The co-op meeting went well, or pretty well.  We had a couple of minor problems, for example when I told the other committee members that there were 22 kids in one of the classes.  The teacher for that class didn't put a maximum number of kids, and the other classes that period were full, so she got everybody else in the 9-11 age group.  We ended up calling the other teachers and convincing them to take three extra kids each.  Then we printed all the schedules, stuffed them in envelopes, and mailed them out.

I started getting phone calls the next day.  "Why am I helping in Gym?"  "My kids didn't get their first choices."  "I told J I didn't want that class."  Etc, etc.  Most of these problems could have been solved if they had just specified their preferences when they filled out the registration forms.  But no, they'd rather wait and complain to me so that I have to move people all around to different classes and then reprint and resend all the forms.  It really bothers me when adults can't follow directions, you know?

So co-op starts a week from Tuesday, and once it starts, there are usually very few problems.  It's just getting everything together before then!

Our homeschool co-op committee, of which I am a member, is meeting at my house today.  Which means my house is actually clean for a change!  Not that I don't clean every single day, but I do tend to allow a certain amount of clutter when it's just us here.  Anyway, we're doing a potluck lunch and then sitting down to stuff envelopes.  I was in charge of assigning all the adults to classes as helpers, and we seem to have a lot more helpers than classes.  Not sure what to do about that.  Everyone is supposed to be required to teach or co-teach a class to participate, but not everyone follows that rule.

So, anyway, co-op starts on the 11th of September and goes for ten weeks, the last week being the showcase when kids perform or show off what they've made in their classes.  Just thinking about it makes me tired.  Oh, well, the kids like it.  And I do enjoy the adult interaction.

Well, they'll be here any minute.  Better get ready!