Years of your life game: Part 4/5: Years 41-60

Baby Name Games
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DH: [name_m]Ajax[/name_m] [name_m]Leroy[/name_m]
-dark brown eyes, blond hair
DW: [name_f]Sylvestra[/name_f] [name_u]Alma[/name_u]
-light brown eyes, brown hair
DD: [name_u]Liberty[/name_u] [name_u]Maria[/name_u] (b. 2098)
-light brown eyes, blonde hair
DD: [name_u]Holly[/name_u] [name_f]Eira[/name_f] (b. 2100)
-dark brown eyes, blonde hair
-DH: [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
–DD1: [name_u]Raven[/name_u] [name_f]Kallista[/name_f] (b. 2124, twin)
–DD2: [name_f]Regina[/name_f] [name_u]Holly[/name_u] (b. 2124, twin)
-DH: [name_m]Nikolas[/name_m] [name_m]Stanislav[/name_m]
–DD: [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] [name_f]Tinsley[/name_f] (b. 2150)
DD: [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Constance[/name_f] (b. 2100)
DS: [name_m]Leroy[/name_m] [name_u]Sylvester[/name_u] (b. 2104)
-DW: [name_f]Nettie[/name_f] [name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
–Rowenna [name_f]Brooklynne[/name_f] (twin, b. 2149)
–Leroy [name_u]Sylvester[/name_u] II (b. 2149, twin)
–Victor [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] (2156)

2140: Family takes a vacation to an amusement park.
2141: [name_u]Holly[/name_u] discovers she may have a heart disease.
2142: [name_u]Henry[/name_u] gets a raise at the new company.
2143: [name_u]Holly[/name_u] decides to learn ventriloquism.
2144: Family moves into a new apartment.
2145: [name_u]Holly[/name_u] and [name_u]Henry[/name_u] temporarily take in their best friends’ child, five-year-old [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_u]Killian[/name_u]
2146: Family takes a vacation to go skiing in Poland
2147: Family takes a road trip across eastern Europe
2148: [name_u]Henry[/name_u] breaks a bone.
2149: Holly’s younger brother, [name_m]Leroy[/name_m], and his wife, have a baby girl and baby boy, [name_f]Rowenna[/name_f] [name_f]Brooklynne[/name_f] and [name_m]Leroy[/name_m] [name_u]Sylvester[/name_u] II!
2150: [name_f]Regina[/name_f] gets married and she and her husband have a baby girl, [name_f]Carrie[/name_f] [name_f]Tinsley[/name_f]!
2151: [name_u]Holly[/name_u] had a health scare.
2152: [name_u]Holly[/name_u] opens her own family history and editing business.
2153: [name_u]Raven[/name_u] has financial struggles–Holly and [name_u]Henry[/name_u] are able to spare some money from Holly’s business and Henry’s job.
2154: Family takes a road trip across Spain, [name_u]Morocco[/name_u], and the UK.
2155: [name_u]Holly[/name_u] and Henry’s best friends and their son, [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_u]Killian[/name_u], temporarily move in with them.
2156: [name_u]Henry[/name_u] takes a business trip to the United States while [name_u]Holly[/name_u] stays with [name_f]Regina[/name_f], [name_m]Nikolas[/name_m], and [name_f]Carrie[/name_f].
2157: [name_m]Leroy[/name_m] and [name_f]Nettie[/name_f] unfortunately suffer a miscarriage of a baby boy. They name him [name_m]Victor[/name_m] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]. The family goes to visit him and offer their condolences in-person.
2158: [name_m]Leroy[/name_m] and [name_f]Nettie[/name_f] welcome a baby girl, [name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_u]Alma[/name_u]!
2159: [name_u]Holly[/name_u] gets into a small fight with an extended family member the situation resolves.

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Part 1

Part 1.

The [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] Family
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_u]Robin[/name_u], 37 & [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Maddox[/name_u], 41

[name_f]Anais[/name_f] [name_u]Raven[/name_u], 7
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u], 4
[name_f]Neve[/name_f] [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], infant (me!)

Year 1.5 [name_f]My[/name_f] parents separate because their marriage isn’t working anymore. [name_f]Anais[/name_f] & I stays with our mother, and [name_m]Silas[/name_m] goes with our father. They promised to keep in touch and [name_m]Silas[/name_m] will join us during family trips and events, and vice versa.

Year 2 [name_f]Anais[/name_f] & I spend [name_u]Christmas[/name_u] [name_u]Day[/name_u] with [name_m]Silas[/name_m], our father, and our father’s extended family in [name_u]Milan[/name_u], [name_f]Italy[/name_f]. It was a huge family gathering.

Year 2.5. I become friends with [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Pieter[/name_m]. Our mothers were high school best friends and they visit all the time.

Year 3. [name_f]My[/name_f] mother adopts twin girls [name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_u]Finch[/name_u] & [name_f]Margalo[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u] with her girlfriend.

Year 3.5 [name_f]My[/name_f] mother marries her girlfriend [name_f]Frederica[/name_f] [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] in a beautiful beach wedding at [name_u]Maui[/name_u], [name_u]Hawaii[/name_u]. They met there during one of my mother’s business trips as a lawyer.

Year 4. We adopt [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f] the [name_m]Bombay[/name_m] cat.

Year 4.5 I become friends with [name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Alana[/name_f] at the daycare after we share lunches.

Year 5. [name_f]My[/name_f] mother returns to lawyering after taking a break to focus on family. [name_f]Frederica[/name_f] watches us when she’s not at work and sends us to the daycare when she is.

Year 5.5 [name_f]My[/name_f] family goes to [name_f]Iceland[/name_f] to see the northern lights. It is a dream come true for [name_f]Anais[/name_f] who kept suggesting the trip until my mother gave up and surrendered to her wish. [name_f]Frederica[/name_f], [name_m]Silas[/name_m], & I are mosly in awe, my mother was mosly concerned with the coldness, and the twins are convinced they are in space. It is breathtaking and I have dreams about it from time to time.

Year 6. [name_f]My[/name_f] father marries his girlfriend [name_f]Donata[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f] at a church in [name_u]Venice[/name_u], [name_f]Italy[/name_f]. [name_f]Anais[/name_f] & I are flower girls along with our new stepsister [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Matilde[/name_f]. [name_m]Silas[/name_m] is the ring bearer and our new stepbrother [name_m]Amadeo[/name_m] Etorre is the bible bearer.

Year 7. I become a die-hard half-blood! [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_u]Jackson[/name_u] and the Olympians all the way. I also start reading more books.

Year 8. I join the Speech and Debate club.

Year 9. I meet [name_f]Lovella[/name_f] Huifeng at Speech and Debate club and we become friends. [name_u]Love[/name_u], [name_f]Enid[/name_f], & I immediately become a trio. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] joins us from time to time but he’s mostly with just me, as we are best friends.

Year 10. I learn to play the flute and start playing at the school orchestra.

Year 11. Our family goes to Disneyland. [name_f]Anais[/name_f] complains about her feet the whole time, [name_m]Silas[/name_m] gets rebuked by my mother for being “too hyperactive that it is unsafe” a little too many times, [name_f]Frederica[/name_f] only rides the mild rides because she “might throw up”, and the twins and I surely had a blast!

Year 12. I decide that my favorite subject is [name_f]English[/name_f]. I enjoy reading, writing, and speaking! Maybe I should be a journalist or writer? or a lawyer just like mom & dad!

Year 13. I discover that I am naturally talented in creative writing and not just writing after winning a school award. [name_f]My[/name_f] [name_f]English[/name_f] teacher, Miss [name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Lois[/name_f], encouraged me to join the creative writing club and promised to help me enhance my skill.

Part 2

Part 2.

