@Macaire13 Thank you I use different naming themes for each of my saves. In this one I am using a list of "vampire" names with the exception of my plant sim. She is named for one of my favourite flowers
Only two slowpokes now that Brone is no longer a ghost. Still, with a little planning (cheating ), I am able to get everyone to breakfast in a timely manner
Tristram's morning wish was to do a brilliant painting. He has been working on this one for a couple of days so I sent him upstairs to do a little more before school. He didn't get his wish until later that day.
Brone's morning wish was to chat with Lotta. He did that over breakfast. I sent him to the garden to water. He had reached level 3 in Scouts which translated to Level 3 in gardening as soon as he watered his first plant.
Rune's morning wish was to hang out with Beau. That wish was granted over breakfast. Jareth's wish was to chat with his brother. For some reason it did not get granted over breakfast so I had them chat afterwards.
I forgot to show Beau getting Boronia up and ready for the day although he did do it before coming down to breakfast. She had been playing with the dollhouse so her social bar was full but Beau needs to spend more time with her so they can have a high relationship level.
After playing with her, they went for a stroll
The children went on a field trip to the Bistro. Silas (don't remember last name) was in charge. I forgot to get a pic of them arriving at the Bistro but two girls also attended.
After the stroll, I had Beau take Boronia upstairs as that is where at the toddler toys are.
As soon as I released him, he went straight to Lotta
Brone doesn't seem to think much of his first high school homework
When Brone finished his homework, I had him ask Lotta for a driving lesson
Rune and Jareth did their homework together.
On finishing school, Rune rolled a wish to preside over his royal court
Jareth had a wish to go on a joyride
After Tristram finished his brilliant painting, he spent some time with Boronia.
Jareth scared Beau while Rune waited for his turn to scare Jareth
When Brone had finished his driving lesson I sent him to the barre to start on the athletic skill.
I had Beau working on the mixology skill. I was happy when Lotta chose to ask Akantha to play catch rather than play with the Cow Plant as she usually does when Beau is occupied.
The family ate egg rolls prepared by Tristram
On gaining the athletic skill, Brone rolled a wish to go for a jog. I sent him after dinner
Beau topped up dinner with plasma juice. When he was done he intercepted Lotta on her way to the Cow Plant to watch the stars
Beau got Boronia up and ready on her last day as a toddler. I can't get used to plantsims not needing food!
It looks like Beau is smiling with pride at the family he has made
Brone woke with a wish to garden - granted!
Over breakfast, Rune rolled a wish to play catch with Tristram
Jareth rolled a wish to play catch with Beau
After the kids had left for school, I bought a birthday cake.
I actually don't mind this look, but won't stick with it.
I dressed Boronia in human clothes in her favourite colour
She immediately rolled a wish to play catch with Beau
While playing catch, Boronia rolled a wish to learn the fishing skill. I sent Beau inside to work on his mixology skill and had Lotta keep Boronia company
After Lotta and Boronia had fulfilled a few fishing wishes, I sent Boronia to the chess table and let Lotta and Beau do what they wanted. After shower woohoo, Beau thanked Lotta
Tristram woke with a wish to go fishing but I held off until after school when he would have more time.
Brone came home with a wish to set a booby trap Beau found it when he and Lotta woohooed a little later LOL
Akantha came home with a wish to play the guitar
I enrolled the kids in Art class because both Akantha and Tristram had already done Shop classes for the handiness skill and I thought they could do with a change. They all came home with completed paintings. This is Akantha's
This is Brone's. I didn't take a pic of Tristram's. Although it was a new painting for him, it is one I have seen before.
Rune and Jareth got home late because of Scouts and did their homework together before dinner.
Rune managed to sneak in a scare before dinner
Lotta made fish and chips from her morning catch
Boronia didn't come to the table because she doesn't need to eat. Instead I sent her to the bath to keep her hydrated
After her bath, she got to know her half brother, Jareth
Lotta and Beau watched the stars after Beau had some plasma juice. Once again, Lotta had been playing with the Cow Plant.
When I checked on Boronia, I could see that she and Jareth were getting along well
I let Boronia play while the family ate breakfast. She woke with a wish to see Lotta's ghost but I wanted the family fed so I could take care of a few morning wishes before school.
Jareth woke with a wish to catch a bug
After Boronia saw Lotta's ghost, she chatted with her brothers
The children went on a field trip to the Police Station. There was no adult in charge because he changed into his Graduation Gown just before he got into the bus and drove off
Only one other child attended.
Beau rolled a wish to moonlight as a mixologist. I sent Beau and Lotta to The Hot Spot and let him make her one drink before he got sun stroke
I got notice of an upcoming Prom when the teens finished school.
I sent Tristram to Katherine's house so he could ask her to Prom. She was looking after her baby brother. Her parents have 5 or 6 kids!
Tristram rolled a wish to kiss Katherine. I checked his age and discovered he was one day over the half way mark of his teens so I let him have it
The kids did their homework when they got home from the field trip.
This is Jeremy Yang. I think his father is Suzuki Hinata and his mother is Pearl Yang.
Brone rolled a wish to kiss Jeremy after he asked him to Prom. Although he is too young, I let him try a heat of the moment kiss
He wasn't knocked back!
While I was busy getting Tristram and Brone their dates, I left the kids to their own devices. I was happy to find the kids not getting into any trouble when I checked back on them. Jareth and Boronia were playing catch and Rune was reading a book.
This is Dusty Gonzalo. He is the son of Ramona Parrot and Gilberto Gonzalo. I sent Akantha to the bowling alley to ask him to Prom.
She rolled a wish to kiss him
Jareth had been holding onto a wish to play catch with his mother since morning.
Although plantsims don't need to eat, I had Boronia join the family to see what would happen. She didn't get sick and she got a nice meal moodlet so she will eat with the family from now on
Pearl Yang threw a party. She lives across the street from the family so Beau ran over
A couple of the kids popped over briefly as well.
