I feel like I have been making excuses for the last 7 years. I have wanted to help, watched others help, and tried to help in little bits and pieces, but I have never been able to commit to many regular school volunteer times.
When Zak started kindergarten I wanted to volunteer. And I think I did. Twice.
I also remember sitting out in the hall for an interminable 55 minutes reading "Green Eggs and Ham" with first graders who weren't great readers with a chest that was aching telling me my newborn baby needed to eat.
I have always tried. I just haven't been room mother caliber. Now, I have all 4 of my big kids in school full-time and Dylan gone 3 mornings a week. I am cautiously trying to commit to more, while being painfully aware of how quickly I can become overbooked.
Today I sold $100 worth of $.75 suckers at the Junior high. Zak refused to make eye-contact with me. No sucker for him.
I am planning Zoe's class Halloween party and have already purchased supplies.
I am spending 3 days cooking for the teachers' dinners during parent-teacher conference week.
It feels like I will be contributing more in the fall of 2012 than I have in the previous 7 years. I guess it is about time.
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