The Whittaker Saga

In San Sequoia, Michael and Robin are also following the election, and unlike Cathy they are well versed in the issues at hand. For these two, Carters victory speech means hope, as they both voted for him, hoping that honesty, integrity and justice would be the future for the country. The next night, as so often at weekends, the two goes to the movies, watching Rocky and revelling in the story of a poor man fighting his way to the top. They are hardly the only ones, the line to the movie starts outside the cinema. But as they return home that night, a phone call disrupts the peace. Michael's grandfather has passed away. Back in her home in Oasis Springs, Josephine is heartbroken by the loss of her husband. Their lives have not always been easy, and there have been times their marriage has been hard, like when she lost their first child, or when he sold her violin behind her back to pay the bills and still managed to lose their house. But in spite hard ships, they made it through, ...

Having graduated, Susan returns home. It's not for long, she knows that, but she's glad to be home regardless. She hugs her mother, her father and even her annoying little geek brother as she walks through the door, the Foxbury t-shirt still on. Then she hugs Kaya who has gotten so big. "She was just a puppy!" "You've been gone a long time," her mother says. "Dog's don't stay puppies forever." Susan wants nothing but to stay for a while. To relax, to find her footing before taking the next step, but today is Beth and Cathy's birthday. So together the family head over to Arthur's house, where the bbq is used to make everyone dinner while the strawberry cake is waiting inside so that the frosting doesn't melt in the desert heat. When it's time to blow out the candles, Beth goes first, adding outgoing to her traits, then it's Cathy's turn to get a healthy dose of creativity. The two also gets new outfits, that they ...