Finality Springs

Holiday 1
Roswell 1
Lancaster 1
Monterey 1
Burton
Evans
Monterey 2
Holiday 2
Monterey 3
Lancaster 2
Lancaster 3
Roswell 2
Holiday 3
Holiday 4
Holiday 5
Lancaster 4
Lancaster 5

Daymer

Palmer

Holiday 6

Jonas

Breakosi

Lane

Knight

Hamilton

Scoring

Round 7 (Spring)

University

Rosada
Holiday 1

Roswell 1

Round 6 - Burton 1

2009-05-02T13:00:00.005-05:00

Round 6 House 6 brings us to the Burton Family. Before the season begins the family consisted of Ashley Burton a never married town romancer, her sister Kelly Burton the poor lonely unmarried popularity sim and Ashley's twins (with Orion Roswell) Justice & Jordan.

Last Time: Ria became a teen and left for college, the twins became kids and Ashley was stalked by one of the Ashski brothers.

Sawyer Burton comes home from college to take over the Burton house. Sawyer is the son of Jackie Burton Monterey & Austin Monterey. He quickly marries his longtime girlfriend Iris Harlord.

(Iris Harlord Burton - Romance/Fortune - LTW marry off 6 kids - Aquarius - 4 neat, 4 outgoing, 4 active, 7 playful & 6 nice)

Since she's a romance sim she doesn't mind so much when I tell her to go start working on those six kids.

Kids at play. Jordan is skipping rope and Justice is playing with one of the Monterey kids. Basillia Monterey if I'm not mistaken.

It finally happens that the last Burton girl gets old.

Sawyer tops the music field but he wants to be a celebrity chef so that doesn't make him all that happy.

I continue on with my cheesecake experiments. Why won't you work?

The twins become teens. So Justice, tell us what you want to do with your life.

Justice: Well I am all about the babes. It's romance for me. So I'm thinking I'd make a great Rock God. Best way to snag the babes don't ya know.

Humm.

And Jordan, what are you're thoughts?

Jordan: Well, I'm also into romance but I'm thinking of sticking to the family business and becoming a celebrity chef.

I see. Two more romancers. How lovely.

Justice: Help?

Sorry dude. You have a ticket so you must take the ride. At least you're a teen so no baby. See ya on the other side dude.

Justice: I just can't believe the things I saw on that ship. It's shocking...but in a good way.

Oh no. The baby is coming with Iris standing in a foot of snow.

It's a girl. A very pale faced girl. And what lovely eyes she has.

Iris: Thank you. We'll name her Bobbi.

Ok. Bobbi Burton it is.

And before you know it Bobbi becomes a toddler.

(Bobbi Burton - Libra - 6 neat, 9 outgoing, 3 active, 7 playful & 10 nice)

And thus ends another exciting winter season. The twins have one more season before they head to college due to my four day minimum rule. Ashley is still around although she didn't make it into any shots. And once again the cheesecake didn't work. Whatever. More next time.

Round 6 - Monterey 1

2009-05-02T12:00:00.009-05:00

Round 6, House 5 is the first Monterey house. Before the season started the residence were: Austin Monterey hopeless romancer, his wife Jackie Burton Monterey and their three children natural twins Arela & Angelo and unexpected daughter Alona.

Last time: Jackie reached her LTW by topping gaming and then became an elder and the kiddies grew.

Austin's nephew Gabriel Monterey will be taking over this house. He just arrived home from college with his fiance Jala Burton Monterey. So it's Austin's nephew marrying Jackie's niece.

And the wedding is taking place in the family crypt (so to speak). There really isn't enough room to hold the wedding there but it had to happen somewhere and the lot isn't that big.

As you can see a lot of friends and family members came to see the couple joined in marriage. First sim on the front row is Ashley Burton aunt of the bride and third sim on the front row is Kelly Burton mother of the bride and only Burton sister not to yet reach elderhood. Mother of the groom Janice Monterey Yessam is right in the middle with the blond hair and the wild print dress. She wants to marry off six kids and I'm thinking this is number three.

It was a beautiful ceremony. All about love and hope for the future.

And then came the reception. The bride did not take kindly to some comment from her aunt Ashley.

But Gabriel knows how to handle his woman. It looks like Adam is standing right behind him taking notes.

Gabriel: Open wide sweetie.

Jala: Honey don't. *giggles*

Obviously words were passed between the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom.

I can see that the holidays won't be pleasant this year. And the award for the mean face goes to Kelly Burton. Sorry Janice you need to practice.

After finally getting all the relatives to go away, the young couple head off on their Asian honeymoon. This is a very rare occurrence in my hoods so I hope they enjoy it.

Things started off very relaxing.

They met tons of interesting new people.

Some encounters I'm sure they would rather forget.

But there seemed to be a lot of violence in the orient this year.

So the young couple cut the trip short and head back to start their new lives together.

Back home, the twins have a birthday. Ok guys. Tell us about your future aspirations.

Angelo: Well, I want to enjoy a life of pleasure, like my mom did. I hope to take over my aunt Kelly's television cooking show and become a celebrity chef.

Arela: I would rather strive for knowledge. I will make tons of cash though. But I don't see why I should have to work for it. Why not steal it. Yes it's a life of crime for me.

I can see that your parents haven't been the best influences on you two.

Angelo wished for love at the wishing well and found it with townie Mal Tam. The two dated all during the season.

Arela put the moves on her old friend Welsh Holiday. They both love knowledge and have tons in common so they made a great couple.

As you probably expected, Jala came back from her honeymoon with a little more than she left with. Generation three is in the oven folks.

I never thought I'd see the day when Austin got old. You do realize it will be easier for your 30 loves to catch you now.

Austin: Na. I still have my Jackie to beat the other 29 loves away.

And then this happens. I swear this is the most alien active neighborhood I have ever had. I've had legacies try for generations to get one abduction and in this town people are getting taken when I don't even want them to.

Oh poor Gabriel. We feel your pain. Ok not really but I'm trying to be sympathetic and not laugh at that sad face.

Angelo: You punch like a girl.

Arela: I am a girl you dweb.

Jala: OH! OH!

Gabriel: It's coming. The baby is coming.

And here he is. The first member of generation three, Chi Monterey. Awwww. Ain't he cute.

Alona: BOO!

Arela: *screams*

Alona: You scream like a girl.

You know I kind of like this new torment action. It's cute and realistic.

But eventually Alona grew beyond her desires to torment.

Alona: I did? I only have one nice point. I doubt that I'll ever outgrow it.

True. So...what do you want out of life Alona?

Alona: Well I want to have a huge family and become an education minister.

A large family out of a sim with one nice point. I'm thinking no. Course you'll talk me out of it later but still.

And that wraps up another fun filled winter at the Monterey house. Gabriel became permanently platinum by topping the education field. Angelo headed to college with his girl friend Mal Tam. Alona headed to college to hook up with Welsh Holiday. Oh and if you were wondering why Jala didn't have twins, it's because my cheese cake doesn't seem to work anymore. No idea why.

Round 6 - Lancaster 1

2009-05-02T11:20:00.005-05:00

Round 6, House 4 is the Lancaster house. Our family currently consists of Zackary Lancaster (a permanently platinum fortune sim that stays bored all the time), his wife Liza Dante Lancaster (also fortune, also permanently platinum, also has nothing to do), Liza's hidden pregnancy teen daughter Lucia (knowledge sim who wants to be a game designer) and their toddler son Lamar.

Last time: Lamar became a toddler, Liza got pregnant again and Lucia met Beryl Rosada.

This is the one and only shot I could find of Lucia this go round. She did some skilling and at the end of the round headed off to college to be with her true love Beryl. Say hi and bye Lucia.

Lamar. You're a child now.

Lamar: Ummm. Yeah. I'm starting school tomorrow.

Cool.

Liza, staying out of trouble I hope.

Liza: Giving investment advice. It's my favorite pastime. Well that and kissing Zack from head to toe.

Stick with the investing. The family is getting to large as it is.

And speaking of the family, the newest little Lancaster has arrived.

Liza: It's a girl. I think we should name her Lakkari. It's an Australian name that means honeysuckle tree.

Works for me. I was just happy to finally get an orange child.

Zack calls up the family to give them the good news.

Zack: Yeah I know. But finally we got another orange kid in the family. Oh yeah I totally think we should keep trying for more.

I don't.

Zack: Orange. It's my favorite color. Like the color of Mars. The planet not the neighbor.

Zack: Aw hell. I didn't want to get more kids this way.

Then maybe you should do what I ask and leave the telescopes alone.

James: He'll never listen. That boy has not listened since the day my beloved daughter pushed him out into the world.

Liza, what the heck or you up to?

Liza: Just maken cash. Zackary doesn't like it but he's not here right now is he.

She kept this up until she started a blazing fire. Silly simmy.

Zack you're back. How was your trip.

Zack: Painful. Why haven't you boycotted telescopes if they cause this to happen?

Ummm. I think it's funny and I'm a glutton for punishment? Oh, and I like green babies.

Zack! I thought you were going to leave the telescopes alone.

Zack: You should see what my neighbors are up to. He he he. Those Holiday's reproduce like bunnies.

Any you Lancaster's don't?

Awww. Lakkari is a toddler. (Lakkari Lancaster - Scorpio - 9 neat, 7 outgoing, 9 active, 3 playful & 1 nice)

Darn. No nice and no eye brows.

Zack: He he he. I'm going to have to write a book. This stuff is just to good not to share.

I thought we talked about this. I thought you were going to leave the telescopes alone.

Zack: Na. I'll make a killing when my tell all book hits the stands.

Zack: Oh no. I think it wants out.

Zack: It's a boy. A little green boy. I think I'll name him Landan Lancaster.

Landan it is.

And that wraps up another season at the Lancaster house. Is it me or do they not look happy in their portraits?

Round 6 - Roswell 1

2009-05-02T10:46:00.003-05:00

Round 6, House 3 is the Roswells. Our extraterrestrial family consists of Orion Roswell family sim and father, his unfaithful wife Stellar, their grown son Mars, his wife Hallie Ashki Roswell, Orion's daughter by alien abduction Moonlight and Stellar's son (by extra-marital relations with townie Justin Night) Midnight Roswell.

Last time: Mars with the help of his mother Stellar opened 5 businesses and worked them all to level 10 (and they may never be played again), Mars married Hallie, Moonlight & Midnight became children and Mars was abducted by his alien relatives.

Well Mars, I see your starting to show.

Mars: It would appear so. I wanted to be a father but I never dreamed I would do so in the old ways of our people. I thought that perhaps Hallie would carry my child for me.

Well that is bound to happen too eventually.

*waves* Hi Midnight. Hi Moonlight.

Midnight: Hey. We're trying to read here.

Moonlight: Yeah. You're interrupting our concentration.

Oops. Sorry.

What a nice quiet way to spend your maternity leave. And it's nice of you two to paint portraits of your parents.

Mars: Well you did sort of tell me I had to.

I just thought it would give you something to do. You know, to take your mind off your pregnancy.

Mars: I would have rather you ordered me to have relations with my wife.

You need orders for that?

Our generation one portraits are completed. Well technically Mars is generation one also but he feels more like he's generation two.

And speaking of generation one, Orion starts looking is age.

And so does his wife Stellar. I'm sorry to say this Stellar but Orion is holding up better than you are.

Eww. It's time.

Mars: I can't remember the birthing chant father taught me. Damn. This really does hurt.

Mars: It's a boy. I have a son. I shall name him Jupiter.

That's a fine name for an extraterrestrial boy.

Congratulations to the Roswell family who becomes the first neighborhood household to collect all of the hobby plaques.

Hallie and Mars spend Hallie's pregnancy creating their own portraits. What, did I forget to mention that Mars and his wife finally had time for relations? Well they did. My neighborhood is blowing up at an alarming rate. I'm afraid it's going to crash and burn but I can't be sorry because I'm enjoying the ride to much.

Eww. Awkward moment. Midnights biological dad comes for a visit and poor Orion is oblivious. Hey, I just realized that I should stop being so hard on Stellar. After all, Orion does have twins with Ashley Burton. But I can't help it. Stellar wants to cheat and Orion doesn't. And I like Orion more. So sue me.

Baby time.

Hallie: It's a boy. I think we should name him Comet.

Ok. I admit I couldn't help myself with that name. Hallie's Comet. It was just such a natural fit.

Aww. Poor Stellar. Fired because of a lousy chance card. Oh the agony.

Stellar: Just shut up and leave me alone. I wonder what Justin is doing right now?

Birthday time. Jupiter becomes a little cutie. (Jupiter Roswell - Sagittarius - 1 neat, 1 outgoing, 10 active, 10 playful & 10 nice)

And Comet, well I'm sure he will grow into his looks.

(Comet Roswell - cancer - 8 neat, 5 outgoing, 5 active, 6 playful & 5 nice)

And that's all from the Roswells. Hallie finally found her job in athletics so her LTW can now be worked on but otherwise it's just raising babies.

Round 6 - Holiday 1

2009-05-02T09:18:00.004-05:00

So we're back with round six, house two at the famous Holiday house. The house that launched the largest family in Finality Springs. Our current occupants are: Andre Holiday family sim and founder, his wife Patrice Faststein Holiday knowledge sim and criminal mastermind, and their youngest three kids Welsh, Summer and Christmas who are children 8,9 & 10 for Andre.

Last time: Andre became an education minister, Patrice gave birth to baby Christmas, Roman found his true love and headed to college & Summer became a child.

Welch, you're a teenager now. So what are you planning to do with your life?

Welch: Learn. Gain mega amounts of knowledge and then start my own newspaper. Or maybe television station. I mean someday I'd love to be a media magnet.

Well it's always good to have goals.

And one of my goals is to keep you two from having any more kids. So you may proceed - with caution - and we will all pray that Patrice soon becomes to old for more kids.

