@TadOlson a casino venue being built in the town? @DeathJohnson sorry to hear about the problems with your game. Holly continues to be quite the successful writer at her tender age Cute pic of the girls playing together @Celiria nice of Cassidy to give Jay a cooking lesson. Yeah, I'm not the biggest fan of Sims 4 CAS, actually. I tried it, and I can't get anyone right with it no matter how much I tug and pull. I prefer the sliders. @and-it-is-on Ugh, that many-timing snake. Beautiful seaside wedding and then he turns around and does this...
I haven't quite finished the Christmas special, but this is part of it. I will be out of town Christmas Eve and part of Christmas day.
...Sage attempts to get the family together for Snowflake Day...
Sage, the second-born child of Savannah and Andy, had just put the finishing touches on the family Christmas tree.
At the same time, her younger sister was engrossed in an online chess match.
Savannah had taught all the kids how to play computer chess but only Sierra still played. Sierra had told Sage that it helped her focus.
Suddenly a thought came to Sage's mind. Getting the family together on Snowflake Day.
Granted, that was easier said than done. After all, the Jolina-Plumbs were now spread out all over town. Her older adopted sister, Satis, has a family of her own now, with the recent birth of her son Ramses. Her older adopted brother, Imsety, had been sort of a pariah to the family ever since he and her older biological brother, AJ, had been sentenced to Fort Starch for bad behavior in their teens. Savannah had unfairly scapegoated him for AJ's wild ways.
AJ was reformed now, having graduated with his degree in technology from Sims University and reached Level 6, Wingman, in the Military career. And his royal ex-girlfriend, Alexandra Vanderburg, Princess of Hidden Springs, who he'd met and briefly dated while both were cadets in its military academy, had basically chased him down.
The two had been seen all over town, reacquainting themselves with each other and enjoying each other's company.
Sage had attempted to intervene in her brother's love life once before.
Although well-meaning, she'd tried, unsuccessfully, to hook him up with her best friend, Kayleigh.
He and Kayleigh did date briefly, but the relationship soon became toxic and they realized they actually had very little in common.
The thought of her brother dating a princess was amusing, to say the very least. Couldn't say he didn't have high standards, lol.
And it was Sage's turn to reach out to Imsety with an olive branch. She would try to get him to sit down with their intractable mom and hash out their differences, and try to make them a family again.
Well I guess the holidays aren't the ideal times to make amends and try to pull family together, as that should be done long before the holidays, but I guess better late than never.
I wonder if everybody will be able to bury the hatchet and be a loving family for the holidays and beyond.
@Puddinroy: Thanks. :ol- that's a much more fun reason than being sick!
@Colorist: But if you wanted dark alleys, there are plenty! No, he's not the only one in town who is both evil and a genius. His boss is both, and a mermaid on top of that. Lol- oh yeah, he's been showing off certain things in every town, cemeteries, library, that sort of thing. At least this time he didn't wear his bathing suit to the library, not this time. In fact, he managed to wear his bathing suit in the pool, I was really impressed. He obviously likes the town if he's paying enough attention to wear a bathing suit into the pool here. (He usually jumps in heavy clothes. ) So much to do in the game, sometimes little things like going to the ridiculously overbright rainbow future with silly walks can totally slip you by. I'd send Jake there, but I thought it was funnier to send Rafael, and being that he has dark hair and clothes, he's a lot easier to spot among the scenery.
@Lol- yeah, it's not completely alien to him; Russians actually do have a tradition with trees...our christmas tree tradition dates back to the German and Irish Immigrants arriving in droves and bringing the tradition from Europe...the Russians have the Russia that's in Europe and the Russia that's in Asia...Peter the Great visited Europe in the 1700's and brought back the tradition of decorating a tree for Christmas at that time- and since St. Nicholas is the Patron Saint of Moscow, it's not that they have no respect for the idea of Santa Claus which came from legends of St. Nicolas of Myrna. It's just that when their revolution happened in 1917, the communists regarded religion as the opiate of the people and outlawed celebrating Christmas...but people don't like it when you do that sort of thing and try to keep traditions alive...just like the evergreen celebrations are left over from Pagan rituals in the first place, they changed traditions- now that fir tree wasn't a Christmas tree, it was New Years tree...and it wasn't St. Nicolas who brought presents, it was Father Frost (Ded Moroz), and his grandaughter the Snowmaiden who helped him. (We have elves instead for some reason...probably because the Dutch version with African slaves wasn't popular after the Civil War when Thomas Nast drew cartoons of Santa Claus) He looks like a thin Santa Claus with a blue suit (though sometimes red, it's way more ornate) and a staff and in an old traditional sleigh pulled by three horses called a Troika.
@Celiria: Lol- what a totally diabolical plan! I'm glad that despite the misgivings clearly seen on her face, Maya came anyway. Well, that's one way to get shy people to talk, get them together and spill the beans, drop the mic and walk out of the room...lol It could have backfired though, so I'm glad to see it didn't. (When you do something like that sometimes the shy people are too embarrassed- they didn't want to do it like that, they had some sort of romantic plan...or certain standards that they wanted met.) So, it's good that Jay knows her brother well enough, and Maya is too happy that Zach actually does return her feelings that she's not being all weird about it. Score, they got their first kiss. Lol, Zach gives Jay a reward high five.
Cassidy looks so pleased with her son's chess playing progress. (Cassidy: Yes, son, that is how you take my queen, good job!) And Jay sets off a dandelion by the look of it. Looks like they put more detail into weeds. It's nice to see her cousin, aunt and uncle and their house. Oh, nice, Sims 4 has woodworking? How awesome is that. Yep, Jay, people have been carving wood for thousands of years, and eventually instead of having to go get apprenticed into a woodworking family to get the secrets of how to be awesome at it, they compiled that knowledge into books so people wouldn't have to waste wood and years figuring it out fresh or working for a master craftsman to know.
Yeah, you'll get to see Rafael in something "Christmassy" and you'll get to see Zelda with her hair down. The set up gives you a little time to wonder before I show you.
@Venus: I haven't played much- I intended to spend more time there with Jake but my game kept crashing so. You aren't rambling, that's on topic!
Nicely decorated.
@Maya: Well, on the plus side, you know that before buying it! Lol- don't know, but Rafael wants a girl and Zelda a boy, so if I let them have the kid, I'll get the points from one of them...also Zelda wants to have a baby with Rafael and wants her first child, so I'll get lots of points for her if I actually do it... it's really tempting. I'd also really like to have them have a boy with her eyes and his hair, or a child with his eyes and her hair...but if I add children to the actual story it's going to get really complicated. I'm pretty tempted though. I like complicated. But then instead of having a single guy and a family story, I'll have two family stories...
I think I'll pay more attention to them sleeping.
That look is so adorable on Dashiell's face. Oh she looks very much like her mother did at that age. It's nice she has her father's eyes.
@DeathJohnson: Sam's clearly a skeletal pirate there, and look at that leather get up, totally undead swashbuckling is her goal. Lol, that's a cow plant mask. In Sims 2, you could get a cowplant that would eat sims and you could milk it for the life force it gained by eating sims... in the gardening show you can see one swallow a sim. Also you can buy a cowplant in the store... I got it out of nostalgia. At some point, I'll probably use it. Lol@Monica's Jason Mask lol. Lol- she's already got the bright rocker hair.
Ouch. I hope someone has some ideas for you, but I can understand if you have to start over you might prefer to start over with fresh sims- it's not as fun if you're re making a family because you are always comparing them to the first time. Whereas with a fresh family, it is the first time. I sort of have that problem with my Jake game, it keeps freezing and lagging seriously bad and crashing, and I'm rather afraid I've saved a glitch into it early on. If the moving to another world doesn't work (that's my first line of defense, but it loses all their friends), then I could recreate them in CAS with the saved sims, but then I'd have to add their skills back with the cheats mod...but I usually don't remake sims...I'm divided in feelings on this though, because I really do like that family...so I've been dragging my feet hoping I don't have to do all that. But the lag and crashing is getting really old.
Well, with her first pet situation being meeting a ghost dog, I'm pretty sure she's pretty excited about living animals too. Yeah, there are usually a lot of snow days in my game too. Lol. She casually finishes writing another book, then plays with her sister.
@IreneSwift: Cool. As long as it's not stressful, then I'll be happy if you do it when you can. This is a save called something like "Xmas special" so, yeah, it's kind of alternate universe. Well, Zelda's LTW is to have 5 kids- so given her way, she'll have a big family. I know it might seem pretty hard to believe, with how mean-spirited she is and all, but she's family oriented. Given her own childhood, she'll want her children to actually have a good one. And of course Rafael'd be particularly torn with children; because on one hand, he has to double down and work hard to get powerful in the criminal network asap to get his hands on Konstantin Petrovich Ovechkin before that man shows up and murders his children (remember, his sister was a child, he knows this man has no problems killing children), but he'll also want to be there for his kids, even more so because he'll feel they are already at a developmental disadvantage, having no grandparents around. I've been toying with the idea of them having kids for a while, it would complicate the story, but you know, I like complications...so I'm still undecided whether Zelda's going to die or not. I've laid things out so it could go either way... but in the Xmas special, it's a version of events that involved Zelda discovering the vampire bite before it was too late, tracking down the head vampire's nest and burning nearly every vampire in it to ash (she left one to sweep it all up), including, of course, the head vampire. That being the case, the vampires who weren't part of that house are terrified of Zelda. Yes, ...probably more than one...
@TadOlson: Thanks. Ah, the pools getting more stuff. Always good when the work crews are on top of it! Look at them go!
