My gnomes haven't had any new babies. I am wondering if the WA and LN gnomes do have them as they have been together for a while.
Just before the boys left the park, I saw Douglas in Nevan's queue. He aged up 2 days ago. While they were chatting, I had Nevan ask him to move in
Dermot wanted to spar with someone. Nevan obliged and kicked his butt
Dermot then rolled a wish to take a photo with a friend - who better than his Grandpa Nevan?
I thought it was adorable when my two geniuses headed for the study and read together
When Maeve got home from school just after 5, Ita had her birthday.
Ugh! Trashy shorts and high heels! I cringed
I tried on about 10 outfits and couldn't find anything that took my fancy. I ended up with a slight variation in her teen outfit.
I had Brogan prepare grilled salmon earlier in the afternoon as it is Nevan's favourite meal because I had forgotten about the birthday cake. Hopefully he will still be around tomorrow to enjoy it.
Maeve came home from school with a wish to go on a joyride
Michael and Brogan watched the house as the boys headed out to play catch.
Nevan was jamming on his own so I had Dermot and Ita join him Shay was working on the mixology skill.
When Douglas got home from work I let him eat his favourite meal of Grilled Cheese
@Mikezumi , I didn't check but are you going to start a new thread for Beau and Lotta? I was toying with the idea of posting what I have from playing them but it's not a complete story....yet.
@Charlottesmom Not sure that I will play long enough to make a separate thread. I am hoping for a ghost baby but playing with a "traditional" mother/father family is not exactly my cup of tea
Jordan came out so I had Cliff join him. I saw them interacting so zoomed in and found Cliff embarrassed. I imagine I missed Jordan scaring him
When the family were waking up I was worried that Nevan wouldn't be able to serve the meal because Cliff was haunting the table.
Not only was he able to serve the meal, but he was also able to get into his chair although it was a foot off the ground
Cliff stopped his haunting as the rest of the family came to the table.
Nevan woke with a wish to spar so I had him spar with his father, Jordan
Unfortunately Jordan disappeared before the sparring match was over. I had him spar with Michael instead.
I changed Ita's outfit. I think this is more appropriate for a snob Douglas had a wish to jog and must have gone straight to Ita when he got home.
Since they had been flirting for a while before I noticed them, they were ready for me to have Douglas propose. I had forgotten he was clumsy and missed him nearly dropping the ring but this pic was taken just after he recovered and caught the ring before it hit the ground.
I saw them heading towards the treehouse later. I would have thought the treehouse was not befitting of a snob
I had left Nevan, Michael and Brogan to their own devices while I concentrated on Ita and Douglas. I found Michael and Brogan flirting while Nevan read a book nearby.
Brogan wandered off to break space rocks while Nevan and Michael danced.
Douglas' parents, Cary and Karin worked until 2.30. I had him invite them over then. Cary arrived first and, after talking with Brogan, danced. I had Maeve invite Karin in. You can just see them outside the door. The family tree is getting pretty tangled at this point. Cary is Brogan's uncle on Shannon's side and Karin is his cousin on Nevan's side.
Before anyone could run off to woohoo, including Douglas' parents, I got the show on the road!
I sent Douglas' parents home soon after the cake was eaten. I didn't want them hanging around in case it was Nevan's time. After they left, Brogan and Michael watched the house
As did Ita and Douglas
I found Maeve scaring Dermot. He had been playing catch with Shay but she must have interrupted them.
Shay had gone inside to dance
No ghosts visited during the night so the family had a quiet breakfast
Douglas is a neat sim and had a wish to take a bath. My sims normally take showers because baths take too long but I let him have it as I am all about the wishes I saw him holding his breath and zoomed in as he was coming up for air.
I saw Douglas and Ita heading for the hottub. I was very disappointed when Ita shooed her family back into the house even though they were nowhere near the hottub - she can't possibly be one of MY sims! I am wondering if it has anything to do with her snob trait.
I was going to keep them a little longer to grant some more wishes but the hottub incident was a deal breaker! They were moved out immediately after woohoo. This is the house that Finnian lived in. When he died, I turned SP off on the house so no-one would move in before I needed it.
I found Michael and Brogan flirting while Nevan watched on smiling - I think he is happy that his son is so happy
Although Michael has had the opportunity to deliver excellent cheese for the ability to grow steaks and patties for some time, I kept forgetting to do it. I didn't have any excellent quality cheese but had some outstanding quality ones put aside for this opportunity. The family has been eating perfect cheese since Cliff was alive.
While Michael was at the diner Nevan and Brogan were boasting about their gaming skillz. I don't think either of them games that often! LOL
When Michael got back from the Bistro Nevan boasted about his grandchildren
The teens both had wishes to talk with Brogan on returning from school. I let them take care of that once their homework was completed.
Although not a virtuoso, Dermot had a wish to play the guitar.
Shay worked on his mixology skill. He got to level 3. He is now able to make party drinks
Nevan had a wish to go out on the town. When Maeve got home from school after Scouting, the family headed to the Diner
A lot of sims showed up while the family ate and were just hanging around outside the door.
Michael and Brogan watched the house. Shay was heading to the hottub to skinny dip
Maeve had a wish to go on a joyride. Nevan sketched nearby
@Mikezumi , 4 AM.....ugh! At least I can finally leave some feedback for you..
**I've only gotten 1 special egg from the chickens, I can't remember why it was special though.
**Spike bragging to Michael about his grandkids....Michael's kids!
**At least Dermot didn't take getting his butt kicked personally and is still friends with grandpa Nevan.
**Ita looks nice in the YA outfit you oicked for her, she is very pretty...!
**Where does Douglas work, I think I missed that part.
**Haunting the diningroom table! I love that it doesn't seem to bother Nevan.
**Awwww!!! Nevan sparring with Jordan!
**Dang it you missed a shot of
**Douglas dropping the ring box!
**yeah, Nevan and Michael sure do ALOT together!! (Yes, I know you would never let them do anything..... )
**Your family tree is going to look like a circle pretty soon!
**lovely family wedding, they look like a nice happy couple, bet you will get some pretty grandkids aut of them.
**I've only seen one of my Sims go underwater in the tub (Colby) is was pretty cute.
**Michael is probably thinking that if Nevan and Spike were in the same room they would keep bragging sbout the same grandkids..
