Thanks for your support Crew Chief. I'm thinking we have both walked in the same shoes.

This is exactly what goes on within our PTO. You answer a question and the trouble maker does not accept the answer.

That's OK. We are dealing with the problem the best we can. Sort of like you can lead the horse to water but can't make it drink old saying.

Again, thanks for your support.

a teacher told me once, you dont have to BE the best, you just have to SURROUND yourself with the best, or something like that, and you will be effective at what you do. i also like this one:
'Our attitude is the crayon that colors the world.' Allen Klein
lots of folks on these threads have the right attitude, and are nice enough to share their insights, so hopefuly the color will rub off a bit even in the anonymimty of the www.

Oh, see, now I'm blushing... And NOT because I'm thinking of Viggo (you go dfl!!!)

Thanks <a OK>! I'm just really, really lucky to be surrounded by smart people - and I pay attention and try to learn a thing or two along the way! That's why I'm here.... to learn even more!!!

crewchief, i take back my other post on another thread, you are probably *smarter* than thoreau was! "How you say things is always more meaningful than what you say." and all your points 1-6 should be front and center in any pto mgmt manual anyone here might write...could be a good idea for a school fundraiser, no? thanks for all your insights, it shows that youve been ptoing a long time and have succeeded in all the ups and downs it seems all folks posting here, have experineced. seems we all have more in common than different, vis a vis PTA/PTO expeeriences.

Only if I can be GI Jane

Can Viggo Mortensen be the mayor?