@And-it-is-on: Oh, I totally am. Lol- glad you like the explanation. Sorry, but I always have to laugh at high heals on a beach. Lol. But that's a pretty dress! Sparkly. Lol- Private Island wedding, like the opposite of what she wanted, but she did it anyway. Very nice staying at a resort. I keep waiting for the hammer to drop lol. I thought for a moment there that Karissa was going to make a confession to her husband- but it looks like it was just introducing him as a friend so they could continue their affair under his nose. He is rather good looking. Lol@Sam stealing candy from babies... Look at that candy though, it's the size of a baby's head! Who gives candy like that to a baby? Though I suppose it's better than giving a jolly rancher to a baby, maybe they are trying to assure us, with the ridiculous size of that diabetes on a stick that it isn't a choking hazard. (In which case, giving candy to babies would be the evil thing to do). They are being riskier and riskier, risking it before Sam gets home like that, they must want to get caught.
Wow Nicolae actually wore his bathing suit to go swimming? That is wonderful. That is a sign that the town has his seal of approval. Of course being evil, a town like Midnight Hollow would be right up his alley. Pun intended. lol
Dante: "Rafael, shouldn't you be at home, keeping your terrifying wife very very happy?"
Rafael: "She vent to the spya, I nyeed to tyalk to you abyout the bank-"
Dante: "No, not a word. The bank will still be there in a week, but I'm not risking setting off your wife, she was scary dangerous before she was pregnant. I'm actually a little scared for you, man."
Rafael: "So...you won't start vithout me...?"
Dante: "No, man, it's the holidays, we got stuff to do."
Rafael: "I can't hyelp but notyice yourr close attyention to my nyeck, Dante. You arren't... thyirsty?"
Dante: "I've had a really bad day."
Rafael: "You arren't out of plasma...?"
Dante: "No, but people generally don't like to watch me drink it. If you stay much longer, you're going to see me drink it."
Rafael: "I don't carre, as lonk as you don't gyet it frrom me. You don't vant to angyer my tyerrrifyink vife, right?"
Dante: "Too true, Rafael, too true. So, if it were just the bank then you'd have left, what else is up..?"
Rafael: "I nyeed to borrrow yourr computer to do resyearrch."
Dante: "I told you, you're not working, that means nothing, not telling me a word about the bank, not researching the bank, not anything. Do what she wants and come back alive after the holidays and I'll be happy to talk about the bank and get the balls rolling..."
Rafael: "The resyearch isn't on the bank...Zyelda vants me to do Christmas thinks, and I need to know vhat sort of thinks are traditions herre so I can do it right."
Dante: "Oh, oh, right, you commies don't do Christmas, huh?"
Rafael: "...I've told you Russia isn't communist anymore, Dante, but yes, in Russia the big holiday is New Years...and Christmas isn't even until a veek aftyer New Years, and everyvone celebrates New Years but only religious people celebrate Christmas."
Dante: "Yeah, borrow my laptop, man, you can't screw up Christmas, it's a huge holiday here. Also, you're going to need to buy her gifts as soon as you possibly can...man, do you even know what she wants?"
Rafael: "Oh, the gyifts arren't a problyem, I have sevyeral in storrage vaitink for New Yearrs...but I vant to do this right."
Dante: "Yeah, it can't be harder than planning a bank heist, I'm sure you'll do fine...but yeah, borrow my laptop, do your research and knock her socks off, man. I want to see you back after the holidays."
Dante if you so scared of his wife, why are you planning a bank heist with Rafael? lol
Good for Rafael wanting to do things right. After all each part of the world has different traditions. Good he doesn't want to screw it up, but is it because he is afraid of her, or he wants to please her? I think it might be a little bit of both lol.
Nice to see a different side to Zelda and Rafael story. Can't wait to see how this Christmas special ends.
Here's another update from Glen Harbor in the summer of 1662.
Cory and Angel Frankovitch were both up very early that morning though Cory was up first and had to throw up because of morning sickness.
They were cleaning up from breakfast when the letter carrier arrived to drop off the bills.
Cory started studying handiness and got her computer out to play chess at the same time.There was stray dog out there chewing on their newspaper.
Another stray dog stopped by while they were both studying handiness and playing chess on their computers.
Cory and Angel both started getting ready to leave for work and it got very dark outside with the clouds covering the sky.
It was almost 2:30 in the afternoon when they were ready to leave for work.
They both got home from work at 6PM and had to stop to eat dinner.
They started getting ready for bed at 7PM after eating dinner.
Wow it is dark for 2:30 in the afternoon. Is there a storm rolling in? I hope not.
Always be careful how you plan things - that is the motto for today's update on Ginger and Dashiell. I planned that they would have twins, since Dashiell wanted a boy and a girl.
Meet Kallan:
Aleiah:
and Drake:
How did they get triplets!!! Seriously?? I only wanted twins!!!
Anyway, Kallan seems to be the only fairy in the bunch, and Aleiah is like Fleur and taking after her mother.
Not much happened in the next day. Fleur spent a fair amount of time reading, while Dashiell went to work and left Ginger to cope with three babies That was an interesting experiment in time management The triplets spent most of their time in the swings (and I am so glad I got that set!) sleeping, which was good, but Ginger didn't get breakfast or get out to do her gardening until quite late in the morning. And both Ginger and Dashiell wished for another child. That ain't happening any time soon
Saturday was the time of birthdays. First thing in the morning, the triplets aged into toddlers.
Kallan: (all his father)
Aleiah: (mother's skin and eyes, father's hair)
Drake: (father's eyes and skin, hair from no-one)
I'm dressing them according to their favourite colours Kallan is artistic, Aleiah athletic and Drake a genius (I randomised the traits). Fleur is a virtuoso, so they all have something that they can excel at as they grow up. I hope that at least one gets the Green Thumb trait as they age so that they can help their mother with the garden.
Here they are looking angelic as they sleep
And here they are getting potty trained:
In the evening, it was Fleur's turn to age up. She is turning out quite pretty
After having some cake, Fleur decided to get started learning how to paint. She already had the wish to have a LTW of mastering painting and writing so I clicked on that, because that will also bring in some money
Ginger's gardening isn't bringing in much money, especially as all her plants have gone dormant for spring (just when she had 7 out of 8 perfect plants!!). Dashiell's pay for being a teacher isn't substantial (as in real life!) so he is writing another book.
Here is Fleur getting a story read to her before going to sleep in her brand new bed It's her father's book, "Warp Factor Infinity".
The triplets are wide awake in the middle of the night, playing in the playpen, but Ginger and Dashiell got to woohoo for the first time in a couple of days, and are having a sleep until the triplets want to go to sleep!
Tomorrow I am definitely doing an Alphabet update so we can all see how the alien babies turned out And if I don't get back to comments tonight, I will tomorrow.
Bonus pic: a family dinner before the triplets are born.
Cool! Triplets! Hooray. They are adorable.
Aleiah is the only green skinned one out of them.
Seems like they wishing for more children having triplets is stressing you out more than them lol.
Why can't they look like that when they are awake? So innocent asleep and devils awake lol.
Seems Fleur is ambitious starting out learning how to paint. She is engrossed in her daddy's story.
Yep awake during the night typical triplets lol. Glad parents got quality time and sleep lol.
*directors sign drops down* "We are now proud to present...."
You see what I mean?
*director's sign drops down* "Yeah you were right, that is a lot more fun than you'd think Can I do it more often"
No
*director's sign drops down* " "
When we last left our golden locked couple Ashley and Cassidy finished their respective books, Jay hung out with Elaine, and after arriving home she and Zach each took up new hobbies.
But Monday morning has rolled back around which means that the teens have school again.
So as usual for weekdays Jay gets her morning jog in early so she has time to finish getting ready for school afterwards.
Meanwhile Cassidy starts preparing breakfast for the family while Ashley keeps her company in the kitchen.
And Zach relaxes with one of Ashley's books since he's now worked his way through all of Cassidy's current ones (outside of the Plan C novels for obvious reasons).
And after the family enjoys their breakfast Zach and Jay get to head off to school.
Fun side note that doesn't show in the picture. Their thought bubbles while they were leaving were funny. Zach was thinking about academics as he was heading out, Jay was thinking about Sophie Gotta love these two's differing priorities.
With the teens off at school Ashley heads outside to work on her garden.
In the mean time Cassidy starts on a new book, changing things up this time as she writes a sci fi novel.
And while I was thinking about it since they have plenty of money at the moment from books and gardening I got Zach a better computer.
And speaking of money, at this point the results came in for Cassidy's final Plan C novel and Ashley's comedy sequel. And we've got DOUBLE BEST SELLERS!!!
Which as Ashley finishes gardening she feels is the perfect excuse to drag Cassidy away from the computer for a date I mean if they can't celebrate when both of them make the bestsellers list simultaneously when can they celebrate
And of course Cassidy agrees and the two head off to the lounge.
Once there Cassidy talks Ashley into doing a stand up routine since she hasn't done one since she switched over to comedy writing.
And with money rolling in from their writing Ashley is able to just relax and focus on doing a routine just for Cassidy without worrying about getting a pay check.
Afterwards our two authors snuggle up together on the couch, still as in love with each other as they were when they met
And Ashley proves it by dragging Cassidy off to a secluded corner of the lounge.
That way she can give her wife a celebratory kiss away from prying eyes.
Also a fun thing I noticed is that I've inadvertently started a tradition with this photo.
This picture for those who started late or don't remember was from the first generation with Ashley's parents Kaley and Kamryn and I had forgotten about it until I realized that the one above was similarly set up. So I think from now on I will have to keep this tradition going and get a kiss picture next to a painting for ever generations main couple
But back to the story, after their fun at the lounge the couple headed home.
And as 3pm came around Jay and Zach returned home as well. And Jay finally got her grade up to a B average. Which more importantly means that as long as she maintains that grade she gets to have all the date time with Sophie she wants
But she still has to maintain the grade so she settles down to do her homework along with Zach and another old familiar face.
Yep Zach's best friend Giancarlo is back after a period of absence while Zach's focus was distracted by the lovely Maya Harp. Which considering Giancarlo is a bit of a ladies man himself he probably was very understanding of
But he's still one of Zach's best friends so Zach is happy to get a chance to hang out together.
Meanwhile Ashley and Cassidy enjoy a game of chess on the back porch and leave the three teens to hang out in peace.
