Just Say No

I have been working with a couple of women to put together our school fund raiser, "The Walk-a-thon". At our PTC meeting on Tuesday, one of the women asked me if I would be able to write 2 letters. 1 to go on the envelopes the kids take home and one for each teacher. I thought about all I had to do this week- especially with Lily and I both starting preschool and said "No." I was so proud of myself. Then, after someone else volunteered to do the letters, I volunteered to staple the 431 letters to the envelopes if they could get the letters to me by Wednesday. Wednesday night I got a call. They were changing the prize levels and the letter was no longer accurate. All the information that I had given the principal needed to be replaced with new information and I would get the letters on Thursday. Still willing to be supportive, I said "Okay, just have the person who did the letters call me so I know where to pick them up. Today, I got a call from someone else telling that they had changed the levels again and I would need to get another new letter. That person had no idea where the letter would be. When I finally tracked it down this afternoon, imagine my surprise at finding out how they had "fixed" the letters- There were 500 address label stickers with the correct information on them and 1 put together as an example in case I couldn't figure it out. There was of course no note and NO ONE had actually asked me if I was willing to correct these mistakes that I never made. 6 hours later, the letters are ready to go out and I've perfected a very loud NO!!!!! for the next time someone asks me to do anything.............