House Items Done and Those On the List

It might come as no surprise that we have a list on our computer of the items we have done and plan to do to our home with estimates of cost as well as ranking of preference to what’s more important.  However, what might come as a surprise is that Henry made that list :)  Yes yes, I must boast for him!  For that reason, in addition to my blogging and photographing, I can really SEE just how much we have done here since we moved in just 4 months ago!  Not only is it a list of what we have done to the house but also a list of things we have purchased for a home.

So, here’s everything we have done:

1. Replaced light fixture in hallway with this one. Blogged about it here.
2. Dad and Henry cleaned up the back side of the house where the breaker box was (and made it very challenging for the Uverse people {snicker snicker}).  Blogged about it here.
3. Repaired the doorbell button at the front door.  It works!
4. Ordered the most fabulous washer and dryer ever!  Blogged about it here.
5. I painted like a mad woman all over the house.  Blogged about that here, here, here and here, but still haven’t showed all of it.
6. I sanded down the texture of the ceiling in the office and repainted the ceiling.  Blogged about it here.
7. Henry and Justin removed the old laundry room cabinets.
8. Henry repaired the sheetrock in the laundry room and did a FABULOUS job.
9. I painted the laundry room.
10. Henry installed new shelving that I purchased from Ikea.
11. Henry and Kevin installed the most fabulous washer and dryer ever!  Blogged about 7-11 here.
12. Henry repaired a hole he made in the ceiling.  Blogged about that here w/ a video ;)
13. Installed a new breakfast area light.  Blogged about it here.
14. Installed a new bedroom ceiling fan.  Blogged about that here.
15. Henry got a new weed eater :)
16. Installed a new entryway light.  Blogged about it here.
17. Had our curb address repainted (pics to come later).
18. Replaced circa 1971 garage door opener with hefty, sturdy, Craftsman 2010 garage door opener! (pics to come later)

I’d say that’s a pretty decent list of stuff!  Don’t you?  Well, the list is still pretty long of stuff we want to do, but I like that as it gives us something to work towards.  Currently, this is the problem that troubles us.

This is what happens when we get a GOOD HARD rain.  You can tell from the date on the photos when this rain occurred.  That week was nothing but rain, and that type of weather is not uncommon in Houston.  Thus, this isn’t going to be a rare problem.  Henry and I are currently working on a plan to fix this so that hopefully more than just 2 legged creatures can walk around back there ;)  We also hope to have trees trimmed as well.  After that, it’s the water heater and the oven.  Yep, the projects do get more expensive, but it should be worth it!