**Shay behind the bar, he would make a super bartender, he just looks the part.
@Charlottesmom Sorry you didn't sleep well
Thanks for the lovely comments
The exotic egg gives a good moodlet and can be sold for §1,500. If you don't sell it straight away it goes down in value until it becomes bad. It doesn't take long for that to happen. I can't remember but it was less than a day.
Douglas works at the theatre in the music career. When Ita had settled in her new home, I got a popup that she had got a job there too They are both virtuosos so should get on fine
My heirs' husbands do seem to get on well with their fathers-in-law and Michael is no exception. I don't know if it's a setting in the newer version of the mods I use or something introduced in a later patch. When I played before my break, I was only patched as far as Ambitions and my mods were dinosaurs! Anyway, whatever it is, I never see flirting between in-laws. When I click on them, there are also no romantic interactions available.
My game is getting a little slow to load now but I won't move the family again until after Nevan goes. It works fine at least and I just go off and make coffee while it's loading
Shannon showed up late again - around 4.30am - and headed straight for the sauna for a mud bath
The family ate breakfast at an unhaunted table
Shannon showed up as Shay was clearing the breakfast dishes and Michael was preparing a meal for the next morning.
Shay had a wish to give Dragan a friendly hug. I decided that he could have it even though the school bus would be coming in an hour. My SS got a new house when I placed Dragan and his mother in town. I moved them in with her now that she has more room
Brogan wanted to play a game with Maeve
After the kids got on the school bus, I looked around for Michael and found that he had left the dish he had cooked on the counter and was dancing in his underwear
Michael is still working on his wish to catch every type of fish and Nevan had a wish to catch a record sized fish. I put in the Dragon Fish and Mummy Fish spawners and the boys fished for a couple of hours.
I heard the school bus go by and checked to see which of the kids had a field trip. It was Maeve. Daphne, Dragan's mother, was in charge. The boy beside her is Desmond, Rowan's son. Clayton's granddaughter, Tomika, and Bran's son, Keenan also went.
Nevan and Brogan chatted while Michael was breaking space rocks. It warmed my heart when Brogan expressed his fondness for Nevan and they hugged
I saw Brogan heading to the pool. He was about to skinny dip so I had Michael join him. They had a bit of a swim and a couple of breath holding competitions before the kids got home from school.
Dermot wanted to talk about gardening so I had him talk with Nevan who had been reading as I don't like him being alone for too long.
The family ate Nevan's favourite, Grilled Salmon, for dinner
The boys watched the house after dinner.
Maeve had a wish to increase her logic skill. Since Nevan had no wishes and often plays chess on his own, I had them play together.
At around 1am, Cliff visited. Like Shannon, he also went for a mud bath.
Jordan also visited and broke space rocks after haunting a few objects around the yard.
It's Saturday morning and I am planning on keeping it as stress free as possible!
Shay woke with a wish to spar with someone so I had him spar with Nevan. Nevan kicked his butt and he didn't even use his fancy moves
Nevan had been playing the piano when Dermot interrupted him to talk about gardening.
Maeve had a wish to increase her logic skill. When she reached level 5 it triggered a potion wish.
I had Shay invite Dragan over.
This is Maeve's recent painting. She is evil and I think this painting reflects that
Nevan wanted to catch a bug
When he came home he had a successful experiment
Brogan also had a wish to increase his science skill so I had him analyze a few things.
Maeve got to level 1 of the cooking skill
I found Brogan and Michael skinny dipping. Since they were already there, I had them cuddle which triggered a wish to make out
Nevan had been painting and when he finished, he went outside and hugged Maeve. He's such a good grandpa
I saw Maeve heading towards Dragan and saw a flash of light behind the treehouse. It was Shay proposing to Dragan! Ah well, it was gonna happen at some point anyway
Dragan and Shay danced to Nevan's guitar in the sunset - how romantic is that?
The family will be eating a lot of grilled salmon because I don't know how long Nevan will last and I want him to be as happy as possible
Nevan got an invitation to Quinn Holloway's party. Quinn is Aideen's grandson.
I sent him into the kitchen to clean up the rotten sandwiches and prepare a cheese plate.
Back at home, Dragan and Shay watched the house
When I went to send Brogan and Michael to the party I found them woohooing. I sent them when they were done. Logan was there
I also sent Dermot. He chatted with Regan Mullis, grandson of Tam while Elva chatted with Quinn.
Michael and Brogan found Quinn's back deck and watched the stars
When Logan was walking up the hall earlier, he was heading to Nevan for a chat.
Elva also spent some time with Nevan I let the family socialize for a bit before sending them home to bed.
The family enjoy french toast for Sunday breakfast. The family have easy to grant wishes and I kept the day simple by mostly keeping the family together, rather than having to follow sims all over town.
Shay is getting close to completing his "catch every type of fish" wish. He also had a wish to catch a fish of a particular size. When he caught a fish that fit the bill, he rolled a wish to master the fishing skill. Before the morning was over that wish was granted Dermot had a recipe related wish which was fulfilled quickly so I sent him fishing to see if I could trigger any fishing wishes for him. He was just shy of level 9 when he joined Shay at the pond.
Nevan's morning wish was to eat a perfect meal - easily granted He has had a wish to paint something worth §3,000 locked in for a while. Unfortunately this painting was only brilliant and only worth a little over §2,000. Having said that, I love it!
I left the boys fishing and Maeve painting (her morning wish was painting related) and sent the grown ups to the bowling alley.
Nevan is the cutest elder ever!
