slowly but surely

My dear husband insists that he can't do what he used to do and is slowing down a bit. I cannot see any difference in what he used to do and what he's doing these days but perhaps the aches and pains are greater when he comes home in the evening. He is chiseling away at the small jobs that are too numerous to count and getting things ready for our 3 short-term teams that will be coming this fall. We have a wonderful local guy doing all the outside patching of walls and painting and things are going to start looking a lot better at the Family Place real soon. Here are a few photos showing some of the work going on right now; ripping old, rusted water pipes off the side of the building and installing new plumbing in the kitchen. (yes, that's Darrell lying on his back under the sink) The building has the first coat of paint on it and two more to go!