Blog Day #4

 Today I woke up and made pancakes for Brody and I. They were very good pancakes. After we left the house we made a trip to Home Depot to get shelves in order to organize the stuff that I mentioned in yesterday's blog. Once we brought the shelves to the office, we assembled them and continued moving boxes and countless other items from one room to the next. We finally finished this project at around lunch time and took another 30 minute break to eat the chicken sandwiches that Brody made. After lunch we spent the rest of the work day shadowing Jen and getting familiar with the ins and outs of a non-profit business. Today in particular she was working on a grant proposal to receive funding for the veterans associated with the company. After our work day, Brody and I went on a bike ride to explore the town over from Vail and get familiar with the area.

Total Hours: 8

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