Am I wrong here???

For a change this spouting of drivel is not about Bubba... I know!

This spouting fountain of discontentment is about my girls group -- I have several - nay many peeves with which to pop off...

Let's start with the adults - and let's start with the head adult who supposedly is in charge of this group for the entire state.   Well apparently that isn't good enough for this woman... the past two years she was head of the entire National organization... yeah for her.

We spent a small or not so small fortune putting on a show last summer for her so she could sit on her fanny and bask in the blood, sweat, and tears of those who made it work (I was not among those chosen few), and that fortune was also in political and personal capital and I personally saw a lot of new bodies with no clue what their job was to entail until the last possible minute.

So -- she finished her two years as National-who-its-in-charge; and returns to Maryland triumphant upon the backs of those who did her bidding.... and we frankly have not see hide nor hair of 9/10's of these people since.  And I'm not just talking about all the extra bodies for the national convention, I'm talking about people who have responsibilities for the state functions -- especially and including the illustrious leader herself.  She still holds TWO -- yes TWO national titles, and now I am told is going after another National position in the Ladies' Group.  WTH???

The girls' group in Maryland is hanging on by it's fingernails, and you're off campaigning for another National title??  Are you nuts??  We're supposed to have our annual adult retreat weekend THIS Saturday -- as of today (Tuesday) there is NO data as to location or start time.  I've been making jokes about dressing warmly as we'll be meeting in parking lots... I fear this is not far off from the truth.

My chant from now until Sunday morning for the adult meeting is "keep your head down and your mouth shut... "  I may get it temp tattooed on my hand.  Because at least once during these meetings I managed to open my yap and endear myself to these people all over again.  I really have to stop making suggestions on how to get stuff done in a timely manner, and other wild and crazy ideas like starting meetings on time, and oh my favorite -- planning ahead!!!  GASP!  SHOCK! HORROR...

Yeah repeat after me... "keep your head down and your mouth shut... "
Ohmmmmm

OK so now on to the "leadership" of this crowd. There are 4 women who have title of Senior-who-its.  (Not the official one ... but you get the jest...)  The one Senior-who-its from my neck of the woods, attends things on a hit or miss basis because she and her husband are also in the title collecting business but in DC.  Her husband is especially proficient at the collection... the next Senior-who-its; who was in charge and who ironically liked me, disappeared right after the National convention and frankly there isn't a soul who can blame her, working in her neck of the words is Senior-who-its #3, who is also in charge of the girls' state wide group for raising monies for the scholarship and operating expenses... haven't seen her since July either... oh and did I mention that for the past um-teen years at least one of my kids has led that group??!?  Including this one?    And lastly Senior-who-its #4 who it is now rumored has resigned her post, but she's the only one who 1) communicates with the outside world,  2) gets stuff done, and 3) shows up to any of these state wide events.... bonus - she doesn't like me either.

Now I can grant you all of these people will be at the retreat (in the parking lot) this weekend.  They will hang on Head Lady's words as if they were dripped in gold.  I will be playing solitaire on my computer and chanting... head down... yap shut... head down... 

We will not start on time, I say this knowing full well that the woman who goes on and on about bullying and the like will demand we all arrive at 9 AM, and she'll finish setting up about 9:30 ish... Last year I drove up that morning, had breakfast, coffee and an hour drive before the woman could roll her lazy backside out of bed, dress and take an elevator to the meeting room -- as she staying in the same blipping hotel... and still was 35 minutes late --  seriously??

And finally -- the girls... the reason I do all this, and I will say they are good kids, but yeesh!!!  It takes dynamite to get them to do ANYTHING and that is after I spoon feed them everything they need, drive them from point A to point B and back again, and then make 3 copies of everything because I am assured that these darling will lose at least one if not two copies of whatever I give them... but then again the parents are just as bad!  Don't expect a response from anyone so I usually have to guess as to who is coming where and how the F they are going to get there!!!

I hate January and February --- there is 6000 pounds of paperwork to deal with and even when I was sick I got 10% help...

This too shall pass I just needed to vent away my frustrations to someone who wouldn't tell me that "You volunteered for this crap"  (yes Bubba -- who else?)

Off to make copies, and see if I can 'borrow' more office supplies...

thanks for listening.