Tender Mercies

Nathan and I were laying in bed getting ready to read the scriptures when we started talking about how we could better serve one another and bring in an added measure of the Spirit to our home. (As we have been reading the Book of Mormon at night I have been also going through the student manuel that has awesome quotes and helps to explain things....) A thought came to me about the Tender Mercies of the Lord, I immediatly looked up the scripture Nephi 1:20 and the quote by Elder Bednar, I read them both out loud to Nathan and we knew that we needed to have this Christ like attribute in our home.
As we sat in sacrament meeting on Sunday a woman got up and beared her testimony on the Tender Mercies of the Lord and I was in awe of how when I am on the right path and going in the direction I should the Lord testifies through others the things which I seek in my heart.

It really is in the small things that mean the most...kind words..... understanding...serving...etc. I am really excited to focus on having Tender Mercies for Nathan. I know through patient, love and guidence from my Heavenly Father I will be a better wife and also gain a deep appreciation for the the Tender Mercies the Lord has for me!

Happy November Everyone! I am so THANKFUL for all that I have.... Through November I will be posting what I am thankful for each day!

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Top Ten Reasons Why I Love The Hubby....

10)I cannot stay mad at him for anything..... He just has a way of making me laugh like no one else!
9)The way he cracks himself up.... its the cutest/funniest thing ever!
8)He believes in me the most... even the little tiny things that I want to do he never doubts that I can
7)He will be silly with me.... If I act a fool he is right there backing me up
6)He loves me for who I am.... even the flaws he can't seem to get enough of
5)He loves food... so do I...Mmmm
4)He is stubborn.... and I wouldn't change it
3)He has a huge heart... I love how he is always willing to help anyone who needs it
2)His love for the Gospel...Nathan has a great testimony and he is such an example to me

1)Because he picked me and he is my best friend..... and I couldn't ask for a better person to share my everday with!

The What... The Why... The How

Oh my goodness.... I am so tired! haha!

The What.... We have moved from our wonderful little condo in the back of Ahwatukee to a new condo.....not so far back in Ahwatukee.
(If there are a lot of typos I apologize ahead of time!) I loved me neighbor in my foothills condo she truley became one of my best friends(haha, I make it sound so sad however we are only 5 minutes from eachother! But hey when you are hankering for a really good peanut butter choco chip cookie 5 minutes is forever away!)

The Why..... Our beloved dog Riggins(AKA Piggy Riggy) Has been getting notices sent home saying he is a Pitbull(We know this and have known it since we moved in there... no big shocker) The thing is we don't know who started complaining(We take very good care of our pets... always leashed, pick up after them, dog park....yadayada yada..........)We had several other people in the complex offer to go and give testimonials on Riggins behalf...He really is a great animal..... Anyways the office started to send notices that Riggins needed to be removed from the property.... after the 3rd one we started looking for a place... I mean my goodness I wasnt going to give up my dog.

The How.......... We were very blessed.... We found another condo that excepts Riggins as is.... so that way no one can complaiun and Riggins can be free to have a good time with whom ever he chooses in his new home.....
So we got the place last Wednesday and started moving.... the cleaning people our coming tomorrow and then we will hand over the keys... ***big sigh***
Nathans brother Eric came and helped over the weekend... I dont think I could have survived the move without his help! So we packed and moved all within 5 days..... and now the unpacking and organizing starts..... any takers for help? LOL!



I have my hands on interview tomorrow morning and we are so hoping I get this position...4.5 minutes from home..... crossing my fingers.....

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AH!

This last week has been crazy.... Kassidi stayed a couple of days... on day 2 I was opening a bottle of chocolate milk for her(with my teeth).... I know I know.... (having had a bonded front tooth since I was 11 I know better) Sure enough the lil bugger popped right off.

Nate called a dentist he cleans for and he got me right in..... and I started to tell him my story...or better the story of my front teeth.... from hitting them when I was 11...getting them bonded and a puplotomy(kids root canal) to my frenectomy and a year in a half in braces to close my gap...... to a couple of years ago when I was hit in the mouth by an ab lounge that recoiled. The trip to the ER and to see the dentist I was currently working for...who rebonded them for the second time to getting my gingivectomy(gum removal to elongate the teeth).... and then to December of 08 when once again the bonding came of at Christmas (I am a little vain about my teeth and it drives me nuts that they aren't right) To the current moment with the chocolate milk. Kassidi stood crying thinking it was her fault/ I assured her it wasnt... my teeth and I have a long history...... I told Dr. Arnes which teeth up front were dead and needed root canals and which werent....my goals for my teeth(dreaming big as I only know how to do.) He looked in my mouth and said you don't have a choice for the rootcanal on #8(I cringed inside, I know all about them...working in dental offices for 6 years... I have explained them, talked people into getting them...comforted people about them.... I just wasn't ready for it to be my turn.) I have the Novocaine shots in the front of my mouth or on the palette they hurt the worst so I opted out of it and said just do it... Nate said" Are you sure?" I replied "yes they are dead so I will feel a little pressure and maybe a little tenderness thats all." (it might have hurt a little worse then I thought it would..... going back... get the Novocaine next time)

