tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post6566189888481763173..comments2023-11-02T04:54:54.364-07:00Comments on moms without blogs: The Mosh-Pit ConundrumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-19963679059118571832009-02-25T10:49:00.000-08:002009-02-25T10:49:00.000-08:00Wow - great post Karen. You were writing about me...Wow - great post Karen. You were writing about me with all that trepedation about the PTA, although ours is called PTG (I guess we just have to be different). And so does Utah ... restricting the PTA from public schools WHAT???????? Is that an oxymoron or what?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801962129600420128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-14875492444591328052009-02-24T10:27:00.000-08:002009-02-24T10:27:00.000-08:00Oh yes Utah is the land of Supermom's. Trust me i...Oh yes Utah is the land of Supermom's. Trust me it's next to impossible to keep up. <BR/><BR/>I am still just trying to grip that my oldest is in 1st grade and #2 will be starting kindergarten next year.<BR/><BR/>I still have yet to get too involved..a field trip here, helping in class a few times...but not the PTA!! I know I am sure my day will come when all of a sudden I am stuck right in the middle of it all, but at least I have avoided the MINIVAN.<BR/><BR/>When I heard about the proposed legislation, i thought the same thing?? Say what?<BR/><BR/>I still think schools need a "kindergarten round up" for first time parents too! Wouldn't that make jumping into the whole my kids are in school deal a little easier.<BR/><BR/>BTW your girls are getting so big and grown up. I can't believe it!CAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728964918901198715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-82009587127176309412009-02-23T21:51:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:51:00.000-08:00i'm not judging you but I'm still not getting a mi...i'm not judging you but I'm still not getting a minivan. LOLbernthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905337047538489562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-88958521688895075142009-02-23T20:34:00.000-08:002009-02-23T20:34:00.000-08:00I'm going to take the plunge next Fall, once Young...I'm going to take the plunge next Fall, once Youngest is in preschool and I have "free" time to hit the elementary school for Oldest.<BR/><BR/>Note: I've bookmarked your post to give me some intestinal fortitude come September. Those ladies scare me. Em<BR/><BR/>(hi Lee!)Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00084508582913500810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-21948358620866344272009-02-23T20:33:00.000-08:002009-02-23T20:33:00.000-08:00Hey Karen! It's me, Chris Sneddon who used to work...Hey Karen! It's me, Chris Sneddon who used to work with your hubby! Girl, you hit the nail on the head! You could be speaking about me. lol. I vowed that IF I had kids, (and we know I did) I would NEVER become a, as I liked to call them, a 'stepford wife, PTA mom'. Not in this lifetime. How things change. I am on the historian for my son's school PTA which I originally took for strictly selfish reasons because the historian is supposed to photograph activites involving the school and I'm a photographer. No brainer, right? I figured take pictures and that's all I'm doing. Hardly. I'm in the thick of the PTA and loving every moment of it. Who knew?! I've cooridnated a fall festival, a school musical and I'm the official photographer of the school and yearbook and....wait for it...I LOVE every single moment of it!! Believe me when I say, I know where you're coming from!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643693748026932502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-21956605018699078772009-02-23T20:23:00.000-08:002009-02-23T20:23:00.000-08:00Oh my kindred soul....today I was voted PTA presid...Oh my kindred soul....today I was voted PTA president for next year.<BR/><BR/>Part of me was thrilled. <BR/>And part of me.<BR/>A BIG part of me? Wanted to run for the hills screaming "NO! I used to BE SOMEBODY!"<BR/><BR/>I hear ya.<BR/>Like driving home late at night after one too many cocktails and thought 'how the hell did I get here?' (yeah, like I am the only one)....I often in the PTA meeting and think the SAME THING.<BR/><BR/>Which convinces me...I must have been drunk when I signed up.<BR/><BR/>loved this post.<BR/>Clearly Lee knows good peeps...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-77578865573081534112009-02-23T19:59:00.000-08:002009-02-23T19:59:00.000-08:00Great post, Karen. You sum up the trepidation and...Great post, Karen. You sum up the trepidation and insecurity that comes with the "mosh-pit" of PTA. (Love that term!!).<BR/><BR/>I agree, if we keep our eye on the goal (creating a better school enviornment for the people that matter the most...OUR KIDS) we can deal a little more with the scariness of it all. <BR/><BR/>I know your daughters' school is extremely lucky to have a mom like you on its PTA. Way to go!! :-)kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133464481045009359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-85822327684430368952009-02-23T18:21:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:21:00.000-08:00I can not tell a lie. I went to one parent meetin...I can not tell a lie. I went to one parent meeting and was a nervous sweaty mess. If we could meet on Twitter I would be all set...Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982881362706361805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-3784561214081135252009-02-23T17:58:00.000-08:002009-02-23T17:58:00.000-08:00What a great post. I've never been part of a PTA,...What a great post. I've never been part of a PTA, although I've done volunteer work for them in the (long-distant since my only child is a High School Senior) past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-65217576782744364742009-02-23T17:09:00.000-08:002009-02-23T17:09:00.000-08:00I am still like you "were" in the "I'll never be l...I am still like you "were" in the "I'll never be like that" stage! But, you're so right, Karen, that even though it's scary, you're all in it because you CARE about the KIDS. This is more than I can say for a lot of people out there, and we should be eternally grateful to people like you.Sassy Britcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346700962941797782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-81568575256938187052009-02-23T17:08:00.000-08:002009-02-23T17:08:00.000-08:00ps: great to see karen back! when is she going to ...ps: great to see karen back! when is she going to cave and get her own blog???? twist her arm, for goodness sake!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896271627723253157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-74068501279717174102009-02-23T17:07:00.000-08:002009-02-23T17:07:00.000-08:00it's true... the right and good thing is to try to...it's true... the right and good thing is to try to ignore the bad (i realize i am judging, but there is bad in our pta) and be involved for the kids. i am on my last year of elementary school, and have chaired fundraisers, book fairs, and the like and am completely burned out. i have my eye on the finish line, cause the good news is, they don't want you or need you in middle school and high school. YAY!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896271627723253157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-7548370922388658312009-02-23T17:03:00.000-08:002009-02-23T17:03:00.000-08:00The PTA at our elementary school scares the living...The PTA at our elementary school scares the living hell out of me. They are some intense ladies. I went to one meeting, cracked one joke and they just stared at me. Awkward pause.... and then started talking to each other again.kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03040730267411361863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-78177267800444492732009-02-23T15:41:00.000-08:002009-02-23T15:41:00.000-08:00Thanks for the nice comments, ladies. Hot off the...Thanks for the nice comments, ladies. Hot off the presses, we have an interesting law being proposed here in Utah by one of our more out there legislators - SB199 - it will restrict PTA from the public schools because it charges a $5 per person membership fee. Does that seem weird? Seems like an unlikely organization to pick on considering what it does for the schools and children of the state... hmmmm.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224604816374609110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-90292078726678477052009-02-23T11:51:00.000-08:002009-02-23T11:51:00.000-08:00I've been on these PTA groups for so long - I can'...I've been on these PTA groups for so long - I can't even remember life before them. And I have met some of my best friends through them.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-17623402237032192232009-02-23T08:16:00.000-08:002009-02-23T08:16:00.000-08:00Show interest in our kid's educations?Really? What...Show interest in our kid's educations?<BR/><BR/>Really? What an interesting concept!<BR/><BR/>HA!<BR/><BR/>Loved it. <BR/><BR/>BTW Lee if you're reading this...you do read your own blog even when you have guest poster, don't you? hee hee<BR/><BR/>I have something for you at my blog. <BR/><BR/>Ahem. You need to make a shelf in here. If you need me to I'll come in and dust it for you once a week, k?<BR/><BR/>lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-51121297859050642392009-02-23T07:24:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:24:00.000-08:00That was awsome! :) I am on 2 comittees at work no...That was awsome! :) I am on 2 comittees at work now, and help out with a huge fundraiser currently. You never know who you are going to meet, it is so exciting and scary at the same time. I have a few years yet to contemplate PTA, but I am sure I will take part! I am a firm beliver that good things don't just happen, you have to make them, trial and error it, and hopefully succeed! ya karen-aka the original super mom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-30022061461391566492009-02-23T06:21:00.000-08:002009-02-23T06:21:00.000-08:00PS - If I worked with people like Karen on the PTA...PS - If I worked with people like Karen on the PTA, I would probably enjoy it a whole lot more. Some, not all, of the moms I work with are PTA Nazis and they scare me. (OK, not really, but they drive me nuts.)<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work, Karen. The schools do need people like you!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921336810725430983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955155520122173178.post-53091050269795256972009-02-23T06:14:00.000-08:002009-02-23T06:14:00.000-08:00PTA - yikes! I am on two PTA boards and I am not ...PTA - yikes! I am on two PTA boards and I am not sure I will do it again...Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921336810725430983noreply@blogger.com