Another morning dawns and Jordan is still with us
The house is starting to resemble a dojo It's not a bad as when the house was full of Nevan's older brothers but give it time as Cait rolls many MA wishes and Brogan has the Disciplined trait.
This is Bridie's latest painting.
Jordan had been painting all morning and felt the need to talk to someone. Can you tell what he interrupted from Shannon's face?
My gnome population is dwindling The kids haven't brought any home from fieldtrips and I haven't been sending gems off for cutting lately. I should probably send some gems for cutting even though the family don't need the money.
Jordan wanted to meet someone new. I looked around the map and most of the people he hadn't met were at school or working. Fortunately I found Clayton Adams at the bowling alley. He was there with his new wife, Deanna (Jordan's granddaughter). Clayton and Deanna were busy in the photobooth when Jordan arrived
Brogan prepared frog legs for dinner
I found Bridie and Rowan pillow fighting in one of the bedrooms.
Shannon had a wish to watch the stars so the boys watched the house in their customary way
Brogan leveled up to 4. I don't know what the glasses are for
I had forgotten that crepes were Bridie's favourite meal
Shannon had a wish to spar. Although Nevan has a wish to up his MA skill, I want to keep Jordan happy
They finished sparring while Nevan was gardening and when I checked on them they were sharing a joke @Charlottesmom generously gifted me the Dance Studio. After the morning chores were done I sent the boys for some fun
Because the teens went on a tour of the Theatre, their toddler xylophone skills gave them level 3 skills in all the musical instruments. Bridie rolled a wish to play the guitar at the park. When I checked on her, I found Eilish playing with her kicky bag
Cait rolled a wish to play the piano because of the fieldtrip. Because playing the instruments on their own triggered a wish to jam with another sim, I sent Bridie home to jam with her sister.
Jordan and Rowan attended an afternoon party hosted by Eddy Mullis.
The sim on the guitar is Eddy's son, Anton. He was a teen until very recently and was the sim that Brogan rolled a wish to kiss
I had Jordan prepare some sushi for the party guests, then sent them home in time for dinner. I couldn't remember if Eddy was due to die that day and didn't want to risk Rowan witnessing it.
I just about fell off my chair when Jordan went to the piano! He has never rolled a musical wish in his long life or shown any interest. I guess, like painting, he is looking for gentler pursuits in his old age.
Nevan and Shannon watched the house as usual
Cait was being a royal pain with the selfies! I actually teleported her to the beach for about a sim hour so the family wouldn't be interrupted by her. I found a mod after closing my game. I hope it works!
@Chellejo Thank you so much I was really sad when Cliff went Maybe it's because I have played this save on the long lifespan that it hit me harder than usual. I have had so much longer to get attached to them. I always get attached to my sims, even on the normal lifespan, but I have had so much more time with these sims so I guess it makes sense.
I hope that you are feeling a little better. My son is going through a bad time at the moment so I sympathize even though I don't suffer from anxiety myself because I can see how it affects him. Take care of yourself *hugs*
The next update will be a sad one. I am putting it together now
It's Saturday and Cait is half way through her teen stage which means she can now have romance.
An overview of what the family are up to: Shannon is in the garden, Nevan is cooking a meal, Bridie is reading at the dining table, Cait and Rowan are fishing and Jordan and Brogan are sparring. Jordan rolled a wish to spar with Brogan over breakfast and Brogan has a wish to up his MA skill.
A little later in the morning I had the girls invite over their boyfriends. Cait greeted Carl flirtatiously while Bridie and James took up where they last left of
Although Jordan and Rowan saw a movie the other day, their wishes were not granted even though they had "great movie" moodlets. It seems they also saw a concert while they were there and that cancelled the granting of the movie wish. I sent the two of them off again.
Not long after the movie started, Jordan exited the theatre. He is smiling because he doesn't know what is about to happen
It doesn't take long before realization dawns
Sorry I got a bit carried away with the pics, but I will miss Jordan and his very expressive face
Eddy Mullis, Finnian, Spike and Claude were the first there.
I teleported Nevan there so that he could witness his father's passing and carry home his headstone
I was thankful that Jordan went gracefully.
@Mikezumi I can understand, as I'm pretty attached to your "little" family and I'm only reading, not playing them.
I'm sorry your son is having a hard time. Hugs and good vibes for him. Actually, I had a very bad few days this week, but the last couple has been good, so that's something. Thank you for your kind words. *hugs* This family and the couple others I read help when the stress gets too much, I'm really happy your are still posting.
Take care, and if the sad post is what I dread sending hugs now.
Life goes on *sigh* Back at home, Shannon gets to know Bridie's boyfriend. I wonder if he realizes what James and Bridie were up to in the hottub just moments before?
