Round 26 Outtakes

Victoria wasn't sure about the apartment I picked out for her family at first. I love her expression but I'm mainly posting this for adorable little Declan in the background, sucking his thumb! So cute.

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Round 26 Summary

Births: 5 (Caitlin Romilly, Brendan Lachance, Georgina and Annabel Nott)

Deaths: 3 (Charlton Nihill, Collette Sitko, Aphrodite Nihill)

Engagements: 2 (Steve Rider and Olivia Nihill, Finn Romilly and Victoria Kirby)

Marriages: 2 (Joanna and Rose Draper, Gordon and Lia Nott)

Break-ups: 1 (Nick Moretti and Maia Novak)

Graduations: 6 (Patience Draper, Josie Benton, Aaron Novak, Calvin Clarke, Troy Clarke, Nick Moretti)

New residents: 2 (Steve Rider, Matilda Jacobson)

Total population: 105 (50 male, 55 female)
Babies: 2
Toddlers: 7
Children: 15
Teens: 12
Adults: 53
Elders: 16

Ribbons and bows

Round 26: Spring 2024

last update/next update

Arianna Weaver is 69, Liam is 61, Jonas Lachance is 46, Tatiana is 41, Dominic is 14, Audrey is 12, Edward is 9 and Brendan is 1.
(Jesse is 39, Hope is 13 and Charlie and Jack are 12)

Narrated by Audrey Lachance

Mum has always been a bit of a tomboy, so she was surprised when I said I wanted to take up ballet. I've always been interested in it in the back of my mind - Grandpa used to dance when he was much younger, so I guess I sort of picked it up from him. I've been practising a lot this year.

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Kids, Spring 2024

Round 26: Spring 2024

Principal Tatiana Lachance is 41, Pamela Gray is 39, Finn Romilly is 23
Students: Connor Novak, Sophie Gottlieb and Camilla and Lila Sitko are all 11, Josh Royce-Nihill and Elspeth Romilly are both 10, Chris Draper, Lucy Gray and Edward Lachance are all 9, Oliver and Sebastian Gentry are both 8, Anthony and Veronica Moretti are both 7, Noah Gottlieb and Adelaide Sitko are both 6, Mitchell Carmody is 5 and Eddie and Louisa Gentry, Emma Gottlieb, Timothy Lane and Jessica Royce-Nihill are all 4.

Finn Romilly is almost at the end of his second year of teaching and he's feeling quite relieved at the thought. He's been teaching Grades 4-6 this year and he won't be sorry to see the back of Lila Sitko, who's heading off to high school.

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Sister Jack

Round 26: Spring 2024

Last updates: Claudia/Josie and Patience

next update

Claudia Kirby is 23 and Josie Benton and Patience Draper are both 22.
(Jacob Weaver, Victoria Kirby and Rob Ashton are all 23, Troy Clarke is 21 and Rebecca Kirby is 15)

Narrated by Claudia Kirby

When I moved into this house right after graduation, I was all on my own and very bored.

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Disarm

Round 26: Spring 2024

last update/Adrienne's next update/next update

Augustin and Hanna Novak are both 69, Naomi is 49, Owen is 47, Adrienne is 17 and Malcolm is 14.
(Matilda is 18, Susannah is 14)

Narrated by Adrienne Novak

As well as babysitting, I've been working with Mum at her boutique. She was running it by herself for a while but she says she can't run the store and man the cash register at the same time.

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You say it's your birthday, Spring 2024

Just a short birthdays post today.

The birth of Eliot and Cordy's twins is fast approaching! They've got the nurseries prepared already and Cordy's feeling fantastic, so all they can do is sit back and wait!

Notes:

• I'm already building up a name bank for the twins because I found it so hard to name Timothy! I think I was racking my brain for at least half an hour!

Sugarcube

Round 26: Winter 2024

last update/next update

Luc Lane is 31 and Asha Royce is 27.
(Kit Royce and Linnea Lane are both 64, Cordy Lane is 31 and Timothy Lane is 4)

Narrated by Luc Lane

When Asha and I bought this place, the house next door was empty, so we had a ton of privacy. We were happy, seeing that was the main reason we got our own place to begin with.

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Walking to do

Round 26: Winter 2024

last update/next update

Araminta Romilly is 61, Henry is 59 and Elspeth is 10.
(Trent Kirby is 54, Megan is 52, Ione Moretti is 28 and Finn Romilly and Victoria Kirby are both 23)

Narrated by Araminta Romilly

So out of nowhere this year, Elspeth decided Josh Royce-Nihill was her best friend.

