Ferguson Family Unfiltered 2018

  I asked the good, the bad and the ugly about year 3 on the road.......  

  We all decided there really is no ugly, not with such a shiny new to us home sweet rolling home, haha - so we will go ahead and do our tradition around the dinner table of sharing the Good, the Bad and the Blessing of our day, or in this case, year.

   Here is what the family said about 2018:

 Dale:  Uhhh, I am not good at these.  Me: Just start talking, I will type. 

The Good -  The new RV!  Tonya wanted a blue one with grey interior SO bad, but I knew it was out of our price point until a few more trade ins and upgrades or doTERRA goals reached.  I watched online for a year, and still nothing.  Until the Lord LITERALLY dropped it in our lap, in the ways only He can.  We got the RV of our dreams at an amazing bargain of a price. Praise God for our new, shiny, spacious home on wheels!

The Bad - Oh man. Realizing that your dad's Florida farm property was not for us to buy as planned.  I know the Lord spoke, and the answer was no, but that was hard for sure.  Lots of tears on that one.

The Blessing -  Having a summer we will always remember as a family, when our time under one roof is getting short.  Destiny plans to start working summers and we really wanted to make this one count. It did!

Tonya:

The Good - Year 3 on the road has been as fun as Year 1.  We actually got out and really traveled again, for fun mixed in with work.  So my GOOD would be, well, the WHOLE SUMMER. 

  We went to:

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The Bad - How can there be BAD when we saw so much GOOD?!  :) 

  Actually, the bad is how we all grieved the loss of first Dale's grandma, and then our beloved Papa Clay.  God is faithful to continue to heal our hearts.

The Blessing - ​Oh man, so many. 

  - Getting to do life, all as a family, without answering to a clock? AMAZING. 

  - Making our goal of Blue Diamond with doTERRA? Pinch me. 

  - Getting to share oils and changing peoples lives for my JOB that doesn't feel like one?  Surreal.

  There is not a day that goes by that I don't give praise and thanksgiving to a Father in Heaven who hand picked this life for us, who nudged us to leap when everyone thought we were nuts, and to go all in on this road life of ours. 

​  I am grateful and excited to see what 2019 holds for the RV Oilers! 

 Destiny:

The Good - Oh I don't know, 2018 was great because we got to go to New York City. I have ALWAYS wanted to go there!  It was awesome. I loved the way it felt, and all there was to do. 
 I also really enjoyed exploring the ark museum too. We took a lot of fun trips this year!

The Bad - CHICKEN POX.  Ugh.  So miserable but at least we got lots of popsicles.  

The Blessing - ​I loved our summer of museums and fun cities, but I also loved that we were in Kansas for a lot of months too.  Best of both worlds!

Tylan:

The Good -  Going amazing places all year and eating AMAZING foods like, fresh steamed dumplings and water ice in Philly, PIZZA by the slice in New York City - wow the best ever.  Also, the tiny little fish place we ate at in South Carolina, the cheddar honey biscuits in Alabama from Nick & Jim's, giant fall of my plate pancakes at Billy Gail's in Branson. And I cannot forget the powdered cinnamon caramel donuts from Ohio! Guess I like food this year.

The Bad - Being in Kansas for so long.  I love it, and I love seeing my family and friends, but staying in one place so long gets boring...and COLD!

The Blessing - I think it's so nice to be together as a family.  I like seeing new places and having adventures as part of my normal day to day life.  It's nice. I cannot wait to go to Florida next.

Avery:

The Good - I love that we got to go see one of my best friends in Kansas city several times, I loved riding horses in Tennessee, I am obsessed with horses!  I also had fun dancing at a wedding in South Carolina this Spring. That was soooo fun!

The Bad - CHICKEN POX!!!!!!!!  We got them this Spring. I was miserable and had them EVERYWHERE. Ugh.  

The Blessing - I love that we are a close family.  We live in a small space and get to see each other every single day.  I like that!

Paxton:

The Good - I like when we went to Florida to go skating and see my cousins.  We saw some awesome orange and white fancy cars at the mall.  I liked the giant chicken fried steak in Texas and Mr Mark's corn on the cob. He SOAKS it in butter. That's my favorite.  I had a loose tooth, so hopefully next time I can eat it better.

The Bad -  I miss Papa.  

The Blessing - ​ I love that we can go traveling whenever we want!  It's cold in Kansas, I am ready to go to Florida now.  

 Have a safe and happy New Year everyone! Thank you for being a part of our journey!  

​  Here is to MANY more adventures in 2019......so glad you can come along with us! :)

Love, the Ferguson family xoxoxox