Cait and Carl were in the nectar cellar which can only mean one thing - elevator woohoo! LOL
Carl dragged himself away from Cait to mourn Jordan's passing.
Cait joined him. I'd like to say that she came out to mourn her grandfather, but she was really chasing down Carl for more woohoo!
James played chess. I had Bridie join him since they broke the hottub when they tried for another woohoo
The boys stayed for dinner.
It could be my imagination but the boys don't seem to have their hearts in it tonight
Later that night Nevan and Shannon attended a party hosted by Joseph Mullis. The house was full!
Nevan and Shannon didn't even make it into the house because Nevan was surrounded by friends and relatives trying to talk to him.
Back at home I found Brogan and Rowan sharing gossip
@ChelleJo I am glad you have had a couple of good days. I hope it lasts but I know from experience that the good days can vanish in the blink of an eye! My son will come out of this slump in a couple of days and I will get my hopes up that things will be good forever but I know I am only fooling myself. I still hold out hope that he will find some kind of balance once his teen hormones settle down. Thanks for the good wishes and I send prayer and positive thoughts your way as well *hugs*
Cliff visited when I fired up my game at 3am. I got a pic of him before I turned of headline effects. I rarely see headline effects because I turn them off before I do my save as for the next play session so was curious why he was thinking about himself. Do sims normally do this?
The glowing red dot on the pranked chair in the reading room had been driving me insane for days. I had Brogan "disarm" it before breakfast
Rowan's "eat meal" action was cancelled when he reacted to seeing Cliff at the piano.
He was last to the table because of it.
Nevan also reacted to his dad's visit.
I sent Brogan to meet Spike and family
After he introduced himself to Spike, I wanted him to introduce himself to Becky. She was busy playing computer games on the deck. If's she like our Becky, she was playing the sims
Brogan and Michael are friends because of school but Brogan didn't learn any of his traits until they met in person. Although I didn't take pics of them getting excited about shared traits, they are totally compatible because Michael was made for one reason only
After the family's loss the day before, I thought they should have a fun day out. They started at the Art Gallery. Finnian was there
Aideen's beautiful daughter, Deanna also made an appearance.
I think Bridie thinks she's too sexy for the Art Gallery
This is Deanna's daughter, Daniela. I guess that would make her Bridie's second cousin.
Clayton is Deanna's husband and the father of Daniela
After the Art Gallery, the family went to the Dance Studio. I love how sims autonomously use the barre
Cait seems to have a painful looking ankle dislocation
I saw the boys had woohoo in their queue but thought maybe they were heading for the showers. I didn't even know this was an option in my game but the boys certainly knew
While they were at the Dance Studio, both Shannon and Brogan rolled wishes to attend a Football Game. While they were inside I saw Declan's son, Torrance, and his wife Francine and son Josh. They have another son, Roger, but he must have been elsewhere.
The home team won
I sent the family home for burgers
It may be my imagination again, but the boys don't look quite so sad tonight
Today is Shannon and Nevan's birthday!
After the kids had gone to school and the morning chores were done, I aged the boys up. I started with Shannon since he was at the top of the panel.
He kept his hair!
Then it was Nevan's turn.
He didn't get his usual hair or eyebrows, but at least it wasn't pigtails A quick trip to Mirror and he was fine
The boys celebrated in their usual way
After several woohoos the boys broke apart and did their own thing. Shannon, although he does not have the Athletic Trait, often chooses exercise of some sort when doing his own thing. Nevan, who is a Genius, generally goes off to read or play chess.
While attending after school class, Bridie rolled a wish to go to the Library. I let her do her homework and finish a book while she was there. She has a wish to read 50 books and it's taking forever!
Cait did her homework at home
My Party Animal, Brogan, loves to dance!
Nevan was happy the family were eating his favourite meal
Rowan wanted to go on a submarine adventure
I put out the dance floor and you can see Brogan doing The Smustle in the background
Shannon and Nevan danced together before heading off to bed
There had been a burglar during the night but Nevan became glitched afterwards so I went back to the previous night. I didn't notice until they were eating breakfast but fortunately had only played a few sim hours, most of which were FF because the family were sleeping.
Nevan and Shannon woohooed in the shower after the kids had left for school. Little did they know that Brogan had booby-trapped the shower
A little later in the morning, Nevan got his pregnancy notice
Shannon is a keeper! Last time Nevan announced his pregnancy he immediately followed it with a heat of the moment kiss. This time he followed it by complimenting Nevan's appearance "You don't look fat, honey. You look perfect!"
The hottub had been broken since Bridie and James used it on the weekend. Shannon rolled a wish to fix it. I had him drink Radical Reparum to speed things up
Brogan wanted to spar with someone. Nevan can't do MA while pregnant so Shannon got the job.
