If/when Gracie returns, I
really hope they don't throwback her interactions like they did Wisp and have the washing minigame again. In my quest to 100% ACGC, I had to resort to using Wisp for her clothing.
(shudder) My 15+ year old Gamecube controller doesn't deserve that abuse!

And if they
did bring it back it would be, for lack of a better term, watered down. No way they'd resurrect that insanity for a modern audience.
It should just remain in 2002 as a formidable task.
Giving Gracie something akin to CF/NL with the missing high-end furniture sets and/or reworking her in a way that doesn't undermine Label's already-established character arc too much would be nice!
(Is it bad I'm predicting/hoping that the sweets set is going to end up a DIY set come Halloween? It would make sense with CANDY as a crafting material!)
I actually do Label's checks every time, in case an update takes in account a certain amount of checks you've done with her. (That being said, I'm probably over-prepared because I think I've unlocked her entire line. Not that I'm using it much rip)