In September, we held a BBQ to welcome all the staff back to school. The school rented a gas grill for me to use and while setting up the heavy metal door fell on my hand! A couple guys were trying to secure the door open and my hand got in the way...yeah something like that. Wrong place wrong timeing!
Anyway, a couple ibupropens and ice packs later, the show went on and I cooked 125 burgers for everyone and while the new school board ( we have a parent board) cleaned-up (one member lives blocks from me) I went to the doctor. Only thing broken was my ego and I had very badly brusied fingers and part of my hand.
Why are you up at 5:30 a.m.??? Because you care about your kids and the other kids at your school!!! If the teachers are happy then the kids are happy, that's what it's all about.
Oh, does that remind you of a song?
I would love to know how you set up the volleyball match..
I envy you guys! I would love to be able to do stuff like this at my school...our PTO sucks. You know what I've done for PTO this YEAR so far? Arrange a fundraising night at our local indoor play place. Took ten minutes. Oh, and I've been to one meeting, the only one we've had. I have this fantasy of getting you two and me together to run a PTO, and have Critter be treasurer. We'd rule the world!!
You are so not alone. Last Friday I made 4 dozen cupcakes, about 20 batches of popcorn for 10 classes, and found other misc. treats to reward 3 classes for other stuff. This was just a normal Friday. When we do staff food it's crazy because there are only 2 parents doing PTO. We never complain about it, but we both thank our lucky stars that we purchased vehicles with lots of cargo room!
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating-in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life. --Anne Morris
Here I sit at my computer as I am waiting for water to boil in order to make pasta salad. Why? Well only true PTOers would appreciate this? Today is feed the staff day as payback for them winning the staff/parent volleyball match!
So last night they are saying lake effect snow and I am like watching the tv hoping not for a snow day...what else would you do with 9 dozen rolls, three meat trays, too many bags of chips, ALOT of salad and lots of deserts!
As I sit here I really needed to share because you know it must be that Parent group bug that would make you do something like that! At least today is hat day as part of Read Across America Week, to bad I dont have a chef's hat when I feed them!! You know we do some strange things...I should be in bed counting sheep...not worrying if my pasta is going to stick...hee hee hee. have a good day!
"When you stop learning you stop growing."
