While Cliff is pregnant, the meals revolve around his cravings, so the family had spaghetti for breakfast
Something must have got in Aideen's way when she was trying to get of bed and it cancelled the action to come to meal. She then replaced it with "put away leftovers" and when I tried to cancel it, she just sat on her bed for ages, waving her arms and making annoyed sounds. I nearly reset her because she was driving me crazy because time is limited in the morning and I wanted to get at least one of her wishes to talk to Cliff or Jordan out of the way before school. I ended up making Cliff wait at the table to talk to her - gardening time wasted!
Jordan had a wish to read a pregnancy book. I bought one with some of the surplus funds from the last upgrade. The boys are sharing it The family got a new gnome in the mail from gem cutting. You can see the new one by the house and the old one is in the garden with Cliff.
After gardening, I sent Cliff to the park to unwind with some painting
When I noticed that Jordan had the day off work, I sent him to the park to finish reading.
Jordan had one more perfect dish to make to fill his wish to cook 5 different recipes perfectly. While he did that, I had Cliff work on upgrading the shower to self-cleaning.
The call that interrupted Aideen's meal recently was for a bug collecting opportunity. Since she rolled a wish to catch a bug, I had her stop on the way home from school to do so.
I saw Cliff heading to Jordan and laughed when I saw he was announcing the pregnancy! Didn't Jordan just spend all morning reading a pregnancy book?
Cliff was craving grilled cheese, so guess what the family had for dinner
The boys finished the evening with some star gazing (with the new gnome ) and Aideen playing in the background
After Aideen had gone to bed, Jordan massaged Cliff. While this was happening there was a popup that the boys now had the faithful rep
The reason Aideen was late to dinner was because she was very close to completing her painting so I let her finish. It's worth $174 and will go into her inventory and not add to the family funds.
The family eat their last breakfast in this cramped room. It will still be tight, but a little more comfortable, I hope
After Aideen has left for school and the gardening is completed (I had Jordan help out because Cliff is due in a few hours), Cliff collected the mail and wrote a cheque for $154 for the bills.
After selling the cut gems, the boys reached their second upgrade They also got another gnome. I knew it was going to be close but would have sold the 3rd gnome to get there.
This is a pic of the early stage of my upgrade. Instead of adding a 5x5 square to the house, I added 1x5 to the bedroom (so a double bed would fit) and 4x5 to the front room so it could double as a dining and living area.
Once again, this is not finished. I decided to widen the deck and give the house a bigger door.
This is pretty much the finished upgrade. I may have moved a couple of little things here and there but it is otherwise done.
I used the auto-roof feature. It's kinda odd looking but I won't bother working on a proper roof until I have more additions.
After the upgrade, the boys did their own thing, but stayed close to each other
Baby time!
Welcome Derry (Disciplined, Genius)
When Jordan went in for his pre-age up snuggle, I decided that the room was way too green. Green is my favourite colour but I may have gone a tad overboard In my defence, it didn't look so green in build/buy mode
After his snuggle, I had Jordan put Derry in the front room so I could age him up and hopefully be able to get clear pics
The moment Derry aged up, the wishes came flooding in! These boys are some of the best parents I have played
I dialled down the greens in the bedroom
Jordan is always rolling wishes to use the stroller, even after Aideen aged up to child! I let him have his wish
The family's first meal in the now larger room
And there is enough room for the boys to woohoo in bed now
The next addition will be a separate room for the kids
I got a chuckle out of the way Aideen checked out her brother when she came to the breakfast table. She is probably wondering if the boy will take her place as the centre of her dads' universe
Cliff has the Excitable trait and I love watching him
When I sent Cliff to teach Derry how to walk, I wanted to see how he would go about it given the cramped conditions in the house. He went straight to the deck - clever sim!
Derry started out really well, but it wasn't long before he fell on his tush
They had to take a break from walking training because Derry needed to use the potty. I was surprised that I could actually get the camera into the small 2x3 bathroom with the walls up to take this pic!
Then it was back outside to finish learning how to walk. Cliff has the Family Oriented trait - one I don't use often because of all the baby wishes, but it sure makes training fast!
Not a good look for such a manly looking sim! LOL
Cliff wanted to meet someone new so I sent him to meet Eddy. He also wished to have another baby - this wish was preferable
Their chat was cut short when Eddy spun into his career outfit and went to work.
Back at home, Jordan autonomously played with Derry
Aideen wanted to set a booby trap after school so I had her leave a whoopee cushion on the sofa. The red dot was driving me insane, so I had Jordan set it off
The boys and their little princess had dinner before attending a party.
The party was held by Arsala! She has good traits in this save She married another UL sim that made it to my baby daddy list but never got played. His name is Garry Cinder.
This beautiful girl is Sandy Taylor. She used to be Skip Taylor in another life
Aideen kept trying to form a group with Sandy and I kept cancelling it. In the end I had her do a friendly introduction instead.
Wendell Morse was also a guest. He's such a cutie! Been too long since I played him!
Sandy: "Who's that man hiding behind the door?"
Oh, it's the handsome Josh Holloway
After the family got home and the boys were enjoying woohoo in their new bed, Aideen had one last ride for the night
Family breakfast Now that Jordan has mastered the cooking skill, the family are eating really well Sure, they still eat a lot of pancakes but who doesn't like pancakes for breakfast? This morning they are eating leftover Eggs Machiavellian because Cliff has his eggs up to great quality and his watermelons at perfect These boys make a great team
Jordan had a wish to play a game with Aideen and I let him get that out of the way first thing in the morning because he had to work later in the day. It's Saturday in-game so the family can take things leisurely.
Jordan had completed a wish to break 50 more boards and this triggered a wish to break a space rock. It took him a couple of sim hours to finally crack that thing!
Jordan rolls several stroller wishes per day. I usually let him have one. After breaking the space rock I let him have his stroller wish of the day
Since it was Saturday, I had Aideen invite a friend over. This is Francine Morse, daughter of Wendell Morse and Pauline Walker.
Aiden came home from school the previous day with a wish to pull a prank LOL
I had never let a child do that before so was relieved when Jordan stepped back into the shower and it was washed away Meanwhile, Cliff had hijacked Aideen's visitor
Cliff had found a Vampire Eye gem that morning. You would have seen him walking towards it in the earlier pic when Jordan was taking Derry for his stroll. Since Jordan has all the cuts unlocked, it made sense for him to send it away for cutting.
After Aideen invited Francine, she rolled a wish to play in the treehouse together - granted
Francine didn't stay for dinner because the family had a party to attend at Lilika's house. I knew that Lilika had had a baby but was surprised to find two babies on the floor. The boy, Shane, is hers and was fathered by Jason. They are not married or living together. The girl, Vicky, is the daughter of Jensen and Marina Prattle. It seems that even though I had put most of the sims in separate houses, several have moved in with each other.
Aideen got to know Lilika while Cliff cooked a meal.
Cliff joined Lilika at the bar for his meal.
The family stayed at the party until it was time of Jordan to return from work. I thought I took a pic of Jordan and Derry but must not have done so.
Once again, Aideen gives her brother the once-over before breakfast Little does she know that today he will be having his birthday. He was due the next day, but I figured he would have more fun aging up on a Sunday.
As with Aideen, the boys can't keep away from the autonomous toddler fun! And it's not just when the kids are toddlers - they are constantly chatting or playing with Aideen as well Best dads ever!
While Cliff was gardening and Jordan working on his wish to break 100 more boards, it was time to age up Derry so he could enjoy the full day with his sister
Adorable
I had him interrupt Aideen's painting so they could get to know each other better.
The kids rolled wishes for each other and once they had had their fill of talk they both sought out their dads
Since the dads were busy, I sent the kids to the park. When I checked on them I found them together in the treehouse
A little later, I sent Cliff to work on his painting and I noticed that Eddy Mullis was there. The kids both wanted to meet someone new so it was perfect
Sims certainly love sharing secrets and gossip! LOL
I noticed a firefighter in the background and went to check if she was pudding, although her name rang a bell. Then I realized she was a premade and not a game generated sim. What really surprised me when I had a close look, was that my default skin and eyes hadn't appeared on her. It's been so long since I saw EA skin and eyes in my game!
Jordan works until 9 so it was just Cliff and the kids for dinner. Cliff and Derry got caught up trying to get to their seats and Cliff took a while to join his family - silly sims
The perfect family eats their perfect breakfast
After gardening, I sent Cliff to the park as he had nearly finished his painting and I wanted to get it out of the way before I alter painting times using Retuner This was worth $835. I sold it because it's not really to my taste for hanging in the house.
I sent Cliff home so he could spend time with Jordan before he left for work. Jordan is now level 9 in Martial Arts
Cliff collected the gems and paid the bills for $276. They did really well and are about 1,000 simoleons short of their next upgrade!
As soon as Jordan headed for the carpool, Cliff whipped out his sketchbook. I can't tell you how often that thing gets used. In real life he would have run out of pages long ago LOL I looked at the some of the sketches in his inventory and they really appreciate in value quite well I won't decided which ones to sell until I look at the actual sketches.
Cliff had some time to kill before the kids got home from school and afterschool activities so I sent him fishing in the family fishpond. I made the fishpond fairly recently. I usually do a kidney shaped family fishpond so that it can easily fit two spawners. Since there is so much love in this family I added a little tail to make it heart-shaped
The family had fish and chips for dinner using fish caught by Cliff
Aideen wanted to play in a costume
I didn't get a pic of the boys star gazing after Jordan got home from work because it was interrupted by this!
Poor Cliff has it bad this time! He woke again at 3 for another dash to the bathroom! I'm glad he got that toilet upgraded!
The boys wanted a little morning smooch before the kids came to breakfast
Derry saved a lot of time coming to breakfast through the wall
I risked the kids being late for school but the morning smooch was worth it
Aideen wanted to have a tea party with her teddy - of course she chose to do it right in front of the dishwasher
I had a screen capture of the family reaching the funds for their next expansion but I came to the forum and copied some text before I remembered that I hadn't dropped the screen capture in paint first Anyhow, they just got over the $20,000 and I added a room for the kids I also expanded and moved the bathroom so it was accessible to both bedrooms. I wanted the bigger bathroom because Aideen had rolled a wish a while back that I had to cancel because they only had a shower. Next time she (or Derry) rolls a wish to go on a submarine adventure, they can This is not the final look. I moved the bunkbed and added a desk and computer to the kids' room as well.
The family also got a car! That will come in hand when the boys roll wishes to teach Aideen to drive when she is a teen
After the renovations, Cliff got his notice while sketching in the kids' room
The family also got chickens! I sent Jordan to feed them and he autonomously asked "Why did the chicken cross the road"
The kids doing their homework.
After homework, Aideen finished her painting. It was worth $223 and it is in her inventory. She will have a good nest egg when she leaves home
A pregnant man needs iron and protein so the family had burgers for dinner
Jordan is all over the kids when he gets home from work
But he always has something left for Cliff when the kids have gone to bed
Changed it up a little by taking the breakfast pic from a different angle since Derry was slow coming to the table
Although I only got the chickens the day before, I already have baby chicks!
The kids head out for school and the boys get started on gardening and breaking space rocks (no gems yet!).
No gems but Jordan mastered Martial Arts
Jordan had to read a book for work so I kept Cliff occupied with a painting.
Randell Mullis, son of Eddy and Molly French, came home with the kids
Cliff's painting was worth $1,707. I will probably sell it when I want the easel cleared. With artistic sims it is not a good idea to leave empty easels!
Since Cliff is always wanting to meet new sims and doesn't have work colleagues like Jordan does, I had him introduce himself to Randell. Randell tagged Cliff and it was the slowest, most painful to watch game of tag ever since Cliff can only waddle! LOL
Randell stayed for dinner
Poor Derry is always late to breakfast because he has the top bunk and he can't just step through the wall now that the bed has been moved
Cliff wanted to play a game with Jordan. I may have chosen the wrong game given the brutal way that Jordan throws a ball!
There were several barren plants this morning. Cliff looked at them for a while but didn't cry this time.
I noticed my SS fishing in the family pond
Baby time!
I kept Jordan busy while Cliff was having the baby. First he paid the bills for $355 - the highest so far!
Then I had him break space rocks to get gems. You can see two here but he got a third one just before the baby was born
Welcome Declan (Athletic, Friendly)
After fishing, my SS played with the baby chicks
Jordan gets his baby snuggle before Declan is aged up
I sent Cliff in to play with Declan until his fun bar was high enough to start on toddler training.
After a few tickles and air tosses, Declan was ready to be trained
Since my SS didn't seem to be going anywhere, I had Jordan invite her in. Her voice was driving me insane because she kept talking to the chickens
Cliff suddenly stopped training Declan and I couldn't work out why until I saw that Jordan was in his queue. Jordan wanted to take a friendly photo with Cliff. Most autonomous interactions won't interrupt player set actions but this did and I am not happy so will look for a mod before I restart my game.
Fortunately my SS was there to amuse Declan while the boys acted against my wishes!
Declan: "I don't know what's scarier - the claw coming at me or the strange old woman wielding it!"
I had Jordan talk to my SS so that Cliff could get on with the training.
My SS was still there when the kids got home after 5.
I decided she may as well stay for dinner even though the family had a party to attend later that evening.
The party was held by my beautiful Eddie Eddie is a sim I made with my son when I first got LN. He looks very different these days because he was made without CC but he has been a staple in many of my games and I adore him
Here is his head shot from the Exchange when I first made him
Sims and their gossip!
Derry discovered that Eddie has a good sense of humour
Cliff is excited at attending a party in Jordan's stead. Jordan was left at home to train Declan.
He was doing a great job, too
I may have overdone the buydebug wall lighting in this pic LOL I don't normally bother but worried that the pic might be too dark as they were on the deck with a cheap light at night.
Eddy, Lilika, Pauline and Wendell were also there.
The boys had some time together after the kids were tucked in
Jordan rolled the most Declan wishes during the night and on waking, so he got to get him ready for the day
Cliff got kid feeding duty - can't have those kids late for school! Although it's not really problem as I have a no-scolding mod
Jordan found two pink diamonds that morning but they only had enough money to send one off for cutting. Fortunately, Cliff got an exotic egg when harvesting the chickens so they were able to send the second one as well. They will be pretty close to an upgrade when they come back
Since the boys insisted on taking the selfie the previous day, I put it above their bed
Jordan still rolls several wishes to go for strolls each day! What was really funny was that I would see the stroller in his queue instead of the carpool when it was time for him to knock off work
Poo face!
I found some settings in Retuner that I thought might help with the selfie issue but NOPE! The boys did it again! This time Cliff instigated it.
Serves you right! LOL
Jordan got three gems from space rocks again. I made him stop after that because there was still lots of toddler training to be done.
Cliff had rolled a wish to fish the previous day and I had him fish with lime because I wanted salmon as it is his favourite meal. He doesn't have the cooking skills to make it himself, but Jordan does
Cliff got an invitation to Eddy's party. Just as he got there, Eddy was racing out the door to work Oh well, he was needed at home anyway since they have 3 kids!
I've been keeping up with Cliff, Jordan, and the kids (I just am usually on phone or tablet so I don't comment).
You're family is really growing (makes me wonder if Cliff and Jordan's last woohoo had chimes with it ). You're brave having so many kids in such small confines. Even though you have moved it along with this challenge and the house is coming along wonderfully! I did decide to do this challenge, too, for some easy game play (unforunately I haven't got to play all day) and I'm nowhere near where you have Cliff and the fam.
I do like how meals is important with your families. Meals are important when I'm playing, too.
Hi @ChelleJo and thank you No, the last woohoo did not have chimes. Mind you, I have caught Cliff trying a couple of times and stopped him, thankfully! I am glad you are trying the challenge. Will you be posting it anywhere? Here or your Wordpress? If so, let me know. I'd love to see!
Meals are very important to me - probably because I enjoy cooking and eating with people. My worst meals are those cooked just for myself - so hard to cook for one and it's too easy to take the easy way out if it's just me. Chuck a few dumplings in the bamboo steamer with a bit of greens and that's about the extent of it I also love the challenge of getting the sims skilled in cooking and gardening to the point where perfect meals are the norm rather than the exception Thanks again
I intend to stay caught up with my comments, now. That way you don't have a book to read (why I didn't leave my usual comments above).
I share screenshots from this challenge on my tumblr, and I might say something here or there, but no really story aspect to it. Mostly just pictures. I had some of Terra (my sim) and Jovan on their first "date".
Both of the boys had two Declan wishes, so I let Cliff do the honours this morning
Since it was Saturday and the kids didn't have to rush off to school and Jordan works in the afternoon, Cliff also took care of breakfast.
The smile that Jordan has for Cliff *swoon*
After the gardening was finished, Jordan filled one of his wishes on his own
Cliff retrieved the two pink diamonds from the mail. Cliff is very excited that they are less than $4,000 from their next expansion Even the gnomes are happy
The family spent the morning at the park
Declan got acquainted with the papergirl at the dollhouse
Get that out of your mouth, Declan! This is a public park and that could have been anywhere!
The boys left the park before the kids because Jordan had to get ready for work. When I say get ready, I mean the boys had to have some loving before then
Cliff got an invitation to a late afternoon party from Eddy He took all the kids with him
I had Aideen amuse her baby brother for a bit while Cliff and Eddy chatted
Since Derry had found the TV, I had Cliff take Declan upstairs.
