The Dollar Shirt

Origami isn't just for squares anymore. Want to jazz up a graduation or birthday card? Well a shirt shaped dollar is here to save the day. I am terrible at origami but I followed the simple instructions posted below and I made these two shirts in no time.

Instructions:

http://members.cox.net/crandall11/money/shirt/

NSQ Fundraising Cold Call

As a last effort to raise money for camp, I visited local businesses with North Star Quest pamphlets and homemade magnets. Only time will tell if my promotional gimmick worked.

You can donate to NSQ online at:

http://www.jessicurl.com/Donate-to-NorthStar-Quest-Camp-pr-680.html

Blue Fairy Gifts

North Star Quest Camp is almost here, and there is a lot of work to be done. Each night of camp the girls find a present on their pillow, that has been mysteriously delivered by the "Blue Fairy". This is a sneak peak of just one of the gifts the Blue Fairy will have up her sleeve.

To make these adorable keepsakes: I painted the wood stars, glued bar pins on the back, painted NSQ and the year, and sealed them with a layer of sparkle Mod Podge. It took 2 afternoons, but I finally have 90 pins completed to give out to campers and counselors at camp.

The World's Largest Pistachio

On the way back to the El Paso airport, we hit the best detour imaginable. A giant faux pistachio nut, pure genius! Needless to say I snacked on pistachios the whole trip home.

Family Photos

This is what makes the trip worth while. Here are my 2010 reunion family photos.

Mountain Annie's Dinner Theater

Friday night my whole family went to Mountain Annie's Dinner Theater where they serve one meal for everyone, chicken and steak. Fortunately I called ahead and they custom made me my own vegan dinner. I had a salad, baked potato, bread, veggie sticks, green beans, watermelon, and banana.

http://www.mountainannies.com/

Leaving on a Jet Plane

I am leaving McKinleyville at 8pm flying all night to arrive in El Paso noon the next day, and then driving for 3 hours to Ruidoso for my Waide family reunion. Such craziness!

4th of July

Happy 4th of July! Ii is a beautiful day here in Humboldt. I started the day fundraising for North Star Quest camp in Arcata. Me and the crew worked in the Joke Box, selling over 100 jokes for charity. It wore me out. I will never again underestimate how exhausting it is to tell strangers jokes for hours at a time :P