Brogan leveled up to 8!
There was a Prom notice so I had Brogan invite Michael over. I turned on romance for them so that the option to ask was there.
After Michael agreed to go to Prom with Brogan, I turned romance off. The boys were back to being good friends What do teen boys like? I have no idea but I imagine showing gross videos might fit the bill
When they boys reached best friend status Brogan rolled a wish to pillow fight
Nevan and Shannon were woohooing in the elevator when dinner was served and got there when everyone was done. I forgive them - those pregnancy hormones are to blame
The boys watched the house I would have liked to see Brogan and Michael doing the same but Brogan needs to wait another week for romance.
My cute Party Animal loves the dance floor
The family had mac and cheese for breakfast because Nevan was craving it. At least it looks like bowls of cereal
I have never seen more than 3 kids on a bus or in a limo - I wonder if it's a game limitation?
After gardening the boys read pregnancy books, although I am sure they know what they are doing by now
I've always loved the listen to belly interaction
I don't know if this wink looks particularly sexy, Nevan!
But is seems to charm the pants off Shannon
The boys were at it all day! They were still firting up a storm when Brogan got home from school
At the end of the school day, Rowan rolled a wish to go to the park.
Brogan had just completed a wish to break 50 more boards. I have been having him break oak boards because I am working on getting him to Timber Terminator. When the wish was fulfilled, he wanted to break a Space Rock. I didn't hang around to watch him because the first Space Rock can take some time. I think it was over a sim hour before I saw his wish was fulfilled.
When Bridie finished her after school class, I sent her to see James. There was no option to ask him to Prom so I let them have a bit of loving before I sent her home.
Nevan and Shannon attended a late afternoon party thrown by Teresa, Declan's wife
Although Nevan prepared sushi for the guests, he had cheesesteak in his pocket because he had a craving for it
Back at home the kids were feeding themselves. Look at the chaos because I let them help themselves instead of using the serve meal mod!
The family has a water slide which seems to get a lot of use. The heavily pregnant sim in the swimsuit is Connie Adams (one of Jason's brood).
Sam, Declan's son was grilling hotdogs - what a good boy!
I found my boys watching the side of Declan's house - they obviously know what they like
After dinner, I sent Brogan and Rowan to the party. Rowan watched TV with his Aunt Eilish Looks like Declan is not enjoying his wife's party
Brogan had been talking with Teresa but Declan interrupted for woohoo. He is his fathers' son! LOL
Brogan wanted to talk to Eddie but Eddie doesn't look too happy about having his computer game interrupted
He probably has the mourning moodlet because of the recent deaths in town.
When I looked for Carl earlier in the evening, Carl was attending a show. Later, I found him outside the Science Facility. I sent Cait to ask him to Prom. Like, Bridie, there was no option so she had to settle for some kisses and cuddles before going home to bed.
I wanted to see if the family would get to the breakfast table without stopping to "react to ghost" because Cliff was crossing the room when they came out.
Although a couple of them did react to him later when they had to go past him, breakfast was not disturbed. They also had a +40 moodlet from Cliff's music
Look at that baby bump!
The flirting at the mailbox led to the hottub
They managed to have their fun before Nevan went into labor
Welcome Bran (Artistic, Virtuoso)
Welcome also Neasa (Excitable, Friendly)
Both babies were born hungry! I had Shannon stop upgrading the computer to feed Neasa while Nevan took care of Bran's needs.
Bran aged up with blonde hair Nope, nope and no way! I do not do random colours, especially not random preset colours
In memory of Jordan, Bran now has his hair colour
Neasa has black hair as do both her dads
As soon as the boys had taken care of the babies' needs, they headed off to the shower for woohoo so the kids had to amuse themselves
While woohooing the boys rolled lots of toddler play and training wishes
Kody Mullis, son of Kara (Shannon's sister) and grandson of Eddy Mullis and Eddie Starr, came home with Brogan. He didn't stay long. Perhaps he had a party to attend as there were many in town due to birthdays.
Of course stroller wishes were rolled!
I had to send Brogan to the bookshop after dinner because both he and Cait rolled wishes to learn the recipe for ratatoille and I had run out of copies. I normally keep several of each of the lower level cookbooks but the earlier kids must have used them all.
The boys watched the house while Brogan got started on potty training his new brother
After watching the house, Nevan took Neasa to the bathroom.
It doesn't matter who has the most wishes now. With two toddlers to get ready, it takes both dads to get them up and ready for the day
After the kids left for school, Nevan and Shannon got to work on skilling the twins.