Summer: Why does it have to snow? I don't like the winter at all. Why can't it be warm all year round?

Because life would be mighty boring without change.

Speaking of change. Andre, you've aged.

Andre: I like to think of it as maturing. I need to look more like a grandpa now that I have eleven grandkids.

Yeah those grandkids have made you permanently platinum and it shows.

Christmas, you're ready for school. Sweet. Empty nursery.

Christmas: Dad says it won't be for long. He says Roman is going to move back home and fill up the nursery for him.

Yeah, your dad is probably right but for now I have no babies to worry with. Such a relief.

Christmas: Come on Summer. Stop pouting and play chess.

Summer: I don't want to play chess. I can pout if I want to. You don't understand. You're the baby but I'm just the ninth child. I'm nothing special.

Patrice: Can you believe how many stars there are up there? It would take us a lifetime to count them all.

Andre: I'd rather count your freckles my darling. You are still as beautiful as the day we wed.

Awww.

Welsh. What are you up to?

Welsh: I'm just playing one more game with this neighborhood kid before I head off to college.

She's a Monterey isn't she? She looks like one but her name escapes me.

Since the holidays have birthed many of the towns paper stealers, they know how to prevent others from stealing their hoard. Take that Jewel. He he he.

And thus ends another exciting season at the Holiday house. Join us next time when Roman returns from college and undoubtedly fills up the nursery.

Round 6 - Rosada 1

2009-05-02T08:17:00.006-05:00

It's time to start another round and hopefully get me one step closer to being caught up. We move to our first house in the rotation, The Rosada House. The Rosada Family currently consists of Oldest Sister Amethyst Rosada (a fortune sim who has never married), her teenage son and family sim Beryl Rosada (who was fathered by the now deceased James Lancaster), Baby Sister (youngest of the triplets) and pleasure/romance sim Danielle Rosada and her twin toddlers Ruby & Opal Rosada (who were fathered by married sim Dakota Holiday on one of their many dream dates).

Last time: Dani acted like the typical romancer resulting in the birth of her twin daughters, Beryl became a teen, I resisted the temptation to do bodily harm to Amethyst & Dani continued her quest for 50 dream dates with Adrian Lancaster (who was at the time engaged to her sister but is now married to her sister).

Adrian, do you really think you should be seen leaving roses for your sister-in-law?

Adrian: No one will see me and I just had to leave something for Dani. She loves roses. She loves me. And I love her. Gawd, I can't wait to see her again.

Don't you think that you are now MARRIED to her sister that you should probably call it quits?

Adrian: Why would I do that? No, Dani and I have something special. I can't give that up. Besides, Ariana will never notice.

For your sake I hope you're right.

Amethyst: Why am I holding this child? You know I don't like toddlers.

That's why you're holding the child, who has a name by the way. If I'm not allowed to kill you then the least they can do is let me torture you.

The twins grew up to be quite lovely. The one with the pink eyes is Ruby and the one with the grey eyes is Opal. The naming worked out well didn't it.

Amethyst: Oh gawd. More kids. Can't they all just leave.

Lucia: Beryl, you're mom is weird and I don't think she likes me.

Beryl: Don't worry Lucia, I love you and that's all that matters.

Hey Ruby. Man you're getting big. (Ruby Rosada - Taurus - 8 neat, 8 outgoing, 3 active, 8 playful & 6 nice)

Ruby: Have you seem my mom? She missed my birthday.

She's probably on a dream date with...erm somebody. I think it's her last one. 50 dream dates. That's quite an accomplishment.

Hi Opal, I was just telling your sister that your mom is probably...

Opal: I don't care. Who needs her anyway. I can take care of my self.

Umm. Ok then.

(Opal Rosada - Aries - 9 neat, 10 outgoing, 3 active, 2 playful & 10 nice)

More gifts Adrian? Shouldn't you be buying something nice for your WIFE?

Adrian: Na. If Ariana wants something she knows where the store is. Do you think Dani will like this? She likes music. Now we can sing beautiful music together on our next date.

I hate to break it to ya but I don't think there will be any more dates. She hit the big 50 and that was all I promised her. Now scram before I call your wife and tattle on you.

Danielle: A.... I think I'm..... But I can't be..... Oh no.

Oh no is right. You've gone and got yourself knocked up with your sisters husbands baby. It is worse than a soap opera around here. I'm going to need to make name tags to keep up with who your kids belong to.

Danielle: There is no need to be mean. I was just having fun with one of the men I love and it's your fault that woohoo is so risky around here.

Oh Adrian. You have got to stop this. Ariana isn't stupid and I wouldn't put it past Amethyst to tell her out of spite.

Wha? You're headed back to work. You must have had the baby. So where is it. What did you have?

Danielle: Another girl. I named her Pearl. She's inside with the nanny.

Humm. I must not have snapped any pictures. Oh well.

Damn it Adrian. Now you're leaving gift in front of witnesses. What is wrong with you?

Adrian: True love just can't be held back babe.

Don't babe me and three bolts is no reason to cheat on your WIFE.

Danielle: Come on Pearl. Say mommy. Mommy.

Pearl: Is that a bug crawling across the floor?

Danielle: Please baby. Say mommy.

Pearl: I wonder what bugs taste like?

(Pearl Rosada - Gemini - 4 neat, 10 outgoing, 9 active, 4 playful & 1 nice)

Oh Dani. What are you doing? He's taken. Can't you just leave other people's men alone?

Danielle: Does it look like I'm twisting his arm? He wants me. I can't help that so why fight it.

*coughs* Slut *coughs*

Beryl: Let's see. College admission forms. I so can't wait to get out of this place.

I understand. If nothing else all the pink must get to you after a while.

Beryl: You have NO idea.

Beryl: Once I marry Lucia and move back in then *punch* things will be different. There will be no more wild dates *punch* and no more sex between people who aren't *punch* married. It will just be me and Lucia and *punch* our kids.

And your mother.

Beryl: *PUNCH* She had to die sometime.

We can hope.

Beryl: So baby I'm heading out to college today. You're going to meet me there right?

Lucia: Yes Beryl. As soon as I can.

Round 6 - University

2009-03-21T14:41:00.008-05:00

Well it's time to start another round and before we do I wanted to mention a few things. At some points, probably about three houses ago, I downloaded some default skins and eyes. So don't be surprised if some of the sims look a little different. It won't make that much difference because so many of these simmies have custom skins and eyes already but it is noticeable. Also...no that's all I got. So, let's start round six.

As always, I start my rounds at university. As always I play only the greek house. I toss everyone in a dorm but never play them there. I just work them over to the greek house.

This time through we have ten lovely participants. They are Roman Holiday (popularity - the law) and his high school girlfriend townie Aroha TeWaiata (popularity - rock god). Ria Burton (popularity - 20 best friends) and her boyfriend townie Michael Profit (popularity - celebrity chef). MacKenzie Evans (pleasure/knowledge - celebrity chef) and her boyfriend townie Kurtis Faststien (romance - media magnet). Abigail Yessam (knowledge - ballet dancer) and her townie boyfriend Colby Ashski (family - education minister). And Zorah Yessam (family - golden anniversary) and her townie boyfriend Ross Chandler (family - golden anniversary). Yes all those townies are why my population continues to skyrocket. I've just accepted it.

We quickly say goodbye to our placeholder. I have to say that after all these seasons little miss placeholder has made it to her senior year. Sometime in the next few seasons I will probably move her into the neighborhood. I don't know what the rules are about these things but I have to do something with her. Only playing the greek house means that she ages. It's just how it is. And after all this time I think she's earned a life. Eventually. She'll probably graduate round 8. Maybe.

Anyway, this is Ross Chandler and his girl Zorah Yessam. Two family sims marrying. Yes, it's scary.

But they're happy so I got them engaged. Not sure where I put them when they moved out. Might be sharing a house with Zorah's sister Abigail but I can't remember.

Roman Holiday wasted no time proposing to Aroha TeWaiata. They are heading back to Holiday 1 after graduation.

Here are Colby Ashski and Abigail Yessam. As I said I'm not if they wind up with Abigails sister but they definitely start a new house. Yeah, another one.

Oh, and they're engaged already. But of course.

This is Kurtis Faststien and MacKenzie Evans. They also head off to start a new house. I think they might share it with someone but I can't remember.

Here is Ria Burton becoming permanently platinum by getting her 20th best friend. Love that LTW. Wishing wells make things so much easier.

Ross spent some of his time writing a novel. I guess. I don't remember but one must assume.

You know I could kill you right? I just choose not to.

And here are the graduation exit photos. This is Colby Ashski 4.0 biology.

His beloved Abigail Yessam who keeps loosing her custom hair. 4.0 drama

Ross Chandler who lost his custom hair. 4.0 biology

And Zorah Yessam who lost hers. It was a theme this season. 4.0 biology

Kurtis Faststien keeping the cap even with his suit. 4.0 not sure major

MacKenzie Evans looking rather lovely and very Evanish. 4.0 not sure major

Roman Holiday with his kerchif. 4.0 Psychology

And his beloved Aroha TeWaiata. 4.0 literature

Ria Burton ready to fly the coop. 4.0 not sure what major

Michael Profit ready to go with her. 4.0 some major or the other

Did we forget anyone? I hope not. All graduates were big men on campus (or women) and members of the secret society (which at this point ain't that secret).

I know it was a boring update but it's uni. Uni is boring.

Next up...another turn through the tulips. Or something.

Round 5 - Lancaster 5

2009-03-21T13:57:00.004-05:00

Here we are ready to finish up round 5. I said I'd get round 5 blogged before the end of March and look, I actually did.

Anyway, Bryan Lancaster (fortune - chief of staff) just got back from college. With him is his finance Venice Holiday (fortune - chief of staff). I took a couple more pictures this time so yeah me.

Oh Venice. You are so beautiful and I love you so much.

Oh Bryan. You are so sweet.

Venice, tonight I'll show you that I'm not always 'sweet'.

Oh Bryan.

After doing the nasty, the young couple get hitched.

Together forever.

Yes. Together forever.

Bryan and Venice both got a job in the medical field and in no time they were both Chiefs of Staff. Humm. I wonder how that works. Two different hospitals or they just share the position?

And then Venice realized she was with child. So she corn rolled her hair to keep it out of the way.

The pregnancy goes smoothly and soon it's time to deliver.

Don't worry madam, I shall catch the babe. All man servants are trained in child birthing and other home health care needs.

BRYAN! Don't let the butler touch me.

To late. The butler helped Venice deliver a healthy baby girl.

I know. I'll name her Vanetta.

Vanetta Lancaster. It's long but I like it.

Vanetta grew quickly. Ain't she just cute.

Vanetta Lancaster - generation two - aries - 9 neat, 9 outgoing, 6 active, 3 playful & 6 nice

So, want to try for a boy?

Oh boy.

OH NO! There are a ton of Lancasters around. One of your nephews can carry on the house so just drop them thoughts right here.

Sims. Not much else happened this round. Bryan and Venice both topped the natural science field. That's when I discovered I had the bug that subtracted the bonus for becoming a guru from your cash instead of adding it. So it ticked me off and I just added it back with the family fund cheat. The huge bonus is half the reason you go into the natural science field anyway. Especially when you're a fortune sim. Unfortunately it's total wonked out Bryan and Venice's earning money memories and I have no idea how to fix that. I don't guess you can. So I'll probably never know when or if I earn 100k with these two unless I just wait until the household funds is greater than 200k.

So I guess that's it with this house and also finishes up round 5.

Since I'm lazy and don't want to do a separate post I'll do a quick points recap here.

ROUND 5 - 18 Houses

Total cash - 3,111,428 = 32 pts

Platinum graves - 4 = 4 pts
Sims in game - about 100 (4 of which are deceased)

Impossible wants 12 = 36 pts

Top influence at death = 2 pts

Top of career = 53 pts

28 college grads: all summa cum laude = 28 pts

all big men on campus = 28 pts

Gold badge pts = 30

Hobby plaques: 22 sims with one plaque = 22 pts & 5 sims with 5 or more plaques = 15 pts

One Shrink visit = -1 pt

One Social bunny visit = -1 pt
One CAS elder impossible want = 10 pts

Total so far = 331 points (or thereabouts)

Well thanks for reading another season. Next up, Round 6 - Winter.

Round 5 - Lancaster 4

2009-03-21T13:41:00.004-05:00

So we are at another new house. This time it's house 17 which is another Lancaster house. Adrian Lancaster (Romance - Hall of Fame) just got home from college with his girl friend Ariana Rosada (Knowledge - Criminal Mastermind). Now I know what you're thinking. Romance and knowledge? That's what I thought two but Ariana was determined to have Adrian and I finally quit fighting her. So, let's join our marriage proposal already in progress.

Babe, let's get hitched.

You're not going to accept such an unromantic proposal are you?

YES! YES! YES! YES!

Ok. (I guess we shouldn't tell her that Adrian has slept with her sister Danielle and left her pregnant should we? Na. We won't tell her. Let's let it be a surprise.)

I, Ariana Rosada promise to love you and honor you and only woohoo with you for as long as we both shall live.

Great babe. And, uh, I love you too.

Well you two didn't waist any time did you?

Well no. I wanted to wait a little while but Adrian is such a horn dog that risky was bound to get us eventually.

That's true. Oh so very true.

It's time. The baby. It's coming.

And that brings us to the end of another season.

JUST KIDDING! Shesh.

It's a girl. I think I'll call her Allison.

Welcome to the neighborhood Allison. She got her mom's green skin so she's a cutie. I'm a sucker for green babies.

Adrian seems excited too.

I'm a dad. Woo!

