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First Night in Wickenburg

first-look.jpgI was rummaging through some of the archived photos today and ran across this one from Christmas Eve (Verna’s Birthday) in 2008. We were in a rented motorhome just coming into Wickenburg. Verna snapped this photo of the now familiar Wickenburg Way. Make a left at the signal ahead, go a quarter of a mile and turn left into Casandro Wash. We’re about 700 feet up the road.

We spent the night in an RV park just at the south end of town on US 60. It was our first night in Wickenburg. We left town the next morning headed for Flagstaff, our next stop on the winter vacation. The day after that, we were in Grand Canyon NP.

After attending the National Rifle Association convention in Phoenix in May of ’09, we went back and stayed at that same RV park five months after our first visit, still not knowing that we would be making Wickenburg our home.

September 19, 2010 by Arizona Vacation

Kitchen Preview

Yesterday, I listed the appliances for the new house. Today, Bob went on to Lowe’s virtual room designer and built the kitchen seen here. Our actual kitchen will not be quite wide as this model. The appliances will be placed approximately as shown. The cabinets will probably look a bit different since we went with a rustic southwestern finish.

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September 18, 2010 by Arizona

Selecting Appliances For Our New House

laundry.jpgOne of the best things about building a new house is having the flexibility to do everything our way. Last week in Arizona we went to the appliance dealer in town and specified all of the appliances for the house.

The kitchen appliances will all be stainless steel. We ordered a stainless side-by-side freezer and fridge. The six burner stainless range and oven is a one-piece built in unit. Ditto for the dishwasher. We will have a stainless two-tub sink under the kitchen window looking out on the back yard and patio.

For the laundry, I picked out a washer and dryer and pedestals in turquoise (pictured). We also plan on having a tankless water heater, refrigeration cooling and gas heater.

September 17, 2010 by Arizona Retirement

Cabela and Tebow

Cabela certainly has more energy than Bear does. This is a photo of her playing with “Tebow,” her squeaker toy. She takes the toy, runs around the family room, stops to squeak it a few times and then runs some more. After a couple of minutes of that she will drop the toy and jump up on the couch and crash. Click on the image to enlarge.

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September 15, 2010 by Critters Family

Railroad Crossing

We were parked near the corner of Apache and Frontier Streets in old historic Wickenburg. We were about to leave to go to our next stop when Bob heard the train whistle in the distance. We decided to stay a few minutes longer and get the photo op when the train passed. Click on the image to enlarge.

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September 14, 2010 by Arizona Photography

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