Calming Rain

Last night I was laying on the bed listening to the sound of the rain pouring down through the open window in our master bathroom thinking how relaxing and wonderful it was to be there doing nothing at all. The past week has been filled with stresses little and big and I was just thankful to be calm for a change.
Early last week after a post workout shower, I noticed a wet spot on the carpet coming out of our master bathroom. Big accused me of stepping out onto it without out completely drying off my feet (which I did). I quickly put down a towel and went on about my night. As I turned on the lights the next afternoon upon arrival from work I realized that there was a strange smell floating through my house. As it turns out, that strange wet spot returned only to bring with it a few more. The shower was leaking under the wall and into our bedroom.
Now, let me back up just a second to tell you guys that for several days before this event that our shower head had been dripping steadily.
We exchanged the shower head, but the drip continued which lead to lots of googling and and calls being made for advice with no sucess. Big's dad suggested that we cut the water off for the night to keep the water damage at a minimal. When Big located the mail water valve, he quickly realized that his home inspector screwed him big time. The valve is oval shaped and was inside the vanity of our hallway bathroom. The flat part of the oval met up with the bottom of the cabinet which made it literally impossible to turn it one way or another. Of course we did not posses the tool needed to turn it off at the street so we eventually realized that the drip would rage on through the night.
The next day the controls part of the shower was replaced and the drip met it's end finally, however; we still had to adress the carpet and padding underneath as well as the leak itself. Diagnosis for the leak was that the caulk needed to be pulled out and reapplied. Yesterday on his day off, Big tackled this. He raised the window to vent and filled the bathroom with tools, shop vac, and buckets. We have had to shower in the other room which has been inconvient, but we are thankful that it is over.
The bathroom smells badly, the shower has to dry out for a few days, and it hasn't been cleaned yet but overall victory was ours. So the sound of the rain right now is the most beautiful thing I have heard all week long.
I am just hoping that the storms that are rolling in today are not too terribly bad, but I am sure they will be beautiful as well.