She’s been paid twice, but is still broke. I’m thinking it’s to do with planning out and starting construction on a stilt house. She has bought all the columns, decked it all (sorta, still default can’t afford planks yet, moved her shed up on to it and adjusted the dimensions a little, built a bedroom space and steps to get up and down. However, the foot print isn’t complete, no wallpaper inside or out (apart from what was already there, no light in the bedroom and few windows. That’ll all come once she gets some more cash.
I have a screenshot but am on my phone at the moment so I’ll post it later!
Not many for today, I might have to post a pic of the almost finished house if she earns enough to do it. Just the shell, she won't be doing windows, doors, fences or new furniture for a while yet.
Haley and Paolo went on another date.
After the meal they wandered around the park and Haley swooped in for their first kiss.
Sadie hasn't met Paolo yet and I think it's time Haley and Sadie go on walk to the park to find some doggy friends!
This is the more or less finished shell. The upstairs has no stairs...yet, no lights, no windows, no internal walls. Theres no outdoor decor done, no fence and I want to do a fence, wall, half wall combo around the ground floor. There's still only basic furniture but I did splurge on the used futon so a sim can finally move in (as long as they'll share a bed!).
More pics today, there've been a few new arrivals...
First of all, Haley and Paolo went to the romance festival...
... and got carried away...
...VERY carried away!
He's moved into the shack
and had a mini makeover (Clothes and hair, which cost 150 simoleans and he's had another 450 simoleans of work outfits too!)
Sadie became friends with Buster Lothario (Male- Loyal, friendly, playful), a male Boston Terrier. I had to move him in briefly because they would not attempt to breed until I moved him in.
Buster Lothario
They did the deed successfully and I moved him back in with Don, his husband, their son and their other dog (MCC has him married to a townie)
Shortly afterwards three puppies were born.
Felix (Male-Hunter, Independent,Playful)
Rocco (Male-Loyal, Active, Playful)
and Nibbler (Female-Loyal, Playful, Vocal).
Nibbler looks the most interesting, so Rocco and Felix were adopted out and the family kept Nibbler.
Shortly after Nibbler's arrival, Paolo and Haley welcomed their own little bundle of joy, a boy they named Esteban Rocca.
I'm not sure they'll still be alive for Esteban to become a teen, so I might have to plop in a guardian if it looks like they're going to die.
The pups were immediately adopted out (they need the cash) but due to MCC (I think) I know where they are. Rocco and Felix live with Jade Rocca and Fifi and Ducky live with the Heckings and their two kids.
Esteban aged up into a child. He got Whiz Kid and geek and doesn't seem to have inherited any of Paulo's athleticism!
The family splashed out on a washer and dryer room (the rest of the house is abysmal but at least the laundry room is cute), but after three dries, this happened...
With the insurance, after Paolo put himself out, they bought a wash tub and line, cheaper and safer!
Plus, since MCC adopted the pups into the world, here are shots of a grown up
The clothes weren't getting clean, so instead of spending simoleans on some furniture they had to get a washer and drier again. I'll just have to remember to clean the lint from now on, hopefully they'll stop being so quick with AI drying etc so I have a choice to empty the lint.
Ducky
and Fifi
Who are living with the Hecking family have aged up,
and Esteban managed to burn down his science table (Which will not be replaced).
Buster Lothario has died. He outlived Sadie by a fair margin.
Esteban aged up
He got Computer Whiz, and also Bro (from Paolo, one of Haley's traits next). He aged up near the top of the weight slider, looks okay since my teens tend to be emaciated if they're near the middle of the slider.
Haley aged
and Paolo
So that was 450 simoleans in clothes and hair (she's still not wearing makeup-the cc lashes don't count!).
I swear Nibbler did, 4000 odd simoleans of gold bar just appeared.
Plus Risky Woohoo + Pregnancy aging on=
Isaiah Rocca
He was an independent toddler and managed level 2 or 3 of all skills, but didn't get enough for a bonus trait and I had to age him up fairly quickly so he's at least a child before Haley and Paolo shuffle off. As a child he has Active from Paolo and is a Rambunctious Scamp. Do you think Esteban knows he's stuck at home until Isaiah is a teen in-case the parents die?
How I wish EA would make the laundry interactions non autonomous...
Haley put on drying, and because they keep doing these things autonomously the lint hadn't been cleaned out.
For some reason ALL the sims got set on fire even thought Paolo and Isaiah weren't even in the house, they were out front playing with a stray cat. I asked Haley to extinguish herself, and by the time I managed to get Paolo to extinguish himself and then Isaiah (Seriously kids can't extinguish themselves!) and realised Haley's extinguish had failed, it was too late.
