Scott,
Glad things are looking up for you! Good job on the bathroom remodel. H is finishing up our bathroom as well (it was a new one that he added, as opposed to a remodel) He did a great job; I'm so proud of him. I can totally relate to the shower in cellar thing. I grew up in a house that is 150+ yrs old and my dad always showered in the basement. There were too many bugs and critters for us girls to feel comfy with that so when we got older he installed a bathroom with a shower for us. Probably, too, so he wouldn't have to fight with 5 girls for shower time. LOL
Oh and you couldn't access the cellar except from outside..you know, a real cellar door...and there was NO WAY five teenage girls were going to trek outside in the winter to go shower.

At the time, I thought it was the weirdest and most un-hip house ever, but these days it is quite fashionable to have a house that old and with so much character. It's a beautiful old home.

About the DVD's...well, maybe someday. Right now, we don't have time to watch much, what with trying to get all the D's in bed. Plus, my H watches about 15 minutes of tv at a time. He usually rents DVD's from the library and it takes him a week or so to finish one. Remember...my H loves his sleep. Not even a good cowboy movie is going to deter him from that!
But I do think that that 15 minutes allows him to relax, unwind, etc.
I think that going from messing with the D's to messing with the W was wearing on him. Since he is the type of person who would NEVER say what he wants or needs (frankly I'm not even sure he could identify it if I straight up asked him) I am often left to guess and try to figure it out. Not that it's my job, it isn't, but hey if sitting with him while he watches 15 min of a movie makes him feel good, why on earth wouldn't I do that?

HP