Prosperity Fellowship

Round 4: Busto

2006-12-03T21:57:00.000-05:00

Round 4: Busto

The last visit opened with Countess Brittany crying a river of tears because her one and only Howie Busto had died, leaving her two businesses, a child named Bria, and pregnant with twins. Howie's grandson Rufus charmed his way into Private School, Bria met her future husband Sullivan Profitt. And....Countess Brittany was extremely unhappy.

This round opens with Hedwig bringing the Countess a present. Hedwig graduated from University and returned to her childhood home with her fiancee Charles Profitt in tow. Oh but what is this present? Hopefully something that can help bring the Countess out of her misery.

Ah. Apparently Hedwig got a job in the Paranormal field and gave the Countess the Reaper Phone. Hopefully Countess Brittany will be able to bring back her beloved Howie from the dead, so he will be able to take over the family business of the Corner Shop and run it like he had before.

Finally after much thought, she decides to make the call. Heh. Now we all know the Bustos are not perfect people. I just love the Reaper Phone. When asked how much she was going to pay to bring back Howie, Brittany nervously whispered: "Ten Thousand Simoleons." Grim thought she said "Two Thousand Simoleons". Well. Let's just say Grim did not put his all into the transaction that he could have.

As soon as Brittany completed her conversation with Grim, she knew she had made a mistake.

Whhooooo BOY! Did he stink BAD.

Countess Brittany decided to try and make a go of things. After all, he was her Howie. She decided to try and get him caught up on the family news since he...er....took a haitus with Grim.

Howie turned the conversation toward himself by crying and weeping about the fact he was now a Zombie. A Vampire Zombie. Brittany had her man back. Yes she did.

She gently began to tell Howie about the twin boys she had after his death. Bassel and Bates. Howie seemed impatient.

He told her under no uncertain terms he didn't care about the boys, and for that matter didn't care about her either. In fact, he was repulsed by her. Brittany was very sad and upset.

Oh what is this? Howie is making a phone call. Yes, he sold off the Corner Shop, and got $62,000 Simoleons for it. He had no intentions of going to work every day and working like a dog.

In fact, he was gonna play poker all day with the boys. Yeah that's it. Poker. He would gamble and make money that way. But there is one thing he forgot about. He was a Vampire and could not sit out in the sun. He made a run for the house...but ALAS! There was no coffin for him to sleep in! The next best thing! The bathroom! Yeah, yeah..that was a nice solid room with little teeny windows to let in only a sliver of daylight.

Buh-Bye Howie! For the second time! See, Howie had an addiction to poker...gambling. He died on the Roma lot waiting for his turn to play. He died here sitting so long playing the sun killed him. So much for Howie.

Countess Brittany checks in...yes...thank goodness..he is dead. She can get on with life now! For sure. She has plans, oh yes. She has plans. The first thing she did was close the home poker venue. Gambling will never kill a member of her family again!

Well, life goes on. It was time for Howie's oldest child, and only daughter to grow up.

Bria Busto
Aspiration: Knowledge
LTW: To Become Chief of Staff

Bria grew up with little fanfare, and NOT missing Howie. She grew to Knowlege like her Nephew Rufus. Ouch. Looks like she still has some of that Busto chin/neck action goin' there, and the huge ears. Although, it doesn't look as bad as it did when she was 10 years old.

Now as I was saying earlier, Hedwig Busto returned home with her fiancée, Charles Profitt. Now that all the hoopla about Howie was over, the two could tie the knot and get on with life.

The Countess decided to take some of the money from the sale of Corner Shop and remodel the house. The boys really liked the very expensive TV set she bought them. The kitchen was redone, and all new living furniture was purchased. Altogether, about $20,000 was spent. Now the house was ready for a wedding.

THE WEDDING GUESTS:

The Bride's Aunt

The Groom's Brother

The Bride's StepGrandmother

College Friend of Bride and Groom

The Bride's Twin Uncles

College Friend of the Bride and Groom

The Bride's Brother

The Groom's Brother

Came Home On The School Bus With One Of The Twins

College Friend of the Bride and Groom

The groom's father, Bob Profitt, couldn't make it to the wedding. Something about walking a dog.

Awww! I just love the wedding arch. Makes things easy.

And here is the stuff-in-the-face cake picture. Heh. As you probably notice, Hedwig is pregnant already. What with the Howie thang goin' on and all..well..just no time to get married first. But there is always time for Woo-Hoo. The thing about it is, she didn't get pregnant until Wednesday. Yep. Took that long. I was hoping to see their baby as a toddler this round, but it will have to wait.

Charles is excited about the baby. He did this autonomously. The were waiting for the limo to come and get them from the wedding party.

Well, the day after. Yep, Hedwig, your husband did that to you. That big huge pregnant belly. lol How do you like your new remodeled kitchen? Very nice.

It is time to skill. Charles helped to train Bria on the punchin' bag and the teleprompter. That is all the skill rewards that were in the house. Eventually....

Countess Brittany was able to promote up in her job in the Slacker field and she brought home the Hydroponic Garden thing. She was also busy with....

Eh, yeah. She asked the matchmaker for a man. This time, she spared no expense and spoke loud and clear so there would be no mistake. She paid $5,000 for the perfect man to take Howie's place in her life. Who did she get?

Yep, one of the local Counts. Fellowship has two of them. They are a two bolt couple. Brittany realizes she has the man of her dreams.

AwwwwWWW! Vampire love! Oh! Maybe he will bite her and turn her back into a vampire!

Well the day came for Charles and Hedwig's baby to be born. Hedwig had called Amethyst Schurzenjager to come over because she wanted to visit with Maxx, their dog. If you remember *or not* Hedwig really liked their dog. So the Schurzenjagers come over, and Hedwig goes into labor out on the lawn as she goes to greet them.

It was a fine birth in front of the whole neighborhood. Gad. Meet Paris Profitt. Yes, Hedwig took Charles' name. Yeah, yeah, I know the pic states the baby's name is Ciaro. Gimme a break...I labled all the pics at once for the three lots I just played...Schurzenjager, Corcoran, and this one. I get mixed up. That is PARIS in this picture.

Here she is again. See, to prove I know who the baby is, this picture is labled correctly. lol Any faithful reader of Fellowship would be able to tell this kid is a Busto. Look at that vacant stare she has.

Not wanting to miss an opportunity to visit with Maxx, Hedwig handed off Paris to Countess Brittany who took her inside to feed her. Oh what is this? Maxx starts growling at Howie's tombstone. Heh. The dog knows what kind of guy Howie was.

Hedwig and Maxx get in a good visit after all.

Maxx doesn't score any points with Bassel as he tried to tear up his homework. Bassel scolded him for that.

Bassel Busto
Aspiration: Knowledge
LTW: To Become A Criminal Mastermind

Bates Busto
Aspiration: Romance
LTW: To Become A Hall Of Famer

Shortly after Paris was born, the twins grew up. Not bad looking, eh? For a Busto, I mean.

Well, Bria has about as many skill points as she could get. She ended up with 5 scholarships. Not bad. Here she leaves for Uni where she will join her future husband, Sullivan Profitt.

Let's get this thang wrapped up. Here is another look at Paris. Definetly a Busto.

Charles checks his look in the mirror. He has a baby face even as an adult. :-)

And this count like to play with kitty cats. lol Just had to take this picture when the twins went downtown to buy their cell phones.

HOWIE BUSTO....R.I.P.

POINTS this round: Charles TOC and LTW: Hall of Famer, perm plat. 1 new Sim, Paris

Round 4: Corcoran

2006-12-03T18:47:00.000-05:00

Round 4: Corcoran

Last Visit: The last visit found Bob and Corky's oldest daughter Chardé crying because her mom was smooching with somebody that was not her dad, that being Corky's husband, Holden Todd. If you all do or do not remember, Corky is having three of Bob Profitt's children so Bob's mother Susan could realize her LTW of 6 granchildren. The third girl child of Bob Profitt was born to Corky last round, a little one named Charissa. So Bob had Chardé, Chyla, and Charissa with Corky. Hmmm. Last round we talked about what a great dad Holden Todd is...and how sad it is that Bob always seemed to get to Corky's empty womb before he did. I have heard from many of you that Holden really needed to get his swimmers in shape to get Corky pregnant. Heh. Alrighty then.

Carrying on as usual in his Dad mode, Holden helps Bob's youngest daughter Charissa grow up. She really is a cutie.

Awwww! She grew up into one of the new Holiday Pack suits for toddlers. She's got that cute upturned nose of Corky's.

Now there really isn't much that went on around this house. Gad. Lots of growing up and stuff. I will try to get everything in order.

Yes, Corky, you just did have woo-hoo, and YES.....Holden's swimmers made it to their goal. Corky is pregnant with Holden's kid.

Holden looks so natural, peek-a-booing with Corky's tummy. There is something about Corky. She just never seems very friendly to me, and doesn't roll all the wants a Family Sim typically rolls. Never wants to interact with her kids and such. Always wants to go downtown. I think she is a Pleasure Sim and a Family Sim's body. She never really looks happy either. The only time she rolled family type wants is when she rolled a baby icon after Charissa grew to toddler. By then, her belly was about to pop anyway.

Meanwhile, Chyla invited Noodle the elderly cat in for a visit.

This is the same day Bates Busto came home on the bus with her. Hmmm?? A possible match? Noodle spent some time with the kids watching TV.

And sitting on the kitchen counter whilst Chyla did her homework. He didn't come around again. It seems like I can never get the animals to come by more than once or twice so anyone can get friendly enough with them to adopt them. By the time I get back around to these houses for round 5, I will have forgotten all about which animals the family is trying to befriend.

The strangest thing. Chyla got called downtown for an Outing by the Townie Vampire (the same one James Jenkins danced with), I am like WHAT!!!! So I grinned and let the outing commence. Step-Daddy Holden got behind the wheel to drive.

Look who all came to the outing. I am looking at Marsha Bruenig. LOLOL There is the Townie Vampire playing red hands with Chyla. I wonder if this is a match?

He seems to really like talking to her and stuff. They get along really well. The outing didn't last very long 'cuz Chyla got tired really fast. I guess poker places aren't a good place to go for growing girls.

Chyla Corcoran
Aspiration: Romance
LTW: To Have 20 Simulatneous Loves

Oh well. Anyway. Back at the house, Chyla had her birthday to teen the next day. No more outings as a kid. Andrew Profitt happened to be walking by the house right about that time and cmae running in to see Chyla grow up. Heh. I don't know if he even knows these people. They didn't seem to mind him being there though.

Cristian Cooprider was a frequent walker by the house. So I figgered he must be cruisin' by there for a reason. I sent Chyla out to talk to him.

They got along great. I am keeping lots of notes. This is another possible match for her. Him or the Townie Vampire dude.

Charissa grows up....

But not before Holden's daughter Ciaro is born. At least Corky had her in the house in the bedroom, and not out in the yard or something.

Awww. Holden lost his job. His LTW is to be Chief of Staff. I wonder if he will ever make it. Things just don't seem to go his way.

It is finally time for little Ciaro to grow up. But alas....she didn't grow up until sometime during the night. At least Corky tried to do something mom-like here and help her daughter have a birthday party.

Big sister Chyla helps Ciaro grow up in the middle of the night. WHAT....red hair? *quickly types in the SimDNA cheat for Holden* Gah....Holden is a red head with dyed hair blonde. His recessive is also red. Heh. Keep that in mind. That fortune townie guy with the big nose and blonde hair is really a redhead. lol Poor child Ciaro...looks like she's got some of her daddy's big nose.

Ermmm...that's it for the Corcoran's for this round, and that is it for baby makin' for Corky. She will turn elder next round. Buh-Bye!

