Sam's Year of Service Adventure

 Today I got up early and ran over to the house and got my bed sheets to wash.  When I got back, we had breakfast, then headed out to a toy store to do some shopping for Adopt a Family.  We were shopping for a family with three little kids, so we found lots of stuff they would enjoy.  After the toy store, we went to Target to get the kids some clothes and some other toys we could not find at the toy store.  After Target, we had to run to Walmart to get them a gift card since that was the preferred store.  When we got back to the house, we ate some lunch and then got to work wrapping gifts.  While we were wrapping gifts, Sophia and Dad went back to the toy store and got some books for the kids since we thought we should include those.  Wrapping gifts took quite a while, but it was fun.  After the gift wrapping, we went over to the unit house and baked some pies and some peppernuts.  We also took all the wrapped presents over.  Baking...

 Today we made pancakes for breakfast and then finished a movie from the night before.  Then we headed out and went to Walgreens to get some shots that didn't happen.  Then we headed to the thrift store to do some shopping.  Then we went to another thrift store to do some more shopping.  After that, we went to the hardware store to get some pieces for my bike's kickstand.  After the hardware store, we went to the park and rode the pike ride bikes around for a while.  While Simeon and Dad were riding the bikes, Janessa and I went to a coffee shop where she got coffee, and I got a croissant.  After the coffee shop, we went out to eat at La Casita Mexican Grill.  It was some good food.  After lunch, I showed my family Bentley and VSR.  Then we headed back to the house.  When we got back to the house, we watched movies the rest of the evening.  

 Today I slept in late and then spent the morning with my family.  Around 1, we headed to the church for the friendsgiving meal and had lots of good food.  After Friendsgiving, we came back to the house and started watching Christmas movies.  For supper, we just had some snacks, then watched more movies to finish the evening.

 Today was pantry day.  We started by taking some food from the office over to the pantry and putting it away.  Our nonperishables room was overflowing, so we had to stack a lot of stuff in the back rooms.  When some help arrived, I went and did the Trader Joe's pickup, which was really good today.  When I was back, we put everything away.  When we got everything put away, we had lunch, and then we opened up.  I was in charge of the nonperishables room today since Kary was gone.  By 12:30, the rush was over, and I went back to the office to pick up some more food that was donated.  When I got back to the pantry, we put all that food in the back room, and then my family showed up.  I gave them a tour of the pantry and introduced them to Jenni.  After they left, we finished out the day with not much action, and then got everything packed up at the end since it was a short week, and we couldn't put much stuff out for the people at the ...

 Today I was with maintenance and resources.  We started with a couple of evictions at VSR.  After the evictions, I went with Posh over to the Ridge to install a dog station.  We first had to stop at Home Depot and grab some quick crete.  When we got there, we found out that the dog station had a stand on it, so we had to modify our bucket so it would fit.  Then we realized the dog station was missing pieces, so we had to go back to Home Depot and get some pieces to modify it.  We also grabbed a shovel for digging our hole.  When we got back to the Ridge, we got it put together, and then I dug the whole while Posh worked on the cement.  We started mixing the cement, but then realized we had to seal the bucket back up where we modified it.  By this point, it was time for lunch, and then after lunch, Doug came to pick me up for the mobile market.  The mobile market was very cold, and we even had some flurries of snow.  They were ...

 Today was another crazy day.  I started by going to the pantry and picking up some of the leftovers for the Thanksgiving baskets from Saturday, and bringing them back to the office.  After that, I did the Sprouts pickup and got everything put away in the pantry.  Then I cleaned the pantry and dropped off bread at Westside.  After that, I went back to the office and ate my lunch while we waited for more Thanksgiving baskets to be delivered.  Right when I was done with my lunch, 150 baskets showed up.  I helped with the unloading by hauling dolly loads of turkeys into the office.  At 1:00, we opened up so the residents could come and pick up a basket.  We also had a Colorado housing group come by and take 25 baskets.  By about 4:30, we had given out 100 baskets to our residents, and then Westside came and got a bunch of the baskets for their food pantry.  I stayed late to help give out baskets.  When I got home from work, Trilby...

 Today I made breakfast.  I made French toast and eggs with sauteed peppers and onions. We also had cinnamon rolls from yesterday.  After breakfast, it was time for church.  After church, I went and had lunch with my host family, and we had waffles and eggs, and sausage.  My host family's son joined us for lunch, and he has Down syndrome and brought one of his friends from his housing community with him.  His friends taught us a lot about bowling alleys over lunch.  After lunch, we were going to go for a hike, but it was raining, so we decided to go to Costco instead.  We bought some shrimp and beef for the unit.  After Costco, he took me home.  Once at home, I did the dishes from breakfast and caught up on some other stuff around the house.  I had time to relax until it was time for supper, and then after supper, I started a game of Terraforming Mars with Christian and Leigha.  When we were done with the game, I headed to bed....