Rick is a handy guy; the kind of man most people like to have around because he can fix and assemble things very well AND leave no mess behind. Luckily, Bill has inherited that Hollingshead trait and between the two of them, there is little that they can’t do, especially when they work together.

Earlier in the summer, Ian purchased a brand new wooden playground set unassembled in three boxes for a very good price at an auction. It really is a two-man job and because Ian works in Vancouver daily, he and Rick just haven’t had time to put it together. Yesterday Rick and Bill decided to sort through the boxes and assemble the set (with some help from Makai, of course).

They worked like a machine together; methodically laying all the pieces out and then, with only the benefit of French instructions, they began the tedious process of putting it together. Now don’t get me wrong, they are far from perfect and Laura and I were well entertained while we watched parts being put together and taken apart again on more than one occasion. They worked late into the evening and finally had to take a break when it got too dark to see what they were doing.

This morning we took Makai to the Greater Vancouver Zoo located on the outskirts of Langley with Bill and Laura while Karley stayed at home with Monet. We found the zoo to be a perfect size to walk around with a great assortment of animals and no crowds to deal with now that school has begun again. We enjoyed several hours there but on our return, the two “Handy Hollingshead’s” finished the project they started yesterday and they did one very fine job!