POINTS this round: 1 new sim: Ciaro

Round 4: Schurzenjager

2006-12-03T17:33:00.000-05:00

Round 4: Schurzenjager

Last Visit: The last visit to the Schurzenjager household found Sandra Profitt and Benjamin Long-Schurzenjager getting married...and lots of adopting going on. Sandra Profitt-Schurzenjager's LTW is to marry off six kids. Last blog entry found her capping off adopting the 6th child, and Original Schurzenjager Heidi leaving for University. Here we go.

Look at the neighborhood moniker pic there. Elise the brunette has blue blocks on her head. I guess her downloaded earrings don't work any more. lol Also, in the last blog entry I said I had an Elise and an Elsie. Nah. I must have had a senior moment at age 48. Both of the girls are named Elise. So it is brunette or blonde Elise. Heh. That is how I keep track of them in my notes.

Well, there are only three kids in the picture out of the original 6 Sandra adopted. That means three of them have moved on to Uni. Here is everything that happened before they went. Well, Angel went last round. So Sullivan and Sierra went this round.

This round is all about growing up and relatonships. Here Sullivan helps younger brother Andrew learn how to study. Notice Sandra keeps a back seat to all the unpleasantness of actually raising the children. She lets somebody else do that. Benjamin is standing there chomping at the bit wishing he could have gotten to Andrew first before Sullivan did. Ahhh... I love Knowledge Sims. They are so easy to play.

Sierra and Sullivan got after school jobs because they needed the scholarship money. Sandra is there to welcome the two goldmines...errr...I mean kids home from work. This picture is especially good because it shows both of the kids got job promotions and became Over Achievers. I don't ever recall seeing the Over Achiever Icon before above somebody's head, after playing the game for what...a couple of years?

I liked it so well I got another shot of it. Hehehe. It sparkles so pretty. Lynn tells me it has been in the game all along. Gad.

Andrew Profitt
Aspiration: Popularity
LTW: To become a Celebrity Chef

Ah. It is a birthday night. Andrew as grown up to a fine example of a strapping young man. Good looking!

Ah. Brunette Elise has an A report card...who does she run to with it? Not Sandra...her adoptive mom. She runs to fun and interesting Benjamin! LOLOL I think these kids know something about Sandra!

Elise Profitt
Aspiration: Family
LTW: To Graduate 3 Kids from College

Next to grow up was Elise. Blonde Elise.

Elise Schurzenjager
Aspiration: Family
LTW: To Graduate 3 Kids from College.

Next it was Brunette Elise. Gad. The two Elsies even have the same aspiration, and the same LTW. The only thing different about them is their last name. hehehe

My next thought was to start trying to match up the two Elises and Andrew before they went to Uni. I already have Sullivan matched up with Bria Busto, and I am thinking maybe Sierra with Michael Profitt. We'll see about that one. So, everytime a teen came walking by the house, or they brought somebody home on the bus with them, that person got invited into the house.

Woah. Here is Andrew and Mean Janie Jenkins. They actually have chemistry! Unlike when Janie came home with Keith Yessam last round. Oy Vey! I have been trying ever since to find anyone at all that had even one bolt with Janie...and I finally found somebody. hehehe Andrew Profitt. I don't recall right now if they have one or two. But a little magic with Re-Nu-Yu Porta Chug helped. Looks like a match to me.

Janie was even Andrew's 10th best friend. That is important to Pop Sims, you know.

Here Blonde Elise finds Keith Yessam to be really hot. hehehe They are flirting back and forth.

Here Mean Janie Jenkins's Alien brother Jonah finds the backrubs that Elise hands out to be really nice.

Elise's first kiss with Keith.....

And here she is falling in crush with Jonah. So who is with whom? It seems like the camera was really friendly to Blonde Elise. Not many of Brunette Elise. At any rate...I am slippin' a cog right at this minute. I can't remember which Elise I hooked up with which guy. Jonah and Elise? Or Keith and Elise? LOL I guess I won't figger it out until I play the Jenkins and Yessam houses. I didn't write it down!!! I do remember feelin' bewildered with Mean Janie Jenkins got the snot slapped out of her by Keith Yessam (who just happened to be there at the Schurzenjager house) when she snuck a kiss with Andrew. Then I remembered. Even though Keith and Janie didn't have any chemistry, and she had turned him down for a kiss last round, he didn't like her kissin' on someone else. lol

Poor Benjamin stargazed every night has he has done since I moved him into a house, and he has not gotten abducted. I am so hoping for his sake.

Sullivan leaving for University, and right after him, Sierra left for Uni as well. She didn't get into the same taxi with him 'cuz she was mezmerized by a painting in the house..

OOhhh...BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!!!!

One great thing did happen for Ben. He got promoted. :)

POINTS this round: TOC and LTW for Benjamin - Mad Scientist

Round 4: The Profitts

2006-11-26T11:56:00.000-05:00

Round 4: The Profitts

Lot: Profitt - Susan, Andrew, Bob, Otis and Jack

Gah. Here we are beginning Round 4 in Fellowship. Yeah, yeah I know I am not moving along quickly. I can't help it. I am a slow and deliberate player. heh. Coupled with the fact I am also playing Proseprity Falls. Oke fenokies. Let's get started.

The last visit here with The Profitts, Sandra realized she had hit upon a gold mine when she started adopting kids to meet her LTW of marrying off 6 kids. She met Benjamin Long-Schurzenjager and moved out of the Profitt house, kids in tow to move in with Ben. It was also revealed that Sandra's sister, Susan had taken a swallow of elixir to keep going for one more round so she could realize her LTW of having 6 grandkids and die in plat this round. Really, technically that was the reason.

This round we find Susan reading the paper in the TV room in the Victorian mansion her rich husband Andrew bought for her.

Susan is contemplating the fact there is only herself, Andrew, and her son Bob left in the house. All her grandkids are either in Uni or graduated from Uni and now in their own households. What to do? Hmmmm....big house....no Sims in it of baby bearing age....bored rich old lady...I know! This means a trip to the pet store. Susan decides to buy herself a little lap dog.

Meet Jack. The Jack Russell Terrier is my fav dog breed, so now it is Susan's too. Ahhh the power I have in the Sim World. I hung out here at the pet store for a while hoping to see one of the other residents of Fellowship buy a pet too, but none of them did. Plenty of Townies bought pets though.

The first thing Jack did when he got home was play in the garbage. Of course, that meant an immediate reprimand from Susan. Then he got lots of luvin' from Susan. Dumb dog. I realized Jack needed lots of training.

Errr....that is a neat trick, Jack. Maybe you could use that ability to stick your head out of the bottom of solid objects in your job in Show Biz. Yup. Being that Susan's husband Andrew is a Fortune Sim, he rolled immediate wants for Jack to get a job in either Show Biz or Security. Susan got him a job in Show Biz. After all, Jack is the cutest doggie in all of Fellowship.

Jack getting a job really turned on Andrew. He found Susan to be the most attractive thang that walks on Sim Earth. Well, you better watch out Susan, Andrew has plans for you!

Susan works with Jack to help in get promoted by training him how to Play Dead. Somehow I think this is a premonition of things to come for Susan. It won't be play acting in the very near future....

Susan is spending loads of time training Jack. Oh looky....Susan's son Bob is playing with a stray dog that wondered into the yard. Well...poor Bob. His main squeeze, Beulah Norwood, passed away last round, now he has time on his hands. I reckon playing with dogs is a ood replacement for taking up his excess time now. hehe

Ah. Now I won't have to worry at all about keeping a main squeeze for Bob. He has promoted to Hall of Famer and he is forever plat. Yay! Looks like he is bothered by something here in this picture though. Ouch. The noodlesoother is about ready to kill him. Get that thang off, Bob!

Andrew has three more skills to get before he can promote to Chief of Staff, and oh MY....Susan just happens to have those skills. She willingly and lovingly gave them to her husband. After all, she is a Family Sim, and family means everything to her. She gave freely! Good girl Susan...support your husband in all his endeavors. heh. This can only mean one thing....

It was Susan's time to go. Notice..the only resident of the house that is witnessing her passing is her faithful dog Jack. Her husband Andrew was inside admiring himself in the mirror, and her lazy son Bob was sleeping. Somehow I think Susan is better off where ever she is now.

One of the neighbors, Cristian Cooprider, happened by shortly after Susan's passing. Good golly..he doesn't notice the tombstone out there in the middle of the driveway. He notices how badly Jack stinks.

Jack needed a bath. That meant the care and training of Susan's pet now fell on Andrew's shoulders. Andrew has since promoted to Cheif of Staff thanks to the skills he sucked from Susan. At first Andrew was resentful about having to take care of this mutt...but whilst he was bathing the dog, he got a brilliant idea~!

Woah! Looks like Andrew is in cahoots with the cops on some business deal. Wait a minute. Looky at that huge doghouse. Well, it isn't Jack's. Jack gets to sleep in a pet bed in the house that Susan bought for him.

Andrew adopted a beautiful golden retriever named Otis. A girl doggie. lol. Andrew has realized if he can get a whole pack of dogs working, he can amass even more money. Actually, his new LTW after reaching Chief of Staff is to work 6 pets to the top of their career. So he immediatley got started. He got Otis a job in Security.
At the end of the round both Otis and Jack had all the skills needed to promote to the top. That will come next round, then maybe a couple of more pets will be added to the house.

Bob isn't participating much in taking care of the dogs since Susan died. He wants to get back in the swing of things and get a woman. All of the women he had been dating are busy now. Beulah is dead....Dagmar is married to Channing Norwood, and Corky Corcoran-Todd is married to Holden Todd and no longer needs any babies by him. No one to woo-hoo with. Wah!

Bob gets an invite downtown. Hmmm? Should he go out with a 10 year old girl? Number one, Beulah is dead, and number two, the game shouldn't have done this. This is Nancy Norwood, Beulah's neice. lol I was gonna have Bob answer yes to see what happened, but by the time I brought up my imaging program to get this pic and all...the opportunity had passed. So Bob decides to go to the park Downtown.

Bob meets up with Mary Rainbow, the Townie-I-Don't-Remember making. lol I must have. She is too pretty for a game generated townie. Mary has one bolt for Bob, but she acts like she doesn't know what the heck he is talking about. For the rest of the round the two constantly talked on the phone. *mental note...Mary is a possible future squeeze for Bob.*

Ah. Hans Schurzenjager is giving his dog Maxx a walk around the neighborhood. This gave Bob ideas. Maybe if he started taking a dog for a walk he could meet a hot chick along the way. After all, dogs turn women on.

Here Bob takes Otis out. We will see where this gets him next round.

Sandra Profitt-Schurzenjager really likes her dead sister's dog. Hmm...me thinks once Jack reaches the top of his career, his new owner will be Sandra. LOLOL

Well, that is it for this round.

POINTS: Susan - passed in Plat. LTW and TOC - Andrew - Medical, Bob - Athletic. These guys are now perm plat.

Round 3: James Jenkins

2006-11-11T15:54:00.000-05:00

Round 3: James Jenkins

HUH? What you don't see is James Jenkins standing up there in his moniker with a wife and a baby. Yep, I have decided to play James as a single Romance Sim. No moving in more Sims with him! At least that is the plan. I have never done this before, so we'll see.

Now, when James graduated Uni, the first thing he did was buy the old Schurzenjager house from Hans. Well, Hans and Amethyst didn't move into it because it was so small, and Hans knew he wanted a family. Here we go.

James is so freakin' happy about getting his own place, he stuck his head right into the tree on the front lawn. Um, James, please pose in front of the house.

Thank you. Looks good.

Now, at the time James graduated from Uni, he had eighteen friends, 14 of them were best friends. James's LTW is to have 20 loves at once. He gained a couple of loves at Uni. Well, he proceeded to work on getting his loves. By calling everyone in his address book that was old enough to be his lover.

First to be called was Jack McGraw. Love.

Second. Notice the Welcome Wagon is there getting an eye full.

Number three.

Number four.

Number five.

Number six.

Number seven.