Well that's all I got. Adrian topped show business. Ariana became a criminal mastermind and permanently platinum. And Ariana won a wishing well while on maternity leave. Man I really should have taken better notes. And I did in round six, which we are getting oh so close to. Just one more house to go.

Round 5 - Holiday 5

2009-03-21T13:24:00.003-05:00

Another update this time from house 16 which is another new Holiday house. Ya'll are going to hate me for this one. This one is beyond short. I don't know what I was thinking the day I played this one which would have been Sept 21, 2008 btw.

So, Jazz Holiday (pleasure - professional party guest) just came back from college with his girl friend Kricket Cooprider (romance - rock god) and have established their own home.

Oh darling, you are so beautiful. And this voice inside my head keeps telling me that I should marry you as quickly as possible since you have three bolts with my brother Danton and I have three bolts with Danton's wife Pania.

So what do you say Kricket. Will you marry me?

Well I don't have the fear right now so YES! I'll marry you.

Not sure why this picture is here but I have so few that I left it in. Let's pretend that it means something important. Like maybe the couple just said I do. Yeah that sounds good.

Fast forward quite a bit. It looks like Kricket is in labor.

Well Duh! What gave it away.

Join us back here next time when we find out what happens next. I know. I told you that you wouldn't like it but I can't find ANY BABY PICTURES. sorry.

Also, according to what notes I have, Jazz topped two fields slacker and art and became permanently platinum and Kricket topped two fields slacker and music and became permanently platinum.

Until next time... please don't hate me.

Round 5 - Holiday 4

2009-03-21T13:10:00.004-05:00

We are here at House 15 which is another Holiday house. This is a new house this round with two simmies fresh from their college years Danton Holiday (romance - celebrity chef) and fiance Pania Te Waiata (romance - hall of famer). Word of warning, this one will be short and sweet due to lack of pictures.

So I see you got married right away. Probably a good idea with two romance sims.

Guys? Umm, guy?

Smack. Smack. Slurp. Slurp.

Well I'll just leave you alone then.

Dang that was quick.

Risky got hold of us on our wedding night.

Yeah, that seems to happen a lot around here. Well congratulations.

Thanks I guess.

Baby time.

It's a girl. We'll name her Georgia.

Georgia Holiday it is. Andre will be so happy with all these grandbabies popping out.

Well this looks promising.

I was promoted to a celebrity chef.

Well great. I'm sure you'll enjoy doing that.

Heck no. I want to be a Rock God now.

Somehow I can see that suiting you too.

It seems it's already Georgia's birthday.

Georgia Holiday - generation two - Capricorn - 9 enat, 2 outgoing, 6 active, 9 playful & 5 nice

And believe it or not that's all I've got. My notes say that Danton topped two careers (culinary and slacker) and Pania topped the education field. Hopefully I took more pictures in round six.

Round 5 - Holiday 3

2009-03-21T11:56:00.009-05:00

We are back at house 14 with the Holiday's. This branch of the family is made up of Dakota Holiday (family/pleasure), his wife Rosario Vega Holiday (family/pleasure) and their infant daughter Alabama.

In round 4 the couple arrived home from college, married and established this new house. Rosario had a baby and then Dakota was abducted by aliens.

So Dakota, how are things?

Fine. Just fine.

So I take it Rosario has found out that you cheated on her with Danielle Rosada yet and that she gave birth to your twin daughters.

Ummm, no. And if you please wouldn't mention that I'd really appreciate it.

Ok. For now.

I see you haven't forgotten your abduction either.

No. I can't seem to forget it. And with me being nauseous and all. Well I know what that means. I do have a alien half brother after all.

Well at least you can distract yourself with Alabama's birthday.

Alabama Holiday - generation two - scorpio - 7 neat, 6 outgoing, 6 active, 4 playful & 3 nice.

Alabama is such a happy little girl. Sing darling. Sing.

This townie is singing for another reason altogether. When this happened I didn't even know that the train sets could catch on fire so needless to say she was in a world of hurt before I caught on.

But luckily someone called the fire department. Wha? I can't be risking my simmies just to save some townie. At least not one that I'm not attached to.

And as you can see she survived. Now go away and stop trying to burn down our house.

Rosario, it's good that you can help Dakota through his pregnancy like this.

Of course. I love my Dakota SO MUCH. Nothing could ever make me stop loving him.

(I know something you don't know) Just keep reminding him. It will help him forget about that other incident at that other house with that other woman.

Wha?

Nothing. Nothing.

Man you are getting BIG! That reminds me, you have super fertility don't you.

Yeah. Me and Rosario both have it.

Hummm.

Well, it's that time again where we all sit and wonder how does the baby get out of his belly?

It's a miracle. I have a daughter. I'll name her Tuscaloosa.

Ok. Tuscaloosa Holiday it is.

Hold her Rosario. I'm not feeling quit right.

There's another one. I had twins.

Doesn't it figure. Why do I give them the super fertility when my neighborhood is overcrowded?

It's a boy. I'll name him Auburn.

But of course. Can't have one without the other. I just hope they don't grow up to hate each other.

Well the house sure is busy now. Yes, twins will turn the calmest of households into chaos.

But they are just so darn cute.

Before you know it it's birthday time again and Alabama is spinning into a child. She inherited a lot of elfish features from her grandpa Andre but no ears. Drats.

What's this? It's that sneaky gypsy lady again.

Wha? You can't see me. I'm invisible.

Then how did I know you are here?

Just leave the lamp, make a lot of ruckus and exit stage left. Thanks and come again.

Birthday time again and Tuscaloosa becomes a toddler.

Tuscaloosa Holiday - generation two - scorpio - 10 neat, 3 outgoing, 10 active, 10 playful & 2 nice

The it's Auburn's turn.

Auburn Holiday - generation two - capricorn - 10 neat, 1 outgoing, 5 active, 9 playful & 10 nice

Nice points. WOOT!

Alabama rubbed the lamp and wished for peace of mind. This is before I realized how easy it made playing the simmies. I'm thinking now I may save the lamps for important things like pleasure sims. If anyone needs peace of mind it's them.

Double duty baby training. Glow baby glow.

And so we come to the end of yet another season. Join us back this winter when the little ones grow up even more.

The Holidays:

Dakota Holiday - generation one - wants a golden anniversary darn it
Rosario Vega Holiday - wants a golden anniversary too
Alabama Holiday - child
Auburn Holiday - toddler
Tuscaloosa Holiday - toddler

Round 5 - Roswell 2

2009-03-21T10:50:00.009-05:00

We are here at house 13 aka Roswell 2. The family members are Louthor Roswell (family sim wanting to raise 20 puppies), his wife Aquamarine Rosada Roswell (permanently platinum family/popularity sim) and their infant daughter Isis.

Round 4 saw the couple returning from college, marrying and establishing this lovely home, raising up a few puppies and having a baby girl. Let's see what they're up to now.

Oh, well maybe this isn't the best time to interrupt. It looks like they might be busy.

About to get busy. Dad still needs those 6 grandkids and so far he only has the one.

Oh yeah. I said earlier that Orion had no grandkids yet but I forgot about Isis. Well carry on.

I see the puppy raising business continues. Unfortunately. I've never accomplished this ltw and if I manage this one I'll NEVER do it again. I think I'd rather do grilled cheese then this. Then again it would probably be a toss up.

Louthor? Bored much?

Just resting after taking care of all these puppies. Puppies everywhere. I see them in my sleep.

Well hopefully it won't take us to much longer to finish this up. You raised two before you left college so that only leaves you with so many freak'n more to do. Got room on that bench. I could use a little lay down myself.

Birthday time. Twirl her. Twirl her.

Isis becomes a toddler who looks remarkably like her mother Aquamarine.

Isis Roswell - generation two - scorpio - 8 neat, 4 outgoing, 9 active, 3 playful & 1 nice

This neighborhood should be called One Nice.

Aww. They are cute when they aren't making a mess.

Don't become attached. You can't keep them. There isn't enough room.

So what should I do with them once I raise them?

Back to the pound or sell them to friends. Either way works for me.

The itsy bitsy spider when up the water spout.

Spout!

Down came the rain and washed the spider out.

OUT!

Up came the sun and dried up all the rain and the itsy bitsy spider when up the wall again.

More! More!

Is it just to much for you Louthor? You just look so tired.

Hump. Puppies everywhere. Puppy puddles everywhere.

You hired a maid.

Doesn't help. She goes home and leaves me with them.

Cheer up. It could be worse. Not sure how but I'm sure it could be.

He he he. Bubbles.

You know it's not really that sneaky when you are putting the soap in your own fountain.

Eww. Free manual labor. I love neat townies.

Aqua is color coordinated with her computer. And do I detect a baby bump there? Why yes, I think I do.

Aqua, why are you just standing there holding the puppy?

It relaxes me.

Oh.

And this way the little bugger can't trip me again.

Ooooooo. Got it.

Another attempted paper theft spoiled. Take that Lucia Lancaster. And don't you come back here again.

Isis grows into childhood. She is like her mother's clone or something. Spooky.

Do I have to clean up after the puppies?

That would be a yes. You are a child and children are free labor. Any parent knows that.

Wake up Louthor. Your wife is in labor again and I'm sure you don't want to miss it. Because like every deliver is just SO very different.

It's a boy. I think I'll name him Zeus.

Zeus Roswell it is. I wonder if he'll look more like his pop.

Wha? What did I miss?

The entire birth. But you're here now and the bed is half made and that's all that matters.

All this puppy care should be enough to make Isis hate pets for life. They're not so cute when you have to clean up after them all the time.

Both Louthor and Aquamarine are working as Ecological Gurus. There are several of those in the neighborhood. This job is very good for the family sims. As you probably guessed Aqua is staying home with the newborn while Louthor heads off to earn some cash. Feeding all these darn puppies isn't cheap you know. And in case you can't guess we are keeping six puppies at all times until all these darn dogs are grown and this whole nightmare is over.

No dear this is Santa Clause. He's just a friendly neighborhood townie.

That's right. When the asylum closed down due to poor management (I fail at not controlling my simmies) all the inmates were released to the general townie population.

Um, mom, should we be letting an escaped nutjob run loose in our house?

He's not escaped dear he's released. I'm sure they cured him first.

*whistles softly* Um, yeah. Sure. I would never let insane people just run around would I? Damn you know me to well. Of course I would. The more nuts the better.

*cough* And that brings us to the end of another update. Join us next time when we find out if we can ever get all 20 of these puppies raised before we loose our minds.

The Roswells are:

Louthor Roswell - puppy raiser extraordinaire
Aquamarine Rosada Roswell - supportive wife and mother
Isis Roswell - paper stealer and puppy hater
Zeus Roswell - cute innocent little baby

Round 5 - Lancaster 3

2009-03-21T09:02:00.011-05:00

I'm back and attempting to finish blogging round five (which I played in July 2008 so bear with me). Today we meet up with the Lancaster Family of House 12. Our current family members are William Lancaster (permanently platinum family sim), his wife Jaela Glissade Lancaster (permanently platinum knowledge sim) and their toddler son Jock.

Last time at house 12: William was abducted by aliens, Jaela gave birth to Jock and then Jaela got abducted by aliens. (The aliens run rampant in this hood for some reason).

Eww. And we are just in time for the alien spawn to arrive.

It hurts. Jaela wake up. It hurts.

Wha? Trying to sleep.

Awww. The alien spawn has arrived safely.

Isn't she beautiful. I think I'll name her Jewel.

A lovely name for our newest resident alien.

Not again. I can't be pregnant again. William an I haven't been "together" since before he was abducted.

But then you were abducted.

But the aliens only like men right? I couldn't be alien pregnant. Could I?

Well yes my dear you could. It's called an equal opportunity hack. Prepare for more alien spawn.

Ok. Well that's one way to prepare. And btw you're going to get roaches if you leave your trash like that.

Don't care. I'm starting my new job today. I'm training to be a spy.

That's so funny. Just yesterday I was talking to a little guy over at Fruitandale Island and he thinks he's already a spy even though he hasn't gone through puberty yet.

Well send him our way. We are always looking for new recruits.

Honey I'm home.

She's not here. Just left in a skin tight little number. I think she's in denial about the whole alien pregnancy thing.

Are you sure? I just got promoted to ecological guru and made a ton of cash in bonuses and Jaela is always here to share these moments with me.

Well she's gone to work right now so why not mosey on over and pick up that trash before it spawns roaches. That would be all I need. Sickness and disease spreading through the neighborhood.

Rough day at work?

They demoted me and it's all your fault.

Oh. Bad chance card. Yeah that would be on me I guess. Sorry but I'm not good with the newer career tracks yet.

OMG. I'm pregnant with an alien baby.

Told ya.

That's nice dear. Studies show that bigger families are often happier so the more the merrier.

Gotta love them family sims.

Birthday time and Jewel grow into a lovely toddler. She's also and elf btw and with these stats she'll fit right in here in Finality Springs.

Jewel Lancaster - scorpio - 10 neat, 9 outgoing, 10 active, 5 playful and 1 nice.

And Jock had a birthday. He's got the Lancaster eyes which makes me SO happy.

That's nice lady. Can I go eat now.

You need to respect your elders mister or else you may find yourself in a world of hurt. Just because I can't kill you off in a prosperity town doesn't mean I can't torture you until you wish you were dead.

Say daddy.

Mommy.

Poor alien children get so confused.

Jock is a chess cheater. And a paper stealer. So the cycle continues.

OW! OW! PAIN!

No worries. It'll be all over soon.

And there he is. You're new baby. Now wasn't it all worth it?

Yes. Awww. He is so precious. I think I'll name him Journey.

Journey Lancaster. Sounds good.

Isn't he precious William?

Yes dear. Makes me want to knock you up again.

Zip it William and throw that idea to the curb. Unless risky gets you, you two are done.

Don't worry Journey, you'll have a good life here in Finality Springs. I'll make sure of it.