Year 14. I discover the riverbanks a few meters away from Lachlan’s house. We ask his father to set up a treehouse there with a table, chairs, and a hammock. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] and I called it “The Housetree club.” The blow of the wind is refreshing and the view is beautiful at the top. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] and I often hangout there after school and in the weekends. [name_f]Enid[/name_f] & [name_u]Love[/name_u] join us sometimes.

Year 15. [name_f]My[/name_f] father and [name_f]Donata[/name_f] give birth to twin boys [name_u]Rumi[/name_u] [name_m]Alessandro[/name_m] & [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Massimo[/name_m].

Year 16. I realize that I am in love with [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], but I try to keep it a secret.

Year 17. [name_f]My[/name_f] siblings & I went to [name_u]Venice[/name_u], [name_f]Italy[/name_f] with my father, [name_f]Donata[/name_f], and our stepsiblings. We all had fun and got to know his new family more.

Year 18. I am diagnosed with a latex allergy after having an allergic reaction to my latex gloves during Halloween.

Year 18.5. [name_f]Enid[/name_f] taught [name_u]Love[/name_u], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], & me how to ride a motorcycle. This summer is about to turn so much more fun!

Part 3

Part 3.

Year 19. I manage to enter [name_m]Harvard[/name_m] University’s B.A. [name_f]English[/name_f], minor in Creative Writing program but had an awful professor this semester named [name_m]Octavius[/name_m] [name_m]Thor[/name_m]. He is too pedantic, prescriptivist, and so far from the loving Miss [name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Lois[/name_f].

Year 20. I decide to pursue [name_m]History[/name_m] along with my [name_f]English[/name_f] major after being inspired by a historical fiction assignment.

Year 21. I discover that I am cross-dominant because I noticed that I do involuntary movements with my left hand but voluntary movements with my right hand.

Year 21.5. [name_f]Anais[/name_f] & her wife are having marital problems at home due to suspected cheating. I agree to keep my niece & nephew [name_f]Enola[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u], 3 & [name_u]Quentin[/name_u] [name_m]Anselm[/name_m], 1 at home while the situation at theirs haven’t calmed down yet.

Year 22. I move to a new house just a few walks away from campus. [name_f]My[/name_f] father gave it to me as a gift after I told him my plans of continuing to law school at [name_m]Harvard[/name_m] and working at the law firm near it. I totally appreciate the surprise but I feel more pressured to achieve my plans.

Year 22.5 I go to a solo vacation in [name_f]Iceland[/name_f] to relieve my childhood memories. I never stopped dreaming about the northern lights when I sleep even after several years since that vacation.

Year 23. After years of secretly loving [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], I finally meet someone that I am romantically interested in named [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_f]Amabel[/name_f]. She is a Journalism major that I met in one of my communication classes. We see each other for months before we become official.

Year 23.5. [name_f]Enid[/name_f] dies from a motorcycle accident during one stormy night. I promise to name my first daughter [name_f]Enid[/name_f] in memory of her. [name_u]Love[/name_u], [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], & I kept an altar dedicated to her in our old treehouse.

Year 24. I begin volunteer work as a paralegal in my prospected law firm during my senior year at [name_m]Harvard[/name_m].

Year 24.4. I take a roadtrip to [name_u]Alaska[/name_u] with [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]. I realized that I am still in love with him despite being with [name_f]Juliette[/name_f], but decide to keep it to myself and try to sort out my feelings.

Year 25. I manage to enter [name_m]Harvard[/name_m] [name_m]Law[/name_m] School but failed a class for the first time in my life during the first semester. I asked both my mother and father who are both lawyers for help, and I managed to pass it on my retake.

Year 25.5. In a messy turn of events, the newly-broken-up-with-his-girlfriend [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] privately confesses he loved me his whole life right after I got engaged with [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] on the celebration party of her graduation. I broke up with [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] months after and got together with [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m].

Year 26. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] got a raise in the architectural firm he works at. I decide to become a law clerk as a part-time job in my prospective law firm while I study in law school.

Year 26.5 [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] and I get married by the riverbanks after I graduate from law school. [name_u]Love[/name_u] was my maid of honor and there was a tribute to [name_f]Enid[/name_f] before the wedding. Our respective families (The [name_u]Alcott[/name_u] family, The [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] family, The Monroe-Lowell Family, The Amherst family), Miss [name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Lois[/name_f] and her family, Love’s family, Enid’s family, and our other friends and co-workers are there.

Year 27. I give birth to twins Condor [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] & [name_f]Canary[/name_f] [name_f]Enid[/name_f].

Year 27.5 [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] and I win an all expenses paid trip. We travelled all around Europe but left the twins to [name_m]Silas[/name_m] & his wife because they are too young to travel.

Year 28. I begin writing a blog about my life as a multi-faceted lawyer who juggles motherhood, travelling, writing, and other hobbies. It immediately accumulated a following, mostly from fellow mothers.

Year 28.5 [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] gets diagnosed with a pollen allergy. This explains why his nose was always stuffed whenever we hanged out at the riverbanks, but he didn’t mind anyway.

Year 29. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] inherits money and a ranch from his estranged grandfather. We saved the money in the bank and let the workers keep the ranch running. We visit from time to time. [name_f]Enid[/name_f] loves cattle and horses, but [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] is sill a little scared of them.

Year 29.5 I give birth to a girl named [name_u]Skylark[/name_u] [name_u]Nouvel[/name_u].

Year 30. I got in a car accident on the way to the twins’ school. It is major and I have to go on an operation. Fortunately, the operation is a success.

Year 30.5. [name_f]Enid[/name_f] gets into a fight at school after defending her twin brother from bullies.

Year 31. [name_f]Enid[/name_f] joins the soccer team and [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] joins the art club.

Year 31.5 We are surprised to find out that [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] has a girlfriend in elementary school. Her name is [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], and she is the most inquisitive and curious little girl. This is obviously innocent puppy love and we didn’t take it too seriously, but we found it cute.

Year 32. [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] is diagnosed with Synesthesia. We realized why he loves art and is more artistically gifted than the kids his age.

Year 32.5 [name_u]Lark[/name_u] is diagnosed with Hyperlexia. She is intellectually advanced for her age.

Year 33. We attended Lachlan’s extended family gathering. The Amhersts are surely jovial and warm people.

Year 33.5. [name_f]Maude[/name_f] gives birth to my nephew [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Craven[/name_m].

Year 34. I become a Partner at the law firm I work at and [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] becomes a Senior Architect.

Year 34.5 [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] and I go to [name_f]Barcelona[/name_f], Spain for his business trip. We left the kids in Margalo’s care. She’s definitely their favorite aunt.

Year 35. I give birth to a girl named [name_f]Myna[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u].

Year 35.5 I publish my first fictional book after a long creative slump after college. It slowly become a best-seller and I got a following under the detective mystery genre due to my unexpected, elaborate, and detailed twists. I used my law knowledge to conceptualize the happenings in the book.

Year 36. I give birth to a boy named [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] [name_u]Lior[/name_u].

Year 36.5 I renewed my vows with [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] on our 10th year anniversary by the riverbanks. Our love never faltered even after years, it is still as magical as the day we realized that we have loved each oher for the longest time. I guess this is what happens if you marry your best friend.

Year 37. Lachlan’s father passed away from cancer. [name_f]My[/name_f] father visited from [name_f]Italy[/name_f] to attend his amigo’s funeral. The whole family mourns, but [name_f]Myna[/name_f] is especially affected by her grandfather’s passing because she is the closest to him.

Year 37.5 Our whole family took a road trip to [name_u]Alaska[/name_u]. We retold the story of [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] and I’s trip and how I realized I’m in love with their father. [name_f]Enid[/name_f] & [name_u]Lark[/name_u] are upset with me for hurting Juliette’s feelings, and we joked about it on the way home. I assured them that [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] and I are in good terms right now and that she is thriving with her career and engaged to a Victoria’s [name_f]Secret[/name_f] model as of the moment. They realized that the [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] I was talking about is [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] they see hosting a famous late night show on Television. The kids jokingly roots for her now over their father.

