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Spouse1: Daniel Emilien Spurling (28)
Hair: Brown, wavy
Eyes: Brown
Job: Business executive for a medium-sized company (working towards CEO)
Spouse2: Sandra Joelle [Winslow] Spurling (27)
Hair: Blonde, wavy
Eyes: Brown
Job: Actress
They live in Sydney, Australia.
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Year 1: Daniel and Sandra take a 3 week vacation to Argentina. The enjoy the sites of Buenos Aires s well as the countryside.
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Year 2: Daniel and Sandra adopt a chicken! She lays beautiful blue eggs that are also quite delicious.
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Year 3: Sandra starts a business! She decides to take a break from acting and open a bakery. Her store becomes very popular in the neighborhood.
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Year 4: The Spurlings decide to move to Argentina! Daniel's company, which is based in Buenos Aires, now requires him the at headquarters. Sandra sadly has to close her bakery, but she is very excited to move to Argentina, and hope to open a shop there someday.
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Year 5: Sandra decides to go back to school to study anthropology. She continues to bake, and doesn't know if her degree will lead to a new career, but since she had never graduated from college, she wanted to get a degree.
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Year 6: Sandra and Daniel welcome a baby girl! Celeste Zahra Spurling was born in Buenos Aires, weighing 7 lb. 5 oz. She has brown, curls and hazel eyes, like Daniel's mother!
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Year 7: Sandra, who continues to work on her degree, receives an award in the department for her research paper on Australian Aboriginal burial.
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Year 8: Sandra publishes her dissertation as a book.
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Year 9: Daniel and Sandra welcome a baby boy, Jonah Winslow Spurling! He was born in Buenos Aires, weighing 7 lb. 9 oz. and has red curly hair and brown eyes.
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Year 10: The Spurling family adopts a dog, a border collie named Louie.
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Year 11: Sandra is now working parttime in a bakery, learning Argentine baking techniques, as well as being a fulltime mom!
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Year 12: Daniel and Sandra adopt an 11 year old boy from Vietnam. His name is Desmond Ngải Đức Spurling and has black hair and brown eyes. He lost his parents and sister to cholera when he was 6 and has been waiting to be adopted by his family until now.
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Year 13: With 3 children now, Sandra decides to quit her job at the bakery. She will homeschool Desmond until he knows English well enough to go to the English-speaking school in BA.
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Year 14: Celeste wins a pair of goldfish at the fair. She names them Julio and Finn.
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Year 15: Daniel goes on a business trip to the UK-- and the whole family goes with him!
Daniel and Sandra have now been happily married for 15 years. They plan to live in Argentina for a few more years, but hope to go back to Australia to be closer to family thereafter.
DH: Daniel Emilien Spurling (43)
DW: Sandra Joelle [Winslow] Spurling (42)
DS: Desmond Ngải Đức Spurling (14)
DD: Celeste Zahra Spurling (9)
DS: Jonah Winslow Spurling (6)
Hair: Brown, wavy
Eyes: Brown
Job: Business executive for a medium-sized company (working towards CEO)
Spouse2: Sandra Joelle [Winslow] Spurling (27)
Hair: Blonde, wavy
Eyes: Brown
Job: Actress
They live in Sydney, Australia.
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Year 1: Daniel and Sandra take a 3 week vacation to Argentina. The enjoy the sites of Buenos Aires s well as the countryside.
-------------
Year 2: Daniel and Sandra adopt a chicken! She lays beautiful blue eggs that are also quite delicious.
-------------
Year 3: Sandra starts a business! She decides to take a break from acting and open a bakery. Her store becomes very popular in the neighborhood.
-------------
Year 4: The Spurlings decide to move to Argentina! Daniel's company, which is based in Buenos Aires, now requires him the at headquarters. Sandra sadly has to close her bakery, but she is very excited to move to Argentina, and hope to open a shop there someday.
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Year 5: Sandra decides to go back to school to study anthropology. She continues to bake, and doesn't know if her degree will lead to a new career, but since she had never graduated from college, she wanted to get a degree.
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Year 6: Sandra and Daniel welcome a baby girl! Celeste Zahra Spurling was born in Buenos Aires, weighing 7 lb. 5 oz. She has brown, curls and hazel eyes, like Daniel's mother!
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Year 7: Sandra, who continues to work on her degree, receives an award in the department for her research paper on Australian Aboriginal burial.
-------------
Year 8: Sandra publishes her dissertation as a book.
-------------
Year 9: Daniel and Sandra welcome a baby boy, Jonah Winslow Spurling! He was born in Buenos Aires, weighing 7 lb. 9 oz. and has red curly hair and brown eyes.
-------------
Year 10: The Spurling family adopts a dog, a border collie named Louie.
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Year 11: Sandra is now working parttime in a bakery, learning Argentine baking techniques, as well as being a fulltime mom!
