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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Silver string

Round 36: September 2043 (Spring)

last update/next update

Romilly 1 household profile

Araminta Romilly is 80, Finn and Victoria are 42 and Keira is 12.
(Magdalena is 79, Ione is 47, Elspeth is 29, Declan is 22, Caitlin is 20 and Daphne is 12)

Narrated by Finn Romilly

This is my second year as principal of the local high school. I was happy enough at the primary school but I’ve always wanted to advance. So when the opportunity came up, I had to take it.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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You say it's your birthday, August 2035

Round 32: August 2035 (Winter)

Jace is absolutely thrilled that his daughter Maia is finally giving him that much wanted fourth grandchild!

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The Novak wedding

Round 32: January 2035 (Summer)

Maia is 33 and Ethan is 29.

Given how desperate Mum was to see me get married, I was expecting a lot more butting in from her during the wedding planning process.

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Clocks

Round 31: August 2034 (Winter)

Araminta's last update/last update/next update

Araminta Romilly is 71, Finn and Victoria are both 33, Declan is 13, Caitlin is 11 and Keira is 3.
(Magdalena is 70, Austin, Justin and Xavier are all 13, Georgina and Annabel are both 10, Daphne is 3 and Francesca is 6 months old)

Narrated by Finn Romilly

Several months after Dad died, I convinced Mum to move in with us. She's retired now and she was on her own and I didn't see any reason why she should have to worry about making ends meet in what is supposed to be a relaxing time in her life.

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Stare

Round 31: April 2034 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Jace Novak is 77 and Magdalena is 70.
(Lia is 37, Maia is 32, Ethan is 28, Annabel and Georgina are both 10 and Gabriel is 7)

Narrated by Magdalena Novak

Recently, I came down with the flu. I had it a few years back and had to be hospitalised and just hoped I wouldn't have to go through that again.

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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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A question mark

Round 30: August 2031 (Winter)

last update/Elspeth's next update/next update

Araminta Romilly is 68, Henry is 66 and Elspeth is 17.
(Magdalena is 67, Ione is 35, Finn is 30 and Caitlin is 8)

Narrated by Elspeth Romilly

Mum and Dad took me out to lunch at the Claudette, to celebrate the six scholarships I earned to get into Suffolk.

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Invisible

Round 29: August 2030 (Winter)

last update/next update

Jace Novak is 73 and Magdalena is 66.
(Lia is 33, Maia is 28, Ethan is 24, Annabel and Georgina are both 6 and Gabriel is 3)

Narrated by Jace Novak

Magdalena came down with some sort of virus recently and she was just so unwell.

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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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Can't make a sound

Round 28: Autumn 2028

last update/next update

Jace Novak is 71 and Magdalena is 64.

Narrated by Magdalena Novak

Jace and I lost our daughter Tessa recently, so naturally, this hasn't been a good time in our household. It's the worst experience either of us have ever been through.

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