I should have seen the signs

I really thought it would work out. My mom was first to advise me against it. Pete was supportive at first but even he knew I was headed down the wrong path. But,I am stubborn and thought I could make it work. Unfortunately though, the PTA just isn't for me. I guess my first tip off should have been how easy they made it sound. Last years president roped me in as vice president for this year. "All it involves is setting up a couple of assemblies, that's it." I could do that, there was even a binder of past assemblies. Cost, time, contacts, all the information needed. I brought it home and thought, piece of cake. Then I met this years new PTA president and secretary. I had met them before at scouts before where a couple of comments later they had Pete's nostrils flaring. At first he said "Quit, you cannot be associated with these people." I assured him that I would hardly be spending that much time with them and there are other people on the board. So, I forged ahead, secure in my knowledge of how easy this would be. Well, the day before school we held a meeting. It lasted two hours and set in motion a feeling that maybe this wasn't quite what I thought. I couldn't let anyone on to that though. In the first week of school I had already spent upwards of 10 hours on PTA related work. I really don't mind to help and I want to support the school but, I am a homebody. I like to play with the kids and watch Spongebob and clean up hundreds of Legos. I was way out of my element. I told Pete it had to be the first week of school. I didn't tell my mom a thing. It's just new and now it will settle into a routine, I thought. Meeting once a month, the odd school function. But then came the audit. Apparently when a new board begins they must audit the books, so me and these two other ladies were it. Now, these ladies are just not my cup of tea. I am sure they are good people (hold your tongue, Pete) they just don't have a great sense of organization or shrewdness. Add to that a feud between them and the treasurer and it made for a difficult job. We spent several hours on the first two pages. I won't go into details because there are too many but I felt so uncomfortable that I actually said so, refused to sign it and left. Last night was a meeting and I did go. It was strange and scattered and a lot of people left confused but the top two were happy with the turnout. I made plans with them to finish the audit today. So this morning I drove up to the school and knocked it out in 10 minutes. I will help with activities and in Oscars classroom but the PTA will have to do without me. This is a big thing for me. I am really a pushover and am easily suckered into things ( hello BMG!!). I was proud I stood up for myself. I didn't even use the "cancer out". I will admit though, there was a moment. A little flash of guilt. I was driving over to leave the assemblies book and thought maybe I was being rash. Then I got to the door and saw the sign " We r at the shcool" How is Pete always right?