Just Call Me Nathan "Buffalo Butt" Bookman

Last night, after watching the ACU Wildcat baseball team go 1-0 on the young season, I headed up to Sam Thomas Elementary School for the first homeowners association meeting of our neighborhood. The purpose of this meeting was to elect officers, form committees, determine the annual dues and get to know everyone in the neighborhood.

Once the meeting started at 7:00 pm, we only had 10 of the 63 households present for the meeting. Now I know people are busy, but why would you choose to live in a neighborhood that you know has a homeowners association but choose not to be involved? My comment to those who chose not to attend: Don't complain about the decisions that were made because you had the opportunity to voice your opinion and chose not to.

Now for the reason I am blogging about this. During the meeting, we were forming committees to be responsible for certain jobs in the neighborhood. Somehow, I was nominated and asked to chair the maintenance committee for Oldham Forbes. Are you kidding me? Me, the maintenance chair? I can barely figure out how to set my own sprinkler system. I even sometimes get confused between the flathead and phillips screwdriver. The flathead is the flat one, right?

They say there's very little to do. I need to make sure the company responsible for mowing the common areas does so every week and that the lawn care people spray for weeds a few times each year and that the sprinkler system is working correctly and running on the right watering days.

I am also responsible for making sure that the flags are displayed on holidays like flag day, 4th of July, President's day, etc and that the Christmas decorations are out for the Christmas holidays. Now that's a job I know I can do...especially if it calls for a trip to Linens-N-Things or Bed, Bath and Beyond!