Once the boys had got a few fishing wishes granted and Maeve had completed her painting, I sent them to join the grown ups.
Dermot introduced himself to Eilish's son, Jed.
Elva was also there
As soon as Maeve arrived she went straight upstairs and consoled Eve, Jasen and Janie's daughter. Janie is the daughter of Finnian. I am not sure who she was grieving as there have been several deaths in town recently. Maeve has the friendly trait to keep her evilness in check
Shay also went upstairs but not to talk. He headed straight for one of the gaming machines.
I didn't realize Dermot was bowling until I saw him take a dive from the corner of my eye
When I found Michael heading out the door to go home, I almost sent the whole family with him. Instead I decided the family would have dinner out so made Michael come back in and stay a few more hours. He didn't seem to mind too much and went straight to Brogan for some flirting I saw that Eve was telling a ghost story upstairs so I went to check. The handsome George was her only audience
Nevan actually got to read for a while. His irresistible trait must have been taking a break
Nevan went upstairs and was just about to play pool when Elva interrupted for a chat.
Being the wonderful grandpa he is, he didn't mind in the least. I think they hugged about 5 times before their conversation was over
When the sun started going down, I sent the family to the Bistro for dinner. I have no idea what sims eat when dining inside but I like to think that Nevan had his favourite meal of grilled salmon
While the family were inside, Spike came out because he had just received a promotion according to a pop-up I got shortly after. He aged up with these pigtails and I fixed it but it obviously stuck with his work outfit
When the family got home I let them do their own thing. They chose to chat with each other
After some flirting, the boys headed out back to watch the house
@Mikezumi , day 259:
**Poor Shay getting his butt kicked by grandpa Nevan!
**All your Nectar bottles make me want to jump right in to nectar making, but I'll resist for a bit.
**Maeve's runny watercolor painting is cool!
**Nevan IS a very good grandpa!
**Awww, missed the proposal!
**Quinn is a magnificant specimen! all your males are soo smexie...
**Hi My Simmy son!!!
**Regan looks pretty cute, from what I could see.
**I also love that painting Nevan did, the deep sea diving(?) one.
**Maeve's evil trait paintings sure are different!
**Dermot's bowling skills are not up to snuff...
**shirtless George!!
**Elva is probably afraid Grandpa Nevan is going to drop dead any minute, thus all the hugs.
**Spike with his cute pigtails.....
Maeve rolled a wish to go fishing before 6am. I cancel this wish more often than not on a school day, but she was fully rested by 4am so I let her fish an hour before sending her back to bed until breakfast.
No ghosts visited during the night so the family had a quiet breakfast
Shay had a wish to catch a 1,000 kilo fish so I put in a robot fish spawner and Brogan and Dermot had wishes to catch vampire fish because the garlic were ready to harvest.
After the kids left for school, Brogan and Nevan were chatting and they hugged several times. Nevan seems to be hugging a lot these days. He must know his end is near or is lonely since Shannon's passing.
Brogan is still working on increasing his science skill. This is the slowest skill to build that I have ever encountered!
His experiments are successful more often than not and we have several forbidden fruit seeds tucked away for the future when I might try for a plant baby.
The boys are loving their homework!
Shay had a wish to catch a bug
Michael had a wish to spar with someone. Nevan is not in the least intimidated
Because the boys are both so skilled, the sparring match took over an hour! Nevan won in the end
Nevan had an aperitif before enjoying his favourite meal of Grilled Salmon
The boys had been skinny dipping in the pool before watching the stars
Although Shay has 6 athletic skill points, Nevan still has the upper hand in a game of catch
I think Grandpa Nevan has a soft spot for Maeve
@Charlottesmom Thanks for the lovely comments
You really need to try nectar making! I haven't had the boys make any since Shannon was young but it is so much fun and worth lots of money too! Some nectars give great moodlets as well
If Maeve hadn't of been heading to Dragan for a chat, I would never had seen the engagement at all! My sims are so sneaky sometimes
I also love Maeve's watercolour. I really should try doing some watercolours myself. I was very artistic when young and I know I still have it in me although I was more into pencil sketches.
Here's a closer look at Nevan's painting
This is the first time that Finnian has shown up since dying. I had meant to take his headstone to the mausoleum but hadn't got around to it yet.
Shortly after Finnian came out, Cliff also visited.
Because Finn and Cliff visited just after midnight, they weren't around when the family got up for breakfast.
Shay wanted to spar with someone so I had him spar with Brogan. Although Brogan long ago mastered MA, there were no fancy moves.
Because Nevan is artistic, I sent him to the Art Gallery. When he arrived he was alone. I was surprised when he whipped out his MultiTab to read a book rather than view the art, but I knew he wouldn't be doing that for long in any case because sims always show up when he goes anywhere
When Michael and Brogan finished the gardening they both headed for the stereo to dance. The Japanese saying "Even monkeys fall from trees" seems to be true because both boys took a tumble
Maeve had a field trip to the Mausoleum. Jasen's daughter, Eve, was in charge. The girl beside her is Kathy, Derry's granddaughter.
The boys are Tam's grandson, Oliver (red) and Declan's grandson, Clyde (green)
Jed and his wife were making out at the cemetery LOL
I knew that Nevan wouldn't be alone for long. I saw Logan in his queue and saw that he and his wife, Lindsey, were there.
Of course Nevan had to boast about his grandchildren
I could have sworn that Nevan had met Celina (Tam's daughter) before but it must have been another family member. Celina is the Emperor of Evil
While Nevan and Celina chatted, Buddy and his lady (not sure if he is married or not) arrived.
I decided the boys had had enough dancing and sent them to the Gallery as well. While they were on their way, I admired Buddy
With no stereo to distract them, the boys chose to flirt
They did take some time out to admire the art as well.
The teens did their homework to Nevan's guitar accompaniment
Dermot had a wish to spar so I had him spar with Shay. They could both use the practice. Shay is only level 4 and is nearing the end of his teens. Of course he is not disciplined so rolls very few MA wishes.