Jock and Jewel get to know each other while playing with blocks. Isn't she just so CUTE?

Jaela finishes her portrait of Jock which is hung in his favorite spot in the house.

And after I make this move I'll distract my opponent and these two chess pieces can be easily switched. After that the game is practically in the bag.

He may not be mine genetically but I'll always be his dad. I love babies. Are you sure Jaela and I can't have a few more.

NO! The population is out of control as is. You have Jock to carry on the house. You don't need more.

Damn it guys. I said no more babies.

Wha? It's not our fault. Risky did it so that makes it your fault.

Darn risky woohoo. Grumble grumble.

Jaela teaches Jock to do his homework.

If you study hard, you can grow up to be a double agent just like your mom.

I'd rather be and ecological guru like dad. They make more money and do less work.

Birthday time. Time flies fast doesn't it.

Journey Lancaster - Libra - 4 neat, 10 outgoing, 4 active, 7 playful & 10 nice

FINALLY! More nice points. This neighborhood so needs them.

Jewel grows into childhood. She got William's eyes and nose but still a cutie.

Say mommy.

NO!

Well that's all here at the Lancaster house. Join us next time for yet another birth in the already overpopulated neighborhood.

William Lancaster - PP - working as Ecological Guru
Jaela Glissade Lancaster - PP - working as a double agent
Jock Lancaster - child
Jewel Lancaster - child
Journey Lancaster - toddler
and at least one on the way

Round 5 - Lancaster 2

2009-02-28T08:55:00.006-06:00

House 11 - The Lancaster's

The Lancaster's are: Brendon Lancaster (popularity/fortune), his wife Iris Faststien Lancaster (popularity/knowledge) and their twin infant sons Irving and Ian.

Last time: Brendon & Iris married (finally), the honeymoon resulted in pregnancy and the twins were born.

Iris and Brendon are enjoying their twin sons. But as much as they love them, neither parent loves them enough to give up their jobs and stay home and raise them. Thus the nanny is hired.

Brendon fulfills his 2nd lifetime want and became a business tycoon. His 3rd ltw is to become head of the SCIA.

Crazy neighbor shot. Poor Beryl. You and Lucia are so made for each other. Moving on.

Iris heads off to work and without supervision the Nanny leaves the twins in the kitchen floor ALL DAY.

Because you see, Nanny doesn't have internet at home. She can't wait to check the sports scores. Nanny has a gambling problem and can't stop betting on football. She'll even bet on soccer. Poor lady needs help.

But the twins survived infancy and now they are cute little toddlers. I am almost positive that this is Ian Lancaster. Ian is a Virgo with 8 neat, 1 outgoing, 9 active, 2 playful & 7 nice.

Which would make this Irving Lancaster. Irving is a Leo with 9 neat, 10 outgoing, 2 active, 2 playful & 8 nice.

I'm starting to think that Aspen doesn't really like stealing papers. He really just wants to be a BLOG HOG. Go away Aspen. Don't you have a fiance you could be hanging out with?

Twins at play. Pretty much all of my silly rabbit toys have been replaced by block building tables. What? They can draw on them? Why would I want them to do that?

Iris reaches the top of her third career when she tops the entertainment field. I can't remember if she went off to find another career or if she just stayed in this one. After a while the job hopping gets boring too.

Brendon left the business field and went into the paranormal field. By the end of the season he was a cult leader. I know he didn't stop here. He switched over at some point into the spy field.

Time for birthdays. This would be Ian Lancaster. He got the skin and the eyes.

This is Irving Lancaster. He got the skin but not the eyes.

Do you see what I see? It's my FIRST genie lamp.

Oh Mr. Genie. I have so missed you. Now for my three wishes.

Mom and Dad didn't need anything so the twins go to use the wishes. Irving wished for peace of mind. So did his brother Ian. The third wish went unused this season. Jumping ahead a season: after I installed apartment life I went back into this lot and found that the genie lamp had reset itself. I had three more wishes. Booyeah!

So now I have two permanently platinum parents and two children with peace of mind. You don't realize how boring that can be until it happens. So the kids spend blocks of time studying and blocks of time running amuck. I never even look at their wants because they aren't going to get them. I'm so bad.

And that finishes the fall at the Lancaster house. I think I'm officially half way through blogging round 5. Yeah me.

The Lancaster's:

Brendon Lancaster - former Education Minister, former Captain Hero, former Business Tycoon, former Cult Leader, current Elite Operative
Iris Faststien Lancaster - former Visionary, former Media Magnet, current Prestidigitator
Ian Lancaster - with the red hair
Irving Lancaster - the blond

Round 5 - Monterey 3

2009-02-28T08:04:00.004-06:00

House 10 - The Monterey's

The Monterey's: Joey Monterey (knowledge/popularity), his wife Jacquelyn Blair Monterey (knowledge/family) and their daughter Bassillia (toddler).

Last time: A pregnant Jacquelyn made a fortune while earning a wishing well, Jacquelyn was abducted by aliens while pregnant, Bassillia was born, Joey and Jackie both topped a career.

We are back at the Monterey house where Joey spends time teaching Bassilia all her toddler skills. Basillia is a true cutie and she has TEN nice points. Maybe I can stick her with one of our paper stealers and their kids might come out somewhat normal.

Ewww. How did this happen. Well I would tell you but I don't remember. I played this house in July and now it's February. It's nice that Joey's friendly neighbor Orion Roswell was nice enough to get those bugs for him. Now if he would just clean up the bug carcases and erase the bad bug memory that would be lovely.

I must have been bored because I think I had Jacquelyn and Joey have a signaling the aliens race. Obviously Joey won. What was I thinking? Did I need more alien babies? Oh well. Looks like I'll get one anyway.

He doesn't look happy does he. But he is a knowledge sim so he'll recover.

Jacqueline gave up her life of crime (she was a criminal mastermind) and instead when into the adventure field. Joey is working through the oceanography field. Lots of those going around right now.

Opps. Did I do that? Well I can't remember. Either way...

The aliens are back and they've found her. At least I know I wasn't out looking for them this time. No I was just to dumb to keep her away from the telescope.

Jacquelyn came back in the early morning hours. Her husband was worried. Her nanny was laughing at her. Ok so you can't see it but you know the nannys always laugh when bad things happen to good sims. They're just cruel that way.

Cute little Bassillia became a child. I think she is so pretty. She is a lovely blending of both of her parents. And a nice little kid too.

Joey gave birth to his little alien offspring. Joey had a boy. This is Bahram Monterey. Isn't he just to cute. Ok I must have a fever. I'm not generally a woman who constantly comments on cuteness.

Jackie teaches little Bassilia to study. Enjoy the attention because after this one time you are on your own. Mom and Dad will be to busy with the new babies. Sorry.

Speaking of babies. Here comes another one. Ow. Looks like it hurts.

Jacquelyn has a little girl. Meet Darice Monterey. She is going to be a little alien beauty.

Finally we reach the end of a baby filled season as Bahram becomes a toddler. Bahram is an Aries with 10 neat, 10 outgoing, 3 active, 2 playful & 3 nice.

The Monterey's:

Joey Monterey - permanently platinum Deep Sea Fisherman
Jacquelyn Blair Monterey - permanently platinum Hostage Negotiator
Basillia Monterey - cute kid
Bahram Monterey - cute toddler
Darice Monterey - cute baby

Round 5 - Holiday 2

2009-02-27T20:21:00.006-06:00

House 9 - The Holiday's

The Holiday's are: Destin Holiday (popularity/family), his wife Hedwig Busto Holiday (popularity/family) and their son Bristol Holiday.

Last time: Bristol is born, Hedwig gets 30 best friends, and Hedwig find herself pregnant for a second time.

Hedwig's second pregnancy is moving right along. The happy couple can't wait for their next little one to arrive. And how can you tell that they're a happy couple? Why the heart undies of course. That means they are taking full advantage of the fact that Hedwig can't get knocked up twice. If only they'd put on some real clothes afterwards but with these two that just isn't going to happen.

Nope. They even garden in their undies. These two are such exhibitionists.

It makes you wonder if Bristol will grow up to be the same. Right now he is just growing into a wonderful young man. Other than the fact he cheats at chess and steals papers. But he's a Holiday. They always steal papers. It's a given.

It's time. Hedwig gives birth outside in the garden in front of an audience.

It's a girl. Hey. How did she wind up back in normal clothes? Humm. I really don't know. Moving on.

Meet the newest little Holiday. This is Kissimmee Holiday. She's such a doll.

In absolutely no time at all, Kissimmee became a toddler. Just like her brother, Kissimmee grew up with hollow head syndrome. Not sure what's up with that.

But we took care of that real quick. Now she's just a little darling.

Kissimmee Holiday is a gemini with 2 neat, 10 outgoing, 9 active, 3 playful & 1 nice. She has EXACTLY the same personality as her brother Bristol.

And she loves her brother. Kissimmee and Bristol were best friends in no time.

Speaking of friends, our friends the aliens are back again. No Destin wasn't looking for them but he was thinking about them and suddenly they appeared.

The aliens tossed him out the space ship door and through the willow tree. It was a rough landing. Ouch!

Yeah, that's got to hurt. And you know what this means. More green babies anyone?

Destin wasn't feeling very well. Lots of time spent bowing to the porcelain god.

So although Destin usually does most of the child rearing, this time around Hedwig gets a crack at it. Can you say mommy little glowing baby girl?

Finally Kissimmee is all skilled up so she gets to spend some time chewing on her brother's blocks.

Destin's alien pregnancy starts to show but that doesn't stop him from heading to work where he is promoted to an Icon. That makes the second career that he's topped.

The Holiday's:

Destin Holiday - permanently platinum Icon
Hedwig Busto Holiday - permanently platinum Education Minister
Bristol Holiday - child
Kissimmee Holiday - toddler

Round 5 - Monterey 2

2009-02-27T19:58:00.004-06:00

House 8 - The Monterey's

The Monterey's are: Janice Monterey Yessam (family-marry 6 kids), her husband Rich Yessam (popularity-become mayor), their twins Abigail & Zorah Yessam (children) and Caleb Yessam (toddler).

Last time: The kids get into private school, Caleb is born, Geron gets abducted by aliens and becomes household heir, & Geron and Gabriel head off to college.

We are back at the Monterey house which now contains nothing but Yessam's. They are a strange bunch the Yessam's. At least they have fun with life though.

The twins have a birthday and become teens. This is Abigail who becomes a knowledge sim and wants to someday be a ballet dancer.

Zorah becomes a family minded sim who longs for her golden anniversary.

The girls used the power of the wishing well (yes I use that a lot don't I) to find true love. First up was Abigail who was given one Coby Ashski. The two head to college at the end of the season.

Fate brought Zorah true love in the form of Ross Chandler. Now we might get some purple babies into the neighborhood. Yeah!

Little Caleb is growing up a storm. Not to be out done by his older sisters.....

he too has a birthday and becomes a child. He is his father's son.

Janice was also around this season but she wasn't up to much. She's just waiting around for her kids to get old enough to marry someone. Anyone will do. Just so long as they marry.

The Monterey's are:

Janice Monterey Yessam - has managed to marry off one child and wishes the others would grow faster
Rich Yessam - preparing to run agains Cal Evans in the next election
Abigail Yessam - knowledge sim who is headed to college
Zorah Yessam - faimly sim who is headed to college
Caleb Yessam - youngest child of the Yessam clan

Round 5 - Evans

2009-02-27T19:14:00.006-06:00

House 7 - The Evan's

The Evan's: Cal Evans (romance/family), his wife Shannon Burton Evans (romance/family), and their daughter MacKenzie.

Last time: Not much happened. Shannon took up oceanography, Cal continued in politics and MacKenzie got bigger.

With election time just around the corner, Cal his taking every opportunity to meet the constitutes. Hopefully he isn't making campaign promises that he can't keep.

Shannon continues to head up the oceanography career track. Eventually she makes it to the top and becomes the Hand of Poseidon. That makes the second career track she's topped.

MacKenzie becomes a teen and has the classic Evan's looks. MacKenzie is into pleasure with a side helping of knowledge and wants to be a celebrity chef someday.

MacKenzie uses the wishing well to get herself a mate. The fates bring her Kurtis Faststien. Dad being a former romancer keeps an eye on things to make sure they don't go to far. At the end of the season these two love birds head off to college together.

The family dog pops out a few more puppies. Don't ask me names. I can't remember.

But I do know that some of the family guest tried to take off with the puppies. I wouldn't have minded to much except that they are needed on another lot to fulfill the 20 puppies growing up lifetime want.

And for that same reason our pets go at it again. Need more puppies. I'll be glad when we get past all this.

Finally election day comes and Cal Evans is elected Mayor of Finality Springs. With his past (and overabundance of kids by two of the three Burton sisters) it's amazing the citizens elected him. Then again he was running unopposed so that helps.

Shannon becomes the true politicians wife and begins making friends with the local ladies. Actually I was just bored and thought I'd make some more wishing well friends. I have gotten to lazy to do it the old fashioned way. Or maybe I just got burned out with Mars Roswell.

I am The Man. The Mayor. And I ride in a big fancy helicopter. BooYah!

Cal and Shannon are still hot for each other after all these years and finally they have passed child bearing years so I'm just letting them be themselves.

Shannon adopts a stray doggy named Daisy. Her and Bruce may someday be able to have some puppies. If not adopting her will still help the family look good to the public eye.

Patches (my memory is coming back slowly) has another batch of puppies. These got the way of all the rest and are given up for adoption.

And then the last night of the season comes and Truman arrives home from university.

Cal is a proud papa. His son is the spitting image of him don't you think.

Side by side comparison. The Evan's genes are strong. Wonder if the next generation will look as much like the first two.