Here I was expecting one root canal and he did 2...Grrr. I left with my front tooth in half still and formaldehyde up inside of it to kill any infection...tasty.
Kassidi was a champ, she didnt complain when I told her I had to go back to the dentist first thing in the morning for him to finish everything.
so 8 am rolled in...got me back finished the root canals(a little more tender at that point, but still refused to get a shot.) He rebonded my front tooth filled in the one next to it and called it happy...... On Friday I woke up and told Nathan my mouth hurt really bad.... but I took some ibuprofen and it went away.... the infection came back.... UGH! so I sucked it up all weekend(mostly cause I am a red head and I was mad.....punished only myself) slept all day Sunday and called DR.Arnes office first thing Monday.... got an antibiotic.... and now we are happy again.....
Moral of the story... Get Novocaine the first time around....

July......

I am a little behind of posting..its been a crazy month. To start off July we went to see my dad in New Mexico and ended up going Alamosa(I was born there) its three hours North of Albuquerque into Colorado. My Grandma has lived in the same house since my dad was little. I always love going there...its home! My dad really wanted to take Nathan fishing... so we went to the lake most days and hung out. I really enjoyed spening most of my time with my little brother...he is so much fun, and we look so much alike...its no wonder we bonded right away. I got to see my last living greatgrandmother, she is such a sweet woman, Her name is Tillie. It was a relaxing get away. The Sunday before we headed home we went back to New Mexico and BBQ at my Uncle Steves. I got to spend a little time with my sister(however she is 16 , has a boyfriend...and doesnt think hanging out with her sister is all that fun anymore.) Nathan and I went to the Albuquerque Temple on th way outta town it was a nice start home.

Since we have been home, we found MAx a new home(he really needed a backyard) We miss him and tried very hard to make him happy with us. I think Riggins is happy Max is gone...he gets aall the attention now.
We have been marketing the buisness like crazy... so that has kept us occupied through the rest of July....

Oh the joy of Max.....

Max really is a good dog... he has a few issues...but wouldnt you after spending the first 2 years of your life chained out doors with very llttle attention? he has a great personality for having no formal traning and he has taken to being in the house really well..... he whines when its time to go out... and he just wants to be with you all the time, he follows me from room to room and cries when nathan or I leave the house...even if the other person stay home.At Maxs old home when he broke the chain he was attached to and my uncle couldnt afford a new one right away they would put him in a kennel for days and let him out to go potty...
When we took Max in I had asked for the kennel, thinking Max would need it at night to sleep(so we wouldn't have any potty issues or issues with our other dogs,) and when we left the house for a few hours(so he wouldnt destroy anything).
Well Nate and I went to the mall for a few hours on a Saturday and put max in the kennel and the other two in th ekitchen(like always) and had a great time, we even planned to go out that night to th Dbacks game/Lifehouse concert(Nate loves the Dbacks and I love Lifehouse) perfect date......

Well when we got home Max had snapped the plastic lining to the bottom of his kennel(still haven't figured out how...the plastic tray fir perfect in the bottom of the wire kennel) and had ate a hole in my carpet down to the concrete(luckily Nates friend Mike can repair it...so its no big thing! Thank you Mike) We were both just glad he didnt hurt himself again trying to get out(we did not need another vet bill)
Nate and I did not go out that night(cause what would we do with Max?) and for the next week and a half Max went everywhere with us...to family things...running errands with me....you name it Max was there, luckily he is a great car dog... you might be thinking well why not buy one of those heavy duty plastic kennels that are closed in....cause the day I was going to go buy one of those to try and spen 150 dollars I was talking to my little sister Kassidi on the phone and she sent me pictures of one Max had ate when they had left him in it a few years ago.....yeah so....

last night I went to a job with Nathan just to spend some time with him(I miss him when he works long days) So, I decided to put away all my most precious things and leave Max out to roam(with the bedrooms shut and the bathroom and blocked from the other dogs...he did great and I was gone for 3 and a half hours!

Simple Things

The first picture is 4 years ago and the 2nd is now...i love them both more than words can say

Uh oh!