I saw Maeve heading to Grandpa Nevan when she had finished with her phone call.
Nevan didn't mind in the least
Although he did tutor her immediately after - perhaps he thinks she could do with some discipline
The family ate Nevan's favourite meal. I think Maeve's face says it all! "Grilled salmon again!"
Michael was slow to the table because he had been having an aperitif in the hot tub
The boys watched the house after dinner
A little later, I found them watching the stars.
Dermot and Shay both had wishes to catch death fish. I woke them a little after midnight.
Dermot caught one first and I got a pop up that he had caught 20 types of fish. Pity he didn't have the wish like Shay because it is worth 7,500 LTR points. At least the wish to catch a death fish was worth 1,500 and he then rolled a wish to catch a perfect one and it is worth 2,500. I have locked that one in for later.
Shay eventually caught his I sent them to bed after that.
Shannon visited at around 3am, quite a bit earlier than he usually comes.
After haunting a few objects around the lot, he went to Nevan's bedroom and haunted the desk for a while.
I bet Shannon wishes he could join the family for breakfast as pancakes were his favourite meal.
Maeve's morning wish was to preside over her royal court.
After Nevan finished his breakfast he spent some time with Shannon
Nevan had two wishes that morning. The first was to prepare a perfect quality meal so I had him make some crepes. The second was to use the telescope.
After the boys had finished the gardening, I found them flirting
The teens had a field trip. Carl Mullis (Neasa's husband) was in charge. Dragan is sitting beside him.
Sammi, Bran's daughter, was also there.
While looking through the telescope, Nevan rolled a wish to meet someone new. I sent him to the park. He met Dionne Wright (nee Mullis) and of course wanted to boast about his grandchildren I was confused when I saw Dionne's outfit because I would not have dressed her like that and discovered that she was pregnant. I recently installed default replacements with pregnancy morphs of UL and LN outfits.
I let her keep the top and recoloured it in her favourite colour.
Nevan had a chat with Spike while he was there.
When Spike left, Nevan's queue started filling with sims wanting to chat with him. Chaim, Cait's son, is now a father Rowan is heading towards Nevan as well
The blonde guy is Aideen's grandson, Stephen, and James (Bridie's husband) is approaching from the left in work uniform.
Although I hadn't zoomed back on the boys while I was watching Nevan, I did click on their thumbnails to see what they were doing. They danced the whole time Nevan was gone
There is a Prom coming up and I needed a date for Dermot. He will be half way through his teens in 2 days and this is the girl I had planned for him since she became a teen. Her name is Colleen Holloway.
I had Dermot invite her inside but before she could follow him in, Michael intercepted her for a chat.
Since they are old friends, I had him butter her up a bit before asking her to the Prom
Shay also needed a date so I had him invite Dragan over. Nevan wanted to ask Dragan's sign but had to wait his turn
Colleen and Dragan stayed for a Grilled Salmon dinner.
My family usually stand around the dining table for a while chatting after meals. Once again, Nevan is waiting to chat with Dragan. He must approve of his grandson's choice of partner
When Nevan had finished chatting with Dragan, he took out his guitar I had Maeve call a school friend to keep her away from all the romantic couples
House watching
When Maeve finished her phone call, she went straight to Grandpa for a hug
Dragan and Shay found their way outside to watch the stars as well
Nevan loves tutoring Maeve! LOL
Nevan made it through another day
Nevan is 26 days over the full life span! I didn't see anyone get in Dermot's way but he was obviously having difficulty getting to his breakfast.
Nevan woke with a wish to spar. I had him spar with Shay before school.
Maeve had a wish to play catch with Michael. She probably regretted that wish because he maxed his athletic skill long ago
Michael struck the disciplined sim pose while waiting for Brogan to finish gardening
He can't have that much discipline because he can't keep himself away from the bar
Brogan was in the hot tub and since he wasn't skinny dipping, I sent Michael and Nevan to join him. I thought Nevan could do with the company
Nevan had a painting wish so I got him started on a new painting. I left Michael and Brogan to their own devices.
I have a new baby gnome
When Nevan completed the painting behind him, he brought out his guitar just in time for the boys' return home from school. The great moodlet would have taken the edge of the stress of homework
Shay had a wish to go the local pool so I sent Dermot with him. Dermot chose to swim in the small pool just behind the fence.
When I checked back on the boys, I found Shay having a breath holding competition with my simself
Elva was there in her work uniform
When Maeve got home from school she wanted to go on a submarine adventure
The tub broke when she was getting out
As it was getting close to dinnertime, I sent the boys home. When Shay got back he went straight to the bar for a drink and took it with him to the hot tub. Dermot went straight to Grandpa Nevan for an animated conversation
The family once again had Nevan's favourite meal, grilled salmon, for dinner
Post dinner chatting
Michael and Brogan watched the house
Nevan and Shay attended a party thrown by Chaim, Cait and Carl's son. The toddler is his daughter, Lara.
Cary, Shannon's half brother, went straight to Nevan for a hug (several actually)
Layla, Eilish's daughter, was also waiting to chat with Nevan. Rowan's son, Stacey was giggling with Chaim in the background.
Nevan had a wish to boast about his grandchildren to his niece but she wouldn't let him I suspect it was her evil trait because they are best friends.
Nevan made it through another day
@Mikezumi , going to start with Day 262, pretty sure I left feedback for the past days in Em's thread...hope so anyways.
