Sam's Year of Service Adventure

 Today I slept in late because my bed was so awesome.  When I got up, I headed down the road a little way to try Uncle Sam's Pancake House.  I got the Uncle Sam, which was a really good omelet.  Then I headed back and ate my food on the front porch.  When I was done eating, I packed up my cabin and got my car out of the way, and then we sat and visited for a while again.  Around lunch time, we went to Dutch Bros for some drinks, and then I grilled up some brats for lunch.  After lunch, we sat and watched the pool, waiting for the time when no one else was in there so Jenni and I could go swimming.  Finally, the time came, and we floated around for a couple of hours.  After we were done swimming, I headed back to the house.  When I got home, I pretty much went straight to bed.

 Today I went down to Bentley and spent the whole morning painting, that's it.  When I got home, I ate lunch and then prepared ribs for supper so they could go in the oven all afternoon.  While the ribs baked, I played some video games and hung out with the kids.  When the ribs were almost done, I brushed them with some Dr Pepper as my liquid seasoning, then BBQ sauce, of course.  They turned out really well.  After supper, I had a nightmare of a pan to wash, and I watched the kids for a little while.  Then I headed over to Jenni's place, where I had a cabin for the night.  We sat on the front porch and visited for a long time before I retreated to my cabin for the night.

 This morning we started with an all-staff meeting, which included a breakfast buffet.  After the meeting, I went with Alden to pick up a door for Bentley, and then we went to Home Depot to pick up some other stuff.  When we finally made it to Bentley, we got to work painting the new door.  It took a lot of coats of primer and a lot of coats of paint.  It took most of the morning while also doing some other jobs on and off.  Then I took lunch.  After lunch, we did some more little jobs along with the continuation of the painting in the make-up.  Near the end of the day, we got a call that someone had flooded their apartment, and water was in the vestibule and going under the outside wall, making the sidewalk wet.  This meant we ended the day by vacuuming water and drying the floor.  When we had the flood under control, I headed back to the office and then home.  When I got home, I relaxed the rest of the evening before going to bed....

 Today was pantry day.  We started with the morning pickups and then put everything away.  Then we took lunch.  After lunch, we got started, and it was a very busy day with a lot going on.  At the end of the day, we packed up and headed back to the office, where we put stuff out for people to take.  Then I headed home.  When I got home, I relaxed for a while before Christian made some deconstructed stuffed peppers for supper.  After supper Chrisitan led a learning component about speaking Chinese.  I'm not sure how long I will be able to remember what we learned, but it was fun.  After the learning component, I headed to bed.

 Today I did all kinds of different things.  I started by finishing putting up letters on the office door that I started a month ago.  Then I got a ride down to Bentley and Alden, and I had a lot of work orders to do.  We started by posting many notices.  Then I went to take a look at an apartment where the sink, the toilet, and the shower were backed up.  We decided to call the plumber for that one.  Then I took my lunch.  After lunch, I went to take a look at a dishwasher that was missing the brackets that hold it in.  We got some on order.  We also took a look at a broken drawer that someone had replaced a roller with a bottle cap.  We also found another clogged toilet that needed a plumber.  After that, I went and took a look at an apartment with a loose door, but I found no loose door.  Then I went to take a look at a door with a broken door frame that required calling out another vendor.  Then we got another cal...

 This morning, we got up for one last delicious camp breakfast.  After breakfast, we said our goodbyes and hit the road.  When we got back to the house, I had some lunch, and then Christian and I went up to Castle Rock to buy me a laptop.  It was a good experience, and now I have a really nice computer.  When we got back, we went to a playground for a while, and then we came back and grilled some burgers for supper.  After supper, I relaxed the rest of the evening before going to bed.