Alarmed

Round 32: August 2036 (Winter)

Connor's last update/Josh's last update/next update

Connor Novak is 23 and Josh Royce-Nihill is 22.
(Max is 49, Lila is 23, Elspeth is 22 and Veronica is 19)

Narrated by Josh Royce-Nihill

My grades at Suffolk were good, but not so good that newspapers were falling all over themselves to try to hire me, so I wasn’t able to get a job in my field right after graduation.

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Over it over again

Round 32: August 2036 (Winter)

last update/next update

Jace Novak is 79 and Magdalena is 72.
(Gordon is 40, Lia is 39, Maia is 34, Ethan is 30, Annabel and Georgina are both 12, Gabriel is 9, Willow is 10 months old)

Narrated by Jace Novak

I already worked much longer than I ever wanted to, so I finally made the decision to retire. I’m still in good health and seeing I’m getting close to 80 now, I want to enjoy some more leisure time.

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You say it's your birthday, August 2036

Round 32: August 2036 (Winter)

Patience Ashton is now in her third trimester and has been keeping her husband Rob busy preparing the nursery for Baby #2!

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Melt your heart

Round 32: July 2036 (Winter)

last update/next update

Charlie Benton is 24, Camilla Sitko is 23 and Grace and Everett are both 6.
(Olivia is 39, Susannah is 26 and Zac is 2)

Narrated by Camilla Sitko

Charlie and I put every bit of money we’d saved up into getting this unit but it’s really been worth it.

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Hypnotize

Round 32: July 2036 (Winter)

last update/next update

Gordon Nott is 40, Lia is 39, Annabel and Georgina are both 12 and Gabriel is 9.
(Jace is 79, Magdalena is 72, Mitchell is 17 and Brendan and Caitlin are both 13)

Narrated by Georgina Nott

High school has been harder for me than primary school ever was and my grades have dropped a little as a result. My teachers have told me that it’s my oral work that’s letting me down.

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Waves of grain

Round 32: June 2036 (Winter)

last update/next update

James Novak is 61 and Madelyn is 56.
Maia is 34, Aaron and Calvin are both 33, Ethan is 30, Connor and Lila are both 23 and Willow is 8 months old.)

Narrated by James Novak

It’s getting very cold in Sullivan but that hasn’t dampened people’s enthusiasm for wandering around outside at a car lot. Business at Novak Motors is still booming.

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The meantime

Round 32: May 2036 (Autumn)

last update/next update

David Sitko is 54 and Kirstin is 52.

(Amar is 35, Malcolm is 26, Connor, Lila and Camilla are all 23, Adelaide is 18 and Grace and Everett are both 6)

Narrated by David Sitko

After months of convincing, I finally managed to talk Kirstin into taking a holiday.

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Red rain

Round 32: May 2036 (Autumn)

last update/Hope's next update/Julia's next update

Hope Collins and Julia Gray are both 25.
(Anna is 58, Malcolm and Sam are both 26)

Narrated by Hope Collins

Rather than wasting my degree working at H&M, I’m now wasting my degree working at the Casbah Cafe. It’s not an awful job but it’s not exactly mentally stimulating.

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You say it's your birthday, May 2036

Round 32: May 2036 (Autumn)

Patience is now 16 weeks pregnant and she and her husband Rob are excited (and a little nervous) about today's ultrasound.

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Kids, April 2036

Round 32: April 2036 (Autumn)
Principal: Tatiana Lachance
Teachers: Pamela Gray, Finn Romilly
Students: Matthew and Simon Lane are both 11, Sylvia Draper, Alice Jacobson and Aurora and Bianca Moretti are all 10, Gabriel Nott, Ruby Lane and Ramona Nihill are all 9, Marcus and Charlotte Lane are both 7, Jacinta Nihill and Everett and Grace Benton are all 6, Michael Gottlieb, Keira Romilly, Thomas Moretti, Daphne Kirby, Elmer Miguel and Felix Lane are all 5 and Will and Levi Draper, Ryan Moretti and Jude Clarke are all 4.

Narrated by Finn Romilly

This year, we have our highest enrollment ever at Sullivan Primary.

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A peak you reach

Round 32: April 2036 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Liam Weaver is 73, Jonas Lachance is 58, Tatiana is 53 and Brendan is 13.
(Dominic is 26, Leslie is 25, Jack and Audrey are both 24, Edward and Lucy are both 21, Caitlin is 13 and Annabel and Georgina are both 12)

Narrated by Brendan Lachance

Without exception, Sunday is family night at our place.

