I got accepted to school! Well, to grade school volunteering, that is. I don't know if I'm on the team with the cool moms or the loser moms, but I've been chosen! I'll be a library volunteer 1 of every 4 wednesday mornings. Better yet: Sam goes to the library on Wednesday mornings, so I'll get a chance to peek at him. What a deal!
I get my official volunteer training tonight and then I'm all set.
Of course, I couldn't do this the normal parent way. I realized after we received the "schedule," which is really a 4 week rotation, that my week falls on the second Wednesday of the month. The second Wednesday! For those who don't know, 2nd Wednesday is also known as "drive grandma to bridge" day. So, I had to make a big stink and email the librarian, oops media specialist, about whether I should arrange a permanent switch or whether she could switch me, and on and on. Oh yes, she's thrilled to have me I'm sure. I got a "why don't we wait and see." response, which is probably short for "I have no idea if I even want you to volunteer now. You're a basketcase." I'm sure she'll show my emails to her media specialist friends and 5-year volunteers tomorrow and they'll give me the evil eye every fourth wednesday when I come in to "help." I'll be known as "no-help matthews" or something.
Oh well, I'm in anyway. For now.
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Really funny. I am sure you will soon be "oh, so help-ful Mathews" I go in for my library training tomorrow as well. Piper has to go with me and watch a video! Ah! They may not want me back either!
ReplyDeleteI, too, was a library aide. You need to prepare yourself for what is to come. Imagine you are Sam receiving training. Maybe you'll picture the level of comprehension. You must think concretely and with great repetition. You will then begin the transformation process into a complete and usable volunteer! Don't use your blackberry; think Dewey decimal and alphabetization. The latter will be explained in detail.
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