Make that the two teens as after finishing her homework Jay heads to her room to chat with Sophie for a bit. Sorry Zach and Giancarlo but pretty girlfriend trumps both of you any day in Jay's mind.
And after hanging out for a bit with Zach Giancarlo has to head home.
Since it's getting late Ashley heads to the kitchen to fix dinner.
And the family enjoys a meal together as Jay and Zach get their turns to congratulate Ashley and Cassidy on their bestselling books
And after that everyone heads to bed as another day comes to an end.
That's it for this episode, what will happen next?
Will Jay maintain the balance this time between her grades and Sophie?
When will we see Zach's first official date with Maya?
Will Ashley and Cassidy write more bestsellers as they continue forwards?
Find out as we continue with....
Yick a new school week lol. Good thing both his mother's are authors as he had plenty of books to keep him busy outside of plan c of course lol.
Ha ha ha. Usually it is the girls who like school and the boys not so much in my experience, so it is amusing to see the opposite here lol.
Woot! Woot! Two double best sellers! Now that is a reason to celebrate.
Good to see Ashley doing a stand up comedy routine. Glad she can do it for fun.
Like mother like daughter. Good to have a tradition going lol. Will look forward to seeing other couples and the pictures they kiss in front of.
Sigh I miss Kaley and Kamryn that photo made me nostalgic.
A b average. I knew she could do it with a little incentive to hang out with Sophie involved lol.
Youch Giancarlo is just as good looking as Zach. I swear your game is blessed with good looking guys lol.
Yep if I had a hot boyfriend I would so ditch brother and friend lol.
@Celiria congrats to Jay for getting a B average and to Cassidy and Ashley for writing bestsellers! @Puddinroy cute toddlers @DeathJohnson a bunch of smarties you have there @IreneSwift that's good news that you've gotten some sunshine. Hope you have a wonderful holiday. Yeah, they are quite the pair and people know.
This is the Christmas update, I will be leaving town Christmas Eve and may not be back till after Christmas, not sure at this point.
...The Jolina-Plumb clan assembles for Snowflake Day...
Jamie Jolina and Nigel Plumb's descendants gathered at the mansion at Summer Hill Court on a day like few others Sunset Valley had ever seen. It seldom snowed in subtropical Sunset Valley and yet the ground was blanketed with it. Neither Jamie nor Nigel had been wealthy - but their descendants most certainly were.
There was one person missing. The family's patriarch, Nathan Jolina-Plumb, Jamie and Nigel's only son, passed away earlier in the year, and his absence was keenly felt. His granddaughter, Sierra, sat in the now quiet formal living room waiting for the guests to arrive as the snow continued to fall.
Meanwhile, her older sister Sage was upstairs hand-making presents for her family members.
After making the gifts they joined the gift pile.
"Happy Snowflake Day, Sierra," Sage said as she saw her younger sister get up from the sofa.
Sebastian (Savannah's younger brother), an accomplished actor and excellent cook, brought a porcini risotto dish.
Sebastian's daughter Kaydence (her mother is a vocal legend pop star, 'Madison Avenue') brought hot dogs. She didn't burn them this time. Kaydence was spending her first Snowflake Day with the Jolinas, and she'd never experienced anything quite like it. Her father's family seemed to do everything bigger and flashier and bolder than she'd ever seen it. It was the way they did everything.
Sage had done it again. Jamie and Nigel's descendants filled every corner of Nathan's living room.
As usual, Savannah lorded over the proceedings, calling everyone to open gifts.
They'd drawn lots to see who would buy what. And now it was time.
Sebastian opened his...
...Sage got hers...
...Savannah opened hers...
...Skylar got caught trying to peep at Savannah's gift...
Grandma Jolina wasn't happy either.
AJ wasn't happy with his gift and seemed to point the finger right at the prankster who'd switched them...
"Did you switch those gifts, Kady?" Savannah asked while she managed to corner her niece.
"I didn't mean any harm," Kaydence replied to her aunt. "I'll go switch the gifts back."
Savannah seemed surprised that Kaydence had inherited at least a little of her dad's prankster side.
As the evening progressed and the gifts were being opened, it was also clear how much Sierra missed having her big brother Imsety around. They chatted about sports and exercise and promised they'd meet at the gym. They never left each other's side the whole time.
Imsety had been fond of the baby girl, as she'd been still in diapers when he went away to Fort Starch. He used to play with her, tickle her, cuddle her, love her.
When he left, that extra attention was gone.
Meanwhile, there was Savannah and her estranged son, for the first time in quite awhile, in very close quarters. It was a start.
When Imsety and Savannah had their chat, that was Sierra's cue to disappear with the sports trivia almanac a Secret Santa had bought for her.
Sage left, satisfied. She'd done her job, they were talking. She hoped Savannah could find it in her heart to allow Imsety back into the family fold.
Night fell over Sunset Valley and the guests began clearing out of Nathan's living room.
It was as if the whole stage had cleared just for them.
AJ and Alexandra's lips touched as each of them whispered 'I love you.'
Alexandra Vanderburg, Princess of Hidden Springs, pulled something out of her pocket, and got down on her knee. "Andrew, AJ, from the moment I laid eyes on you, the moment you walked into the palace and into my life, I knew you would be the one for me. Then I found out you were in the military academy, in my same cadet class, and we got to know each other, and like each other, and love being around each other. We became training partners, sparring partners, and best friends. I knew then that we had an opportunity to make this forever. Circumstances separated us once, now let's not let it happen again. Will you marry me?"
Andrew J. Cheesman, Jr., scion of the Jolina-Plumb clan, first-born son of Savannah Jolina-Plumb and Andrew Cheesman, Sr., was at a loss for words. He was reduced to a bumbling, stuttering mess.
That first scene with the snow and the beautiful house is right out of Currier and Ives. Gorgeous.
Savannah it isn't a good idea to make presents the day of the celebration lol.
Well with that horde someone has to take charge lol.
Oops Kady switching gifts is serious business. You shouldn't do that. That tends not to go well lol.
Ohhh it is nice to see Imsety and Sierra hanging out and loving each other like they used to,
I hope Savannah can welcome her son back into the fold.
Hooray a proposal. Oh dear, but not a reply. I hope he says yes.
I have another update ready. This one is a bit shorter than the others. Not a lot happened here. In my game, it's a few days before New Years and you can bet that I will have a New Years update. It's only fair, right? Since I did have a Christmas update. Raquelle's grandpa Jake passed away recently, and while he will be missed, thanks to the money she inherited from him, she was able to use some of it to buy a slightly bigger house. It's no mansion, but it's perfect to start a small family. I also changed Raquelle's look a little bit. I'm not sure if I like it or not. So I'll let you all decide. Do you like her new look? Do you want me to go back to her old look? Or do you want me to give her a completely different look?
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this update.
Raquelle sits at the table in her brand new kitchen/dining room working on the few chapters of her novel. Because she has gained an extra few days off, she needs some other way to make money and has decided to spend her spare time earning money from the chapters she submits from her new book. The new house, which she has moved into is perfect for her. It's small and quaint with one bedroom downstairs, which she has claimed for herself as well as two bedrooms, plus a small nursery upstairs, which can also be turned into a fourth bedroom if she so wishes.
The outside of the house is red with white trimming. While it's not as big as the house she lived in as a child and teen, she prefers it. After all, smaller houses are easier to take care of and as we all know, Raquelle isn't the best house-keeper around.
Peyton also agrees that this house is a lot better than the old one Raquelle lived in as she happily plays with one of her many chew toys.
Raquelle spends quite a bit of time stargazing in hopes that she'll meet some alien visitors.
*I have a mod from MTS that allows female sims to get pregnant with alien babies. It's supposed to be a 33% chance that they'll get pregnant. I also have quite a few space rocks on the lot that Raquelle found around town. I believe there is six so far, which also increases the chances of either getting abducted or an alien paying a visit, so hopefully it won't be hard for her to get pregnant. It may take a few tries though.
Sure enough, Raquelle's efforts pay off as she is soon abducted without question one evening. Although, she's not sure if she is enjoying this very much or not.
A few hours later, Raquelle is uncerimoniously dropped back down. The alien then leaves before Raquelle gets a chance to speak to it.
Raquelle: Pfft, you'd think they'd cook me breakfast first. I feel like such a one night stand.
You kind of were, sweetheart.
Raquelle shrugs it off and goes inside and does her best to go to bed.
Raquelle hears noises in the middle of the night and comes outside to see Peyton digging in the trashcan, so she scolds her. Raquelle will have to teach Peyton how to behave better.
The next morning, Raquelle fixes herself from Fruit Parfait for breakfast. She really isn't in the mood to do any actual cooking, so this is perfect.
After breakfast, she sits down at the table with her tablet to learn a few more recipes. I can't remember which recipes she learned. I should really start writing these down, lol.
When noon came about, Raquelle went to one of the parks in town in orde to get out of the house. She spent a little time playing Skeeball. She found that she was quite good at the game, although she soon became bored with it.
Raquelle invited Betty to spend some time with her at the park. She would have invited Dallas, but he was actually at work, unfortunately. According to him, his boss would be quite a plum and hardly ever gave him any vacation days. Still, Raquelle was happy to spend some time with her best friend.
Raquelle: So guess what happened?
Betty: You got a boob job?
Raquelle: *Playfully hits her friend* No!
Betty: Oh, sorry. They just look bigger than usual. *Chuckles*
Raquelle: *Ponders* You really think so? *Shakes her head* Focus for a bit. Dallas and I took a step forward in our relationship!
Betty: Wait, does that mean you saw his--
Raquelle: No! Geez, Betty, you have such a dirty mind. The two of us are romantic interests now!
Betty: Oooooh! Well, congratulations!
Raquelle: Thanks!
Betty: So....
Raquelle: *Knowing that her friend's mind is about to go into the gutter again* Hey, let's go ride some roller coasters!
