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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Static age

Round 36: August 2043 (Winter)

last update/next update

Draper 1 household profile

Lake Draper is 86 and Kendal is 67. 
(Rose and Joanna are 48, Rob is 42, Patience is 41, Chris is 28,  Veronica is 26, Sylvia is 17, Levi and Will are 11)

Narrated by Lake Draper

Kendal is retired now and I couldn’t be happier about it. 

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Turn up the sun

Round 35: September 2042 (Spring)

last update/next update

Ashton 1 household profile

Rob Ashton is 41, Patience is 40, Felicity is 9, Patrick is 6 and Gemma is 1. 

(Rose is 47, Claudia is 41, Josie is 40, Sylvia is 16, Iris is 9 and Andrew is 6)

Narrated by Patience Ashton

Gemma was a huge surprise for me and Rob but now that she’s joined our family, I sort of want to have another baby.

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My Vien Ilin

Round 35: June 2042 (Winter)

last update/Sylvia's next update/next update

Draper 2 household profile

Rose and Joanna Draper are 47, Sylvia is 16 and Levi and Will are 10.
(Adam is 87, Athena is 82, Amelia is 53, Wade is 52, Matthew is 17 and Alice is 16)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

Rose and I are so proud of Sylvia. She did her SAS this year and she scored a 65, which entitles her to half-price tuition at Suffolk University.

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Attitude

Round 34: May 2040 (Autumn)

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Rose and Joanna Draper are 45, Sylvia is 14 and Will and Levi are 8.

(Annabel is 16, Matthew and Simon are 15, Aurora and Alice are 14 and Zac is 6)

Narrated by Sylvia Draper

The pottery store is closed at the moment, in preparation to move, so Mum is taking the opportunity to replenish the stock. She wants to make sure there are plenty of pieces to put back on the shelves when she reopens. 

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Every day should be a holiday, 2039

Round 34: December 2039 (Summer)

last update/next update

Lake Draper is 82 and Kendal is 63. 

(Rose and Joanna are 44, Rob is 38, Josie and Patience are 37, Troy, Aaron and Calvin are 36, Chris is 24, Sylvia is 13, Jude, Will and Levi are 7, Felicity is 6, Amy is 4, Patrick and Andrew are 3, Natalie is 2 and Curtis is 4 months old)

Narrated by Kendal Draper

Now that school is out for Christmas, I've been enjoying some much needed relaxation time.

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In the same room

Round 33: January 2038 (Summer)

last update/next update

Rose and Joanna Draper are 43, Sylvia is 12 and Levi and Will are 6.
(Adam is 83, Lake is 81, Athena is 78, Wade is 48, Simon is 13 and Alice is 12)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

I mostly enjoyed my years of teaching but now that I’m working in natural science, I feel much more at home. Teaching is much more social and being sociable has never been a strength of mine.

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Glorious day

Round 33: September 2037 (Spring)

last update/next update

Lake Draper is 80 and Kendal is 61.
(Rose and Joanna are both 42, Patience is 35, Chris is 22, Sylvia is 11 and Patrick is 10 months old)

Narrated by Lake Draper

Chris is almost halfway through his Master’s degree in architecture and he’s finding it quite tough.

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Airbag

Round 32: October 2036 (Spring)

last update/next update

Rose and Joanna Draper are both 41, Sylvia is 10 and Will and Levi are both 4.
(Amelia is 47, Wade is 46, Patience is 34 and Alice is 10)

Narrated by Rose Draper

Patience is due in just a couple of weeks now and I’m so excited for her and Rob.

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Nighttime

Round 31: June 2034 (Winter)

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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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Paint's peeling

Round 31: April 2033 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Lake Draper is 76 and Kendal is 57.
(Rose is 38, Patience and Josie are both 31, Troy is 30, Sylvia is 7, Jude is 9 months old and Levi and Will are both 4 months old)

Narrated by Lake Draper

Since I retired a couple of years ago, my time truly is my own now and I love it. Especially now that Kendal and I are empty-nesters.

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You say it's your birthday, December 2032

Round 30: December 2032 (Summer)

Joanna and Rose Draper are both 37.

I've been so excited about the twins' arrival but walking into the hospital, Joanna and I were both a little nervous about it. Giving birth and newborn babies are completely new experiences to us.

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You say it's your birthday, September 2032

Just a few months to go until the arrival of baby #2 for Nick and Sarah. Until then, they have more than enough to occupy themselves, including teaching soon-to-be big brother Thomas to walk. Sarah is due in November.

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You say it's your birthday, June 2032

After several failed attempts at artificial insemination, Rose and Joanna are finally adding to their family!

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When it began

Round 30: March 2032 (Autumn)

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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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Locked out

Round 30: February 2031 (Summer)

last update/next update

Lake Draper is 74, Kendal is 55 and Chris is 16.
(Elspeth is 17)

Narrated by Chris Draper

Either I'm a little dim, or Elspeth is totally inscrutable.

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What you wish for

Round 29: April 2030 (Autumn)
Amelia Gottlieb is 41 and Wade is 40.

When Joanna and Rose told us they were going to try artificial insemination and wanted Wade to be the donor, I was caught off guard.

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Lay it down

Round 29: April 2030 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Rob Ashton is 29 and Patience Draper is 28.
(Rose is 35 and Josie is 28)

Narrated by Patience Draper

Rob and I have been in our little unit now for over a year and everything's going so well.

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The good in everyone

Round 29: January 2030

last update/next update

Rose and Joanna Draper are both 35 and Sylvia is 4.
(Abigail is 47, Amelia is 41 and Wade is 40)

Narrated by Rose Draper

Before Sylvia started pre-school, I thought it would be a good idea to talk to her about it, just so she knew what she'd be in for. I thought she'd be so excited but her reaction was a little underwhelming.

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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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