I can't believe how many (fellow) nerds read this strip...
I thought that when Grandpa had his stroke, that would be the end of the strip. That the characters aged and she faithfully documented their lives was the selling point, and it's what kept me reading the strip all these years. Freezing them in time just seems like the wrong idea.
Why can't she do what Jeph Jacques does with Questionable Content, where single day can spread out over several months?