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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Windowsill

Round 37: September 2045 (Spring)

Emma Gottlieb and Jessica Royce-Nihill are 25 and Lauren Carmody is 24.
(Athena is 85, Amelia is 56, Wade is 55, Sophie is 32, Eddie is 25 and Declan is 24)

Narrated by Emma Gottlieb

I was a bit skeptical when Lauren and Eddie got back together, after she dumped him so suddenly all those years ago. But I guess they knew better than me, seeing they’re still together. 

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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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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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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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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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Magic

Round 35: July 2041 (Winter)

last update/next update

Sophie Gottlieb is 28 and Josh Royce-Nihill and Elspeth Romilly are 27. 
(Amelia is 52, Wade is 51, Camilla is 28 and Oliver is 25)

Narrated by Sophie Gottlieb

When Lila and Connor moved in together, it left Elspeth and I down one roomie and Josh without a roomie at all. It seemed to make sense for Josh to move in with us, so that’s what we did. 

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The only one I know

Round 34: August 2040 (Winter)

last update/next update

Anthony Moretti is 23 and Noah Gottlieb is 22.

(Wade is 50 and Mitchell is 21)

Narrated by Noah Gottlieb

Anthony wasn’t too thrilled with my levels of cleanliness when I moved in but thankfully, he’s given up on nagging me now and has hired a maid.

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Change

Round 34: January 2040 (Summer)

last update/next update

Charlie Benton is 28, Camilla is 27 and Grace and Everett are 10.

(David is 58, Kirstin is 56, Wade is 50, Lila is 27, Sebastian is 24 and Adelaide is 22)

Narrated by Camilla Benton

Last year, Charlie and I moved into our very first house. We were happy in our apartment but there’s something special about living somewhere that’s all your own.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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