Well the reason Truman showed up a few hours early was so that he wouldn't miss his parents birthday. And as you can see he has invited his girl friend Alexandria Potts to the party too.

Well there are two more old folks in the neighborhood. At least Shannon has a little more fashion sense than does Cal.

With the birthdays handled, Truman asks Alexandria to be his wife. They marry is a very private ceremony in the upstairs bathroom.

Alexandria Potts Evans - custom townie - fortune sim - wants to be a Hall of Famer - Gemini with 2 neat, 10 outgoing, 10 active, 7 playful & 6 nice

With the season coming to a close, Truman and Alex consummate their union. Could they be thinking of adding to the Evan's family. Come back next season and find out.

The Evans:

Cal Evans - permanently platinum Mayor of Finality Springs
Shannon Burton Evans - permanently platinum Hand of Poseidon
Truman Evans - fortune sim who wants to earn 100k - working as the Dean of College Students
Alexandria - fortune sim who wants to top athletics - working in the Elite Forces

Round 5 - Burton

2009-02-27T18:38:00.004-06:00

House 6 - The Burton's

The Burton's are: Ashley Burton (pleasure/family), her sister Kelly Burton (popularity/grilled cheese), Ashley's daughter w/Cal Evans - Ria (child) and Ashley's twins w/Orion Roswell - Justice and Jordan (toddlers).

Last time: Ashley gives birth to twins, Ashley has her 50th 1st date fulfilling her life time want, Sawyer is abducted by aliens twice, then Sawyer, Sasha, Jala & Bailey head off to college.

One of the Ashski brothers (Larry maybe?) starts stalking the house. It seems he's furious with Ashley. Not sure why. Guess he found out about the other 49 guys she dated and took exception.

Birthday time. Ria Burton becomes a teen. She's into popularity and wants 20 best friends. I love you Ria.

Then the twins had their birthday and became children. This is Jordan Burton.

And her twin brother Justice Burton. If I'm not mistaken I changed his hair when he became a teen. Course that doesn't happen this round but still.

I have been trying (emphasis on trying) to match up up the neighborhood kids. I considered putting Ria with Roman for about a half a second. Then I realized that was a bad idea so it was abandoned.

Instead, Ria took her turn from the wishing well. The fates brought her Michael something or other. I'm drawing a blank right now and of course I didn't write it down anywhere. Profit. I think his name is Michael Profit. I do know that he follows Ria to college. That I'm positive of.

Ashski keeps stalking. I think Ashley eventually calms him down but it took some time.

Yes lots of time and patience and a few visits from the bug lady.

The stress must have aged Ashley because suddenly she was looking old. And the lack of fashion sense is appalling.

So Ashley's daughter Ria took Michael by the hand and lead him off to college.

The Burton's:

Ashley - permanent platinum neighborhood player
Kelly - permanent platinum forgotten other sister
Ria - off to college with her man
Justice - cute little alien boy who doesn't know who his dad is
Jordan - the other cute alien twin

Round 5 - Monterey 1

2009-02-27T18:11:00.002-06:00

House 5 - The Monterey's

The Monterey's are: Austin Monterey (romance/pleasure), his wife Jackie Burton Monterey (pleasure/finance), twins Arela and Angelo (children) and Alona (toddler).

Last time: Momma Monterey died of old age, Angelica and Aubriel headed off to college, and Alona was born.

Austin and Jackie's youngest three children become best friends while playing with their blocks. Have I mentioned I love this table? Oh I have. Well it bears repeating.

Jackie FINALLY reaches the top of the gaming field thus fulfilling her lifetime want. YEAH!

And just in time too. It's birthday time. Jackie becomes and elder. At least I don't have to worry about any more kids from her now.

The placeholder sims come out to celebrate Jackie's birthday. Hilarity ensues. Luckily everyone survives.

Jackie's tinkering hobby leads to her maxing out her mechanical skill. She also got a shiny new plaque which I'm sure I hung up somewhere. I always do.

Alona has a birthday and becomes a child. She looks a lot like her daddy to me. Especially around the eyes.

The kids enjoy playing with their only pet Blue. Am I the only one who misses the plague these little creatures use to unleash? Ok so I'm strange. So sue me.

And that ends this round at the Monterey house. Austin and Jackie are still all lovey dovy and now I don't really mind so much.

The Monterey's are:

Austin - permanently platinum former neighborhood Lothario now reformed into a one woman man
Jackie - permanently platinum FINALLY
Arela - elven child with only one nice point
Angelo - twin to Arela with a whopping 3 nice points
Alona - yet another child with only 1 nice points

Round 5 - Lancaster 1

2009-02-27T17:21:00.004-06:00

House 4 - The Lancaster's

The Lancaster's are: Zachary Lancaster (fortune/knowledge), his wife Liza Dante Lancaster (fortune/knowledge), Liza's daughter Lucia (child) and the couple's son Lamar (baby).

Last time: James Lancaster passed away of old age, Lucia became a child and Lamar was born.

Tons of folks find themselves with excess garden furnishing due to Mars Roswell's savvy business sense. I made the decision that they would all use whatever they had bought (or been conned into buying) to improve their outdoor living area. You know, to make their homes feel more like homes. It's nice to get a few rounds into a prosperity neighborhood so that you are no longer worrying about making more bucks and can instead just beautify and make things more comfy for me and my sims.

Ok. Back on track. Let's see... well... with both Zack and Liza working and with grandpa James having passed on to his great reward, the family found themselves in need of a nanny. The thing I like about this nanny is that she looks like a nanny. This is the face of a woman who looks as though she takes care of kids all day long. Of course we know that she really just sits around and reads the paper all day while ignoring the kids BUT she looks professional while doing so.

Aspen is back from college obviously. He is giving lessons to all the younger Holiday's to show exactly how to steal a newspaper the right way. I'm in trouble now that the paper thieves have their leader back.

Finally, something more important. Zachary reaches the top of the artist field and becomes a visionary. If I'm not mistaken this is the second career he has topped. Or it could be his third. I tend to loose track after a while.

And now that he's home he can help celebrate Lamar's birthday. Lamar was born with no eye brows which was weird but he is still a cute toddler. Lamar is a gemini with 4 neat, 7 outgoing, 8 active, 3 playful & 3 nice. Is it sad that 3 nice points makes me celebrate?

Lucia comes home from school and goes to work in the garden. Why should the adults do the work when kids are free labor? Zachary gets to know his neighbor Beryl Rosada. It's a good thing that they become friends too because Zachary will be seeing a whole lot more of Beryl in the future.

Owww. Happy baby shot. He is so darling despite his lack of eye brows. And he has those cute blue Lancaster eyes. Awww.

Since Zack has topped his careers, I started letting him do his own thing. That includes spying on neighbors in his underwear and laughing at passers by. Guys got to have a hobby.

Liza becomes the chief of staff at the local hospital. This fulfills her first life time want which makes both of us very happy.

And then this happened. Zachary's second favorite hobby results in yet another pregnancy for the couple. Darn that risky woohoo. Oh well. We all know I can't keep the population down so at some points it like - the more the merrier.

As the season comes to an end, Lucia has a birthday. She is a knowledge loving sim that longs to become a Game Designer someday.

And that makes her a perfect match for Beryl who is a family sim that wants to become yet another Education Minister. Yes, this is the couple that will carry on the Rosada house someday.

And thus ends another autumn at the Lancaster estate. Tune in next season when we see if Liza's next baby will inherit the orange Lancaster skin or maybe even some nice points.

The Lancasters:

Zachary - permanently platinum man of the house
Liza - permanently platinum pain the the @$$
Lucia - future Rosada
Lamar - cute little guy and household heir

Round 5 - Roswell 1

2009-02-25T19:14:00.005-06:00

House 3 - The Roswell's

Orion Roswell (family/knowledge) wants 6 grandkids, Stellar Roswell (popularity/romance) is permanently platinum, their son Mars (popularity/grilled cheese) wants 5 top level businesses, Orion's alien daughter Moonlight and Stellar's love child Midnight (with townie Justin Night).

Last time: Orion is alien abducted and gives birth to daughter Moonlight. Stellar cheats on her husband and gets pregnant with son Midnight. The family earns a wishing well and daughters Starr packs up and heads to college.

Mars arrived home from college single and longing to start a business (or five). I made the brilliant (but tiring) decision to use the time stoppage aspect of community lot living to get Mars his lifetime want. So, before anything else was done this summer, Mars bought five tiny empty community lots and with his mothers help set out to build his businesses.

Business One (whose name escapes me) was set up as an outdoor venue to sell off hand crafted items made by Mars and his fellow college students back in uni. With a little hard work, Mars and Stellar got the business to level 10.

Business Two (also nameless) was a similar open air venue set up to sell garden items to unsuspecting friends (and lovers - this is Midnight's biological dad btw). By the time this business also reached level 10, Mars had gold badges in sales, stocking and the cash register.

Business Three (named Windigo - don't ask me why) - was an open air music venue. Stellar spent most of her time playing instruments for tips. Mars spent most of his time earning best friends. Mars is VERY good at making friends. By the time he finished building his businesses, Mars had 87 best friends. His family had 104 total best friends. That is the most EVER for a individual sim or family. And I did it all without using a voodoo doll or anything else. He just talked and talked and talked and talked. Popularity sims. As a shy person, I truly don't understand them.

My biggest fear while building Mar's businesses was that several of the neighborhood players would be caught cheating. That wasn't the case. The worse thing that happened was that Ashley Burton was seen flirting with one of the Ashski brothers. I don't know what the big deal is since they are both single and free to see other people but EVERYONE got upset. Soon Ashley was attacked by her sister Shannon Burton Evans. Since the Burton sisters are forever attacking each other anyway, it really wasn't that big a deal. None of the other neighborhood players were in anyway caught or harmed by the making of these businesses. Go figure.

Business Four was an open aired fitness and spa. Lots of little simmies running on treadmills and riding exercise bikes. They also played basketball and soaked in the hot tub.

Business Five (The Mars Bar) was a bar with a game room and television. Stellar played cards while Mars ran the bar. Then Mars watched tv with the customers (and made more friends) while Stellar ran the bar. It worked out well since I can't figure out to run a business with real employees.

FINALLY, at long last, Mars reached his lifetime want when his bar became a level 10 business. And just to show how nuts I am, I did all this during one weekend. Whoosh! SO glad that was over.

YES it is OVER. No more businesses for you. Sorry but the darn businesses take to much time and have the potential to get to many sims into to much trouble. I just got REALLY darn lucky. Besides all the friends, Mars also earned five hobby plaques during his great adventure.

With THAT accomplished we returned to the main house where it was time for babies to become toddlers. First up was Midnight who is a cancer with 7 neat, 5 outgoing, 8 active, 5 playful and 7 nice.

Then came Moonlight who is a aries with 10 neat, 9 outgoing, 7 active, 9 playful and 0 nice. Yes that's ZERO NICE. And for future reference please remember that these two kids are NOT biologically related.

Mars settles into a career and soon tops the education field. But as fulfilling as that was, something was still missing from his life. What could it be?

Perhaps a woman? You remember Hallie Ashski right? No. Well I can't blame you since I haven't updated in months and months. Well Hallie went to college as a wishing well love of one of the Monterey boys. But her lifetime want was hideous. Raising 20 puppies I think. So she rerolled in college and turned into a popularity/grilled cheese sim and her boyfriend officially dumped her for someone else. Well Hallie needed someone and Mars needed someone so.... BAM! New two bolt couple. Sometimes things just work out for the best. Now Hallie is an aquarius with 4 neat, 4 outgoing, 4 active, 7 playful & 6 nice who wants to top the athletic field. The couple quickly became engaged but have not yet married.

Mar's grandmother Cornelia stops by to welcome Hallie to the family. Cornelia said hi to just about everyone in the family that night leaving a trail of pee puddles throughout the house. Oh the memories.

Did I mention that Mar's natural hobby is science? No? Well it is. He he he he.

Oh the sweet sound of lullabies in the dark. What can I say. Mars had a very full season.

Soon the season was winding down and it was time for the toddlers to become children.

First up is Moonlight who has the more classic alien look. I downloaded an new alien hack from somewhere. I think it is from the person who does the Broke Legacy. Anyway, it is basically the same pretty alien hack with four pollination technicians except that she replaced the black haired woman with the original pollination technician. Now I have a one in four chance of getting a classic alien baby and a three in four chance of getting a cuter alien baby. I'm loving this hack. Love it when I stumble over cool stuff.

Next up is Midnight who got a LOT of his papa's looks. Yeah buddy.

Mars, being the true overachiever that he is, left the education field. He then topped the artist field. He then topped the paranormal field. All in one season. It's mainly because of his college major and perfect grades in school. Needless to say the family ain't hurting for money anymore.

The season ends with another picture of Mars this time in his pretty pink pant suit. I thought that Mars and Hallie had gotten married by now but I didn't see any pics. Maybe they married at the first part of season six. Not sure. But they definitely tie the not. That I know. Well that's it from the Roswell estate. Tune in next time when we get our first look at the alien's alien baby.

The Roswell's Are:

Orion who wants 6 grandkids and so far has none
Stellar who is permanently platinum and permanently wanting to woohoo someone she isn't married to
Mars who has achieved more than most and is permanently happy despite his alien abduction
Hallie who can't find a job in the athletics field to save her life
Midnight who looks like the biological father he has never met
Moonlight who has the classical alien looks and I just can't wait for her to grow up and breed

Round 5 - Holiday 1

2009-02-25T17:48:00.008-06:00

Hi everyone. I'm SO glad to be back. I have been without internet at home for 6 months and frankly it's about killed me. Now I shall attempt to catch up my blogs. I am currently playing round seven (although I have paused for a bit to play another neighborhood). I didn't take very good notes until I started round six. So...I guess I'll just look at my notes and do the best I can from memory. Hopefully it will work out ok.