It was a little creepy seeing Griffin Alto watching Beau and Lotta while they watched the stars.
This is Akantha's latest painting.
A very busy Saturday! Apologies in advance that it is a disjoined update but this is TS3 afterall and, because of the open world, I can play my sims in several locations at once unlike other iterations of the game where unplayed sims are dormant.
Since eating doesn't bother Boronia, she joined the family for breakfast as it is a good opportunity to bond further with the family
I discovered that Jareth hadn't started on his block skills yet so I sent him to play with Boronia when she worked on hers. Since Rune's morning wish had been taken care of, I had him join them as well
After watering the garden, Brone pulled out his guitar. I left him to it since he had a wish to improve his guitar skill. Beau and Lotta were otherwise engaged so I had Tristram start on the weeding and harvesting.
I decided that my teens can have romance regardless of age because this is not a long term save so they might as well have as much fun as they want
I found Jeremy at The Hot Spot so sent Brone there
Katherine and her family were at The Hideaway so I sent Tristram there. He wanted to introduce himself to Katherine's mother.
I found Dusty at home so Akantha went visiting
Since The Hideaway seemed to be the happening place, I sent the kids as well
You can see Katherine in the background beside the reading guy.
Tristram went in for a kiss but the chair was in the way
Beau and Lotta were having more luck back at home
Things progressed well at Dusty's house too
When I got back to Tristram I saw that he had sorted out his problems as well
I decided that Beau and Lotta should go out as well. I sent them to the bowling alley and when I checked on them found that they didn't need my supervision
Back at Dusty's house, Akantha and Dusty were just chilling on the bed.
I checked on Akantha a little later and they had moved from the bedroom. Ramona Parrot, Dusty's mother, had come home and was watching TV. Dusty's little sister was also there.
Tristram and Katherine had moved away from the rotunda and were flirting nearby.
When Ramona joined the chat, I dressed Akantha. Her future mother-in-law didn't need to see her in her sleepwear
Poor Brone was left alone at The Hot Spot so I sent him to the bowling alley. The kids were also there because they were autonomously trying to go home, probably because The Hideaway had too many sims.
Pit Bull Parrot showed up and was in Akantha's queue to mock her. She best be careful as I will happily totally annihilate her
Tristram and Katherine were getting along swimmingly
Akantha and Ramona were pillow fighting when I checked back. It ended well, fortunately, because no-one needs friction with the future mother-in-law
After hours of flirting, Katherine left so I sent Tristram to join his family.
Brone rolled a Jeremy wish so I hunted him down and found that he had gone back to The Hot Spot
As it was getting late, I gathered the family together at the Bistro for dinner
Many wishes to chat were rolled when they gathered at the Bistro so I had the family take care of them when they came out.
Beau and Lotta watched the stars when they got home.
Jareth and Boronia were getting to know each other better
Rune interrupted his parents for a chat
Brone got in on the action too.
It's Sunday and I have decided the family will have a quiet day at home after their busy Saturday.
Brone woke with a wish to prepare a meal. I had him prepare pancakes for the following morning's breakfast.
Rune and Jareth had wishes to talk to their parents which were fulfilled over breakfast. I sent them fishing in the new pond I build in their backyard after removing half of the swimming pool. I didn't see the point of a pool that took up the bulk of the backyard.
Boronia woke with a wish to swim in the ocean. I sent her swimming at the beach at the back of their lot.
Akantha had a wish to chat with Dusty. When she finished calling him, I had her join her brothers since she has a wish to catch all types of fish. When Boronia finished her swim, I sent her fishing as well.
When Tristram mastered the painting skill, he rolled a wish to paint a masterpiece. Unfortunately this was not a masterpiece, although I think it is beautiful.
When Tristram finished his painting I clicked on the cow plant so he could feed it and noticed "Milk" and "Scold" were in the options. This could mean only one thing - the cow plant had eaten a sim! I have no idea who the victim was but I was worried sick until I checked on the romantic interests of the teens and found they were all okay.
I didn't know what effect cow plant milk would have, so I sent Beau.
I got a pop up that drinking cow plant milk makes a sim feel younger.
I found this girl, Karin Carnegie, in the backyard talking with Jareth. She's a school friend but no-one had invited her. She must have come to fish in the family pond.
Tristram had been genetically splicing a seed and when he finished Brone went up to chat with him. I found Tristram expressing his fondness for his brother
Boronia had been on her way outside to play catch with Lotta when she was interrupted by Jareth so he could scare her. After Jareth had finished, she stopped and chatted with Beau
Brone was about to play the guitar when Beau went upstairs to chat with him.
I normally don't leave easels empty when I have an artistic sim in the house but I had forgotten about this one. Akantha found it and started a painting even though she has an unfinished one downstairs.
I was impressed with Tristram's first dive attempt
Brone was not so lucky
I didn't realize that Karin was still there until she started chatting with Boronia.
I sent her home after she and Boronia had had a game of tag and sent Boronia inside to work on her cooking skill.
Beau and Lotta were interrupted by Jareth and Rune
It's amazing how many sims can fit in a car, especially a two-seater like this one The family went to the Bistro for dinner.
After eating, the family had some fun together
When they got home the boys had a little more fun on their own
Beau and Lotta finished the day with star gazing
It's Monday and Rune's birthday. Because the kids went to school and all had after school activites, the day was fairly quiet.
Akantha's waking wish was to paint a masterpiece. Since I knew I couldn't grant that before school, I had her play a game of catch with Boronia instead because Boronia had a general "play catch" wish.
Tristram's waking wish was to chat with Beau which he did over breakfast. I sent him to water the garden and he rolled a wish to reach level 6 in gardening. It will take a couple of days but I had him fertilize some plants to speed it along. The family now has a couple of money trees because Lotta has a wish to be worth §300,000. I haven't focused on money in this save so this will be a long-term wish.