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Lullaby lucky

Round 26: Winter 2024

last update/next update

Victoria Kirby and Finn Romilly are both 23, Declan is 3 and Caitlin is 1.
(Megan Kirby is 52 and Claudia is 23)

Narrated by Victoria Kirby

Finn and I have been living in an apartment in Exeter for a good while now. We really like our little place but it's getting a bit squishy.

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A daisy through concrete

Round 26: Winter 2024

last update/Maia's last update/next update/Maia's next update

Jace Novak is 67, Magdalena is 60, Maia is 22 and Tessa is 15.

Narrated by Magdalena Novak

When Maia first came back home, she was quite down on herself. Her tuition fees were a lot of money for us and she felt guilty that we wasted all that money. Jace and I were disappointed that she was expelled but we really just want our daughters to be happy and fulfilled. I don't think Maia is feeling that way right now, which is the main reason I worry about her.

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You say it's your birthday, Winter 2024

Cordy Lane is on maternity leave and spending most of her time in her favourite place - her backyard pool! She's just lounging around, rather than doing laps like normal because she's been unusually fatigued during this pregnancy.

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Fire in your belly

Round 26: Autumn 2024

last update/next update

Eliot Lane is 38, Cordy is 31 and Timothy is 4.
(Luc is 31, Debbie and Linnea are both 64 and Augustin and Hanna are both 69)

Narrated by Cordy Lane

Timothy is turning out so much like Eliot. It's amazing that you can see it at four years old but you really can.

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Life is but a dream

Round 26: Autumn 2024

last update/next update

Steve Rider is 29 and Olivia Nihill is 27.
(Gordon is 28, Caterina is 69)

Narrated by Steve Rider

When Olivia moved in, she told me she would need a place for her sewing machine and I didn't think it'd be that much trouble to just put it in the bedroom. I didn't realise that "sewing machine" meant the sewing machine, plus a whole bunch of other supplies. She's so cramped in there but if she's not working, she spends all day in there so I guess she doesn't mind that much.

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The good life

Round 26: Autumn 2024

last update/next update

Mina Lachance is 74, Abigail Carmody is 41, Jesse is 39, Mitchell is 5 and Austin and Lauren are both 3.
(Jonas is 46, Maia is 22, Nick is 21)

Narrated by Abigail Carmody

I never pictured myself having four kids but lately, I've been thinking I might even want a fifth! That probably sounds crazy, when I've already got a 21 year-old, plus a 5 year-old and 3 year-old twins.

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Best imitation of myself

Round 26: Autumn 2024

Last update: Ethan/the rest

Next updates: Aaron and Calvin/Troy/Sarah, Ethan and Matilda

Aaron Novak and Calvin and Troy Clarke are all 21, Sarah Carmody is 19 and Ethan Novak and Matilda Jacobson are both 18.
(Josie Benton is 22)

Within days of starting classes, Ethan has found himself with the unpleasant task of doing his friend Matilda's class work, as well as his own. He's not sure how that happened.

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77 Satellites

Round 26: Autumn 2024

last update/Nick's next update/Maia's next update

Maia Novak is 22 and Nick Moretti is 21.
(Filippo is 69)

Narrated by Nick Moretti

The dorm was getting too crowded and Maia and I didn't want to move to yet another dorm, so instead, we thought we'd give private housing a shot. The house is tiny but it's big enough for us.

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You say it's your birthday, Autumn 2024

Brendan Lachance is celebrating his first birthday this autumn!

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Everything hits at once

Round 26: Summer 2024

Last update: Gordon/Lia (+ wedding mini-update)

Next update

Gordon Nott is 28 and Lia is 27.
(Jace is 67, Magdalena is 60, Steve is 29 and Olivia and Ione are both 28)

Narrated by Lia Nott

I was absolutely desperate to get married but I have to confess that I didn't have much of an idea what to expect after the wedding. I mean, I spoke to Ione and to Mum about what it was like for them but that didn't give me much of a clue. Gordon and I didn't live together before marriage, so we sort of went into this blind!

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Goodbye Sky Harbor

Round 26: Summer 2024

last update + wedding mini-update/next update

Joanna and Rose Draper are both 29.
(Betsy and Kimberly Carmody are both 53 and Adam Gottlieb is 69)

Narrated by Joanna Draper

When we came back after our honeymoon, we found Rose's garden was completely destroyed. My first thought was that it was Abel but Rose refused to blame the dog.

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