alone. Families can be together forever this you know to be true. Don't dwell on the things of the past or the feelings of hurt you may have. Let go and let God, remember how that is your favorite saying. Hold true to that. See life as happy and full, live it to its fullest. You will look back on this life and see that you were a great mother, wife, sister, daughter and friend. Feel those things of yourself NOW and live in the moment. The trials you now face are only but a small part of heavenly father's eternal plan for you. And for heavens sakes stop wallowing in your crap and move forward.
Love Shawna
sorry if any of you actually read this all the way through. It really is for me to remember and look back to as I continue to struggle day by day with life's challenges. Saying it all public feels very freeing to me.

Oh how fast they grow....

I honestly don't know where this last year went, but in fact it indeed has come and gone and I now have a ONE year old. He is the cutest little bug and has the funniest personality. He really knows how to hold his own with big brother and is very vocal about what he does and doesn't want. He loves to blow bubbles and clap his hands. His words are Mama, Dada, Whats that, and a high pitch squeal that I know if I could interpret it would be a major swear word. ok ok he really wouldn't swear but he loves to tell you off.
After having Maverick's first birthday at Chuckie Cheese I learned that having a party that big for a one year old was a little overwhelming. So we down sized abit and had a little friends and family lunch at Doc's pizza buffet in Provo
The Birthday Boy

His little cake that was a waste because he didn't touch it, he doesn't like getting dirty. (having an OCD mom will do that to a kid)


He wasn't sure what to think about all the singing



At grandma and grandpa's he also took his first few step holding onto grandma's hands. Priceless

He's sportin his Dixie State shirt for daddy

Grandma got him this little riding toy and he loved it




So my kids love to drink out of this big mug. I love these pictures. Kanon is drinking water from my mug BUT Maveirck is sadly drinking daddy's Mt.Dew. Its funny how many pics I get of them doing similar things at similar ages

Random.....

So I have been reflecting on some things in my life lately and Ive concluded that I personally have alot of corks. Im corky and I dont care who knows. Don't believe me, just let me lay a few things out for you. Who knows maybe someday when I'm gone my hubby will look back at this post and miss these corky parts of me.

1. I only shave my legs once a week (thank heavens for church) or Id never shave, sorry Nephi
2. I love peanut butter and chocolate syrup on my ice cream. Add a tiny bit of milk in the bowl and your bound to get some action. wink wink just ask my hubby
3. I smell everything, good bad or disgusting I HAVE to smell things. My son has some RIPE feet.
4. I kiss my kids on the back of the neck every morning to see if they have a fever... What?? I know that's weird but your lips can tell better than your hand..
5. I clean my house in a special order... Kitchen first, living room, front room, bedrooms and ending with bathrooms. Don't mess with the order or you could get hurt.
6. I hate hate hate seafood. Id rather starve to death than eat any, its a texture thing
7. I secretly don't enjoy having people over to my house. I don't know why I go to such extremes to keep it clean and decorated cute because I don't like people being in it. I'm kind of a home body. (don't take offense to this, I love all of my friends and family I just struggle inside with it)
8. I love the smell of my horse when she is sweaty, I love to kiss all over her nose. Its better than crack (p.s. Ive never tried crack I'm just guessing)
9. Only I can put the kids car seats in the car, no one else is aloud to try. Only I cant get them tight enough.
10. I hate when Nephi just stands in the entry way and church and acts like he's lost and cant find a seat on his own. Every Sunday I have a twinge go through me that makes me want to kick him in the head for it. Love you babe.
11. I have to charge my cell phone every night, even if the battery isn't low, I'm terrified of needing it and it being dead. (And yes I know its not good on the battery but I don't care its good for my OCD)
12. I have to not watch my hubby help clean because I don't think he does it right, I usually clean up behind him when he's not looking but who's keeping track?
13. I cant listen to the radio when I'm trying to find an address, for some reason I feel anxious from the sound of it.
14. I CAN'T go to sleep at night without checking on my boys. I have to see that they are covered and not too hot or cold. Plus who doesn't like to look at their angels sleeping?
15. I fart in my sleep ALOT... Don't tell me you dont! For some reason I just let it rip when I'm sleeping, again sorry Nephi. (How do I know this if Im sleeping you ask? Ive woken myself up!) Not awsome
16. I always want to pull the emergency brake every time we park. Nephi HATES it.
Last but not least I think I look at the time on my cell phone at least a 100 times a day. I don't know why its just a habit.
So As you can see I'm just a ball of joy to be around 24/7! I think this will go down as one of the most awkward posts Ive ever posted, however I just had to get it all off my chest. I'm a nut ball that's for sure.

The joy's of having boys

Maverick has done so well with his potty training, he really just did it all by himself. I got myself all worked up and ready for a fight and it went so smoothly I have nothing to complain about. All along I have just kept encouraging him that if he continued to be a big boy he would get a big prize.........Well the prize has arrived. We are now the proud owners of Maverick's new favorite thing in the world WOODY the Hamster (of course his name is Woody my son is all about Toy Story right now). I cant believe how well he handles him and how grown up he wants to be with helping. We added Woody to his chore chart and he feeds him and helps clean his cage. He loves holding him and watching him run around in his ball. It brings back alot of memories from my childhood when I had hamsters.







The other BIG news is Kanon is finally pulling himself up onto things and cruising around the room. I caught him doing it for his first time on the baby gate and was so happy I could cry. You gotta love this face. I cant believe how big Maverick looks standing next to him.




Maverick however isnt so happy about little brother being more mobile. It means he can bug him more and he's not so hot on that idea. Look at him telling him off, He's trying to play his game and Kanon wanted to be right there with him. AWWW Brotherly Love

ummm I love peanuts

So its been awhile since I have blogged.... having a broken pinkie makes it hard to type very much. However now my splint is off and I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things. Kanon my sweet little baby boy finally got his first haircut. I had already cut Maverick's like five times by this age so they are so different. He will be 11 months on the 8Th, I cant believe it. His measurements as of right now are nothing short of peanut size. He is 16lbs 13oz and 27 1/2in. Almost exactly the same weight of his big brother when he was six months old. He is still just an army crawling fool, I think he can crawl but just doesn't want to. He seriously is the funniest baby and makes everyone who looks at him smile. Anyway back to his first hair cut. He was an angel sitting still to cut it. Every time I would get close to his head with the clippers he would start sucking his Binky really fast... it was so cute. I think the cut turned out darling.



Also last weekend my sweet sister in law and her hubby were able to get two little babies to foster. One is 18 months and the other is 3 months. Yes I know what you are thinking that is alot to handle and yes it is but she is so happy. We got to meet and kiss all over them (the babies) in Sigurd last weekend when we went to visit Nephi's parents. I'm sad that I'm not aloud to post pics of the babies because they are so adorable,and the happiest little farts around. Below are so pictures of my babes playing on the sweet play ground in good ole Sigurd Utah.