Long post alert... if you have been following our story over the past year and a half you know that we bought a house in February 2017. This was not just a temporary move, but the house in which we would raise our children and prayerfully pass down to them one day as their own. The search process began in early 2016 until we found the house perfect for our family. We settled on February 22, 2017. Happiness was an understatement. The house is over 100 years old with lots of charm and character in the pefect neighborhood. The house was "move in ready" but there were a number of cosmetic fixes we wanted to make before moving in. After vetting contractors and getting quotes we began construction April 1, 2017. What was to be a one month job turned into a nightmare. The cosmetic fixes that we sought to make exposed serious issues within our new home. We had to gut the property and rebuild from the beams up. There was a point where there were no walls, no floors no electricity, no...
Pretty much how I'm feeling in the moment.. mom, wife, teacher, summer lover, energy craver, believer in Black girl magic, Beyonce and music... avid reader and writer.. published author, but a day dreamer... I love it when things speak to my soul and when they do I write them here..