Year 38. [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] comes out as bisexual. Everyone offers their unconditional love and support.

Year 38.5 Inspired by her twin brother, [name_f]Enid[/name_f] finally comes out as lesbian. Everyone offers their unconditional love and support. The family decides to donate to several LGBTQ+ organizations to honor their newly out children.

Year 39. [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] begs for a cat. You remember [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f] and how brokenhearted you were when she finally succombed to old age. Nevertheless, you don’t want to deny your child of the happiness and love a pet can bring. You get him a [name_m]Bombay[/name_m] cat which he specifically requested after you showed him pics of [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]. He names it Carolinus.

Year 39.5. [name_u]Lark[/name_u] learns how to swim and is exceptionally good at it for a beginner.

Year 40. [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] is diagnosed with ADHD.

Part 4.
The [name_u]Alcott[/name_u] & [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] Families
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_u]Robin[/name_u], 70 & [name_f]Frederica[/name_f] [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f], 59
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Maddox[/name_u], 74 & [name_f]Donata[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f], 65

[name_f]Anais[/name_f] [name_u]Raven[/name_u], 46
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u], 44
[name_f]Neve[/name_f] [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], 40
[name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_u]Finch[/name_u] & [name_f]Margalo[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u], 37 (adopted)
[name_m]Amadeo[/name_m] Etorre, 39 (stepbrother)
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Matilde[/name_f], 37 (stepsister)
[name_u]Rumi[/name_u] [name_m]Alessandro[/name_m] & [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Massimo[/name_m], 23 (stepbrothers)

[name_f]Bluebell[/name_f], deceased

The Monroe-Amherst Family
[name_f]Neve[/name_f] [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], 40 & [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Pieter[/name_m], 40

Condor [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] & [name_f]Canary[/name_f] [name_f]Enid[/name_f], 13
[name_u]Skylark[/name_u] [name_u]Nouvel[/name_u], 11
[name_f]Myna[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u], 5
[name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] [name_u]Lior[/name_u], 4

Carolinus (cat)

Friends
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Pieter[/name_m], 40
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Alana[/name_f], deceased
[name_f]Lovella[/name_f] Huifeng, 40
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Lois[/name_f], 59 (former teacher & mentor)

Affiliations
Creative Writing Club (former)
Speech and Debate Club (former)
School Orchestra as a flutist (former)
[name_m]Harvard[/name_m] University (alumni)
[name_m]Harvard[/name_m] [name_m]Law[/name_m] School (alumni)
[name_m]Law[/name_m] firm (partner)

Skills, Hobbies, & [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] subject
[name_f]English[/name_f]
Creative Writing
Riding the motorcycle

Nieces & Nephews (only those revealed in the story)
[name_f]Enola[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u], 19 (Anais’s daughter)
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u] [name_m]Anselm[/name_m], 17 (Anais’s son)
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Craven[/name_m], 7 (Maude’s son)

Year 41. I join a PTA of my children’s school. I mostly acted as a leader in discussing possible activities for child development. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] & I specifically chose this school because of its excellence.

Year 41.5. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] & I decide to become foster parents. We fostered two infant girls named [name_u]Ode[/name_u] [name_f]Acantha[/name_f] & [name_u]Rue[/name_u] Agape.

Year 42. [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] is diagnosed with autism along with his ADHD.

Year 42.5 [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] & I are having marital problems but we are able to sort it out and stay together. We consider taking couple’s therapy to find out what is happening in our relationship.

Year 43. We move to [name_u]England[/name_u] due to a work opportunity. We transfered to our respective law & architectural firms’ [name_f]English[/name_f] branch.

Year 43.5 We had a stay-cation to fully familiarize ourselves with our new city.

Year 44. I decide to kick my alcoholism.

Year 44.5 After slowly becoming sober, I begin taking a yoga class to further elevate my health. I find it boring but my classmates were nice & friendly, so I continue attending.

Year 45. We attend Lark’s swimming event. She wins the championship and we ate at a fancy restaurant to celebrate right after.

Year 45.5 [name_f]Myna[/name_f] asks me to teach her the flute. She follows my footsteps and joins the school orchestra.

Year 46. [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] gets diagnosed with a heart disease. Everyone is anxious and devastated with the news but I told them to not alarm their brother. [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] is the calmest out of everyone even though we know he fully understands the implications.

Year 46.5 To our surprise, [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] reintroduces [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] as his actual girlfriend. Everyone welcomed her to the family. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] says he expected it, he truly is his son.

Year 47. Myna’s best friend’s family invited her to go with them on a camping trip in [name_u]Devon[/name_u], [name_u]England[/name_u]. I let her go but not without tons of warnings and safety reminders.

Year 47.5 [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] confides to me about feeling lesser and weaker than his siblings: the artistic [name_m]Enoch[/name_m], the adventurous and athletic [name_f]Enid[/name_f], the academically gifted and athletic [name_u]Skylark[/name_u], and the musical genius [name_f]Myna[/name_f]. He thinks that his defining characteristics have become his illness and neurodivergence, which he isn’t exactly proud of. I assured him and promised to help him find what he enjoys like his siblings.

48. [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] tries the [name_m]Astronomy[/name_m] club. He enjoys it and says that he wants to work in NASA someday.

48.5 [name_f]Enid[/name_f] has a soccer event. They win the game and she bags the MVP award. We went on a picnic to celebrate right after.

49. Fleur’s family invited [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] to come along to their vacation all over [name_f]Italy[/name_f]. I let him go and he visited his grandpa [name_u]Wren[/name_u] while at it.

49.5 [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] & I make a lifelong goal to travel as much as we can while we still can.

50. I begin taking a photography class. [name_f]My[/name_f] head spins at the different terms. I think I’ll stick to writing.

50.5 [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] wins an award for his research project on [name_m]Astronomy[/name_m]. We visited the planetarium right after to celebrate.

51. [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] was injured from fighting goons that attacked [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]. He is in critical condition in the hospital but his vitals are slowly stabilizing.

51.5 [name_f]Enid[/name_f] introduces her girlfriend named [name_f]Georgette[/name_f] [name_f]Anatolia[/name_f]. She provides balance with her tact in contrast to Enid’s rashness.

52. Rowan’s wife give birth to a girl named [name_f]Leopoldine[/name_f] [name_f]Agatha[/name_f].

52.5 [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] & I discovered a quiet green spot near us that reminded us of our Housetree club back home. We build a treehouse for the kids to enjoy and experience.

53. We took a vacation to [name_f]Iceland[/name_f] to see the northern lights and make them experience what I experienced before. [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] falls in love with the phenomenon and wants to study it. [name_u]Skylark[/name_u] offers to help in the study, although we know she already knows what causes it.

53.5 [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m], [name_u]Love[/name_u], & I went on a vacation back home. We left [name_u]Skylark[/name_u] in charge of [name_f]Myna[/name_f] & [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u].

54. I decide to open a book-binding business for fun. [name_u]Skylark[/name_u] mostly runs it, while [name_f]Myna[/name_f] & [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] helps in their free time.

54.5 [name_u]Skylark[/name_u] confides to me about the pressure she feels in studying in [name_m]Oxford[/name_m] University’s Politics, [name_m]Philosophy[/name_m], and Economics program. I was able to emphatize with her because I experienced the same imposter’s syndrome caused by studying in a prestigious university. I assure her that I’m proud of everything she has achieved and she is doing great, so she doesn’t have to try harder.

55. [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] & [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] marries and gives birth to a girl named [name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f].

55.5 [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] & I bought the 2022 Rolls-Royce [name_m]Ghost[/name_m] [name_m]Black[/name_m] Badge.

56. [name_f]Enid[/name_f] & [name_f]Georgette[/name_f] marries and adopts twins [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f] & [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f].

56.5 Enoch’s art is being displayed at a local gallery event. He uses mostly oil paint.

57. [name_u]Skylark[/name_u] learns how to drive a racecar and starts doing it professionally.

57.5 [name_u]Skylark[/name_u] marries fellow academic [name_f]Pomona[/name_f] Isault at a castle wedding in [name_u]Germany[/name_u]. The whole family attended and welcomed [name_f]Pomona[/name_f] to the family.

58. [name_f]Myna[/name_f] gets accepted into the prestigious [name_f]English[/name_f] [name_f]Symphony[/name_f] Orchestra after graduating from [name_u]Royal[/name_u] Academy of [name_f]Music[/name_f]. [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] is in his senior year of his BS Astrophysics program at Imperial College [name_u]London[/name_u].

58.5 [name_u]Skylark[/name_u] & [name_f]Pomona[/name_f] adopts a boy named [name_m]Blanchard[/name_m] [name_u]Swan[/name_u].

59. We take a family vacation back home! I missed my mother & siblings.

59.5 [name_f]My[/name_f] mother dies from several complications due to old age.

60. [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] & I decide to have more date nights like trying out and learning a different board game every week.

60.5 [name_f]My[/name_f] father dies from several complications due to old age.

The [name_u]Alcott[/name_u] & [name_u]Monroe[/name_u] Families
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_u]Robin[/name_u], deceased & [name_f]Frederica[/name_f] [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f], 79
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_u]Maddox[/name_u], deceased & [name_f]Donata[/name_f] [name_f]Stella[/name_f], 85

[name_f]Anais[/name_f] [name_u]Raven[/name_u], 66
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u], 64
[name_f]Neve[/name_f] [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], 60
[name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_u]Finch[/name_u] & [name_f]Margalo[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u], 57 (adopted)
[name_m]Amadeo[/name_m] Etorre, 59 (stepbrother)
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Matilde[/name_f], 57 (stepsister)
[name_u]Rumi[/name_u] [name_m]Alessandro[/name_m] & [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Massimo[/name_m], 53 (stepbrothers)

[name_f]Bluebell[/name_f], deceased

The Monroe-Amherst Family
[name_f]Neve[/name_f] [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], 60 & [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Pieter[/name_m], 60

Condor [name_m]Enoch[/name_m] & [name_f]Canary[/name_f] [name_f]Enid[/name_f], 33
[name_u]Skylark[/name_u] [name_u]Nouvel[/name_u], 31
[name_f]Myna[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u], 25
[name_u]Sparrow[/name_u] [name_u]Lior[/name_u], 24

Carolinus, deceased

Friends
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] [name_m]Pieter[/name_m], 60
[name_f]Enid[/name_f] [name_f]Alana[/name_f], deceased
[name_f]Lovella[/name_f] Huifeng, 60
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Lois[/name_f], 79 (former teacher & mentor)

Affiliations
Creative Writing Club (former)
Speech and Debate Club (former)
School Orchestra as a flutist (former)
[name_m]Harvard[/name_m] University (alumni)
[name_m]Harvard[/name_m] [name_m]Law[/name_m] School (alumni)
[name_m]Law[/name_m] firm (partner)

Skills, Hobbies, & [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] subject
[name_f]English[/name_f]
Creative Writing
Riding the motorcycle

Nieces & Nephews (only those revealed in the story)
[name_f]Enola[/name_f] [name_u]Simone[/name_u], 39 (Anais’s daughter)
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u] [name_m]Anselm[/name_m], 37 (Anais’s son)
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Craven[/name_m], 27 (Maude’s son)
[name_f]Leopoldine[/name_f] [name_f]Agatha[/name_f], 8 (Rowan’s daughter)

Grandchildren

[name_u]Robin[/name_u] [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], 5 (Enoch’s daughter)
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f] [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f] & [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] [name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f], 4 (Enid’s daughters)
[name_m]Blanchard[/name_m] [name_u]Swan[/name_u], 2 (Lark’s son)

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[name_f]My[/name_f] mom (88): [name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_u]Guadalupe[/name_u] Montes
[name_f]My[/name_f] stepdad (d): [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_u]Edison[/name_u] [name_m]Chapman[/name_m]

[name_f]My[/name_f] sister (62): [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] [name_m]Bartlett[/name_m]
Me (60): [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Bartlett[/name_m] “Finn”
[name_f]My[/name_f] half sister (59): [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] (Chapman) Gutierrez
[name_f]My[/name_f] half brother (56): [name_m]Russell[/name_m] [name_u]Wyatt[/name_u] [name_m]Chapman[/name_m] “Rusty”
[name_f]My[/name_f] half sister (55): [name_u]Billie[/name_u] [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f] [name_m]Chapman[/name_m]
[name_f]My[/name_f] half sister (42): [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] [name_m]Chapman[/name_m] “Bernie”

[name_f]My[/name_f] nephew (30): [name_u]Blaze[/name_u] [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] Gutierrez

[name_f]My[/name_f] wife (60): [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] [name_f]Winona[/name_f] (Fowler) [name_m]Bartlett[/name_m]
[name_f]My[/name_f] son (34): [name_u]Callahan[/name_u] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_m]Bartlett[/name_m] “Cal”
[name_f]My[/name_f] son (27): [name_u]Beckham[/name_u] [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Bartlett[/name_m] “Beck”
[name_f]My[/name_f] granddaughter (6): [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_u]Celeste[/name_u] [name_m]Bartlett[/name_m]

Year 41: We move to a new apartment in [name_f]Vienna[/name_f]. It’s a little smaller, but it’s in a much nicer neighborhood.
Year 42: [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] and I decide to renew our vows! It’s a beautiful ceremony and we enjoy spending the time with our loved ones.
Year 43: [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] wins twenty thousand dollars in Starbucks sweepstakes. We end up saving it for retirement, but we do set a little aside for fun!
Year 44: [name_f]My[/name_f] stepdad, [name_u]John[/name_u], passes away unexpectedly. A celebration of life is held in lieu of a funeral, and the family speaks fondly of our memories with him.
Year 45: [name_u]Cal[/name_u] gets into a prestigious college as a physics major. I can’t understand any of what he learns, but I’m so proud of him!
Year 46: [name_u]Beck[/name_u] takes up skateboarding just like I did as a kid! I love showing him some tricks, but in no time he’s way better than I ever was.
Year 47: [name_u]Cal[/name_u] is struggling to pay off his increasing debt due to student loans. I help him pay off what I can and hope he can earn the money for the rest by himself.
Year 48: Now that the kids are older, [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] decides to go back to work as a graphic designer. health
Year 49: [name_m]Just[/name_m] a year after resuming work, [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] finds she’s losing passion in advertising and wants to be an artist. She decides to come be a “housewife” again and to pursue painting on the side.
Year 50: I work in the field for three months in Mongolia. It’s a beautiful place, but I’m still excited to be back home with my wife once I’m done!
Year 51: I am diagnosed with generalized anxiety and begin therapy to try to help my symptoms. It turns out I’ve had mild anxiety my whole life, I just always thought it was normal to feel worried.
Year 52: I get promoted to the head of the European Paleontologist’s Commission, an elite group of paleontologists who help decide the standards of the career!
Year 53: [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] and I take a road trip to Romania. It’s such a beautiful country!
Year 54: [name_u]Cal[/name_u] and his wife, [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f], have their first child! I’m thrilled to meet my first grandchild, [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f].
Year 55: [name_u]Beck[/name_u] has an episode of severe anaphylaxis after eating crab. We find out he has a seafood allergy. I’m baffled, but it seems these allergies often develop later in life, unlike nut and dairy allergies. It’s hard for him to go out to eat because so many foods are contaminated. Instead, he and his wife [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] start cooking at home and become great at it!
Year 56: [name_u]Cal[/name_u] is diagnosed with autism. I’m surprised at first, but it makes sense once I think about it - [name_u]Cal[/name_u] was such a sensitive child, and was always so good at math and science!
Year 57: Cancer always carries a risk of relapse, and cancer treatment itself is known to cause cancer. Still, when my leukemia survivor sister, [name_f]Pippa[/name_f], is diagnosed with stage four lymphoma, it comes as a shock. I care for her for six months before she passes away.
Year 58: [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] and I decide to take a road trip around [name_f]Austria[/name_f] and just see all the beauty our own country has to offer.
Year 59: I have a health scare at work one day when I experience sudden chest pain. I am rushed to the emergency room and after a bypass surgery am told I had a heart attack. I am put on medication and told to exercise and eat well to try to prevent future events from occurring. I am also prescribed an anxiety medication because my stress levels are a possible contributing factor.
Year 60: I take up cello! I’m not very good at it, but I like it and it helps me relax.

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Y40 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] gets married to [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] Hammermill

Y41 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] is diagnosed with anxiety

Y42 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] decides to learn [name_m]French[/name_m]! It is going okay.

Y43 [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] gets a C-suite promotion at work.

Y44 [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_m]Cedar[/name_m], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], and [name_m]Darius[/name_m] move to an apartment on the Portugal coast.

Y45 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] gets a raise at her job at the school!

Y46 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] is diagnosed with severe anxiety.

Y47 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] wins a large sum of money as her inheritance from her father and step-mom.

Y48 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] attempts to learn dolphin tricks.

Y49 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] get an Australian [name_m]Shephard[/name_m] named [name_m]Sky[/name_m].

Y50 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] gets involved with a poetry club in her community.

Y51 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_f]Lily[/name_f] have a falling out over political differences.

Y52 Willow’s father [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] and step-mom [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] have a falling out, and break up.

Y53 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] have a stay-cation on the coast of Portugal!

Y54 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] transfers to another school in her area closer to home. The adjustment is hard but she likes the shorter commute.

Y55 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] win an all expenses paid trip to Madagascar! They go on their own.

Y56 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] meets [name_f]Renee[/name_f] and falls in love. She does not leave [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] for her, but is open about her feelings.

Y57 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] take a business trip to the United States to visit Willow’s family.

Y58 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] have a stay-cation! They just enjoy each others company at home, with Willow’s kids visiting her.

Y59 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] move to the [name_m]Irish[/name_m] coast, where [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] is from.

Y60 [name_f]Willow[/name_f] begins volunteering at Cedar’s parent’s retirement home.

Adult Lifeline
[60] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] (Snow) Hammermill (golden strawberry blonde hair, light gray-green eyes)
ex[60] [name_m]Sterling[/name_m] [name_m]Forest[/name_m] [name_f]Taylor[/name_f] (light blond hair, blue eyes)
DH1 [62]: [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] Hammermill (brown hair, blue eyes)

dds [41]: [name_m]Adam[/name_m] [name_m]Ford[/name_m] Taylor-Snow (light blond hair, light gray-green eyes)
dds [39]: [name_m]Brooks[/name_m] [name_m]Will[/name_m] Taylor-Snow (light blond hair, blue eyes)
dds/ddd [31]: [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Sterling[/name_m] Taylor-Snow / [name_f]Cora[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] Taylor-Snow (golden strawberry blonde hair, light gray-green eyes)
dds/dds [29]: [name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Dallas[/name_m] Taylor-Snow (light blond+gray-green eyes) / [name_m]Darius[/name_m] [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m] Taylor-Snow (golden strawberry hair+blue eyes)

[name_m]Sky[/name_m], an Australian [name_m]Shephard[/name_m] (11)

[name_f]Willow[/name_f] & [name_m]Sterling[/name_m] | [name_m]Adam[/name_m], [name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_m]George[/name_m], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_m]Evander[/name_m], and [name_m]Darius[/name_m]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f] & [name_m]Cedar[/name_m] Hammermill |

Family [name_f]Line[/name_f]
DexH [86]: [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Ford[/name_m] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] (dirty blond hair, bright green eyes)
-dhW2: [81]: [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] (Natoli) [name_f]Snow[/name_f] (dark brown hair, hazel eyes)
DexW [83]: [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Willow[/name_f] (Douglas, Snow) [name_m]Jacobs[/name_m] (golden strawberry blonde hair, light gray-green eyes)
-dwexH2 [89]: [name_f]Elliotte[/name_f] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Jacobs[/name_m] (dark brown/red hair, bright blue eyes)

ds [61]: [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] [name_m]Ford[/name_m] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] (dirty blond hair, light gray-green eyes)
me: [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] (golden strawberry blonde hair, light gray-green eyes)
ds [54]: [name_m]Hawk[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Jacobs[/name_m] (dark brown/red hair, bright blue eyes)
ds [53]: [name_m]Levi[/name_m] [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] [name_m]Jacobs[/name_m] (dark brown/red hair, light gray-green eyes)
ds [52, triplet] [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] [name_m]Douglas[/name_m] [name_m]Jacobs[/name_m] (golden strawberry blonde, hazel eyes)
dd [52, triplet] [name_f]June[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_m]Jacobs[/name_m] (dark red/brown hair, light gray-green eyes)
dd [dY27] [name_f]Scout[/name_f] [name_f]Elliotte[/name_f] [name_m]Jacobs[/name_m] (dark red/brown hair, light gray-green eyes)
dd [dY31]: [name_f]Fauna[/name_f] [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] (dirty blond hair, hazel eyes)
dd [49]: [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] (dark brown hair, bright green eyes)
ds [43]: [name_m]Hudson[/name_m] [name_m]Winslow[/name_m] [name_m]Jacobs[/name_m] (golden strawberry blond hair, bright blue eyes)
dd [42]: [name_f]Winifred[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] (dirty blonde hair, bright green eyes)

[name_m]George[/name_m], the [name_m]King[/name_m] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] Cavelier (deceased)
[name_f]May[/name_f], the calico cat (deceased)

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] & [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] | [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] and [name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Elliotte[/name_f] & [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_m]Jacobs[/name_m] | [name_m]Hawk[/name_m], [name_m]Levi[/name_m], [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], [name_f]June[/name_f], [name_f]Scout[/name_f], [name_m]Hudson[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] & [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f] | [name_f]Fauna[/name_f], [name_f]Gabriella[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f]

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DGF: [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Dove[/name_f] [name_m]Davidson[/name_m] (40) - [name_f]Strawberry[/name_f] blonde hair & pale green eyes; Allergic to peanuts; Has dyscalculia; High School [name_f]English[/name_f] Teacher
DBF: [name_m]Parker[/name_m] [name_m]Pascal[/name_m] Curie (40) - [name_m]Sandy[/name_m] brown hair & hazel eyes; Has anxiety; Mechanical Engineer

DD: [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] “Charlie” [name_m]Sky[/name_m] Curie (15) - [name_f]Strawberry[/name_f] blonde hair & pale green eyes
DS: [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] Curie (7) - [name_f]Strawberry[/name_f] blond hair & pale green eyes
DD: [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] Curie (0) - [name_m]Sandy[/name_m] brown hair & pale green eyes

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_m]Davidson[/name_m] and [name_m]Parker[/name_m] Curie; with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], [name_m]George[/name_m], and [name_f]Ada[/name_f]

Year 41
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] finds a lump in her left breast this year. Thankfully it turns out to be benign.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (41), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (41), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (16), [name_m]George[/name_m] (8), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (1)

Year 42
[name_m]George[/name_m] starts playing tennis after school.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (42), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (42), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (17), [name_m]George[/name_m] (9), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (2)

Year 43
Phoebe’s parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year and throw a huge party. The whole family is there, and they enjoy catching up with people they haven’t seen for a while.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (43), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (43), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (18), [name_m]George[/name_m] (10), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (3)

