Finally Home!

We're finally home.  It has been a long time coming and it feels just as good as we thought it would.  It's nice to finally say that we're Texans.

The move itself was uneventful, which is always a good thing when moving.  Since we're still young pups we moved ourselves.  I can't recommend Penske moving trucks enough.  We used a 16' moving truck, which was more than adequate since we had already moved a good deal of our belongings.  It was also nice to not have to tow a car behind the moving truck.  We've done that before, it's a nightmare. 

Since moving in most of our attention has been on unpacking and getting settled.  We used the moving truck to pack up the empty boxes and moving supplies and hall them to the local dump.  Getting rid of all of that was a big victory for us.

We have tackled a few small projects. One of which was replacing the shower head in the Master Bathroom. The builder supplied shower head had terrible pressure and just wasn't doing it for us. We also had one of those handy 20% off at Bed Bath and Beyond so we set out to find a new fixture. We decided on a Moen Refresh fixture. It has a rain shower head and also a handheld fixture. The pressure is amazing on the new head, and the only drawback is that it is tough to get out of the shower.

 Simple, simple, all the tools involved

 Remove the old shower head

 Use thread sealing plumbers tape to prevent leaks

 Add the diverter and tighten with a wrench, use a towel to prevent marring

 Finished product.  It is awesome

It's awesome having our furniture here.  The bedroom looks great with our dark wood furniture.  Quick pic with the puppy lounging.

 Grass is doing great, the new sod is having a little bit of a tough time in some spots but overall it is taking nicely.

After moving all of our belongings into the home I realized that I had closet envy over the nice built-in I had made for the wife.  There was only one solution.  

I had to build the base portion first.  This will be a two level shoe rack.

Above picture is the shoe rack and shelving for t-shirts etc.

Safe has been secured to the wall using studs, and toggle bolts.  The bolts are internally driven, somebody would have to literally rip this thing and take the wall with them. 

Projects coming up:

Paint the new built in

Screen in existing porch

Lay patio in back yard

Built-in in office