**I LOVE that you put Finnian's gravestone in with his dad's, it is nice to see him even in ghost form.
**never heard "even monkeys fall from trees" I like that!
**Wonder if Tam's grandson inherited his good looks...
**Hi Logan! Is Becky dead yet?
**I adore Maeve, something about the evil ones...
**I would have woken up Nevan for a little Shannon ghost action! after breakfast chatting is better than nothing..
**looks like spike is still kicking...
**I would seriously need a spreadsheet to keep track of everyone!
**The picture of Brogan and Michael making out through the window in the door while Dermot is giving flowers to Colleen!
**Love michael playing "murderball" with Maeve!
**Your gnomes never fail to get a giggle out of me!
**who won the breath holding competition?
**LOL!! stretchy tub Maeve!
@Charlottesmom Thanks for the lovely comments
I was also happy to see Finnian
Thuggishsplicer has Finnian and Brogan in his save now. I sent him the files a couple of days ago.
Tam's grandson is a good looking boy
Becky and Spike are alive and well I imagine it won't be much longer for both of them, though, because I don't have a long elder stage.
I might need to intervene with your "kids". They aren't making babies!
I have no idea who won the breath holding contest because I just looked to see if they were okay and then zoomed back on the house. I imagine Shay did but you never know with sims
I've been playing so much of my Beau and Lotta save lately that it felt odd going back to this save but it didn't take long to remember how much I love them
Dermot rolled a wish to water the plants. He leveled up to 7 before he left for school
Nevan woke with a wish to paint. He also has 2 other painting wishes locked in. One to paint something worth over §3,500 and the other to paint 5 masterpieces. He has painted way more masterpieces than 5 already in his life
While talking with Michael over breakfast, Brogan rolled a wish to make romantic drinks. He got an achievement "Master of Mood" when he made these.
Shay's morning wish was to catch a great fish. He did that within minutes
Michael and Maeve had wishes to play a game with each other. Maeve would probably have preferred chess
When Nevan finished his painting, I sent him to play with the baby chickens as Michael and Brogan were busy gardening.
Nevan really feels his music
I found Michael club dancing. He looked so happy
I saw Brogan heading to Nevan and wondered what he was up to. It seems that he wanted to train his dad on the barre. I let him do it because exercise might keep Nevan with me longer
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Just before the boys left the park, I saw Douglas in Nevan's queue. He aged up 2 days ago. While they were chatting, I had Nevan ask him to move in
Dermot wanted to spar with someone. Nevan obliged and kicked his butt
Dermot then rolled a wish to take a photo with a friend - who better than his Grandpa Nevan?
I thought it was adorable when my two geniuses headed for the study and read together
When Maeve got home from school just after 5, Ita had her birthday.
Ugh! Trashy shorts and high heels! I cringed
I tried on about 10 outfits and couldn't find anything that took my fancy. I ended up with a slight variation in her teen outfit.
I had Brogan prepare grilled salmon earlier in the afternoon as it is Nevan's favourite meal because I had forgotten about the birthday cake. Hopefully he will still be around tomorrow to enjoy it.
Maeve came home from school with a wish to go on a joyride
Michael and Brogan watched the house as the boys headed out to play catch.
Nevan was jamming on his own so I had Dermot and Ita join him
When Douglas got home from work I let him eat his favourite meal of Grilled Cheese
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The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
*Fairy Jared and Vampire Connor*
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The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
When the family were waking up I was worried that Nevan wouldn't be able to serve the meal because Cliff was haunting the table.
Not only was he able to serve the meal, but he was also able to get into his chair although it was a foot off the ground
Cliff stopped his haunting as the rest of the family came to the table.
Nevan woke with a wish to spar so I had him spar with his father, Jordan
Unfortunately Jordan disappeared before the sparring match was over. I had him spar with Michael instead.
I changed Ita's outfit. I think this is more appropriate for a snob
Since they had been flirting for a while before I noticed them, they were ready for me to have Douglas propose. I had forgotten he was clumsy and missed him nearly dropping the ring but this pic was taken just after he recovered and caught the ring before it hit the ground.
I saw them heading towards the treehouse later. I would have thought the treehouse was not befitting of a snob
I had left Nevan, Michael and Brogan to their own devices while I concentrated on Ita and Douglas. I found Michael and Brogan flirting while Nevan read a book nearby.
Brogan wandered off to break space rocks while Nevan and Michael danced.
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Before anyone could run off to woohoo, including Douglas' parents, I got the show on the road!
I sent Douglas' parents home soon after the cake was eaten. I didn't want them hanging around in case it was Nevan's time. After they left, Brogan and Michael watched the house
As did Ita and Douglas
I found Maeve scaring Dermot. He had been playing catch with Shay but she must have interrupted them.
Shay had gone inside to dance
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Douglas is a neat sim and had a wish to take a bath. My sims normally take showers because baths take too long but I let him have it as I am all about the wishes
I saw Douglas and Ita heading for the hottub. I was very disappointed when Ita shooed her family back into the house even though they were nowhere near the hottub - she can't possibly be one of MY sims!
I was going to keep them a little longer to grant some more wishes but the hottub incident was a deal breaker! They were moved out immediately after woohoo. This is the house that Finnian lived in. When he died, I turned SP off on the house so no-one would move in before I needed it.
I found Michael and Brogan flirting while Nevan watched on smiling - I think he is happy that his son is so happy
Although Michael has had the opportunity to deliver excellent cheese for the ability to grow steaks and patties for some time, I kept forgetting to do it. I didn't have any excellent quality cheese but had some outstanding quality ones put aside for this opportunity. The family has been eating perfect cheese since Cliff was alive.
While Michael was at the diner Nevan and Brogan were boasting about their gaming skillz. I don't think either of them games that often! LOL
When Michael got back from the Bistro Nevan boasted about his grandchildren
The teens both had wishes to talk with Brogan on returning from school. I let them take care of that once their homework was completed.
Although not a virtuoso, Dermot had a wish to play the guitar.
Shay worked on his mixology skill. He got to level 3. He is now able to make party drinks
Nevan had a wish to go out on the town. When Maeve got home from school after Scouting, the family headed to the Diner
A lot of sims showed up while the family ate and were just hanging around outside the door.
