The People Pleasing Mother

I'm admittedly a bit of a people pleaser. I think that most of us are - to some extent - except for my husband. He's the polar opposite. He enjoys upsetting people and creating enemies. Isn't that a great trait for someone who's job involves dealing with hundreds of difficult customers each week?

Anyway - for some reason someone in Mason's preschool class isn't particularly fond of me. I really don't know why - she just doesn't reach out to me like she does most of the other moms. She laughs and jokes with them, but barely nods my way. My friend, Jana, says that 10% of people REALLY like you, 10% REALLY DON'T like you and the other 80% are ambivalent. Well...I strive to be an overachiever, so I'm determined to move this person into my top 10%...or AT LEAST a little higher in the ambivalent group.

One of my ongoing plans involves working very hard at making really cool projects for the class. For instance - on Kansas Day I got up at the crack of dawn and made a sunflower cake for the class. Here's a pic:
My next plan involves forgoing the standard paper Valentines and helping Mason make these incredible, over the top Valentines. Aren't they the cutest thing? "I Dig You" written on plastic shovels with bags of chocolate tied on.What child won't be completely thrilled to receive such a treasure? This will surely prove to this person that I'm a mom who goes the extra mile. You know - it just dawned on me that maybe she's irritated with my continued elaborate showings. Maybe she thinks I'm showing off. Oh dear - time for plan B. Anyone? Help!