Sherri Caldwell

Beware, Volunteer!

Busy day–busy week caught up in Book Fair at our elementary school. Beware of volunteering. I volunteered one morning a week in the Media Center (library) at the kid’s school to be an involved parent. The library is a great place to volunteer, particularly if you are a writer and you love books, because the children come in with their class, they are quiet and orderly, happy and excited to check out books–and then they all leave! But you know what happens when you volunteer? Last year, it was one pleasant morning a week. Somehow this year, I’ve ended up as Chief Parent Volunteer (“Media Center Parent Coordinator”) and I now do my one long morning into early afternoon each week, another afternoon for a weekly meeting, every day this week for the Book Fair, other assorted tasks as needed on-call, and I’m building a new Kindergarten Library at a satellite facility to open in the Fall (what a nightmare)! How did this happen?!

The Weekly Update

I wish I could tell you that our new website is finally ready, but it’s going to take
another week or so to put on the finishing touches–grrrr!
Enjoy the new column, Vicki’s “Are You There?”–technology can be funny!
And this week’s features:
Spring Reading & Multi-Media For Kids (Review)
Stir-Fried Noodles W/Crispy Chicken (Recipe)
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Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at 08:27AM

Okay, I think one thought a day will be sufficient–
It’s Spring Break this week–five long days on my own with my three wonderful children and typically at least one or two friends…make that THREE days, I’ve made it through two! Fortunately, the weather has been gorgeous, so I’ve been able to throw them outside to play and I’ve been sitting outside with them, catching up on my reading and some writing (for, like, two minutes at a time, before I have to go chasing after someone, fix something, get someone something to eat or drink, handle an argument or other crisis, get the first-aid kit, etc.).

Monday, April 5, 2004 at 04:21AM

Let’s do this as 5 thoughts for the day and see how it goes–
1. Today is the first day of Spring Break.
2. I have accomplished nothing today, except supervising children, which is rather like herding kittens–I love that expression.
3. I am reading “The Other Side of the Story” by Marion Keyes–I love her books. This one is a review copy from the publisher, “UNCORRECTED PROOF–NOT FOR SALE.” I love FREE books (but I still have standards). I need to finish the book so I can write the review.
4. I have no plans to accomplish anything else for the rest of the day. Maybe tomorrow.
5. Tomorrow, I will begin the background story to The Writing Life–How we became The Rebel Housewives…