You say it's your birthday, December 2045

Round 37: December 2045 (Summer)

Over at the Benton household, Jack, Audrey, Tate, Zelda and Zoe are in the midst of packing. They’ve found a place, so they now just need to get everything in boxes, ready to be transported to their new house.

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You say it's your birthday, September 2045

Round 37: September 2045 (Spring)

Peter is the only kid left at home now that his older siblings are all off at uni, which is nice sometimes.

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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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Banquet

Round 35: May 2041 (Autumn)

last update/Annabel and Georgina's next update/next update

Nott 1 household profile

Gordon Nott is 45, Lia is 44, Georgina and Annabel are 17, Gabriel is 14 and Peter is 4.

(Ione is 45, Brendan is 18, Simon is 16 and Bianca is 15)

Narrated by Lia Nott

Gabriel is still dating Bianca, which Gordon and I are allowing. Allowing very cautiously in my case.

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Roads

Round 34: December 2040 (Summer)

last update/next update
Nott 1 household profile

Gordon Nott is 44, Lia is 43, Georgina and Annabel are 16, Gabriel is 13 and Peter is 3.
(Brendan is 17, Bianca is 14, Ramona is 13, Willow is 5, River is 3 and Wren is 10 months old)

Narrated by Annabel Nott

Georgina, Gabriel and I have been off school for our Christmas break and it’s pretty awesome.

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I'm keeping you

Round 34: January 2040 (Summer)

last update/next update

Jace Novak is 83 and Magdalena is 76. 

(Gordon is 44, Lia is 43, Maia is 38, Annabel and Georgina are 16, Gabriel is 13, Willow is 5 and Peter and River are 3)

Narrated by Jace Novak

Magdalena and I have been saving for a holiday for years and we’re finally in a position to afford one.

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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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I'm bound to pack it up

Round 33: September 2038 (Spring)

last update/next update

Gordon Nott is 42, Lia is 41, Annabel and Georgina are 14, Gabriel is 11 and Peter is 1.
(Caitlin and Brendan are 15 and Simon is 13)

Narrated by Annabel Nott

I was never expecting Mum and Dad to have another baby but Peter is here now and I have to admit, he’s adorable.

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You say it's your birthday, April 2037

Round 33: April 2037 (Autumn)

Narrated by Lia Nott

I’m sure I’ve been driving Dr. Sitko crazy with all my fretting but he has, as usual, been so helpful and reassuring.

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Lot tour: The Nott house

In game, Lia has already had her baby, so while I was on her lot, I thought I'd take some pictures and do another lot tour. :)

The Nott family live at 11 Suffolk Avenue, just a couple of blocks away from the commercial district in the centre of town.

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You say it's your birthday, October 2036

Round 32: October 2036 (Spring)

Finding out they were expecting Baby #4 was quite a surprise for Gordon and a cause for stress for Lia. She will be 40 when this baby is born and has been worried about the effects her age might have on her child. Fortunately, her doctor has assured her that Baby Nott looks very healthy indeed!

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Over it over again

Round 32: August 2036 (Winter)

last update/next update

Jace Novak is 79 and Magdalena is 72.
(Gordon is 40, Lia is 39, Maia is 34, Ethan is 30, Annabel and Georgina are both 12, Gabriel is 9, Willow is 10 months old)

Narrated by Jace Novak

I already worked much longer than I ever wanted to, so I finally made the decision to retire. I’m still in good health and seeing I’m getting close to 80 now, I want to enjoy some more leisure time.

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Hypnotize

Round 32: July 2036 (Winter)

last update/next update

Gordon Nott is 40, Lia is 39, Annabel and Georgina are both 12 and Gabriel is 9.
(Jace is 79, Magdalena is 72, Mitchell is 17 and Brendan and Caitlin are both 13)

Narrated by Georgina Nott

High school has been harder for me than primary school ever was and my grades have dropped a little as a result. My teachers have told me that it’s my oral work that’s letting me down.

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Here it comes

Round 31: May 2034 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Gordon Nott is 38, Lia is 37, Annabel and Georgina are both 10 and Gabriel is 7.
(Ione is 38, Maia is 32, Caitlin is 11, Simon is 9 and Francesca is 3 months old)

Narrated by Lia Nott

Things have thankfully calmed down for our family since Gordon finished law school.

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I hope tomorrow is like today

Round 30: December 2032 (Summer)

last update/next update

Gordon Nott is 36, Lia is 35, Annabel and Georgina are both 8 and Gabriel is 5.
(Jace is 75, Magdalena is 68, Maia is 30 and Ethan is 26)

Narrated by Lia Nott

November is one of Gordon's busiest months with law school, so we have both been incredibly stressed lately. Gordon works all day and then at night and for most of the weekend, he either has classes or he studies.

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Sound of love

Round 30: November 2032 (Spring)

last update/next update

Jace Novak is 75 and Magdalena is 68.
(Gordon is 36, Lia is 35, Maia is 30, Ethan is 26, Annabel and Georgina are both 8 and Gabriel is 5)

Narrated by Magdalena Novak

Over the past month or so, I've spent a lot of time trying to keep Lia calm. I can be a worrier myself and Lia definitely inherited that from me. She's probably a thousand times worse though and often ends up becoming overwhelmed.

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Bled white

Round 29: October 2030 (Spring)

last update/next update

Gordon Nott is 34, Lia is 33, Annabel and Georgina are both 6 and Gabriel is 3.

(Maia is 28 and Ethan is 24)

Narrated by Gordon Nott

This year, I finally took the plunge and enrolled in law school. It was a big decision, because it's a fairly significant amount of money that we're pouring into this.

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Sweetness follows

Round 28: Winter 2028

last update/next update

Gordon Nott is 32, Lia is 31, Georgina and Annabel are both 4 and Gabriel is 1.
(Jace is 71, Magdalena is 64 and Ione is 32)

Narrated by Lia Nott

It's been about six weeks since Tessa's funeral and despite what Gordon thinks, I'm doing okay. As well as I could be expected to be doing, anyway.

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You say it's your birthday, Summer 2027

Steve and Olivia Nihill have about six months to go until the arrival of Baby Nihill!

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Sea legs

Round 27: Spring 2026

last update/Tessa's next update/next update

Jace Novak is 69, Magdalena is 62 and Tessa is 17.
(Gordon is 30, Lia is 29, Annabel and Georgina are both 2, Maia is 24, Rebecca is 17 and Dominic and Nathan are both 16)

Narrated by Tessa Novak

Our house was much too big for our family, especially with me off on my own soon, so Mum and Dad decided to sell up and downsize.

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