Archive for August, 2007

Ultimate Day

Friday, August 31st, 2007

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The church had a welcome home picnic for Fran.  We told all to bring both a blue shirt and a red shirt.  Teams were chosen and shirts were donned.  After the first game with all the Simmlers on the same team, they split them up!!  Here you see Fran watching to see if Adam catches the frisbee or not.  Did he?  I don’t remember!!!

Parenting Matters

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Parenting MattersEarlier this month Fran and I participated in the filming of a course that our pastor and his wife taught. Pastor’s Hollywood friend came and set up the “lights, camera, action” part of it. Micah and Adam joined a couple other young men to help Pete with the cameras. It was a tiring but rewarding three days! Someday the 10 week DVD course with workbook will be available for purchase. The lessons are an invaluable resource for parents, someday parents, and grandparents alike to learn from. One more couple was with us during most of the filming but were not there when we took this photo.
Four Simmlers are to the right in the photo. Our pastor and his wife are in the back left; Pastor Scheibner is wearing a yellow tie. Peter, the Director is over Pastor’s left shoulder.

Stratton Welcome

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Welcome Home

Our friend Kevin McKeen at Minuteman Signs in Augusta, Maine made this sign for Fran’s welcome home. We had it on the house for when he returned. Then we took it to Stratton for the family reunion. Here are five of us anyway, Erik was working and didn’t join us until the next day.

Hammock in the Pines

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Hammock in the Pines

If you look real close you can see that Fran is right where he wanted to be. A “this is the life” sort of moment.