Number eight.

Number nine.

Number ten.

Number eleven turned him down for a makeout, but James fell in love anyway.

James's egotistical lover's feelings were a little bruised, so he called for a DATE. He called Number five for a little in house hoochie. He really needed an aspirational pick-me-up.

Apparently James made such a great date, he deserved a very expensive stereo as a thank you gift. It meant nothing to James, and he sold it for cold hard cash. After all, he really didn't want to work that job in Show Biz. If he could help it.

The next day James pays the bills. Yes, he does manage to keep up with every day mundane things.

Number twelve.

Woah! Thanks Danielle!

Number thirteen

Number fourteen.

Number fifteen. They actually had a date.

Date gift. At this point, James realizes he really doesn't have to work and quit his job in Show Biz. He only worked one day.

James meets Alegra the stray dog. Apparently Alegra is really playful and likes James lot. Hm. She (or he?) only came around one night, so James may not get to adopt her or him. They played all night long while James took a break from wooing the neighborhood.

At this point, James is not working and is a few people shy of attaining his 20 loves LTW. So he starts a phone campaign with others in his address book.

He also gets an eyeball full of fellow Romance Sim Ryan Potts walking by. My oh my! They caught each others eyes!

"It's like, ya know, I am the best lover around here."

"Oh yeah? You have lots of lovers?"

"Well, dude, it don't take no wizard's magic to make both the males and females fall in love with me. I am the greatest."

"I have robots in love with me!"

Errr guys...it is gettin' deep around here.....Let's retire for the night.

The next day dawns with this hot chick walking down the street. Now wait a minute. Has someone been adding townies to my game when I'm not looking??? *hands on hips, tapping foot* Looky at this girl. She is too well put together to be a game created Sim, and she is made with custom content.

She has a custom skintone, as she has body piercings. (You can't see 'em in the picture). She has custom hair. My gosh...it all co-ordinates nicely! And you know what....with that multi colored hair and all...her name is Mary Rainbow.

Isn't she cute? I honestly don't know where she came from. The game must have manufactured her...unless she got in some sneaky way. Alas, James was wrapped up takin' a bath and I couldn't get him out to meet her. She was gone with the wind.

James gets called downtown for a date by Number two, and he decides to go. Maybe he can get another date gift.

The have a great date, it was over quickly. After all, at Professor Lawson's advanced age, she couldn't stay awake very long, and made a hasty exit. James decides to cut a little rug with a local townie vampire, and Corky Corcoran. That Sugar Cube Bowling place as a great dance floor too!

Being that he had decided to make his living as a gigilo, James didn't buy any of his own drinks. He deftly "borrowed" every single one he had that night.

Ah. James meets another potential lover. Oohhh James, gonna get yourself a sexy fireman??? This is a brand new relationship, so the consumation of thier love won't happen until next round.

This is where we leave James. Yes, he can cook. :)

Summary: James is only really 4 away from his LTW of 20 loves. One of his lovers did not get pictured. He is currently not working, had $9,500 in the bank due to date gifts and a litte cash he got from working one day in the Show Biz career. I plan to keep him unemployed for as long as possible.

POINTS...NADA!

Round 3: Hans and Amethyst Schurzenjager

2006-11-11T14:20:00.000-05:00

Round 3: Hans and Amethyst Schurzenjager

Last time at the Mr. and Mrs. Hans Schurzenjager house....errrr...???? Nope. No last time to start out with. This is a new lot here. If you will remember, Hans and Amethyst just celebrated graduating from University. There was no room in the Schurzenjager homestead for the happy couple to move home to, because of Han's step-mother's wish to see X number of kids get married. So, Hans and his bride bought a new house. And a fine home it is.

They did of course start right out with a wedding party. They got on the phone and called up a bunch of freinds and relatives to come and witness the nuptials in the sweet little victorian home.

Ahhh..wedding arch happiness. Well, here are some pics from the rest of the party.

"Come now darling, it is time for some cake!"

"Don't you DARE stuff that into my face!"

"Too late! HAHAHAHA!"

Woah! Looks like Uni graduate (and romance sim) James Jenkins is a late comer to the party. Hmmmm.... since he acutally missed the wedding vows, he figures to have a little fun, so the trip won't be wasted. Who is that he is squeezing?

Ah. Another one of the bride's sisters, Brigid Rosada. Yeah, Brigid has a thang for James. As does another Rosada sister, Danielle. But apparently she doesn't see what is going on here. All the better. Don't want no fightin' 'round here.

Ariana Rosada attempts to impress Hans with her tales of the big city, being in University now and all. Hans says... "Hey, I been there, done that, don't wanna hear it!"

James stops making out with Brigid long enough to have a pillow fight with Hans. He heard this was the happenin' thing to do at weddings. That's what they say in Prosperity Point. So of course, he had to try it.

It wasn't long before Hans and Amethyst settled down in married life, and Amethyst found herself pregnant. Well, isn't that always the next step in a Sim's life? Now there is another step that has been added, and Hans and Amethyst are proud to be the first ones to do it in Fellowship.

Yep, they adopted a pup. Hans got out his tools and built a dog house in the back yard, and put a good fence around it. Don't want the dog peeing all over the place. This little doggie's name is Maxx. It wasn't long before Hans and Maxx were friends. Hans gained entry to Maxx's pack, and Maxx considered Hans to be a pretty good master.

Amethyst really liked the dog too, but didn't spend as much time with him as Hans did. It took longer for her to befriend him.

Erm...maybe it was because he just barely escaped getting sprayed by the skunk one day while playing with Amethyst. Wow, what a trick, Am! Your unborn baby is talking to Maxx! Creepy!

Hedwig Busto came by so often to see Maxx she became a member of Maxx's pack also. I can see it now, Hedwig is gonna want a dog when we visit her house next round.

The day finally came when Amethyst had her babies. Meet natural twins Grishilde and Gregor...keeping with the Swedeish sounding names. A boy and a girl.

Amethyst was a good mother, and hired a maid to help with the housework, and also a nanny.

When Hans wasn't outside working with Maxx, he was inside fulfilling his duties as dad. Way to go, Hans!

Speaking of Maxx. He grew up to be a beautiful collie. He is smart/aggressive, and easy to train. The first thing Hans did when Maxx grew up was take him for a walk. Awww!

Buh-Bye! See you later, tater!

Hm. Maxx needs to get out for more of those walks. He laid in his doggie house so long...errr....hey. Somebody needs to clean the dog pen! Pronto!

Well, the twins finally grew up right after Maxx did. Amethyst got herself a makeover. Nice, huh? The dress looks great on her. Anyhow, here is Gregor. He must take after his mother.

And Grishilde?? Ummmm....heh. Only a face a mother could love. It looks like she has Hans's facial structure. Looks good on him, but I am not so sure about little blue girls. Good thing Sims don't pay attention to looks.

This is where we leave the Schurzenjaers for this round. As far as careers go, Amethyst's LTW is to make $100,000, and has already worked through 2 careers. Hans wants to be a criminal mastermind, and just got the job in criminal on Sunday. So his LTW will wait until next round.

POINTS: Just two. Gregor and Grishilde.

Round 3: University

2006-09-17T17:06:00.000-05:00

Round 3: University / Update

Ok Ya'll, you have seen this Uni entry before, but parts were omitted. I apparently was not ready to do the Uni update when this original entry was done. Heh. There have been numerous graduations, 15 to be exact, leaving a total of 17 still in. Let's get started, hokay?

The first lot I played was the Hans Schurzenjager/Amethyst Rosada/James Jenkins lot. Amethyst moved in to be closer to Hans. They are an item, and are engaged. The picture you see above is James Jenkins giving first kiss to one of Amethyst's sisters, Danielle.

Jame's graduation picture. He bought a Swiss Chalet from the Schurzenjagers. That house quickly grew to small for them. James proclaims he won't need much room, after all, there will be no family for him, being a Romanc Sim. Maybe James will get a dog.

Han's graduation picture.

And Amethyst's picture.

Here is Amethyst getting a love letter from Hans. Awwwwww. Amethyst and Hans bought a new house right across the street from the Schuzenjager homestead.

Next is Charles Profitt and Hedwig Busto. Yep, Charles got a makeover. He now looks very bohemian. I like it.

Charles' graduation picture.

And here is Hedwig. She got a new doo from SimSisters. She and Charles moved back to the Busto Homestead with Hedwig's step grandmother ex-Vampiress Contessa Brittany.

He and Hedwig have lots of parties because they are both Pop Sims. I wonder if they will have time to party back in Fellowship? They have lots of plans for the future!

Charles reaches a milestone. 10 best friends? Or 20?

Next is Miles Upton/Aquamarine Rosada. Here you see Aqua got a makeover.

Here is her graduation picture. Yes, the pink dress will go. Due to the wonders of SimPE, the mulitcolored hair is now her DNA, and she will pass it on to her daughters.

Here is her fianceé Miles Upton sporting his cowboy hat and a suit from Glamour Life. I think I like the combination. Miles and Aquamarine have moved into the Upton Homestead with Marisa Bendett-Upton, and her children Jupiter and Ocean. Being that both Miles and Aqua are family sims, I think Jupiter and Ocean will have to make a hasty exit to make room for all the new younguns Miles and Aqua will bring into the world.

Next is Esmond Kirkendall. Here is his graduation picture.

Here he is falling in 'make out' love with his vampire girlfriend, Brittany Jayaplan.

Yep, it is love and engagement. She still hasn't bitten him. I wonder when that will happen.

And here she leaves him a present. I don't remember what it was. Esmond and Brittany will live on the old Kirkendall lot, the same one where Esmond struggled as a teen to raise his siblings. He has had the house razed, and will build a new one. After all, he needs a place to put Brittany's coffin.

Romance Sim Ryan Potts is next. Not much here, he moved back home to mamma's, back to the Potts house with Alexandra and her husband Adrian. Ryan doesn't need much room, just a bedroom please. Thank you. No marriage for him, although Brigid Rosada will give him a bastard. lol I want a gene mix there. Or maybe both Rosada twins will birth his babe. They are both in love with him.

Here he is smooching Brigid Rosada. I'll bet this leads you to think the other Rosada girls are now in Uni. You are right. I will have their story in a moment. I believe the Potts and Rosada genes need to be mixed. :)

Next is Bruce Norwood and Brandi Jenkins. Wow, looks like Bruce just inherited some money. This is from the death of Beulah Norwood.

Next is the house of Brandi Jenkins and Bruce Norwood. Here is Brandi's graduation picture.

Here Brandi gets admittance to the Greek House.

Bruce's graduation picture. Bruce and Brandi moved into the Norwood homestead with Bruce's dad Channing and his wife Dagmar, and their twins Nancy and Nelson.

Next was the Donatella Roma/Risto Cooprider house. Here is a pic of Rufus Busto getting the hots for Donatella. Man, I am going to have to be sure to keep those two seperate!

Risto's graduation picture.

Donatella leaving the house she shared with Risto for the final time in University. Risto is already gone. The two moved into the Cooprider mansion with Risto's mother Celeste, her husband Scott, and their son Cristian.

Next is Heidi Schurzenjager. But you see a pic of Guido Roma. This is Guido moving out of the house he rented with Brandi Jenkins and Bruce Norwood. He rented a small house on his own because he was gonna be gettin' a roomate....

First kiss for them both. Heidi and Guido make a good couple.

And of course, engagement. :)

Guido's graduation picture.

Heidi's graduation picture. Guido bought back the old Roma house he lived in as a child. He realizes there is lots of work to do to it.

This is all the grads. Now onto those who are still here to study, and the necomers.

Heh. Michaell Cooprider and Maxwell Norwood were in the same dorm with Esmond Kirkendall.

Michaell was drawn to the chessboard like a moth to a flame. Here she maxes out her logic.

