Round 35 Summary

Whew, yet another round down! Here's the run-down:

Births: 6 (Gemma Ashton, Matias Miguel, Zoe Benton, Elisa Hamilton, Mason Novak, Eliza Benton)

Deaths: 1 (Adam Gottlieb)

Engagements: 3 (Oliver Gentry and Sophie Gottlieb, Sam and Julia Whitney, Noah Gottlieb and Brigit Hewitt)

Marriages: 4 (Nathan and Rebecca Collins, Edward and Lucy Lachance, Amar and Adrienne Hamilton, Sam and Julia Whitney)

Break-ups: 4 (Eddie Gentry and Lauren Carmody, Brendan Lachance and Georgina Nott, Matthew Lane and Aurora Moretti, Xavier Moretti and Ashlee Baena)

Graduations: Mitchell Carmody, Eddie Gentry, Tim Lane, Emma Gottlieb, Jessica Royce-Nihill, Louisa Gentry

New residents: Daniel Halmi, Brigit Hewitt

Total population: 71 male, 76 female

Babies: 4
Toddlers: 4
Children: 24
Teens: 12
Adults: 79
Elders: 23

Notes:

• The gender ratio is way more out of whack if you break it down by age group, as poor Ruby is more than aware of. ;)
• Hopefully, Brigit's profile will be up by the time this post is but if not, I've just been lazy/busy - it's not broken!

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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The moon

Round 35: November 2042 (Spring)

last update/next update

Lane 2 household profile

Luc Lane is 49, Asha is 45, Ruby is 15, Marcus is 13 and Felix is 11.

Narrated by Ruby Lane

It’s normally Dad who goes away on tour but Mum recently got the opportunity to do the same and she jumped on it.

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The Gray-Whitney wedding

Round 35: November 2042 (Spring)

Sam Whitney is 32 and Julia Gray is 31. 

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You say it's your birthday, November 2042

Round 35: November 2042 (Spring)

Camilla's second pregnancy has been very different from her first. She's not living with her parents and has had Charlie by her side every day.

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Looking at the sun

Round 35: October 2042 (Spring)

last update/next update

Jacobson 2 household profile

Miles Jacobson is 39, Matilda is 36 and Phoebe is 5. 
(Claudio is 61, Virginia is 50, Amar is 41, Aaron is 39, Adrienne is 35, Alice is 16, Natalie is 5, Beau is 4 and Elisa is 5 months)

Narrated by Miles Jacobson

Phoebe started piano lessons this year, so we now have a grand piano taking up space in the living room. I'm happy Phoebe has picked up something creative - we’re an artsy kind of family - but it seems a bit much.

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Ripcord

Round 35: October 2042 (Spring)

last update/Anthony's next update/Noah's next update

Anthony Moretti is 25 and Noah Gottlieb is 24.
(Caleb is 60, Cara is 53, Chris is 27 and Veronica is 25)

Narrated by Anthony Moretti

Mum stopped nagging me about jobs a few years ago but I can still tell she doesn’t really approve.

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You say it's your birthday, October 2042

Round 35: October 2042 (Spring)

Just a quick birthday update today, with Matias Miguel who is turning one!

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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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In the morning

Round 35: September 2042 (Spring)

last update/next update

Collins 1 household profile

Emil Collins is 70 and Anna is 64.
(Rebecca is 33, Nathan and Malcolm are 32, Hope is 31, and Mason is 3 months old)

Narrated by Anna Collins

Thank goodness Emil has his licence back and can drive again. Chauffeuring him around all the time for four years got very old.

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A little soul

Round 35: August 2042 (Winter)

last update/next update

Sitko 1 household profile

David Sitko is 60 and Kirstin is 58. 

(Cordy is 49, Charlie is 30, Camilla, Lila and Connor are 29, Sebastian is 26, Adelaide is 24, Tim is 22 and Grace and Everett are 12)

Narrated by Kirstin Sitko

We have my colleague Cordy’s son Tim working for us part time now, as a legal secretary and despite my reservations, he’s doing well.

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Do it anyway

Round 35: August 2042 (Winter)

Tim and Eddie's last update/Mitchell's last update/next update

Mitchell Carmody is 23 and Eddie Gentry and Tim Lane are 22. 

(Abigail is 59 and Caitlin is 19)

Narrated by Mitchell Carmody

Not too long ago, I was promoted to executive chef at the restaurant. It basically means I'm in charge of everything to do with the kitchen. 

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One by one

Round 35: July 2042 (Winter)

last update/next update

Romilly 1 household profile

Araminta Romilly is 79, Finn and Victoria are 41 and Keira is 11. 
(Claudia is 41, Eddie and Jessica are 22, Declan is 21, Caitlin is 19 and Daphne is 11)

Narrated by Victoria Romilly

At the beginning of the year, Finn started his position as principal of the high school and it’s been going really well.

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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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Nice dream

Round 35: June 2042 (Winter)

last update/Austin's next update/Jesse and Abigail's next update

Carmody 1 household profile

Abigail Carmody is 59, Jesse is 57 and Austin is 21. 
(Nick is 39, Mitchell is 23 and Declan, Justin, Xavier and Lauren are 21)

Narrated by Austin Carmody

We started the month with lunch out at Tate’s Pizzeria, to celebrate Mitchell’s promotion. 

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You say it's your birthday, June 2042

Camilla and Charlie's third child is now just the tiniest bit visible!

They are both getting pretty excited about their impending arrival. Camilla has just entered her second trimester and is due in November. 

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So easy

Round 35: May 2042 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Benton 1 household profile

Tate Benton is 72 and Zelda is 67.

(Josie is 40, Troy is 39, Charlie, Jack and Audrey are 30, Camilla is 29, Grace and Everett are 12, Jude is 10, Andrew is 6 and Zoe is 6 weeks old)

Narrated by Zelda Benton

I've been on a roll with my writing lately, so I’ve spent even more time than usual holed up in the study.

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Don't look back

Round 35: May 2042 (Autumn)

last update//wedding update/Chris's next update/Edward and Lucy's next update

Chris Draper and Edward and Lucy Lachance are 27.
(Jonas is 64, Tatiana is 59, Julia and Hope are 31, Audrey is 30, Veronica is 25 and Zoe is 5 weeks old)

Narrated by Lucy Lachance

Julia is getting married in November, so lately, my weekends have been taken up shopping for bridesmaid dresses with her and Hope, the other bridesmaid.

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You say it's your birthday, May 2042

Round 35: May 2042 (Autumn)

Adrienne worked herself pretty hard through the beginning of her pregnancy but she's been relaxing the last few months. Now it's finally time for her and Amar to meet their new baby!

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Sheets

Round 35: April 2042 (Autumn)

last update/next update

Benton 2 household profile

Charlie Benton is 30, Camilla is 29 and Everett and Grace are 12.
(Jack and Audrey are 30, Eddie is 22, Jacinta is 12 and Zoe is 3 weeks old)

Narrated by Charlie Benton

Grace and Everett turned 12 last month and are both pretty happily settled into high school.

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