I haven't read the whole thread, so I don't know if these suggestions have been made, but I thought I'd wait for suggesting ideas until I'd really played the game.
1. I'd like slower speed like VV as I get attached to my peeps and want them around longer even if it slows down babies being born etc.
2. I think they should look after the pets, feeding, patting them etc. Also, they should be able to have all 3 pets.
3. How long until the baby is born as shown in VV
4. A dining table to sit 8 since you could have 8 in your house at any one time.
5. Maybe a child who doesn't want to go to college and would like to home study until 20 or something - maybe like an event with every 10th child in life of the game or similar
6. Health products available all the time instead of only when the store is restocked. So available like food is available.
7. More area in notes so you can keep their salaries and when they were adopted, born etc.
I'm loving this game as is, but with the inclusions of some of the ideas I've seen thrown around other theads in future series, the VF game will be my favourite one. I love it more than VV series! In fact I've had to pause my villages as I was neglecting them.