Brone's waking wish was to prepare a meal. I had him make pancakes after breakfast. Beau's waking wish was to play a game with Brone. They managed to get a couple of catches in before the school bus arrived.
Beau and Lotta took advantage of the kids being at school Not that the kids being there stops them from flirting all the time
One of Akantha's recent paintings. I know I have shown this painting before in an update on my other save but it is pretty so I will show it again
Beau wanted to paint a brilliant painting so I sent Lotta fishing when she wouldn't stop playing with the cow plant. The fridge could do with more fish for family meals.
Beau finally mastered the mixology skill
When the kids got home from school and homework was completed, it was time for Rune's birthday
That cardigan only suits old men IMO!
While the family went to the dining room for birthday cake, Rune ate his birthday meal of Ambrosia in the kitchen
The family were unaware of the change taking place in the kitchen
Beau rolled a wish to skinny dip with Lotta earlier in the day. I could hardly send him to the hot tub in broad daylight so he had to wait until after dinner.
Brone had a wish to chat with Jeremy. Since Jeremy lives across the street, I sent him there for the chat.
Rune interrupted his dad's skinny dip for a hug
Beau and Lotta finished the day by watching the stars
Jareth and Boronia both had wishes to fish before 6am. I usually delete this wish but don't mind the kids doing it occasionally.
The kids fished until 6.15 when the rest of the family got to the table after making their beds.
I think I said the other day that Tristram was hoping to get to Level 6 in gardening. I got the number wrong. He is aiming for Level 8. I had him water the garden and then had Lotta do the rest when he was nearing the end of the line. I also had him plant in the spots left by barren plants.
Over breakfast, Jareth rolled a wish to play catch with Beau.
The teens had a field trip to the Bistro. Hugh Hoffman was in charge. I don't know why Rune didn't go but it could be because he aged up after I got the popup.
The only other teen there was Tyrone Grantham.
Rune did his first high school homework with his older siblings
When his homework was completed, I had him ask Lotta for driving lessons. I don't think I have had any real problems with driving lessons in this world
When the children got home from Scouts, they did their homework together. Jareth had a wish to play tag, so I had him play with Boronia afterwards.
I think Rune is cute even though his face seems to be a little scrunched - he reminds me of a baby bird
The family enjoyed cheesesteak for dinner. Lotta prepared it using the steaks that Beau is now able to grow
Beau topped up with plasma juice.
Jareth and Rune had fishing wishes so I sent them to the family pond. Boronia joined them autonomously. I have found that sims who love the outdoors are able to fish autonomously on the home lot whereas other sims can only do so on community lots. Tristram had been hitting his dad's bar and took a drink to the hot tub. His head is just visible behind Boronia.
Beau and Lotta watched the siding. What a waste of such a beautiful view!
Once again I acquiesced to a wish to fish before 6am. Because Rune had several fish wishes including the one to fish before 6, I decided it was easier to let him have it and hopefully clear some slots. Besides which, I have a soft spot for my teen sims
I woke Rune quite early and he was able to get another hour of sleep in before breakfast.
Boronia woke with a wish to get attention from dad. That was met over breakfast. While eating, she rolled a wish to play catch with Rune. The other kids had simple wishes granted as well
The children went on a field trip to the Mausoleum. Hazel Hoffman was in charge.
Two other kids were there: Doreen Pepper (blue) and Karin Carnegie (pink).
Jeremy Yang was meant to come home with one of the teens but he was taking too long to come out of the building so I sent my kids home ahead of him.
He arrived shortly after the teens finished their homework. I thought it was sweet that Brone sat at the table and kept him company while Jeremy did his
Rune came home from school with a wish to learn the guitar skill. I bought him a guitar and had him start a jam session because I knew he would roll a wish to jam with someone. When he rolled that wish, I had Brone join him
Jareth had a wish to hang out with Boronia. His wish was granted over homework
When Jeremy finished his homework and started heading towards the bar, I had Brone stop jamming. He went straight to Jeremy
Although I had cleared a couple of fish wishes in the morning, Rune still had one outstanding so I sent him fishing. Boronia joined him
Beau rolled a wish to give Jeremy a friendly introduction. Perhaps I should have waited for the boys to get dressed before I sent Beau in
I sent Beau and Lotta to the Bistro because I felt sorry for them having spent the whole day at home.
I wish it were possible for sims to eat at the roof seating!
Akantha had a wish to improve her cooking skill so I had her prepare fish and chips
When I checked back on Beau and Lotta, they were watching the stars
Akantha appeared after the boys had finished using the shower to clean it. She had just cleaned the counter autonomously as well. What a good girl Lotta also rushes to clean things and neither has the neat trait.
There were no wishes to fish before 6am so the family slept through the night.
Tristram is still working on his wish to reach level 8 in gardening. He also woke with a wish to water the plants so that worked in well
Boronia wanted to play catch with Tristram
After the kids left for school, I had Beau and Lotta finish the gardening. Beau couldn't take his eyes of the barren plasma fruit plant. Debug Enabler is godsend because plasma fruit plants produce only two harvests of one fruit which means I only get one extra plasma fruit in the life of the plant. With Debug Enabler I am able to speed the harvest up so that Beau doesn't have to wait days to get a return on his valuable perfect quality plasma fruit.
Now that Lotta no longer scares, Beau is happy to step up
It's amazing how sims can watch a TV in another room and on another floor when they are having a drink
All the kids had after school classes so Beau and Lotta had a long day to themselves
Lotta had an invitation to attend an afternoon party thrown by Lucretia Parrott. Being a ghost, walls (and lack of floor) are no obstacle for her
I didn't have her attend with Beau because that automatically forms a group which I hate so I had Beau join her after she got there.
Lucretia patiently waited for a chance to play tag with Beau. Of course I cancelled the action before that could happen
I had Lotta prepare a cheese plate for the party and then she and Beau went home for dinner with the family
Tristram came home from school with a wish to set a booby trap Because Boronia is a plant sim and I like to keep her well hydrated she has more showers than my other sims which meant her chances of being the victim were high
Lotta had been playing with the cow plant when Beau approached her to watch the stars. Jeremy, Brone's boyfriend, was walking past. I see a lot more sims walking around in Sunlit Tides than I do in my other saves.