This is Cait's recent painting. I will definitely be keeping this as it is perfect for a kid's room
After a busy morning spent training toddlers, the boys were allowed their daily treat There must have been too large a break between babies, because Shannon didn't quite get it right
Shannon seems to have untangled himself somewhere between the house and the corner
When they got home from their stroll the boys had some alone time and the toddlers worked on their pegbox and xylophone skills.
Jed, Eilish's youngest child, came home with Rowan
I let the boys drink a bottle of nectar. I went through the racks and found the cheapest bottle. It was worth over §400 and was perfect quality.
Jed stayed for dinner.
After dinner, Shannon and Nevan left the kids in the teens' care and attended a party held by Anton Mullis. Anton is the brother of Cait's boyfriend, Carl. Carl is in the background of this shot.
Three Mullis boys were in the foyer - Anton (in suit) and his uncles Lydell and Randell.
Aideen was also there! She will be an elder in a few days
Back at home Brogan and Bridie took good care of their younger siblings and had them tucked in before the boys got home
Shannon and Nevan get Bran and Neasa up and fed I'm sure the twins were happy to see their dads since they weren't home the previous evening.
The kids were almost done eating by the time they got to the breakfast table so wishes to chat rolled on seeing their dads had to wait.
Brogan and Rowan had fishing wishes so I sent them to the family pond. Needless to say, Nevan and Shannon had wishes to use the stroller.
Shannon got it right this time
I swear that Bran squealed excitedly when he saw his sister coming the other way when he was returning from his stroll!
Since the twins had maxed peg box and xylophone skills, I had them play on the block table to work on their relationship
I noticed another gnome headstone in the garden but it looks like a new baby gnome has taken his place
Bridie ages up the next time I play so I thought she should share her last day as teen with James
Rowan wanted to meet someone new so I sent him to the park. Who better to meet than the beautiful Clayton?
While they were getting to know each other, Becky arrived at the park
I don't know if something was in her way or that she realized that I had just partner pollinated her
Brogan leveled up to 9 in MA He had a wish to snuggle his sister
I had sent Cait to the park earlier and when I checked on her she and Rowan were at a picnic with their cousins, Layla and Niki, Eilish's daughters
I thought that Brogan should take a break from martial arts training as he reached Timber Terminator that morning
Clayton joined them as well
When I checked on Bridie a little later in the day, I found her cooking. She wasn't hungry so I don't know why she was doing this autonomously. Maybe she's playing "house" I noticed she had a "cold shower" moodlet so I am guessing James has a cheap shower
Nevan and Shannon attended an afternoon party thrown by Shane, Derry's husband. Derry wasn't there but Shane (coming out the door) and Daryl (Shane's son-in-law) were.
Sally, Daryl's wife, was also there. She grew up beautiful as I knew she would Daryl is also gorgeous - he is the son of Eddie Starr and Marian, who is a gender swapped version of my Ian Somerhalder sim He is Shannon's half brother.
Shane doesn't look amused by his brother-in-law's antics
When I checked on Cait and Rowan they were playing catch. The toddlers' had no unmet needs so I let them be.
When I checked back on the boys, they were also playing catch.
Brogan was only level 3 in cooking, so I had him prepare a meal at the party. Since he is a party animal, I had him join the boys after the party had started and I could see it wasn't going to be crowded. He reached level 4 while preparing the meal
I thought that Cait might need some help with the toddlers, so I had Bridie come home.
Rowan served leftover grilled salmon while the girls fed the toddlers
Nevan, Shannon and Brogan ate at the party
I left Brogan at the party for a while longer but sent Nevan and Shannon home since they had not been there the previous night to tuck the toddlers in. It was early enough for them to watch the house first
When it was time for the toddlers to go to bed, I couldn't find the boys. They were in the nectar cellar woohooing in the elevator. So much for coming home early to tuck their babies in Luckily Brogan was there to take care of the twins
I had the girls mourn their grandfathers to see if this would bring Jordan out.
I don't know if the mourning had anything to do with it, but Jordan appeared just before I saved and closed my game
Cliff appeared shortly after I loaded my save. Jordan had appeared just before I closed at the end of the last sim day. I must admit I got my hopes up for a happy reunion when I saw Jordan heading in Cliff's direction but it wasn't to be. I know there is a mod to stop reactions to ghosts and I may even have downloaded it at some point so I should look into it.
A little later Cliff drifted through the study where Jordan was playing computer games. I think he tried to interact with him because Jordan stopped playing and the computer broke. Unfortunately Jordan's reaction to the broken computer stopped Cliff dead in his tracks
When the boys went to wake the toddlers, Shannon's queue was cancelled because Cliff drifted through the room. Nevan must not have noticed.
I lost track of where Jordan and Cliff went after that because I had to get the family fed.