Well, it looks like the Norwoods are still fighters. Maxwell is on the losing end of this fight. He was always wanting to fight everyone in the dorm. Maxwell and Michaell have 6 semesters to go before graduation.

Michael and Craig moved into a large dorm, and hardly see each other. Not even to help with each other's term papers. They are doin' their own thang.

Here is Craig smooching Lilly Potts. Those two have two bolts...but alas...both are Romance Sims. I made a vow not to let any Romance Sims get married this early in this hood. But my heart may take over and let them. We will see.

He is also really likin' this girl. Dunno her name.

Michael isn't showing any interest in anyone. All he wants to do is study and think about simoleons. (Fortune Sim).

Michael is really likin' the wormrat he bought. Hm. Michael and Craig have 5 semesters to go to graduation.

The Rosada Twins, Danielle and Brigid. I did not work on their business wants this play. I will get them back in the hood.

You have already seen both of the Rosada twins. They moved into the big expensive dorm at Academie La Tour and sold off all the furniture to get simoleons. I think they got around $65,000. Then they rented a small house, modestly furnished it, and opened a business. The girls are both Fortune Sims and both have the 'Own 5 Top Level Businesses' want.

It will be tricky, but I think I can do it with the same 5 businesses for them. They are gonna work/live together. Both will have one child out of wedlock to carry on the genes, probably Ryan Pott's kid.

Brigid and Danielle have 5 semesters to go to graduation.

Now onward and upward to the Greek House Spitting Lama.

Next is the Potts Quads, and a couple more. Angel Profitt, one of the kids Sandra Profitt adopted, and Chardé Corcoran. 6 in one house. They had something like $10,000 at their disposal, so they rented an impossibly large house from I downloaded from JennTheSimmerGirl's website. I figured they could start the Greek House. By the time they bought beds and the necessary bare basics, there was no money left. (Notice Angel Profitt grew up in the brown chicken suit LOL)

So out comes the money trees. Anyone who had any aspiration points gave it up so they could eat.

Angel Profitt and Luke Potts pickin' the trees. They are in the kitchen for now.

Here Luke congratulates one his brother on getting into the Greek house. I can't remember who actually made the call and started the charter. But, that meant that the Potts kids were suddenly now very popular. lol

Angel Profitt and Luke Potts getting engaged. Luke is Family, and Angel is Knowledge. They have two bolts. I do remember that! LOL

Now this borders on the line of incest. Lilly and her brother Luke using the communal shower at the same time! Ouch!

With a Greek House full of Family Sims and Popularity Sims, it is no surprise that several of them rolled the want to get a birdcage. Luke Potts here, seems to be the one that likes to spend the most time with Birdie.

The Greek House kids have 6 semester to go before graduation.

Ah. The lot of Rufus Busto and Shasta Norwood. Shasta met Rufus when he was a teen and she, just a child. They seemed to hit it off even then. When Shasta grew to teen she rolled immediate wants to see Rufus. They were a two bolt couple. Who am I to stand in the way of true love?

Rufus grew up to be...errr...not to bad looking? Do you think? I wonder what he and Shasta's kids will look like.

Shasta grew to YA to be quite a beauty. Hey I really like this hair. PeggySims had it temporairily in the free section not too long ago.

She is also a gal of expensive tastes. Her formal is the fur coat from Glamour Life. She donned it to accept Rufus's proposal of marriage. Rufus had 6 semesters to go to graduation, and Shasta has 7.

Next is the Kirkendall siblings along with Kricket Cooprider.

Temperance, Jacquan, Darcy and Kricket rented a handy little two bedroom house. Being the Kirkendall boys had the backpacks stuffed with all the furniture from the old Kirkendall homestead, they had plenty of money to fix the place up with Glamour Life and Pets furniture and wallpapers. It is really nice.

Darcy and his sister Temperance seem to be happy to be at Uni, and really have no one in particular they desire. However, it came about during Darcy's entry to the Greek House, that he has one bolt with Grilledcheese Sim Lydia Potts. He is the only one that has had anything at all in common with her. She also is hard to get to know. Apparently he is the guy with the knack. With a little fooling around with Re-Nu-U-Porta Chug, I can probably get them to two bolt status.

Jacquan and Kricket didn't waste any time. I didn't check their formals before making them change for the engagement picture. Luckily they are decent. I don't seem to be bringing up the ridiculous Santa suits anymore. Getting lots of Glamour Life clothes. They have 7 semesters to go to graduation.

Last but not least, is Carmine Roma and Ariana Rosada. These two did not meet until late in their teen years. I had them down on a list as marriageable partners, and Re-Nu-U-Porta Chug came into play to get them some bolts. Now they get along great. Yes, Carmine got a new groovy hairstyle, and I am really diggin' the clothes Ariana grew up in. Matches her hair and skintone.

Like I was saying Ariana is looking good these days.

Carmine is looking great as well, I was worried about him for a while. *giggle*

OK...I forget which one it was. One of them rolled a want for a bird. I had so much fun with Birdie in the Greek House, these two got one as well. His name is Max. Isn't he gorgeous?
Ariana and Carmine have 7 semesters to go for graduation.

Next up, the Hans and Amethyst home back in Fellowship. But first, a break. I am doing the mini-challenges at The Sims Resource. If you like a challenge that only takes a few hours, and makes you consider things you never have before, take a look. I know I am having a great time.

Until next time!

Round 3: The Coopriders

2006-09-17T13:30:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Coopriders
(or)
Two Dead, One Seed Planted

The last visit to the Cooprider house saw Kricket age to teen, and Scot and Celeste's son Cristian aged to toddler, then to child. Donatella Roma and Risto had multiple dream dates, which meant Donatella left Risto some pretty nice date presents. Risto and Donatella left for Uni. Layce had wierd dreams about Marisa Bendett-Upton, and Siba took great love in caring for the infant Cristian. Celeste and Scot advanced in their job. Kricket meets Jacquan Kirkendall out front of the house for a nice chat about death and Aliens.

This round opens with college man Jacquan Kirkendall tickleing Kricket in front of the house. She has constant wants to see him and talk to him. Hm. Sounds like a match to me!

Siba gets down with the brothers, dons her sunglassas, and does some mean rapping at the kareoke machine. Since Cristian is grown to child now, there is no more baby cuddling for her to do.

Ah, but it wasn't long into the week before her chance with Grim arrived. Whilst she was outside admiring a new guitar that was just bought to put her into platinum, Grim came over. Layce was already on the phone talking about her sister's trip.

Heh. Siba and the Platinum Guitar.

Well, death is never easy in the Sim World, but it is often very profitable. :) Siba's death brought the family over §15,000 in income. It was very needed. Even though the Coopriders live in a nice three story home, they were cash poor. Especially since much shopping was done to keep Siba in plat. Most of that was sold back.

Now, at the time of Siba's death, here sister Layce was also in Platinum aspiration. I didn't know which sister Grim would take, as they were scheduled to die on the same day. Since Siba was taken, I had to find a way to keep Layce in plat for her pretty headstone. My first thought? A lover, of course. The only male on her list she was close enough to, to take on as a lover was Jacquet Gilbert. As you can see, she isn't thrilled by my notions.

Layce decides to entertain two men at once in the upstairs parlour. Susan Profitt's husband, former Mr. Big, Andrew came home with Layce that day from work, and she calls Gilbert up for a date. Here you see Andrew playing the piano for Layce and Gilbert so they can dance. But none of this is going well.

Layce decides to shock me and get naked in front of both the men. "Take that, you mean old story writer! You know I want to skill to keep in plat!" Ok, ok Layce, have it your way. Now get dressed before one of the kids sees you doing this. heh. (Notice the big eyeful Gilbert is getting before she dresses. lol He is liking what he is seeing!)

Well, we really don't have to worry about the kids. They are doin' their own thang. Cristian really likes the kareoke machine....

Kricket has reached the top of her teen career in the athletic field...

And Michaell appears to be sneaking out of the house...? With whom?

Of course. With Maxwell Norwood. Hey, I'd like to know where he got that limo. The last time I looked the Norwoods had a white Chevette.

In the meanwhile, Scot is doing some stargazing. Wow! Two moons! I wonder what this means?

Cristian is making lots of friends. On this day, Bassel Busto comes home on the bus with him. They are good friends now.

Nancy Norwood. Hmmm....friendship points adding up fast. *Quickly yanks out marriage list and writes down Cristian C + Nancy N*. Yep.

Celeste brags about doing well in her job. Here she is promoted to Detective.

Well, with all that work, Celeste needs time to chill out and strum on the guitar. What is Layce doing? Well...she is fulfilling that all important want for a tenth cleaning point. Yeah. Today is her day. She needs to be in platinum by 6:00 pm.

My goodness, right around 5:45 pm, Layce finds herself mourning Siba's tombstone. Here comes Grim. Buh-Bye Layce.

As you can see, Layce didn't touch as many folks as Siba did. Only one person came out of the house to mourn her death. Her friend (really her niece, but the game doesn't recognize that relationship) Michaell is the only one that came out to cry.

Scot doesn't understand why Michaell is crying. "Good riddance the old bag is gone..." he says. He thinks back on some memories he has of her.

He remembers the fight in the parlour.

He remembers getting poked in the kitchen.

He remembers fighting beside the dishwasher, and becoming enemies with her.

And all without mussing a hair that time.

Look. Bassel's sister Bria Busto has come to visit. But alas, no one came out to greet the girl. I wonder why?

It is time for Cristian's birthday. "I want a car, and I want a season ticket to the World Series, and oh yeah... I want to be a jock in college."

Nope, no jock. Cristian rolled...ugh...Romance. But it could be worse. He could have rolled Pleasure. hehehe I didn't check his LTW. I hope it isn't 20 loves or something like that.

I know, I will become a rock star so I can have all the lovers I could ever want! Cristian looks good playing that Platinum Guitar!

*Sigh*. Michaell and Kricket make plans to leave for Uni next Uni play. Michaell's man Maxwell Norwood will be there...and maybe Kricket will meet up with Jacquan Kirkendall. That leaves only Scot, Celeste and Cristian in the house. Hmmm.....Celeste is looking quite happy....like she is glowing???? Hmmmm???? ;) I wonder if Scot managed to plant a seed?

And what of the matter of Scot stargazing on this two moon night? Oh look...there is a falling star too~ *sigh*. Nice.

Scot ends the round as a General Practioner in the Medical field. Celeste is a Detective in Law Enforcement.

POINTS this round: NONE. :)

Round 3: The Romas

2006-09-17T10:20:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Romas
(or)
Takin' Control

Howdy. The last visit to the Roma lot saw the death of Howie Busto. Apparently his needs were really low, being that he perished because he spent so long shopping the Roma ticket machine at their home business. Guido and Carmine grew up well, and the home business continued to make an income for the family. Donatella and Guido left for University, leaving Carmine alone in the house to run the business and study.

I have to say, with only one teen in the house the lot went really fast, and I didn't take alot of pictures. Carmine pretty much skilled and ate, and did homework. I did refer to my marriage list and realized I had hooked up Carmine and Ariana Rosada for the future. heh.

Time to get that little gal over to the Roma house. The relationship wasn't high enough for going steady. Carmine had to romance her for a while and make a coupla calls.

Then the day came on Wedenesday that they were good enough friends Carmine was able to get his first kiss, and thus set him up to keep great aspiration going so he could skill.

Whoops! Carmine and Airana had NO bolts. Well, time to try to fix that. Carmine downs his Re-Nu-U-Porta Chug choosing Custom hair and fitness for his likes. He manages one bolt with her. Next time I play her she will take hers as well and hopefully I can nudge this into the two bolt range.

Carmine started getting alot fo complaints around the business 'cuz of his sloppiness. He hates to clean. So he hired Lucy to help him out. He was getting a very nice income from the poker table.