House 2 - The Holiday Family

Andre Holiday (family-grilled cheese), his wife Patrice Faststein Holiday (knowledge-grilled cheese), son Roman Holiday (popularity-fortune), son Welsh Holiday (grow up), and daughter Summer Holiday (grow up).

When last we met: The family started a garden and earned a wishing well, Aspen headed off to college, Roman became a teen, Welsh became a child, Summer was born and Andre started planning for child number ten. (I was off on the baby count last time because I forgot to add in Aspen the alien offspring. Andre's kids: Destin, Dakota, Danton, Jazz, Venice, Aspen, Roman, Welsh, Summer and one to go.)

With big brother Aspen out of the way, Roman finally gets his chance to use the wishing well. His good luck brought him one Aroha Te Waiata. The couple have three bolts and Roman plans to take the lovely Aroha with him to university.

Little Summer Holiday becomes a toddler. She is a cancer with 9 neat, 3 outgoing, 9 active, 4 playful and 6 nice. Finally some nice points. The neighborhood could really use them.

Andre reaches the top of the education field. The is the first and only career Andre will be attempting. His family needs the high income and he needs to help raise his brood of kids not try out a new career.

The next day Andre is demoted due to a stupid chance card. I don't remember what it was but I remember it was stupid. But no worries, Andre is promoted again by the end of the round so all is well. Actually better than well with the double bonus for topping the field twice.

And once again another little Holiday is making its way into the world. Andre has obviously been through this a time or two or ten so he doesn't even bother to look up from his spaghetti dinner. If I was Patrice I'd make him pay for that later.

Baby number ten is another little girl. The final daughter of Andre & Patrice is named Christmas Holiday.

With the baby birthing out of the way, Patrice finally manages to reach the top of her career and becomes a criminal mastermind. Patrice will not be doing a second career either. The house was to full for me to mess with second careers.

Summer and Welsh become fast friends while playing with blocks. I love this table thingy. Such a nice idea.

Roman plays chess with his nephew Bristol. Bristol is the son of his oldest brother Destin and his wife Hedwig Busto. Not that you probably couldn't tell that just from looking.

At some point it was decided that Roman Holiday would be the heir for the main Holiday House. Roman is the first child that Andre and Patrice had together.

Christmas Holiday becomes a toddler. Christmas is a scorpio with 10 neat, 3 outgoing, 9 active, 9 playful & 1 nice. More paper stealers from the Holiday family.

Summer becomes a child. She reminds me a lot of her older sister Venice. It's probably because the have the same custom skin tone.

We end the season with Roman having a few wishing well friends to dinner. Roman then leaves for college with his girl friend Aroha. Roman will be home in the spring and ready to take over the Holiday household.

To recap:

Andre Holiday - family/grilled cheese - wants 6 grandkids - has 10 kids and 4 grandkids.

Patrice Holiday - knowledge/grilled cheese - permanently platinum

Roman Holiday - popularity/fortune - wants to be The Law - off to college

Welsh Holiday - child

Summer Holiday - child

Christmas Holiday - toddler

Round 5 - Rosada House

2008-07-04T23:27:00.004-05:00

Rosada House: Amethyst Rosada (Fortune/Knowledge), Danielle Rosada (Pleasure/Romance) and Beryl Rosada (child).

Well Dani is back from college and looking to have a good time. More dream dates. That's what she wants. Well that and Dakota Holiday. Now technically he's married. And maybe it's bad of me but I let them have a few dream dates. After all, they both keep rolling up wants to be with each other. (Bad Gypsy!) Hopefully this will just get it out of their system.

Darn. I had forgotten all about that. Well that tends to put a damper on the evening. Still that's three more quick dream dates which puts our total to 44.

Amethyst made a bad call on a chance card and gets demoted. Bummer that.

With a knowledge second aspiration she still isn't rolling up people related wants which for some reason just drives me nuts. She did roll up the want to woohoo in a bed so I called up an old friend from her college days and they got to it. Now that she's got that out of her system all she wants to do is learn new skills. I should be happy. I know this. And yet I am so disappointed in her.

Mom. I'm home. Look. Perfect grades. Just like you did in college. Mom. Mom could you please close the book and at least look at me. I am your one and only child. Couldn't you at least remember I'm alive?

Well Dani is a people person in a completely different sort of way. Another wishing well dream date. This brings us to 45.

Dakota brings us a dance spear. I'm not sure where we'll put it on this tiny little lot but I'll come up with something.

Another wishing well dream date. This brings us to 46. Oh. Did I forget to mention that risky woohoo had struck. I would have thought that would be a given.

Are you sure I can't feed her to a cow plant? Burn her alive? What if a satellite just happened to fall from the sky?
Poor Beryl. Such a solitary little guy. I feel so bad for him. Always having to fend for himself.
Danielle gives birth to TWIN girls. Meet Ruby and Opal Rosada. Ruby has her mom's pink eyes. Opal has grey eyes. Andre Holiday gets two more grandbabies. Maybe that super fertility really does work.

Well. Back to it. Adrian Lancaster (who is suppose to be marrying her sister) gives Dani 3 more dream dates. That brings our total to 49. Unfortunately that's where it remains. We'll have to pick up one more dream date this winter.

Yeah. I know. She shouldn't be dating men who are taken. Well at least she likes people. She doesn't act like a bump on the log like you. Annoying sim that you are.

Beryl becomes a teen. He is a family sim who wants to be an education minister.

And finally, Dani gets to actually work and becomes a cult leader. Somehow I can actually see that.

Come back this winter when I prove I can control my impulses and not kill my most annoying sim.

Round 5 - University

2008-07-04T22:33:00.001-05:00

Time for a tour of through the greek house. 19 kids came through this season. That's way more than I would have liked. So here is a quick run down of the comings and goings.

Aspen Holiday (Family) and Starr Roswell (Knowledge/Pleasure) have been an item from the start. Aspen graduated with a major in Biology. Starr with a major in literature. The two are now engaged to be married. They will be moving back to Finality Springs and starting up yet another Holiday House. Yes. I'm a glutton for punishment. These two will hopefully help both their fathers get those 6 grandkids they want and should be the couple who produces the first child of generation three.
Angelica Monterey (Romance/Family) brought her boyfriend Parker Jonas (Romance) to college with her. Angelica wants 20 loves but I'm ignoring that for now. Parker wants to be a rock god. The couple were engaged their senior year. They will be starting a new house. Hopefully their marriage will survive the number of romance sims currently living in the neighborhood.
Ambrel Monterey (Pleasure/Grilled Cheese) and her boyfriend Adam Breakosi (Romance/Pleasure) both studied art in college. They both have nice safe career based LTWs which is nice. They too will be starting a new house this winter.
Sasha Burton (Romance/Pleasure) wants 20 loves but she spent most of her time studying literature. Boyfriend Amar Hamilton (Romance/Pleasure) also wants 20 loves but spent his time studying math. The two are destined for their own house this winter. I'm assuming that it's the pleasure 2nd aspirations that's giving them good memories of their engagement. If you ask me those rings are spinning up some weird colors post FT.

Sawyer Burton (Pleasure/Grilled Cheese) studied art while in college. His future wife, Iris Harlord (Romance/Fortune) studied biology. In a strange twist of fate (or glitchy LTW if you prefer), Iris wants to have 6 kids get married someday. I decided to just go with it. Not my favorite LTW but something about making a romance sim do it just tickles my fancy. These two will be taking over the Burton house this winter.
Geron Monterey (Knowledge/Romance) and his girl friend Starrie Night (Family) both studied biology. Starrie wants to graduate three kids from college someday. With the way I pop out kids that seems doable. These two are taking over Monterey House # 2 this winter. I just hope there is room.
Truman Evans (no that isn't Cal although it's hard to believe - Fortune) came to college alone. He studied biology. He used the wishing well to find a 3 bolt love in Alexandria Potts. The two are engaged. Truman will be moving back into the Evans house this winter.
Parker Evans (Romance/Family) studied literature although she really wanted to be working on her 20 woohoos. Her boyfriend Janson Knight (romance) studied economics. He wants to be a rock god so I grew his hair to give him that rocker appeal. Janson graduated several semesters before Parker. After he left Parker went to work and got 10 woohoos under her belt (while risky woohoo can't get her). Half of these were townies called up from the wishing well. The other five include her fiance Janson, Mars Roswell, Adam Breakosi, Parker Jonas and Adrian Lancaster. Cat fights may start breaking out around the neighborhood just any time now. Parker and Janson will be starting their own house this winter.
Hailee Ashski came to college with Gabriel Monterey. She was a Family sim who wanted to raise 20 puppies or kittens. Needless to say she had a change of heart her sophomore year. I hated to do it since she had three bolts with Gabriel but I just won't do that again if I don't have to. Hailee is now a Popularity/Grilled Cheese sim who wants to be a hall of famer. Her change dropped her down to two bolts with Gabriel. It caused me to change my way of thinking about a few things. Hailee is now single. I have an idea of what to do with her but no definites. If nothing better comes along, she will probably become a third wheel in one new houses this winter.

Hailee's change opened my eyes to an in neighborhood three bolt hookup. Gabriel Monterey (Knowledge/family) studied biology. Jala Burton (Family/Knowledge) studied art. For some reason I kept thinking that these two were related. Although they do have first cousins in common, they aren't related. They found each other in college. Gabriel took Jala's hand and never looked back. They both have career related LTWs. They will be moving into Monterey House 1 assuming there is room this winter.

These two have made me realize that I should do a better job of hooking up my neighborhood kids. It might even cut down on the neighborhood population. So I vow to try to do better. Who knows. It could happen.

Well that's all from the university. 19 graduates with 4.0 averages in various majors. All greek house members. All secret society members. All big men/women on campus. All blissfully graduated.

BEES! BEES! And I'm allergic.

Can my luck get any worse?

Parker kissing Parker.

Angelica and Ambrel as Charlie's Angels. Actually they're Austin's Angels. If you haven't noticed yet all the kids born in Monterey House one have been given angel names.

Good-bye. So long. Thanks for stopping by. Please tip your server on your way out.

Round 4 - Scoring

2008-07-04T22:21:00.000-05:00

What a strange round of play. Free Time sure shook the neighborhood up.

As far as scoring goes:

Sims: 80 pts (76 living - 4 not so much)
Impossible wants: 30 points (10 @ 3 pts each)
Top influence at death: 2 points
Top of career: 32 points
Cash:
Rosada - 51,675
Holiday 1 - 77,885
Lancaster 1 - 142,919
Monterey 1 - 131,597
Burton 1 - 111,210
Evans 1 - 71,972
Monterey 2 - 89,525
Holiday 2 - 125,863
Monterey 3 - 144,466
Lancaster 2 - 71,220
Lancaster 3 - 225,625
Roswell 2 - 148,721
Holiday 3 - 212,271
Total: 1,660,902 or 17 points
Platinum Graves: 4 points
Summa Cum Laude Grads: 17 points
Big Man on Campus: 17 points
Gold Badges: 8 points
Hobby Plaques: 4 points
Shrink Visit: -1 point
Social Bunny: -1 point
Ongoing: 10 impossible wants: 10 points
CAS Elder LTW: 10 points

TOTAL: 225 Points

Not so bad I guess. I'm just amazed I've made it this far. It's my farthest ever. I'm just so HAPPY!

Ok. It's late and I shouldn't be drinking strawberry daiquiris while blogging. I think this last one has put me over the limit.

Happy Independence Day everyone.

Round 4 - Holiday House 3

2008-07-04T21:59:00.004-05:00

The Holiday House: Dakota Holiday (Family/Pleasure) and Rosario Vega (Family/Pleasure).

The first thing on our to do list is get Dakota engaged. I don't know that it would have prevented him from being snatched up by the crazy gypsy woman but it sure can't hurt anything.
It was a quick engagement. Now if we can just get the groom to stop rolling up wants to fall in love with Dani Rosada.

Well. My dad wants grandkids. We must do our part. And of course we are both family sims and we both have super fertility. Not sure that was a smart move but I'm only playing this neighborhood right now so I have to try out all the new stuff here. I find it strange that I'm suddenly actually hoping for twins.

Rosario got big quick. She started a garden. Got a wishing well. Did all the usual stuff that my other pregnant sims have done this summer. You know. Same old same old.
Put your hands where I can see them and slowly back away from the telescope. Are you nuts. That's there for daytime spying only. Your wife could be having twins. We don't need two sets.
Well I find myself disappointed to announce that there was just one baby. A girl. Meet Alabama Holiday. I suppose it's for the best. Someone call Andre and let him know it's a single. 2 down and 4 grandbabies to go.

Ok. Strike that. More grandbabies of the green variety coming soon. This has done got ridiculous.

And thus ends a very strange summer. Maybe the aliens will cool down with approach of autumn? One can hope. Or not. I really do like the green alien babies but there are going to be so many of them born at once. I already can't control my population. I don't need FT helping me out any. Oh well. Join us back the Fall when we see if super fertility will give us alien twins. Until then... BEWARE THE NIGHT TIME SKY. THERE ARE ALIENS AMONG US.

The Holiday Family

Dakota Holiday - adult - family/pleasure - golden anniversary
Rosario Holiday - adult - family/pleasure - golden anniversary
Alabama Holiday - baby

Round 4 - Roswell House 2

2008-07-04T21:36:00.003-05:00

The Roswell House: Louthor Roswell (Family) & Aquamarine Rosada (Family/Popularity).

Louthor and Aquamarine are back from college and moving into their own lot. Fur really turns Louthor on and after a good mouth full, he and Aquamarine marry in a very private joining ceremony out in the front yard.