Max caught his toe on his kennel and now has to have surgery tomorrow to remove the toe nail....sad! Just glad he will be alright....gonna try to get some pictures of his toe before we take him in at 730.....yes that time does come around in the morning!LOL!

Introducing Maximus

We took in a 2 1/2yr old American Staffordshire Terrier.... His name is Max and he is the biggest sweetheart you will ever meet..... We took him in because my Uncles house went into fpreclosure and he had to move and couldn't take Max..... he loves being an indoor dog!

Just some funny pictures

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

I want to wish my little sister Kassidi...a very Happy 11th Birthday! She brings so much joy to my life! I love her more than words can say!

the first picture is what I made for her birthday gift!

Not broken...just a Sprain

Nate Rolled his ankle walking down some stairs(carrying his buffer). At a customers house on monday.....No fun! He went and had it looked at its a medium sprain on both ligament and muscle! We are just thankful he didn't break it!


The first three pics are of the right ankle...the one he hurt the last one is of what his left ankle looks like all normal and what not!

Here's what everyone is doing at the Stafford house

Its hard to be an animal in my house......

My Best Friend

Thank you for the last 4 years...you believe in me when no one else does.... I am thankful for you and all that you give to me. You let me cry when I need to cry and yell when I am angry and laugh when I am happy...you never judge me... You let me do things on a whim, even when they don't make any sense.... I love you! and I needed you in my life to help me become who I am... I couldn't ask for a better partner in crime to walk this Earth with....I look forward to the day when I can look at you and say "We really are for eternity now"...it will happen!

P.S Happy 31st Birthday! Thank you for sharing your birthday with me...!

Mr.Nathan and Eathan

The other day Nathan and I watched a neighbors kid while she went to an interview. She has two children Ryliee who is 7 and Eathan who is 5. They always get so excited to see Mr.Nate. So you can imagine Eathans excitment when he got to stay and play with Nathan for a few hours. By the end of it Nathan fell asleep on the couch...its hard to play army men. Eathan had so much fun he didn't want to go home when his mom came for him....can't wait to have one of our own! Nathan will make a good daddy!

Alive and Kicking...

There has been a lot of changes in the past couple of months..... We moved! yay! and we love it! The only bad part is that we have to take the dogs out instead of letting them into a backyard however they and I have adjusted.

Work is fantastic, I am now working for A Chiro in Tempe and loving it. the clients there are really fun. Nathan is doing extremly well, working hard and I am truly thankful for him.

I am trying to find my camera cords...for both digitals to upload the pictures of the move and our new life.

Our favorite activity is taking Riggins to the dog park, He loves meeting all the other dogs and we enjoy chatting with the other owners. buddha doesn't get to go very often because as we all know he really isnt a dog and doesnt care for actual "dogs."


alright I guess thats all for now... i will update when I find the cords...or I might have to go buy new one..Ugh!

Heres Whats New in The Stafford House...

Well, I think my last post was after Thanksgiving....

December I went through my LaStone course(hot and cold stone massage) It was so cool. I am really excited about educating people on this particular massage. I was working for a chiro office. The girl I was temping for came back right after the holidays so now I am at home again.
I am packing the house for our move at the end of February.... I am a terrible mover.LOL.!! So I have to start now.
Our Christmas was good. We spent Christmas Eve with my parents and the Christmas day with Nathan family. Nathan got a Keyboard(I should say that we are really bad about getting our gifts early.... his real gift was a laptop he bought at the beginning of December...for the business, he says...just ask him!!LOL!) I got Diamond earrings, I was really surprised...because I too had gotten what I thought would be my gift a week before Christmas..... I got my Hot and Cold set of Stones.
New Years was quiet for us... I made Chicken enchiladas with rice and beans and then Chinese cheesecake...yummy. We watched the Trueblood marathon on HBO.

We are downsizing for a year.... So we will be moving into a condo... which means one of the dos(Dexter) found a fantastic home, I searched hard for the people who took him and I get regular updates. So I am okay with that. We are excited for what lies ahead of us in the next year... hopefully we will buy a house at the end of it.

I am really looking forward to this year... I have a motto for each year and this year its Motivation... which means all aspects of my life. I am finally starting to see what I was missing in so many areas. Nathan has been really patient with me and letting me go the route of trial and error for the past 3 and a half years. Another one of my goals is to take more pictures just of our day to day life.
Not to much is going on in January... I am just so excited the cardinals are doing so well..... Nathans dad and his brother have there birthdays coming up.
This is it fr now and I am going to have pictures for my next post!LOL!