Elder abuse?

Not really. They're not old enough. At least not by the way they work.

We put granddad and granny to work while they visited last weekend. And they liked it. At least they said so.

The first project: Paint the floor of the back porch. We needed to do this to survive another wet Oregon winter without massive wood splits not seen since ... well ... actually ... logging companies still clear cut Oregon forests, so they're seen all the time pretty clearly from a distance.



Anyway, Brad got on his hands and knees and painted the porch Daublin???. Brent watched.



A pretty great job:



We also tore out most of the landscaping in the back yard. This is part of an effort to start over with our landscaping around the house.



We also moved this storage shed out of its pictured location and into the parking space. You'll see what I mean in an upcoming post.



Meanwhile, Bettie did more than her part watching Claire each day. She taught her new words, including "up" and "down" and reinforced her sign language.



Here, they devise their own landscaping design and watch the squirrels romp in the cedar above.



Granny taught Claire how to screw the cap back on the bubbles bottle. Claire has since translated that talent to other containers, including an empty Gatoraid jug. Why drive to a museum when you can have this much fun on your own front lawn?!?!



Yep, it was a good visit from our standpoint. Lots of yard work done. Lots of free babysitting. We hope granny and granddad return real soon.