Sunday night came and Carmine closed the business. It was a level 8, and only needed one more star to make it a 9. It had provided over §20,000 in income for the Roma Family. In order for Carmine to attend Uni, he could not be tied to it. So buh-bye poker table business.

The round ends with Carmine stuffing his backpack with everything from the house to take to Uni. I am still debating on whether or not to have Carmine buy it back in the future. It was very small. Maybe I will just keep it for another starter home for someone else. The Roma house is now empty.

POINTS this round: NONE

Round 3: The Norwoods

2006-09-17T09:58:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Norwoods
(OR)
Too Bad Yer Dead, But That's OK

Last Visit: Dagmar and Beulah temporarily stopped fighting while Dagmar was pregnant, but the animosity could still be seen. Channing pretty much stayed out of the way of the fighting cats and worked, and cooked for Dagmar. Shasta studied constantly and mooned over Rufus Busto. He did not feel ready to commit. Bruce started going steady with Meadow Thayer, but then Brandi Jenkins came along and turned his head. Maxwell received his first kiss from Michaell Cooprider. And last but not least, natural twins Nancy and Nelson were born to Channing and Dagmar. They grew to toddler at the end of the round, and Bruce left for University.

We open this round with Shasta playing with the fish. She has pretty much given up on Rufus Busto. He is a College Man now, and has no time for high school girls. She hopes to catch the attention of some other boy. Don't know who yet.

Reminton had a fascination with the fish tank Channing bought from Howie Busto's store. Yes, Howie is dead, but his grieving widow has been able to keep it open. Anyway, Remington would come to the house to clean, and would make a beeline for the tank. He had to be 'shooed' away from it constantly. He would clean the thing all day long and leave at 5 pm without doing anything else. hehehe

Dagmar and Beulah have gone back to fighting since Dagmar had her babies Nancy and Nelson. The friction between these two have made this house lots of fun to play. As you can see, Beulah is in her underware. That can mean only one thing. Bob Profitt has been over to service her. See, Beulah is getting close to her Grimmie party, and we want her to have a plat headstone. Dagmar is angry 'cuz Bob used to be her lover too. Before she had kids. Before she married Channing. :) Dagmar has been a good girl, she has been faithful to Channing since she said "I do!"

Ah. Here is the party. It happened early in the round. Shasta can been seen there in the background crying a river of tears. Poor grandma!

Shasta was so disraught she made a run for the energizer, but to my chagrin, she was in green aspiration.

OUCH! Had to make a run for the fridge and the bed before Grim came for HER!

Ah well life goes on. The twins Nancy and Nelso grow up to child. Here is Nelson's birthday picture. Looks like Channing with Dagmar's facial features.

Nancy is the same. Love her full lips. She is going to be beautiful.

Since the twins grew up, it was time to try to get the kids in Private School. Just as BJ Ryan is getting out of the car out front, Abbygale Potts scuttles out of the trash can where she was on a treasure hunt.

Right in the middle of the headmaster scenario, Maxwell got a phone call. It was Michaell Cooprider wanting to go on a date. Since the headmaster visit wasn't going well, Maxwell agreed to leave the house and go. The phone immediatly rang again. It was his brother Bruce calling from University asking Max if he wanted to go downtown for a little fun. HUH??? Three scenarios at once? I couldn't resist. Maxwell agreed. SO....headmaster, a date, and an outing all at once. ;)

As soon as all the kids got out of the taxi in front of Red's 50's Diner, Michaell exclaimed the late hour and left. So no date. Max was left with all college students to hang out with. Not too bad for a high school student.

OH MAN! Guido, who you huggin' like you are lovers???? Hey, just because you didn't bring Heidi with you don't mean you can hug this girl like she is your squeeze or somethin'. (Heidi Schurzenjager has entered University where she and Guido are living together. Gad, I have a Uni update to do. Forgot about that! lol And...that isn't Miles Upton in the pic, it is Maxwell's brother Bruce).

Why, it's Hedwig Busto! Hmm....must be something going on here. I will have to check their relationship status next time I play Fellowship Uni.

Well, Maxwell's outing went well. He arrived back at the house only to find Dagmar the Romance Sim laying the charm on BJ Ryan. Maybe this could be a good thing.

Where the headmaster visit was failing, Dagmar pulled it out of the fire for her and Channing's kids. Kudos to Dagmar!

This calls for a celebration. Ok everyone, gather 'round the kareoke machine!

Oh look, it's Donny and Marie! Err...no...heh. Father and son Channing and Maxwell croon like sweet songbirds. hehehe

Err...Bob? Beulah's dead. But we will take the date present for the simoleons! Thank you very much and good bye. Don't let the door smack your butt on the way outta here!

And we end the round with Shasta studyin' her butt off aand calling University for her scholarships. Maxwell and Michaell Cooprider are officially an item. He calls out for his scholarships as well. These two will go on to Uni next Uni play. Channing has advanced to Executive Chef (I think) in the Culinary field, and Dagmar has advanced to Freelance Photographer in the Slacker field.

POINTS this round. None. LOL

Round 3: The Kirkendalls

2006-08-13T16:03:00.000-05:00

The Kirkendalls: Round 3

Hm. Let's see here. Now what is wrong with the above picture? Oh I know. The Kirkendalls are all YA's. Yep. This is their Uni picture. This entry is about everything that happened leading up to their departure for Uni.

Round 2 found the eldest family member Esmond figuring out a way to scrape a living while still trying to attend high school and keep his grades up high enough so he could get to college. He opened a home venue to bring in a little cash. He left for Uni at the end of the round. Jacquan and Darcy grew to teen, while Temperance tried to gain some skills. Alright. To the present.

Temperance didn't do a whole lot this round but homework, skilling, and talking on the phone. Here she is getting a nice aspiration hit for a mini-power want of acheiving 5 best friends. (Pop Sim). Still, no young man has come forward to make this beauty his.

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Jacquan has claimed Kricket Cooprider. I had thought Kricket would pair up with Rich and Jenn Yessam's boy Keith, but this is the way the crumbs are falling. These are a two bolt couple. You will see Kricket follow Jacquan to Uni this round. Here they are on their last date. Jacquan has just asked Kricket to go steady with him, and she agreed.

Skilling, skilling, skilling. Ya know, wearing that light bulb hat isn't the most becoming thing. No wonder no boys have approached Temperance!

Darcy is a Pop Sim too. Here he is fulfilling the same mini-power want Temperance did. He doesn't look too happy about it.

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Darcy has latched onto Mean Janie Jenkins. She has been mean to everyone except Darcy. They have two bolts. She wouldn't give Keith Yessam the time of day, and he is a Pop Sim like Darcy.

Darcy did try a job for about....ohhh....one day. He got fired on his first day working in the culinary field. Oh well. The Kirkendalls are doing pretty well with money since they kept the venue open during the whole round. Darcy was doing it because he spun up the want to try it.

Oh, what call is Jacquan making? It is Monday morning, after a long week of romancing Kricket Cooprider, and skilling. Temperance left for Uni two days ago on Saturday. Quick Jacquan! Make that call before the school bus comes! After all, you didn't do your homework over the weekend did you?

Ah. He closed the home business. This could only mean one thing. I pause the game and put all the valuables and pu them in his and Darcy's backpacks to make the trip to Uni. After all, gonna need some cash and stuff to start a home with there.

This house is no prize. It now sits empty. Will Esmond come back to it after graduating and remodel it? Will his vampire love Brittany Jayapalan be happy here? Will vampire kids roam freely here?

That's all until next round!

Round 3: The Uptons

2006-08-13T14:38:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Uptons

Howdy. Here we are in round three at the Upton home. It is another one of those houses (like the Schurzenjagers) where none of the original CAS characters longer reside. It started out with Miles and his studly Knowledge Sim grandpa Marshall. Marshall married fellow Fortune Sim Marisa Bendett, and last round had a daughter named Ocean, who grew up to child in the same round. At the end of round two, Marisa and Marshall had just had a son Jupiter. Miles had left for University where he shacked up with his girlfriend, Aquamarine Rosada. So let us proceed with round three.

I really did think Marshall had a coupla days left for his hula party. Since I had not pursued his LTW or anything, (it was an impossible career want) I had to have worries about him dying in platinum. Well, luckily he was in plat. He died on Monday night. He had to put infant Jupiter on the floor during a bottle feeding to accept Grim's invitation to the great hula party in the sky. I was astounded. It looked like he had plenty of space left on his life bar. Oh well. Buh-bye Marshall!

Cool inheritance picture. Marshall's death added $35,000 to the family funds. I didn't go nutz changing things though. They had most of the stuff they needed to live, after all. I did put down some new floor coverings and did some wallpapering. Having the extra cash would just make it easier to buy the expensive stuff Marisa would need for a plat boost to energize to keep skilling, working, and promoting. Miles got $9,600 whilst away at Uni. That will be nice to have there when I get back to the dorm he shares with Aqua.

Well well. Looks like Marisa had to step in and take over birthday duties from Marshall. Isn't Jupiter a handsome fellow? The one thing I have to say from reading all the blogs on Fellowship I, is that Marshall Upton makes good looking kids.

Here is Jupter pitching in to help make family friends so his mom can get promoted in her job. Errr....look who it is. Rich Yessam. Can't he make adult friends? First it was Lilly Potts, now it is another child, Jupiter Upton. Oh well. No matter. Rich is tied up takin' care of Dave the Alien now, and the newest addition to his family, Ralph.

Uh-oh. It looks like Marisa is getting overwhelmed with all the responsibilities that come along with being a single parent. Now she is starting to realize how much she leaned on Marshall to run the household.

Being that Marisa has all that nice inheritance money now, and is starting to pull in a fine payceck from the Athletic Career, she gets on the phone to order maid and gardener service. Way to go, goldigger...errr...I mean Marisa!

Awww, Marshall died on Monday, and here on Wednesday he is haunting already. He is sad. He misses his family. He didn't do any scaring since I did not get rid of his bed. He just floated around looking at stuff. Poor, poor Marshall.

Well, looky here who came home on the bus with Ocean! That Busto kid shows up everywhere. I am eyeballing these two for a possible match. It didn't take long at all for their daily number to reach 100. There is a chemistry there!

Here is Jupiter's grow up picture. As you can see, Ocean has grown up too. Gad! I didn't get her birthday portrait from toddler to child either. Dern. She looks more like Marisa. Jupiter looks more like Marshall. Anyhow, Ocean is Popularity Sim with an LTW to be a Celebrity Chef. She is 1 neat, 8 outgoing, 10 active, 3 playful, and 3 nice, and is a Gemini.

Awww! Isn't Jupiter a cutie! I haven't paired him up yet. It is hard to keep track of everyone in this hood. I will take a look at the two houses that have the 'marry off 6 kids' want and see if there is a girly there for him. That is where we leave the Uptons for this round. Marisa promoted to....ummmm.....Coach. Next round she will hit Hall of Famer, and a perm plat.

POINTS THIS ROUND: Marshall passes, 1 plat headstone.

Round 3: The Yessams

2006-08-05T10:04:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Yessams

Hey, here we are round 3 at the Yessams. Heh. I loved this round with Jenn and Rich. First of all, let us move back and review round 2. Alrighty. Last round Rich got a job in the Culinary field and made it as far as Fast Food manager, and Jenn went as far as Lieutenant in Law Enforcement. Mama J passed away in Platinum during a date with Marshall Upton, and Jenn and Rich had another son, Gene.

Fast forward to the current round.

Awww! What a cutie Gene turned out to be. He loves to play with the fish. If you remember, this is the fish tank Jenn bought from Howie Busto.

Keith has aged to teen. He rolled Popularity like his dad Rich, but unlike his dad, he wants to be a Hall of Famer. Good deal. That means that maybe Keith can keep from developing a spare tire like his dad has. Yum. But not if he keeps eating cake the nanny makes.