I decided to age the toddlers up one day early because the morning routine was just too hectic and they had the main skills under their belts already. First up was Bran.
He rolled Genius. I almost changed it but decided he could keep it since I probably won't be playing him.
Then it was Neasa's turn.
She rolled Good Sense of Humour and I let her keep it
Rowan had been playing computer games but came out to chat to his sister when she aged up
After the twins aged up, I heard the sound of something breaking in the background and found Nevan and Shannon standing beside the broken hottub
Shannon rolled a wish to spar with Brogan over breakfast. Brogan wants to master MA so I happily obliged
Nevan woke with a wish to spar with someone so I had him spar with Cait since Shannon was busy with Brogan.
Brogan was one day short of being allowed romance so I decided he could have it early so he wouldn't have to wait until the following weekend as week days can be busy with all the after school classes.
Rowan had a wish to see a movie so I sent the three children.
Brogan had his first kiss after he asked Michael to go steady
Cait interrupted to ask if Michael was single. She discovered that he was going steady with Brogan
Poor Brogan had no chance of getting to Michael as Cait and Bridie both wanted to spend time with him!
It was a busy day as it was also Bridie's birthday
hmmmmm
Much better
Bridie is gorgeous
While eating cake, Nevan got a text that Aideen's party was about to start. Bran had rolled a wish to attend a party on aging up so of course he went
Back at home, Brogan and Michael watched the house
Shannon and Nevan watched the stars from Aideen's front yard
I was going to have one of the boys cook something but Aideen had that handled
I felt sorry for Neasa being left out so had her come along too
Aideen's two youngest kids, Kim and Harry, came home from wherever they had been.
When I checked on Brogan, he was training Michael. I didn't stop him because Michael will have to get used to it
Dameon also came home while the boys were at the party
Harry came out of the house to talk to Nevan.
Nevan rolled a wish to give him a gift so I had him give him a football
Brogan was still training Michael. This time I had him stop as it was getting late. I let them have a kiss and cuddle before Brogan sent Michael home.
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The house is starting to resemble a dojo
This is Bridie's latest painting.
Jordan had been painting all morning and felt the need to talk to someone. Can you tell what he interrupted from Shannon's face?
My gnome population is dwindling
Jordan wanted to meet someone new. I looked around the map and most of the people he hadn't met were at school or working. Fortunately I found Clayton Adams at the bowling alley. He was there with his new wife, Deanna (Jordan's granddaughter). Clayton and Deanna were busy in the photobooth when Jordan arrived
Brogan prepared frog legs for dinner
I found Bridie and Rowan pillow fighting in one of the bedrooms.
Shannon had a wish to watch the stars so the boys watched the house in their customary way
Brogan leveled up to 4. I don't know what the glasses are for
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Shannon had a wish to spar. Although Nevan has a wish to up his MA skill, I want to keep Jordan happy
They finished sparring while Nevan was gardening and when I checked on them they were sharing a joke
@Charlottesmom generously gifted me the Dance Studio. After the morning chores were done I sent the boys for some fun
Because the teens went on a tour of the Theatre, their toddler xylophone skills gave them level 3 skills in all the musical instruments. Bridie rolled a wish to play the guitar at the park. When I checked on her, I found Eilish playing with her kicky bag
Cait rolled a wish to play the piano because of the fieldtrip. Because playing the instruments on their own triggered a wish to jam with another sim, I sent Bridie home to jam with her sister.
Jordan and Rowan attended an afternoon party hosted by Eddy Mullis.
The sim on the guitar is Eddy's son, Anton. He was a teen until very recently and was the sim that Brogan rolled a wish to kiss
I had Jordan prepare some sushi for the party guests, then sent them home in time for dinner. I couldn't remember if Eddy was due to die that day and didn't want to risk Rowan witnessing it.
I just about fell off my chair when Jordan went to the piano! He has never rolled a musical wish in his long life or shown any interest. I guess, like painting, he is looking for gentler pursuits in his old age.
Nevan and Shannon watched the house as usual
Cait was being a royal pain with the selfies! I actually teleported her to the beach for about a sim hour so the family wouldn't be interrupted by her. I found a mod after closing my game. I hope it works!
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I'm keeping up with this story, and my heart will be with you when Jordan's time comes, too.
I hope that you are feeling a little better. My son is going through a bad time at the moment so I sympathize even though I don't suffer from anxiety myself because I can see how it affects him. Take care of yourself *hugs*
The next update will be a sad one. I am putting it together now
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An overview of what the family are up to: Shannon is in the garden, Nevan is cooking a meal, Bridie is reading at the dining table, Cait and Rowan are fishing and Jordan and Brogan are sparring. Jordan rolled a wish to spar with Brogan over breakfast and Brogan has a wish to up his MA skill.
