Where are we?

Another lost time .. somewhere in North Carolina? Erik is still with us.. so it must have been before 5th grade for me. Our condos are above people with a dog, we can walk to the school down out the back yard. The dog downstairs is mean.. Erik and I go to the door, to see if a kid can play? the dog gets out, I run, the dog gets my leg, and Erik climbs a stair bannister. Down to the school to wash off my leg.. mom not home.. she is working at a bakery now? remember lemon merengue pie and driving windy roads in north carolina?/south carolina? I am definitely no older than 9, so erik's 7/8 or else we are younger.. she is always at work, and we come home by ourselves.