Whoops! Rich seems to have a stomach ache. Well, Rich has had personal problems this round. He got fired from his job. Yes he did. He had advance clear to Prep Cook and was fired. He started spending nights outside gazing at the stars. It was rather embarrasing to be fired.

Well, Rich is rather good looking in this pink sweat suit.

Okay, okay, here is the abduction picture. So far in Fellowship, Craig (Benson) Jenkins has been abducted twice. Now it is somebody else's turn. Rich got lucky. Jenn is now showing a few of Rich getting abducted again, and is afraid of it for herself as well.

In the mean time, Keith might be a-thinkin' Mean Janie Jenkins is on hot mamma. But Janie is really mean to him. Even though their daily score is 100%, and their lifetime score is over 80%, she turned him down flat for his first kiss. Poor Keith. They have zero bolts, so I really don't see a future there. No chemistry at all.

Mama J finally makes her presence known. I had her urn inside, but I quickly learned it should be outside. She went on a scaring spree like nobody's business inside the house there. After I moved her grave outside, she stayed out there since she died outside. She now resides in the front flowerbeds.

OMG...this is the most pregnant Sim I have ever seen in my life. Rich is huge. hehehe

Another abduction picture. The One where everyone runs outside and shows thier dis-enthusiasim for the abductions. I love it.

OK. Rich is going into labor. What's this? Jenn is holding a baby?.... but didn't Gene grow up? Yeah. Rich got Jenn preggers right before he got abducted. Isn't that the way it always happens? Meet Ralph Yessam.

Dave is born. So, the Yessams have four boys. Keith, Gene, Ralph and Dave the Alien.

Summary: Rich was fired from his Culinary job again. I am thinking L-O-S-E-R. Then he goes and gets himself abducted. And like the last time, he got his job back again right away. So he presently stands as a Drive Through Clerk. Here he is just a few days from elder and can't even make it to TOC. Jenn is doing great in Law Enforcement, and is currently a Swat Team Leader. YOU GO GIRL!

POINTS this round: 2 new Sims born - Ralph and Dave the Alien = 2 pts.

Round 3: The Potts

2006-08-05T08:15:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Potts

Erm, okey dokey. See how I have Abbygale's name up there on the picture? Well, that is the only printed name you will see in this entry. I go overly excited about working on the blog today, uploaded all my pictures to Photobucket, then realized there is no textual pics. I am not gonna take the time to do that today. *grin* On to the Potts saga.

During the last visit, Ryan Potts found teen-like and admiration with Brigid Rosada. He then left for Uni. The rest of the Potts kids grew to teen, and Lydia dedicated her life to eating grilled cheese sandwiches. Alexandria found elder townie Adrian Chalmers to marry into her crazy family who brought enough simoleons with him to remodel the house and add a second floor. We ended the visit with Alexandria waddling around with her sixth child in life. Wow Adrian! You still have it where it counts!

We open today's chapter with teen love. With four teens in the house, it was bound to happen. Here is Romance Sim Logan romancing one of the Profitt adoptees. Hm. Which one is this? Oh man! I have to go back and check out my last Schurzenjager entry. Just a sec, be right back. Ok. That is Sierra there with Logan. Sierra is a Popularity Sim. It was pretty tough keeping 4 teens in the house happy....so they all had to get a significant other. Anyhow, Logan was lookin' for his first kiss, and Sierra was happy to oblidge.

See there in the background? Luke the Family Sim is talkin' to another Profitt adoptee, Knowldege Sim Angel. There wasn't any pics of her in the last Schurzenjager update. I know. Sad.

Ah. It looks like Lydia has found another Sim who is nice enough to listen to alla her yap about her favorite subject, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. I have decided I like Grilled Cheese Sims. They are easy to keep happy. Lydia was the main contributor for aspiration points when it came to buying energizers and thinking caps for the rest of the Potts kids to study before heading off to Uni. Anyhow, the above Sim is Jonah Jenkins. If you will remember, he was very nice to his mean sister, Janie Jenkins.

Oh looky. Alexandria's and Adrian's new little daughter is here. Meet Abbygale. Hey Alexandria....you are one tough cookie. I see how you are casually waving hello to your husband after labor and delivery as you make your way to the refidgerator to feed the new baby. You sure are calm and collected!

EEeee! Looks like Luke and Angel are gettin' the hots for each other! Yeah! Adrian is being a dutiful husband and washing dishes there in the background. Why oh why isn't it like that in real life? Huh?

Andrian is very attentive to his own brood. Here he is helpin' pretty baby Abbygale grow up to toddler. Red hair. Well, good ol' SimDNA cheat. Adrian is a red head. Looks like Luke is gettin' himself some logic points there. Good for him!

Things are progressing nicely for Angel and Luke. Look for them to be 'a couple' in Fellowship. Angel is acting appropriately shy and Luke is being a Family Sim gentleman. They have two bolts.

Abbygale has a bad growing up. Right away she has some problem with her older sister Lilly. Gad, it has been so long since I actually played this lot I can't remember what it was! I find that I am not focusing so much on platinum age transitions. I don't want these Sims to live forever ya know. This is gonna be a big hood.

Jonah helps Lydia out with her first kiss want. Yes, she did spin that up in her GCS stupor. I am still out on the jury with this coupling. They have zero bolts, but get along really well. I think it is just 'cuz Jonah is so nice, and would really be nice to any Sim. Heh. Lydia must be his charity case. Hey Lydia...looks like yer pullin' a wagon back there...must be alla those grilled cheese sandwiches!

Awww, here we go. The golden couple of the Potts residence. You go Luke! He smooches up to Angel Profitt for his first kiss.

Ok. I know all the Sims in this picture are really teeny. But I just had to take it. It is every Potts teen on an in-game date. Yes, I did four dates at once. Just because I could. From left to right: Logan with Sierra Profitt, Lydia with Jonah Jenkins, Luke with Angel Profitt, and Lilly with that townie boy that wears the green and black jersey. I can't recall his name in my game. Doesn't matter, Lilly is going to be single in my game. Darn Romance Sims.

Heh. Even during a date, Lydia talks about grilled cheese sandwiches. Jonah sure is understanding.

Alexandria has sat Family Sim Luke down for a talk.

Alexandria: Luke, your mother is having another baby. I mean me. I am having another baby.

Luke: Wow mom, errr....that's great. Really.

Alexandria: Luke, you are a Family Sim. That means you will want to have lots of babies. Is Angel up for it?

Luke: Gee mom, I haven't really thought that far into the future.

Alexandria: *sighs* Luke, I am not even a Family Sim, and here I am knocked up again. Why do I need to have seven children? Because your step daddy Adrian is a Family Sim. He has a constant want spin up for babies. Be prepared, my son. You are gonna want kids, kids, kids, and Angel may have a thing or two to say about that.

Luke: Mom, your'e freakin' me out. I am only seventeen years old for pity's sake! I don't wanna hear about babies! (thinks to himself worriedly how thoughts cross his mind about adopting children already at his young age).

Alexandria Luke honey, you need to go to University where you can get the skills to make big piles of Simoleons because you will have a family to support. You won't be able to stop it. As soon as Angel pops out your first kid, you will immediately want to throw her on the mattress and 'try for baby' to attempt get another baby on the way. It is in your Sim wants.

Luke: Mom, with all due respect, your fulla crap.

So much for the Facts of Life talk between Alexandria and Luke.

Little errr....who is this? Can't recall this little girl's name. *checkin' notes* Darn, I didn't write her name down. Be right back, gotta fire up the game to find out who she is. *five minutes passes* Okey dokey, her name is Sonja. Sonja Potts, number two for Alexandria and Adrian. This time Alexandria isn't waving gaily to Adrian right after giving birth.

Awww, I think maybe Alexandria isn't too upset about having another child. However, she doesn't want anymore. She secretly has had her tubes tied. Adrian doesn't know about that. Sim babies are so cute!

Wow, Abbygale is having a discussion with Lydia that doesn't center around grilled cheese sandwiches. See, Logan spun up a want to get a job in the Slacker career field. Erm, but excuse me. If a Sim is a slacker, they wouldn't want to work. At all.

Abbygale is discussing with Lydia how Logan became an Over Achiever. HUH? A slacker that is an over achiever? Yeah, Logan did reach TOC in the teen career field. He got the scholarship for young entrepenures...a Convience Store Clerk. Yeah. Way to go Logan!

We end this round with that four dates at one time dealy in the front yard. This actually happened the day before all the Potts teens left for Uni. You know what this means... *sigh* I now have 25 Sims in Uni.

POINTS this round: Two new Sims, Abbygale and Sonja - 2 points.

Round 3: The Jenkinses

2006-07-29T07:32:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Jenkinses

On the last visit in round 2 to the Jenkins residence, James installed a Pee Tree because the house was gettin' crowded with so many aunts and uncles that his step grandpa Craig was adopting and bringing into the house. Brandi (Ice Princess) grew up to teen, Moira went over the facts of life with Janie, Jordi was adopted by Craig, Jonah the alien grew up to child, and Craig was abducted a second time on the scope. Brandi has since left for Uni right along with James.

This round, just like with the Bustos, we open the lot with someone standing in the corner heaving great sobs of dispair.

You got it right. Craig was so upset about being abducted a second time he laid newly adopted daughter Jordi on the floor to cry about it. OH HO! What's this I see? Cheesecake on the kitchen counter. Brandi whipped it out for her adoptive dad right before she left for Uni. Hmmm...me thinks I see a peice missing out of it. Who? Oh who could have eaten it? I think we know who ate it. Probably couldn't help himself.

In the meantime, adopted daughter Jordi grows up to toddler. She is a pretty one.

Hm. Does Craig's belly look extra large to you? I think he couldn't stay away from the cheesecake. He has twin aliens on the way. That will give him the number of kids he needs to have to fulfill his LTW to Marry Off Six Kids. Wow, up to six kids already and not even half way through his adult life.

Labor Day is here. This is something that Moira has seen before. She doesn't look real excited, does she. She has quit rolling the Fortune Sim wants and is just basically waiting to die. She has spent her life in Fellowship helping Craig raise his pack of kids.

Baby picture. Heh. We have all seen 'em but I never get tired of lookin' at 'em.

Jordi thinks havin' alien siblings is all right.

Several times during the week, one or both of the Busto boys came home on the bus with Jonah and Janie. I just can't quit lookin' at 'em. They get along really well with the Jenkins kids.

Jordi grows up to child. She is a happy child. Despite growing up in the bathroom.

Awwww...Jonah and Janie like each other a whole lot. I love these autonomous hug pictures.

OK. I have realized that Janie is really not a very nice person. As soon as she grows up, she farts in Jonah's face. Whereas just that morning she was giving him hugs. Janie grew up Knowledge, with an LTW to Max 7 Skills. She is a mean Knowldege Sim. Like Ben Long. Jonah is so nice he is overlooking his adoptive sister's mean tendacies. He accepts her the way she is.

Time for Moira's Grim party, which, I might add, took place right in the middle of a headmaster visit. I reckon I wasn't paying attention to her lifebar. It was rough. BJ Ryan might drink liquid suppers and admit the children into his private school, but a Grim Party really puts a damper on his attitude. Nobody got in. However, the money problems for the Jenkins family was over. Moira was 74 when she passed.

Lots-o-stuff goin' on during this headmaster visit.

OK so Janie tries again to get into Private School, and calls Mr. Ryan for a return visit. Already she rolled the Private School want. Even though she is mean. During this visit, Jonah grows up. He rolled Knowledge like Janie, the sister he adores, and has the same LTW of Max 7 Skills. Coy cat.

But, *sigh* I guess Mr. Ryan was harboring memories of the Grim Party and nobody got in again. I have never had so much trouble with headmaster visits.

Time for the twins to grow up. Janie was doing pretty well keepin' her needs up high enough to energize so she can work on maxing those skills and was around to help the kids. Here she is with Jessup....