A little later in the morning I had the girls invite over their boyfriends. Cait greeted Carl flirtatiously while Bridie and James took up where they last left of
Although Jordan and Rowan saw a movie the other day, their wishes were not granted even though they had "great movie" moodlets. It seems they also saw a concert while they were there and that cancelled the granting of the movie wish. I sent the two of them off again.
Not long after the movie started, Jordan exited the theatre. He is smiling because he doesn't know what is about to happen
It doesn't take long before realization dawns
Sorry I got a bit carried away with the pics, but I will miss Jordan and his very expressive face
Eddy Mullis, Finnian, Spike and Claude were the first there.
I teleported Nevan there so that he could witness his father's passing and carry home his headstone
I was thankful that Jordan went gracefully.
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I'm sorry your son is having a hard time. Hugs and good vibes for him. Actually, I had a very bad few days this week, but the last couple has been good, so that's something. Thank you for your kind words. *hugs* This family and the couple others I read help when the stress gets too much, I'm really happy your are still posting.
Take care, and if the sad post is what I dread sending hugs now.
Cait and Carl were in the nectar cellar which can only mean one thing - elevator woohoo!
Carl dragged himself away from Cait to mourn Jordan's passing.
Cait joined him. I'd like to say that she came out to mourn her grandfather, but she was really chasing down Carl for more woohoo!
James played chess. I had Bridie join him since they broke the hottub when they tried for another woohoo
The boys stayed for dinner.
It could be my imagination but the boys don't seem to have their hearts in it tonight
Later that night Nevan and Shannon attended a party hosted by Joseph Mullis. The house was full!
Nevan and Shannon didn't even make it into the house because Nevan was surrounded by friends and relatives trying to talk to him.
Back at home I found Brogan and Rowan sharing gossip
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The glowing red dot on the pranked chair in the reading room had been driving me insane for days. I had Brogan "disarm" it before breakfast
Rowan's "eat meal" action was cancelled when he reacted to seeing Cliff at the piano.
He was last to the table because of it.
Nevan also reacted to his dad's visit.
I sent Brogan to meet Spike and family
After he introduced himself to Spike, I wanted him to introduce himself to Becky. She was busy playing computer games on the deck. If's she like our Becky, she was playing the sims
Brogan and Michael are friends because of school but Brogan didn't learn any of his traits until they met in person. Although I didn't take pics of them getting excited about shared traits, they are totally compatible because Michael was made for one reason only
After the family's loss the day before, I thought they should have a fun day out. They started at the Art Gallery. Finnian was there
Aideen's beautiful daughter, Deanna also made an appearance.
I think Bridie thinks she's too sexy for the Art Gallery
This is Deanna's daughter, Daniela. I guess that would make her Bridie's second cousin.
Clayton is Deanna's husband and the father of Daniela
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Cait seems to have a painful looking ankle dislocation
I saw the boys had woohoo in their queue but thought maybe they were heading for the showers. I didn't even know this was an option in my game but the boys certainly knew
While they were at the Dance Studio, both Shannon and Brogan rolled wishes to attend a Football Game. While they were inside I saw Declan's son, Torrance, and his wife Francine and son Josh. They have another son, Roger, but he must have been elsewhere.
The home team won
I sent the family home for burgers
It may be my imagination again, but the boys don't look quite so sad tonight
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After the kids had gone to school and the morning chores were done, I aged the boys up. I started with Shannon since he was at the top of the panel.
He kept his hair!
Then it was Nevan's turn.
He didn't get his usual hair or eyebrows, but at least it wasn't pigtails
The boys celebrated in their usual way
After several woohoos the boys broke apart and did their own thing. Shannon, although he does not have the Athletic Trait, often chooses exercise of some sort when doing his own thing. Nevan, who is a Genius, generally goes off to read or play chess.
While attending after school class, Bridie rolled a wish to go to the Library. I let her do her homework and finish a book while she was there. She has a wish to read 50 books and it's taking forever!
Cait did her homework at home
My Party Animal, Brogan, loves to dance!
Nevan was happy the family were eating his favourite meal
Rowan wanted to go on a submarine adventure
I put out the dance floor and you can see Brogan doing The Smustle in the background
Shannon and Nevan danced together before heading off to bed
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Nevan and Shannon woohooed in the shower after the kids had left for school. Little did they know that Brogan had booby-trapped the shower
A little later in the morning, Nevan got his pregnancy notice
Shannon is a keeper! Last time Nevan announced his pregnancy he immediately followed it with a heat of the moment kiss. This time he followed it by complimenting Nevan's appearance
The hottub had been broken since Bridie and James used it on the weekend. Shannon rolled a wish to fix it. I had him drink Radical Reparum to speed things up
Brogan wanted to spar with someone. Nevan can't do MA while pregnant so Shannon got the job.
