Simmons Party of 7

Monday, January 19, 2009

Valentine's Day

I love Valentine's Day. I look forward to it every year. I realize some people think it's a made up holiday to make people money, I may not disagree with that totally, but none the less, I love it anyway. Mike and I have a tradition of each of us planning a special Valentine's Day for each other every other year. That way we know we have something to do and can spend some time together. We have a $50.00 budget, that includes food, gifts, surprises whatever we come up with. This year we have a great friend who jumped in and bought us tickets to a special event to take place on Valentine's Day! We're going to the Rascall Flatts concert on February 14, 2009. I'm so excited! I haven't been to a concert in years, and I love Rascall Flatts. We're going to have a great time! I'm so grateful that he thought of us and is so willing to give us such an awesome gift! Thanks!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Share your Dreams

I was wondering what people dreamed about when they were kids. I was also wondering if you reached those goals or if they have changed over time. When I was a little girl I always wanted to be the first woman president of the United States. I am still not old enough to do that, but my life has not taken a political path, so we'll see on that one. I have others too, but I want to know if anyone else has any they want to share. (Maybe I don't want to be the only person that didn't achieve her dreams, but I also want to applaud those who have.)

McKee's Chorus Concert

Last night McKee performed in 3 different choirs...a boys middle school choir, a mixed middle school choir, and then they combined with the high school mixed choir for a finale song. I'm proud of him, he did a great job. My in-laws attended and must have snuck in the back because I didn't see them. I actually didn't know they were there until late last night when I got a couple emails from Rulon with some pictures he took. Enjoy the photos.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Anyone Else Ready for Spring?

We have subzero temperatures on the way here! Get out the warm clothes and hot chocolate and get some scrapbooking done. What? you ask about cleaning the house or doing something productive? Why would I do that?

Friday, January 9, 2009

My Theme Song

I'm going to play this everyday to save me the trouble.

That's It

I quit...everything. I think I'm just going to go back to sleep and pretend nothing ever happened. Oh come on, like you've never felt that way?

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Blog Giveaway

One of the blogs I stalk April Showers is having a giveaway. Here's your big chance to pretend you're going to win something, but the truth is I'm going to win! Good Luck!

Here are the prizes and rules to enter:
1. To ENTER the contest you need to make a post on your own personal blog telling all your friends about this giveaway.

2. You also need to comment on this post and tell me: a) Your birthday and b) Three New Year's resolutions.

Prizes: One winner will be chosen, and will receive...

1. A $25 gift certificate to Bath and Body Works!

2. For EVERY comment made on this post, I will add $1 to a mark. gift certificate. So if there are 10 comments, the gift certificate will be for $10. If there are 30 comments, the gift certificate will be for $30! And yes...even if there are 100 comments...Holy crap!!! Cool huh? But you can only comment once :D

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Out Of The Mouths of My Babes...

Tyler- 2-1/2 yrs old whenever he hurts himself will come up to me and say "me bonked me" as if he were telling on himself and ask me to kiss it! Fall 2009

*Seth "Why is my wart on my left foot if I'm right handed?" 5/12/2009

*(To appreciate this fully, read aloud.) Seth reading a National Geographic for kids about space...4/14/2009
Seth"Mom, do you know what my favorite planet is?"
Mom, "Mars?"
Seth, "No."
Mom, "Jupiter?"
Seth, "Nope."
Mom, "Uranus?"
Seth, "Yes! I love Uranus. I want to fly to Uranus!"

