Sam's Year of Service Adventure

 Today was pantry day.  I started by doing the pickups and delivering the food to the pantry.  We got everything put away, and then we had lunch.  After lunch, we got started, and it was a quick day.  We did not have very many people.  We did, however, have someone come for a tour that was part of Michael Bennett's campaign.  They were checking out low-income housing in the state.  At the end of the day, we got packed up and headed back to the office.  We unloaded everything at the office, and then I was on to the best part of the day.  I got to drive my coworker's Shelby GT350.  It was the most fun car I have ever driven, and it was so awesome.  After I was done with my test drive, I headed home.  When I got home, I went to get gas for the mower and then mowed the lawn.  When I was done mowing, I shredded the pork roast that I had put in the crock pot this morning.  We had pulled pork for supper.  After sup...

 Today I was with maintenance down at Bentley.  I started by showing a resident how to use their thermostat.  Then I had to go reattach a light to the ceiling and find out why a sink was making a funny noise; it wasn't making a funny noise.  Next, I went to check out a leaky AC, and it was very leaky.  We decided it was for warranty work.  Then we headed over to a make ready, and I got the first coat of paint on a door before we had to go to Moreno for an eviction.  They did not have any stuff, and they were not there, so it was pretty easy.  When we were done with the eviction, we went and grabbed lunch at La Casita; it was really good.  Then we went to Colorado West to pick up a few parts.  Then we headed back to Bentley.  When we got back to Bentley, I finished painting the door, fixed a couple of drawers, and got the TP holder put on.  When I was done with that, we wasted the rest of the afternoon trying to put a bathroom t...

 This morning we started with the Sprouts pickup.  It was not very big, so it did not take us too long to put everything away.  When we were done at the pantry, we went to Woodbine and picked up some books.  Then we went back to the office to pick up the bread for Westside.  After we dropped off the bread, we went back to the office and took an early lunch so we could get started on the libraries.  Since we had not done them in a long time, we tried to hit all of them, and we got all but 2.  This required going back to Woodbine for more books multiple times.  When we were finished doing libraries, we headed back to the office, and then I headed home.  When I got home, I had some supper, and then we watched another sermon for worship night.  This time it was by John Piper.  After worship night, I relaxed for a while and then made a quick trip to Walgreens to pick up a picture before going to bed.

 This morning we started with breakfast and a business meeting.  Then we had church.  At church today, we had our "Mugging," which is where we share a little bit about our time here, and the church gives us a Colorado coffee mug.  After church, we stopped for ice cream on the way home.  When we got home, we ate some lunch, and I played with Josiah for a while.  After lunch, I relaxed all afternoon and then went over to Jenni's house for a steak dinner, and then we roasted s'mores.  When I was done there, I came home and went to bed.

 Today I slept in till almost noon because I stayed up so late last night.  Then Jerry from church came to look at the house for making summer repair plans.  After he left, I headed over to Jenni's house for lunch.  She also got me a medal pig for my going-away gift, which is super cool.  After lunch, we went for a swim until there were too many people.  We sat around for most of the afternoon and then went to Popeyes to get some supper.  The service was really bad, but the food was good.  After supper, we sat around and visited all evening, and then I headed home and went to bed.

 Today I was helping maintenance out at Bentley.  Most of the work orders I tried to do were a waste of time because people did not answer, or we did not have the right parts.  We were able to make a bunch of service calls and get a leaking sink fixed.  At the end of the day, I headed home.  When I got home, I had some lunch and then relaxed during the afternoon.  When it was time to make supper, I made grilled pizza.  We made them a little different than at home, but they still turned out really good, and we ate supper on the patio.  After supper, I hung out with Josiah for a while and then relaxed for the rest of the evening.  Around 10, I started babysitting duty while Leigha went to get Christian from the airport.