My grandmother did nothing. She was a housewife - took care of the house, took care of the kids, managed the family. My grandfather, when he was functioning, when he was working, was a longshoreman, which was the same thing a couple of my uncles did. They worked out on the docks unloading ships when they came in. That was the work they did, except the one that drove the candy wagon, one of the uncles.