Raquelle and Betty end up riding a few coasters to get their adrenaline pumping. They both agree that this is fun for them, even though Betty isn't exactly all that fond for them.
After riding the coasters, the two friends, along with a few other sims who were visiting the park at that time, ride the carousal. All of them end up having a blast on it.
It's almost time for Dallas to get off of work and Betty agrees that Raquelle and she should part ways so that Raquelle can head off to the park to spend some time with Dallas. When Raquelle gets off the park, she calls him. Luckily, he is just getting off of work and will meet her as soon as he heads home to shower and change.
Raquelle doesn't have to wait long and soon, she finds herself face to face with Dallas. He looks so good, and she notices he's wearing the cologne she got him for Christmas, just as she is wearing the cute pair of earrings that he got her.
Dallas: So, did you pine all day after me?
Raquelle: *Smirks teasingly* Oh, no. I had my harem of hot guys to keep me company.
Dallas: But they're not better looking than me, right? *Winks at her, knowing she is just joking*
Raquelle: Of course not.
Dallas: And you don't like them as much as me, right?
Raquelle: You're the only one for me. Blah, blah, bleeping blah.
Dallas: *Laughs* Okay, Miss Smarty Pants. So what do you want to do?
Raquelle: I figure, we can give our fans a little show by being all cute and stuff.
Dallas: *Bows* Your wish is my command, M'lady.
That's exactly what they do.
Of course, the park soon gets boring, so the couple head to Plumbucks for some hot coffee to warm themselves and sit on the couches together, cuddling and talking while sipping their warm drinks.
Soon after finishing their coffee, Raquelle and Dallas head back to Raquelle's house where Dallas agrees to spend the night. It's still fairly early in the day, and while Raquelle isn't tired yet, she does want to cuddle with Dallas. He happily agrees and soon, the two of them are in each other's arms on the bed. They both want to do more, but they also know that there will be plenty of opportunity in the future to do that sort of thing. Right now, they are just happy being together.
That's it for this update. I hope you enjoyed! Comments to other updates will be in my next post.
I like the house. I think I prefer the old look of her.
Ha ha loving Peyton and his chew toys lol.
I think if she enjoyed the abduction experience she should have her head examined like she had other parts of her examined by the aliens lol.
Poor Peyton it isn't his fault as he hasn't been trained.
I love skeeball. I don't do too bad, but it can get boring I agree.
Yeah nothing like friends to bring everything down to a base level. lol
Love those rollercoaster pics and their hamming it up on the carousel lol.
Ooooh those pics make me jealous that you learned how to use pose player, lol, and I can't seem to get the hang of it lol. Oh well maybe some day lol.
Here's another update from Glen Harbor in the summer of 1662.
Cory and Angel Frankovitch were both up so early it was still dark outside though the sun was rising.
They both ended up studying athletic skill on their iPads as they were playing chess on their computers.
They both ended up going to the pool near their house to enjoy some fishing in the pool and they caught a few fish.
Cory decided to go "shopping" for baby furniture in the dumpsters while Angel was playing blackjack.
Cory ended up throwing up again and they got ready to leave since it was 7PM.
They got home and Cory suddenly changed into maternity clothing.
They ended up getting into bed by 7:30 in the evening and Cory was 240 hours into the pregnancy.
I don't know if I would look for baby furniture in the dumpster, but I guess if money is limited lol.
I love how she considers going through dumpsters as shopping lol.
Zelda: She filled the house with the smell of cookies every day. She made candy, she cooked pies, and more than anything, she cooked cookies. So many cookies.
Zelda: "Not to worry, munchkin, your daddy will figure out Christmas. Me and you are going to bed."
Rafael: He started with measurements and a plan before he did anything. His job would have been much easier if he could have just paid people to move things he wanted moved, but as he couldn't invite even Dante into the house, he certain couldn't invite workmen. They had to stay outside the door, but if he could get something out the front door, they could carry it from there to a truck and store it for him- it was easier to do this than to try to get large items down the spiral staircase to the basement. They could not have a Snowflake Day party because no one could be invited to the house because that would allow them to bypass the magical wards. Also the tree had to be large enough to be impressive in the room, but small enough to be able to be squeezed through the door. He needed it to have springy branches so that he could tie it up and have it bonce back when it was untied.
Rafael: Once he had finished with shopping, and making the arrangements for the workmen to show up and stay outside the house, standing ready, he came back and started with the easy stuff. He gathered the game system up and several books and took them down stairs in boxes. Those were small and easy to take down to the basement and store, and would lighten the bookshelves. By the time he had most of the books transferred he heard the truck outside.
Rafael: That allowed him to push the book case out to them, and they carried it into the truck quickly and quietly.
Rafael: He looked over at the next set of shelves. That would be next, after the t.v., but those shelves could be taken to the basement, it would take him a few trips but wouldn't require handing things out to workmen that he didn't have to. The big thing was the entertainment center and the chairs and table.
Rafael: By the time he unhooked everything and got the entertainment center maneuvered out to the workmen, he was tired, but he still had a lot to do.
Rafael: He would fill these holes in later.
Rafael: Finally, he got the table and chairs out and went out and tied up the tree, then brought it through the door (it barely fit, even tightly bound), then maneuvered it into the room, untied it, brushed out the branches and set up the carpet so it sat on it properly. He brought in two tables he'd purchased in his planning phase, and then he decorated everything.
Rafael: He was happy his hammering on the walls didn't wake Zelda.
Rafael: After everything was set up, he could finally sleep.
I have to say I never expected Zelda to be the domestic type. It is interesting seeing her in a maternity outfit showing.
Poor Rafael all this making room for the dead tree is all new to him. He seems to have everything under control though and is working it out. Having to move furniture by yourself sure is sucky lol. I hope he didn't break anything lol.
Having that protection on the house sure does complicate things, but it is necessary I know.
@And-it-is-on: Yeah, but he can work within limitations. I prefer to keep the witch limitations in mind, it makes it more interesting. On the one hand, they are being that can walk up to a person and turn them into a bug and stomp on them, on the other, they can't invite their friends over without being worried they'll get murdered or their children will be stolen. Yeah.
@IreneSwift: Lol- I'm being persuaded...for a little while I entertained the idea of having Granny actually show up and cure him of his love for Zelda...after she was solidly in love with him. He wouldn't be able to murder her, even though he'd already have figured out how, because if he did, he'd be just like his father, whom he hates, and he couldn't handle that. So, he'd end up struggling and trying to make himself love her- but let's face it, that's just not very fun, is it? This Xmas special is so much more fun... One of the fun things about the specials is that they allow me to try things out that don't have story consequences. (She says, as though she has made so many specials-all two of them counting this one! lol) I very well might use something like it. (Remember the April Fools special where a witch totally took Rafael over with a love spell in the lipstick? It was out of character for Deedee but a witch still took Rafael over with a love spell...just differently. )
Well, he's definitely not most men. He's a little bit of a perfectionist, but he's also a genius and having all the measurements to play with in his head, and he's totally a planner, though he can plan quickly to adjust to set backs (being unlucky means taking great pains to eliminate luck as a factor, as much as humanly possible), so he doesn't understand why anyone wouldn't figure it on a mathematical model in their head before they start moving things around, it's just so easy to him once he knows the measurements. They do have a rather small living room. (It's really a living room+dining room+kitchen combination that would be ridiculously small if the rooms were separated by walls, but they are all combined. They are in a starter house that I added a back door to and then a shed with a spiral staircase down to a vast basement area...but, despite my love of basements, I wanted the Xmas tree by the windows, so nearly everything there had to go. It's too bad they don't have smaller xmas trees in the game. Also, it's just big enough for them now, so if I add kids...I'll have to re-figure things to fit them into the house...or move them to another house. It'll probably happen eventually anyway. At some point, I'm going to take a day to get some mods I've been wanting- like Relativity...which will cut down on the frustrations of time wasting on things like crossing a room. At that point, it probably won't annoy me if the house is too big.
@DeathJohnson: Wow, what a birthday present! Corinne is very pretty. It's a good thing they have a good sized yard for the little colt to play around in!
@Colorist: Lol! Well, Dante's a vampire criminal who is subservient to the witches- so he already starts out worried about them, but then you layer Zelda's history on top of that, and he's a bit worried about her being such a young and fire happy witch... but remember, the vampire criminals work for the witches (most of them, not Deedee, obviously lol) so, basically Zelda can tell him what to do and he's gotta do it... which makes it awkward that Rafael is so awesome at being a criminal, because Dante would like to not like him-simply because of Zelda's interference, but Rafael's just so good at it that it makes Dante's job easier and who doesn't like that? So, against his better judgement, he likes Rafael, hence he's kinda worried that Rafael's basically married to a witch that might get bored of him (and witches aren't notorious for falling in love with humans long term...) Basically, Dante doesn't really know what's going on but as far as he's concerned Rafael might as well be in love with a dragon. Rafael's in love with her, so it's not really fear as in worried that she'll murder him like Dante is concerned about, it's more fear that he'll disappoint her instead of impress her...and being human, he doesn't get to impress her very much...and he very much wants to- which is why he's got gifts bought and waiting for her for New Years, which he thought was the next gift giving occasion.
Yeah, she hadn't realized how badly she wanted a family again until she had Rafael around.
Holly spent most of her time over the next few days making friends with her new horse Corinne. Corinne seemed nervous around her at first, but after a few days was finally willing to accept being hugged.
Mauricio's birthday went by, but he never liked to make a big deal about it, so there was no party, and because of a mistake, he actually aged up before he was able to get to the cake or anything.
So the cake sat there untouched, and had to be sold, because you can't just eat the cake without someone aging up, and Mauricio's time to do that had passed.
Mauricio never made a big deal of his birthday, but Sam always liked to celebrate it with him, and he never had any objections about it.
And the kids were oblivious to that going on, as the twins were on the other side of the mansion, having a pillow fight. I don't remember where Holly was, probably outside with the horse.