Louther has started his puppy raising campaign. His lifetime want is to raise 20 puppies or kittens. I've actually never accomplished this so here goes nothing. Louther has rescued or been given 6 puppies to start with. Unfortunately all of the puppies in the neighborhood are coming out of just two houses so most of these guys are related. Ok. Honestly I don't care. There won't be much puppy raising after I get this LTW out of the way. I love real pets but not sim pets. They just tend to annoy me.

Louthor and Aqua both take jobs in the Education field. On the same day, both are promoted to Education Ministers. This completes Aqua's LTW. They then both took jobs in the natural science field.

Aqua isn't actually working though. She's staying home and tending the garden while on maternity leave. You will recall that Louther's father Orion wants six grandkids. Well we all must do our fair share to help others in need.

When the puppies become adults, Louthor sales a couple and sends the rest to the pound. He then adopts another six puppies. Not at the same time mind you. It's slightly staggered. Six down and so very many more to go.

Aquamarine gives birth outside beneath the fruit trees. She has a girl. Welcome Isis Roswell to the neighborhood. Isis is named for the goddess of nature, the moon and fertility. Since she was born beneath a fruit tree, it just seemed fitting.

Louthor loves his little girl. He loves his wife. He loves his puppies. And, miracle of miracles, he didn't get abducted by aliens even though there was a telescope on the lot. Just not one on the front porch. Distance is important.

The Roswell Family

Louthor Roswell - Family - raise 20 puppies - to many more to go - working as dinosaur cloner
Aquamarine Rosada Roswell - Family/Popularity - PP - working as dinosaur cloner
Isis Roswell - baby

Round 4 - Lancaster House 3

2008-07-04T20:51:00.004-05:00

Lancaster House: William Lancaster (Family) and Jaela Glissade Lancaster (Knowledge).

Happy newlyweds William and Jaela are expecting their first child. William decides to do a bit of job jumping to earn some extra cash (and to alleviate my boredom).
That is how Jaela got this little toy to play with. I haven't found a single good use for said device yet. The only thing she managed to do was hear neighbors arguing. So? Is this a pointless thing or what? No. Really. I'm asking.
When not working, William did more gardening. Here is another house who needs to downsize the garden area next year.

Here we go again.

Doesn't he just look so sad. Well I didn't tell you to stargaze. You did this all yourself.

Ouch. Well that will teach you. The question is will it teach me. Maybe I need to start deleting a few telescopes. You simmies like them to much and the aliens are getting vicious around here.

Poor guy. William is still thinking about green men the next morning when he heads off to is first day of work. I'm trying to check out the new FT career rewards. I must say, honestly, I've been a bit disappointed thus far.

Jaela gives birth to a bouncing baby boy. Meet Jock Lancaster. He has his mother's skin tone but this father's eyes. Honestly, the orange Lancaster skin isn't fairing so well. Maybe it'll jump back into the next generation or something.

After giving birth, Jaela heads back to work and is promoted of chief of staff. This completes her first life time goal. Now she wants to be the hand of Poseidon.

William starts maternity leave. Yes. He's still harvesting those blasted veggies.

Jaela becomes the hand of Poseidon and passes the 100k mark. Her third LTW is to become the head of the scia.

Awww. Cute baby alert. Jock becomes a toddler. He's a sagittarius with 2 neat, 8 outgoing, 9 active, 10 playful & 1 nice. Well. At least he's cute.

Maybe I could just move them. Maybe not sell them but just move them to the back 40. Stick them in an unused corner of the lot somewhere. They definitely need to be taken off the front porch. That's for dang sure.

Oh and let's not forget I have that equal opportunity hack.

More green babies anyone. Seriously. Does anyone know if Free Time drastically increased the abduction rate? Things are getting out of hand.

Join us back this fall when both mom and dad give birth to their alien offspring.

The Lancasters

William Lancaster - Family - PP - Working as the Hand of Poseidon
Jaela Glissade Lancaster - Knowledge - PP - Working as the Hand of Poseidon
Jock Lancaster - toddler

Round 4 - Lancaster House 2

2008-07-04T19:41:00.003-05:00

Lancaster House: Brendon Lancaster (Popularity) & Iris Faststien Lancaster (Popularity).

At the Lancaster house, Brendon goes about convincing Iris to marry him. No more playing house for these two.

Brendon and Iris called over friends and family to witness their union. Afterwards I was once again convinced that a quick union in a small bathroom is a much smarter way to go.

At least this time the guest actually watched the wedding. Of course they couldn't help comment on Hedwig's expanding waistline either.

Of course one person didn't watch the ceremony. Zackary (or was it Adrian - so hard to tell) provided the musical ambiance for the ceremony.
Hedwig is my kind of girl. Never let another woman sit to close to your man. Especially one that you can't trust. You definitely can't trust that one.
Brendon and Iris turned in early to do a bit of private celebrating. Everyone else had a rocking good time without them.
Soon Iris is harvesting yummy veggies in her maternity clothes.
Finally, Brendon gets a slot on the Captain Hero squad making him very happy.

Late one night, Iris goes into labor while gardening. She spent her entire pregnancy gardening. Next year, we might want to downsize the garden.

Iris gives birth to TWINS! Natural twins as far as I can tell. Welcome to the neighborhood Ian and Irving Lancaster.

The babies are so cute. I didn't want twins but you can't help but love them once you have them.

The Lancaster Family

Brendon Lancaster - adult - popularity - PP - working as Captain Hero
Iris Faststien Lancaster - adult - popularity - PP - working as media magnet
Irving Lancaster - baby
Ian Lancaster - baby

Round 4 - Monterey House 3

2008-07-04T19:18:00.001-05:00

The Monterey House: Joey Monterey (Knowledge/Popularity) and wife Jacquelyn Blair Monterey (Knowledge/Family).

Back at the Monterey House, Jackie starts a family garden. She just found out she is pregnant (on purpose this time) and wants to get the wishing well taken care of before the baby gets here.

A few days later, she calls over the garden club. Yes. I went overboard. But the family got their wishing well and $11,661 too.

Can you say kaching? Who knew gardening could be so profitable. Tiring on the mouse finger but very profitable.

Here we go again. The aliens are sure getting active. Jackie went on a wild ride but no green babies this time.

Ouch. That landing has got to hurt. Both mother and child were unharmed.

Joey reaches his life time goal by becoming a media magnet. His second ltw is to become a criminal mastermind. Well Jackie is already working on that. Why not join her?

But first, it's baby time. Jackie gives birth to a baby girl. Meet Basillia Monterey.

Basillia grew quickly into a toddler. She is a pisces with 6 neat, 3 outgoing, 10 active, 6 playful and 10 nice. Such good stats. I'm so happy. This is why there should be more virgos in my hood.

Joey complete his second life time want by becoming a criminal mastermind. Third ltw is to be the Hand of Poseidon. We may work on that this fall.

On the same day, Jackie fulfilled her life time want. Her second is to have a golden anniversary.

Nothing else much going on here. Joey did earn 55k on a chance card so the family is doing pretty good right now. Hopefully they can keep it up.

The Monterey Family

Joey Monterey - adult - knowledge/popularity - PP - working as a criminal mastermind
Jacquelyn Blair Monterey - adult - knowledge/family - PP - working as a criminal mastermind
Basillia Monterey - toddler

Round 4 - Holiday House 2

2008-07-04T18:44:00.002-05:00

Holiday Family: Destin Holiday (Popularity/Family) and wife Hedwig Busto Holiday (Popularity/Fortune).

Back at the Holdiay house, Destin and Hedwig await the birth of their first child. They are disgustingly in love. Always wanting to do stuff with each other. If you wonder where one is, just look for the other. It's so sweet. Yet sometimes scary.
Hedwig gives birth one morning while working on the garden. It's a boy. Meet Bristol Holiday. Someone go call Andre and let him know his first grandchild is here. Just five more to go.

I let Destin learn all about parenting since the want rolled up. But answer me this. What good does it do me to know that Bristol needs to mess his diaper? Seriously. Won't I know this in about ten minutes when the bomb goes off?
Hedwig uses the new wishing well to fulfill her desire to have 30 best friends. She really should have gotten dressed first though.
Bristol becomes a toddler and his daddy begins teaching him all his skills. Again, couldn't you have gotten dressed first?

Bristol Holiday is a Gemini with 2 neat, 10 outgoing, 9 active, 3 playful & 1 nice. Now I get a mean slob. The fates are against me. Either that or this is payback for always starting my legacies in a way where I get a neighborhood full of nice neatnicks.

I guess now we know why they kept running about in their underwear. Risky woohoo takes another victim.

A short time later, Bristol becomes a child. Somehow I can see him growing into his features.

Well that's all from this Holiday house. Lots of home improvements but that's a given. Until next time.

The Holiday House 2

Destin Holiday - adult - Popularity/Family - PP - working as a leading man
Hedwig Buston Holiday - adult - Popularity/Fortune - PP - working as a College Dean of Students
Bristol Holiday - child

Round 4 - Monterey House 2

2008-07-04T17:55:00.005-05:00

Monterey House 2: Janice Monterey Yessam (Family), Rich Yessam (Popularity), Gabriel Monterey (Knowledge), Geron Monterey (Knowledge), Abigail Yessam (child), & Zorah Yessam (child)

The twins, Gabriel and Geron Monetery, took the money their grandmother left them and invested in some old junk cars. Although the love their mother greatly, the never have really embraced her second husband. It seems to them that he's good at knocking their mother up but not so good at taking care of the house and making improvements. Since this house will one day belong to one of them, they have taken it upon themselves to earn some extra cash and then fix the place up. And who will the house go to? Well that's still to be decided.

Janice and Rich are oblivious to this of course. They are to busy with their younger children to pay attention to the teens.

Rich wanted his daughters to go to private school. They invited over the headmaster for dinner to discuss matters. As you can tell, things are a bit laid back at the Finality Springs Institute for Young Minds. That was probably for the best because it made things easier for Rich to talk the guy into letting the kids in. Gabriel, Geron, Abigail and Zorah become the first kids in Finality Springs to go to private school. (I'm just a bit lazy. What can I say?)

The first car is completed. It was sold and more junkers were bought. Before the summer was over, the brothers restored and painted one car for each color. I think it's seven colors but it may just be six. Either way, they fixed up a lot of cars this summer.

Venice Holiday (soon to be Lancaster) stopped by to see all the home improvements. With teenage boys in the house, her visit was definitely noticed.

Janice soon gave birth again. This time it's a boy. Meet Caleb Yessam. This is Janice's seventh child which gives her a spare in her quest to marry off six kids.

The twins worked on the garden. My kids work the garden far more often then their parents.

Just for kicks, I thought that the twins could have an race to see who gets to keep the house. First one to summon aliens wins. Honestly, I didn't think they'd pull it off.

But they did. And the winner, and heir for this house is.... Geron Monterey who was abducted on his first night of alien summoning.

Now there's something you don't see every day. The aliens didn't pick Geron up until after 4 am. They got him home just in time to catch the bus to school.

Can you imagine sitting in class all day after that? I think I'd be pulling the "But mom. I was abducted by aliens." card if it where me.

As summer rolled to an end, young Caleb Yessam becomes a toddler. He is an Aquarius with 2 neat, 5 outgoing, 7 active, 7 playful & 10 nice. Finally. I nice kid for the neighborhood. To bad he's such a slob. Am I asking to much for both neatness and niceness?

The last night of summer, the twins try to wrap up their love connections from the spring. Gabriel gets Hallie Ashski to come over for a date. They are a 3 bolt couple and will head off to college together.

Brother Geron tried repeatedly to get his three bolt spring girlfriend Temperance Kirkendall to pick up the phone. All he needed was one phone conversation to make them best friends so that she could come with him to college. Well you should have answered the phone girl. Now it's to late. Geron used the wishing well to find another three bolter in the form of Starrie Night. So he's taking her to college with him instead. You snooze you loose and all that.

And thus raps up another round here and Monterey 2. One more round of Janice and Rich in charge before Geron arrives back in the winter season to take over the household. Gabriel will more than likely take over Monterey 1.

The Monterey Family

Janice Monterey Yessam - adult - Family - marry off 6 kids - (7 kids, one married) - working as a city council member
Rich Yessam - adult - Popularity - become mayor - working as a city council member
Geron Monterey - Knowledge - off to college
Gabriel Monterey - Knowledge - off to college
Zorah Yessam - child
Abigail Yessam - child
Caleb Yessam - toddler

Round 4 - Evans House

2008-07-04T17:34:00.001-05:00

The Evans Family: Cal Evans (Romance/Family), Shannon Burton Evans (Romance/Family), Truman Evans (Fortune teen), Parker Evans (Romance teen), MacKenzie Evans (child).

ALERT! BORING SNOOZEFEST AHEAD! Don't say I didn't warn you.

Back at the Evans house, Cal continues to work on the skills he needs to further his political goals. He's starting to get a collection of these little potted plants. Since I NEVER use this thing, it's kind of neat. Also, I was kind of bored.

ALERT! ALERT! Paper thief spotted. I told you Welsh Holiday was a paper thief in training.

The family got a wishing well (which is becoming old hat at this point) and Parker uses it to find her true love. She has 3 bolts with Janson Knight and she'll be taking him to college with her despite her ltw is to woohoo 20 sims.

Baby sister MacKenzie helps tend the garden. It was a hard day at school and she needs to work off all that frustration by pulling those weeds.

What are you two fussing about? Oh. You're just bored. You're mad at me because I'm limiting your woohoo. You think if you get in a big enough fight I might let you have make up woohoo. Dream on. Your both permanently platinum. No more woohoo for you. Until you become elders. Then you can do what you will.

Boredom drags Shannon to a second career. She is my first simmy to go into oceanography.

Turns out Cal is a natural science geek. Who'd have thunk it? He couldn't get enough of the star gazing. Luckily I finally realized that looking for constellations can be a good thing so no little green men. Or maybe it's a bad thing. As you can see, it was a boring summer. Maybe fall will be better. Yeah. I doubt it too.

