Signs...signs everywhere there's signs...

Wow- it has been way too long since I posted here.
We are settling in nicely here in California. Joel is back to work and seems to like it. Very busy with a full schedule. Gisele is swimming with the swim team on base in Petaluma so we are there everyday for practice. She even has Momma doin laps! (She can whoop me in the 500 though!). Looks like school is going to be a combination of homeschooling and with some luck a few days at a charter school (keep your fingers crossed. I was really upset about it at first but I believe that it will be the best option for us as a family right now. Our house that we are renting, well... let's just say it will not be a long term situation, the rugs are just gross and the landlord doesn't seem to be bothered by it.(course if he was living here I think it would be a different story!)
We still think about NC everyday (at least Gisele and I do!) I was thinking of how North Carolina has stuck with us. A great example is a funeral procession past by yesterday and I pulled over, only in NC I guess. When Gisele and I hear a "southern" accent we just sigh, it brings comfort to hear it. There are so many signs of things that remind us of NC. There are some things that we see here that have us all saying only in CA!
Like the homeless person's sign that reads, "need money for weed!"(at least they are honest right?) or "precription" store opening soon (anyone see a pattern here?) Overall people are definitely not as friendly as in NC but not rude, just keep to themselves KWIM? Holly is doing better as well we ran into a trainer in a pet store and he gave us some great words of wisdom and asked us to try what he recommended and we did and it has been easier working with her. She really likes the fact that we are treat training! Caught her in the pantry and I think I may have found her just in time as she had the treat bag on the floor! Hope everyone is enjoying the last of summer and staying cool. Many hugs from us to you~Joel, Sheri, Gisele and Holly too! P.S. The pic of us is at our first cattle drive, really cool and so glad we did it! Happy trails....