Rave - Jobs at QFC

So the QFC on Holman Road and the one on Northgate Way are hiring!

Rant - Cyndy's House of Pancakes may soon be House of Pasties

I live just blocks away from Cyndy's House of Pancakes on Aurora and 105th. I just read an article on King5.com where they owners are selling and a prospective buyer wants to turn it into a Strip Club. Does anyone else find this disturbing? We have the Oak Tree Cinemas just a block away where families take their children to see movies. There already is the Dancing Bare place and the XXX Book store. Do we really need another strip club and especially one so close to neighborhoods, schools and churches??

Rave - Clover Toys

I just discovered another great toy store in Ballard. It's called Clover Toys. There was so much great stuff I don't know where to begin. I went there looking for a wool felt kit by Woolpets. It is not a huge store but I think baby girl and I were in there for an hour and a half, at least.

They carry Ostheimer figures. These are great wood toys for children, very durable and it allows them to use their imagination.

They have a wonderful selection of books, including the How to books (that's what I call them) by Munro Leaf How to Behave and Why, Reading Can Be Fun, etc.

They also have a cute little craft section with felting kits, wool felt and roving.

Wood puzzles, Haba toys, Kathe Krause, Plan Toys are some of the toy companies they carry.

Go check them out!

Rave - Another great toy store

Today husband, baby girl and I visited another great Seattle Toy Store, Izilla Toys. We found these great vehicle toys from a line called Viking Toys. They are plastic with rubber wheels, if you have hardwood floors this is a MUST toy. It rolls like a dream. I don't remember where they were made exactly, Sweden maybe, but I know it was not China. Google them and buy them up!
Baby girl was having fun crawling around and looking at everything. I know future birthday and Christmas presents will be found there.

Dinner was at our favorite sushi restaurant Hana on Capitol Hill. Their California Rolls are the BEST!!! I ate 3 all by myself.

And we stopped at Top Ten so Hubby could see. Baby girl was again excited to see Rody Pony, she seems to love him. We picked up some wood blocks, made in USA and a toy boat made in Austria.

Rant - What the hell is wrong with everyone

Reading this story literally made me sick. Judge Reduces Sentence For Man Who Beat Child To Death
Why on earth would this man even have the slightest chance of getting out of prison? Again I ask you what is wrong with our society!?! 16 hours of beatings 16 HOURS and he has the chance to walk around free one day?

On to another sick crime, so it seems Terapon Dang Adhahn will not be put to death for killing Zina Linnik. Our 'fabulous' Pierce County Prosecutor Gerald Horne made a deal with the killer, that if he showed them where Zina was he would not be killed for this crime. I would have said well yes you showed us where she was but she is not alive so the deal is over. I don't want to support this worthless excuse for a human till he dies of old age. Yes he had a rough childhood but that is NOT an excuse. There are plenty of people who had horrible childhoods or had bad things happen to them and they don't go around killing people.

Let's hope Adre'anna Jackson gets her justice.

So if you are as angry as I am let your voice be heard. Here are addresses for our local elected officials. They are suppose to represent us. Are they??? Is this what we want? Child torturers and murders to live and one day walk free? It's not what I want. Check out how the people we elected are representing us. Check out their voting records.

Rave - University District Street Fair

This post is a bit late but I wanted to mention we went to our local University District Street Fair. It was rainy which we LOVED. We saw quite a few great things.
The first was Art of Wings Some very beautiful fairy wings, will have to get a pair when my daughter is a little bigger.
Next was Blowing Sands Glass Studio Simply beautiful. When we remodel the living room we will have to check them out.
The funniest thing we saw were creatures made out of socks called Smartypants. Unfortunatly I did not pick up a business card so I do not know if they have a website. And searching for Smartypants did not turn up anything. If anyone has info on this company PLEASE contact me.

Rant - Government officials

This is a big RANT! I elect politicians to make the tough decisions that need to be made in regards to my City, State and Country. What I don't like are these same politicians who don't want to make decisions, instead let's ask the people, which is usually by polls or in the case of our dreaded highway 99 that needs to be 'fixed' through downtown Seattle, let's have a special election and ask the people what they think. Yes let's throw more money at the problem. That's why you are in office. Make a decision!!!!

Well let me tell you what I think. Both options are costly and I can't say I like them. We have earthquakes, granted not as bad as California, but I don't want to be on an elevated structure with a celing on concrete and cars above me when the "big one" hits. And I don't want to be in a tunnel that is so close to the ocean either. Now granted the "big one" might never come but I for one don't want to risk it.

What about buying up the property and building a highway at street level. That might be cheaper than another viaduct or tunnel.... think about it.

Rant - Those opposed to the viaduct

Now I'm not saying one way or the other if I am for or against rebuilding the existing viaduct with another elevated structure. But what I am ranting against is the group against building an elevated structure. We keep getting their flyers and while I will agree the proposed structure looks ugly as they flyers say but what they don't say is what they are in favor for. So from that standpoint alone I want to vote for an elevated structure.

What I can't stand are people who are against something and spend a lot of energy making sure you know they are against it but they don't have any suggestions on what would be better.