You say it's your birthday, February 2045

Round 37: February 2045 (Summer)

Connor and Lila’s place is too small for any sort of large family gathering - which Connor sees as a huge plus - so Lila’s parents Kirstin and David hold a little party for Jonathan's first birthday at their house.

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The Romilly-Royce-Nihill wedding

Round 37: November 2045 (Spring)

Josh Royce-Nihill and Elspeth Romilly are both 31. 

I didn’t really care to follow the tradition of the groom not seeing the bride before the wedding but Ione was quite insistent. So the night before, I bunked down in Aurora’s old bedroom.

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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, 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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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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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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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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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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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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The Novak-Sitko wedding

Round 36: October 2043 (Spring)

Connor Novak and Lila Sitko are 30. 

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When doves cry

Round 36: June 2043 (Winter)

last update/next update

Veronica Moretti is 26 and Adelaide Sitko is 25.

(David is 61, Kirstin is 59, Camilla and Lila are 30, Chris is 28 and Sebastian is 27)

Narrated by Adelaide Sitko

I like my job now but I still have the occasional day where I just can’t face it. 

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Sandpaperback

Round 36: February 2042 (Summer)

last update/next update

Novak 3 household profile

James Novak is 68 and Madelyn is 63.
(Eliot is 57, Maia is 41, Calvin and Aaron are 40, Ethan is 37, Connor and Lila are 30 and Wren is 3)

Narrated by James Novak

I’ll really miss Novak Motors when I finally let go of it but I do finally have some concrete retirement plans.

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Sail to the moon

Round 36: January 2043 (Summer)

last update/next update

Novak-Sitko 1 household profile

Connor Novak and Lila Sitko are 30.
(Josh is 29 and Oliver is 27)

Narrated by Connor Novak

I'm Oliver’s superior at work now, which is incredibly pleasing to me.

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A little soul

Round 35: August 2042 (Winter)

last update/next update

Sitko 1 household profile

David Sitko is 60 and Kirstin is 58. 

(Cordy is 49, Charlie is 30, Camilla, Lila and Connor are 29, Sebastian is 26, Adelaide is 24, Tim is 22 and Grace and Everett are 12)

Narrated by Kirstin Sitko

We have my colleague Cordy’s son Tim working for us part time now, as a legal secretary and despite my reservations, he’s doing well.

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Aurora

Round 35: November 2041 (Spring)

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

Novak-Sitko 1 household profile

Connor Novak and Lila Sitko are 28. 
(Zane is 30, Camilla and Sophie are 28 and Elspeth is 27)

Narrated by Lila Sitko

Since he retired (or semi-retired, really) at the beginning of the year, Connor’s dad James is no longer my boss  and I’m really missing him at work.

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Lot tour: Connor and Lila's place

Two houses to go! I had been counting wrong and thought I had three houses to go right after I did Nick and Sarah's place. No, I had four. :( But now that Sam and Julia's place and now this one are done, I definitely only have two to go. :) So anyway, I thought I'd throw up a tour - this is a very short one!

This is Connor and Lila's place. It was built by Starrsim and is her Yellow Provencal lot. It's no longer yellow at all, unless you count the flowers!

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Amity

Round 34: April 2040 (Autumn)

last update/next update

David Sitko is 58 and Kirstin is 56.

(Charlie is 28, Camilla, Lila and Connor are 27, Sebastian is 24, Adelaide is 22, Grace and Everett are 10)

Narrated by David Sitko

Kirstin and I are really pleased with the neighbourhood we live in these days. Anyone would say it’s a lovely place to live and it’s close to so many things we like to do as well.

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Far behind

Round 34: February 2040 (Summer)

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

Connor Novak is 27 and Josh Royce-Nihill is 26. 

(Araminta is 77, Sophie and Lila are 27, Elspeth is 26 and Oliver is 24)

Narrated by Josh Royce-Nihill

Working 9-4 is definitely preferable to the pre-dawn shift I had when I was first at the newspaper. I actually have the energy to do things after work now!

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Change

Round 34: January 2040 (Summer)

last update/next update

Charlie Benton is 28, Camilla is 27 and Grace and Everett are 10.

(David is 58, Kirstin is 56, Wade is 50, Lila is 27, Sebastian is 24 and Adelaide is 22)

Narrated by Camilla Benton

Last year, Charlie and I moved into our very first house. We were happy in our apartment but there’s something special about living somewhere that’s all your own.

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