Merrill and Roberta Simon and Family

It is nearly here, the New Year!! A New Year is always full of hopes and dreams of a better tomorrow. We are no different here in the Simon Household. We have had a great year. As with all, it has had its shares of ups and downs. Still we have added two boys that we love, to this family. What could be better than that. Children who are home. Merrill and I have enjoyed 30 years of marriage and we are still in love with each other. Life for the most part is good. I think my biggest hope for the New Year is that some of our adult children find the internal peace that they so desperately seek. I think that more comes with age, but still they look for it. One day, hopefully soon, it will come. Merrill and I long for a day when all of our children who are still living can all get together. We would love a huge family reunion. A dream, yes, but maybe, just maybe a reality one day. Other than that, just the normal things all people want :o) We look forward to staying in touch with each of you....

SO MANY STOCKINGS...22 TO BE EXACT Haylee and Emilee with their Great Grandma Simon Merrill with Samson, a year old Merrill with His Mom, Christmas Day and Her gift from Fern Maverick and MacGyver, First Christmas with us.

People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered, LOVE THEM ANYWAY If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives, DO GOOD ANYWAY If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies, SUCCEED ANYWAY The good you do may be forgotten tomorrow, DO GOOD ANYWAY What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight, BUILD ANYWAY People really need help but may attack you if you help them, HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY author Unknown.