Life as we know it...

It has been forever since I posted, life has been very crazy in many ways so here is a quick over view We have moved twice (in 2012) Gavin and Cache have been baptized Gavin has moved from regular scouts to be a "New" Boy Scout Jay quit the Local Pages and worked for a car dealership named Outfitters Jay then quit Outfitters and returned to the Local Pages Kaelee is in High School and playing varsity Volleyball and Softball Makenzie is in Jr. High and is very active in sports Gavin had moved to the big bad Middle School And Cache is every entertaining at Hibbard Elementary That probably doesn't begin to cover the changes that have happened but that is a quick summary. Now the reason for this Monumental post Life as we know it has been turned up side down. Jay has started a new job driving truck for the oil fields in North Dakota. He leaves for two weeks and then should be home for two weeks. So basically I'm a single parent for 50% of the time. I know this sounds awful but the facts are that most men work Monday thru Friday and are very busy in between. So really the general public has 104 days of family time (52 weekends). So if everything works out my family will have about 182ish days together. So this all sounds great and wonderful but I'm scared to death. Yup I can put on a super big smile and say "this is a huge blessing for my family" and in most respects mean it, but then there is the great big monster inside of me that is scared of doing this life alone 182ish days a year. So now that you know my dirty little secret here goes I'm going to keep track of my families journey at least once a week, why you might ask (or probably not but you'll get the answer)because I need a way of tracking our monumental joy and our failures. Have you ever taken the time to look back over the last 20 years or so, well I do and I have come to see that I can learn a few things from my past and maybe learn to laugh. Such as the day Kaelee was 2 and decided that she need to put a full bottle of lotion on the dog and her then hide in my closet; this day I felt like a terrible mom but today I look back and miss the fun I had with my two year olds. Other things I have learned that even though trials look impossible and never ending when your going through them, really they only last a short time and we all grown so much. One trial specifically stands out, the day I was told Gavin would never lead a normal life because of his asthma. I remember bawling and storming out of the Doctors office. I then went to many other Doctors until I found one who said Gavin could do anything he wanted to. This weekend I watched my amazing son play a full game of football both ways and never sat down. Not only can he play football he is very gifted and is awesome to watch. So I plan to keep track of all things here at the Fuller Family Blog as they happen so I can laugh and cry over them, and look back when I need to. Stay tuned for the craziness because Life as we know it has changed; but good or bad here we come.