@all Thank you so much for the comments on my updates, just want to let you all know they're much appreciated Have been very busy today preparing for my trip but I have been reading when I can
@Colorist40 That wasn't Savannah making gifts, that was the oldest daughter, Sage. They do look a lot alike tho Lol. Like I told IreneSwift, these guys are wildly dysfunctional, but they still love each other. There is that foundation there for a family. The kids are a tribe; remember when AJ's now ex-girlfriend Samantha tried to hit on his sister, she drew the line. Granted, there is a horde of them, but they can make it work.
@DeathJohnson Lol at the kids being oblivious to what's happening in the next room...
This is a brief little update, a little addendum to last night's big Christmas episode. If you recall, at the end of last night's episode, Alexandra, the ex-girlfriend of Savannah and Andy's first-born son AJ, dropped a marriage proposal on him right after the family's holiday party. What was his response? Read on...
...Alexandra Vanderburg formally introduced as AJ's bride to be...
After some deliberation, he said yes.
Andrew J. Cheesman, Jr., Jolina scion, was marrying Alexandra Vanderburg, Princess of Hidden Springs. It was the gossip magazines' dream come true.
But so far, the only people who knew about it, were the people in the secluded Jolina-Plumb family compound, and Alexandra's twin sister, Anastasia. Their engagement had occurred over a holiday weekend there that saw some hope for the rekindling of family bonds.
Savannah was over the moon with delight. Her own father had been the illegitimate son of a doctor and a farmer and now she'd possibly have grandchildren with royal blood. Not to mention, she couldn't ignore the smile that was now pasted on her surly son's face since Alexandra's return to his life. Her soon-to-be daughter-in-law reminded her, in some respects, of herself: adventurous, curious, headstrong, nonconformist, and brutally ambitious. She was college educated, with a degree in technology. She wasn't afraid to fail.
That her first-born son would pick this girl to be the next Mrs. Jolina-Plumb gave her much pleasure. In Savannah's mind, he could not have made a better choice.
Andy couldn't sleep, so he was up in the breakfast nook sipping a latte. The stress of raising seven children basically by himself had taken a toll on his face.
AJ walked in. "Hey, Dad! Can't sleep?"
Andy let out a deep sigh. "I wish it could be like this all the time. All of you guys under the same roof, like it was when you were little. You guys aren't kids anymore, well, except for Sky and Sawyer."
"I wanted to tell you something, Dad."
"I know. That girl Alexandra proposed marriage to you."
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."
"Do you realize what you're getting into, son?"
AJ nodded quietly.
"You said yes. Congrats, ole boy!"
"Thanks, Dad." AJ grabbed a plate of pancakes from the kitchen counter and joined his sister Sierra, who was sitting alone in the formal dining room.
Sierra was staring blankly into space as her older brother, sitting on the other side, began eating his breakfast.
"So," Sierra mused quietly, unsure if AJ was actually listening, "I suppose congratulations are in order. My brother is really marrying a princess. It's just like the old fairy tales, except in reverse. Where's your glass slipper?"
"Hey, sis," AJ replied, letting Sierra know he'd heard what she said. "Can't you pretend to be happy for me?"
Sierra let out a deep sigh. "It's not that I'm not happy for you, I am. It's just that, you know, I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the idea of you marrying a princess."
AJ shook his head in disbelief as he tried to finish eating his pancakes.
After getting engaged, though, the next Jolina couple had a small matter of work. Apparently, military matters still take precedence over marital issues.
After returning home from her book signing, Savannah had a lengthy chat with the next Mrs. Jolina.
"You're AJ's mother. It's an honor to finally meet you. Gosh, he has told me sooo much."
"I've actually seen you before," Savannah recalled. "I believe it was your teen birthday party, at the palace. And now you're marrying my son."
"What can I say?" Alexandra shrugged.
"All I can say is, you've made my son very happy, and for that I am eternally grateful."
"The pleasure, ma'am, is all mine." Alexandra told the story about how she and AJ met. "He wandered into my father's funeral dinner. He'd gotten lost or something... Then we got to know each other at the military academy where we'd both enrolled. We were doing training missions, and when we weren't doing training missions we were hanging out at the gym and doing things together. AJ has told me sooo much. He's told me about his Egyptian nanny, all the trips you guys used to go on, going in dive wells, sleeping in tombs - you all are so fascinating. He's told me you were also a ghost hunter -"
"I really don't want to go into all of that -"
Alexandra smiled. "I've got the next 50 years."
Notes: If Savannah couldn't stand the father of Satis' baby, Josh Davidson, she DEFINITELY approves of Alexandra. She rolled wants to be Friends, then Good Friends.
I tried that mod that @LunBeauty suggested, and AJ and Alexandra scored 10/10 on the compatibility scale.
@MayaRose OK, you need the Progression module for Master Controller to do that. I've always had it, so I forget that it's something separate you have to add to do those things. If you don't want to get it, then you can still add the guys to the caste manually, but you'll have to hunt them down and click on them, then select NRaas > Story Progression > Sim Options > Caste: Manual, then add them to the caste you made, one at a time. It's really worth getting the Progression module for MC, though, and it doesn't cause any lag or other issues.
@MayaRose I recognize that hairstyle. I don't know who asked for the style, but I did ask for the numbers for the color.
I can't find that module; I can only find Story Progression. Have you got a link or something? My searches aren't coming up with anything and it doesn't seem to be on the Nraas site. Tracking down the fathers will be very hard unless I evict them and then put them back in their houses so that I can find them easily!!
I remembered you wanted the numbers but couldn't remember if it was you or someone else who wanted the style. So if it wasn't you, it had to be someone else Oh well, at least anyone can get it now who wants it!
Zabeth0-I get strays showing up and that can happen more than once.I love how they can study a skill on the iPads and still learn other skills on the computer like logic.Great update!
AiHaou-Great update!
and-it-is-on-I though it was odd that you had Cory mistaken for Angel and he couldn't get abducted by aliens without my knowing it and he wasn't abducted and couldn't get pregnant unless there's been an abduction.I use a Mod to allow fishing spawners to work in pools and fountains and they are slobs and think it fun to shop in dumpsters.
msbeckycat-Great picture!
IreneSwift-Cory's illness was because she got pregnant and she changed into maternity.
Deathjohnson-Great updates!Holly's become a kid and it seems like she'd just turned nine years old.It seems like the parents are getting older too.
LunBeauty-Thanks for the comment.
Colorist40-It got dark early because heavy clouds rolled in and it started pouring rain soon after.Cory should be giving birth after 720 hours of pregnancy and I also want to see the baby.Thanks for the comment.I have slobs and they can be a bit cheap so they'd think of checking a dumpster for usable items and call it shopping.
Puddinroy-I didn't get to play yesterday because I had shopping to do.
venusdemilosims-Great update!I hope things start getting better for them.
I'll have an update shortly.
Whoops, pressed 'add comment' accidentally! Oh well. On with the rest of the comments. Btw, has anyone noticed that the Daily Deal currently has the great saving of 1 point!! That's a saving of 0%!! What a great bargain
Oh, and I don't have an Alphabet update because the game was being a nuisance and freezing. I think it's that save that isn't working properly - probably too big - because I haven't had any problems with Ginger's save. But hopefully I'll get it done today.
@MayaRose1138- Triplets! I know what it's like to have triplets that weren't planned but I'm sure it will be fine Oh yes those swings are great, they make it so much easier. Aw the triplets are cute but I think my favourite is Kallan. Happy birthday Fleur
Ooh *suspenseful music continues* haha, no don't worry it's not Calvin's.
No wonder Dashiell is happy about having kids, that's good. That's true, they are all cute in their own way
Were those triplets in-game or out? Well, they've got through the first day, so that's a start. And it's the weekend, so Dashiell is home to do a lot of the skill building and feeding I think I think the girls are cuter because of the greater range of hairstyles but I have to agree that the boys can be very cute too! I think the problem is going to be getting Dashiell to *stop* wishing for children! He's going to get to those five children very quickly and then the question will be, will I allow them to have any more??
Awww how cute that look of golly gee whiz happiness at being with Ginger is cute.
That look of sheer delight on Dashiell's face when she told him she was pregnant.
Dashiell seems very devoted to Ginger and to having a family. He came in from work on the Friday after the triplets were born and first thing went over to the babies who were in the swings.
Yeah better learn all you can about babies before they get here.
How nice to have a beach in your back yard.
Ohhhh love that blanket and Fleur what a beautiful name.
It will be very handy when the kids want to go swimming because they will just be able to pop out the back door and run down to the beach. But it's not so good for fishing; Ginger has hardly caught anything so far.
I downloaded a set of baby blankets from TSR a few months back and it adds a little bit of colour to the babies' existence. Thank you re the name. I knew a Fleur when growing up and always thought it was pretty but a bit unusual.
Good thing Dashielle is so patient as a lot of new fathers love their children, but don't want the mother talking about them 24 seven lol.
Fleur is beautiful like her mother.
How precious sleeping in her swing.
Playing peek a boo in the toy box lol.
Ohhhh you wouldn't deny this precious girl her new friend the doll would you?
I know that toddlers are used to sitting in their own messes, but being that happy to be sitting in the potty chair is just wrong lol.
Can't wait to see more babies. Keep them coming lol.
Dashiell seems to be pretty laid back but he got stressed out at work the other day because I told him to work hard. He came home, got a massage from Ginger, played a bit of foosball, and he was right again
Fleur is just gorgeous but then again, I love all the toddlers in my game so far No, I'm not going to deny Fleur her new friend but she might have to wait until she's a teen until the IF becomes real because that will give me enough time to get used to not having cheats in a biggish household
Oh, there's plenty of babies coming, just keep reading!
Seems like they wishing for more children having triplets is stressing you out more than them lol.
Why can't they look like that when they are awake? So innocent asleep and devils awake lol.
Seems Fleur is ambitious starting out learning how to paint. She is engrossed in her daddy's story.
Yep awake during the night typical triplets lol. Glad parents got quality time and sleep lol.
Great update.