Due to the family tragedy, the laundry room and gym were bulldozed and I aged Isaiah up. The last thing I need is Paolo dying and Isiah being whisked away.
Nibbler got ill so Isaiah took her to the vet. She's fire proof (wandered around in the flames and just got a bit dirty) but old age is catching up to her.
Quick post- What do you do when work asks you to clone yourself but you don't want a clone...
Step 1
Clone yourself.
Step 2
When you get home lure Martina Srivastava into the cats room in the basement and lock the door.
Step 3
Shoot Martina with the Freeze Ray you've 'accidentally' tinkered with to make it a Death Ray... oops!
Step 4
Casually wander out, only returning to release her spirit so she's good and gone!
Thank goodness for the Death Ray mod, I really didn't want two elders, but she needed to clone herself for work. She's just retired, so there'll be no more cloning... well... not much...
and like clockwork (it seems to be elder pets) Asparagus got ill
This is how Faiyez aged up
I paid 150 simoleans to rid him of the glasses, pink eyebrows (?!) and Mohawk...
He looks a bit better now.
Asparagus met her maker... sprayed by a skunk and lying in a pile of stinky fish...
Adah aged up and hit the bleach.
She got given 50,000 simoleans of the family money to buy her own place and promptly married Brady Meade (so she's Adah Meade now) and they live in the house she bought in Willow Creek.
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I have a screenshot but am on my phone at the moment so I’ll post it later!
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All she can afford for the moment!
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Haley and Paolo went on another date.
After the meal they wandered around the park and Haley swooped in for their first kiss.
Sadie hasn't met Paolo yet and I think it's time Haley and Sadie go on walk to the park to find some doggy friends!
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First of all, Haley and Paolo went to the romance festival...
... and got carried away...
...VERY carried away!
He's moved into the shack
and had a mini makeover (Clothes and hair, which cost 150 simoleans and he's had another 450 simoleans of work outfits too!)
Sadie became friends with Buster Lothario (Male- Loyal, friendly, playful), a male Boston Terrier. I had to move him in briefly because they would not attempt to breed until I moved him in.
Buster Lothario
They did the deed successfully and I moved him back in with Don, his husband, their son and their other dog (MCC has him married to a townie)
Shortly afterwards three puppies were born.
Felix (Male-Hunter, Independent,Playful)
Rocco (Male-Loyal, Active, Playful)
and Nibbler (Female-Loyal, Playful, Vocal).
Nibbler looks the most interesting, so Rocco and Felix were adopted out and the family kept Nibbler.
Shortly after Nibbler's arrival, Paolo and Haley welcomed their own little bundle of joy, a boy they named Esteban Rocca.
I'm not sure they'll still be alive for Esteban to become a teen, so I might have to plop in a guardian if it looks like they're going to die.
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This is the house they've ended up with (No real furnishing indoors, just the basics)
The underneath rooms will be a sorta home gym for Paolo and a laundry, not that they can afford laundry stuff at the moment.
RIP Sadie, she lived a good life (and I've already removed the grave due to mourning continuously)
Esteban aged up.
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Nibbler aged up, isn't she... special...
She met Bomber Wolff (Thornton and Morgana's dog)
A male Afghan Hound - friendly, smart, independent.
They had
Ducky
Female- mixed breed - Vocal, Independent, Friendly
and Fifi
Female- mixed breed - Vocal, Independant, Friendly.
The pups were immediately adopted out (they need the cash) but due to MCC (I think) I know where they are. Rocco and Felix live with Jade Rocca and Fifi and Ducky live with the Heckings and their two kids.
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The family splashed out on a washer and dryer room (the rest of the house is abysmal but at least the laundry room is cute), but after three dries, this happened...
With the insurance, after Paolo put himself out, they bought a wash tub and line, cheaper and safer!
Plus, since MCC adopted the pups into the world, here are shots of a grown up
Rocco
and Felix
Nibbler was certainly the most interesting one!
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The clothes weren't getting clean, so instead of spending simoleans on some furniture they had to get a washer and drier again. I'll just have to remember to clean the lint from now on, hopefully they'll stop being so quick with AI drying etc so I have a choice to empty the lint.
Ducky
and Fifi
Who are living with the Hecking family have aged up,
and Esteban managed to burn down his science table (Which will not be replaced).
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Buster Lothario has died. He outlived Sadie by a fair margin.
Esteban aged up
He got Computer Whiz, and also Bro (from Paolo, one of Haley's traits next). He aged up near the top of the weight slider, looks okay since my teens tend to be emaciated if they're near the middle of the slider.
Haley aged
and Paolo
So that was 450 simoleans in clothes and hair (she's still not wearing makeup-the cc lashes don't count!).
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Do dogs poop gold bars?
I swear Nibbler did, 4000 odd simoleans of gold bar just appeared.
