Spinning Straw into Gold

I love my boss like a sister (not sure which one!) but she tends to think there's nothing "we two" together can't do--which translates she thinks it up and I do it on the computer. So, our hospice and 2 other organizations have combined for business purposes, I think, and needed a logo which was going to be cost prohibitive for us since we don't have a graphic designer. Good old Mary pipes up, "Sarah and I can do that for a lot less than $500," and was told to try. Her idea was basic: our circle logo with the tree from another and somehow work in the initials from the other. And somehow put in the name of our alliance. Off I went to the computer at home (my work one doesn't have all the neat programs to make stuff) and began my work.

The Dad got involved when he didn't like my placing of the letters of our name around the outside: didn't look professional enough. So he began the work of lettering. So far, so good.

Then we submitted it to Mary's boss who took it to the meeting of the group. They made a bunch of changes and sent it back for re-work. I'll spare you the details, but they wanted our 3 names and a-what's the word for it?-saying (the sentence under the tree) somewhere. They also wanted a letterhead and envelopes. Well, after hours and hours (still saving them a lot of $$ even though they had to pay me for the hours), I submitted it again. They loved it, even the guy who is in charge of KY hospices who is one of the alliance guys. He says they owe the Dad and me a dinner. This time Dad has helped me spin straw into gold and further increased Mary's confidence in me; And, by the way...

MARY HATES IT!!!!