Grandma and PaPa came over early to do some more prep work before the painters arrived. 

 I helped PaPa remove electrical plates.

I had a little bag for each room and my job was to put the plates and the screws in the bag.
I turned the vacuum on and off for Barbara.  If she forgot to let me do it, I had to turn it back on and then off.  Grandma worked to get up the last of the tack boards and staples. 

A funny thing: PaPa took down the long row of Andy's swim team ribbons. 

Grandma had an idea.  She and PaPa put them back up in the garage.  Too bad she did not think of that last week and she could have put Bridget's ribbons in the garage also.

Five painters arrived ready to paint the upstairs ceilings, walls, trim, and doors.  They were not painting inside the closets.

I was a super good boy and stayed downstairs with Barbara, not once trying to go upstairs to see the action. 

I use new words every day.  Today’s words were “serious”, “never”, and “inch.”   For example: “It is serious that motorcyclists wear helmets.”  PaPa is serious when he tells me to not go into the street.”  “I’ve never had bean dip.  I like it.”    Barbara told me she had just a few more inches of carpet to cut, and then she would have a minute for me.  I said, “What is inches?  I don’t know inches.”  We reviewed these words to get them solid in my little brain.

One minute I was playing, the next I laid my head down on the sofa,...

 and one minute later, Barbara lifted me onto the sofa to take a nap.

 I got very close to the edge so Barbara put pillows on the floor just in case...

When I woke up we went to meet Mimz, so Mimz could enjoy my company and to get me away from the “work site” and to let Barbara rest and be able to work on the big project.