Plus Risky Woohoo + Pregnancy aging on=
Isaiah Rocca
He was an independent toddler and managed level 2 or 3 of all skills, but didn't get enough for a bonus trait and I had to age him up fairly quickly so he's at least a child before Haley and Paolo shuffle off. As a child he has Active from Paolo and is a Rambunctious Scamp. Do you think Esteban knows he's stuck at home until Isaiah is a teen in-case the parents die?
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Haley put on drying, and because they keep doing these things autonomously the lint hadn't been cleaned out.
For some reason ALL the sims got set on fire even thought Paolo and Isaiah weren't even in the house, they were out front playing with a stray cat. I asked Haley to extinguish herself, and by the time I managed to get Paolo to extinguish himself and then Isaiah (Seriously kids can't extinguish themselves!) and realised Haley's extinguish had failed, it was too late.
Due to the family tragedy, the laundry room and gym were bulldozed and I aged Isaiah up. The last thing I need is Paolo dying and Isiah being whisked away.
Nibbler got ill so Isaiah took her to the vet. She's fire proof (wandered around in the flames and just got a bit dirty) but old age is catching up to her.
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First of all Gianna Landgraab (teen) has the weirdest skeleton. I think she may have a back problem.
Then Isaiah got home to be confronted with this
I thought Elders could only exert themselves with another elder or if you told them too. This was all on his lonesome.
Isaiah pleaded,
and Thankfully won.
Isaiah then popped out to meet some friends. He met Rose Pleasant (YA) and Constance Pleasant (Teen) when he got this text
off his dog...
He got home just in time to see Nibbler die of old age.
(What's with all the death!)
He invited Rose and Constance over, but only Constance turned up.
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Which ended when they had a fight by the lighthouse. They autonomously started doing mean things, I think it was a phase (mood swings?)
Then, when Isaiah was in school, Paolo overdid it again... but this time there was no-one there to save him.
Isaiah lived alone for two days and then aged up
He's like a weird Paolo clone with Haley's hair colour. He inherited the chin, looks okay with facial hair, not a good look for girls!
He's in the process of moving to a new home.
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It has some furnishing and is definitely more comfortable than the house Haley started in. He's become a writer.
He met Siya Srivastava in the bar in Brindleton Bay, but, despite trying, he hasn't seen her since.
He then met Crystal Wolff (daughter of Thornton and Morgana) at the gym.
She's moved in as a roommate (at the moment) so I gave her a makeover (300 simoleans for clothes and Makeup)
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I took them on a breakfast date
It went well
So Crystal has decided to move back home and Siya has moved in (another 300simoleans for hair/clothes and makeup).
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Isaiah and Siya moved in together and they adopted a female Ocicat called Asparagus.
Then they were victim to risky woohoo, not all that bothered since Siya is already an adult!
Finally Adah Rocca (Easier to keep spelling than Srivastava) was born
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Asparagus
Adah
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Firstly Adah aged to a child
She managed top-notch toddler and got perfectionist.
Her family was soon expecting another little Rocca,
Her brother, Faiyaz was born.
Shortly after birth Siya decided to die laughting.
and Isaiah wouldn't plead for her...
So I managed to get the ghost back in the family and had them Ambrosia her. (She's all better now, but back a level in her job!)
Finally, Faiyaz aged up to a toddler and got independent.
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Their son, Jayesh, and daughter, Juhi, were born.
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Adah
Faiyez
Siya
Juhi
and Jayesh
edit - Simoleans adjusted for Clothes/Hair/Makeup for all of them since I altered the clothes they aged up in.
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Step 1
Clone yourself.
Step 2
When you get home lure Martina Srivastava into the cats room in the basement and lock the door.
Step 3
Shoot Martina with the Freeze Ray you've 'accidentally' tinkered with to make it a Death Ray... oops!
Step 4
Casually wander out, only returning to release her spirit so she's good and gone!
Thank goodness for the Death Ray mod, I really didn't want two elders, but she needed to clone herself for work. She's just retired, so there'll be no more cloning... well... not much...
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Shortly before Juhi
and Jayesh
aged up.
A short time later, Siya kicked the bucket.
Then Isaiah noticed this...
and Noelle Rocca was born.
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and like clockwork (it seems to be elder pets) Asparagus got ill
This is how Faiyez aged up
I paid 150 simoleans to rid him of the glasses, pink eyebrows (?!) and Mohawk...
He looks a bit better now.
Asparagus met her maker... sprayed by a skunk and lying in a pile of stinky fish...
Adah aged up and hit the bleach.
She got given 50,000 simoleans of the family money to buy her own place and promptly married Brady Meade (so she's Adah Meade now) and they live in the house she bought in Willow Creek.
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