Repairs

Here's the new bathroom door, and a new access panel that Tom installed (easy access to the plumbing).  We can now close the bathroom door all the way, and even lock it if we desire!
He also fixed the railing that was falling off the wall (never installed properly in the first place) and repaired some of the plumbing so that it no longer leaks water from the toilet (lovely) or bathwater into our living room.  He's currently trying to find a way to move the washer/dryer into the basement.  Our washer is off balance since we moved in we think because the kitchen floor isn't able to support the weight(we've eliminated all other causes). 
Our kitchen was originally a porch and when Tom uncovered the floor to re-do it he found mold and the worst framing job he'd ever seen.  He fixed what he could given our time and financial constraints, and finished the floor.  But it's clear that either the floor needs to be re-done, or he has to affix wood supporting the washer-which would ruin the new laminate flooring he put over top-or they have to be moved into the basement.  Otherwise our washer will die soon. 
There's much more to be done, but it's slowly getting a little nicer here. 

Current projects

We're studying Egypt and On the Banks of Plum Creek, I'm sewing, and the stray dog we found has been taking up quite a bit of our time as well.
 We're had multiple landlord visits this week, I still have so much stuff to set up for our new life here, and I'm trying to teach four kids and organize the house, halloween's coming up, then holiday stuff is right around the corner!  I have so many presents to make.  And everytime I get some semblance of order here, more stuff comes home from the garage and I'm back to square one again.  It's necesary but frustrating. 
Life is pretty full right now.