Year in Review: Part 3 - Into the Unknown

Remember me writing about Dan applying to the Arizona Department of Corrections? Well, we took a leap of faith. They were still processing Dan's background check but there was work to be done at Grandpa Kilby's so we decided to sell our mobile home and pack up our stuff. Dan had found us a place to rent for really cheap and thankfully Hethe agreed to come with us to Arizona to help me while Dan was gone to the academy. So Dan drove the moving truck and Hethe and me drove with Orson in the car. Dan hadn't actually been offered the corrections officer job and it was a bit scary to pick up and leave with nothing but a hope that we would get something. Exactly halfway to the Kibly's, (which happens to be Albuquerque, NM) we got a call from ADOC offering us a job as a Corrections Officer in Safford AZ. It was pretty amazing. (As a side note- if you ever go through Santa Fe, NM be sure to take a detour to Pizzeria Espiritu! Amazing Italian food. Great pizza, pasta, calzones, salad. AND! They have the best creme brulee that I have ever eaten! We always make a stop there when we go through.) We got to NM and stayed the night with the Kilby's and the next morning we moved into our rental.

This is the garage but the house was small so we turned it into a entertainment/family room. It was also our storage space.

Back of the house

View from the back porch

It had a screened in porch, which was really nice (after Dan and Hethe fixed it). My favorite thing about the Duncan house.

Orson playing in the dirt (which there was a lot of) and collecting rocks.

This became my new best friend. I named him Ronney. Ronney the Roadrunner. I saw this guy catch several lizards and they attack and eat rattlesnakes. He came around almost everyday so he was my new favorite.