I've finagled with my rotations a little bit this year. I've decided to play from midnight to midnight, as a real day is. If someone is leaving the household they do so at 8am and join the neighborhood in their proper place of the same rotation, from 8am to midnight. If headed to Uni they only play one semester, instead of the full year. This way they aren't sitting in the sim bin forever and a day. Or maybe I was just bored as most of the kids grew up last year so knew not much would happen this year.
Rocky and Audrey have their first born, a son they named Ivan. Boots is still gone. Have heard that runaway teens return to grow up, not sure if same is with pets, have never had anyone run away before. Sam and Schmo grew up (puppies 5 & 6). Sam was sold off right away. Schmo will be bred with Benny for more puppies, joy oh joy.