Catch hell blues

Round 37: September 2046 (Spring)

Gentry-Moretti 1 household profile

Justin Moretti is 25 and Louisa Gentry is 26

(Evan is 57, Ione is 50, Xavier is 25 and Georgina is 22)

Narrated by Justin Moretti

Things are so much better now than a couple of years ago, when Louisa was hating her job.

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You say it's your birthday, June 2046

Round 37: June 2046 (Winter)

Daniel Halmi is 39 this month and with money being as tight as it is, he isn’t expecting or wanting much in the way of gifts. 

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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, 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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I'm amazed

Round 36: November 2043 (Spring)

last update/Aurora and Bianca's next update/next update

Moretti 2 household profile

Evan Moretti is 54, Ione is 47, Aurora and Bianca are 17 and Francesca is 9. 

(Olivia is 46, Justin and Xavier are 22)

Narrated by Bianca Moretti.

We’ve been pestering Mum and Dad for a pet for just about forever and they finally relent, just when Aurora and I are headed off to college.

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Deep talk in the shallow end

Round 35: August 2041 (Winter)

last update/next update

Moretti 2 household profile

Evan Moretti is 52, Ione is 45, Aurora and Bianca are 15 and Francesca is 7.
(Matthew is 16 and Gabriel is 14)

Narrated by Aurora Moretti

Francesca has become quite the budding scientist. She got an ant farm for her birthday in February and she is still obsessed with it.

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Lot tour: Evan and Ione's house

I've been sick for the past week and a half, so I haven't had the time or energy to get a story update ready this week. So instead, I'm putting up a lot tour!

This is Evan and Ione's new house. I haven't done anything to the garden yet, so don't mind all the sparseness when you see the layout!

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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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Refugee

Round 34: January 2039 (Summer)

last update/next update

Evan Moretti is 50, Ione is 43, Aurora and Bianca are 13 and Francesca is 5.
(Olivia and Lia are 42, Justin and Xavier are 18, Matthew is 14, Ramona is 12 and Catherine is 5)

Narrated by Ione Moretti

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Dangerous type

Round 33: October 2037 (Spring)

last update/next update/Justin and Xavier's next update

Evan Moretti is 48, Ione is 41, Justin and Xavier are 16, Aurora and Bianca are 11 and Francesca is 3.

(Finn is 36 and Louisa is 17)

Narrated by Justin Moretti

The topic of college came up over dinner the other night and apparently, Aurora can’t wait for me and Xavier to get out of the house.

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Mind games

Round 32: July 2035 (Winter)

last update/next update

Evan Moretti is 46, Ione is 39, Justin and Xavier are both 14, Aurora and Bianca are both 9 and Francesca is 1.
(Caleb is 53, Araminta is 72, Lia is 38, Eddie and Louisa are both 15 and Lauren is 14)

Narrated by Xavier Moretti

Last year, we got a new little sister, Francesca. Her arrival meant making a few changes around here.

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You say it's your birthday, February 2034

February is a busy month for babies at Lukas Novak Memorial and Dr Moretti has been using it all as a stellar learning opportunity for her student, Malcolm.

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You say it's your birthday, September 2033

Round 31: September 2033 (Spring)

Now that Sarah has had a few months to get used to the idea of being pregnant again, she's finding herself getting quite excited about the prospect of another baby.

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All at once

Round 31: May 2033 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Evan Moretti is 44, Ione is 37, Justin and Xavier are both 12 and Aurora and Bianca are both 7.
(David is 51, Josie is 31 and Lauren is 12)

Narrated by Ione Moretti

Xavier came home from school recently and asked Evan if he could ask Lauren Carmody out on a date.

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Pocketful of money

Round 30: December 2031 (Summer)

last update/next update

Evan Moretti is 42, Ione is 35, Justin and Xavier are both 10 and Aurora and Bianca are both 5.
(Araminta is 68, Caleb is 49, Finn and Victoria are both 30, Elspeth is 17 and Caitlin is 8)

Narrated by Ione Moretti

I've really been missing Dad, especially in these last few weeks, with the lead-up to Christmas. This will be our first Christmas without Dad, so I'm going to try my best to make it a merry one though it'll be hard.

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Only in dreams

Round 29: April 2030 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Abigail Carmody is 47, Jesse is 45, Mitchell is 11 and Austin and Lauren are both 9.
(Eliot is 44, Evan is 41, Nick is 27, Jessica and Emma are both 10)

Narrated by Jesse Carmody

Mitchell came to us recently and complained that his bedroom was "babyish" and asked if he could change it.

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Once around the block

Round 29: October 2029 (Spring)

last update/next update

Evan Moretti is 40, Ione is 33, Justin and Xavier are both 8 and Aurora and Bianca are both 3.

Narrated by Evan Moretti

We're finally out of debt! We can't quite believe it, because it really feels like we've been struggling forever.

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Armagideon time

Round 28: Spring 2027

last update/next update

Evan Moretti is 38, Ione is 31, Justin and Xavier are both 6 and Aurora and Bianca are both 1.
(Araminta is 65, Henry is 63, Lia is 30 and Annabel and Georgina are both 3)

Narrated by Ione Moretti

We love our house but money has been so tight since we moved here and had Aurora and Bianca. We had to take out quite a large mortgage to buy it and then this year's taxes put us further into debt.

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Those to come

Round 28: Summer 2027

last update/next update

Caleb Moretti is 45, Cara is 38 and Anthony and Veronica are both 10.
(David is 45, Kirstin is 43, Evan is 38, Ione is 31, Nick is 24, Adelaide and Noah are both 9, Justin and Xavier are both 6 and Aurora and Bianca are both 9 months old)

Narrated by Cara Moretti

Up until now, Anthony and Veronica have been inseparable and really mostly played with each other. It's only recently that they've started to branch out. They still play together a lot but when they can, they now prefer playing with other kids.

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The Nihill-Rider wedding

Round 27: Spring 2026
Steve Rider is 31 and Olivia Nihill is 29.

It's 4:40am and there are several hours before Steve and Olivia's wedding. Steve is still sound asleep but Olivia is already up and ready to go.

She's not nervous, just excited. And a little inspired. Might as well take advantage of the quiet.

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