Rooted in Trefoil to Rooted in Sand

So sorry friends, we haven't updated in awhile. Let's do a quick recap.... July - We've been quite the homebodies in effort to save money. Most evenings we are watching movies, playing with the girls, and doing chores. I had a wedding to coordinate and it was a swelter of a day. While it was fun and beautiful, it was hot and humid. The bride remained gorgeous throughout it tho. Home study Update: In effort to give us a bit more time to save, we've pushed our home study to begin Jan 2018. What some people don't quite understand is that there are things that need to be in place by the start of our home study OR before the last visit. Tyler and I need to finish getting our pre-home study paperwork completed, this includes his autobiography, our guardianship paperwork, a fire escape ladder for the upstairs, three fire extinguishers - one for every level of the house, carbon monoxide detectors throughout the house- this might include an upgrade to the alarms in the h...

First my lovies, if you aren't following us please do so... Instagram: itzamemari & elusive7thgear for Tyler Twitter: itzamemari Snapchat: itzamemari Anywho! Hi!!!! It's been awhile since I've updated our blog! We've been busy-ish with work and outdoor projects. Quick recap, we are close to a year of being homeowners. Remarkable! We've done a lot of painting and a lot of small upgrades. Home life is great! The girls aka the dogs aka Maya and Piper aka Mosa-bean and Pip-June (hahaha) are doing great. Maya is 5yrs and Piper is 3yrs and I'm getting older by the minute. They are happy girls and keep us happy. Our plants are semi-surviving this heat and humidity. It's been awful but I'll take it over the cold any day. Altho, I'm itching for Autumn, pie, and crunchy leaves.  Mom and Sam are coming for a quick visit next weekend. We will finally have Sam in Champaign, IL, but more importantly, in our home. He's never met the girls or ...

This past weekend was filled with home improvements. Tyler finished the first coat of the upstairs hallway and it looks great. Rugged Tan by Behr was a great color choice on my part. Guess people will just have to visit to get the full effect. (wink, wink) So we decided we're going to re-do the nursery room. Yes, we're calling it the nursery room because whenever God blesses us, regardless of age of that child, that will be their first room. (We are waiting for God to direct us towards treatment or adoption. So if you can, please continue to pray for us as we weigh our options and look for God's guidance.) We are open to all paths towards building our family. Anyway! We are covering up the Ruby Red we initially put up and the remaining tan. Seems sad to say goodbye to my Ruby room, but when I stopped and looked I realized it would be extremely dark for a nursery and adding dark colored furniture just wasn't my style. So we're going with a nice Gray and...