Sam's Year of Service Adventure

 Today we started with our Sprouts pickup.  Then we went over to the pantry and put all the food away.  Then I got the pantry cleaned.  After I was done, we went to Westside and dropped off the bread.  Then we returned to the office and had lunch.  After lunch, I went over to Woodbine and picked up a bunch of books.  Then I went and visited some of our libraries in downtown before returning to the office and picking up Jenni.  We went over to Ceders and found out that people had already broken my new library door.  Then we went and did a bunch of other properties for the rest of the afternoon.  Then I headed home.  When I got home, I made some chicken patties in the airfryer and then we watched some of The House of David for worship night.  After worship night, I was really tired and went to bed.

 Today we had church.  It was kids' Sunday, so the kids of the church planned and put on the whole service.  I would highly recommend watching it if you get the chance.  After church, we had a potluck with lots of good food.  During the potluck, we also had our business meeting.  After church, we were presented with our new van, which I immediately took for a joyride.  It was a big upgrade from the old van.  When we got home, I headed to the store to get groceries and gas for the week.  It was a short list this week, which made my job easy.  When I got back from shopping, I soon headed over to my host family's house to watch the Super Bowl and eat some good food.  We had Dwanye from church over as well, and it is always fun when he is there.  After the Super Bowl, I came home and played some Overcooked with Christian and Leigha before going to bed. Here is the link to kids sunday https://www.youtube.com/live/lno-KqESLNU 

 Today is half day Friday.  I got a ride over to Bentley, where I did a quick property check, and then I got picked up by Tony, and we went over to Woodbine to let a vendor in.  After Woodbine, we went to the locksmith where we got some keys made and mastered, and picked up a lock cylinder.  Then we went back to Bentley, where I finished up one of the make-readies while Tony finished up the other make-ready.  When we were finished at Bentley, we had to go to the office and move furniture so the carpet could be cleaned.  After we had moved all the furniture, Tony gave me a ride home.  When I got home, I started on my crockpot chicken meal.  After I had gotten it started, I made some banana muffins.  Then I spent the rest of the afternoon going to the doctor and then getting my prescriptions, which took forever even though the pharmacy was about 10 steps from the doctor's office.  In the evening, we had chicken sandwiches that I had made f...

 Today I was with maintenance.  We spent the whole morning driving around and delivering lease renewal papers to people.  We went to around 10 different properties.  Once we had delivered all the papers, we decided that we needed to do a deep clean of the van.  We drove it right up to the dumpster and started throwing all the garbage away.  It took us about 4 hours, and we went through years of trash and parts.  When we were done cleaning out the van, we went to the gas station and got some lunch.  After lunch, we knocked out some of the make-ready stuff that needed to be done, and then we wrapped up our day.  I got dropped off at the office and then rode home.  When I got home, I had some supper and then hopped in the car with Christian to go to The Y and meet Leigha and Naomi.  I took Naomi home on the bike, and they went to the support committee meeting.  I fed her supper, and then we read a bunch of books and did some drawi...

 Today was pantry day.  When we got to the pantry, I had to take all the temperatures of all the fridges and freezers.  When our volunteers got there, we went and did the Trader Joe's pickup.  The pickup was a little light but not bad.  When we got back to the pantry, we put everything away and then had a long lunch.  We opened at noon, and it was not very busy.  It was steady all day at least, and we had people in the pantry most of the time.  At the end of the day, we packed up and went back to the office.  At the office, we unpacked everything, and then I headed out.  On the way home, I met Christian and Naomi downtown for some ice cream and out 1 on 1.  After our 1-on-1, we headed home, and we had learning component led by Michael.  We learned about ancient Babylon, which was pretty interesting.  After learning component, I went straight to bed.

 Today I started out by going to an eviction at Kittyhawk.  They were gone, and there was no stuff to move out, so it was pretty easy.  After the eviction, I went back to the office and picked up some trash.  Once the office was immaculate, Doug sent me to put more doors on the libraries.  I took care of Clark Mellen and Bentley.  After I finished at Bentley, I went to Goodwill and picked up some books.  I took the books over to Woodbine and dropped them off.  I made it back to the office just in time for lunch.  After lunch, I went to Natural Grocers and did the food pickup.  I did not get a whole lot of food, but it was still good.  After I put all the food away, I went back to the office, where I thought Doug and I would have to move somebody, but it got called off.  Instead, I organized the closet and made all the snacks look pretty.  When I finished organizing, I did a few other tasks around the office before heading ...