It's gone straight to my head
Sooooo, remember a few blogs ago I was taking a stand against my being a permanent presence up at my kids' school? Well, interesting thing happened.
Got a phone call from a fellow mom-friend. Here's how that conversation went.
Me: Hello
ND: Hi Leslie. Hey, I know you're busy, but I've got to ask you a favor.
Me: (glancing around my quiet, empty house..soooo busy) What's up?
ND: I know you have a lot on your plate (I do?) but I really need someone to be the Kindergarten room mom.
Me: You DO know this is Leslie BOSSCHER, right?
ND: (dying laughing)
Me: I can be bribed. You know what? I've flown under the radar for 5 years, I supposed it's time to pay my dues. What does this entail?
ND: delegating volunteers to do stuff
Me: Oh! I can delegate like it's nobody's business!
ND: Good. Our first meeting is Tuesday at 9:30.
Me: Meetings? You didn't say anything about meetings! I can't do it.
ND: Fine, I'll send Gabe home with the information. Oh, and you have to do the Spring auction basket as well.
Me: (groaning)
ND: All you have to do is collect money and put it together
Me: Spending other people's money? Go on, I'm listening.
....and so on. You get the point.
So, I laid in bed that night fretting over my new position and allllllll the responsibilities that go along with it. I started having regrets about taking on so much. But then I focused on the positive. I can use this as an excuse not to do things from now until June. "Oh, I'm sorry Suzy, I can't attend your baby shower. I'm the room mom. Busy-busy". But, Leslie, the shower is on a Sunday. "Yes, I know...but duty calls. Someone has to make the fruit kebobs, for God's sake. If not me, than who???" And then my eyes started twinkling like Christmas morning, realizing all the perks of this "Room Mom" position. How much would you pay me if I showed up and was like, "Listen up bitches, there's a new Sheriff in town"? I'm not gonna lie, I'd do it for $5.
What, with my insomnia that night, I opened my laptop and read the news letter sent out by the new principal. The first thing I noticed was that he included an invitation to the "HALLOWEEN" party. What you may not know is that in all the time that my kids have attended this school, the former principal was a stickler about it not being a Halloween party, but a HARVEST party. He wouldn't approve anything spooky or halloween-ish (lame). So, I was glad to see the new principal was addressing the really important issues right off the bat. First, he brings Halloween back, THEN, Leslie Bosscher is a room mom??? What, is this, bizzaro world?? What's next--beers in the vending machine?
(TWO WEEKS LATER)
So, two weeks has gone by and I've held the title for all of what... 16 days? I've already blown it. I just couldn't keep my big mouth shut. Instead of simply following suit and doing what I was I told, I took the first opportunity to questions the system and I got in trouble. Whoops. Heh heh......whaddya gonna do? Told ya they'd rue the day they asked me to be room mom. RUE THE DAY!!
Got a phone call from a fellow mom-friend. Here's how that conversation went.
Me: Hello
ND: Hi Leslie. Hey, I know you're busy, but I've got to ask you a favor.
Me: (glancing around my quiet, empty house..soooo busy) What's up?
ND: I know you have a lot on your plate (I do?) but I really need someone to be the Kindergarten room mom.
Me: You DO know this is Leslie BOSSCHER, right?
ND: (dying laughing)
Me: I can be bribed. You know what? I've flown under the radar for 5 years, I supposed it's time to pay my dues. What does this entail?
ND: delegating volunteers to do stuff
Me: Oh! I can delegate like it's nobody's business!
ND: Good. Our first meeting is Tuesday at 9:30.
Me: Meetings? You didn't say anything about meetings! I can't do it.
ND: Fine, I'll send Gabe home with the information. Oh, and you have to do the Spring auction basket as well.
Me: (groaning)
ND: All you have to do is collect money and put it together
Me: Spending other people's money? Go on, I'm listening.
....and so on. You get the point.
So, I laid in bed that night fretting over my new position and allllllll the responsibilities that go along with it. I started having regrets about taking on so much. But then I focused on the positive. I can use this as an excuse not to do things from now until June. "Oh, I'm sorry Suzy, I can't attend your baby shower. I'm the room mom. Busy-busy". But, Leslie, the shower is on a Sunday. "Yes, I know...but duty calls. Someone has to make the fruit kebobs, for God's sake. If not me, than who???" And then my eyes started twinkling like Christmas morning, realizing all the perks of this "Room Mom" position. How much would you pay me if I showed up and was like, "Listen up bitches, there's a new Sheriff in town"? I'm not gonna lie, I'd do it for $5.
What, with my insomnia that night, I opened my laptop and read the news letter sent out by the new principal. The first thing I noticed was that he included an invitation to the "HALLOWEEN" party. What you may not know is that in all the time that my kids have attended this school, the former principal was a stickler about it not being a Halloween party, but a HARVEST party. He wouldn't approve anything spooky or halloween-ish (lame). So, I was glad to see the new principal was addressing the really important issues right off the bat. First, he brings Halloween back, THEN, Leslie Bosscher is a room mom??? What, is this, bizzaro world?? What's next--beers in the vending machine?
(TWO WEEKS LATER)
So, two weeks has gone by and I've held the title for all of what... 16 days? I've already blown it. I just couldn't keep my big mouth shut. Instead of simply following suit and doing what I was I told, I took the first opportunity to questions the system and I got in trouble. Whoops. Heh heh......whaddya gonna do? Told ya they'd rue the day they asked me to be room mom. RUE THE DAY!!
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