Can't get it, I pattern guessed out the bottom word though I'm not sure if that's even right. The rest I got nothing.

It's a 5 word sentence. 1 on the top strip starting in column 1, 2 on the next starting in column 7 and 1 on the 3rd starting in column 1.

Thanks for your help, Teesea!! Congratulations, Smboyett, on your first.

That...doesn't seem to make sense to my brain, given that there's four stripes where words can fit.

Nevermind, I got it. Might be a first but next time try to focus on making it logical to complete.

You said you got the bottom word so I ignored it.

Teesea's clues get you really far--3 letters are still ambiguous, but you'll know enough by then to guess it right.