My parent's architecture company designed this giant 8 foot replica of the Rock'em Sock'em Robots from my childhood! It's made completely out of cans of food that were afterward donated to the food pantry. His company participated in a fundraiser event where tons of different statues made from cans of food were created, and these were displayed at the New York State museum. In all, HUNDREDS of cans of food were donated! Way to go!
Here are a few of the other awesome creations! Click to view them full sized.
In other news, my adorable mother knitted this baby toy the other day... It's so cute! It's a duck AND a rabbit! it's reversible! you just turn it inside out and it's the other animal. How creative! My mom can knit just about anything.
AND! I'm moving back to New York! I'm thinking it will be Fall of this year. I'll be talking with my parents more about it in a couple weeks when I'm home with them on vacation. They've offered to rent me their summer home for the cost of what I'm paying here in Tennessee. It used to be an old live bait shop that my father tore down and redesigned from the foundation into a very modern feeling one bedroom small two story home with TONS of windows overlooking the Adirondacks. It's never been lived in except for when I used to bring friends up there for weekend long parties. I'm so excited I haven't been able to sleep. I'd go back NOW if I could! I'll be able to live with my kitty and my dog again, and not worry about my darling roommate's airheaded friends, and I'll only be 2 hours from my parent's house instead of 22 or something crazy like that. It's in such a small town that the closest store is one of those awesome old general stores called Mt. SEVERANCE county store. I'm serious! Look: