Posted in Lloyd Family, Smith Family on December 7, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Spring 2013: Sarah Lloyd is 54, Zared Smith is 30, Carol Smith is 27, Adam and Ethan Smith are 2 (Ian Lloyd and Nancy Crawford are 23, Jason Menon is 45)
It’s hard to find time for yourself when you have two-year-old twins. It seems that as soon as Zared and Carol find a moment for [...]
Posted in Gates Family, Smith Family, ros on November 19, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Fall 2012: Orion and Bessie Gates are 54, Xander and Chelsea Gates are 23, Kat Gates is 3, Caleb Gates is 7 months (Belinda Smith is 30)
Bessie Gates smiles down at her grandson as she gets him ready for bed. “You look just like your daddy when he was this little,” she says, sighing wistfully. [...]
Posted in Austin Family, Craig Family, Gates Family, Smith Family, Sutton Family, Tang Family on November 18, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Fall 2012 School update: Zane Smith is 30, Carol Smith is 27, Xander Gates is 23, Anna Sutton and Madison Craig are 17, George Tang is 15, Lexi and Sammy Smith are 8, Lucas Craig is 5, Baine Austin 4 (Townies: Dewey Richard, Connor Dawn, Mona Wiggins, Ervin Burgess, Bryant Smith, and Jamie Tellerman are [...]
Posted in Craig Family, Smith Family, Sutton Family on November 8, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Prom, Spring 2012: Audrey Sutton is 22, Anna Sutton and Madison Craig are 16, Zane and Belinda Smith are 29
This one’s long, but I didn’t want to split it up because both parts are prom night, just different kinds of prom nights.
“What was your prom like?” Sinjin Courderc asks.
“You know, I don’t really remember,” [...]
Posted in Smith Family on November 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Spring 2012: Zane and Belinda Smith are 29, Lexi and Sammy Smith are 7 (Carol Smith is 26, Adam and Ethan Smith are 1)
“Boys are better than girls,” Sammy Smith announces to his sister.
“Who says?” Lexi asks.
“Everybody says. Boys grow up to be big and strong and we can have any job we want. I’m [...]
Posted in Craig Family, Smith Family, Sutton Family, Tang Family on September 28, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Fall 2011: Zane Smith is 29, Carol Smith is 26, Madison Craig and Anna Sutton are 16, George Tang is 14, Lexi and Sammy Smith are 7, Lucas Craig is 4
It’s the beginning of a new school year at Pine Hollow Public School and Madison welcomes Anna to the eleventh grade with a noogie.
“Haven’t we [...]
Posted in Birthdays, Births, Gates Family, Gates-Watson Family, Lloyd Family, Smith Family, Sutton Family on September 24, 2009 | 14 Comments »
While they wait for Terri’s labor to progress, Terri tells Nathan about the episode of Ghost Hunters she saw last night. (Author’s note: I LOVE that show. Watch it every Wednesday.) They’re now renting a townhouse along the waterfront in Arcadia. It’s more than they can afford, but Terri insisted.
Posted in Craig Family, Smith Family on September 23, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Summer 2011: Marcus and Jill Craig are 28, Glenda Craig is 66, Lucas Craig is 3, Charlotte Craig is 10 months (Carol Smith is 25, Adam and Ethan Smith are 11 months)
“How could anyone not want a million of these little angels?” Glenda Craig says as she cuddles her youngest grandchild, Charlotte, close. Sure, between [...]
Posted in Gates-Watson Family, Smith Family on August 5, 2009 | 7 Comments »
The pregnancy took Logan and Shelley Gates-Watson by surprise. The baby is due any day now, but they still feel like there are a thousand things they haven’t done to prepare yet.
“What about the restaurant?” Shelley asks one night. “How are we going to run it and take care of the baby?”
“Don’t worry about it,” [...]
Posted in Lloyd Family, Smith Family, ros on July 30, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Spring 2010: Zared Smith is 27, Carol Poole is 24, Sarah Lloyd is 51
There’s no way around it: Carol Poole feels huge. Belinda was right, Carol did start showing soon. And once she did, it’s like she ballooned overnight. Carol is just over six months and yet she already feels like someone who is at [...]