Year 44
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] gets fired from her job. It’s a huge shock, but she decides not to look for another job and stay at home looking after [name_m]George[/name_m] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (Charlie went off to university this year).
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (44), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (44), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (19), [name_m]George[/name_m] (11), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (4)

Year 45
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] writes a book about her experiences as a high school teacher.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (45), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (45), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (20), [name_m]George[/name_m] (12), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (5)

Year 46
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] goes on vacation with some of her friends. They enjoy a fun week in Mexico together.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (46), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (46), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (21), [name_m]George[/name_m] (13), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (6)

Year 47
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_m]Parker[/name_m] decide to move the family to the USA after [name_m]Parker[/name_m] gets a job offer there. [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] stays behind in [name_f]Canada[/name_f] to finish up her university degree. It’s a big change, but [name_m]George[/name_m] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] make new friends eventually, and they manage to keep in touch with their old friends as well.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (47), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (47), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (22), [name_m]George[/name_m] (14), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (7)

Year 48
[name_m]George[/name_m] and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] have been begging for a pet for a few years now, and [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_m]Parker[/name_m] decide it’s finally time to get one. They all go to a local pet shelter, and fall in love with a young cat named Popsicle. She’s a tabby cat, and they end up changing her name to [name_f]Poppy[/name_f].
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (48), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (48), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (23), [name_m]George[/name_m] (15), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (8)

Year 49
Charlie’s art is being displayed at a local gallery! [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_m]Parker[/name_m] are so proud of her.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (49), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (49), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (24), [name_m]George[/name_m] (16), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (9)

Year 50
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_m]Parker[/name_m] win the lottery!
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (50), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (50), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (25), [name_m]George[/name_m] (17), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (10)

Year 51
[name_m]Parker[/name_m] got a new boss this year, and they’re awful! They micromanage everything, and there are soon a lot of complaints about them. They don’t last very long, and their replacement is much better.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (51), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (51), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (26), [name_m]George[/name_m] (18), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (11)

Year 52
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_m]Parker[/name_m] became grandparents this year! [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] gave birth to twin boys, [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] [name_m]Leon[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] [name_m]Remus[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], with her long time boyfriend, [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Michel[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m].
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (52), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (52), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (27) [James (29), [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] (0), & [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] (0)], [name_m]George[/name_m] (19), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (12)

Year 53
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] starts taking yoga classes this year.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (53), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (53), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (28) [James (30), [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] (1), & [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] (1)], [name_m]George[/name_m] (20), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (13)

Year 54
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_m]Parker[/name_m], and [name_f]Ada[/name_f] take a family vacation to the Grand [name_m]Canyon[/name_m].
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (54), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (54), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (29) [James (31), [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] (2), & [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] (2)], [name_m]George[/name_m] (21), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (14)

Year 55
[name_m]Parker[/name_m] transfers to another area of work in his job. It’s much lighter duties, which suits him better.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (55), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (55), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (30) [James (32), [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] (3), & [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] (3)], [name_m]George[/name_m] (22), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (15)

Year 56
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_m]Parker[/name_m] go on a date to a new restaurant that just opened.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (56), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (56), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (31) [James (33), [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] (4), & [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] (4)], [name_m]George[/name_m] (23), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (16)

Year 57
[name_m]Parker[/name_m] takes a business trip to [name_f]China[/name_f]. [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] decides to go with him for the two weeks, and leaves [name_f]Ada[/name_f] in the care of [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] and [name_m]James[/name_m], although she doesn’t really need looking after, merely supervising, as she is 17.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (57), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (57), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (32) [James (34), [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] (5), & [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] (5)], [name_m]George[/name_m] (24), & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (17)

Year 58
[name_m]George[/name_m] and his girlfriend, [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Arrietty[/name_f] [name_m]Black[/name_m], have a baby boy! [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Colin[/name_m] Curie is [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and Parker’s third grandson.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (58), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (58), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (33) [James (35), [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] (6), & [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] (6)], [name_m]George[/name_m] (25) [Emma (24) & [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] (0)], & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (18)

Year 59
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] comes out as a lesbian. The whole family are very supportive of her, and proud of her for being brave and telling them who she is.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (59), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (58), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (34) [James (36), [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] (7), & [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] (7)], [name_m]George[/name_m] (26) [Emma (25) & [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] (1)], & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (19)

Year 60
[name_m]Charlie[/name_m] and [name_m]James[/name_m] have their third child this year, another boy! [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Jameson[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] is such a cute and well-loved baby.
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] (60), [name_m]Parker[/name_m] (60), [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] (35) [James (37), [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] (8), [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] (8), & [name_m]Miles[/name_m] (0)], [name_m]George[/name_m] (27) [Emma (26) & [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] (2)], & [name_f]Ada[/name_f] (20)

DGF: [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Dove[/name_f] [name_m]Davidson[/name_m] (60) - [name_f]Strawberry[/name_f] blonde hair & pale green eyes; Allergic to peanuts; Has dyscalculia
DBF: [name_m]Parker[/name_m] [name_m]Pascal[/name_m] Curie (60) - [name_m]Sandy[/name_m] brown hair & hazel eyes; Has anxiety; Mechanical Engineer

DD: [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] “Charlie” [name_m]Sky[/name_m] Curie (35) - [name_f]Strawberry[/name_f] blonde hair & pale green eyes
DS: [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] Curie (27) - [name_f]Strawberry[/name_f] blond hair & pale green eyes
DD: [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] Curie (20) - [name_m]Sandy[/name_m] brown hair & pale green eyes

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_m]Davidson[/name_m] and [name_m]Parker[/name_m] Curie; with [name_m]Charlie[/name_m], [name_m]George[/name_m], and [name_f]Ada[/name_f]
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DGF: [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] “Charlie” [name_m]Sky[/name_m] Curie (35) - [name_f]Strawberry[/name_f] blonde hair & pale green eyes
DBF: [name_m]James[/name_m] [name_m]Michel[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (37) - [name_f]Auburn[/name_f] hair & grey eyes

DS: [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] [name_m]Leon[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (8) - [name_f]Auburn[/name_f] hair & grey eyes
DS: [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m] [name_m]Remus[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (8) - [name_f]Strawberry[/name_f] blond hair & pale green eyes
DS: [name_m]Miles[/name_m] [name_m]Jameson[/name_m] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (0) - [name_f]Auburn[/name_f] hair & grey eyes

[name_m]Charlie[/name_m] Curie and [name_m]James[/name_m] Thomas; with [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m], [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m], and [name_m]Miles[/name_m]
__

DBF: [name_m]George[/name_m] [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] Curie (27) - [name_f]Strawberry[/name_f] blond hair & pale green eyes
DGF: [name_f]Emma[/name_f] [name_f]Arrietty[/name_f] [name_m]Black[/name_m] (26) - [name_m]Black[/name_m] hair & pale blue eyes

DS: [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Colin[/name_m] Curie (2) - [name_m]Black[/name_m] hair & pale green eyes

[name_m]George[/name_m] Curie and [name_f]Emma[/name_f] Black; with [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]

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Events (41 to 60)

Year Forty-One

After graduating with my Master’s degree, I move into a different role at work that has me travelling around giving talks to schools, universities, and private companies about d/Deafness. It’s a rewarding job that allows me to educate people, but I spend a lot of time on the road or in hotels and I find myself missing my family.

All the travelling is also stressful on my body, and I catch a bad case of the flu that’s worsened by the damage that pneumonia did on my lungs a few years ago.

Year Forty-Two

[name_m]Cass[/name_m] starts secondary school this year, and she starts getting badly bullied. [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] and I go to the school multiple times and demand they do something about it, but they just keep insisting they have a zero-tolerance bullying policy despite the fact my daughter clearly being bullied every day. We eventually make the decision to move her to a different school.

I spend some time writing a book about sign language and linguistics, and although it doesn’t sell very well, I’m proud of my accomplishment.

Year Forty-Three

I’m now well known as a Deaf educator, and I get a raise as recognition.