They are all lovely (which is good for them when I'm rushing around getting their parents to feed/change/play with them!). Yes, I think I am getting more stressed out about looking after them than their parents are! So far, both the girls are green and the boys aren't, so it will be interesting to see if that trend continues.
Well, Fleur has the artistic trait and as soon as she aged up, she wished to learn painting, so I let her. So learning to paint and write will keep her occupied while she's a child
The triplets are currently in the playpens so they can chat to each other and play with stuff in the playpen while their parents sleep They, and I, didn't realise how much work they would be!!
@MayaRose1138 those kids are so stinkin cute. One of my favorite things to do in Sims is to see how genetics will play out. Guess that's why Savannah has 5 kids. Lol I have issues keeping track of my family too because there are so many of them, you know Sims will breed like rabbits if you let them What's interesting about Savannah's kids, looks wise, is the girls have clearly taken after her, with her features, and the boys for the most part after their dad.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Thank you You know, with all the sim children that have grown up and moved away, only two have had children without my help? One in my Rainbow Legacy game - there were ten children, seven had moved out by the time I put it on hiatus, and only one of those had had children without me assisting - and then Athena in the Alphabet game (because Daisy was still at home at the time of her pregnancy). I've noticed a trend towards the girls taking after their mother and the boys their father too, although sometimes there are interesting mixes of both
MayaRose1138-Great update!Cute tripletts!I got twins from Eli Jankowsky and was expecting just a single birth.Their children are all growing up and mine are still babies for a while.I don't mind seeing you get some minor glitches as long as your game is working and it's just a small glitch.I get sime walking into kitchen counters and getting into bed through walls.
Thank you You should see the glitch I encountered in the Alphabet game yesterday! I was able to fix it by using resetSim but somehow, I don't think it's a good sign!!
@MayaRose1138 The toddlers are very cute and Fleur turned out to be quite an adorable child! Nice update!
Thank you! You should like you've had a very busy time recently. I was sorry to hear that you lost your job, btw That's not an easy thing, especially at this time of year, but I hope you can find another job that you like soon!
Loved your update! I think I agree; Raquelle looked better with her hair loose rather than tied back. I do love the colour though, and the blue tips!! She looks like she's having a lot of fun on the roller coaster and carousel, although not so much the alien abduction Still, if she gets a baby out of it, then it's all good
@MayaRose1138 LOL! When you try for multiples, there's no guarantee it won't be more than two! I guess they have their hands full now!
Oh, no, I'd make them wait awhile for more kids too!
They are all very cute toddlers, and Fleur is a pretty little girl.
We got some sunshine, most of the morning yesterday, and part of the day today. I had a very productive day today, for a change, and I am exhausted. It's a good, happy tired this time, though, not a depressed, unable to concentrate tired. So, though I'm not ready to get back to Hal & Kristy just yet, I did get into my game and look up the exact sequence of commands for you to add all of the fathers to the caste you made for them. My graphics driver got updated today, so I had to go into the game and set all the options again anyway. What a pain!
Thank you I know now that when you get over 100% under 'status' on a multiple birth, plan on having the next multiple up! So they have 99% on twins, that's okay, but over that and they have triplets!!
Thank you I think Fleur takes after her mother so she's going to end up very pretty. It will be interesting to see who the triplets take after as they age up!
MayaRose1138-You might have to move the families of your game to the library and import them to a new game.I had a glitch earlier where I could only control one sim in a household and resetting the lot with Master Controller did fix it so I could control other sims again.
Here's an update from Gibsons in the summer of 1866.
The work crews added a blackjack table to the pool.
They also inspected the lower level to make sure everything was fine there.
I took Tad Olson into CAS to fix her skintone with a CC skin in a lighter shade.
I also gave Cody Olson a lighter CC skin to fix her looks up.
I sent Eli Jankowsky into CAS for a lighter skintone from a CC skin.
I also gave Ami Jankowsky the lighter CC skin in place of the darker EA skin.
Rafael: He stood there, under the mistletoe, and waited, it wouldn't take long, and he noticed that she wasn't looking up. Yes, this was all nonsense and silly, but if you couldn't do silly nonsensical things for the woman you loved, who could you do it for?
Rafael: "Zyelda, I just vant to syay..." He started seriously, then grinned. "You've fallyen forr my Chrristmyas trap...appyarently mistletoe means you haf to kiss me!"
Zelda: "Oh no!" She grinned back, playing along "I was going to totally withhold my kisses from you at the moment, and now I totally can't because of your clever Misstletoe trap!"
Zelda: "I can't wait to see what else you've got in store, Twinkle Toes."
@DeathJohnson: Aw, cute horsie hugs! (Or would that be a colt cuddle? Foal fondling doesn't sound right, so not that one...) Ah, birthday glitches get pretty dangerous when your sims get older...I'm glad it didn't glitch in such a way that both aging happened- if you take an elder to the cake they die. So, I'm glad it didn't happen like that, sell the cake! Yep, the kids are all busy reeking feathery havok. But if they heard anything, I'm sure they'd just think their parents were having their own pillow fight.
@Venus: Score! She'll make such a good Jolina, even if she brings her own drama. I'm glad Savannah is pleased. Also glad that Andrew is enjoying having the family all together and congratulated his son. Lol@"Where's your glass slipper?" Also, I love "I've got the next 50 years."
Ah, packing. I hope your trip goes smoothly and Merry Christmas.
@TadOlson: Ah, so bringing Gibsons in line with the other towns you have, then.
@DeathJohnson- Happy birthday Holly, I'm not surprised there wasn't any cake leftover...look at all the guests! A horse, what a great present! It's so cute
Happy birthday Mauricio.
@LunBeauty- I have never found a house for my sims that I've been completely happy with so you're lucky you found one you like. I let go on roller coasters sometimes but usually I'm holding on for dear life too haha.
@Colorist40- Thanks for the comment. It does take a lot of nerve but it definitely makes things easier for them. I would never cheat in real life either. No matter how many times they try to stay away from each other it never works. And no the baby is not Calvin's.
@Zabeth0- Of course he can, he's good like that I do like the witch limitations, it certainly does make things more interesting.
Rafael's Christmas trapped worked perfectly! Haha that was so cute. Only Zelda could get away with calling Rafael Twinkle Toes lol
@venusdemilosims- Aw I'm glad Aj said yes and it's great that Savannah is so excited. Great update.
@TadOlson- Yeah I just had the wrong name in my head as I was typing Oh cool, well it's certainly handy. Yeah why not, they find some good things in dumpsters sometimes.
Nice update.
@MayaRose1138- Haha in game! I don't have kids in real life. One day at a time, weekends when both parents are available are definitely easier. That is so true, they have so many hairstyles and girls usually have more clothes and everything as well, I admit I think girls in game are usually more fun Haha yeah, sims in my game usually wish for kids when I don't want them to have anymore. After they have the 5 you'll have to see if you could handle anymore.
This update is based on two days of game play since the game wouldn't let me stay in-game for very long. I had to do some events three times before I could get it played long enough to save!
After adding a new mod into the game that allows different self-employed careers, Hawk registered as a handyman while Ivory registered as an inventor. Then Ivory finally found the potion for making IF's real, so she took it around to Easter (who, if my game is right when I temporarily added her to the household again in attempt one, doesn't have her IF anymore) and gave it to her.
Autumn was already there teaching her grandchildren how to walk, so Ivory helped her.
Autumn and Destiny:
Ivory and Devon:
Autumn and Dashiell:
While this was going on, I noticed a bit of a glitch. Echo, the horse, had been outside with Devon.
A few seconds later, he was inside with Easter.
Then, Easter decided to get on Echo and try to ride him inside.
It was at that point that I reset Echo and sent him outside! I don't even know how he got in the house in the first place!!!
Autumn had just finished teaching Dashiell to walk when Daisy came home from the hospital where she's training to become a doctor. So Ivory and Autumn stayed to chat for a little bit while the toddlers either slept in the swing or were entertained by Easter.
The school-aged children had had trouble getting into the school that day too, and kept wanting to come home again!
When Autumn and Ivory got back home, it was time for the youngest Summers children to age up. They had been playing with the blocks while waiting for their mother to come back.
Orlando: (loves outdoors, brave, over-emotional)
Persephone: (her favourite colour is yellow, which is hard to match with lavender scales!) (perceptive, artistic, perfectionist)
Querida: (she got the trait Star Quality so I dressed her like a little diva ) (virtuoso, couch potato - a lazy star in the making!)
Here is the surprisingly matching outfit the game automatically gave Querida when she aged up. It's lovely but maybe a bit too warm heading into summer.
And here are the triplets playing with the blocks now that they're children:
Around this time, Jaguar mastered photography (through listening to the tabcast), which will help him in his career of journalism. He mastered writing while a child, so he's all set but still has about seven to ten days before he ages up into a young adult!
Then all the children gathered around the play tables and got to know each other before the quads age up into teens.
LtoR: Persephone, Luna, Matisse, Querida
LtoR: Kent, Nessa, Orlando
Tuesday, eight of Autumn's children went off to school. I think something's not quite right because I was watching the kids outside the school and it was nearly 2pm by the time the last of the kids went into the building. There was such a line of kids and teachers waiting to get in, it was ridiculous. They all seem to arrive at the same time and then they struggle to get through the door!
While the kids were at school, Ivory mastered Logic, which means she completed her LTW of becoming a Renaissance Sim. She has also mastered writing and inventing. Go Ivory!! So I granted her wish of travelling to the past in her time machine She took a steamboat ride down the Mississippi and lost all her money; she spent some time in a saloon; she learnt how precious salt was in the Kingdom of Kush; and she came home with a book entitled "1000 ways to stew brontosaurus"
I was going to do more on this update but I got interrupted to watch a Christmas movie So tomorrow should be the quads ageing up and then the alien babies born! And then I might take Christmas off To those who might not be on again until after Christmas, Merry Christmas!!!!!
