The Goodrums

We are long overdue for an update. Sorry! It's been a busy month with unpacking and random house maintenance items.

Over the past month, Michael has stayed busy working on small maintenance items here and there. He's really had a lot of fun with it so far. Here's a small showcase of his handywork...















Check out the new towel bar in our master bathroom!
(The original towel rod was over the whirlpool tub - which is not all so close to the shower. The new rod is directly across from the shower. Now we won't have to track water across the bathroom when we forget to move the towel over by the shower...)







































7 sets of blinds later
(once they finally came in 2 weeks late - grrr Home Depot)


































Painting the bathrooms

For some reason unbeknownst to us the bathrooms were originally painted with flat paint. Flat paint absorbs moisture like a sponge - especially in crazy-humid Mississippi. Combine usual shower steam with shower walls that are not quite tall enough (water sprays up on the walls when you shower) and we had a real problem. We were worried that in time we would have mold or mildew problems. Sheetrock + water = BAD!

Painting was a first step - satin finish paint has helped a lot. We have tile guys coming to tile around the top of the showers this week. That is the permanent fix. It was a little thing that you don't notice when you're buying a house. You have to actually use the shower before you catch that one.




















Our new mailbox looks great
(Michael installed it - more challenging than you might think given our nice clay soil)

There have been a number of other miscellaneous projects including rewiring the dryer connection, installing a dimmer switch in the living room, reversing the bathroom light switches (having the fan as the first switch is quite confusing - normally the light comes first), minor carpentry - filling small gaps, etc. Michael has really enjoyed his new power tools. He gave the circular saw a workout this weekend. We'll have to showcase his carpentry work soon.

We are also very thankful to be done with all the unpacking! Woohoo!

We finished unpacking the last box yesterday. Everything is unpacked and put away. We even have some pictures on the walls. :) I will try to give a little photo tour this week. Maybe I can post a room a day.

Now begins the fun of decorating and filling the empty spaces. That will take some time...

Here's a piece of evidence to confirm that life really is returning to normal. :)















Michael - working on fixing the jeep















Test Drive