no good deed ...

goes unpunished! Is that the quote? Today has just been one of those "through the dryer and still feeling damp kind of days!!"

My involvement with the PTO at the kid's school is not my favorite thing to talk about because it makes me sound like such a negative nellie. But, today has been one of the worst and I just cannot believe the nerve that people have. People who don't volunteer, help out, participate in any way except to send "nasty grams" every time that they can. I just got a new VP, god love him, and his words to me this morning were "The only words that should be coming out of anyone's mouth about the pto's activities should be 'thank you'"! I love supportive people and I love the sentiment. However, I can deal with criticism one on one. I know all of the work that our committees do on a daily basis at our school, so we have nothing to apologize for. Could we do things better? ABSOLUTELY!! Could things be more organized? ABSOLUTELY!! But come to me personally about these issues, or come to one of our monthly board meetings to express your concerns.

getting along with others rule #997:
DON'T VENT IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF AN E-VITE inviting you to come to school and judge a children's poster contest!!!!!

The day WILL TURN AROUND ...