Year 1: The family is moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for
Mary's job.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri --> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DW [26]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor lawyer
DH [25]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school history teacher
***
Year 2:
Mary gets a pay raise.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DW [27]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor lawyer
DH [26]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school history teacher
***
Year 3:
James convinces
Mary to let him adopt a goat. He lets her name it and so the sheep is henceforth called
Ruth.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DW [28]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor lawyer
DH [27]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school history teacher
Sheep [nb]:
Ruth
***
Year 4: They adopt a sheepdog and
James names it
Lucille.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DW [29]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor lawyer
DH [28]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school history teacher
Sheep [1]:
RuthSheepdog [1]:
Lucille
***
Year 5: The subject
James teaches is changed when the school doesn't have enough English teachers.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DW [30]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor lawyer
DH [29]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
Sheep [2]:
RuthSheepdog [2]:
Lucille
***
Year 6: The couple is shocked when they find out that
Mary has cancer. They try everything they can to save her, but unfortunately, she dies just seven months later.
James is heartbroken.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DH [30]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
Sheep [3]:
RuthSheepdog [3]:
Lucille
***
Year 7:
James can't bear to live in their home by himself and so he drives cross country with
Ruth and
Lucille to live near his parents and sisters in
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania --> Seattle,
Washington
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DH [31]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
Sheep [4]:
RuthSheepdog [4]:
Lucille
***
Year 8:
James gets a pay raise.
Location: Seattle,
Washington
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DH [32]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
Sheep [5]:
RuthSheepdog [5]:
Lucille
***
Year 9:
James starts dating one of his closest friends from childhood,
Laura Teresa Jones. The couple moves to Madrid for Laura’s job and is forced to leave
Ruth behind.
James gets a job as an English teacher.
Location: Seattle,
Washington --> Madrid, Spain
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DBF [33]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
-DGF [32]:
Laura Teresa Jones
journalist
Sheepdog [6]:
Lucille
***
Year 10: The couple moves to Mexico City for Laura’s job.
Location: Madrid, Spain --> Mexico City, Mexico
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DBF [34]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
-DGF [33]:
Laura Teresa Jones
journalist
Sheepdog [7]:
Lucille
***
Year 11: The couple has identical twin girls. Amelia’s middle name is
Mary, after
Mary.
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DBF [35]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
-DGF [34]:
Laura Teresa Jones
journalist
-DD [nb]:
Amelia Mary Irving -DD [nb]:
Charlotte Isadora Irving Sheepdog [8]:
Lucille
***
Year 12: The couple has another daughter.
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DBF [36]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
-DGF [35]:
Laura Teresa Jones
journalist
-DD [1]:
Amelia Mary Irving -DD [1]:
Charlotte Isadora Irving -DD [nb]:
Harper Susanna Irving Sheepdog [9]:
Lucille
***
Year 13: The couple has a fourth daughter.
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DBF [37]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
-DGF [36]:
Laura Teresa Jones
journalist
-DD [2]:
Amelia Mary Irving -DD [2]:
Charlotte Isadora Irving -DD [1]:
Harper Susanna Irving -DD [nb]:
Scarlett Victoria Irving Sheepdog [10]:
Lucille
***
Year 14: The couple has another daughter.
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DBF [38]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
-DGF [37]:
Laura Teresa Jones
journalist
-DD [3]:
Amelia Mary Irving -DD [3]:
Charlotte Isadora Irving -DD [2]:
Harper Susanna Irving -DD [1]:
Scarlett Victoria Irving -DD [nb]:
Audrey Cora Irving Sheepdog [11]:
Lucille
***
Year 15: The couple has a rough patch because
James wants another child, but
Laura isn’t interested in being pregnant again. They finally agree on no more children.
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
DW [dec at 31]:
Mary Elizabeth Taylor
DBF [39]:
James Anthony Irvinghigh school English teacher
-DGF [38]:
Laura Teresa Jones
journalist
-DD [4]:
Amelia Mary Irving -DD [4]:
Charlotte Isadora Irving -DD [3]:
Harper Susanna Irving -DD [2]:
Scarlett Victoria Irving -DD [1]:
Audrey Cora Irving Sheepdog [12]:
Lucille
***
10 Years Later
DH [49]:
James Anthony Irving-DW [48]:
Laura Teresa Jones
-DD [14]:
Amelia Mary Irving -DD [14]:
Charlotte Isadora Irving-DD [13]:
Harper Susanna Irving-DD [12]:
Scarlett Victoria Irving-DD [11]:
Audrey Cora Irving
~
Emma ~
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