Cliff joined the kids for a bit. Looks like they are only half interested in what's on the screen as a new party guest had arrived.
It was Wendell and he was checking himself out before joining the party
While Cliff was cooking food for the family and party goers, Derry tended to Declan's needs
Derry then joined the big boys for a chat
Cliff called the kids when the food was ready - Love that serve meal mod!
Declan: "I'll keep my eyes closed and maybe this strange man will be gone when I open them."
"Nooooo! He's still here!"
The family have a little fun before it's time to go home
While at the party, Aideen rolled a wish to play in the treehouse. She's giving Derry the go ahead to come up
I was pleasantly surprised when Jordan finished work at 8.30. He must have got new hours when he got his last promotion. The boys had been holding on to wishes to star gaze since breakfast
@ChelleJo Thanks for that info! I will check out your tumblr when I have finished building the boys' next expansion. I started before and realized I had stuffed up, got stressed and quit without saving. It's not too bad because I hate building and had saved before I started. I just had to take a little time out - cup of coffee and a shower always helps
I don't mind if you have no story. I just post running commentaries of what's happening in my save and yet, here you are, reading it Thanks for that
Aideen doesn't look too happy with Saturday morning breakfast! Or maybe she just isn't happy to be waking up early on a Saturday.
Jordan looks so in love!
Cliff has gotten a lot of pink diamonds! I'm thinking of having Javon do the martial arts/board breaking. That's good money.
My game is still gnome-less.
I didn't say it earlier, but Declan is one of my favorite names. So I think Declan might have stolen a bit of my heart, unfairly, just cause of his name. He's a cutie-putie, though, so that helps, too.
Too bad the kids didn't have more kids to play with at Eddy's party.
I love the peek-a-boo between kids. It's adorable!
Do you get the inappropriate but in a good way reward trait? Usually when I'm at parties, if my sim tries to cook, they're told they are acting inappropriately.
LOL! You're commentary from Declan when Wendall was doing the claw just cracked me up!
I'm going to update my tumblr again here in a just a few. When I was playing earlier, I forgot my plan (to wait to have Terra and Javon marry until after she had enough for her 1st expansion) and I had them marry too soon. So I had Javon sleep outside with a sleeping bag (1st day of fall). He froze solid before morning. Terra had to wake up and go thaw him out. LOL Thankfully, they got some wedding gifts that day in the mail and we sold those and had just enough for the addition.
I live on coffee... I keep my yeti full of coffee all day and before I've had my first good bit, I'm practically a zombie.
You're welcome! And thank you for always commenting and reading Kat's story. I really enjoy your comments on it. I really enjoy your gameplay cause a lot of it is similar to my own play style (meals are a big deal, family aspect in play, the love between two sims, etc).
The boys made enough for their next expansion after the sale of the previous days gems and Jordan's pay
Since Cliff's wishes were full I let him clear a space by getting Declan up and fed
Poor Derry is always last to the table
I made it up to him by letting him catch a butterfly while the rest of the family worked
Declan went to the block table, so I had the other kids join him. I like my sim kids to get their 3 hidden handiness skill points and it also helps to build relationships
The new expansion was a 1x5 extension to the dining/living area and a 4x5 bedroom for Aideen who was having her teen birthday later that day I also switched the kitchen to the other end so that I could place a door into her new room.
Still using auto-roof for now.
Jordan loves his kids! He is always rolling wishes to read them to sleep but that isn't going to happen because sims need to be sleepy and my sim kids are in bed by 10.30.
Aideen checks out her new bedroom ... well, she was checking out a new object in any case
Not only was it Aideen's birthday, but it was also Declan's
All the kids have Jordan's strong jaw!
Declan wanted to learn to fish and Derry wanted to be Declan's bestfriend, so I sent them fishing together
Since this is supposed to be a more leisurely game than my baby challenge (although getting expansions done before kids arrive is stressful ), I decided that Aideen could have a cake for her birthday. I won't necessarily make it a "thing" because the moment one of those boys wishes for a new baby, you know it's happening! LOL
Dreaming of marriage at 13? No way! LOL
Much better
Look at the profile! That is so Jordan's!
My SS sent my boys a chess table as a wedding gift and they finally have room for it
Look who's visiting! It's the handsome Dameon
While they were chatting, I saw "Worry about money" in Aideen's menu. I haven't seen that in years since my sims are never poor!
Since I am playing the long lifespan, I will be turning off romance for teens until they get to half way through the teen stage. I don't mind it in my normal saves since they really don't have that long to establish relationships but 30 sim days of wishing for kisses and dates would drive me insane. This is a chance for my sims to have a normal "innocent" start to their teens I did, however, turn on romance for one minute to establish if they were compatible.
Dameon stayed for dinner
The boys have had a big day so I let them unwind with some romance Oh, and they got a hottub too since I had so much money left after the expansion
The family sleeping comfortably in a house in which you could swing a cat if you really wanted to
I could have sworn I lined up the breakfast pic, but I must be getting forgetful in my old age Instead my first pic for the sim day is of Cliff and Derry playing tag after breakfast.
After the morning chores were done, Cliff collected some gold and gems sent off the previous day. He also paid $510 in bills.
The boys had used the hottub briefly the day before but I let them christen it today
After Aideen finished her homework, I had her meet up with Dameon to ask him to the Prom. To my dismay, the interaction was not listed and the only way I could get it to show was to reinstate romance for Dameon. I will be sure to turn it back off after the Prom and I will be keeping a close eye on him until then.
This flirty look (which comes with the ask to prom interaction) was what I was hoping to avoid for a couple more sim weeks!
Since the boys were coming home from their afterschool activities, I had to leave these two on their own while I set the boys up. Fortunately they were only joking and chatting and there didn't seem to be any sign of romantic activity as I am sure that would have resulted in a wish to have a first kiss.
Just to be safe, I sent her home now that she had her Prom date set up. She got home just in time for dinner
After dinner, Cliff and the kids attended a party at Josh Holloway's
Josh is Dameon's father and Dameon came home after a bit. Pauline Walker and Sandy Taylor were also there.
The kids looked so lovely in this pic that I had to bring out the buydebug lighting as it was quite dark.
Cliff waiting patiently to have a chat with Sandy
When the family got home, I was surprised to see Cliff turn on the stereo and dance. They have had the stereo since the previous expansion and I have never seen him dance before
@ChelleJo Thanks for more wonderful comments I meant to go to your tumblr earlier today but discovered that my fridge was empty and ended up going grocery shopping instead. When I got back I had a small, boneless, leg of lamb to cook on the grill. It was too hot to turn on my oven so the grill is a great option
I really must have a look because the thought of Javon having to be defrosted tickles my funny bone
I tried to hang on to some of the boys' wedding gifts because they would be useful in the house but I did sell several of them. It certainly helped get things moving a little faster with all the kids coming
At this point there will be no more kids unless Cliff sneaks another one by me or the boys roll a wish for one. I tend to give my sims what they wish for
Anyhow, thanks again! I really do enjoy your Kat story and I do appreciate you reading mine. I look forward to getting to your tumblr soon. I will have a chance soon actually because I always take my tablet to bed with me and sleep comes slowly these days
Congrats on the money for the next expansion! Aideen's room is cute, love the pink! True story... I despised the color pink until the day I found out my daughter was a girl. Kind of been obsessed since, funny how that works. LOL The expansion looks good. The house is really growing fast!
Derry looks happy to be able to catch the butterfly and have a little "me" time.
I like my sim kids to learn as many of the skills as they can. I usually take the toddlers to the library and read the books to them, have the kids play on the blocks and toy oven. I didn't know the blocks would build the relationship. That's a good bit of info to have!
Aw, Happy Birthday, Declan! Yep, very strong jaw.
Happy Birthday, Aideen!
Dameon is a good looking boy and him and Aideen are compatible! It'll be different to see the teens romance being put off for a bit. I look forward to them just being teens.
Their house has a good bit of area, perfect for playing tag!
That's kind of messed up that the option to ask to Prom won't come up with Romance turned off. Friends can go to Prom together, too (though I know that usually isn't the case with Sims).
Aideen's formal is very pretty. I like the orange.
My sims think the radio is their crack... they usually never leave it alone. I don't mind so much, I just wish they'd keep it on the soul station (that's my favorite).
Shouldn't ya'lls temp start to drop in the next few weeks? I think you guys are in winter when we are in summer. We've had an unseasonably warm winter and already entering our spring pattern (unfortunately, where I live, that means tornado season). I hope it does cool off for you, soon!
I usually make it an unspoken rule, that if both sims wish for a child, they get to have another.
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Something must have got in Aideen's way when she was trying to get of bed and it cancelled the action to come to meal. She then replaced it with "put away leftovers" and when I tried to cancel it, she just sat on her bed for ages, waving her arms and making annoyed sounds. I nearly reset her because she was driving me crazy because time is limited in the morning and I wanted to get at least one of her wishes to talk to Cliff or Jordan out of the way before school. I ended up making Cliff wait at the table to talk to her - gardening time wasted!
Jordan had a wish to read a pregnancy book. I bought one with some of the surplus funds from the last upgrade. The boys are sharing it
After gardening, I sent Cliff to the park to unwind with some painting
When I noticed that Jordan had the day off work, I sent him to the park to finish reading.
Jordan had one more perfect dish to make to fill his wish to cook 5 different recipes perfectly. While he did that, I had Cliff work on upgrading the shower to self-cleaning.
The call that interrupted Aideen's meal recently was for a bug collecting opportunity. Since she rolled a wish to catch a bug, I had her stop on the way home from school to do so.
I saw Cliff heading to Jordan and laughed when I saw he was announcing the pregnancy! Didn't Jordan just spend all morning reading a pregnancy book?
Cliff was craving grilled cheese, so guess what the family had for dinner
The boys finished the evening with some star gazing (with the new gnome
After Aideen had gone to bed, Jordan massaged Cliff. While this was happening there was a popup that the boys now had the faithful rep
The reason Aideen was late to dinner was because she was very close to completing her painting so I let her finish. It's worth $174 and will go into her inventory and not add to the family funds.
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The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
After Aideen has left for school and the gardening is completed (I had Jordan help out because Cliff is due in a few hours), Cliff collected the mail and wrote a cheque for $154 for the bills.
After selling the cut gems, the boys reached their second upgrade
This is a pic of the early stage of my upgrade. Instead of adding a 5x5 square to the house, I added 1x5 to the bedroom (so a double bed would fit) and 4x5 to the front room so it could double as a dining and living area.
Once again, this is not finished. I decided to widen the deck and give the house a bigger door.
This is pretty much the finished upgrade. I may have moved a couple of little things here and there but it is otherwise done.
I used the auto-roof feature. It's kinda odd looking but I won't bother working on a proper roof until I have more additions.
After the upgrade, the boys did their own thing, but stayed close to each other
Baby time!
Welcome Derry (Disciplined, Genius)
When Jordan went in for his pre-age up snuggle, I decided that the room was way too green. Green is my favourite colour but I may have gone a tad overboard
After his snuggle, I had Jordan put Derry in the front room so I could age him up and hopefully be able to get clear pics
The moment Derry aged up, the wishes came flooding in! These boys are some of the best parents I have played
I dialled down the greens in the bedroom
Jordan is always rolling wishes to use the stroller, even after Aideen aged up to child! I let him have his wish
The family's first meal in the now larger room
And there is enough room for the boys to woohoo in bed now
The next addition will be a separate room for the kids
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Cliff has the Excitable trait and I love watching him
When I sent Cliff to teach Derry how to walk, I wanted to see how he would go about it given the cramped conditions in the house. He went straight to the deck - clever sim!
Derry started out really well, but it wasn't long before he fell on his tush
They had to take a break from walking training because Derry needed to use the potty. I was surprised that I could actually get the camera into the small 2x3 bathroom with the walls up to take this pic!
Then it was back outside to finish learning how to walk. Cliff has the Family Oriented trait - one I don't use often because of all the baby wishes, but it sure makes training fast!
Not a good look for such a manly looking sim!
Cliff wanted to meet someone new so I sent him to meet Eddy. He also wished to have another baby - this wish was preferable
Their chat was cut short when Eddy spun into his career outfit and went to work.
Back at home, Jordan autonomously played with Derry
Aideen wanted to set a booby trap after school so I had her leave a whoopee cushion on the sofa. The red dot was driving me insane, so I had Jordan set it off
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The party was held by Arsala!
This beautiful girl is Sandy Taylor. She used to be Skip Taylor in another life
Aideen kept trying to form a group with Sandy and I kept cancelling it. In the end I had her do a friendly introduction instead.
Wendell Morse was also a guest. He's such a cutie! Been too long since I played him!
Sandy: "Who's that man hiding behind the door?"
Oh, it's the handsome Josh Holloway
After the family got home and the boys were enjoying woohoo in their new bed, Aideen had one last ride for the night
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Jordan had a wish to play a game with Aideen and I let him get that out of the way first thing in the morning because he had to work later in the day. It's Saturday in-game so the family can take things leisurely.
Jordan had completed a wish to break 50 more boards and this triggered a wish to break a space rock. It took him a couple of sim hours to finally crack that thing!
Jordan rolls several stroller wishes per day. I usually let him have one. After breaking the space rock I let him have his stroller wish of the day
Since it was Saturday, I had Aideen invite a friend over. This is Francine Morse, daughter of Wendell Morse and Pauline Walker.
Aiden came home from school the previous day with a wish to pull a prank LOL
I had never let a child do that before so was relieved when Jordan stepped back into the shower and it was washed away
Cliff had found a Vampire Eye gem that morning. You would have seen him walking towards it in the earlier pic when Jordan was taking Derry for his stroll. Since Jordan has all the cuts unlocked, it made sense for him to send it away for cutting.
After Aideen invited Francine, she rolled a wish to play in the treehouse together - granted
Francine didn't stay for dinner because the family had a party to attend at Lilika's house. I knew that Lilika had had a baby but was surprised to find two babies on the floor. The boy, Shane, is hers and was fathered by Jason. They are not married or living together. The girl, Vicky, is the daughter of Jensen and Marina Prattle. It seems that even though I had put most of the sims in separate houses, several have moved in with each other.
Aideen got to know Lilika while Cliff cooked a meal.
Cliff joined Lilika at the bar for his meal.
The family stayed at the party until it was time of Jordan to return from work. I thought I took a pic of Jordan and Derry but must not have done so.
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As with Aideen, the boys can't keep away from the autonomous toddler fun! And it's not just when the kids are toddlers - they are constantly chatting or playing with Aideen as well
While Cliff was gardening and Jordan working on his wish to break 100 more boards, it was time to age up Derry so he could enjoy the full day with his sister
Adorable
I had him interrupt Aideen's painting so they could get to know each other better.
The kids rolled wishes for each other and once they had had their fill of talk they both sought out their dads
Since the dads were busy, I sent the kids to the park. When I checked on them I found them together in the treehouse
A little later, I sent Cliff to work on his painting and I noticed that Eddy Mullis was there. The kids both wanted to meet someone new so it was perfect
Sims certainly love sharing secrets and gossip! LOL
I noticed a firefighter in the background and went to check if she was pudding, although her name rang a bell. Then I realized she was a premade and not a game generated sim. What really surprised me when I had a close look, was that my default skin and eyes hadn't appeared on her. It's been so long since I saw EA skin and eyes in my game!
Jordan works until 9 so it was just Cliff and the kids for dinner. Cliff and Derry got caught up trying to get to their seats and Cliff took a while to join his family - silly sims
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After gardening, I sent Cliff to the park as he had nearly finished his painting and I wanted to get it out of the way before I alter painting times using Retuner
I sent Cliff home so he could spend time with Jordan before he left for work. Jordan is now level 9 in Martial Arts
Cliff collected the gems and paid the bills for $276. They did really well and are about 1,000 simoleons short of their next upgrade!
As soon as Jordan headed for the carpool, Cliff whipped out his sketchbook. I can't tell you how often that thing gets used. In real life he would have run out of pages long ago LOL I looked at the some of the sketches in his inventory and they really appreciate in value quite well
Cliff had some time to kill before the kids got home from school and afterschool activities so I sent him fishing in the family fishpond. I made the fishpond fairly recently. I usually do a kidney shaped family fishpond so that it can easily fit two spawners. Since there is so much love in this family I added a little tail to make it heart-shaped
The family had fish and chips for dinner using fish caught by Cliff
Aideen wanted to play in a costume
I didn't get a pic of the boys star gazing after Jordan got home from work because it was interrupted by this!
Poor Cliff has it bad this time! He woke again at 3 for another dash to the bathroom! I'm glad he got that toilet upgraded!
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Derry saved a lot of time coming to breakfast through the wall
I risked the kids being late for school but the morning smooch was worth it
Aideen wanted to have a tea party with her teddy - of course she chose to do it right in front of the dishwasher
I had a screen capture of the family reaching the funds for their next expansion but I came to the forum and copied some text before I remembered that I hadn't dropped the screen capture in paint first
The family also got a car! That will come in hand when the boys roll wishes to teach Aideen to drive when she is a teen
After the renovations, Cliff got his notice while sketching in the kids' room
The family also got chickens! I sent Jordan to feed them and he autonomously asked "Why did the chicken cross the road"
The kids doing their homework.
After homework, Aideen finished her painting. It was worth $223 and it is in her inventory. She will have a good nest egg when she leaves home
A pregnant man needs iron and protein so the family had burgers for dinner
Jordan is all over the kids when he gets home from work
But he always has something left for Cliff when the kids have gone to bed
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Although I only got the chickens the day before, I already have baby chicks!