And Judy. Gad, everytime I think of Judy or type it in, I think of Punch and Judy. Erm...where is SimPE? I think I see a name change for Jessup in the future. The two kids definetly do not look alike.

With alla the excitement that has been goin' on, Craig hits the energizer quite often too. Alexandria Potts has come by to visit, and gets a load of watching Craig power up.

Yes, Craig did make it to work in the Military field. A couple of times.

Yay! Now he has advanced enough to get the obstacle course. Well, the Jenkins lot is so small it had to be placed in the front yard overlapping the sidewalk. People just walk around it. I like to keep it out and handy.

Meet Cara. I don't recall her last name. After Moira passed away, Craig The Family Sim went into depression. Rolled immediate wants to fall in love and get married. Forget about Moira. So I go to his address book, and this townie chick was the only one that he had a high enough relationship with to satisfy those two wants right away. It was sad to watch Craig struggling with his love life like that.

Cara is a Knowledge Sim with an LTW to become a Criminal Mastermind. It will happen. Also, Craig rolled the good old 10 kids want. Why, that is only 4 more. We end the lot with Cara pregnant, but not showing.

POINTS this round: Moira passes in plat = Platinum headstone. 3 new Sims = Jessup, Judy and Cara.

Round 3: The Bustos

2006-07-28T21:20:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Bustos

The last visit with the Bustos found Vampiress Contessa Brittany changed into a mortal since she had married Howie and gotten pregnant. It also found Howie turned into a vampire after she lovingly bit him. Brittany gave birth to a daughter, Bria.
Howie also bought his second business, The Corner Shop, and hired Andrea Hogan as the manager. Rufus fell in love with Shasta Norwood, and Hedwig left for Uni.

This round opens with Brittany standing in the corner of the house heaving great sobs of dispair. Oh my! What in the world is wrong? Ah. Now I remember. Brittany's stud of a husband Howie died on the Roma lot. Of course. She is sad he is gone. Poor Brittany.

OH let's see...alright. Rufus is a Knowledge Sim. You know how those knowledge types are. Once they roll "PRIVATE SCHOOL" they can't seem to think of anything else.

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So Rufus gets busy and calls the headmaster. It is BJ Ryan. He is usually easy to please in a headmaster visit. It is all worked out. Rufus chats it up with the headmaster on the lawn whilst Brittany, who is so hugely pregnant, sleeps all afternoon. Rufus has no one to cook the headmaster meal. So he gets Marisa Bendett-Upton to do it who happens to be on the lot playing poker at the Busto home venue.

While Rufus is giving the headmaster a tour of the poor looking Busto house, Brittany gets up and bellies up to the supper table. Wow. Marisa fixed the liquid drink meal for the headmaster visit. I envision Rufus's bid for PRIVATE SCHOOL going right out the window. But, it didn't turn out so bad.

As you can see, due to Rufus's superior communication skills (schmoozing) he got himself and Bria into private school. So, fixing the liquid supper will get you 17 points with BJ RYan. lol

OH, look at that. Shortly after the headmaster visit, Brittany goes into labor with Howie's kid. If you will remember, Brittany ate cheesecake on the Roma lot meant for someone else. I knew twins were coming. But then, I was glad about it since Howie is dead.

GAD!!! Twin boys. Folks, in all the years I have been playing Sims, I have never had twin boys. Always girl/boy, girl/girl. Thanks, Howie! The first one born is Bassel. Yeah. Bassel Busto. Brittany hands him off to Rufus, walks into the kitchen to have number two. (Hey, does that kid look a little strange to you? Look at that nose.)

The second one is Bates Busto. I figgered those were great sounding names for a Busto.

Alexandria Pott's husband Adrian (green shirt) and a townie are in the house eating. They are takin' a break from gambling and got to witness the birth of the boys. See how they are talking about it? Brittany is happy her boys are accepted.

Let's see. Since Howie was gone, that meant that Brittany had to work the businesses, raise her three kids, and work her job in the slacker field. Gad, hard with Howie gone. That night she goes to The Corner Shop to open it for a few hours.
She calls Andrea in to work. Andrea didn't work more than a few minutes when she quit.

Well, Andrea had a thang for Howie. She really liked him, was attracted to him. I guess she didn't wanna work for his widow.

So poor Pleasure Sim Brittany slaves at the cash register all night and empties the store. Let me say...Brittany was very unhappy about having to work so much. Her aspiration stayed border green/red the whole time.

Whoops! Time for the twins to grow up a little. WOW...look at Bassel. Ick. Hehehhe, he is a Busto all right. :) I'd know that look anywhere. I was right, he has Howie's nose. He's got one heckuva brow bone goin' there.

Looks like Bates got the same chin Bria inherited. Plus he got some nose, but his brow is ok. Funny shaped eyes. Brittany isn't too unhappy with her boy's looks. Maybe they remind her of their dad.

Bassel grown to child. He looks tough. All he needs as a tatoo on his arm.

Bates looks like he is saying "Doh!" all the time.

By now, Brittany has gotten smart enough to hire help at the store. This guy had a silver in sales, so she hired him. Things really started looking up. Both of them managed to earn a bronze in cash register. The business worked up to level 7, and Brittany maxed out the wholesale perks. She worked the home venue up to a level 7 as well. That is a big jump from last round. It was only a level two.

Erm, do you notice what I notice in the picture? The vampire is Brittany Jayaplan, Esmond Kirkendall's fiancée. Look at the window. It is daylight. She was in there twice when the sun came up during this round. Makes me wonder what her needs are gonna be like next time I see her. I wonder if she will kick the bucket like Howie did.

Ah, what a nice big brother you are Rufus. He taught Bria how to study. Oh, I gave Bria a make over. She needed it.

Here she is conversing with her future husband, Carmen Patch...errr...Sullivan Profitt. Man, he is almost good looking compared to her. I wonder what their kids will look like??? Keep the fugly genes together, I always say.

Bria is happy she has met her future husband.

Here is the playground bully getting off the bus.

The round ends with Rufus beating it to Uni. He is glad to get out of the house.

POINTS this round: 2 New Sims - Bassel and Bates = 2 points

Round 3: The Corcorans

2006-07-04T12:14:00.000-05:00

Round 3 - The Corcorans

Last visit we found out that Corky, in a desperate measure to get a father for Chardé, married Llama Suit Guy Holden Todd. He is a Fortune Sim. He has no clue that all the kids Corky has been popping out aren't his. They even look like him, sort of. Blonde hair and all. At the end of round 2, Corky had another daughter, Chyla. Her daddy is the same as Chardé's, that being one Romance Sim Bob Profitt. Oh what a web we weave!

OK, let us begin. As soon as I opened the house everyone seemed to need to use the bathroom. So everyone congregated in that tiny room. Corky was showing a want to kiss Holden, and being I figured she could use the aspiration points, why not. Well, Chardé bursts into tears. I realize it is because her mother is kissing someone who is not her dad.

Well, Holden might as well be the girls' dad. He teaches them chess.

He helps them with their homework.

They play games together.

And he assists in their personal care. Yeah, he is their dad.

Holden is consciencious about keeping in shape. He works out with Corky almost every day.

He keeps up on current events by reading the newspaper so he can make sure Chardé and Chyla know what is going on in the world.

Oh my and what the repairman he is. He has saved the family all sorts of money by fixing things himself.

Why, he adores Corky so much he even employed a maid to keep the house clean so Corky could take it easy.

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If Holden is so great, and is treating Corky and the girls so well, why is this going on? Well, who knows. It is some sort of Sims Addiction. *but the question is whose addiction*. Hehe. Ok. Now that I have spent several lines of text and a few minutes of my time making Holden look good, and Corky and Bob looking bad, let us turn our attentions toward Bob. What kind of dad is he? Keep in mind I have no control over him when he comes over to service Corky.

Ah. Chyla has had a birthday and is quietly playing with the social rabbit head. Bob autonomously sat down to play with his daughter. They kept at it so long now they are very good friends.

When she was still a baby, he would pick her up and cuddle her to no end. Here he looks surprised to see his own eyes.

Bob and Corky have even had lengthy conversations about having grandchildren together. After all, that is Corky's life ambition, her LTW. To have 6 granchildren.

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'Course, even though he is Corky's squeeze-on-the-side, Bob does have his faults. He has a gnome fetish. He can't keep his hands off the little plaster sculpture Corky has in the front yard. Being the great and patient man he is, Holden brought it home. Corky's Main Squeeze.

Well I guess you saw this coming. Corky is pregnant with she and Bob's third child. Will it be another girl?

Chardé Corcoran
Aspiration - Pleasure
LTW - To Become A Professional Party Guest
Zodiac - Pisces

Oh look. Chardé had a birthday. Her personality fits a Pleasure Sim. Don't think she will reroll in Uni.

Chyla had a birthday as well. She is very pretty.

And the third birthday. Meet Charissa, Bob and Corky's third daughter. And incidentally, Susan Profitt's sixth grandchild. Her LTW was just fulfilled. Awww..look at Holden. He was holding a want for a baby in this one did not fulfill it. He looks so hurt. Do you think he knows?

And this is where we leave the Corcorans. Oh. Holden and Corky shut down their home business so they could get their started on their careers. Corky has yet to get to the top of her first career. So being a Family Sim, she joined the Military. She is in the Elite Forces. Holden quit his job as a Hall of Famer, and is a Con Artist in the Criminal field.

Oh this picture here. I sent Chardé downtown to get a cell phone and meet some other teens, and the Ex-Matchamaker came onto the lot. If you will remember, she was bitten by a vampire. Now she just acts like a regular townie. She lost her matchmaker status.

POINTS this round - 1 new Sim, Charissa = 1 pt. Susan Profitt - Elder LTW fulfilled .

Round 3: The Rosadas

2006-07-04T09:23:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Rosadas

Last time in round 2, all the girls got into Private School due to the superior socializing skills of Big Sister Aquamarine Rosada. Aqua and Amethyst left for University. The home poker business is going strong.

This round we open it up only to find Ariana in a putrid attemtp at dancing. She tried so hard, poor dear. (Pop Sim) See, she needs to get her social skills up if she wants to have a successful dating career.

You go girl!

Brigid leaves for her teen job in the medical field. Why look, there is Luke Potts. Maybe I should have had Ariana run out to meet him. Usually when a teen shows up on a lot like that there is somebody there that would make a good match for them. Oh well. There is always Uni. Notice Angel Profitt is on the lot too, but there aren't any boys in the Rosada house.

If you will remember, the Rosadas had a "Pay To Play" poker table business to keep the nanny paid and food in the fridge. Well, the business had zero stars when I opened the lot. I really didn't care; just wanted the money. Here is Sierra Profitt scarfing down a lunchmeat sandwich. She had come to play poker.

Aw, Brigid makes it to the top of her teen career field as an EMT and gets the scholarship.

Ariana decides to call up good friend Randy London for a date. She is brimming with confidence since she has all these new dance steps to show him.

They go to Sims Wired to eat. Looks like Contessa Brittany Busto has also come to dine as well. She is pregnant with twins. She ate cheesecake on the Roma lot that was meant for Craig Benson-Jenkins. But he left the scene before he got hungry enough to eat it. Contessa Brittany didn't miss it!

Aww...looks like a little flirting going on there at the table! Again, YOU GO GIRL!

OH my. What is that peculair noise I hear? There is commotion going on in the corner.

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Oh dear. Contessa Brittany has gone into aspirational failure. So sad. I guess she hasn't recovered from the death of her husband Howie. He died on the same lot where Brittany indulged in cheesecake. The Roma lot.

Brittany finishes her shade dance with a little flourish. I feel so bad for her. However, I think she will see Howie again. Ariana picked up on some of those cool dance moves.

The dinner between Randy and Ariana finishes off with a First Kiss for Ari. Maybe I will send him to Uni with her if I don't get somebody from Fellowship. I love his oriental look. They have one bolt.

