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HelpRe: Year Game
in reply to a message by Ranchie
*I really enjoy these games, and I'm sure others do too. I actually thought about posting my own version, but you beat me to it a week or so ago. The only flaw with this game (any version of it) is the level of detail it requires - it can be time-consuming.*
DH: Demetrio David Ventura
Hair: Brown, wavy
Eyes: Blue
Job: Funeral director
DW: Julianne Alexandra Brownlow
Hair: Blonde, wavy
Eyes: Green
Job: Stay-at-home parent
Julianne Brownlow is an American ex-pat teaching at an international school in Brazil. Vivacious and bubbly, she prefers the diversity of Brazil to the sleepy town in Alabama where she was raised. Four years into Julianne’s stay in Brazil, the principal of the school dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. At his funeral, Julianne meets Demetrio Ventura, a funeral director. A funeral is an unexpected and uncouth place to fall in love, but Demetrio and Julianne are unconcerned. Two years later, the couple wed. Julianne puts her job on hold, hoping that she’ll soon start a family.
Year 1: A fire damages the apartment complex in which Demetrio and Julianne live. Neither is hurt, but there is significant property damage. They are grateful for insurance and a kind landlady who repairs what she is able. Still, Demetrio is devastated that the fire damaged an oil painting of his grandmother, which hung in the sitting room.
DH: Demetrio (32)
DW: Julianne (29)
Year 2: Julianne learns from her husband that a former pupil has been orphaned. The student, 8-year old Worknesh, was the child of Ethiopian dignitaries, but they died in a tragic car accident. Worknesh has no remaining relatives, and so Julianne offers to become the girl’s guardian. Despite a tangle of bureaucratic paperwork between Brazil and Ethiopia, Julianne is able to bring Worknesh into her home.
DH: Demetrio (33)
DW: Julianne (30)
ADD: Worknesh (8)
Year 3: The international school invites Julianne to return to a teaching position. Although Julianne intended to be a homemaker, she realizes that returning to work will provide emotional support to Worknesh and financial support to the family. The staff is happy to have her back, and so they promote her to department head for the grade that she teaches.
DH: Demetrio (34)
DW: Julianne (31)
ADD: Worknesh (9)
Year 4: Mere weeks after returning to work, Julianne learns that she is pregnant. In May, she gives birth to a 6 lb, 8 oz baby girl. The child’s hair falls across her scalp in straight, blonde wisps, but Julianne expects that it will darken to resemble Demetrio’s. Christened Olivia Felicidade, the baby brings incredible joy to the family. Worknesh is especially excited to have a sibling.
DH: Demetrio (35)
DW: Julianne (32)
ADD: Worknesh (10); DD: Olivia Felicidade (nb)
Year 5: Demetrio and Julianne want a son to balance the gender ratio in their household. However, Julianne is decidedly against conceiving a second child so soon. Instead, the couple decides to adopt from Liberia. In September, they bring 5-year old Yeanue Demetrio home. Yeanue, whose name means “life has come,” was orphaned at the age of three. He was the lastborn child in his household; his elder siblings were in school or had begun their own families by the time of his birth. Yeanue has difficulty adjusting to life in Brazil, and so Julianne takes an extended leave of absence to care for him.
DH: Demetrio (36)
DW: Julianne (33)
ADD: Worknesh (11); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (5); DD: Olivia Felicidade (1)
Year 6: Yeanue’s difficulties at home persist. Julianne quits her job to care for him.
DH: Demetrio (37)
DW: Julianne (34)
ADD: Worknesh (12); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (6); DD: Olivia Felicidade (2)
Year 7: Demetrio is laid off at work due to poor performance. The family now lives in an economic bind, and Demetrio begins working odd jobs. He hopes to secure a managerial position at a local shop, but he suspects he’ll have no luck.
DH: Demetrio (38)
DW: Julianne (35)
ADD: Worknesh (13); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (7); DD: Olivia Felicidade (3)
Year 8: Yeanue receives a hamster from a neighbor as an eighth birthday gift. Demetrio is not pleased to have another mouth to feed, as small as it may be. However, his mind changes when he sees the therapeutic effect of the hamster on his son. Yeanue names the creature Hairy.
DH: Demetrio (39)
DW: Julianne (36)
ADD: Worknesh (14); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (8); DD: Olivia Felicidade (4)
Pet: Hairy
Year 9: Demetrio begins working two jobs. His day job, fortunately, is a managerial position at a local restaurant. The wages are decent, but Demetrio takes on a second job as a custodian so that Julianne can remain at home.
DH: Demetrio (40)
DW: Julianne (37)
ADD: Worknesh (15); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (9); DD: Olivia Felicidade (5)
Pet: Hairy
Year 10: Olivia breaks her wrist falling down a staircase. The accident brings additional financial struggles to the family.
