I love Christmas time! Obviously you know I love Christmas carols. But I really do love all the hustle and bustle about it... to a point.... a planned point.
You may know that I work in retail on the weekends at a great company with wonderful people... and benefits. I love that most guests of the store come in with lists and problems to solve. But then others come in with these crazy demands. They would prefer if we catered directly to them. We have a website that customers can shop from but they don't. We have a number that they can call so they don't have to drive all the way from Kalamazoo to find a tiny 5 dollar item that we are sold out of... but they don't. I haven't really started my Christmas shopping either but I do know that when I go to a store and they don't have something, I shouldn't get mad and throw a fit. Some advice from a woman in retail... if you go shopping, don't get feisty with the sales associates. Remember, its their Christmas time too!
This wouldn't be such a huge issue except that today I got to school with plans for my kids to learn their Geology carols and had a teacher tell me that all the science classes were being interrupted to have a Christmas party from the PTO. Well, I thought this was sarcastically fabulous because I already had plans. I tried to tell the parents in my room that my kids were going to learn the lyrics that each group had written and could have snacks and stuff during that time and then afterwards they could play their games, but one lady got so huffy that 2... yes 2 assistant principals came down telling me that the Christmas party was mandatory for everyone and I didn't have a choice. WHAT?!! Of course everything was better once I explained that they were having a party, but they were sharing lyrics at the same time.... but still. I felt like we were in pre-k and Susie Q had just tattled on me for calling her the B word... you know "baby." Besides... I should have said something about the admin not really telling us that our classes would be invaded by boisterous PTO moms until this morning... but I decided to not fight that battle.
Again, I am all for the hustle and bustle of this time of year, but just give me a heads up.... and moms should think about not being the type of class mom that isn't invited back. Meanwhile, D lunch teachers are having a true pot luck where NO one knows what anyone is bringing... so it will probably be a chocolate/candy sugar rush for the rest of the day!!! YEA!!!
haha... oh by golly, have a holly jolly... unplanned, whiny, crazy, geology carol filled, sugar high, too many moms in the room, all the APs visiting, totally not organized Christmas this year!!!!
-coach b!
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