@MayaRose1138- I hate when the game does that and you have to redo events, it's so annoying! Lol @ Easter trying to ride Echo inside, I've had that happen before. Wow that's a lot of kids trying to get into school O.O The triplets aged up well great pictures. Nice update.
Rafael: It didn't take Zelda long to add her own decorative touches with the food she'd produced.
Zelda: "We've got to make sure they aren't poisoned." She said, as though there were someone who would try to stop them from eating the cookies.
Rafael: "Yes, can't haf poisyoned cookies sittink arround in a glyass jarr. Somevone might eat them." He'd been smelling the cookies all week, and hadn't eaten any.
Zelda: "I thought I said no black?"
Rafael: "No, you syaid not to vearr all black. You also syaid to vear somethink rred and grreen and christmyassy. See the rred, and grreen, and I'm vearink both a snowflyake shirrt and a santya hat, so if vone isn't christmyassy enough, I've got the othyer...?"
Zelda: "It's not very casual, is it?"
Rafael: "Vhat do you myean? It's unbuttyoned."
Rafael: After they put their dishes in the sink, they sat back down. "So, is therre somethink abyout the Chrristmyas decorryatink that you don't lyike?"
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Well I guess the holidays aren't the ideal times to make amends and try to pull family together, as that should be done long before the holidays, but I guess better late than never.
I wonder if everybody will be able to bury the hatchet and be a loving family for the holidays and beyond.
Wow Nicolae actually wore his bathing suit to go swimming? That is wonderful. That is a sign that the town has his seal of approval. Of course being evil, a town like Midnight Hollow would be right up his alley. Pun intended. lol
Dante if you so scared of his wife, why are you planning a bank heist with Rafael? lol
Good for Rafael wanting to do things right. After all each part of the world has different traditions. Good he doesn't want to screw it up, but is it because he is afraid of her, or he wants to please her? I think it might be a little bit of both lol.
Nice to see a different side to Zelda and Rafael story. Can't wait to see how this Christmas special ends.
Wow it is dark for 2:30 in the afternoon. Is there a storm rolling in? I hope not.
I can't wait until Cory has the baby.
Great update.
Cool! Triplets! Hooray. They are adorable.
Aleiah is the only green skinned one out of them.
Seems like they wishing for more children having triplets is stressing you out more than them lol.
Why can't they look like that when they are awake? So innocent asleep and devils awake lol.
Seems Fleur is ambitious starting out learning how to paint. She is engrossed in her daddy's story.
Yep awake during the night typical triplets lol. Glad parents got quality time and sleep lol.
Great update.
Yick a new school week lol. Good thing both his mother's are authors as he had plenty of books to keep him busy outside of plan c of course lol.
Ha ha ha. Usually it is the girls who like school and the boys not so much in my experience, so it is amusing to see the opposite here lol.
Woot! Woot! Two double best sellers! Now that is a reason to celebrate.
Good to see Ashley doing a stand up comedy routine. Glad she can do it for fun.
Like mother like daughter. Good to have a tradition going lol. Will look forward to seeing other couples and the pictures they kiss in front of.
Sigh I miss Kaley and Kamryn that photo made me nostalgic.
A b average. I knew she could do it with a little incentive to hang out with Sophie involved lol.
Youch Giancarlo is just as good looking as Zach. I swear your game is blessed with good looking guys lol.
Yep if I had a hot boyfriend I would so ditch brother and friend lol.
Great update.
I love how you edited the photos to make them look like film. All the kiddies are adorable.
Toodles is that their name or are you referring to them walking?
That first scene with the snow and the beautiful house is right out of Currier and Ives. Gorgeous.
Savannah it isn't a good idea to make presents the day of the celebration lol.
Well with that horde someone has to take charge lol.
Oops Kady switching gifts is serious business. You shouldn't do that. That tends not to go well lol.
Ohhh it is nice to see Imsety and Sierra hanging out and loving each other like they used to,
I hope Savannah can welcome her son back into the fold.
Hooray a proposal. Oh dear, but not a reply. I hope he says yes.
Great update.
I like the house. I think I prefer the old look of her.
Ha ha loving Peyton and his chew toys lol.
I think if she enjoyed the abduction experience she should have her head examined like she had other parts of her examined by the aliens lol.
Poor Peyton it isn't his fault as he hasn't been trained.
I love skeeball. I don't do too bad, but it can get boring I agree.
Yeah nothing like friends to bring everything down to a base level. lol
Love those rollercoaster pics and their hamming it up on the carousel lol.
Ooooh those pics make me jealous that you learned how to use pose player, lol, and I can't seem to get the hang of it lol. Oh well maybe some day lol.
Great cute epic pics.
I don't know if I would look for baby furniture in the dumpster, but I guess if money is limited lol.
I love how she considers going through dumpsters as shopping lol.
I have to say I never expected Zelda to be the domestic type. It is interesting seeing her in a maternity outfit showing.
Poor Rafael all this making room for the dead tree is all new to him. He seems to have everything under control though and is working it out. Having to move furniture by yourself sure is sucky lol. I hope he didn't break anything lol.
Having that protection on the house sure does complicate things, but it is necessary I know.
@all: I have been busy today, so I didn't have any chance to play alot today.
@IreneSwift: Lol- I'm being persuaded...for a little while I entertained the idea of having Granny actually show up and cure him of his love for Zelda...after she was solidly in love with him. He wouldn't be able to murder her, even though he'd already have figured out how, because if he did, he'd be just like his father, whom he hates, and he couldn't handle that. So, he'd end up struggling and trying to make himself love her- but let's face it, that's just not very fun, is it?
Well, he's definitely not most men.
@DeathJohnson: Wow, what a birthday present! Corinne is very pretty.
@LunBeauty: Thanks.
@Venus: Yeah.
@Colorist: Lol!
Yeah, she hadn't realized how badly she wanted a family again until she had Rafael around.
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Holly spent most of her time over the next few days making friends with her new horse Corinne. Corinne seemed nervous around her at first, but after a few days was finally willing to accept being hugged.
Mauricio's birthday went by, but he never liked to make a big deal about it, so there was no party, and because of a mistake, he actually aged up before he was able to get to the cake or anything.
So the cake sat there untouched, and had to be sold, because you can't just eat the cake without someone aging up, and Mauricio's time to do that had passed.
Mauricio never made a big deal of his birthday, but Sam always liked to celebrate it with him, and he never had any objections about it.
And the kids were oblivious to that going on, as the twins were on the other side of the mansion, having a pillow fight. I don't remember where Holly was, probably outside with the horse.
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@Colorist40 That wasn't Savannah making gifts, that was the oldest daughter, Sage. They do look a lot alike tho Lol. Like I told IreneSwift, these guys are wildly dysfunctional, but they still love each other. There is that foundation there for a family. The kids are a tribe; remember when AJ's now ex-girlfriend Samantha tried to hit on his sister, she drew the line. Granted, there is a horde of them, but they can make it work.
@DeathJohnson Lol at the kids being oblivious to what's happening in the next room...
This is a brief little update, a little addendum to last night's big Christmas episode. If you recall, at the end of last night's episode, Alexandra, the ex-girlfriend of Savannah and Andy's first-born son AJ, dropped a marriage proposal on him right after the family's holiday party. What was his response? Read on...
...Alexandra Vanderburg formally introduced as AJ's bride to be...
After some deliberation, he said yes.
Andrew J. Cheesman, Jr., Jolina scion, was marrying Alexandra Vanderburg, Princess of Hidden Springs. It was the gossip magazines' dream come true.
But so far, the only people who knew about it, were the people in the secluded Jolina-Plumb family compound, and Alexandra's twin sister, Anastasia. Their engagement had occurred over a holiday weekend there that saw some hope for the rekindling of family bonds.
Savannah was over the moon with delight. Her own father had been the illegitimate son of a doctor and a farmer and now she'd possibly have grandchildren with royal blood. Not to mention, she couldn't ignore the smile that was now pasted on her surly son's face since Alexandra's return to his life. Her soon-to-be daughter-in-law reminded her, in some respects, of herself: adventurous, curious, headstrong, nonconformist, and brutally ambitious. She was college educated, with a degree in technology. She wasn't afraid to fail.
That her first-born son would pick this girl to be the next Mrs. Jolina-Plumb gave her much pleasure. In Savannah's mind, he could not have made a better choice.
Andy couldn't sleep, so he was up in the breakfast nook sipping a latte. The stress of raising seven children basically by himself had taken a toll on his face.
AJ walked in. "Hey, Dad! Can't sleep?"
Andy let out a deep sigh. "I wish it could be like this all the time. All of you guys under the same roof, like it was when you were little. You guys aren't kids anymore, well, except for Sky and Sawyer."
"I wanted to tell you something, Dad."
"I know. That girl Alexandra proposed marriage to you."
"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."
"Do you realize what you're getting into, son?"
AJ nodded quietly.
"You said yes. Congrats, ole boy!"
"Thanks, Dad." AJ grabbed a plate of pancakes from the kitchen counter and joined his sister Sierra, who was sitting alone in the formal dining room.
Sierra was staring blankly into space as her older brother, sitting on the other side, began eating his breakfast.
"So," Sierra mused quietly, unsure if AJ was actually listening, "I suppose congratulations are in order. My brother is really marrying a princess. It's just like the old fairy tales, except in reverse. Where's your glass slipper?"
"Hey, sis," AJ replied, letting Sierra know he'd heard what she said. "Can't you pretend to be happy for me?"
Sierra let out a deep sigh. "It's not that I'm not happy for you, I am. It's just that, you know, I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the idea of you marrying a princess."
AJ shook his head in disbelief as he tried to finish eating his pancakes.
After getting engaged, though, the next Jolina couple had a small matter of work. Apparently, military matters still take precedence over marital issues.
After returning home from her book signing, Savannah had a lengthy chat with the next Mrs. Jolina.
"You're AJ's mother. It's an honor to finally meet you. Gosh, he has told me sooo much."
