We have made it to Arizona!!

We are settling into out house here in Scottsdale. We have been here for a week and a half, and there are less boxes in the house, but that is of course a work in progress:

But to be honest, I have not been JUST unpacking. We have also tried to have a little fun and discover this new home of ours a little.
I am looking for lots of FREE activities to share about Scottsdale (a little hard to do, but I have found some so far). I am going to find out about where kids eat free here and when, and I just got my first set of grocery ads here the other day, so I am working on my first Scottsdale grocery deals.
For my OMAHA fans, I will continue to post the things I know about Omaha going on (like Railroad Days coming next week!), but I will not be doing grocery deals anymore. There is a blogger in Omaha that posts her favorite grocery deals each week-it is not as extensive as my long list, but will give you a few of the best deals. I will post her info later today along with a list of other Omaha blogs I know of!

As for me and my blog, we have moved to Scottsdale (for a year) and have a new adventure ahead!

AWAY WE GO!! More coming today!

On a personal note, yesterday my husband accepted a fellowship at the Mayo clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona!! We are so excited to know where the next step in this long road will take us! We have plenty of time to plan (we will not move for a year and a half-summer of 2012). BUT, now that I KNOW where I am going, I cannot help but begin planning and researching and all that fun stuff.

So, I have never been to Scottsdale (Ok-actually I think my parents took me there as a child, but that doesn't really count). So, I need my wonderful readers, friends and family to help me out-what do you know about the Phoenix area near Scottsdale. I need to start looking for the areas we are willing to live. Here is what I am looking for-we will need to RENT a 4 bedroom house (as we will have 7 people by then) in a GOOD school district/area that is affordable on a fellowship salary (which is not much-so think inexpensive...). I am fairly flexible about most everything except the school area.

Also, let me know what fun and exciting activities and stuff I have to look forward to there! Send any advice, you have for me about Arizona as I start my exciting (and long) search...

I am a bit nervous about the summer heat, so maybe it is good that I just experienced the summer of no air conditioning to prepare myself...