Mnemosyne, Muse of Memory

This is a card the parents gave me on my last day at Branchburg when they had a little surprise party for me in the Conference Room. Debbie did it for the third time this week; she arranged for another party with the parents this time. These were the regulars; the ones that served on committees, folded letters, did lunch duty and cleaned tables. They were the ones I had formed a relationship with. Debie said there was another emergeny in the back room. I was suspicious, but it wasn't too far from being plausible. I walked in and couldn't believe the room was filled with well wishers. The had a large cake and a card that they all signed. It was a fitting ending to a great week. I told some of the funny stories that happenned this week and told them to keep going; not to give up. We had made so much progress in positive parent-school relations that it would be all wasted if they don't continue. I hope I gave them a good pep talk; good enough for them to take heart and go on.