April updates, 2047

April 2047 (Autumn)

Chris Draper is 32 and Veronica Moretti is 30

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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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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, 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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Lucky now

Round 36: November 2043 (Spring)

Novak 4 household profile

Maia Novak is 41, Ethan is 37, Willow is 8, River is 6 and Wren is 3. 

(James is 68, Madelyn is 63, Nick and Aaron are 40, Sarah is 38, Connor is 30, Amy is 8 and Natalie is 6)

Narrated by Ethan Novak

For almost two years now, Maia has been working just the one job - running Rosa Lucida. 

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Wednesday

Round 36: June 2043 (Winter)

last update/Jace and Magdalena's last update/Gabriel's next update/next update

Nott-Novak 1 household profile

Jace Novak is 86, Magdalena is 79, Gordon Nott is 47, Lia is 46, Gabriel is 16 and Peter is 6. 
(Maia is 41, Ethan is 37, Annabel and Georgina are 19)

Narrated by Gabriel Nott

For the past few months, we’ve had my grandparents living with us, in Annabel’s old bedroom.

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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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The world at large

Round 36: January 2043 (Summer)

last update/next update

Clarke 2 household profile

Calvin and Aaron Clarke are 40, Amy is 8, Natalie is 6 and Curtis is 4. 
(James is 68, Madelyn is 63, Maia is 41, Ethan is 37, Willlow is 8, River is 6, Alex is 4 and Wren is 3)

Narrated by Aaron Clarke

Amy’s birthday is right after the new year, so we had a party for her here at home, with some of her school friends.

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Ready to start

Round 35: September 2041 (Spring)

last update/next update

Novak 3 household profile

James Novak is 66 and Madelyn is 61. 
(Aaron is 38, Ethan is 35, Connor is 28, Natalie is 4, Curtis is 2 and Wren is 19 months)

Narrated by Madelyn Novak

James promised that he would retire from NKL at the beginning of last year and just keep going with Novak Motors. He didn't end up making that decision until the beginning of this year. 

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Cordial invitation

Round 35: August 2041 (Winter)

last update/next update

Novak 4 household profile

Maia Novak is 39, Ethan is 35, Willow is 6, River is 4 and Wren is 18 months.

(Jace is 84, Magdalena is 77 and Lia is 44)

Narrated by Maia Novak

I would have been happy with just one kid but now that I've ended up with three, I can say I'm pretty happy with that too.

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Lot tour: Ethan and Maia's house

I have once again been sick. It's just that time of year here in Australia but I seem to have been hit especially hard this time! I was really only well for as long as it took me to do the last update before getting sick again. But I have been decorating, at least, so I'm bringing you another lot tour. 

Here is Ethan and Maia's new house, which is one of the December Lane lots - #4, to be exact. I haven't included layout pics, as there are layout pics at the link. 

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15 minutes

Round 34: June 2040 (Winter)

last update/next update

Miles Jacobson is 37, Matilda is 34 and Phoebe is 3.

(Claudio is 59, Virginia is 48, Lia is 43, Maia is 38, Ethan is 34, Adrienne is 33, Alice is 14, Willow is 5, River and Peter are 3 and Beau is 2)

Narrated by Matilda Jacobson

My career has been going very well and honestly, with the money I was making, it didn’t make much sense for me and Miles to stay in our tiny house in Sullivan. So we bought a new place!

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You say it's your birthday, February 2040

Round 34: February 2040 (Summer)

It's time for Maia and Ethan's baby to arrive! Maia is a bit concerned that the baby will arrive when Willow just happens to be at home.

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I'm a wheel

Round 34: May 2039 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Maia Novak is 37, Ethan is 33, Willow is 4 and River is 2.
(Jace is 82, Magdalena is 75, James is 64, Madelyn is 59, Evan is 50, Miles is 36 and Matilda is 33)

Narrated by Ethan Novak

After several years as a detective, I finally made it to Lieutenant this year. It’s involved a lot of hard work on my part but it’s all paying off now.

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Lucky now

Round 34: April 2039 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Aaron and Calvin Clarke are 36, Amy is 4 and Natalie is 2.
(James is 64, Madelyn is 59, Abigail is 56, Maia is 37, Ethan is 33 and Willow is 4)

Narrated by Aaron Clarke

Calvin and I really love watching Amy play with Natalie. We were a tiny bit worried that we’d get tantrums once she wasn’t the centre of attention any more but Amy has been great with her little sister.

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Rattled by the rush

Round 34: February 2039 (Summer)

last update/next update

James Novak is 64 and Madelyn is 59.
(Maia is 37, Aaron and Calvin are 36, Ethan is 33, Connor is 26, Willow and Amy are 4 and River and Natalie are 2)

Narrated by James Novak

Lately, I’ve cut back the time I spend at NKL to devote more of my energies to Novak Motors.

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Don't think twice, it's alright

Round 34: January 2039 (Summer)

last update/next update

Kimberly Carmody is 68, Nick Moretti is 36, Sarah is 34, Thomas is 8, Ryan is 7 and Catherine is 5.
(Maia is 37, Troy is 36, Ethan is 33, Jude is 7 and Willow is 4)

Narrated by Nick Moretti

Once Sarah and I decided to move house, we were lucky enough that the process was fairly quick from there on out.

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Camellia

Round 33: October 2038 (Spring)

last update/next update

James Novak is 63 and Madelyn is 58.
(Maia is 36, Aaron and Calvin are 35, Ethan is 32, Connor and Lila are 25, Amy and Willow are 3, Natalie and River are 1)

Narrated by Madelyn Novak

Natalie is our youngest grandchild and it’s been so lovely getting to know her.

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Wonderwall

Round 33: September 2038 (Spring)

last update/next update

Jace Novak is 81 and Magdalena is 74.
(Araminta is 75, Gordon is 42, Lia is 41, Maia is 36, Ethan is 32, Annabel and Georgina are 14, Gabriel is 11, Willow is 3, Peter and River are 1)

Narrated by Magdalena Novak

Jace and I have been wanting to go away somewhere for years now and it’s finally starting to seem like it might be an attainable goal.

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Endless summer

Round 33: February 2038 (Summer)

last update/next update

Miles Jacobson is 35, Matilda is 32 and Phoebe is 6 months old.

(Claudio is 57, Virginia is 46, Amar is 37, Maia is 36, Ethan is 32, Adrienne is 31, Veronica is 21, Alice is 12, Willow is 3, River is 9 months old and Beau is 6 weeks old)

Narrated by Miles Jacobson

Phoebe is six months old now and parenthood has really been a learning curve for me and Matilda.

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