January updates, 2047

January 2047 (Summer)

Gottlieb 1 + Romilly 1

Gottlieb 1

Athena Gottlieb is 87, Amelia is 58, Wade is 57and Michael is 16.

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Hit the sky

Round 37: June 2045 (Winter)

Gottlieb 1 household profile

Athena Gottlieb is 85, Amelia is 56, Wade is 55 and Michael is 14. 
(Sophie is 32, Oliver is 28, Noah is 27, Brigit is 26)

Narrated by Amelia Gottlieb

I think Noah and Brigit might give us a grandchild sooner rather than later.

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In clouds

Round 36: September 2044 (Spring)

Draper 2 household profile

Rose and Joanna Draper are 49 and Levi and Will are 12. 

(Calvin is 41,  Sylvia is 18, Michael is 13 and Ryan is 12)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

Now that Sylvia is away at college, Levi has converted her bedroom to a home gym.

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All hail me

Round 36: Autumn (April 2044)

Gottlieb 1 household profile

Athena Gottlieb is 84, Amelia is 55, Wade is 54 and Michael is 13. 
(Sophie is 31, Oliver is 27, Noah is 26, Brigit is 25, Emma is 24, Thomas is 13 and Ryan is 12)

Narrated by Wade Gottlieb

Over the past months, our family has been focused on Noah and Brigit’s wedding. Now that that’s over with, things are much quieter around here.

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The Gottlieb-Hewitt wedding

Round 36: April 2044 (Autumn)

Noah Gottlieb is 26 and Brigit Hewitt is 25. 

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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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You say it's your birthday, January 2043

It's time for another new round here in Sullivan, so of course, we are starting off with January birthdays!

First up is Alex Moretti...

...and Curtis Clarke. Both boys will turn 4 this year and are beginning pre-school. 

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Memory lane

Round 35: December 2042 (Summer)

last update/next update

Gottlieb 1 household profile

Adam Gottlieb is 87, Athena is 82, Amelia is 53, Wade is 52 and Michael is 11. 

(Linnea is 82, Joanna is 47, Sophie is 29, Oliver is 26, Noah is 24, Brigit is 23, Emma is 22 and Levi and Will are 10)

Narrated by Wade Gottlieb

My sister Joanna hates entertaining, so the big Christmas dos have traditionally fallen to us. We've done them just about every year since we got married. 

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Starlings of the slipstream

Round 35: October 2041 (Spring)

last update/next update

Carmody-Moretti 1 household profile

Kimberly Carmody is 70, Nick Moretti is 38, Sarah is 36, Thomas is 10, Ryan is 9, Catherine is 7 and Alex is 2. 

(Susannah is 31, Michael is 10, Jude is 9 and Zac is 7)

Narrated by Sarah Moretti

Our house is definitely a bit noisier now but we've adapted pretty well to having four kids.

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Zurich is stained

Round 34: September 2039 (Spring)

last update/next update

Adam Gottlieb is 84, Athena is 79, Amelia is 50, Wade is 49 and Michael is 8.
(Sophie is 26, Oliver is 23, Noah is 21 and Emma is 19)

Narrated by Amelia Gottlieb

This year, Wade took up a sudden interest in fitness. I don’t know if he’d exercised a day in his life before this year but he’s been working out every day lately.

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Kids, June 2038

Round 33: June 2038 (Winter)

Principal Tatiana Lachance is 55.
Teachers: Pamela Gray is 53, Finn Romilly is 37 and Leslie Lachance is 27.
Student teacher: Veronica Moretti is 21.
Students: Ruby Lane, Ramona Nihill and Gabriel Nott are 11, Marcus and Charlotte Lane are 9, Grace and Everett Benton and Jacinta Nihill are 8, Felix Lane, Daphne Kirby, Michael Gottlieb, Thomas Moretti, Keira Romilly and Joaquin Miguel are 7, Levi and Will Draper, Ryan Moretti and Jude Clarke are 6, Felicity Ashton is 5, Zac Whitney, Iris Kirby and Francesca and Catherine Moretti are 4.

Narrated by Leslie Lachance

I took over Tatiana’s class at the beginning of this year and I can honestly say that I love my job.

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Effect and cause

Round 33: July 2037 (Winter)

last update/Emma's next update/next update

Adam Gottlieb is 82, Athena is 77, Amelia is 48, Wade is 47, Emma is 17 and Michael is 6.
(Sophie is 24, Oliver is 21, Louisa and Jessica are 17 and Lauren is 16)

Narrated by Emma Gottlieb

Grandma is still working full time but seeing she leaves her work at work these days, she doesn’t have much need for a home office. Nothing in there except the computer has seen any use at all since Grandma was governor.

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Viva la vida

Round 32: June 2035 (Winter)

last update/Noah's next update/next update

Adam Gottlieb is 80, Athena is 75, Amelia is 46, Wade is 45, Noah is 17, Emma is 15 and Michael is 4.
(Sophie is 22, Jessica and Louisa are both 15 and Lauren is 14)

Narrated by Emma Gottlieb

Noah just found out he got into Suffolk University, so that's the main topic of conversation around here right now. He'll be a freshman there next year.

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You say it's your birthday, January 2035

Last year's January birthdays were kind of short but I think this year makes up for it, with a whopping 17 birthdays! 17!

First up are the 4-year-olds - there will be six new students for pre-school teacher Mrs Gray this year.

Daphne Kirby...

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Nighttime

Round 31: June 2034 (Winter)

last update/next update

Rose and Joanna Draper are both 39, Sylvia is 8 and Will and Levi are both 2.
(Wade is 44, Emma is 14, Michael is 3 and Felicity is 11 months old)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

We moved into this house a few months before Will and Levi were born and it was just in time. We could have made it work in our old place, seeing the spare bedroom was definitely big enough for two cribs but it's better here.

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We haven't turned around

Round 31: April 2033 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Adam Gottlieb is 78, Athena is 73, Amelia is 44, Wade is 43, Noah is 15, Emma is 13 and Michael is 2.
(Jessica and Louisa are 13 and Lauren is 12)

Narrated by Emma Gottlieb

It's a bit strange having a little brother after being the baby of the family for 11 years.

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You say it's your birthday, October 2032

October brings with it the first birthday of the littlest Gottlieb, Michael!

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When it began

Round 30: March 2032 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Rose and Joanna Draper are both 37 and Sylvia is 6.
(Lake is 75, Kendal is 56, Amelia is 43, Wade is 42, Rob is 31, Patience and Josie are both 30, Troy is 29 and Michael is 4 months old)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

Rose and I started our first artificial insemination cycle in May two years ago and at the time, we were cautiously optimistic.

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Close your eyes

Round 30: January 2032 (Summer)

last update/next update

Emil Collins is 60 and Anna is 54.
(Nathan is 22 and Hope is 21)

Narrated by Emil Collins

Our kids have both been out of the house for a few years now and we're officially empty nesters. Our old house was too big for us, so we downsized. It definitely wasn't a downgrade though. It's a wonderful house and it already feels like home.

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You say it's your birthday, October 2031

Narrated by Wade Gottlieb

Amelia's third trimester was really nerve-wracking for me and for Amelia. She didn't have any more pre-term contractions after being put on bed rest but we kept worrying they'd start again. It was only in the last couple of weeks that we relaxed a little. We both just wanted to get through this birth and take our baby home.

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