Sam's Year of Service Adventure

 Today was pantry day.  I started by taking the temperatures of the fridges and freezers, and then we went to do the Trader Joe's pickup.  When we got back, we unpacked everything and then had lunch.  After lunch, we opened the pantry.  It was another uneventful day, and at the end of the day, we packed up.  When we got back to the office, I put the items in the fridge and then headed home.  When I got home, I relaxed for a while, and then we had a learning component about toddler development.  We learned about the different stages they go through and what those are called.  Then we tried some of the thinking experiments on Naomi that we learned about.  My favorite one was hide and seek, where we could hide in plain sight and as long as our heads were hidden, she would never find us.  After our game of hide and seek, I headed to bed.

 Today I started by going down to Bentley.  We started by trying to figure out why our heater in the maintenance room would not work.  We found nothing wrong with it.  When we had given up on the heater, we went and replaced a broken faucet.  After that, we cleaned up the property.  I found some things to fix around the property while we were checking, so I took care of those things, and then I headed back to the office to have lunch.  After lunch, I went with Jenni to Natural Grocers.  We got our pickup and then went to the pantry and put everything away.  When we got back to the office, we headed over to The Attrium and helped with mobile market.  We don't have to do much there, but it was fun to be there.  After mobile market, I went back to the pantry and dropped off some other stuff.  Then I went over to Woodbine and organized the library.  I did not get everything organized, but I made a dent.  Then I headed hom...

 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...