Sam's Year of Service Adventure

 Today I was with maintenance.  We started our day by taking the van to the mechanic's shop for an oil change.  Then Bill dropped us off at Bentley.  I started my day at Bentley by checking on a make-ready to see what needed to be done.  Then I picked up a bunch of trash.  When I was finished, I went to sweep and mop a finished make-ready.  After that, we did the filters in building 9.  It went pretty well for me because I only had to talk to one resident.  When I was done doing the filters, I went to talk to Carrolyyn about an apartment that was really dirty and needed to be demanded.  While I was in her office, I got yelled at by a resident for absolutely no reason.  After that, we went and cleaned a vestibule quick because one of our investors was coming to see some apartments.  Then I took my lunch.  After lunch, I went and checked out another make ready to see what needed to be done.  Then I noticed all the apart...

 Today I started by doing a few things around the office, including sorting the bread from last week.  Then Jenni and I went to Sprouts.  After we did our pickup, we got stuck at a broken stoplight for a while before turning around.  When we got to the pantry, we got everything put away, and then I cleaned.  When we were done, we went to Westside to drop off the bread.  Then we went back to the office for lunch.  After lunch, I went to Woodbine to pick up some books, and then I did a couple of libraries before going back to the office to pick up Jenni.  Then we went over to Kittyhawk to do the library there and check out the gardens.  Then we went to Arcadia before making the long trip over to Moreno, where we learned there was a library there.  Then we went to The Ridge.  After The Ridge, we did all the downtown libraries before I took Jenni back to the office.  After I dropped off Jenni, I went to the East Hills library and A...

 Today we had church.  After church, we went to a ski rental shop and got fitted for the skis we would be using for our ski trip later this month.  After we had got our boots fitted, Michael and I went to a couple of other used sports equipment stores to see if we could find him some ski goggles.  Then we headed back to church for the chili cook-off.  We did not feel like paying to vote on the chili, so we just ate and enjoyed.  After we ate chili, there was a pie auction.  We did not buy any pies, but we had four given to us.  After we were done at church, I headed home.  On the way, I dropped off a sleeping bag at Adrian's that we had borrowed for our trip.  Then I went to the store and did our grocery shopping.  When I got home, I made some grilled cheese and ate some pie.  After supper, I played with Naomi for a while and then relaxed the rest of the evening.

 This morning I went mountain biking at Palmer Park.  I picked a really bad spot to start from because it was a lot of stairs up to get to any other trail.  Once I had found my way to some easier trails, it was really fun.  My favorite trail was the Grandview Trail.  It was a long trail that was almost all downhill.  When I was done biking, I explored the park with the van a little more to find a better parking spot for next time.  When I was done biking, I went home and had some lunch.  After lunch, I didn't do much during the afternoon, and when Naomi woke up from her nap, we went to a playground.  When we were done playing at the playground, we came home and had supper.  After supper, I relaxed the rest of the evening.

 Today was a half-day on Friday.  We started the day by changing filters in building 4 apartments at Bentley.  When we had finished changing filters, we cleaned out the rock hole, then washed off all the tools.  When we were done cleaning up, it was already time to head back to the office.  When I got home, I had some lunch, and then Christian and I went mini golfing.  It was really fun, and the course was really nice.  After mini golf, I relaxed for a while, and then I made a breakfast casserole for supper.  After supper, I relaxed the rest of the evening.

 Today I was with maintenance.  We started the morning with an eviction at Alexander Court, and it was really easy.  After that, we headed to Bentley, where I spent a few hours working on a make-ready.  I had to put up more curtains, fix some drawers, and do a bunch of other little things.  When I was done with the make-ready, I went with Alden to Colorado West to pick up a sump pump since we found out we had a clogged drain in our city's runoff pond.  It needs to be unclogged because the city needs the water to drain, and it was starting to smell bad.  We had to pump it down about 3 feet, and the whole thing was full of rocks, so the water could trickle down.  We had to take all the rocks out, and they were disgusting.  It was an awful job, and it smelled horrible.  We did not finish the job by the end of the day, so I have to go back tomorrow and finish cleaning the sludge out and put all the rocks back in.  When I got home from w...