Hi tara71, welcome! I've been playing LDW games for some time now and love them too. I cannot wait for VF 2 for PC!
I quit playing the games for quite a long while but just recently started playing again. I have 5 families going in my VF game and am replaying the original VV game as well.
I am married with 3 grown kids and 5 grandkids. The oldest grandchild is about to turn 14 in April and the youngest just turned 1 in January. I work, but only 24 hours a week -- all of which is on Saturday and Sunday. 12 hours for two days, lol! It's exhausting but then I get 5 days off which gives me lots of time to play!