DH: Demetrio (41)
DW: Julianne (38)
ADD: Worknesh (16); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (10); DD: Olivia Felicidade (6)
Pet: Hairy
DH: Demetrio David Ventura
Hair: Brown, wavy
Eyes: Blue
Job: Funeral director
DW: Julianne Alexandra Brownlow
Hair: Blonde, wavy
Eyes: Green
Job: Stay-at-home parent
Julianne Brownlow is an American ex-pat teaching at an international school in Brazil. Vivacious and bubbly, she prefers the diversity of Brazil to the sleepy town in Alabama where she was raised. Four years into Julianne’s stay in Brazil, the principal of the school dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. At his funeral, Julianne meets Demetrio Ventura, a funeral director. A funeral is an unexpected and uncouth place to fall in love, but Demetrio and Julianne are unconcerned. Two years later, the couple wed. Julianne puts her job on hold, hoping that she’ll soon start a family.
Year 1: A fire damages the apartment complex in which Demetrio and Julianne live. Neither is hurt, but there is significant property damage. They are grateful for insurance and a kind landlady who repairs what she is able. Still, Demetrio is devastated that the fire damaged an oil painting of his grandmother, which hung in the sitting room.
DH: Demetrio (32)
DW: Julianne (29)
Year 2: Julianne learns from her husband that a former pupil has been orphaned. The student, 8-year old Worknesh, was the child of Ethiopian dignitaries, but they died in a tragic car accident. Worknesh has no remaining relatives, and so Julianne offers to become the girl’s guardian. Despite a tangle of bureaucratic paperwork between Brazil and Ethiopia, Julianne is able to bring Worknesh into her home.
DH: Demetrio (33)
DW: Julianne (30)
ADD: Worknesh (8)
Year 3: The international school invites Julianne to return to a teaching position. Although Julianne intended to be a homemaker, she realizes that returning to work will provide emotional support to Worknesh and financial support to the family. The staff is happy to have her back, and so they promote her to department head for the grade that she teaches.
DH: Demetrio (34)
DW: Julianne (31)
ADD: Worknesh (9)
Year 4: Mere weeks after returning to work, Julianne learns that she is pregnant. In May, she gives birth to a 6 lb, 8 oz baby girl. The child’s hair falls across her scalp in straight, blonde wisps, but Julianne expects that it will darken to resemble Demetrio’s. Christened Olivia Felicidade, the baby brings incredible joy to the family. Worknesh is especially excited to have a sibling.
DH: Demetrio (35)
DW: Julianne (32)
ADD: Worknesh (10); DD: Olivia Felicidade (nb)
Year 5: Demetrio and Julianne want a son to balance the gender ratio in their household. However, Julianne is decidedly against conceiving a second child so soon. Instead, the couple decides to adopt from Liberia. In September, they bring 5-year old Yeanue Demetrio home. Yeanue, whose name means “life has come,” was orphaned at the age of three. He was the lastborn child in his household; his elder siblings were in school or had begun their own families by the time of his birth. Yeanue has difficulty adjusting to life in Brazil, and so Julianne takes an extended leave of absence to care for him.
DH: Demetrio (36)
DW: Julianne (33)
ADD: Worknesh (11); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (5); DD: Olivia Felicidade (1)
Year 6: Yeanue’s difficulties at home persist. Julianne quits her job to care for him.
DH: Demetrio (37)
DW: Julianne (34)
ADD: Worknesh (12); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (6); DD: Olivia Felicidade (2)
Year 7: Demetrio is laid off at work due to poor performance. The family now lives in an economic bind, and Demetrio begins working odd jobs. He hopes to secure a managerial position at a local shop, but he suspects he’ll have no luck.
DH: Demetrio (38)
DW: Julianne (35)
ADD: Worknesh (13); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (7); DD: Olivia Felicidade (3)
Year 8: Yeanue receives a hamster from a neighbor as an eighth birthday gift. Demetrio is not pleased to have another mouth to feed, as small as it may be. However, his mind changes when he sees the therapeutic effect of the hamster on his son. Yeanue names the creature Hairy.
DH: Demetrio (39)
DW: Julianne (36)
ADD: Worknesh (14); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (8); DD: Olivia Felicidade (4)
Pet: Hairy
Year 9: Demetrio begins working two jobs. His day job, fortunately, is a managerial position at a local restaurant. The wages are decent, but Demetrio takes on a second job as a custodian so that Julianne can remain at home.
DH: Demetrio (40)
DW: Julianne (37)
ADD: Worknesh (15); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (9); DD: Olivia Felicidade (5)
Pet: Hairy
Year 10: Olivia breaks her wrist falling down a staircase. The accident brings additional financial struggles to the family.
DH: Demetrio (41)
DW: Julianne (38)
ADD: Worknesh (16); DS: Yeanue Demetrio (10); DD: Olivia Felicidade (6)
Pet: Hairy
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