Round 31 Summary

Weirdly, I am still perfectly balanced with the male-female ratio. And it's kind of weird to say that a round where 5 babies were born was a slower one but compared to last round, it really was!

Births: 5 (Zac Whitney, Iris Kirby, Francesca Moretti, Catherine Moretti, Felicity Ashton)

Deaths: 0

Engagements: 2 (Ethan and Maia Novak, Miles and Matilda Jacobson)

Marriages: 1 (Miles and Matilda Jacobson)

Break-ups: 4 (Mitchell Carmody and Rachel Johnson, Nathan Collins and Julia Gray, Jack Benton and Sophie Gottlieb, Connor Novak and Audrey Lachance)

Graduations: 5 (Jack Benton, Charlie Benton, Audrey Lachance, Hope Collins, Julia Gray)

New residents: 2 (Miles Jacobson, Sam Whitney)

Total population: 128 (64 male, 64 female)
Babies: 4
Toddlers: 10
Children: 18
Teens: 13
Adults: 67
Elders: 16

Every day should be a holiday

Round 31: December 2034 (Summer)

last update/next update

James Novak is 59 and Madelyn is 54.

(Maia is 32, Aaron and Calvin are both 31, Ethan is 28 and Connor is 21)

Narrated by Madelyn Novak

Since his classes are finished now. Connor has been back in Sullivan helping James out at the car lot. He's mainly been doing the books though; Connor has no interest at all in sales.

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Black wave

Round 31: November 2034 (Spring)

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Steve Nihill is 39, Olivia is 37, Ramona is 7 and Jacinta is 4.

Narrated by Olivia Nihill

When Mum died, she left me some commercial property that she owned - a gym, to be exact. I have approximately zero interest in owning a gym but held onto it for a while anyway. I didn't want to make any decisions while I was still grieving.

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Sulk

Round 31: October 2034 (Spring)

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Eliot Lane is 48, Cordy is 41, Tim is 14, Simon and Matthew are both 9 and Charlotte is 5.
(Noah is 16, Mitchell is 15, Jessica and Louisa are both 14 and Justin is 13)

Narrated by Tim Lane

Mitchell has got it in his head that my house would be awesome for a party. He's been trying to convince me to throw one for at least the past couple of months.

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You are a light

Round 31: October 2034 (Spring)

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Tate Benton is 64 and Zelda is 59.
(Josie is 32, Troy is 31, Charlie, Jack and Audrey are all 22, Grace and Everett are both 4 and Jude is 2)

Narrated by Tate Benton
This year, the Grub Hub climbed another business ranking and finally reached Level 7.

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2034 Elections: polls now open!

After eight years in office, Kirstin Sitko is wrapping up her second and final term as governor of Sullivan. During this past term, she has overseen the refurbishment of Sullivan Town Hall and the building of a brand new music faculty at Suffolk University. Recently, construction of a science faculty for the university has also begun.

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Dreams

Round 31: September 2034 (Spring)

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Rob Ashton is 33, Patience is 32 and Felicity is 1.
(Lake is 77, Kendal is 58, Claudia is 33, Josie is 32 and Jude is 2)

Narrated by Patience Ashton

The weather has been beautiful lately, so Rob, Felicity and I have been taking advantage of our little backyard.

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Better be home soon

Round 31: September 2034 (Spring)

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Luc Lane is 41, Asha is 37, Ruby is 7, Marcus is 5 and Felix is 3.(Kit is 74, Olivia is 37, Ramona is 7 and Jacinta is 4)

Narrated by Asha Lane

For the last five weeks, I've only spoken to Luc on the phone or through the computer.

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You say it's your birthday, September 2034

Round 31: September 2034 (Spring)

Sam Whitney is 25 and Susannah Carmody is 24.

I was so relieved that when it was time for the baby to come, it was late at night and Sam was around to take me to the hospital. I had nightmares about going into labour while he was at work and having the baby on the living room floor before he even got home from work!

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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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You say it's your birthday, August 2034

Round 31: August 2034 (Winter)

Jacob and Claudia Kirby are both 33 and Daphne is 3.

Right up until Claudia's due date, we talked a lot with Daphne about becoming a big sister and over the months, she got really excited about the idea.

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Soma

Round 31: July 2034 (Winter)

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Emil Collins is 62 and Anna is 56.
(Rebecca is 25, Nathan and Malcolm are both 24 and Hope is 23)

Narrated by Anna Collins

Emil and I were already in enough debt from paying for Nathan to go to law school but with last year's taxes, we're even worse off.

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You say it's your birthday, July 2034

This July, Felicity Ashton is celebrating her first birthday!

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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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Bloom

Round 31: June 2034 (Winter)

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Abigail Carmody is 51, Jesse is 49, Mitchell is 15 and Austin and Lauren are both 13.
(Nick is 31, Sarah is 29, Noah is 16, Tim is 14 and Xavier is 13)

Narrated by Mitchell Carmody

I don't understand girls at all. Any of them. I've known Lauren her entire life so you'd think I would at least get her but I don't.

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You say it's your birthday, June 2034

Claudia Kirby is nearing the end of her pregnancy now and is making sure 3-year-old Daphne enjoys lots of one-on-one time before she becomes a big sister.

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Here it comes

Round 31: May 2034 (Autumn)

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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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The Horne-Jacobson wedding

Round 31: May 2034 (Autumn)

Miles Horne is 31 and Matilda Jacobson is 28.

I chose my sister Alice to be my flower girl and she was so excited on the big day. Getting a new dress, having her hair done and being allowed a slick of clear lip gloss was all so thrilling for her.

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Stare

Round 31: April 2034 (Autumn)

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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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This heart attack

Round 31: April 2034 (Autumn)

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David Sitko is 52, Kirstin is 50 and Adelaide is 16.
(Kendal is 58, Charlie is 22, Camilla and Lila are both 21, Sebastian is 18 and Grace and Everett are both 4)

Narrated by David Sitko

I thought things might be quieter for our family now that it's just the three of us at home but that hasn't really been true at all.

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