A PreShoolers Mom's Rant

I really have no excuse for not writing much lately, other than I guess I am suffering from severe cabin fever, and too lazy to write. As of this moment, we are at a temperature of about -50 C with the wind chill. So, instead of fighting to bundle my kids up in the 5 layers of clothing they would need to stay warm, I just don't go anywhere. Pretty sad when my brothers coming to visit are actually a sanity saver!
Tuesday I ended up being the parent helper at Morgan's school again. It had originally been scheduled to be my day, but another mom had asked me to trade with her. So, I had gone at the end of November for her. But then another mom had asked to trade with her, so she did, which meant that mom was taking my spot. Well, she managed to forget and just couldn't find anyone to babysit. I felt bad, (can you say sucker?) and didn't want to leave them with no parent for that day, so I went anyway. This mom has already "forgot" the first time it was her turn, so there was no helper that day. I feel sorry for her little girl though. She hasn't had her parent day yet, and most kids have had 2 (Morgan 3). That's the day they get to be the special helper and have show and tell. I just don't understand some people. I am sorry, but when you put your child into nursery school, all the parents have the same commitments, and I find it very frustrating when some people just don't put in the effort.
Like last night. 3 times a year, the parents are supposed to clean all the toys and things in the classroom. We were all phoned on Monday night with the day and time. How many showed up? 4 of us. It is divided into 3, so you only go once. There are about 20 kids in the morning, and about 15 kids in the afternoon class. So, out of 35 parents, divide by 3 - that leaves about 11 parents each time. And - we had 4. That really upsets me, because the rest will have to pay a $10.00 fee, which really, what if we all said we would just pay the fee. Oh well, some people just like to sit back and let the rest of us worry about the details. And yes, I am venting. Do you know how many Lego blocks we had to clean?! I had nightmares.
So, what is the moral of my story? If you are putting your child into nursery school, and it has requirements of your time -- DON'T PUT YOUR KID IN SCHOOL IF YOU CAN'T MAKE THE EFFORT TO FIND THE TIME TO COMMITT!