Michael and Brogan watched the house. Shay was heading to the hottub to skinny dip
Maeve had a wish to go on a joyride. Nevan sketched nearby
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The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
**I've only gotten 1 special egg from the chickens, I can't remember why it was special though.
**Spike bragging to Michael about his grandkids....Michael's kids!
**At least Dermot didn't take getting his butt kicked personally and is still friends with grandpa Nevan.
**Ita looks nice in the YA outfit you oicked for her, she is very pretty...!
**Where does Douglas work, I think I missed that part.
**Haunting the diningroom table! I love that it doesn't seem to bother Nevan.
**Awwww!!! Nevan sparring with Jordan!
**Dang it you missed a shot of
**Douglas dropping the ring box!
**yeah, Nevan and Michael sure do ALOT together!!
**Your family tree is going to look like a circle pretty soon!
**lovely family wedding, they look like a nice happy couple, bet you will get some pretty grandkids aut of them.
**I've only seen one of my Sims go underwater in the tub (Colby) is was pretty cute.
**Michael is probably thinking that if Nevan and Spike were in the same room they would keep bragging sbout the same grandkids..
**Shay behind the bar, he would make a super bartender, he just looks the part.
*Fairy Jared and Vampire Connor*
Thanks for the lovely comments
The exotic egg gives a good moodlet and can be sold for §1,500. If you don't sell it straight away it goes down in value until it becomes bad. It doesn't take long for that to happen. I can't remember but it was less than a day.
Douglas works at the theatre in the music career. When Ita had settled in her new home, I got a popup that she had got a job there too
My heirs' husbands do seem to get on well with their fathers-in-law and Michael is no exception. I don't know if it's a setting in the newer version of the mods I use or something introduced in a later patch. When I played before my break, I was only patched as far as Ambitions and my mods were dinosaurs! Anyway, whatever it is, I never see flirting between in-laws. When I click on them, there are also no romantic interactions available.
My game is getting a little slow to load now but I won't move the family again until after Nevan goes. It works fine at least and I just go off and make coffee while it's loading
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
The family ate breakfast at an unhaunted table
Shannon showed up as Shay was clearing the breakfast dishes and Michael was preparing a meal for the next morning.
Shay had a wish to give Dragan a friendly hug. I decided that he could have it even though the school bus would be coming in an hour. My SS got a new house when I placed Dragan and his mother in town. I moved them in with her now that she has more room
Brogan wanted to play a game with Maeve
After the kids got on the school bus, I looked around for Michael and found that he had left the dish he had cooked on the counter and was dancing in his underwear
Michael is still working on his wish to catch every type of fish and Nevan had a wish to catch a record sized fish. I put in the Dragon Fish and Mummy Fish spawners and the boys fished for a couple of hours.
I heard the school bus go by and checked to see which of the kids had a field trip. It was Maeve. Daphne, Dragan's mother, was in charge. The boy beside her is Desmond, Rowan's son. Clayton's granddaughter, Tomika, and Bran's son, Keenan also went.
Nevan and Brogan chatted while Michael was breaking space rocks. It warmed my heart when Brogan expressed his fondness for Nevan and they hugged
I saw Brogan heading to the pool. He was about to skinny dip so I had Michael join him. They had a bit of a swim and a couple of breath holding competitions before the kids got home from school.
Dermot wanted to talk about gardening so I had him talk with Nevan who had been reading as I don't like him being alone for too long.
The family ate Nevan's favourite, Grilled Salmon, for dinner
The boys watched the house after dinner.
Maeve had a wish to increase her logic skill. Since Nevan had no wishes and often plays chess on his own, I had them play together.
At around 1am, Cliff visited. Like Shannon, he also went for a mud bath.
Jordan also visited and broke space rocks after haunting a few objects around the yard.
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Shay woke with a wish to spar with someone so I had him spar with Nevan. Nevan kicked his butt and he didn't even use his fancy moves
Nevan had been playing the piano when Dermot interrupted him to talk about gardening.
Maeve had a wish to increase her logic skill. When she reached level 5 it triggered a potion wish.
I had Shay invite Dragan over.
This is Maeve's recent painting. She is evil and I think this painting reflects that
Nevan wanted to catch a bug
When he came home he had a successful experiment
Brogan also had a wish to increase his science skill so I had him analyze a few things.
Maeve got to level 1 of the cooking skill
I found Brogan and Michael skinny dipping. Since they were already there, I had them cuddle which triggered a wish to make out
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The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
I saw Maeve heading towards Dragan and saw a flash of light behind the treehouse. It was Shay proposing to Dragan!
Dragan and Shay danced to Nevan's guitar in the sunset - how romantic is that?
The family will be eating a lot of grilled salmon because I don't know how long Nevan will last and I want him to be as happy as possible
Nevan got an invitation to Quinn Holloway's party. Quinn is Aideen's grandson.
I sent him into the kitchen to clean up the rotten sandwiches and prepare a cheese plate.
Back at home, Dragan and Shay watched the house
When I went to send Brogan and Michael to the party I found them woohooing. I sent them when they were done. Logan was there
I also sent Dermot. He chatted with Regan Mullis, grandson of Tam while Elva chatted with Quinn.
Michael and Brogan found Quinn's back deck and watched the stars
When Logan was walking up the hall earlier, he was heading to Nevan for a chat.
Elva also spent some time with Nevan
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Shay is getting close to completing his "catch every type of fish" wish. He also had a wish to catch a fish of a particular size. When he caught a fish that fit the bill, he rolled a wish to master the fishing skill. Before the morning was over that wish was granted
Nevan's morning wish was to eat a perfect meal - easily granted
I left the boys fishing and Maeve painting (her morning wish was painting related) and sent the grown ups to the bowling alley.
Nevan is the cutest elder ever!
Once the boys had got a few fishing wishes granted and Maeve had completed her painting, I sent them to join the grown ups.
Dermot introduced himself to Eilish's son, Jed.
