You say it's your birthday, May 2046

Round 37: May 2046 (Autumn)

Abigail Carmody turns 63 this month. She’ll be seeing all of her kids, kids’ partners and grandkids at dinner tonight but this morning, it’s just her, Jesse and youngest grandchild, 2-year-old Richie. 

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Windowsill

Round 37: September 2045 (Spring)

Emma Gottlieb and Jessica Royce-Nihill are 25 and Lauren Carmody is 24.
(Athena is 85, Amelia is 56, Wade is 55, Sophie is 32, Eddie is 25 and Declan is 24)

Narrated by Emma Gottlieb

I was a bit skeptical when Lauren and Eddie got back together, after she dumped him so suddenly all those years ago. But I guess they knew better than me, seeing they’re still together. 

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Long night

Round 37: July 2045 (Winter)

Gentry 3 household profile

Sophie Gentry is 32 and Oliver is 28. 
(Elspeth and Josh are 31 and Emma is 25)

Narrated by Sophie Gentry

I’ve been owner/operator at The Claudette for a few years now and I think I’ve got myself into the swing of things.

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Hit the sky

Round 37: June 2045 (Winter)

Gottlieb 1 household profile

Athena Gottlieb is 85, Amelia is 56, Wade is 55 and Michael is 14. 
(Sophie is 32, Oliver is 28, Noah is 27, Brigit is 26)

Narrated by Amelia Gottlieb

I think Noah and Brigit might give us a grandchild sooner rather than later.

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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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The Gottlieb-Hewitt wedding

Round 36: April 2044 (Autumn)

Noah Gottlieb is 26 and Brigit Hewitt is 25. 

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The Gentry-Gottlieb wedding

Round 36: December 2043 (Summer)

Sophie Gottlieb is 30 and Oliver Gentry is 27. 

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Fall away

Round 36: October 2043 (Spring)

last update/next update/Sophie's next update

Sophie Gottlieb is 30 and Elspeth Romilly and Josh Royce-Nihill are 29. 
(Lila and Camilla are 30 and Emma is 23)

Narrated by Elspeth Romilly

It’s been almost a month since Mum died now and though I’m coping a little better, it’s still really tough sometimes.

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Bury me with it

Round 36: August 2043 (Winter)

last update/Lauren's last update/next update

Jessica Royce-Nihill and Emma Gottlieb are 23 and Lauren Carmody is 22.
(Abigail is 60, Louisa is 23, Austin and Declan is 22 and Caitlin is 20)

Narrated by Lauren Carmody

Not long after graduation, I got a job working as a blogger for the online version of the same publication as my mum works at. I’d rather work somewhere different but there’s not a lot of choice around here. 

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Lot tour: Emma, Jessica and Lauren's place

This lot serves two purposes - a contribution to the N99 challenge for May/June, which is decorating with moodboards and, more importantly, a place for these girls to live now that they're out on their own. I used a Coastal Bohemian moodboard for inspiration. Very loosely interpreted in places, as is always the case when I use any sort of theme in my decorating.

The girls live in this apartment block, built by Starr. Emma's sister Sophie lives in the same block, though that will change once she marries Oliver.

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Memory lane

Round 35: December 2042 (Summer)

last update/next update

Gottlieb 1 household profile

Adam Gottlieb is 87, Athena is 82, Amelia is 53, Wade is 52 and Michael is 11. 

(Linnea is 82, Joanna is 47, Sophie is 29, Oliver is 26, Noah is 24, Brigit is 23, Emma is 22 and Levi and Will are 10)

Narrated by Wade Gottlieb

My sister Joanna hates entertaining, so the big Christmas dos have traditionally fallen to us. We've done them just about every year since we got married. 

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You say it's your birthday, January 2042

Round 35: January 2042 (Summer)

Hope Novak is now in her second trimester. It’s an exciting but also a nervewracking time for Hope and her husband, Malcolm, as both are praying for a happy ending this time. Hope’s first pregnancy ended in a late term loss.

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Run devil run

Round 35: March 2041 (Autumn)

Caitlin's last update/last update/Emma and Jessica's next update/next update

Jessica Royce-Nihill, Emma Gottlieb and Louisa Gentry are 21, Lauren Carmody is 20 and Caitlin Romilly is 18.
(Eddie is 21 and Declan is 20)

Narrated by Caitlin Romilly

I thought I’d miss my family most once I started uni but I actually miss my cat more! Plenty of times I’ve been studying on my bed and I’ve wished I had Ida snuggled beside me. 

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She bangs the drums

Round 34: March 2040 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Emma Gottlieb, Jessica Royce-Nihill and Louisa Gentry are 20 and Lauren Carmody is 19. 

(Sophie is 27 and Justin is 19)

Narrated by Emma Gottlieb

I guess Lauren wasn’t busy enough this semester, because she's decided to start up The Suffolk Sun, a campus newspaper. She says it’s going to look awesome on her resume once she gets out in the real world and wants to start writing. 

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Zurich is stained

Round 34: September 2039 (Spring)

last update/next update

Adam Gottlieb is 84, Athena is 79, Amelia is 50, Wade is 49 and Michael is 8.
(Sophie is 26, Oliver is 23, Noah is 21 and Emma is 19)

Narrated by Amelia Gottlieb

This year, Wade took up a sudden interest in fitness. I don’t know if he’d exercised a day in his life before this year but he’s been working out every day lately.

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Crack code

Round 34: April 2039 (Autumn)

last update/Lila's next update/next update

Lila Sitko and Sophie Gottlieb are 26 and Elspeth Romilly is 25.
(Camilla is 26, Josh is 25, Oliver is 23, Emma is 19 and Grace and Everett are 9)

Narrated by Sophie Gottlieb

My sister Emma dropped by last week, just so we could catch up a little. She’s been having problems with her girlfriend and she wanted someone else to talk it over with.

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1st things 1st

Round 34: March 2039 (Autumn)

last update/Lauren's last update/next update

Jessica Royce-Nihill, Emma Gottlieb and Louisa Gentry are 19 and Lauren Carmody is 18.
(Eddie is 19 and Justin and Declan are 18)

Narrated by Jessica Royce-Nihill

Louisa was placed on academic probation last year after earning some pretty crappy grades and she’s been trying to get back on track ever since.

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505

Round 33: March 2038 (Autumn)

Emma's last update/Jessica's last update/next update

Louisa Gentry, Emma Gottlieb and Jessica Royce-Nihill are 18.
(Mitchell is 19 and Declan, Justin and Lauren are 17)

Narrated by Jessica Royce-Nihill

Starting at Suffolk with Emma and Louisa has been so much fun. You hear people say living together is the quickest way to kill off a friendship but that hasn't been true for us at all.

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You say it's your birthday, January 2038

Round 33: January 2038 (Summer)

Adrienne didn’t do any partying to ring in the new year, which was probably a good move. Her water breaks on New Year’s morning and she and Amar rush to the hospital.

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Teenage riot, September 2037

Round 33: September 2037 (Spring)

Staff: Kendal Draper (principal) is 61, Julia Gray (teacher) is 28 and Veronica Moretti (student teacher) is 20.
Students: Emma Gottlieb, Tim Lane, Jessica Royce-Nihill and Louisa and Eddie Gentry are 17, Austin and Lauren Carmody, Declan Romilly and Justin and Xavier Moretti are 16, Caitlin Romilly and Brendan Lachance are 14, Annabel and Georgina Nott are 13 and Simon and Matthew Lane are 12.

Veronica is now a junior, so it’s time for her to begin her mandatory two years of student teaching. This year, she’ll be working at Sullivan High School.

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