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corrected or at least have a more definitive answer!  Apparently, one can ship a boat, motorcycle, or even a small plane (!) as their POV during their PCS with DOS.  Yes, I love those acronyms, too.  In other words, one can substitute a Cessna for a Toyota as one's Personally Owned Vehicle sent during a Permanent Change of Station. Thanks to Michele over at Globehoppers for the update and that could set a different set of wheels in motion in the future.

In other (more crucial?) news, we have arrived.  We are now officially living in the Golden State, but don't think we quite qualify as Californians just yet.  Given we do not have a home, we are in sort of a limbo.  Not homeless, but have a lot of 'splainin to do sometimes, with regards to our rental history when hurriedly filling out those applications:

• Why we move so much, haven't owned recently, but also didn't have a landlord
• How Pete's salary can change drastically depending on where we live in America or, oh, anywhere, totally due to locality pay/COLA
• Why a month-to-month lease during the second year would be really, really awesome….after all, only about 14 months until we bid again!

Perhaps the most important (to us) news?  The Knick-Knack turns 5 months old today.  He is rolling over, holding his head up like a champ, and sits unassisted for days at a time (O.K., a few minutes).  He is a smiley, sweet boy and we are just so in love with him.  Look for a notice regarding more Nick-related videos on You Tube soon!