The Evans House

Cal Evans - adult - Romance/Family - PP - working as a Judge
Shannon Burton Evans - adult - Romance/Family - PP - working as a Deep Sea Fisherman
Truman Evans - teen - fortune - earn 100k - off to college with no love interest
Parker Evans - teen - romance - 20 woohoos - off to college with teen love
MacKenzie Evans - child

Round 4 - Burton House

2008-07-04T16:46:00.001-05:00

The Burton House: Ashley Burton (Pleasure/Family) & her daughter Ria - Kelly Burton (Popularity/Grilled Cheese) and her twin daughters Jala (Family/Knowledge) & Bailey (Fortune/Romance) - and Jackie Burton Monterey's twins Sawyer & Sasha.

Back at the Burton house, Ashley is back to dating in her attempt to get 50 first dates. She's dating friends at the moment to get up her mood since she can't get pregnant twice. In a strange post FT glitch, when these two tried to woohoo in the car, the had a jump bug type occurrence where they jumped out of the car and became invisible. It was the darnedest thing I'd ever seen. I finally made Ashley sit in a chair and then used the moveObjects cheat to delete the chair. That popped her back to visible just in time to give birth. Danton stayed invisible wandering the lot for some time. Bringing the roses after the dream date seemed to bring him back into view. Basically, car woohoo is out for me post FT. Every time I try it I get one glitch or another. I just wish there was a way to make them stop rolling the want for it.

Jackie and Austin's twins became teens. Sawyer is a Pleasure/Grilled Cheese sim who wants to be a celebrity chef.

His sister Sasha is a romance/pleasure sim who wants to have 20 loves. BTW, this is the last house where I gave the teens two aspirations. My personal opinion is that teens don't have it together enough for two aspirations. Mine only seemed to roll small wants which left them bottoming out constantly. Now I wait until they or a sophomore or better in college before rolling a 2nd aspiration. Sometimes they might not even get one.

Shortly after becoming visible, Ashley gave birth to TWINS. Meet Justice and Jordan Burton. Justice is a boy and Jordan a girl. Hard to tell with a unisex naming theme going on. Now if your really paying attention you will have realized that the twins put the household total to nine. I was shocked when she had twins but thinking back I'm pretty sure she may have gotten into some cheese cake while visiting a neighboring house. For a while there she was coming home from work with everyone in town. It's either that or I just don't know what happened.

With the babies born it's back to dating. With nine in the house we are still safe from risky woohoo.

Sasha takes time from her college prep schedule to fall in love with Amar Hamilton. He's a 3 bolter and heading to college with her.

The newest twins become toddlers. Justice is an aries with 5 neat, 8 outgoing, 6 active, 3 playful & 3 nice.

His sister Jordan is also an aries with 7 neat, 10 outgoing, 9 active, 3 playful & 2 nice. Where are all the nice kids in this neighborhood? Are there any?

Sawyer was trying to study for college when those pesky aliens grabbed him up. That's one more scholarship in the bag.

Ashley uses her recently earned wishing well to get some dream dates. All these tragic first dates are bringing her down.

The seldom mentioned Kelly Burton, who just recently became a celebrity chef thus permanently platinum (TYG!) uses the wishing well to make friends. You can never have to many you know.

No this isn't the same abduction and no I wasn't trying to get him abducted. Actually I had nothing to do with this. This is simply a case of I lose count of my simmies in a packed house. So answer me this, did FT unleash the aliens or something? I mean really, two abductions in one season without trying. What are the odds?

A very traumatized Sawyer uses the family wishing well to find love. He has a dream date with townie Iris Harlord. Iris is a 3 bolter so she's off to college with him too.

More first dates. Again Dakota winds up being dropped into so woman's lap. Bad Gypsy. Bad. Bad. Bad.

FINALLY, it's over. Ashley gets her 50th first date. Praise be. By the end I was a simmer on the edge.

With summer coming to a close, Jala, Bailey, Sawyer and Sasha head off to college bringing two townies with them. In case you're wondering, my teens have a four day rule. You must be a teen four days before you can head to college. So unless you age up the first day of the season, you will always have a full season of play time as a teen before going off to uni. I did that because I didn't like the way the kids where aging in my previous attempts at this challenge. This way suits me much better.

The Burton Family

Ashley Burton - adult - P.P. - working as an Education Minister
Ria Burton (daughter of Ashley & Cal Evans) - child
Justice Burton (son of Ashley & Orion Roswell) - toddler
Jordan Burton ( daughter of Ashley & Orion Roswell) - toddler
Kelly Burton - adult - P.P. - working as a Celebrity Chef
Jala Burton - teen - off to college
Bailey Burton - teen - off to college
Sawyer Burton - teen - off to college
Sasha Burton - teen - off to college

Round 4 - Monterey House 1

2008-07-04T16:13:00.001-05:00

The Monterey House - Mama Monterey (Family), her son Austin Monterey (Romance/Pleasure), his wife Jackie Burton Monterey (Pleasure/Fortune), teen twins Angelica (Romance/Family) & Aubriel (Pleasure/Grilled Cheese) and twin infants Arela & Angelo.

Mama Monterey, our last CAS elder, is doing what she does best. Taking care of her son Austin's children.

So that his son can do what he does best and woohoo. Luckily he's cut his thirty women down to just one. His wife. No more roaming for him. At least I hope not.

The twins become toddlers. Angelo is a scorpio with 6 neat, 3 outgoing, 9 active, 4 playful & 3 nice.

His sister Arela is also a scorpio with 9 neat, 3 outgoing, 9 active, 10 playful & 1 nice. Another paper thief in training.

Darn that risky woohoo. Why do I keep it? Oh yeah. Because life would be boring without these little surprises. Wouldn't it?

As promised, Austin is taking a more active roll in the raising of his youngest children. Austin Monterey actually taught his twins most of their toddler skills. Shocking I know but true.

Besides, everyone else was to busy to help. Angelica has found three bolt love with townie Parker Jonas. He'll be going to college with her this fall.
Twin sister Aubriel finds three bolt love with townie Adam Breakosi. He will also be coming to college this fall. As someone who has already played through the fall university round, let me tell you it's a packed house.
Mamma even finds a little time for dating and romance. I can't remember his name but he made her happy and that made me happy.

Jackie gives birth, for hopefully the last time, to a daughter. Meet Alona Monterey. Alona's first thoughts were of her grandma.

It's good that she got to meet her because not long after, Mamma Monterey headed off to her great reward. She died in platinum at the ripe old age of 74 leaving cash to 18 different people.

Soon the twins had another birthday. Angelo is a handsome child is he not.

And his twin sister Arela is a beauty as well.

Jackie completed her ltw by becoming a Game Designer. She then discovered her natural love for tinkering and set to work restoring junk cars. Anything to keep her out of the bedroom.

The baby of the family soon became a toddler. Alona is also a scorpio with 9 neat, 3 outgoing, 9 active, 10 playful & 1 nice.

We finish summer with the oldest twins, Angelica and Aubriel heading off to college with a couple of scholarships and a couple of boys.

The Monterey House 1

Austin Monterey - adult - Romance/Pleasure - PP - working as a Professional Party Guest
Jackie Burton Monterey - adult - Pleasure/Fortune - PP - working as a Game Designer
Aubriel Monterey - teen - Pleasure/Grilled Cheese - Celebrity Chef - off to college
Angelica Monterey - teen - Romance/Family - 20 Loves - off to college
Arela Monterey - child
Angelo Monterey - child
Alona Monterey - toddler

Round 4 - Lancaster House 1

2008-07-04T15:41:00.001-05:00

The Lancaster House - Grandpa James Lancaster (Popularity), Grandson Zackary Lancaster (Fortune/Knowledge), his wife Liza Dante Lancaster (Fortune/Knowledge), & her daughter Lucia.
James took it pretty hard finding out that he had a son he didn't know about. But there is nothing you can do about the past. You can only move forward. So Grandpa James gave up romancing the neighborhood women and instead became the main provider for little Lucia. James and Lucia are best buds. James has taught little Lucia all of her toddler skills.

That's because mom and dad have been busy with their careers. Zack is trying to see how many lifetime wants he can accomplish in a season. First he topped the adventure field. New ltw - 100k. Then he topped the showbiz field. Then he topped the Art field. That pushed him over the 100k mark. Can't remember what ltw he got after that but we'll try to accomplish it in the fall.

Identical twins? No. Just brothers. I knew that the outfit Adrian Lancaster rolled into out of college looked familiar. Now I know why.
Sad news. James Lancaster, leader of the founding Lancaster clan, passed away in platinum at the age of 72. James left money behind to 18 people. We will miss you James. In your memory, we will use the money you left us to build a basketball court and help us earn a wishing well.
Zack wants a baby. Time to talk the wife into it. And if she won't agree. Risky woohoo to the rescue.
Lucia Lancaster become a child. Sorry to say this but you can tell there are no true Lancaster genes at work here. She's just a little homely if you ask me but I'm sure she'll grow into it. If the Burton girls can grow into their looks, then there is hope for anyone.

Zack manages to get his woman knocked up. She had morning sickness well into the second trimester. No idea why.

Awww. Isn't she so cute in her ballet outfit. I am loving the ballet bar. Kids learning body points all by themselves. I'll have to put one in every house.

James stops by to say hi. HI James!

Finally, Liza gives birth to a son. Meet Lamar Lancaster.

On a sad note - at least to me - Lamar doesn't have his father's skin tone. I'm really disappointed about that. The first time he was born - yes he was born twice - he did have his dad's skin tone. But then my computer crashed before I could even name him. Second time around I still got a boy but no orange skin. Maybe next time.

One a positive note, I finally figured out why my game was crashing all the time after I installed FT. About the same time, I also updated my Norton anti-virus. I have never had a problem with Norton before but now I have "The Crash" problem. I finally figured out that if I take my computer offline, turn off Norton in FOUR different placed and then restart my computer, I can play my sims without any problems. If I try to play with Norton still on, the game crashes approximately every two hours. Doesn't sound like much but my game crashed three times while playing the Roswell house and another two times playing this house before I finally got things sorted. Now I'm a happy camper as far as playing goes but this is why I have fallen so far behind with blogging. All that turning on and off is a might annoying.

The Lancaster House 1

Zackary Lancaster - adult - fortune/knowledge - permanent platinum - working as a Visionary
Liza Dante Lancaster - adult - fortune/knowledge - Chef of Staff - working as a General Practitioner
Lucia Lancaster - child
Lamar Lancaster - baby

Round 4 - Roswell House 1

2008-07-04T15:06:00.001-05:00

The Roswell House consists of Orion (the Family sim), his wife Stellar (the Popularity sim) and his teenage daughter Starr (the Knowledge sim).

Now this one's going to be bumpy folks so buckle up.

Things have been a little rocky in the Roswell marriage lately. Stellar cheated on Orion with Austin Monterey. Yes, she was one of his thirty loves. Then Orion cheated with Ashley Burton leaving behind consequences he doesn't even know about yet. In an attempt to set things right, a night of unbridled passion was in order. Nothing like a good woohoo to set things right. Right?
Ok maybe not. After a good woohoo with her husband, Stellar turns to her good friend Justin Night for a night of comfort. With FT newly installed, Stellar rolled into a 2nd aspiration of romance which she took to like a duck to water. But where was her husband you may ask.

Well he was away. Far Far Away. Orion picked up the secondary aspiration of knowledge. Since this is my firsts FT installed family, Orion was trying out this and that to find his natural hobby. Two seconds on a telescope just to see if he liked science (which he doesn't - he's into music and dance) and his alien brotheren found him and whisked him into the stars. Stellar decided that it wasn't cheating if your husband isn't in the same universe hence Justin Night sneaking from her bed. Yes my first few minutes of free time was a real doozy. But we ain't done yet.

Stellar is still rolling up all those romancing wants. She's having trouble fulfilling them without getting caught though because Orion is always around.

And getting rounder by the minute. Yes, Orion is with child. He's a family sim so he's happy about his new baby just not thrilled about the how of it all. But you know family sims. There is always room for one more baby.

Or two more as the case may be. Stellar also finds herself with child. But is it Orion's child from their one magical night where he tried to get her with baby. Or is it Justin Night's child from that one bought of woohoo - keeping in mind that all woohoo in my neighborhood is risky.

Well Orion knowing nothing about what happened while he was gone is tickled with the idea of two new babies in the house. He and Starr use his time off from work to win the family a wishing well. BTW, did you know that you can really ring up some extra cash by putting flower beds in all your extra unused spaces? Seriously, I've made up to 11k just by doing this. Ok, not on this lot. It was another larger lot with many more flowers. But still. You can't sneeze at an extra 3 grand with you have two little ones on the way.

And they're here. Stellar gives birth to a baby boy. Meet Midnight Roswell. But where is Orion?

Well at almost the same time, Orion is in the other room giving birth to a daughter. Meet Moonlight Roswell.

Starr, with one hobby plaque for fitness, a secondary aspiration of pleasure and several scholarships heads off to college leaving mom and dad to take care of their own mess.

And yes, it is a mess. Because who is Midnight's father? That would be none other than custom townie Justin Night. Risky woohoo takes another victim. Well at least the baby is green. Orion may never know. Not unless one of the half dozen guest who where in the house at the time tell him that is.

The Roswell House 1

Orion Roswell - adult - Family/Knowledge - have 6 grandkids (4 biological kids - no grandkids) - working as a Education Minister
Stellar Roswell - adult - Popularity/Romance - permanent platinum - working as The Law
Starr Roswell - teen - Knowledge/Pleasure - Adventurer - off to college
Midnight Roswell - baby
Moonlight Roswell - baby