You say it's your birthday, June 2045

Round 37: June 2045 (Winter)

Since the birth of their twins, Byron and Noel, Rebecca and Nathan have had her parents, Trent and Megan, dropping in a lot.

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Sunkids

Round 37: May 2045 (Autumn)

Novak 2 household profile

Connor and Lila Novak are 32 and Jonathan is 3 months old. 
(Kirstin is 61, Hope is 34, Camilla is 32, Mason is 3 and Caroline is 2 months old)

Narrated by Lila Novak

Connor actually decided he wanted to start a family before I came around to the idea but I was still curious to see how he’d cope with actual fatherhood.

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You say it's your birthday, May 2045

Round 37: May 2045 (Autumn)

Elisa Hamilton is turning 3 this month and this year, her birthday very conveniently falls on a Saturday. 

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Download: Winterlong MA Outerwear

This is something I made for August Goodies at N99 this year (which I think we actually ended up posting in September, due to the Yuku-to-Tapatalk migration) and am only just getting around to sharing here. They're the first clothing recolours I've ever shared!

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Middle of the day

Round 37: April 2045 (Autumn)

Moretti 2 household profile

Evan Moretti is 56, Ione is 49 and Francesca is 11. 
(Asha is 48, Josh and Elspeth are 31, Louisa is 25, Justin and Xavier are 24, Brendan is 22, Aurora and Bianca are 19 and Gabriel is 18)

Narrated by Ione Moretti

The house is so quiet with just one kid, versus five or even just three. 

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You say it's your birthday, April 2045

Round 37: April 2045 (Autumn)

At the Carmody-Moretti house, the family is adjusting to life with baby Richie.

Richie is the fifth child for Nick and Sarah though, so it’s not as if this isn’t something they’ve all been through many times before!

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Extra: Big family portraits!

I take family portraits of my sims all the time but about 10 game years ago, inspired by other simmers, I did a whole bunch of big family portraits. Generally, they are grandparents, their kids and partners and all their grandkids and partners. Or not-yet-grandparents and their grown kids and partners. I've decided to redo them every 10 game years, so I can see how they've changed and rather than throw them in at the end of my regular updates one by one, I thought I'd put them all in one big pic spam post instead!

The Jacobsons

Claudio and Virginia:

          Miles and Matilda:

                    Phoebe

          Alice

Miles and Matilda tried for a baby while I was doing this pic - no dice but I'm not expecting much from them. She's 39 already. 

The Sitkos

David and Kirstin:

          Camilla and Charlie Benton:

                    Everett

                    Grace

                    Eliza

          Lila and Connor Novak:

                     Jonathan

          Adelaide and boyfriend Sebastian Gentry

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Movement

Round 37: March 2045 (Autumn)

Annabel and Georgina Nott are both 21.
(Lia is 48, Simon is 20 and Sylvia is 19)

Narrated by Annabel Nott

Georgina and I decided we were done with the dorms at the end of last year, so we’re now renting our own place on campus. 

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Catch hell blues

Round 37: March 2045 (Autumn)

Sylvia Draper and Alice Jacobson are 19 and Ruby Lane and Ramona Nihill are 18.

(Simon and Matthew are 20)

Narrated by Ramona Nihill

As soon as I found out there was a newspaper here, I decided I had to write for it. So perfect for a journalism major like me! I’ve spent most of my spare time since then putting together some writing samples to submit to them.

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Sway

Round 37: March 2045 (Autumn)

Matthew and Simon Lane are 20, Aurora and Bianca Moretti are 19 and Gabriel Nott is 18. 

(Brendan is 22, Georgina and Annabel are 21 and Ramona is 18)

Narrated by Gabriel Nott

My sisters Georgina and Annabel moved into their own place on campus at around the same time I arrived.

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You say it's your birthday, March 2045

Round 37: March 2045 (Autumn)

Now that James Novak has fulfilled his promise to retire and both are at home full time, Madelyn is at him to take her away on vacation.

James could probably be described as a little cheap and at the moment, he’s not keen on spending that kind of money. 

