Next Assignment: Tulsa, OK

Being in San Diego was fun.  I loved being there with my daughter, son in law, and granddaughter and especially being there for the birth of my newest granddaughter.  We loved the beaches and the awesome weather.    

Then the time came to look for my next assignment.  Nelson has two more classes to finish before he will be ready to do the LPN to RN bridge program and he has decided to do that program in Oklahoma.   He found the two classes he needed at Tulsa Community College.  Freshman Composition II and Sociology were both available in four week accelerated classes one week apart.  Nelson enrolled and the hunt was on for me to find an assignment nearby.

I found a teaching hospital in Tulsa with a small 14 bed NICU that was in need of a NICU traveler.  I contacted my recruiter and he went to work to get me there.  After some negotiations, the contract was signed and the search for an RV site was started.

Since we had lived in Tulsa before we already knew about some places we could stay and had 2 places picked out.  Unfortunately, both places were full and we started searching for alternate sites.  We found an ad on Craigslist that told of a site next to a pond in West Tulsa. The monthly rent was good, only $275 per month plus electric and the spot was big enough for our 43 foot unit.   After exchanging emails and phone calls we made reservations.

The time came for the return trip cross country.  The RV was connected to the truck then the tow dolly to the RV and the Ford Edge was loaded on the dolly.    Nelson drove and I navigated.  Well he already knew the route but I need to say I did something. 

The night before we left I had a dream that something had happened.  In my dream we were stopped for the night in a wooded area and boon docking.   Some men tried to break into our RV and when we did not open up they started a fire in the truck.  Because of that dream we did not stop in a state park on our way back.  Of course we could not stop at a national park since the government was shut down.  Some people don’t believe in dreams, but why take a chance. 

We had a good trip back and made it in plenty of time for Nelson to get to his first class on time.