This is how hot it feels....  It's supposed to be 110 degrees today here.

When we got orders to Northern California, I had visions of green, rain, things like ferns and moss.....I thought it would be a similar climate to Oregon or Washington. However, little did I know that 'gold country' wasn't just referring to pioneer days and the Gold Rush. The hills really ARE gold, from about June through the end of the year. Why? NO rain. Nix. Nada. None. It starts raining again in November-ish and things will green up then. It's an interesting climate (note where our yard ends and the field starts!)

One thing I love about the military lifestyle is all the variety we've gotten to experience. Also, if you truly hate the climate you're currently in, you can hold out knowing it's likely not forever! We have been through every extreme of weather and that's no lie, from  -35 (yes, that's a minus) degrees in North Dakota while shoveling through walls of snow to a 'supertyphoon' (Cat 5 hurricane) in Guam....

Hmm...maybe if I just sit and remember this, I'll cool off:

Ahhhhh.......that's better.