"I've actually seen you before," Savannah recalled. "I believe it was your teen birthday party, at the palace. And now you're marrying my son."
"What can I say?" Alexandra shrugged.
"All I can say is, you've made my son very happy, and for that I am eternally grateful."
"The pleasure, ma'am, is all mine." Alexandra told the story about how she and AJ met. "He wandered into my father's funeral dinner. He'd gotten lost or something... Then we got to know each other at the military academy where we'd both enrolled. We were doing training missions, and when we weren't doing training missions we were hanging out at the gym and doing things together. AJ has told me sooo much. He's told me about his Egyptian nanny, all the trips you guys used to go on, going in dive wells, sleeping in tombs - you all are so fascinating. He's told me you were also a ghost hunter -"
"I really don't want to go into all of that -"
Alexandra smiled. "I've got the next 50 years."
Notes: If Savannah couldn't stand the father of Satis' baby, Josh Davidson, she DEFINITELY approves of Alexandra. She rolled wants to be Friends, then Good Friends.
I tried that mod that @LunBeauty suggested, and AJ and Alexandra scored 10/10 on the compatibility scale.
I can't find that module; I can only find Story Progression. Have you got a link or something? My searches aren't coming up with anything and it doesn't seem to be on the Nraas site. Tracking down the fathers will be very hard unless I evict them and then put them back in their houses so that I can find them easily!!
I remembered you wanted the numbers but couldn't remember if it was you or someone else who wanted the style. So if it wasn't you, it had to be someone else
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AiHaou-Great update!
and-it-is-on-I though it was odd that you had Cory mistaken for Angel and he couldn't get abducted by aliens without my knowing it and he wasn't abducted and couldn't get pregnant unless there's been an abduction.I use a Mod to allow fishing spawners to work in pools and fountains and they are slobs and think it fun to shop in dumpsters.
msbeckycat-Great picture!
IreneSwift-Cory's illness was because she got pregnant and she changed into maternity.
Deathjohnson-Great updates!Holly's become a kid and it seems like she'd just turned nine years old.It seems like the parents are getting older too.
LunBeauty-Thanks for the comment.
Colorist40-It got dark early because heavy clouds rolled in and it started pouring rain soon after.Cory should be giving birth after 720 hours of pregnancy and I also want to see the baby.Thanks for the comment.I have slobs and they can be a bit cheap so they'd think of checking a dumpster for usable items and call it shopping.
Puddinroy-I didn't get to play yesterday because I had shopping to do.
venusdemilosims-Great update!I hope things start getting better for them.
I'll have an update shortly.
Oh, and I don't have an Alphabet update because the game was being a nuisance and freezing. I think it's that save that isn't working properly - probably too big - because I haven't had any problems with Ginger's save. But hopefully I'll get it done today.
Were those triplets in-game or out?
Dashiell seems very devoted to Ginger and to having a family. He came in from work on the Friday after the triplets were born and first thing went over to the babies who were in the swings.
It will be very handy when the kids want to go swimming because they will just be able to pop out the back door and run down to the beach. But it's not so good for fishing; Ginger has hardly caught anything so far.
I downloaded a set of baby blankets from TSR a few months back and it adds a little bit of colour to the babies' existence. Thank you re the name. I knew a Fleur when growing up and always thought it was pretty but a bit unusual.
Dashiell seems to be pretty laid back but he got stressed out at work the other day because I told him to work hard. He came home, got a massage from Ginger, played a bit of foosball, and he was right again
Fleur is just gorgeous but then again, I love all the toddlers in my game so far
Oh, there's plenty of babies coming, just keep reading!
They are all lovely (which is good for them when I'm rushing around getting their parents to feed/change/play with them!). Yes, I think I am getting more stressed out about looking after them than their parents are! So far, both the girls are green and the boys aren't, so it will be interesting to see if that trend continues.
Well, Fleur has the artistic trait and as soon as she aged up, she wished to learn painting, so I let her. So learning to paint and write will keep her occupied while she's a child
The triplets are currently in the playpens so they can chat to each other and play with stuff in the playpen while their parents sleep
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I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
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Thank you! You should like you've had a very busy time recently. I was sorry to hear that you lost your job, btw
Loved your update! I think I agree; Raquelle looked better with her hair loose rather than tied back. I do love the colour though, and the blue tips!! She looks like she's having a lot of fun on the roller coaster and carousel, although not so much the alien abduction
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Here's an update from Gibsons in the summer of 1866.
The work crews added a blackjack table to the pool.
They also inspected the lower level to make sure everything was fine there.
I took Tad Olson into CAS to fix her skintone with a CC skin in a lighter shade.
I also gave Cody Olson a lighter CC skin to fix her looks up.
I sent Eli Jankowsky into CAS for a lighter skintone from a CC skin.
I also gave Ami Jankowsky the lighter CC skin in place of the darker EA skin.
Rafael: He stood there, under the mistletoe, and waited, it wouldn't take long, and he noticed that she wasn't looking up. Yes, this was all nonsense and silly, but if you couldn't do silly nonsensical things for the woman you loved, who could you do it for?
Rafael: "Zyelda, I just vant to syay..." He started seriously, then grinned. "You've fallyen forr my Chrristmyas trap...appyarently mistletoe means you haf to kiss me!"
Zelda: "Oh no!" She grinned back, playing along "I was going to totally withhold my kisses from you at the moment, and now I totally can't because of your clever Misstletoe trap!"
Zelda: "I can't wait to see what else you've got in store, Twinkle Toes."
@Venus: Score!
Ah, packing.
@TadOlson: Ah, so bringing Gibsons in line with the other towns you have, then.
Happy birthday Mauricio.
@LunBeauty- I have never found a house for my sims that I've been completely happy with so you're lucky you found one you like. I let go on roller coasters sometimes but usually I'm holding on for dear life too haha.
@Colorist40- Thanks for the comment. It does take a lot of nerve but it definitely makes things easier for them. I would never cheat in real life either. No matter how many times they try to stay away from each other it never works. And no the baby is not Calvin's.
@Zabeth0- Of course he can, he's good like that
Rafael's Christmas trapped worked perfectly! Haha that was so cute. Only Zelda could get away with calling Rafael Twinkle Toes lol
@venusdemilosims- Aw I'm glad Aj said yes
@TadOlson- Yeah I just had the wrong name in my head as I was typing
Nice update.
@MayaRose1138- Haha in game! I don't have kids in real life. One day at a time, weekends when both parents are available are definitely easier. That is so true, they have so many hairstyles and girls usually have more clothes and everything as well, I admit I think girls in game are usually more fun
After adding a new mod into the game that allows different self-employed careers, Hawk registered as a handyman while Ivory registered as an inventor. Then Ivory finally found the potion for making IF's real, so she took it around to Easter (who, if my game is right when I temporarily added her to the household again in attempt one, doesn't have her IF anymore) and gave it to her.
Autumn was already there teaching her grandchildren how to walk, so Ivory helped her.
Autumn and Destiny:
Ivory and Devon:
Autumn and Dashiell:
While this was going on, I noticed a bit of a glitch. Echo, the horse, had been outside with Devon.
A few seconds later, he was inside with Easter.
Then, Easter decided to get on Echo and try to ride him inside.
It was at that point that I reset Echo and sent him outside! I don't even know how he got in the house in the first place!!!
Autumn had just finished teaching Dashiell to walk when Daisy came home from the hospital where she's training to become a doctor. So Ivory and Autumn stayed to chat for a little bit while the toddlers either slept in the swing or were entertained by Easter.
The school-aged children had had trouble getting into the school that day too, and kept wanting to come home again!
When Autumn and Ivory got back home, it was time for the youngest Summers children to age up. They had been playing with the blocks while waiting for their mother to come back.
Orlando: (loves outdoors, brave, over-emotional)
Persephone: (her favourite colour is yellow, which is hard to match with lavender scales!) (perceptive, artistic, perfectionist)
Querida: (she got the trait Star Quality so I dressed her like a little diva
Here is the surprisingly matching outfit the game automatically gave Querida when she aged up. It's lovely but maybe a bit too warm heading into summer.
And here are the triplets playing with the blocks now that they're children:
Around this time, Jaguar mastered photography (through listening to the tabcast), which will help him in his career of journalism. He mastered writing while a child, so he's all set but still has about seven to ten days before he ages up into a young adult!
Then all the children gathered around the play tables and got to know each other before the quads age up into teens.
LtoR: Persephone, Luna, Matisse, Querida
LtoR: Kent, Nessa, Orlando
Tuesday, eight of Autumn's children went off to school. I think something's not quite right because I was watching the kids outside the school and it was nearly 2pm by the time the last of the kids went into the building. There was such a line of kids and teachers waiting to get in, it was ridiculous. They all seem to arrive at the same time and then they struggle to get through the door!
While the kids were at school, Ivory mastered Logic, which means she completed her LTW of becoming a Renaissance Sim. She has also mastered writing and inventing. Go Ivory!! So I granted her wish of travelling to the past in her time machine
I was going to do more on this update but I got interrupted to watch a Christmas movie
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Rafael: It didn't take Zelda long to add her own decorative touches with the food she'd produced.
Zelda: "We've got to make sure they aren't poisoned." She said, as though there were someone who would try to stop them from eating the cookies.
Rafael: "Yes, can't haf poisyoned cookies sittink arround in a glyass jarr. Somevone might eat them." He'd been smelling the cookies all week, and hadn't eaten any.
Zelda: "I thought I said no black?"
Rafael: "No, you syaid not to vearr all black. You also syaid to vear somethink rred and grreen and christmyassy. See the rred, and grreen, and I'm vearink both a snowflyake shirrt and a santya hat, so if vone isn't christmyassy enough, I've got the othyer...?"
Zelda: "It's not very casual, is it?"
Rafael: "Vhat do you myean? It's unbuttyoned."
Rafael: After they put their dishes in the sink, they sat back down. "So, is therre somethink abyout the Chrristmyas decorryatink that you don't lyike?"
Zelda: "No, it's amazing."