Elva was also there
As soon as Maeve arrived she went straight upstairs and consoled Eve, Jasen and Janie's daughter. Janie is the daughter of Finnian. I am not sure who she was grieving as there have been several deaths in town recently. Maeve has the friendly trait to keep her evilness in check
Shay also went upstairs but not to talk. He headed straight for one of the gaming machines.
I didn't realize Dermot was bowling until I saw him take a dive from the corner of my eye
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The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Nevan actually got to read for a while. His irresistible trait must have been taking a break
Nevan went upstairs and was just about to play pool when Elva interrupted for a chat.
Being the wonderful grandpa he is, he didn't mind in the least. I think they hugged about 5 times before their conversation was over
When the sun started going down, I sent the family to the Bistro for dinner. I have no idea what sims eat when dining inside but I like to think that Nevan had his favourite meal of grilled salmon
While the family were inside, Spike came out because he had just received a promotion according to a pop-up I got shortly after. He aged up with these pigtails and I fixed it but it obviously stuck with his work outfit
When the family got home I let them do their own thing. They chose to chat with each other
After some flirting, the boys headed out back to watch the house
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
**Poor Shay getting his butt kicked by grandpa Nevan!
**All your Nectar bottles make me want to jump right in to nectar making, but I'll resist for a bit.
**Maeve's runny watercolor painting is cool!
**Nevan IS a very good grandpa!
**Awww, missed the proposal!
**Quinn is a magnificant specimen!
**Hi My Simmy son!!!
**Regan looks pretty cute, from what I could see.
**I also love that painting Nevan did, the deep sea diving(?) one.
**Maeve's evil trait paintings sure are different!
**Dermot's bowling skills are not up to snuff...
**shirtless George!!
**Elva is probably afraid Grandpa Nevan is going to drop dead any minute, thus all the hugs.
**Spike with his cute pigtails.....
*Fairy Jared and Vampire Connor*
No ghosts visited during the night so the family had a quiet breakfast
Shay had a wish to catch a 1,000 kilo fish so I put in a robot fish spawner and Brogan and Dermot had wishes to catch vampire fish because the garlic were ready to harvest.
After the kids left for school, Brogan and Nevan were chatting and they hugged several times. Nevan seems to be hugging a lot these days. He must know his end is near or is lonely since Shannon's passing.
Brogan is still working on increasing his science skill. This is the slowest skill to build that I have ever encountered!
His experiments are successful more often than not and we have several forbidden fruit seeds tucked away for the future when I might try for a plant baby.
The boys are loving their homework!
Shay had a wish to catch a bug
Michael had a wish to spar with someone. Nevan is not in the least intimidated
Because the boys are both so skilled, the sparring match took over an hour! Nevan won in the end
Nevan had an aperitif before enjoying his favourite meal of Grilled Salmon
The boys had been skinny dipping in the pool before watching the stars
Although Shay has 6 athletic skill points, Nevan still has the upper hand in a game of catch
I think Grandpa Nevan has a soft spot for Maeve
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
You really need to try nectar making! I haven't had the boys make any since Shannon was young but it is so much fun and worth lots of money too! Some nectars give great moodlets as well
If Maeve hadn't of been heading to Dragan for a chat, I would never had seen the engagement at all! My sims are so sneaky sometimes
I also love Maeve's watercolour. I really should try doing some watercolours myself. I was very artistic when young and I know I still have it in me although I was more into pencil sketches.
Here's a closer look at Nevan's painting
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The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Shortly after Finnian came out, Cliff also visited.
Because Finn and Cliff visited just after midnight, they weren't around when the family got up for breakfast.
Shay wanted to spar with someone so I had him spar with Brogan. Although Brogan long ago mastered MA, there were no fancy moves.
Because Nevan is artistic, I sent him to the Art Gallery. When he arrived he was alone. I was surprised when he whipped out his MultiTab to read a book rather than view the art, but I knew he wouldn't be doing that for long in any case because sims always show up when he goes anywhere
When Michael and Brogan finished the gardening they both headed for the stereo to dance. The Japanese saying "Even monkeys fall from trees" seems to be true because both boys took a tumble
Maeve had a field trip to the Mausoleum. Jasen's daughter, Eve, was in charge. The girl beside her is Kathy, Derry's granddaughter.
The boys are Tam's grandson, Oliver (red) and Declan's grandson, Clyde (green)
Jed and his wife were making out at the cemetery LOL
I knew that Nevan wouldn't be alone for long. I saw Logan in his queue and saw that he and his wife, Lindsey, were there.
Of course Nevan had to boast about his grandchildren
I could have sworn that Nevan had met Celina (Tam's daughter) before but it must have been another family member. Celina is the Emperor of Evil
While Nevan and Celina chatted, Buddy and his lady (not sure if he is married or not) arrived.
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
With no stereo to distract them, the boys chose to flirt
They did take some time out to admire the art as well.
The teens did their homework to Nevan's guitar accompaniment
Dermot had a wish to spar so I had him spar with Shay. They could both use the practice. Shay is only level 4 and is nearing the end of his teens. Of course he is not disciplined so rolls very few MA wishes.
I saw Maeve heading to Grandpa Nevan when she had finished with her phone call.
Nevan didn't mind in the least
Although he did tutor her immediately after - perhaps he thinks she could do with some discipline
The family ate Nevan's favourite meal. I think Maeve's face says it all! "Grilled salmon again!"
Michael was slow to the table because he had been having an aperitif in the hot tub
The boys watched the house after dinner
A little later, I found them watching the stars.
Dermot and Shay both had wishes to catch death fish. I woke them a little after midnight.
Dermot caught one first and I got a pop up that he had caught 20 types of fish. Pity he didn't have the wish like Shay because it is worth 7,500 LTR points. At least the wish to catch a death fish was worth 1,500 and he then rolled a wish to catch a perfect one and it is worth 2,500. I have locked that one in for later.
