What was I thinking???

I know, it's the million dollar question, and usually there is no answer. But really -- I'm wondering if I've stretched myself too thin this time...

So here's the thing .... I made the decision a long time ago that I would be as involved in my kids' lives as humanly possible. If I can make their school, classes, extracurricular activities and lives better or more fulfilling, there's nothing I wouldn't do.... for as long as they'll let me.

Shortly after Katherine started preschool at Tiny Treasures, I was asked to be on the advisory board that runs the program. Great. sign me up! I've been on that board for the past several years including last year when we didn't even have a child enrolled. I knew Caleb would eventually attend, so I thought, why not???

Now that Caleb is enrolled, I'm also the homeroom mom/parent contact for his class. On top of that I'm the homeroom mom for Katherine's class. Both of these will involve party planning (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentines Day, end of the year, etc...) buying gifts for the teachers (Christmas, birthday, teacher appreciation, and end of the year), and organizing all sorts of miscellaneous stuff.

Oh, and PTO work.... yea, I'm all over that too!

In addition to that stuff, I also go into Katherine's class every Thursday morning, while Caleb is in school, and volunteer. She loves having me there, and it gives me a unique perspective into her daily schedule. I love it!!

Well, Katherine decided that this year she wanted to be in girl scouts. Wonderful! I make a few calls and suddenly realize that I know the leader of Morgan's (my niece) troop. Her daughter has been in Katherine's homeroom class for the past two years... One thing lead to another, and all of a sudden I became a girl scout leader. What??? The only thing I know about girl scouts is that they make some super yummy cookies! So now, I'm going to dive into girl scouts with Katherine. I'm so glad that we get to go on this journey together, but really, do I have the time for one more commitment? I'm not so sure.....