The kids head out for school and the boys get started on gardening and breaking space rocks (no gems yet!).
No gems but Jordan mastered Martial Arts
Jordan had to read a book for work so I kept Cliff occupied with a painting.
Randell Mullis, son of Eddy and Molly French, came home with the kids
Cliff's painting was worth $1,707. I will probably sell it when I want the easel cleared. With artistic sims it is not a good idea to leave empty easels!
Since Cliff is always wanting to meet new sims and doesn't have work colleagues like Jordan does, I had him introduce himself to Randell. Randell tagged Cliff and it was the slowest, most painful to watch game of tag ever since Cliff can only waddle! LOL
Randell stayed for dinner
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Cliff wanted to play a game with Jordan. I may have chosen the wrong game given the brutal way that Jordan throws a ball!
There were several barren plants this morning. Cliff looked at them for a while but didn't cry this time.
I noticed my SS fishing in the family pond
Baby time!
I kept Jordan busy while Cliff was having the baby. First he paid the bills for $355 - the highest so far!
Then I had him break space rocks to get gems. You can see two here but he got a third one just before the baby was born
Welcome Declan (Athletic, Friendly)
After fishing, my SS played with the baby chicks
Jordan gets his baby snuggle before Declan is aged up
I sent Cliff in to play with Declan until his fun bar was high enough to start on toddler training.
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Since my SS didn't seem to be going anywhere, I had Jordan invite her in. Her voice was driving me insane because she kept talking to the chickens
Cliff suddenly stopped training Declan and I couldn't work out why until I saw that Jordan was in his queue. Jordan wanted to take a friendly photo with Cliff. Most autonomous interactions won't interrupt player set actions but this did and I am not happy so will look for a mod before I restart my game.
Fortunately my SS was there to amuse Declan while the boys acted against my wishes!
Declan: "I don't know what's scarier - the claw coming at me or the strange old woman wielding it!"
I had Jordan talk to my SS so that Cliff could get on with the training.
My SS was still there when the kids got home after 5.
I decided she may as well stay for dinner even though the family had a party to attend later that evening.
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Here is his head shot from the Exchange when I first made him
Sims and their gossip!
Derry discovered that Eddie has a good sense of humour
Cliff is excited at attending a party in Jordan's stead. Jordan was left at home to train Declan.
He was doing a great job, too
I may have overdone the buydebug wall lighting in this pic LOL I don't normally bother but worried that the pic might be too dark as they were on the deck with a cheap light at night.
Eddy, Lilika, Pauline and Wendell were also there.
The boys had some time together after the kids were tucked in
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Cliff got kid feeding duty - can't have those kids late for school!
Jordan found two pink diamonds that morning but they only had enough money to send one off for cutting. Fortunately, Cliff got an exotic egg when harvesting the chickens so they were able to send the second one as well. They will be pretty close to an upgrade when they come back
Since the boys insisted on taking the selfie the previous day, I put it above their bed
Jordan still rolls several wishes to go for strolls each day! What was really funny was that I would see the stroller in his queue instead of the carpool when it was time for him to knock off work
Poo face!
I found some settings in Retuner that I thought might help with the selfie issue but NOPE! The boys did it again! This time Cliff instigated it.
Serves you right! LOL
Jordan got three gems from space rocks again. I made him stop after that because there was still lots of toddler training to be done.
Cliff had rolled a wish to fish the previous day and I had him fish with lime because I wanted salmon as it is his favourite meal. He doesn't have the cooking skills to make it himself, but Jordan does
Cliff got an invitation to Eddy's party. Just as he got there, Eddy was racing out the door to work
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You're family is really growing (makes me wonder if Cliff and Jordan's last woohoo had chimes with it
I do like how meals is important with your families. Meals are important when I'm playing, too.
Meals are very important to me - probably because I enjoy cooking and eating with people. My worst meals are those cooked just for myself - so hard to cook for one and it's too easy to take the easy way out if it's just me. Chuck a few dumplings in the bamboo steamer with a bit of greens and that's about the extent of it
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I share screenshots from this challenge on my tumblr, and I might say something here or there, but no really story aspect to it. Mostly just pictures. I had some of Terra (my sim) and Jovan on their first "date".
Since it was Saturday and the kids didn't have to rush off to school and Jordan works in the afternoon, Cliff also took care of breakfast.
The smile that Jordan has for Cliff *swoon*
After the gardening was finished, Jordan filled one of his wishes on his own
Cliff retrieved the two pink diamonds from the mail. Cliff is very excited that they are less than $4,000 from their next expansion
The family spent the morning at the park
Declan got acquainted with the papergirl at the dollhouse
Get that out of your mouth, Declan! This is a public park and that could have been anywhere!
The boys left the park before the kids because Jordan had to get ready for work. When I say get ready, I mean the boys had to have some loving before then
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I had Aideen amuse her baby brother for a bit while Cliff and Eddy chatted
Since Derry had found the TV, I had Cliff take Declan upstairs.
Cliff joined the kids for a bit. Looks like they are only half interested in what's on the screen as a new party guest had arrived.
It was Wendell and he was checking himself out before joining the party
While Cliff was cooking food for the family and party goers, Derry tended to Declan's needs
Derry then joined the big boys for a chat
Cliff called the kids when the food was ready - Love that serve meal mod!
Declan: "I'll keep my eyes closed and maybe this strange man will be gone when I open them."
"Nooooo! He's still here!"
The family have a little fun before it's time to go home
While at the party, Aideen rolled a wish to play in the treehouse. She's giving Derry the go ahead to come up
I was pleasantly surprised when Jordan finished work at 8.30. He must have got new hours when he got his last promotion. The boys had been holding on to wishes to star gaze since breakfast
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I don't mind if you have no story. I just post running commentaries of what's happening in my save and yet, here you are, reading it
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Jordan looks so in love!