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Sentinel

Round 37: February 2045 (Summer)

Dominic Lachance is 35, Leslie is 34 and Stella and Oscar are 5.
(Tatiana is 62 and Chloe is 34)

Narrated by Leslie Lachance

February has been a big month for our family, with Oscar and Stella starting kindergarten and celebrating their fifth birthdays!

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Lot tour: Josh and Elspeth's house

Okay, so here is the requested lot tour of Josh and Elspeth's house. I was sick this week, then busy with work and other things and didn't end up getting a chance to play, so there was no story update on Thursday. I prefer lot tours to be extras rather than in place of story updates but I figure a tour is better than nothing!

Anyway, it's going to be a short one, as it's a pretty small place, really. There is an empty bedroom and an extra bathroom that I haven't shown off. There is also a sizeable backyard but there's nothing in it, so no pics of that either!

Here's the exterior. Normally, I'm pretty good with links but I don't have one for this house! It's from MTS and that's all I can tell you! I'll keep looking and add the link if I find it. 

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You say it's your birthday, February 2045

Round 37: February 2045 (Summer)

Now that Aaron’s mother Madelyn has reached retirement age, his dad James is fulfilling his promise to finally retire for good.

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Seven days in the sun

Round 37: January 2045 (Summer)

Josh Royce-Nihill and Elspeth Romilly are 31. 

(Kit is 85, Max is 58, Zaria is 57, Sophie and Connor are 32 and Oliver is 28)

Narrated by Josh Royce-Nihill

Elspeth’s company, Hubris Games, started off the year by moving into their new offices. She says their building is absolutely amazing.

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You say it's your birthday, January 2045

Round 37: January 2045 (Summer)

Seeing the kids have a few weeks before they go back to school and Ethan has some vacation time saved up, he and Maia have decided to take the family on their first holiday.

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Round 36 Summary

I don't know about you guys but this round was kind of a marathon to me! I'm looking forward to next round, which I think will go a lot faster with my new birthdays system. :)

Births: 7 (Colin and Gwen Lachance, Richie Moretti, Penny Whitney, Byron and Noel Collins, Cary Hamilton)

Deaths: 2 (Araminta Romilly, Augustin Novak)

Engagements: 1 (Daniel and Susannah Halmi, Connor and Lila Novak)

Marriages: 4 (Noah and Brigit Gottlieb, Daniel and Susannah Halmi, Oliver and Sophie Gentry, Connor and Lila Novak)

Break-ups: 2 (Eddie Gentry and Caitlin Romilly, Annabel Nott and Landon Charvat)

Graduations: 4 (Declan Romilly, Justin and Xavier Moretti, Lauren Carmody)

New residents: 0

Total population: 88 male, 86 female

Babies: 6
Toddlers: 7
Children: 21
Teens: 18
Adults: 97
Elders: 24

So wow! I think that's a record number of babies for Sullivan and only two people shuffling off this mortal coil for them to replace too. I'm pretty sure the number of weddings is a record too, though one I have hit before. Shall I try for five next round? Just kidding!

I have no one even engaged right now but I can tell you that we will be seeing at least one engagement and subsequent wedding in Sullivan next round. :D

You say it's your birthday, December 2044

Round 36: December 2044 (Summer)

Shortly before her 24th birthday, Louisa Gentry gets a very exciting phone call. 

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Lot tour: Malcolm and Hope's new house

Okay, so here is the promised lot tour! I meant to have it up yesterday but got caught up with a few other things before I could get it ready. The house is this one from Mod the Sims. 

I didn't change much at all about the exterior - the windows and doors were it, I think. 

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You say it's your birthday, November 2044

Round 36: November 2044 (Spring)

Hope is 24 weeks into her pregnancy and is still feeling physically well. On top of that, she feels like she’s in a better place mentally too.

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Nuclear

Round 36: October 2044 (Spring)

Declan Romilly, Austin Carmody and Xavier Moretti are 23.

(Mitchell is 25, Jessica is 24 and Caitlin is 21)

Narrated by Declan Romilly

I’m living back in Exeter now, rooming with Xavier and Austin. Other than Austin being the messiest and laziest person I’ve ever lived with, it’s all going pretty well. 

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You say it's your birthday, October 2044

Round 36: October 2044 (Spring)

It’s Kirstin Sitko’s 60th birthday and husband David is taking her out to The Claudette to celebrate.

