Silly Sally, so silly. .

So I actually took this yesterday at lunch, but thought it was appropriate that the rule at dinner tonight was that if you got off your chair without being excused you were in trouble. We have serious issues with children staying seated during a meal. It is either hitting the sibling closest to them, standing on their chair, jumping down and walking around while still eating, or whining and pestering everyone else when you don't like what is on the table. SERIOUSLY! And this one in the middle just Loves to pose whenever a camera is near, she instantly goes into pose mode. Silly Sid, silly, silly. . .

so this is what happens when you let a two year old run loose in your house for days on end. My kids have pretty much been ignored for days. which brings us to the next picture. . . This is the aftermath of three days of making signs to sell for sassymei, these are the ones that never made it there. The other bazillion did, at least that is what it felt like.

This is why I crammed weeks worth of sign making into a few days. . . because I was repainting my entry way and front room. They used to be ORANGE. . . and now they are . . . not! I was sad to see the orange glow go, but love, love, love the bright plain wall that I have. I also painted the trim which has been on for a long time, but I hadn't finished caulking and painting until now. I still have the kitchen and family room trim to paint. . . but it feels very good .. . and I am motivated to be done with that project.

DLS

I totally know everyone is busy, but that is my excuse for my lame blog that is rarely updated these days. Once we got back from our "Visit Family" trip the empty calendar turned into overbooked. We are attacking it one event at a time, which means I only focus and worry about the next thing on the calendar. I bring much of it on myself, so there is no one to blame but I. I need more hours in the day. . . Seriously!

I have to say I have never in my life experienced a Day Light Savings time change that I actually noticed anything too different. . . UNTIL NOW! I have been sooo tired, and have had a horrible time with Meniere's episodes. I have no proof that it has anything to do with it, BUT I totally am blaming it on DLS.

(Stress could be a factor, but I feel better about blaming it on something else.. . haha)

Awesome deal!!!

I just purchased $200 worth of gift certificates for $20.60!!!

I used the coupon code MENU at checkout and got 80% off. Read the fine print, and stock up for the year!

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For those who live in the Seattle area I bought certificates in $25 increments for the following:

Alki Crab & Fish
Krain Corner Inn
Black Diamond Bakery & Restaurant
Mike's Cascade Grill
Fire Creek Grill
Wingers Grill & Bar

All the ones I purchased were had the stipulation that you purchase $35 worth of food to be able to use the gift certificate, still a great deal. . . it all checks out on legit websites so I decided it was worth the $20 I spent to see if it is as great as it seems. I am not sure how long this promo is good for, but I will let you know once I use one of the certificates. Good Luck!

Sassy Mei

It has been forever since I have done any signs or stuff for Painted Crate, But Carlen and I are coming out of retirement, ha ha. We have discovered this great boutique started out of Maple Valley which does shows periodically and they are fabulous. So we are trying it out as a vendor to see how it goes. It will be at the Elk Run Golf Course club house March 27th, and 28th. I have been to one before, and they have all kinds of great stuff. From Home Decor and clothes, to baby items and food they have a little of everything. It will be fun to see how it works out for us. Wish us Luck!

www.sassymei.blogspot.com

Free Quizno's- No Strings!!!

click here and get a free Quizno sub! They are only giving away 1 million so check it out to see if you can still get one. Its for real, we have used it.


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7 MINUTES

We were welcomed home with pouring rain. . . go figure!! I hear it was sunny most of the time we were gone, which is fine considering it was the same in Utah. Idaho on the other hand has to uphold its reputation of icy roads, cold wind, and snow. . . which the kids loved because grandma and Adrianne have a great sledding hill in their yard. I got some fabulous footage of the sledding bonanza . . . but alas haven't learned how to add video to the blog so you will have to come see me if you want to check it out, hehehe.

I am sure if I took a few minutes I could figure it out, But not too worried about it at the moment since my house is a train wreck that I have been trying to gain control of all morning. This is my attempt to distract myself from it. . . so far so good.

The 7 minute rule has been invoked today because of the HUGE array of suitcases, and traveling paraphernalia. What is the 7 min. rule you ask? It is when you set a timer and spend 7 min. in one room, and then you move on to the next room. The Point???? . . .to motivate myself to keep going and not get overwhelmed . . . while controlling clutter and getting something accomplished until I can devote more time to the details. This may sound ridiculous, But hey sometimes I have to play ridiculous cleaning games with myself to keep up with the kiddos disastrous ways.

Funny that it is not only the kids that need a motivating game sometimes . . .