Dreams

August 2026:
Jessica Norman is 41, Richard is 35, Grace and Tyler are 7

Richard spends a lot of time on sidewalks playing his guitar and hoping for a little money. Or maybe he’ll get lucky one day and an agent or music producer will happen to walk by.

It’s summer, which means that school is out and so Richard keeps watch over them while Jessica is working. Grace and Tyler don’t seem to mind too much. Grace loves to dance to her dad’s music and Tyler plays on his own nearby. Actually, having the kids around helps Richard get more tips, especially from the moms and grandmas who walk by and comment on how adorable the kids are.

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Summer 2020 Birthdays

This summer’s birthdays start out with the Norman twins turning one.

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A Little Faith

December 2019:
Jessica Norman is 34, Richard is 28, Grace and Tyler are 4 months
(Glenda Craig is 75)

Jessica is getting used to her mom showing up without calling–or even knocking. Ever since the twins had been born, Glenda had gone into full grandma mode and constantly drops by whenever she wants.

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Summer 2019 Birthdays

This summer, Seth and Emma Lloyd’s oldest twins are turning four. First up is Zachary…

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Spring 2019 Birthdays

Jessica and Richard Norman are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their twins. Only a few months left!

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Winter 2019 Birthdays

Chelsea is now in her third trimester, so she’s very much ready for this baby to come out! She’s certain this surprise baby will be it for her and Xander, she never really enjoys pregnancy too much, although she does enjoy the excuse to have extra snacks.

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Stay With You (Fall)

October 2018:
Jessica Norman is 33, Richard is 27
(Glenda Craig is 74, Lucas is 11, Violet is 9, Charlotte is 8 )

Married life isn’t as scary as Jessica once thought it would be. It’s a lot like it always was before they ran off to Twikki Island last year. Richard still makes grilled cheese sandwiches for them for weekend lunches.

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Hard to handle (Spring)

April 2018:
Glenda Craig is 73, Marcus and Jill are 35, Lucas is 10, Charlotte is 7
(Jessica Norman is 32)

“All right, Mom,” Jessica says, studying her mother, who has been hiding out in her room since Jessica arrived. “It’s time to stop pouting.”

“I’m not pouting,” Glenda insists.

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The Craig-Norman Wedding (Round 16, Summer 2017)

Summer 2017, mini-update

No words to this one (except at the end) because I thought that the pictures told the story on their own.

But there is some necessary background music: “The Great Escape” by Boys Like Girls.

Three days before the wedding…

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Stellar (Round 16, Winter 2015/2016)

Winter 2015/2016: Jessica Craig is 30, Richard Norman is 24 (Tucker Craig is 28, Glenda Craig is 71)

Richard tries to think of something to say, but honestly, he was still half-asleep when Tucker showed up, knocking on the front door one Saturday morning. Jessica is working with one of her clients in a private training session today, but Tucker said he had come to see Richard anyway, not his sister.

Now the silence as they watched TV just made Richard nervous.

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