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Connected

Round 32: March 2036 (Autumn)

last updates: Noah/Adelaide/the rest
next updates: Edward and Chris/the rest

Edward Lachance and Chris Draper are both 21, Anthony and Veronica Moretti are both 19 and Adelaide Sitko and Noah Gottlieb are both 18.
(Lucy is 21, Sebastian and Oliver are both 20 and Jessica is 16)

Narrated by Noah Gottlieb

I was looking forward to some lazy mornings when I finally started my classes but no luck. My classes start every morning at 9am.

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Tone it down

Round 32: February (Summer)

last update/next update

Rob Ashton is 35, Patience is 34 and Felicity is 3.
(Josie is 34, Troy is 33, Jude is 4 and Andrew is 2 weeks old).

Narrated by Rob Ashton

Felicity will start pre-school this time next year and we've already started preparing her for the idea a little.

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Tornados

Round 32: February 2036 (Summer)

last update/next update

Steve Nihill is 41, Olivia is 39, Ramona is 9, Jacinta is 6 and Theo is 6 months.
(Asha is 39, Camilla is 23, Ruby is 9 and Grace is 6)

Narrated by Olivia Nihill

This week, Ramona and Jacinta started back at school after six weeks of summer vacation.

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You say it's your birthday, February 2036

Round 32: February 2036 (Summer)
Josie Clarke is 34 and Troy is 33.

It's been boiling hot for the last few weeks here, so Josie was even more relieved to be giving birth than she was with Jude.

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Green

Round 32: January 2036 (Summer)

last update/next update

Luc Lane is 43, Asha is 39, Ruby is 9, Marcus is 7 and Felix is 5.

Narrated by Luc Lane

I do so much travelling on my own but seeing the kids still have a couple of weeks before they go back to school, I thought I was time to go away with my family.

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Summer day

Round 32: January 2036 (Summer)

last update/next update

Eliot Lane is 50, Cordy is 43, Tim is 16, Simon and Matthew are both 11 and Charlotte is 7.
(Noah is 18, Mitchell is 17 and Jessica is 16)

Narrated by Eliot Lane

School is still out for the kids at the moment, so I decided to use some of my vacation days to spend some time with them at home.

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You say it's your birthday, January 2036

Round 32: January 2036 (Summer)

Just one month to go until Josie Clarke gives birth to her second child and she's been keeping very busy with Jude's Christmas present from his grandparents, a puppy named Paisley.

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Breed

Round 32: December 2035 (Summer)

last update/next update

Amar Hamilton is 34.
(Jacob and Claudia are both 34, Adrienne is 28, Zane and Leslie are both 24)

Narrated by Amar Hamilton

I live alone now and even after so long, it still feels strange sometimes. It's the first time I've lived by myself. I've always been kind of a social animal, so it's been an adjustment for me.

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Every day should be a holiday

Round 32: December 2035 (Summer)

last update/next update

Trent Kirby is 65, Megan is 63, Claudia and Jacob are both 34, Daphne is 4 and Iris is 1.
(Finn and Victoria are both 34, Rebecca is 26, Nathan is 25, Caitlin is 12 and Keira is 4)

Narrated by Claudia Kirby

Since Daphne started pre-school, it's been just me and Iris at home during the week.

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Lot tour: The Kirby farm

A little while ago, Fini mentioned that she'd like to see lot tours of some of the houses in Sullivan. I don't often do lot tours of my residential lots, but it sounded like a good idea to me. Seeing I was in the Kirby house this afternoon getting it ready for the Christmas update, I took some pics for a tour.

The Kirby house is actually a makeover of the Maxis farmhouse that comes with the base game.

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Roll

Round 32: November 2035 (Spring)

Connor's last update/last update/next update/Connor's next update

Maia Novak is 33, Ethan is 29, Connor is 22 and Willow is 6 weeks old.
(Aaron and Calvin are both is 32 and Lila is 22)

Narrated by Ethan Novak

We wanted to celebrate Willow's arrival with all of our family, so we decided to hold a little welcome party for her.

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The Lachance-Patrick wedding

Round 32: November 2035 (Spring)

Dominic Lachance is 25 and Leslie Patrick is 24.

When Leslie and I were planning our wedding, my parents offered to pay to hold it at one of the more expensive venues.

It was important to us that we could pay for it ourselves though, so we decided on a church with an attached hall. It was perfect for us anyway.

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