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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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....