Dusting Off The Cob Webs......

I am going to get better at this.... So come back in a day or two and I will update on what we have been up to....

My turn.....wahahaha wahahahaha.........

So this is my first attempt at "blogging" on here and im thumbing away on my droid 2 so we shall see how that goes. Im Nate the other half and im just gonna write some stuff! Who im writing to I have no idea and why I am doing it well im bored and in bed not sleeping. So we shall see how long I can go. Today was the start of conference weekend and watching Saturday Conference is kinda of a interesting subject in the mormon culture in itself. Alot of "opinions" about that im sure but we wont go there right now. Feel free to comment below. Its was good to hear the prophets voices and enjoy the quiet time with my wife. Like most everyone else saturdays aren't always free. We ate lunch and then the second session and then I went to the Priesthood sesh with my Pops which was pretty cool. We've only done that for the last year and a half and its nice to be there with him. Father and son thing I guess. The lasting impression I got from this experience was it was good to feel like I was in the right place and the right time. Pops has been pretty banged up of late and with mom not 100% anymore its really taking a toll on them. I couldn't have any better examples that those two. Thanks for coming over today pop.

The Stafford family since the last blog has done some noteworthy things. But ill let rosanna update all that. Lol. Im really just glad my wife and I are still learning how to love eachother and choose eachother continually each day. The ChemDry business has slowly but surely been picking back up and the "hard economy" is now finally softening up. 2010 was much better than 09, and its looking better going into the holidays. I really do love what I do. Working for myself, providing a service for my community, its simple and gives me what I want in a career. Personally we've been a few places since last blog....out of africa.....SoCal acouple timers. And rosanna's dads is next on the list for Thanksgiving. I've always liked going there. They have alwas made me feel welcome. The only real "hobby" I can think of that we have started is that we've really got into food storage as of late. Its been fun if that's not to weird sounding. It saves a ton on the food budget too. Exciting right!! Anyone? So im done for now let's see how this one goes and maybe ill stop and do this again sometime.

OMG! I finally updated our blog! LOL!

We have been busy with work and just life. We went to cali to visit Nates sister Kim and to be shown around where nates parents grew up... we had a lot of fun, we got to spend a day at disneyland we lasted from 8am to 10pm.... it was our first time going since we have been married... here are a few pics from that trip...




















Whats coming up for the Staffords?

1)Kims birthday
2)My moms birthday
3)Mothers Day
4)Nates birthday
5)our 5 year anniversary

Giveaway

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Just a quick thought..............

"Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead,forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future."



Learning to let go... Seeing where I really need to be... what I really should be doing...coming to understand the plan God has for my life and allowing it to take place....
No longer controlling the things in my life I am afraid to let happen... letting the ones who love me inside and seeing who I am...

Allowing new oppurtunites to come into my life...staring my journey for the first time today...

Disneyland

We are going to Cali at the end of this month.... so excited.... travel around the LA area and see some sites... I have never really been there...

One thing I wanted was to go to Disneyland..... I didnt think we would have time or the money... however.... with the GIve a Day Get a Day... here we come!
On Thursday we will be giving a day to a Head Start in PHoenix organizing there storeroom... 7 hours for 1 ticket....yeah baby! Nate will be there with me so that makes it even better!

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It just has got me thinking that in my life I need to give more service and there are tons of places that need help... One day a Month I am going to give my time.... it will be fun. For the next year its my goal....

Whats Happing this week with the Staffords....
1)Volunteering
2)Get my glasses
3)dinner with My Parents
4)One of my Old bishops funeral
5)Giving my MIL a massage
6)Going to a Hockey game... my BIL Eric bought the family tickets for Christmas
7)Church

Whats in Your Rearview Mirror?

(thinks he has to go whenever we leave the house!)



A lot has happened over the last few months.....
1)We moved.... again.... after having only live in our apartment for a month and a half neighbor killed himself and we had to help with the aftermath... it was rough and I had a hard time sleeping.... same apartment complex... different apartment.
2)My Fantastic MIL was Dx with stage 4 stomach cancer... that was rough news to get.... she is fighting and we are all praying for a miracle...
3)Thanksgiving was good.... we spent that Wednesday with Nathans family and thanksgiving day with mine....
4)Christmas was good.... lol... spent that with Nathans family...
5)New Years was spent with my side of the family....
6)Nathan and I have known each other officially for 5 years as of January 17th
7)We had to find Riggins a home.... long story and I cried a lot...
8)The business is doing good(Last year was a little rough)
9)we are hoping to get our act together so we can go through the temple within the next year... maybe two depending on how somethings work out


Whats coming up for the Stafford's.....

Going to see Lightening Thief with my sister and parents
Having Mom and Dad Stafford over for Valentines day dinner
Going to L.A in March with my in laws
celebrating our 5 year anniversary in may
Going to New Mexico to see my dad this summer

Hopefully I will be better at updating....

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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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!