Cliff has gotten a lot of pink diamonds! I'm thinking of having Javon do the martial arts/board breaking. That's good money.
My game is still gnome-less.
I didn't say it earlier, but Declan is one of my favorite names. So I think Declan might have stolen a bit of my heart, unfairly, just cause of his name.
Too bad the kids didn't have more kids to play with at Eddy's party.
I love the peek-a-boo between kids. It's adorable!
Do you get the inappropriate but in a good way reward trait? Usually when I'm at parties, if my sim tries to cook, they're told they are acting inappropriately.
LOL! You're commentary from Declan when Wendall was doing the claw just cracked me up!
I'm going to update my tumblr again here in a just a few. When I was playing earlier, I forgot my plan (to wait to have Terra and Javon marry until after she had enough for her 1st expansion) and I had them marry too soon. So I had Javon sleep outside with a sleeping bag (1st day of fall). He froze solid before morning. Terra had to wake up and go thaw him out. LOL Thankfully, they got some wedding gifts that day in the mail and we sold those and had just enough for the addition.
I live on coffee... I keep my yeti full of coffee all day and before I've had my first good bit, I'm practically a zombie.
You're welcome!
Since Cliff's wishes were full I let him clear a space by getting Declan up and fed
Poor Derry is always last to the table
I made it up to him by letting him catch a butterfly while the rest of the family worked
Declan went to the block table, so I had the other kids join him. I like my sim kids to get their 3 hidden handiness skill points and it also helps to build relationships
The new expansion was a 1x5 extension to the dining/living area and a 4x5 bedroom for Aideen who was having her teen birthday later that day
Still using auto-roof for now.
Jordan loves his kids! He is always rolling wishes to read them to sleep but that isn't going to happen because sims need to be sleepy and my sim kids are in bed by 10.30.
Aideen checks out her new bedroom ... well, she was checking out a new object in any case
Not only was it Aideen's birthday, but it was also Declan's
All the kids have Jordan's strong jaw!
Declan wanted to learn to fish and Derry wanted to be Declan's bestfriend, so I sent them fishing together
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Dreaming of marriage at 13? No way! LOL
Much better
Look at the profile! That is so Jordan's!
My SS sent my boys a chess table as a wedding gift and they finally have room for it
Look who's visiting! It's the handsome Dameon
While they were chatting, I saw "Worry about money" in Aideen's menu. I haven't seen that in years since my sims are never poor!
Since I am playing the long lifespan, I will be turning off romance for teens until they get to half way through the teen stage. I don't mind it in my normal saves since they really don't have that long to establish relationships but 30 sim days of wishing for kisses and dates would drive me insane. This is a chance for my sims to have a normal "innocent" start to their teens
Dameon stayed for dinner
The boys have had a big day so I let them unwind with some romance
The family sleeping comfortably in a house in which you could swing a cat if you really wanted to
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After the morning chores were done, Cliff collected some gold and gems sent off the previous day. He also paid $510 in bills.
The boys had used the hottub briefly the day before but I let them christen it today
After Aideen finished her homework, I had her meet up with Dameon to ask him to the Prom. To my dismay, the interaction was not listed and the only way I could get it to show was to reinstate romance for Dameon. I will be sure to turn it back off after the Prom and I will be keeping a close eye on him until then.
This flirty look (which comes with the ask to prom interaction) was what I was hoping to avoid for a couple more sim weeks!
Since the boys were coming home from their afterschool activities, I had to leave these two on their own while I set the boys up. Fortunately they were only joking and chatting and there didn't seem to be any sign of romantic activity as I am sure that would have resulted in a wish to have a first kiss.
Just to be safe, I sent her home now that she had her Prom date set up. She got home just in time for dinner
After dinner, Cliff and the kids attended a party at Josh Holloway's
Josh is Dameon's father and Dameon came home after a bit. Pauline Walker and Sandy Taylor were also there.
The kids looked so lovely in this pic that I had to bring out the buydebug lighting as it was quite dark.
Cliff waiting patiently to have a chat with Sandy
When the family got home, I was surprised to see Cliff turn on the stereo and dance. They have had the stereo since the previous expansion and I have never seen him dance before
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I really must have a look because the thought of Javon having to be defrosted tickles my funny bone
I tried to hang on to some of the boys' wedding gifts because they would be useful in the house but I did sell several of them. It certainly helped get things moving a little faster with all the kids coming
At this point there will be no more kids unless Cliff sneaks another one by me or the boys roll a wish for one. I tend to give my sims what they wish for
Anyhow, thanks again! I really do enjoy your Kat story and I do appreciate you reading mine. I look forward to getting to your tumblr soon. I will have a chance soon actually because I always take my tablet to bed with me and sleep comes slowly these days
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Derry looks happy to be able to catch the butterfly and have a little "me" time.
I like my sim kids to learn as many of the skills as they can. I usually take the toddlers to the library and read the books to them, have the kids play on the blocks and toy oven. I didn't know the blocks would build the relationship. That's a good bit of info to have!
Aw, Happy Birthday, Declan!
Happy Birthday, Aideen!
Dameon is a good looking boy and him and Aideen are compatible! It'll be different to see the teens romance being put off for a bit. I look forward to them just being teens.
Their house has a good bit of area, perfect for playing tag!
That's kind of messed up that the option to ask to Prom won't come up with Romance turned off. Friends can go to Prom together, too (though I know that usually isn't the case with Sims).
Aideen's formal is very pretty. I like the orange.
My sims think the radio is their crack... they usually never leave it alone. I don't mind so much, I just wish they'd keep it on the soul station (that's my favorite).
Shouldn't ya'lls temp start to drop in the next few weeks? I think you guys are in winter when we are in summer. We've had an unseasonably warm winter and already entering our spring pattern (unfortunately, where I live, that means tornado season). I hope it does cool off for you, soon!
I usually make it an unspoken rule, that if both sims wish for a child, they get to have another.