Brogan leveled up to 8!
There was a Prom notice so I had Brogan invite Michael over. I turned on romance for them so that the option to ask was there.
After Michael agreed to go to Prom with Brogan, I turned romance off. The boys were back to being good friends
When they boys reached best friend status Brogan rolled a wish to pillow fight
Nevan and Shannon were woohooing in the elevator when dinner was served and got there when everyone was done. I forgive them - those pregnancy hormones are to blame
The boys watched the house
My cute Party Animal loves the dance floor
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I have never seen more than 3 kids on a bus or in a limo - I wonder if it's a game limitation?
After gardening the boys read pregnancy books, although I am sure they know what they are doing by now
I've always loved the listen to belly interaction
I don't know if this wink looks particularly sexy, Nevan!
But is seems to charm the pants off Shannon
The boys were at it all day! They were still firting up a storm when Brogan got home from school
At the end of the school day, Rowan rolled a wish to go to the park.
Brogan had just completed a wish to break 50 more boards. I have been having him break oak boards because I am working on getting him to Timber Terminator. When the wish was fulfilled, he wanted to break a Space Rock. I didn't hang around to watch him because the first Space Rock can take some time. I think it was over a sim hour before I saw his wish was fulfilled.
When Bridie finished her after school class, I sent her to see James. There was no option to ask him to Prom so I let them have a bit of loving before I sent her home.
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Although Nevan prepared sushi for the guests, he had cheesesteak in his pocket because he had a craving for it
Back at home the kids were feeding themselves. Look at the chaos because I let them help themselves instead of using the serve meal mod!
The family has a water slide which seems to get a lot of use. The heavily pregnant sim in the swimsuit is Connie Adams (one of Jason's brood).
Sam, Declan's son was grilling hotdogs - what a good boy!
I found my boys watching the side of Declan's house - they obviously know what they like
After dinner, I sent Brogan and Rowan to the party. Rowan watched TV with his Aunt Eilish
Brogan had been talking with Teresa but Declan interrupted for woohoo. He is his fathers' son! LOL
Brogan wanted to talk to Eddie but Eddie doesn't look too happy about having his computer game interrupted
He probably has the mourning moodlet because of the recent deaths in town.
When I looked for Carl earlier in the evening, Carl was attending a show. Later, I found him outside the Science Facility. I sent Cait to ask him to Prom. Like, Bridie, there was no option so she had to settle for some kisses and cuddles before going home to bed.
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Although a couple of them did react to him later when they had to go past him, breakfast was not disturbed. They also had a +40 moodlet from Cliff's music
Look at that baby bump!
The flirting at the mailbox led to the hottub
They managed to have their fun before Nevan went into labor
Welcome Bran (Artistic, Virtuoso)
Welcome also Neasa (Excitable, Friendly)
Both babies were born hungry! I had Shannon stop upgrading the computer to feed Neasa while Nevan took care of Bran's needs.
Bran aged up with blonde hair
In memory of Jordan, Bran now has his hair colour
Neasa has black hair as do both her dads
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While woohooing the boys rolled lots of toddler play and training wishes
Kody Mullis, son of Kara (Shannon's sister) and grandson of Eddy Mullis and Eddie Starr, came home with Brogan. He didn't stay long. Perhaps he had a party to attend as there were many in town due to birthdays.
Of course stroller wishes were rolled!
I had to send Brogan to the bookshop after dinner because both he and Cait rolled wishes to learn the recipe for ratatoille and I had run out of copies. I normally keep several of each of the lower level cookbooks but the earlier kids must have used them all.
The boys watched the house while Brogan got started on potty training his new brother
After watching the house, Nevan took Neasa to the bathroom.
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After the kids left for school, Nevan and Shannon got to work on skilling the twins.
This is Cait's recent painting. I will definitely be keeping this as it is perfect for a kid's room
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Shannon seems to have untangled himself somewhere between the house and the corner
When they got home from their stroll the boys had some alone time and the toddlers worked on their pegbox and xylophone skills.
Jed, Eilish's youngest child, came home with Rowan
I let the boys drink a bottle of nectar. I went through the racks and found the cheapest bottle. It was worth over §400 and was perfect quality.
Jed stayed for dinner.
After dinner, Shannon and Nevan left the kids in the teens' care and attended a party held by Anton Mullis. Anton is the brother of Cait's boyfriend, Carl. Carl is in the background of this shot.
Three Mullis boys were in the foyer - Anton (in suit) and his uncles Lydell and Randell.