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Year 12: Daniel and Sandra adopt an 11 year old boy from Vietnam. His name is Desmond Ngải Đức Spurling and has black hair and brown eyes. He lost his parents and sister to cholera when he was 6 and has been waiting to be adopted by his family until now.
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Year 13: With 3 children now, Sandra decides to quit her job at the bakery. She will homeschool Desmond until he knows English well enough to go to the English-speaking school in BA.
----------
Year 14: Celeste wins a pair of goldfish at the fair. She names them Julio and Finn.
----------
Year 15: Daniel goes on a business trip to the UK-- and the whole family goes with him!
Daniel and Sandra have now been happily married for 15 years. They plan to live in Argentina for a few more years, but hope to go back to Australia to be closer to family thereafter.
DH: Daniel Emilien Spurling (43)
DW: Sandra Joelle [Winslow] Spurling (42)
DS: Desmond Ngải Đức Spurling (14)
DD: Celeste Zahra Spurling (9)
DS: Jonah Winslow Spurling (6)
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Desmond, 15 years later
DH: Desmond Ngải Đức Spurling (29)
Hair: Black, straight
Eyes: Brown
Job: Violinist in the Austin Symphony Orchestra
DW: Lucy Nolene [Reynolds] Spurling (29)
Hair: Brown, straight
Eyes: Blue
Job: TV meteorologist/news anchor
The Spurlings live in Austin, TX, USA.
Year 1: Lucy receives a large inheritance from her great-uncle, who was in the oil business. They decide to save most of it, but Desmond is able to buy a new car.
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Year 2: Desmond and Lucy buy a saltwater aquarium full of colorful fish! Many hours are wasted just watching them.
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Year 3: Desmond and Lucy welcome a daughter, Ivy Linh Spurling! She was born in Austin and weight 6 lb. 5 oz. She has wavy, dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
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Year 4: Not 4 months after Ivy was born, Lucy discovered she was unexpectedly pregnant again! While it was not planned, they are happy to welcome a sibling for Ivy. Just after Ivy's 1st birthday, they welcomed another daughter, Alice Mai Spurling. She weighed 7 lb even, and has black, wavy hair and the same hazel eyes as her sister.
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Year 5: With 2 young children in the house, Desmond and Lucy needed a little break! Lucy's parents came and stayed with the children while D and L took a 2 week vacation to Italy to relax and enjoy beautiful scenery and great food.
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Year 6: The Spurlings adopt a kitten from a local shelter. She is a tabby named Lily.
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Year 7: Desmond had always wanted to adopt a child from the country of his birth, Vietnam. He was adopted at age 11, and he wants a similar child for their family. Desmond and Lucy adopt 10 year old Graham Đức Chí Spurling. He has black, straight hair and brown eyes. Coming from a rough background of poverty and abuse, he has difficulty adjusting and a lot of behavioral problems, but he is doing better in counseling and behavioral therapy. Desmond speaks to him in both Vietnamese and English.
DH: Desmond Ngải Đức Spurling (29)
Hair: Black, straight
Eyes: Brown
Job: Violinist in the Austin Symphony Orchestra
DW: Lucy Nolene [Reynolds] Spurling (29)
Hair: Brown, straight
Eyes: Blue
Job: TV meteorologist/news anchor
The Spurlings live in Austin, TX, USA.
Year 1: Lucy receives a large inheritance from her great-uncle, who was in the oil business. They decide to save most of it, but Desmond is able to buy a new car.
--------------
Year 2: Desmond and Lucy buy a saltwater aquarium full of colorful fish! Many hours are wasted just watching them.
--------------
Year 3: Desmond and Lucy welcome a daughter, Ivy Linh Spurling! She was born in Austin and weight 6 lb. 5 oz. She has wavy, dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
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Year 4: Not 4 months after Ivy was born, Lucy discovered she was unexpectedly pregnant again! While it was not planned, they are happy to welcome a sibling for Ivy. Just after Ivy's 1st birthday, they welcomed another daughter, Alice Mai Spurling. She weighed 7 lb even, and has black, wavy hair and the same hazel eyes as her sister.
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Year 5: With 2 young children in the house, Desmond and Lucy needed a little break! Lucy's parents came and stayed with the children while D and L took a 2 week vacation to Italy to relax and enjoy beautiful scenery and great food.
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Year 6: The Spurlings adopt a kitten from a local shelter. She is a tabby named Lily.
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Year 7: Desmond had always wanted to adopt a child from the country of his birth, Vietnam. He was adopted at age 11, and he wants a similar child for their family. Desmond and Lucy adopt 10 year old Graham Đức Chí Spurling. He has black, straight hair and brown eyes. Coming from a rough background of poverty and abuse, he has difficulty adjusting and a lot of behavioral problems, but he is doing better in counseling and behavioral therapy. Desmond speaks to him in both Vietnamese and English.
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