* Brooke "Mom, I was coughing like crazy, but now I'm coughing normal a little bit." 4/11/09

* Seth to Brooke "I want to keep tickling you because I like to hear you laugh." 4/7/09

* Brooke after spotting the snow "Woah, but there's not enough snow for a snowman." 4/7/09

* Seth after spotting the snow this morning "do we have school today?" Mom "yes, you have school today." Seth "Dang it, I wanted no school." Where does he think we live? lol 4/7/09

* Uncle Matt told McKee "You have to start acting right." McKee's response "I can't because when I think in my head it jumps to conclusions." 3/5/2009

* Seth said "Dad you don't even know how to pole dance." 3/5/2009

* While looking pigeons on a snow covered parking lot, Brooke said "they look like chocolate chips." From Mike 2/2009

* While putting a second coat of paint on an ammo box, Brooke said "and this is a jacket for it." From Mike 1/2009

* So I'm sitting here at the table on the computer eating a Kudos 100 calorie snack bar and Brooke says "I'm going to buy those when I grow up and I'm going to give one to each of my little kids so I can be REALLY nice!" I think she's hinting at something. 2/19/2009

* Seth brought me the necklace he got out of the vending machine, a little sad because it broke. "Mom, we can send this to cash for gold and put it in an envelope and the mail man bring it to them." 2/14/2009

* McKee has been trying to use some of his new vocabulary in conversation. Earlier when discussing dinner options we mentioned the same thing we had last night and his response was "isn't that a little mono-toe-nus" what he meant was monotonous! 2/5/2009

* Seth "did you know that everything has water in it?" Brooke "not food" laughing. Seth "even chocolate." Brooke laughing more, "that's wierd." Seth "really everything has water in it." Brooke "no, not water, food has sour cream." 1/17/09

* Seth "Mom, do we have any sticky tack?" Mom "No, I don't have any." Seth "Can we get some at the store? Do you need some?" Mom "I don't think I need any." Brooke "I want some sticky attack." 1/1/2009

* Brooke 12/13/2008 When I try to remember something I look at it and the picture goes on a card so I can remember it in my brain and it fits in the big part.

* The "new" version of Feliz Navidad by Brooke Simmons "a cheese choppy dah" 12/2008

* Seth while we were walking home from his open house at school said "According to my hearing it's coming from that way." We heard the marching band practicing at Arcadia.

* Brooke playing with the alphabet magnets on the fridge..."Mom, how do you spell your name." Mom "C-r-y-s-t-a-l." Brooke "No your real name." Mom "oh, you mean "mom." Brooke "yes," 9/17/2008

* After Brooke runs around and feels her heart beating quickly. "Mom, I can feel my heart beeping." Age 2-4 and still going.

* Brooke called Mike just a minute ago to tell him that she "been have" 8/25/2008

* While playing at the playground with friends, we warned the boys to not to play with sticks. McKee was just 3 years old. The boys replied “we need to sticks to fight the alligators.” I replied, "you can use pretend sticks because they are pretend alligators." McKee a little later was carrying a stick again. I looked at him and said, "Only pretend sticks." McKee's reply "I'm going to pretend that this is a pretend stick." summer 2001

* Brooke "Am I still 4?" the morning after her birthday. 4/24/2008

* Brooke "When I was three I was up to mine armpits, now I'm 4 and I'm up to mine eyeballs." 4/25/08

* Brooke "I look like I'm thirsty." 4/20/08

* Seth trying to read the words on a baby onesie in the middle of Walmart...actual words "super hero" the way Seth interpreted it "super hore." Voice level, extremely loud! 8/08

* Brooke and Seth have taken to trying to tell it how it is and what they say goes. So Seth has started bossing Brooke around and at the end of each statement saying "period." (All bow to the mighty master Seth. I'm rolling my eyes right now.) So of course, Brooke thinks she should too, but it comes out a little different. Brooke thinks it's "pyramid." So she'll tell Seth "Stop yelling at me, pyramid." 8/12/08

* While Driving in the van with all 4 kids, McKee and Tyler in the middle, and Seth and Brooke in the back, McKee was entertaining the younger kids with a puppet show...Mom "What's all that kissing noise about?" McKee "It's a horror movie." 7/4/08

* Seth after climbing on a tree branch showed me his hands and said, "ow, I have tree burn."

* Tyler playing with a cap to something...Seth "What does that cap go to?" Mom "my mousse for my hair." Seth, laughing "good one mom." 8/7/08

* Brooke "When he (Seth) leaned on me, his brains smelled different." Seth, very loudly "You can't smell brains." 8/6/08