[name_f]Lori[/name_f] announces that she’s pregnant! I’m so excited to meet my first grandchild, and I’m pleased that I get on well with her boyfriend, [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] [name_f]Riley[/name_f] [name_m]Pruitt[/name_m], who is a travel agent. They name their son [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_m]Lev[/name_m] [name_m]Pruitt[/name_m].

Year Forty-Four

I mess up at work and lose some important documents! Luckily my bosses know me and know it was an honest error. Still, I’m mortified at making such a silly mistake.

Later that year, one of the company directors retires and is replaced by a tyrant who thinks she knows more than me about my area of expertise, even though she has no real experience of it. I bite my tongue and try to ignore her comments.

Year Forty-Five

[name_m]Jamie[/name_m] and I attend a charity gala hosted by my company, and we have the most amazing time. We don’t often get to dress up and drink champagne, and I wish the evening would never end.

[name_f]Lori[/name_f] and [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] are getting married across the country in Marcus’ hometown, so we decide to take a family road trip in the preceding week and see all the sights along the way. We now have a passenger wagon that fits all six of our kids (not counting [name_f]Lori[/name_f], who travelled up with [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] before we left). It’s a beautiful ceremony and [name_m]Rigel[/name_m] looks adorable in his little suit as he brings them their rings.

Year Forty-Six

[name_f]My[/name_f] mother, who still lives with us, is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] and I take care of her at home for as long as we can, but eventually we need to make the difficult decision to put her in a care home where she can receive specialised care round the clock.

The decision plays on my mind for a while, so [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] suggests I get away for a while. He’ll hold the fort at home, and I’ll spend a weekend hiking in the woods to clear my head. It works, and I return home to give my kids big hugs.

Year Forty-Seven

I receive another raise and think back to the days when all we could think about was when our next paycheck was coming.

I’ve been taking life a bit slower lately, so I decide to take up yoga as a way of being in tune with my body and mind.

Year Forty-Eight

We move into a nice spacious apartment. It’s a little closer to the city centre, which means the kids are closer to their school friends and can join all sorts of clubs and groups.

This year we also take a family holiday to [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]Zealand[/name_m]. We do a lot of hiking and see all the beautiful scenery. All the kids are old enough now that they don’t need constant structured activities to keep them entertained, so it’s a relaxing and interesting visit for all of us.

Year Forty-Nine

[name_f]Mia[/name_f] confides in me that her boyfriend is pressuring into things she isn’t ready for. I’m glad she came to me, and we discuss boundaries and respect. She breaks up with him a little while later, and I’m relieved that it didn’t end badly.

Now the kids are older and don’t need a stay-at-home dad so much, [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] has been feeling at a bit of a loss of what to do with himself. After some soul-searching, he decides to return to his first passion and starts his own business: running a dog kennel. [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] and Rigel’s favourite thing to do after school is hang out with the pups until it’s time to go home.

Year Fifty

I find a beautiful glade in a nearby park which nobody else seems to know about. I walk there every [name_m]Saturday[/name_m] and [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] morning to do yoga among nature. Now I’ve hit the big 5-0, I want to prioritise my mental and physical wellbeing above all else.

[name_m]Jamie[/name_m] and I decide to renew our vows in a big ceremony with all our family, as the first time we didn’t have a proper ceremony. It’s a beautiful day and I’m forever thankful that we sat together in [name_f]English[/name_f] that first year of secondary school.

Year Fifty-One

With [name_f]Lori[/name_f] living with [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] and their son, and my next four oldest now away at uni, our home has never been quieter. [name_m]Even[/name_m] [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] and [name_m]Rigel[/name_m] comment on the emptiness without their big brothers and sisters at home. [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] and I have a conversation and decide that we’ve raised seven incredible children and we still have love in our hearts to give, so we’d like to extend that love to children who are in need of a loving home.

We take in the [name_m]Washington[/name_m] siblings whose parents sadly died last year: ten-year-old [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m] “Ben”, eight-year-old [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m], and six-year-old [name_f]Madison[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f].

I have a health scare when the lab mixes up my blood test results with someone else’s! I’m relieved when it turns out I’m perfectly healthy, but I can’t believe a mistake like that could happen.

Year Fifty-Two

[name_m]Ben[/name_m], who has been incredibly shy since we started fostering him, expresses an interest in learning to play guitar. I sign him up for classes and he takes an immediate shine to it. [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] brings home a brand new electric guitar for him one day and he doesn’t stop smiling all day.

[name_f]My[/name_f] youngest sister [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] and her wife [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f] Gray-West have a baby through IVF! They name her [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_m]Phoenix[/name_m] Gray-West.

Year Fifty-Three

[name_m]Jericho[/name_m] is getting married! He and his girlfriend [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_m]Church[/name_m] have been together since secondary school, and although they went to separate universities, they stayed faithful and strong in their long-distance relationship. They get married the summer they both graduate, with [name_m]Faraday[/name_m] being Jericho’s best man.

With all the romance in the air, [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] and I decide to put more effort into our dates. We have a romantic picnic in the park and, another time, we book out a whole skating rink just for the two of us.

Year Fifty-Four

I get a raise at work, which is good because my kids seem to want to join every club in existence! I’m pleased they’re pursuing their hobbies.

With the additional income, we move out of our apartment into a house which is a little roomier. It’s only a few streets over, so none of the kids have to transfer schools or lose touch with any friends, and now they have a garden to play in.

Year Fifty-Five

We receive an unexpected call in the middle of the night. It’s our social worker, and she says she knows we aren’t looking to foster any more children right now, but she has a baby girl who is in desperate need of a loving home while they try and track down her family. [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] and I immediately agree, and open our home and hearts to [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Serena[/name_f].

I take a business trip to the USA to attend a symposium about Deaf issues. Being the manager of his business, Jamie’s hours are flexible, so he steps back from work for a couple of weeks to take care of [name_f]Willow[/name_f]. The older kids help out too, with [name_f]Autumn[/name_f], [name_m]Rigel[/name_m], and [name_m]Ben[/name_m] taking turns cooking dinner each night.

Year Fifty-Six

We decide not to have a big holiday this year, especially since [name_f]Willow[/name_f] is still in our care as the social worker was unable to track down her birth family. Instead, we take a few days off work and visit local attractions.

Jamie’s dog kennel is really taking off and he’s thinking about launching another site. Lately, all the travelling I do for work has been tiring me out, so we take a look at our finances and agree that it’s viable for me to leave my job and be a stay-at-home mum.

Year Fifty-Seven

[name_m]Jamie[/name_m] goes on a business trip for a few days as he’s looking to turn his kennel business into a franchise. I’ve been a working mum all my adult life, so it’s a novelty to be the one at home, doing the school run and all the household chores!

[name_m]Faraday[/name_m] and I get into an awful fight because he’s been behaving recklessly and getting into trouble with the law. I mention how [name_m]Jericho[/name_m] has a stable job and is happily married to his childhood sweetheart and he yells at me for comparing him to his twin because he’s his own person. I didn’t realise how much I equated the two of them, and I feel terrible about how I’ve treated my boys. He doesn’t speak to me for months, but when he finally does, I ask him all about his life and his interests and don’t mention his brother once. We’re not close and there’s a lot of bruised trust between us, but we’re building our relationship back up.

Year Fifty-Eight

[name_f]Willow[/name_f] is three and still isn’t speaking, so after many doctor visits, she’s diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. In the months that follow, she starts to be receptive to learning sign, so I teach her as much as I can and she slowly starts communicating her needs with us.

[name_f]My[/name_f] half-brother [name_m]Orion[/name_m] adopts a son! I admire him for embarking on the journey of parenthood by himself, as I don’t know what I would have done without [name_m]Jamie[/name_m] half the time. [name_f]My[/name_f] new nephew is eight years old and called [name_m]Eben[/name_m] [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] [name_m]West[/name_m].

