Campfire tales and future plans

We had a wonderful campfire outside this evening. Our really nice neighbor was able to join us and we all enjoyed roasting hotdogs and having conversations about our travels. It was very interesting listening to him discuss his childhood in Hong Kong. We talked about some of the places we had been as well and more about the area here...the coyotes around the park, the annoying stray cats, homeless, crime, bad areas in L.A, etc. He confirmed our ideas about why the helicopters are always flying over....they are monitoring the areas where the homeless and those people with ankle bracelets living around the bridge behind the RV park. At least we know that they are being watched. I don't think hiking around behide the RV park is very safe for the kids and I anymore. I will stick to the RV park, public parks and maybe hiking in more open areas from now on.
So, while we were enjoying the fire, we could hear the coyotes around us, but they didn't sound like they were screaming like when we were here a few years ago. They sounded more like just big dogs barking this time and so it wasn't scary like it used to be. Supposedly, the last time we were here, people were feeding them from the RV park and so they would come really close to the park often. They stopped feeding them and so they aren't coming quite as close right now, which is a bit of a comfort to know. We could see their eyes glowing whenever we went outside the last time we were here.
So, my hubby called his recruiter today and they discussed the possibility of traveling to Oklahoma City for winter to stay until Spring. I'm thinking, omg, back to the deep south, tornados and the Bible belt, but we would be able to visit a few family members and friends while we are there. After that, he says that in the spring we could look into a contract near New York City for the Spring/Summer. He doesn't think that staying in NY for the winter would be a good idea. After that, maybe returning to OK and then after that maybe back to CA. But, if that plan doesn't work, we can always so back to Northern Cali as a back up plan. We have been thinking about settling down near Flagstaff, Arizona eventually, but the travel jobs there have poor pay. In AZ, we could have the wind turbines, solar panels, and an aquaponics system.

On a last note, today I got more free educational stuff for my kids today from NOAA weather in the mail. There was so much more then I expected...two hardcover books, many workbooks, dvds, etc. I had a huge binder full of stuff on various storms, coastal areas, and ecology. It was really neat and the kids were excited. Well, tomorrow is the local homeschool park day for the kids, so I better end this blog for now. Above is a pic of all the stuff we got from NOAA today. Thanks for following us!!!