Aideen was also there! She will be an elder in a few days
Back at home Brogan and Bridie took good care of their younger siblings and had them tucked in before the boys got home
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The kids were almost done eating by the time they got to the breakfast table so wishes to chat rolled on seeing their dads had to wait.
Brogan and Rowan had fishing wishes so I sent them to the family pond. Needless to say, Nevan and Shannon had wishes to use the stroller.
Shannon got it right this time
I swear that Bran squealed excitedly when he saw his sister coming the other way when he was returning from his stroll!
Since the twins had maxed peg box and xylophone skills, I had them play on the block table to work on their relationship
I noticed another gnome headstone in the garden but it looks like a new baby gnome has taken his place
Bridie ages up the next time I play so I thought she should share her last day as teen with James
Rowan wanted to meet someone new so I sent him to the park. Who better to meet than the beautiful Clayton?
While they were getting to know each other, Becky arrived at the park
I don't know if something was in her way or that she realized that I had just partner pollinated her
Brogan leveled up to 9 in MA
I had sent Cait to the park earlier and when I checked on her she and Rowan were at a picnic with their cousins, Layla and Niki, Eilish's daughters
I thought that Brogan should take a break from martial arts training as he reached Timber Terminator that morning
Clayton joined them as well
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Nevan and Shannon attended an afternoon party thrown by Shane, Derry's husband. Derry wasn't there but Shane (coming out the door) and Daryl (Shane's son-in-law) were.
Sally, Daryl's wife, was also there. She grew up beautiful as I knew she would
Shane doesn't look amused by his brother-in-law's antics
When I checked on Cait and Rowan they were playing catch. The toddlers' had no unmet needs so I let them be.
When I checked back on the boys, they were also playing catch.
Brogan was only level 3 in cooking, so I had him prepare a meal at the party. Since he is a party animal, I had him join the boys after the party had started and I could see it wasn't going to be crowded. He reached level 4 while preparing the meal
I thought that Cait might need some help with the toddlers, so I had Bridie come home.
Rowan served leftover grilled salmon while the girls fed the toddlers
Nevan, Shannon and Brogan ate at the party
I left Brogan at the party for a while longer but sent Nevan and Shannon home since they had not been there the previous night to tuck the toddlers in. It was early enough for them to watch the house first
When it was time for the toddlers to go to bed, I couldn't find the boys. They were in the nectar cellar woohooing in the elevator. So much for coming home early to tuck their babies in
I had the girls mourn their grandfathers to see if this would bring Jordan out.
I don't know if the mourning had anything to do with it, but Jordan appeared just before I saved and closed my game
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A little later Cliff drifted through the study where Jordan was playing computer games. I think he tried to interact with him because Jordan stopped playing and the computer broke. Unfortunately Jordan's reaction to the broken computer stopped Cliff dead in his tracks
When the boys went to wake the toddlers, Shannon's queue was cancelled because Cliff drifted through the room. Nevan must not have noticed.
I lost track of where Jordan and Cliff went after that because I had to get the family fed.
I decided to age the toddlers up one day early because the morning routine was just too hectic and they had the main skills under their belts already. First up was Bran.
He rolled Genius. I almost changed it but decided he could keep it since I probably won't be playing him.
Then it was Neasa's turn.
She rolled Good Sense of Humour and I let her keep it
Rowan had been playing computer games but came out to chat to his sister when she aged up
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Shannon rolled a wish to spar with Brogan over breakfast. Brogan wants to master MA so I happily obliged
Nevan woke with a wish to spar with someone so I had him spar with Cait since Shannon was busy with Brogan.
Brogan was one day short of being allowed romance so I decided he could have it early so he wouldn't have to wait until the following weekend as week days can be busy with all the after school classes.
Rowan had a wish to see a movie so I sent the three children.
Brogan had his first kiss after he asked Michael to go steady
Cait interrupted to ask if Michael was single. She discovered that he was going steady with Brogan
Poor Brogan had no chance of getting to Michael as Cait and Bridie both wanted to spend time with him!
It was a busy day as it was also Bridie's birthday
hmmmmm
Much better
Bridie is gorgeous
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Back at home, Brogan and Michael watched the house
Shannon and Nevan watched the stars from Aideen's front yard
I was going to have one of the boys cook something but Aideen had that handled
I felt sorry for Neasa being left out so had her come along too
Aideen's two youngest kids, Kim and Harry, came home from wherever they had been.
When I checked on Brogan, he was training Michael. I didn't stop him because Michael will have to get used to it
Dameon also came home while the boys were at the party
Harry came out of the house to talk to Nevan.
Nevan rolled a wish to give him a gift so I had him give him a football
Brogan was still training Michael. This time I had him stop as it was getting late. I let them have a kiss and cuddle before Brogan sent Michael home.
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