Year Fifty-Nine

I win tickets to a swimming event at the Olympics! I remember [name_m]Orion[/name_m] telling me that [name_m]Eben[/name_m] loves to swim, so I invite the two of them along so I can get to know my new nephew better. He has a great time and declares me his favourite auntie. I may be almost sixty, but I immediately text [name_f]Isla[/name_f] to rub it in her face.

[name_m]Ben[/name_m] applies for university, and wins a music scholarship that’s notoriously difficult to get! I’m so proud of him and how far he’s come since he came to live with us.

Year Sixty

We go on a family holiday to [name_f]Italy[/name_f] and have an amazing time sight-seeing.

[name_m]Cass[/name_m] announces that she’s pregnant, and she gets engaged to her boyfriend [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] “Bram” [name_f]Starr[/name_f] not long after. They have twin boys, [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_m]Elio[/name_m] Starr-West and [name_m]Walker[/name_m] [name_m]Blake[/name_m] Starr-West.

[name_f]My[/name_f] Family

Mother (88): [name_f]Dove[/name_f] [name_m]Robin[/name_m] [name_m]West[/name_m], nee [name_m]Townsend[/name_m] [Retired Receptionist]
→ Alzheimer’s
Father (91): [name_m]Carter[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]West[/name_m] [Retired Computer Engineer]
Ex-Stepmother (82): [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_m]Bernard[/name_m] [Retired Aromatherapist]

Me (60): [name_f]Sierra[/name_f] [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] [name_m]West[/name_m] [Stay-at-Home Mum, Former Deaf Educator]
→ Deaf
→ Amputee (left leg above the knee)
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] (58): [name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_m]West[/name_m] [Reporter]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] (56): [name_f]Fawn[/name_f] [name_f]Briella[/name_f] [name_m]West[/name_m] [Care Home Worker]
Half-Brother (44): [name_m]Orion[/name_m] [name_m]Cole[/name_m] [name_m]West[/name_m] [Lawyer]
… Adopted [name_m]Son[/name_m] (10): [name_m]Eben[/name_m] [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m] [name_m]West[/name_m]
Half-Sister (43): [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] Gray-West [Dressmaker]
. Wife (44): [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f] Gray-West [Chef]
… Daughter (8): [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_m]Phoenix[/name_m] Gray-West

Daughter (43): [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f] [name_f]Emma[/name_f] “Lori” [name_m]Pruitt[/name_m], nee [name_m]West[/name_m] [Nursery Worker]
. Husband (45): [name_m]Marcus[/name_m] [name_f]Riley[/name_f] [name_m]Pruitt[/name_m] [Travel Agent]
… [name_m]Son[/name_m] (17): [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] [name_m]Lev[/name_m] [name_m]Pruitt[/name_m]
Daughter (29): [name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f] [name_f]Avis[/name_f] “Cass” [name_m]West[/name_m] [Veterinarian]
. [name_f]Fiance[/name_f] (27): [name_m]Abraham[/name_m] [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] “Bram” [name_f]Starr[/name_f] [Veterinary Nurse]
… [name_m]Son[/name_m] (nb, twin): [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] [name_m]Elio[/name_m] Starr-West
… [name_m]Son[/name_m] (nb, twin): [name_m]Walker[/name_m] [name_m]Blake[/name_m] Starr-West
[name_m]Son[/name_m] (28, twin): [name_m]Faraday[/name_m] [name_m]Keaton[/name_m] [name_m]West[/name_m] [Lifeguard]
[name_m]Son[/name_m] (28, twin): [name_m]Jericho[/name_m] Alpine [name_m]West[/name_m] [Aeronautical Engineer]
. Wife (28): [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_m]West[/name_m], nee [name_m]Church[/name_m] [Cybersecurity Specialist]
Daughter (27): [name_f]Mia[/name_f] [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] [name_m]West[/name_m] [Interior Designer]
Daughter (22): [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Juniper[/name_f] [name_m]West[/name_m] [Library Assistant]
[name_m]Son[/name_m] (20): [name_m]Rigel[/name_m] [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] [name_m]West[/name_m] [English Literature Student]
Adopted [name_m]Son[/name_m] (19): [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m] “Ben” Washington-West [Music Student]
Adopted [name_m]Son[/name_m] (17): [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] Washington-West
Adopted Daughter (15): [name_f]Madison[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] Washington-West
Adopted Daughter (5): [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Serena[/name_f] [name_m]West[/name_m]
→ Autistic (non-verbal)

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DH(86): Otis Nathaniel Hudson
DW(86): June Marie Hudson [Logwood]

DS(63): Roman Hank Hudson
DW(dec): Ophelia Rose “Phia” Sarber
-DD(42): Rae Scarlett Hudson

DD(60): Anya Jane Hudson
DH(60): Jase Morgan Parker
:dog2: Theo (d. at 19)
-DS(40): Kellen Blythe Hudson-Parker
–DW(39): Holiday Fleur Hudson-Parker [Jankovic]
—DD(nb): Matilda Star Hudson-Parker
-DD(39): Lyra Evangeline Weatherbee [Hudson-Parker]
–DH(39): Ethan Kai Weatherbee
-DS(21): Finn Rafferty Hudson-Parker

DAD(60): Brielle Lily “Bebe” Hudson
-DD(19): Lilia Faraday Hudson

DD(55): Eleanor Marie “Elle” Hudson
DS(50): Nathaniel Otis “Nathan” Hudson
DAD(50): Amelia Heaven Hudson
DD(42): Stella Wren Hudson

Year 41: The whole family came to visit us for Thanksgiving. Even those are living really far away came. Finn was happy to have such a big, happy group.
Year 42: My sister Bebe had her first child. Motherhood has brought us together, making us as close as we were as children, even though our experiences are very different. Bebe will be a single mom. She named her daughter Lilia Faraday Hudson.
Year 43: Kellen got married! He and Dylan broke up some time ago, though they remain friends as far as I know.
Year 44: Lyra and Ethan announced their engagement.
Year 45: I happened to cross paths with my college friend Oliana. We got to talking and couldn’t get enough of each other for about fifteen minutes. We agreed to have coffee in a couple days. It turned out that we had more in common than we could possibly have after all these years.
Year 46: The store where I work as a manager has a new owner. He is just a disgusting, rude man! I am seriously considering changing jobs.
Year 47: Finn started playing ice hockey after high school.
Year 48: Jace, Theo and I are going on a five day trip to Lake Tahoe, California. We will enjoy exciting hikes at Emerald Bay State Park and fun activities at Heavenly Mountain Resort.
Year 49: I’ve decided to start a little lifestyle blog. After all, I’ve always enjoyed writing and taking photos.
Year 50: I got atopic eczema on my hands. Perhaps it is the water quality or household chemicals that are to blame.
Year 51: I was made director of our store, I’m so excited! Jace got a pay raise this year, which is also good.
Year 52: I went on a little trip to visit Leslie - the same one who offered to publish my books. She lives in a neighboring state and I drove almost 6 hours by car to her town.
Year 53: Our whole family gets together at my parents’ house for the 4th of July. Every year there are more and more of us. This upsets Jase, who has never been able to make peace with his parents and older siblings, yet he is happy to be a part of our fam.
Year 54: I fell and broke my leg. The fracture is very unpleasant and I even had to use a wheelchair.
Year 55: Lyra and Ethan got married!
Year 56: Jase and I opened our own flower and gift store. I have been dreaming about it for so long! We even have regular customers.
Year 57: I wrote a new book. This time it’s a touching romantic story. I submitted the work to a contest from a local publisher. They seemed to like it.
Year 58: Through hockey, Finn won a prestigious athletic grant at the university.
Year 59: After a 40-year relationship, Jase and I finally got married. Yay!
Year 60: Kellen and Holiday have a baby! Mathilda Star “Maisie” Hudson-Parker is my first granddaughter!