What the Husband Does

I’m married to him so you might guess that I rather like the husband. He works hard, he is well-respected in the community, and he has been a wonderful husband and father for over three decades. Does this paragon of virtue have any faults, you ask? Well, he eats a lot of food, but other than that, I have no complaints.

I mentioned that our church is putting new bathrooms and showers in the lower level of our building. Part of that work involves cutting out the old concrete floor to put in new plumbing. It just so happens that the husband knows how to cut concrete. (There is one other guy in the valley who cuts concrete, but I doubt he has the kind of setup that the husband does.) A few guys from church did the demolition and prep work, and yesterday afternoon, the husband and crew went to do the cutting. I stopped by on my way home from town to take pictures.

I was taking pictures from outside the room where he was cutting. He has a large saw that is cooled with water—the diamond blades alone cost several hundred dollars.

While he was operating the saw, the crew was sweeping up the water and making sure he had a clear path.

This was the aftermath in the men’s restroom:

And in the women’s restroom:

All that concrete got jackhammered out and hauled to a trailer outside. This is a big, messy job, but we’re all excited about the improvements. It’s also kind of fascinating to see how volunteer labor built a church in Montana in the 1960s. 🧐

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Two more days and the plant sale will be over. Yesterday evening, I went to the elementary school to pick up the leftover plants from their sale. We’ve had this arrangement for a couple of years—they hold their plant sale first and donate what’s left to us. Unfortunately, despite sending an e-mail last week and asking for help, the only people who showed up to help me were an elderly couple. (Sunnie, I miss you more than you know, and Sarah, I didn’t expect you to help because you have already done more than your fair share!) We managed to bring about half the plants back to our greenhouse. We’ll get the rest this morning. I just hope we have enough help tomorrow morning when we have to set up. And I think this is going to be the last year that I chair this fundraiser.