It's Friday and the kids have no after school activities so I will get a chance to send the teens to the wave station
Morning wishes were pretty easy to take care of as they were mostly related to talking to or hanging out with other family members. The children also had fishing wishes.
Beau had a wish to analyze a rock which led to a wish to research a sample.
After correlating scientific data at the Science Centre, Beau leveled up and this triggered a wish to analyze an insect. He and Lotta were about to woohoo so I interrupted to get the wish out of the way.
I let them do what they wanted after that
Sunshine Pepper came home with Brone. She was slow coming to the table so I snapped the shot before Rune could leave as he finished his quickly.
Lotta is always playing with the cow plant! Beau followed her outside for a smooch. When it comes to Lotta, he is happy to brave the sun
Boronia and Jareth did their homework together.
I saw Brone heading upstairs to talk with Sunshine. When I got to them they were sharing a friendly hug
"Is it just me, or does Pepper look dopey?" Rein in your thoughts, Brone!
After chatting with Pepper, I sent Brone to the wave station. I didn't watch him and got a popup that he escaped certain death from a seal Was upset about missing it, but was delighted when the same thing happened to Tristram
He was flung way up into the air!
Back at home, Jareth was being his usual evil ghost self
It was getting close to dinnertime and I didn't want to add another chair so I had Akantha send Pepper home since they were already chatting.
A close up of Tristram because he looked so handsome! Although he has Beau's colouring and face shape, his eyes and nose are all Lotta
Beau decided to scare one of his kids instead of Lotta
Rune was the target! LOL Rune got the irresistible trait on aging up and all the kids want to spend time with him.
The family had frogs legs for dinner. I was hoping to trigger some wishes to learn a new recipe and both Brone and Tristram rolled a wish to learn the recipe
Brone had a wish to give Jeremy an amorous hug. I sent him across the street when I saw he was home.
I left them to it but when I got back the wish was still there. It seems they went straight for woohoo instead
Back at home, Boronia was gossiping with her brothers
Beau attended a party thrown by Eugene Carnegie.
When his wife, Ethel, got home from work she started yelling at Beau
I thought he might fight back but her face must have been terrifying
Jareth was up to his old tricks when I checked on the family
After Ethel's treatment of Beau, I sent him home. I don't like my sims being upset. Lotta had been playing catch with Jareth so Beau interrupted to watch the stars with her
Rune kept the kids amused. I must have forgotten to retune ghost stories out of this save.
A very busy Saturday ahead!
Jareth had a wish to go to the park so I sent him with Boronia.
Although you can't see it, Lotta discovered Tristram's dye prank
When I checked back on the kids, they were chatting at a picnic table with Katherine and her mother
I sent Akantha to the wave station because she hadn't tried it yet I love the watercolour quality of this pic
When I checked back on the family, Beau was giving Tristram an ink blot test. This meant that Tristram had finished watering the garden and was almost free to find Katherine for a date
Rune had a wish to buy a new recipe and when he had done that I had him join Akantha
Tristram's waking wish was to watch the Cooking Channel. I had him quickly take care of that before sending him out for the day. I discovered that with the walls down I could also keep an eye on Akantha and Rune. Neither was attacked by a seal
Tristram was finally free to go to Katherine Boronia was trying to go home and Jareth was reading a book so I decided they should both go home.
Although Tristram rolled a wish to see a movie after asking Katherine on a date, I sent them to the bowling alley.
Both Rune and Akantha stopped surfing after I got a pop up that they had leveled up so I sent them home. Since it was Saturday and Akantha is over the half way mark of her teens, I looked around and found Dusty at The Lookout.
I sent her there so they could go to the next step with their relationship. I assumed they were going steady but remembered Prom never took place and I was going to let that happen as part of the Prom experience.
While they were flirting, Dusty's sister, Mercedes, arrived. She is the girl I have planned for Rune
When I checked on Tristram and Katherine I found Tristram with this face. I thought he might have been criticizing Katherine's bowling but realized it was just a bad pause and he was just talking.
He was totally oblivious to his date's tumble
Back at home, Jareth was giving Boronia grief
When I checked on the dating couple again, they were dancing. I do love my party animal sims
Lotta and Brone had been playing catch when Lotta rolled a wish to take a photo with a friend.
Jareth was telling a ghost story. Boronia was meant to be his audience but she must have started playing with the cow plant before he started. It was in her queue and she joined him when she was done.
I had Akantha invite Dusty over and when I saw that she was playing on the laptop, found Dusty and Rune pillow fighting.
Beau had a chat with Akantha and Brone when he finished a painting that he kept trying to finish without luck because of interruptions from Lotta and the kids. The family don't bother him if I have set the task
Lotta was chatting with Rune when she rolled another wish to take a photo with a friend.
I checked back on Tristram just after they had found the photobooth. You can just see the scraps of the photographs he tore up around his feet
Now that Boronia's relationship level is higher with most of the kids, I don't have to worry about her being ignored. I found her having a pillow fight with Brone
Beau had a wish to go to the Bistro so I sent him with Lotta. I had sent Tristram and Katherine earlier but they took a cab so were only just entering when Beau arrived.
I would have sent the kids to the Bistro as well but Dusty was not on the list of sims available to go with Beau and I didn't want to send him home so early.
I saw Jeremy heading home so had Brone go over for a visit
Beau and Lotta attended a party thrown by Eugene Carnegie. They watched the stars from his yard
Akantha was in her sleepwear when I checked back on the family so I know what she was up to while I was concentrating on Beau and Lotta
Beau was leaving the table when I remembered that I hadn't taken a breakfast pic!
Jareth ages up to teen soon but it doesn't mean his scaring days are over as he has the evil trait
There were a few fishing wishes so I took care of those before I sent the family out for the day. Tristram came late to the party as he watered the garden first.
I realized that Rune hadn't done any gardening since aging up so had him plant a few seeds. He and Tristram were talking about gardening when Jareth snuck up on him
I sent all the kids to The Lookout. Rune and Jareth were the first to arrive.
It's a lovely community lot and proved to be very popular as the day went on.
I saw "receive flowers" in Tristram's queue and was screaming out "Don't accept the flowers, Tristram!". He did accept them but fortunately it didn't go any further than that!
I was so caught up in watching the kids, I forgot about Beau and Lotta until I got a popup that Beau had better go inside. Silly Beau! Always chasing that Lotta regardless of where she is
The view from The Lookout is lovely
A better look at Mariah. That weak jaw and long, pointy chin are not to my taste!
I wanted to keep an eye on the kids so I sent Beau and Lotta to the bowling alley. I knew he wouldn't go outside if I sent him there He and Lotta started bowling as soon as they arrived. When I checked on them I found Beau flying through the air but didn't manage to get a shot until he hit the ground.
When I got back to the kids, I discovered that Jeremy was also at The Lookout. Even though I was slow to notice him, Brone was not
My beautiful party animal was dancing by himself
I think Jeremy might be a party animal as well because the boys were dancing when I next checked on them
Rune, being Irresistible, was drawing a crowd
I sent the youngest children to the bowling alley because they weren't having much fun. Beau and Lotta were doing fine amusing themselves
I had everyone meet up at the diner for dinner
Beau had a wish to play a game with Jareth and Lotta had one to play one with Brone. I took care of that after dinner
Beau and Lotta watched the stars before bed
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Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Tristram's morning wish was to do a brilliant painting. He has been working on this one for a couple of days so I sent him upstairs to do a little more before school. He didn't get his wish until later that day.
Brone's morning wish was to chat with Lotta. He did that over breakfast. I sent him to the garden to water. He had reached level 3 in Scouts which translated to Level 3 in gardening as soon as he watered his first plant.
Rune's morning wish was to hang out with Beau. That wish was granted over breakfast. Jareth's wish was to chat with his brother. For some reason it did not get granted over breakfast so I had them chat afterwards.
I forgot to show Beau getting Boronia up and ready for the day although he did do it before coming down to breakfast. She had been playing with the dollhouse so her social bar was full but Beau needs to spend more time with her so they can have a high relationship level.
After playing with her, they went for a stroll
The children went on a field trip to the Bistro. Silas (don't remember last name) was in charge. I forgot to get a pic of them arriving at the Bistro but two girls also attended.
After the stroll, I had Beau take Boronia upstairs as that is where at the toddler toys are.
As soon as I released him, he went straight to Lotta
Brone doesn't seem to think much of his first high school homework
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Rune and Jareth did their homework together.
On finishing school, Rune rolled a wish to preside over his royal court
Jareth had a wish to go on a joyride
After Tristram finished his brilliant painting, he spent some time with Boronia.
Jareth scared Beau while Rune waited for his turn to scare Jareth
When Brone had finished his driving lesson I sent him to the barre to start on the athletic skill.
I had Beau working on the mixology skill. I was happy when Lotta chose to ask Akantha to play catch rather than play with the Cow Plant as she usually does when Beau is occupied.
The family ate egg rolls prepared by Tristram
On gaining the athletic skill, Brone rolled a wish to go for a jog. I sent him after dinner
Beau topped up dinner with plasma juice. When he was done he intercepted Lotta on her way to the Cow Plant to watch the stars
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
It looks like Beau is smiling with pride at the family he has made
Brone woke with a wish to garden - granted!
Over breakfast, Rune rolled a wish to play catch with Tristram
Jareth rolled a wish to play catch with Beau
After the kids had left for school, I bought a birthday cake.
I actually don't mind this look, but won't stick with it.
I dressed Boronia in human clothes in her favourite colour
She immediately rolled a wish to play catch with Beau
While playing catch, Boronia rolled a wish to learn the fishing skill. I sent Beau inside to work on his mixology skill and had Lotta keep Boronia company
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Tristram woke with a wish to go fishing but I held off until after school when he would have more time.
Brone came home with a wish to set a booby trap
Akantha came home with a wish to play the guitar
I enrolled the kids in Art class because both Akantha and Tristram had already done Shop classes for the handiness skill and I thought they could do with a change. They all came home with completed paintings. This is Akantha's
This is Brone's. I didn't take a pic of Tristram's. Although it was a new painting for him, it is one I have seen before.
Rune and Jareth got home late because of Scouts and did their homework together before dinner.
Rune managed to sneak in a scare before dinner
Lotta made fish and chips from her morning catch
Boronia didn't come to the table because she doesn't need to eat. Instead I sent her to the bath to keep her hydrated
After her bath, she got to know her half brother, Jareth
Lotta and Beau watched the stars after Beau had some plasma juice. Once again, Lotta had been playing with the Cow Plant.
When I checked on Boronia, I could see that she and Jareth were getting along well
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Jareth woke with a wish to catch a bug
After Boronia saw Lotta's ghost, she chatted with her brothers
The children went on a field trip to the Police Station. There was no adult in charge because he changed into his Graduation Gown just before he got into the bus and drove off
Only one other child attended.
Beau rolled a wish to moonlight as a mixologist. I sent Beau and Lotta to The Hot Spot and let him make her one drink before he got sun stroke
I got notice of an upcoming Prom when the teens finished school.
I sent Tristram to Katherine's house so he could ask her to Prom. She was looking after her baby brother. Her parents have 5 or 6 kids!
Tristram rolled a wish to kiss Katherine. I checked his age and discovered he was one day over the half way mark of his teens so I let him have it
The kids did their homework when they got home from the field trip.
This is Jeremy Yang. I think his father is Suzuki Hinata and his mother is Pearl Yang.
Brone rolled a wish to kiss Jeremy after he asked him to Prom. Although he is too young, I let him try a heat of the moment kiss
He wasn't knocked back!
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This is Dusty Gonzalo. He is the son of Ramona Parrot and Gilberto Gonzalo. I sent Akantha to the bowling alley to ask him to Prom.
She rolled a wish to kiss him
Jareth had been holding onto a wish to play catch with his mother since morning.
Although plantsims don't need to eat, I had Boronia join the family to see what would happen. She didn't get sick and she got a nice meal moodlet so she will eat with the family from now on
Pearl Yang threw a party. She lives across the street from the family so Beau ran over
A couple of the kids popped over briefly as well.
It was a little creepy seeing Griffin Alto watching Beau and Lotta while they watched the stars.
This is Akantha's latest painting.
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Since eating doesn't bother Boronia, she joined the family for breakfast as it is a good opportunity to bond further with the family
I discovered that Jareth hadn't started on his block skills yet so I sent him to play with Boronia when she worked on hers. Since Rune's morning wish had been taken care of, I had him join them as well
After watering the garden, Brone pulled out his guitar. I left him to it since he had a wish to improve his guitar skill. Beau and Lotta were otherwise engaged so I had Tristram start on the weeding and harvesting.
I decided that my teens can have romance regardless of age because this is not a long term save so they might as well have as much fun as they want
I found Jeremy at The Hot Spot so sent Brone there
Katherine and her family were at The Hideaway so I sent Tristram there. He wanted to introduce himself to Katherine's mother.
I found Dusty at home so Akantha went visiting
Since The Hideaway seemed to be the happening place, I sent the kids as well
You can see Katherine in the background beside the reading guy.
Tristram went in for a kiss but the chair was in the way
Beau and Lotta were having more luck back at home
Things progressed well at Dusty's house too
When I got back to Tristram I saw that he had sorted out his problems as well
I decided that Beau and Lotta should go out as well. I sent them to the bowling alley and when I checked on them found that they didn't need my supervision
Back at Dusty's house, Akantha and Dusty were just chilling on the bed.
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Tristram and Katherine had moved away from the rotunda and were flirting nearby.
When Ramona joined the chat, I dressed Akantha. Her future mother-in-law didn't need to see her in her sleepwear
Poor Brone was left alone at The Hot Spot so I sent him to the bowling alley. The kids were also there because they were autonomously trying to go home, probably because The Hideaway had too many sims.
Pit Bull Parrot showed up and was in Akantha's queue to mock her. She best be careful as I will happily totally annihilate her
Tristram and Katherine were getting along swimmingly
Akantha and Ramona were pillow fighting when I checked back. It ended well, fortunately, because no-one needs friction with the future mother-in-law
After hours of flirting, Katherine left so I sent Tristram to join his family.
Brone rolled a Jeremy wish so I hunted him down and found that he had gone back to The Hot Spot
As it was getting late, I gathered the family together at the Bistro for dinner
Many wishes to chat were rolled when they gathered at the Bistro so I had the family take care of them when they came out.
Beau and Lotta watched the stars when they got home.
Jareth and Boronia were getting to know each other better
Rune interrupted his parents for a chat
Brone got in on the action too.
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Brone woke with a wish to prepare a meal. I had him prepare pancakes for the following morning's breakfast.
Rune and Jareth had wishes to talk to their parents which were fulfilled over breakfast. I sent them fishing in the new pond I build in their backyard after removing half of the swimming pool. I didn't see the point of a pool that took up the bulk of the backyard.
Boronia woke with a wish to swim in the ocean. I sent her swimming at the beach at the back of their lot.
Akantha had a wish to chat with Dusty. When she finished calling him, I had her join her brothers since she has a wish to catch all types of fish. When Boronia finished her swim, I sent her fishing as well.
When Tristram mastered the painting skill, he rolled a wish to paint a masterpiece. Unfortunately this was not a masterpiece, although I think it is beautiful.
When Tristram finished his painting I clicked on the cow plant so he could feed it and noticed "Milk" and "Scold" were in the options. This could mean only one thing - the cow plant had eaten a sim!
I didn't know what effect cow plant milk would have, so I sent Beau.
I got a pop up that drinking cow plant milk makes a sim feel younger.
I found this girl, Karin Carnegie, in the backyard talking with Jareth. She's a school friend but no-one had invited her. She must have come to fish in the family pond.
Tristram had been genetically splicing a seed and when he finished Brone went up to chat with him. I found Tristram expressing his fondness for his brother
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Brone was about to play the guitar when Beau went upstairs to chat with him.
I normally don't leave easels empty when I have an artistic sim in the house but I had forgotten about this one. Akantha found it and started a painting even though she has an unfinished one downstairs.
I was impressed with Tristram's first dive attempt
Brone was not so lucky
I didn't realize that Karin was still there until she started chatting with Boronia.
I sent her home after she and Boronia had had a game of tag and sent Boronia inside to work on her cooking skill.
Beau and Lotta were interrupted by Jareth and Rune
It's amazing how many sims can fit in a car, especially a two-seater like this one
After eating, the family had some fun together
When they got home the boys had a little more fun on their own
Beau and Lotta finished the day with star gazing
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Akantha's waking wish was to paint a masterpiece. Since I knew I couldn't grant that before school, I had her play a game of catch with Boronia instead because Boronia had a general "play catch" wish.
Tristram's waking wish was to chat with Beau which he did over breakfast. I sent him to water the garden and he rolled a wish to reach level 6 in gardening. It will take a couple of days but I had him fertilize some plants to speed it along. The family now has a couple of money trees because Lotta has a wish to be worth §300,000. I haven't focused on money in this save so this will be a long-term wish.
Brone's waking wish was to prepare a meal. I had him make pancakes after breakfast. Beau's waking wish was to play a game with Brone. They managed to get a couple of catches in before the school bus arrived.
Beau and Lotta took advantage of the kids being at school
One of Akantha's recent paintings. I know I have shown this painting before in an update on my other save but it is pretty so I will show it again
Beau wanted to paint a brilliant painting so I sent Lotta fishing when she wouldn't stop playing with the cow plant. The fridge could do with more fish for family meals.
Beau finally mastered the mixology skill
When the kids got home from school and homework was completed, it was time for Rune's birthday
That cardigan only suits old men IMO!
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The family were unaware of the change taking place in the kitchen
Beau rolled a wish to skinny dip with Lotta earlier in the day. I could hardly send him to the hot tub in broad daylight so he had to wait until after dinner.
Brone had a wish to chat with Jeremy. Since Jeremy lives across the street, I sent him there for the chat.
Rune interrupted his dad's skinny dip for a hug
Beau and Lotta finished the day by watching the stars
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Got a smile out of Akantha!
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The kids fished until 6.15 when the rest of the family got to the table after making their beds.
I think I said the other day that Tristram was hoping to get to Level 6 in gardening. I got the number wrong. He is aiming for Level 8. I had him water the garden and then had Lotta do the rest when he was nearing the end of the line. I also had him plant in the spots left by barren plants.
Over breakfast, Jareth rolled a wish to play catch with Beau.
The teens had a field trip to the Bistro. Hugh Hoffman was in charge. I don't know why Rune didn't go but it could be because he aged up after I got the popup.
The only other teen there was Tyrone Grantham.
Rune did his first high school homework with his older siblings
When his homework was completed, I had him ask Lotta for driving lessons. I don't think I have had any real problems with driving lessons in this world
When the children got home from Scouts, they did their homework together. Jareth had a wish to play tag, so I had him play with Boronia afterwards.
I think Rune is cute even though his face seems to be a little scrunched - he reminds me of a baby bird
The family enjoyed cheesesteak for dinner. Lotta prepared it using the steaks that Beau is now able to grow
Beau topped up with plasma juice.
Jareth and Rune had fishing wishes so I sent them to the family pond. Boronia joined them autonomously. I have found that sims who love the outdoors are able to fish autonomously on the home lot whereas other sims can only do so on community lots. Tristram had been hitting his dad's bar and took a drink to the hot tub. His head is just visible behind Boronia.
Beau and Lotta watched the siding. What a waste of such a beautiful view!
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I woke Rune quite early and he was able to get another hour of sleep in before breakfast.
Boronia woke with a wish to get attention from dad. That was met over breakfast. While eating, she rolled a wish to play catch with Rune. The other kids had simple wishes granted as well
The children went on a field trip to the Mausoleum. Hazel Hoffman was in charge.
Two other kids were there: Doreen Pepper (blue) and Karin Carnegie (pink).
Jeremy Yang was meant to come home with one of the teens but he was taking too long to come out of the building so I sent my kids home ahead of him.
He arrived shortly after the teens finished their homework. I thought it was sweet that Brone sat at the table and kept him company while Jeremy did his
Rune came home from school with a wish to learn the guitar skill. I bought him a guitar and had him start a jam session because I knew he would roll a wish to jam with someone. When he rolled that wish, I had Brone join him
Jareth had a wish to hang out with Boronia. His wish was granted over homework
When Jeremy finished his homework and started heading towards the bar, I had Brone stop jamming. He went straight to Jeremy
Although I had cleared a couple of fish wishes in the morning, Rune still had one outstanding so I sent him fishing. Boronia joined him
Beau rolled a wish to give Jeremy a friendly introduction. Perhaps I should have waited for the boys to get dressed before I sent Beau in
I sent Beau and Lotta to the Bistro because I felt sorry for them having spent the whole day at home.
I wish it were possible for sims to eat at the roof seating!
Akantha had a wish to improve her cooking skill so I had her prepare fish and chips
When I checked back on Beau and Lotta, they were watching the stars
Akantha appeared after the boys had finished using the shower to clean it. She had just cleaned the counter autonomously as well. What a good girl
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Tristram is still working on his wish to reach level 8 in gardening. He also woke with a wish to water the plants so that worked in well
Boronia wanted to play catch with Tristram
After the kids left for school, I had Beau and Lotta finish the gardening. Beau couldn't take his eyes of the barren plasma fruit plant. Debug Enabler is godsend because plasma fruit plants produce only two harvests of one fruit which means I only get one extra plasma fruit in the life of the plant. With Debug Enabler I am able to speed the harvest up so that Beau doesn't have to wait days to get a return on his valuable perfect quality plasma fruit.
Now that Lotta no longer scares, Beau is happy to step up
It's amazing how sims can watch a TV in another room and on another floor when they are having a drink
All the kids had after school classes so Beau and Lotta had a long day to themselves
Lotta had an invitation to attend an afternoon party thrown by Lucretia Parrott. Being a ghost, walls (and lack of floor) are no obstacle for her
I didn't have her attend with Beau because that automatically forms a group which I hate so I had Beau join her after she got there.
Lucretia patiently waited for a chance to play tag with Beau. Of course I cancelled the action before that could happen
I had Lotta prepare a cheese plate for the party and then she and Beau went home for dinner with the family
Tristram came home from school with a wish to set a booby trap
Lotta had been playing with the cow plant when Beau approached her to watch the stars. Jeremy, Brone's boyfriend, was walking past. I see a lot more sims walking around in Sunlit Tides than I do in my other saves.
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Morning wishes were pretty easy to take care of as they were mostly related to talking to or hanging out with other family members. The children also had fishing wishes.
Beau had a wish to analyze a rock which led to a wish to research a sample.
After correlating scientific data at the Science Centre, Beau leveled up and this triggered a wish to analyze an insect. He and Lotta were about to woohoo so I interrupted to get the wish out of the way.
I let them do what they wanted after that
Sunshine Pepper came home with Brone. She was slow coming to the table so I snapped the shot before Rune could leave as he finished his quickly.
Lotta is always playing with the cow plant! Beau followed her outside for a smooch. When it comes to Lotta, he is happy to brave the sun
Boronia and Jareth did their homework together.
I saw Brone heading upstairs to talk with Sunshine. When I got to them they were sharing a friendly hug
"Is it just me, or does Pepper look dopey?" Rein in your thoughts, Brone!
After chatting with Pepper, I sent Brone to the wave station. I didn't watch him and got a popup that he escaped certain death from a seal
He was flung way up into the air!
Back at home, Jareth was being his usual evil ghost self
It was getting close to dinnertime and I didn't want to add another chair so I had Akantha send Pepper home since they were already chatting.
A close up of Tristram because he looked so handsome! Although he has Beau's colouring and face shape, his eyes and nose are all Lotta
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Rune was the target! LOL Rune got the irresistible trait on aging up and all the kids want to spend time with him.
The family had frogs legs for dinner. I was hoping to trigger some wishes to learn a new recipe and both Brone and Tristram rolled a wish to learn the recipe
Brone had a wish to give Jeremy an amorous hug. I sent him across the street when I saw he was home.
I left them to it but when I got back the wish was still there. It seems they went straight for woohoo instead
Back at home, Boronia was gossiping with her brothers
Beau attended a party thrown by Eugene Carnegie.
When his wife, Ethel, got home from work she started yelling at Beau
I thought he might fight back but her face must have been terrifying
Jareth was up to his old tricks when I checked on the family
After Ethel's treatment of Beau, I sent him home. I don't like my sims being upset. Lotta had been playing catch with Jareth so Beau interrupted to watch the stars with her
Rune kept the kids amused. I must have forgotten to retune ghost stories out of this save.
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Jareth had a wish to go to the park so I sent him with Boronia.
Although you can't see it, Lotta discovered Tristram's dye prank
When I checked back on the kids, they were chatting at a picnic table with Katherine and her mother
I sent Akantha to the wave station because she hadn't tried it yet
When I checked back on the family, Beau was giving Tristram an ink blot test. This meant that Tristram had finished watering the garden and was almost free to find Katherine for a date
Rune had a wish to buy a new recipe and when he had done that I had him join Akantha
Tristram's waking wish was to watch the Cooking Channel. I had him quickly take care of that before sending him out for the day. I discovered that with the walls down I could also keep an eye on Akantha and Rune. Neither was attacked by a seal
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Although Tristram rolled a wish to see a movie after asking Katherine on a date, I sent them to the bowling alley.
Both Rune and Akantha stopped surfing after I got a pop up that they had leveled up so I sent them home. Since it was Saturday and Akantha is over the half way mark of her teens, I looked around and found Dusty at The Lookout.
I sent her there so they could go to the next step with their relationship. I assumed they were going steady but remembered Prom never took place and I was going to let that happen as part of the Prom experience.
While they were flirting, Dusty's sister, Mercedes, arrived. She is the girl I have planned for Rune
When I checked on Tristram and Katherine I found Tristram with this face. I thought he might have been criticizing Katherine's bowling but realized it was just a bad pause and he was just talking.
He was totally oblivious to his date's tumble
Back at home, Jareth was giving Boronia grief
When I checked on the dating couple again, they were dancing. I do love my party animal sims
Lotta and Brone had been playing catch when Lotta rolled a wish to take a photo with a friend.
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I had Akantha invite Dusty over and when I saw that she was playing on the laptop, found Dusty and Rune pillow fighting.
Beau had a chat with Akantha and Brone when he finished a painting that he kept trying to finish without luck because of interruptions from Lotta and the kids. The family don't bother him if I have set the task
Lotta was chatting with Rune when she rolled another wish to take a photo with a friend.
I checked back on Tristram just after they had found the photobooth. You can just see the scraps of the photographs he tore up around his feet
Now that Boronia's relationship level is higher with most of the kids, I don't have to worry about her being ignored. I found her having a pillow fight with Brone
Beau had a wish to go to the Bistro so I sent him with Lotta. I had sent Tristram and Katherine earlier but they took a cab so were only just entering when Beau arrived.
I would have sent the kids to the Bistro as well but Dusty was not on the list of sims available to go with Beau and I didn't want to send him home so early.
I saw Jeremy heading home so had Brone go over for a visit
Beau and Lotta attended a party thrown by Eugene Carnegie. They watched the stars from his yard
Akantha was in her sleepwear when I checked back on the family so I know what she was up to while I was concentrating on Beau and Lotta
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Jareth ages up to teen soon but it doesn't mean his scaring days are over as he has the evil trait
There were a few fishing wishes so I took care of those before I sent the family out for the day. Tristram came late to the party as he watered the garden first.
I realized that Rune hadn't done any gardening since aging up so had him plant a few seeds. He and Tristram were talking about gardening when Jareth snuck up on him
I sent all the kids to The Lookout. Rune and Jareth were the first to arrive.
It's a lovely community lot and proved to be very popular as the day went on.
I saw "receive flowers" in Tristram's queue and was screaming out "Don't accept the flowers, Tristram!". He did accept them but fortunately it didn't go any further than that!
I was so caught up in watching the kids, I forgot about Beau and Lotta until I got a popup that Beau had better go inside. Silly Beau! Always chasing that Lotta regardless of where she is
The view from The Lookout is lovely
A better look at Mariah. That weak jaw and long, pointy chin are not to my taste!
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When I got back to the kids, I discovered that Jeremy was also at The Lookout. Even though I was slow to notice him, Brone was not
My beautiful party animal was dancing by himself
I think Jeremy might be a party animal as well because the boys were dancing when I next checked on them
Rune, being Irresistible, was drawing a crowd
I sent the youngest children to the bowling alley because they weren't having much fun. Beau and Lotta were doing fine amusing themselves
I had everyone meet up at the diner for dinner
Beau had a wish to play a game with Jareth and Lotta had one to play one with Brone. I took care of that after dinner
Beau and Lotta watched the stars before bed
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