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In clouds

Round 36: September 2044 (Spring)

Draper 2 household profile

Rose and Joanna Draper are 49 and Levi and Will are 12. 

(Calvin is 41,  Sylvia is 18, Michael is 13 and Ryan is 12)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

Now that Sylvia is away at college, Levi has converted her bedroom to a home gym.

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Lot tour: Hubris Games

I've had Hubris Games (named after Hubris Comics, from the Fallout series) sitting around my hood for more than six months now. I started it, went full bore for a while and then lost steam for months. Last night, I had a sudden flash of motivation and decided to finish it. 

I'm intending this as a career lot for both the Gaming and the Game Development careers, so both Troy and Elspeth will work here. It's inspired by the Life Invader offices in GTA5, as well as various photos I've seen of Facebook and Google offices over the world. I still want to add/fix up a bit of the deco and I may turn the roof into *something* but for all intents and purposes, it's done. 

So here is the exterior. It was originally three storeys but I brought it down to two, because having all that space to fill was part of what made me lose steam with it to begin with. 

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You say it's your birthday, September 2044

Round 36: September 2044 (Spring)

Miles and Matilda Jacobson are very happy with just their one daughter, Phoebe but lately, they've both been wondering whether another baby would be such a terrible thing.

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Galapogos

Round 36: August 2044 (Winter)

Mitchell Carmody is 25 and Tim Lane and Eddie Gentry are 24. 
(Austin and Lauren are 23 and Caitlin is 21)

Narrated by Mitchell Carmody

Eddie and I feel like we hardly ever see Tim these days.

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You say it's your birthday, August 2044

Round 36: August 2044 (Winter)

This August, Brigit Gottlieb is turning 25! Fortunately for her, her birthday falls after the first semester exams are over and not during, as she had feared.

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Next year

Round 36: July 2044 (Winter)

Gentry-Moretti 1 household profile

Louisa Gentry is 24 and Justin Moretti is 23. 
(Jairus and Vanessa are 55, Eddie is 24 and Lauren and Xavier are 23)

Narrated by Louisa Gentry

Since graduation, I’ve been working at town hall. It’s not my preference but I had to take anything I could get.

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You say it's your birthday, July 2044

Round 36: July 2044 (Winter)

Caleb has been needing another employee at Delizioso and after hearing that his grandson wanted to earn some money, he quickly hired Thomas.

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Porcelain

Round 36: June 2044

Lachance 2 household profile

Jonas Lachance is 66, Tatiana is 61 and Edward and Lucy are 29.
(Corbin and Pamela are 59, Dominic and Sam are 34, Leslie and Julia is 33, Chris is 29, Veronica is 27 and Penny is 3 months old)

Narrated by Lucy Lachance

I was already an aunty a few times over to Edward’s siblings’ kids but it seems a little bit more special to finally be an aunty on my side of the family.

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You say it's your birthday, June 2044

Round 36: June 2044 (Winter)

Charlotte Lane starts the morning of her 15th birthday with an invigorating dip in the family's pool.

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Peaches and cream

Round 36: May 2044 (Autumn)

Kirby 1 household profile

Trent Kirby is 74, Megan is 72, Claudia and Jacob are 43, Daphne is 13 and Iris is 10. 
(Everett is 14, Keira and Felix are 13, Byron and Noel are 4 months old)

Narrated by Daphne Kirby

Now that I’m older, I often go across the road to help Mum out at the market. I’ll probably get a “real” part-time job when I’m old enough but maybe this will give me some more experience when that time comes. 

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You say it's your birthday, May 2044

Round 36: May 2044 (Autumn)

Steve Nihill has earned two promotions in fairly quick succession and wife Olivia thinks that's a pretty good reason to celebrate!

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All hail me

Round 36: Autumn (April 2044)

Gottlieb 1 household profile

Athena Gottlieb is 84, Amelia is 55, Wade is 54 and Michael is 13. 
(Sophie is 31, Oliver is 27, Noah is 26, Brigit is 25, Emma is 24, Thomas is 13 and Ryan is 12)

Narrated by Wade Gottlieb

Over the past months, our family has been focused on Noah and Brigit’s wedding. Now that that’s over with, things are much quieter around here.

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