Shay eventually caught his
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
After haunting a few objects around the lot, he went to Nevan's bedroom and haunted the desk for a while.
I bet Shannon wishes he could join the family for breakfast as pancakes were his favourite meal.
Maeve's morning wish was to preside over her royal court.
After Nevan finished his breakfast he spent some time with Shannon
Nevan had two wishes that morning. The first was to prepare a perfect quality meal so I had him make some crepes. The second was to use the telescope.
After the boys had finished the gardening, I found them flirting
The teens had a field trip. Carl Mullis (Neasa's husband) was in charge. Dragan is sitting beside him.
Sammi, Bran's daughter, was also there.
While looking through the telescope, Nevan rolled a wish to meet someone new. I sent him to the park. He met Dionne Wright (nee Mullis) and of course wanted to boast about his grandchildren
I let her keep the top and recoloured it in her favourite colour.
Nevan had a chat with Spike while he was there.
When Spike left, Nevan's queue started filling with sims wanting to chat with him. Chaim, Cait's son, is now a father
The blonde guy is Aideen's grandson, Stephen, and James (Bridie's husband) is approaching from the left in work uniform.
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
There is a Prom coming up and I needed a date for Dermot. He will be half way through his teens in 2 days and this is the girl I had planned for him since she became a teen. Her name is Colleen Holloway.
I had Dermot invite her inside but before she could follow him in, Michael intercepted her for a chat.
Since they are old friends, I had him butter her up a bit before asking her to the Prom
Shay also needed a date so I had him invite Dragan over. Nevan wanted to ask Dragan's sign but had to wait his turn
Colleen and Dragan stayed for a Grilled Salmon dinner.
My family usually stand around the dining table for a while chatting after meals. Once again, Nevan is waiting to chat with Dragan. He must approve of his grandson's choice of partner
When Nevan had finished chatting with Dragan, he took out his guitar
House watching
When Maeve finished her phone call, she went straight to Grandpa for a hug
Dragan and Shay found their way outside to watch the stars as well
Nevan loves tutoring Maeve! LOL
Nevan made it through another day
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The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Nevan woke with a wish to spar. I had him spar with Shay before school.
Maeve had a wish to play catch with Michael. She probably regretted that wish because he maxed his athletic skill long ago
Michael struck the disciplined sim pose while waiting for Brogan to finish gardening
He can't have that much discipline because he can't keep himself away from the bar
Brogan was in the hot tub and since he wasn't skinny dipping, I sent Michael and Nevan to join him. I thought Nevan could do with the company
Nevan had a painting wish so I got him started on a new painting. I left Michael and Brogan to their own devices.
I have a new baby gnome
When Nevan completed the painting behind him, he brought out his guitar just in time for the boys' return home from school. The great moodlet would have taken the edge of the stress of homework
Shay had a wish to go the local pool so I sent Dermot with him. Dermot chose to swim in the small pool just behind the fence.
When I checked back on the boys, I found Shay having a breath holding competition with my simself
Elva was there in her work uniform
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The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
The tub broke when she was getting out
As it was getting close to dinnertime, I sent the boys home. When Shay got back he went straight to the bar for a drink and took it with him to the hot tub. Dermot went straight to Grandpa Nevan for an animated conversation
The family once again had Nevan's favourite meal, grilled salmon, for dinner
Post dinner chatting
Michael and Brogan watched the house
Nevan and Shay attended a party thrown by Chaim, Cait and Carl's son. The toddler is his daughter, Lara.
Cary, Shannon's half brother, went straight to Nevan for a hug (several actually)
Layla, Eilish's daughter, was also waiting to chat with Nevan. Rowan's son, Stacey was giggling with Chaim in the background.
Nevan had a wish to boast about his grandchildren to his niece but she wouldn't let him
Nevan made it through another day
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
**I LOVE that you put Finnian's gravestone in with his dad's, it is nice to see him even in ghost form.
**never heard "even monkeys fall from trees" I like that!
**Wonder if Tam's grandson inherited his good looks...
**Hi Logan! Is Becky dead yet?
**I adore Maeve, something about the evil ones...
**I would have woken up Nevan for a little Shannon ghost action!
**looks like spike is still kicking...
**I would seriously need a spreadsheet to keep track of everyone!
**The picture of Brogan and Michael making out through the window in the door while Dermot is giving flowers to Colleen!
**Love michael playing "murderball" with Maeve!
**Your gnomes never fail to get a giggle out of me!
**who won the breath holding competition?
**LOL!! stretchy tub Maeve!
*Fairy Jared and Vampire Connor*
I was also happy to see Finnian
Thuggishsplicer has Finnian and Brogan in his save now. I sent him the files a couple of days ago.
Tam's grandson is a good looking boy
Becky and Spike are alive and well
I might need to intervene with your "kids". They aren't making babies!
I have no idea who won the breath holding contest because I just looked to see if they were okay and then zoomed back on the house. I imagine Shay did but you never know with sims
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI
Dermot rolled a wish to water the plants. He leveled up to 7 before he left for school
Nevan woke with a wish to paint. He also has 2 other painting wishes locked in. One to paint something worth over §3,500 and the other to paint 5 masterpieces. He has painted way more masterpieces than 5 already in his life
While talking with Michael over breakfast, Brogan rolled a wish to make romantic drinks. He got an achievement "Master of Mood" when he made these.
Shay's morning wish was to catch a great fish. He did that within minutes
Michael and Maeve had wishes to play a game with each other. Maeve would probably have preferred chess
When Nevan finished his painting, I sent him to play with the baby chickens as Michael and Brogan were busy gardening.
Nevan really feels his music
I found Michael club dancing. He looked so happy
I saw Brogan heading to Nevan and wondered what he was up to. It seems that he wanted to train his dad on the barre. I let him do it because exercise might keep Nevan with me longer
Zumi and the Winchester Brothers
The Watcher's Caretaker - A Limited ISBI