Of course, Ol' Crumplebottom didn't miss a beat. Poor Randy got the purse treatment.

Back at the Rosada homestead, Sierra Profitt eats. Again. Some more.

Danielle reaches the top of her teen career in the Criminal field. She is now a Pickpocket, and has won the scholarship.

Ariana decides she should try a little harder at her job, and gets busy with the noodlesoother.

Hey Legacy Players! Looky! The Chef is on the Rosada lot. Wow, if I were playing Legacy, I would have this sewn up.... Chef DNA in the family! I dont' know if you can see it, but look at the 'look here' arrow. That appears to be Brigid coming home from work as an EMT stuck in the wheel well of the car

GAD. That is spooky.

She recovers nicely from the ordeal to be able to carry on a conversation with Chef Dan. I think Brigid will keep Chef Dan in mind as an employee. She wants to have 5 Top Level Businesses. I wonder if he really knows how to cook? I doubt it.

Here is Randy leaving Ariana a sweet rose. Since Crumplebottom invaded the date, Randy lost all interst in anymore interactions with Ariana and I wasn't able to get a Dream date. Oh so sad. So no big expensive $55 bunch of roses.

Craig Benson-Jenkins comes to play poker and has a mildly disturbing incident. How embarrassing to go to somebody's house and throw up. He was abducted by telescope the last day of the Jenkins turn in Round two.

Sierra Profitt eating. Again. This time she grabbed a plate of spoiled salad. She ended up staying at the Rosada lot for 2 days. Gad...didn't she have to go to school?

We end the round with Ariana finally getting to the top of her teen career in the Political field. She is now an intern. However the celebration was squished when this customer wanted to complain...about...HER!

The twins Brigid and Danielle left for University, leaving Ariana behind to keep the Pay to Play poker venue open. She will eventually go to Uni.

POINTS this round - -1 for Contessa Brittany going into aspirational failure.

Round 3: The Schurzenjagers

2006-07-04T07:34:00.000-05:00

Title: The Schurzenjagers, Round 3

Last Visit: Hilda passed away in plat while right in the middle of a dream date with husband Benjamin (Long) Schurzenjager. Hans left for University after earning 4 scholarships, and Heidi grew up to teen. Ben and Heidi move out of the Swiss Chalet to a new house.

Well now. Looky at that family picture. Looks nothing like the base family that this challenge originally started with, does it? Fulla all kinds of kids, and none of the original Schurzenjager family members.If you will remember in the last entry of this blog, Sandra Profitt proposed to Hilda's widower, Ben Long, and professed to adopt 6 younguns just so she could see 'em get married. She moved out of the Profitt house with her growing brood. So here we go.

We open the lot with Ben and Heidi peacefully playing slug-a-bug on the front lawn of the new house. In switching over to a new lot, Ben somehow lost his Europen car, his Fiat. Oh so sad. Funds were stretched tight. But that was about to be fixed.

Suddenly, Sandra Profitt shows up with a bunch of children in tow, (And driving a new Fiat, the same exact model Hilda had bought for Ben) and announced they were movin' in, before the wedding. 'Ol Ben just scratched his head and pointed the way to the upstairs where there were three empty bedrooms. After the kids settled in, Sandra declared the kids had missed the school bus, and piled them ALL into the tiny Fiat and drove them to school.

Ben left for work, leaving Sandra to her own devices. What an opportunistic So-and-So! The first thing she does is find the telephone in the libarary (which I might add, really needs a female's touch. Ben doesn't know anything about decorating). Who do you think she is calling? Not the Gostbusters! But... *ahem* maybe she should. Anyhow, she called the adoption agency.

She adopted Andrew, first thing. What a cutie. Actually, he looked like he had just woken from a nap when he got out of the social worker's car. He had on a nightcap. Had to change that right away! No better excuse to use this custom hair for boys I just downloaded the week before.

The next day she adopts Elsie. Sandra sat that girl right down and explained how she was adopted, and how she planned to adopt more kids. Elsie seemed to think this was ok.

After being in the house for a couple of days, Sandra and Ben finally decide to get married. Ben, being a Family Sim in a Knowledge Sim's body, really kinda wanted some kids with the Schurzenjager last name. Andrew and Esie are a Profitt! So they commenced with the nuptials right in the dining room of the old house. Poor Sierra is plumb wore out by all the wedding fuss. She could not find one fun thing to do.

Well, well, well. Who should show up but Celeste Cooprider complaining that Ben had taken a peek-a-boo at her through the telescope! I had never seen the wedding sequence interrupted like this before. All the guests immediately got up to leave! Seems like there is always opportunities for Ben to fight at weddings! If you will recall, he beat up Howie Butso soundly at his wedding to Hilda. Ben might be a Family Sim at heart, but he also has a mean streak that likes to fight.

Well I quickly clicked on the wedding arch to start the wedding sequence over again. This time Sierra got a seat right up front beside Sandra's nephew, Charles Profitt who came in from Uni to see the wedding. Hilda is getting a big eye full too. Her grave is right outside the dining room window.

The wedding finally went off without anymore problems. Sandra receives a big aspiration boost. She quickly leaves the wedding arch and heads for the dessert table.

Well, the wedding is still going on when 8:15 rolled around, and Hilda finally decides to make an appearance. She did not like Ben getting remarried at all. She manages to scare a couple of people, namely Charles Profitt, Pop Sim. He nearly peed himself.

The wedding party winds down with a rousing game of "Hit Me!" Sandra is taking time to get reacquainted with her nephew Charles. It is almost an 'unnatural' attraction, if you know what I mean.

The next day, Sandra's newest addition to the family arrives. Her name is Elise.

Elsie talking to Elise. Talk about confusing names. At first I thought I had two Sims with the same name.

Well admist all this adopting, the first kids to get adopted while Sandra was still at the Profitt house begin to grow up and have birthdays.

Sullivan Profitt
Aspiration - Knowledge
LTW - To follow in the footsteps of step dad Ben
and become a Mad Scientist
5 neat, 3 outgoing, 6 active, 4 playful, 6 nice
Zodiac - Cancer

GAD! Who is this???? This is the child that Carmen Patch, Bug Lady gave up for adoption many moons ago. Heh. Not really...this is Sullivan the first child Sandra adopted. Looks like he got Carmen's face. I know! I will keep the fugly genes where they belong and marry him off to a Busto. He will marry Bria Busto, Howie's first born.

Sierra Profitt
Aspiration - Popularity
LTW - To Become Mayor
2 neat, 8 outgoing, 2 active, 6 playful, 7 nice.
Zodiac - Libra

Wow, looks like she has the pefect personality for her Aspiration. She will be a pleasure to play. OOPs sorry...didn't get a birthday picture of the third adoptee..Angel. She is the girl in the family pic at the beginning of this post in the poodle skirt.

Angel Profitt
Aspiration - Knowledge
LTW - To Become Chief of Staff
5 neat, 3 outgoing, 7 active, 3 playful, 7 nice
Zodiac - Pices

Yup, she will make a marelous Knowledge Sim. I am having good luck with the dice!

Somewhere along the line it gets too crowded for Heidi, and she beats it to Uni, where she will meet and fall in love with Guido Roma, Donatella's brother. He is Fortune, Heidi is Family. They will make a good combination.

And that finishes the Schurzenjagers for this round. Sandra has all the kids she needs to realize her LTW to marry off six kids. Yay! Ben got a nice bonus of $10,000 after building a better mousetrap and is now a Scholar in the Science field. Sandra isn't working, she stays home and takes care of the kids and pays the bills. Hm. I wonder if that is a little boring for her???

POINTS this round: ERM... 3 new Sims - Andrew, Elise and Elsie = 3 pts.

Round 3: The Profitts

2006-06-18T12:39:00.000-05:00

Round 3: The Profitts

Sandra's Mid-Life Crisis

This entry marks the beginning of round 3. As we visit the Profitts in round 3, Bob has taken his two boys Michael and Craig to school, then takes off for work himself. Susan and her new rich husband Andrew play Tickle Me Elmo out in the driveway after Bob leaves. That left Sandra to her own devices to pull mischief in the nice huge victorian mansion Andrew bought for his new bride.

Sandra finds the Florid Fountian in the entry hallway of the house especially enticing. Heh. I have never seen a playable Sim do this on their own. So I check out Sandra's stats. She only has 3 nice points. No wonder she went around beating everyone up in round one. I decided this was gonna be a Sandra Round.

It's hard to believe Sandra and Susan are sisters, and that Sandra is a Family Sim at that. Susan is always dutiful to the kids and to the family, and with Sandra, it is always "Hey Yo! Let's fight! You wanna peice of ME?" Heh.

Now, her LTW is to marry off 6 kids. Erm, excuse me, but you are a mean old lady. What man out there will support you and 6 kids??? You are too damn ornerey to be the female head of household let alone nurture six young minds to be productive individuls in Fellowship.

Well, lookey here. Recently widowed Benjamin Schurzenjager comes to mind. Perhaps he is too blind with grief having just lost his wifey Hilda last round to notice Sandra's demeanor. Hilda was pretty mean too. Didn't have a nurturing bone in her body. Maybe good 'ol Ben is just a glutton for punishment. Turns out Sandra and Ben have a two bolt attraction.

That's when Sandra comes up with a big plan. Yeah. Hey, she can stay young forever with this stuff. She keeps it stashed on the roof. Well, she let Susan have a drink.

See all this? Most of this came out of Andrew's (Mr. Big) pockets. The bust sculpture came out of Sandra's. She bought that at Howie Busto's store. Erm, the store belongs to his wife Contessa Brittany now...Howie is gone. *tear*. The poker table came from Corky Corcoran's store. Sandra deftly slid all these things into her backpack. Yep, it all fit, every last item, including the hot tub.

In the mean time, Fortune Sim Michael has made it to the top of his teen career in the medical field. He is an EMT and has earned that nice little scholarship for teen with jobs. Michael is happy to work and earn skills. He was made to be a Fortune Sim.

Craig the Romance Sim leaves for University... *sigh* another one to put through. He has a crush on Temperance Kirkendall, whom he's never met. He dreams and talks about her constantly. But, because he is a Romance Sim, Craig will not get married unless something really spectacular happens in Uni to change my mind. Yep, he is leaving for Uni in his pj's.

This can only mean that somebody in the Profitt house has made a phone call. Who, oh who could have done this??? Let's review. Susan's LTW is to have six grandchildren. Hm. Nope. Bob is a Romance Sim and really is happy raising his three boys Charles, Craig and Michael. Oh yeah, he is happy to let Holden Todd-Corcoran raise the two girls he fathered with Corky. Can't be him. Andrew? Highly unlikely. That leaves the Mean Old Lady.

Sandra is trying to convince Benjamin that she would make a good mother, and to prove it, she became one. Just like that. If you recall, Benjamin wants a child so badly he stargazes every night hoping to get abducted like Craig Benson-Jenkins. Here she is calling for another child, with Benjamin's hardy approval.

In the meantime, others in the Profitt house are having a hard time. Who does this mammal belong to? Andrew. Well, didn't mean for that to happen. That is -1 points for the Fellowship Prosperity Scorecard. I dont' wanna let him have lots of aspiration because I don't want him to live a long and fruitful life. I will try to make sure he is red when he grows up to elder. Yeah.

Here is number two. I just love it when the game chooses some of the custom hairs to make characters. :)

Hey, looks like Benjamin was easily convinced. He will soon start life with wifey number two.

Hey looks like Bob is getting in on the takin' care of kids thang. Oh and looky, he is wearing a coach's uniform in the Atheltic Career field. Yay for you Bob! He is moving right along getting plenty of woo-hoo from Beulah Norwood to keep in plat so he can study and move up. Not a Hall of Famer yet, that will come next round.

Ah. Looks like Angel might have an inside scoop on what her new adoptive mother is really like. Meet adopted child number three. As soon as she got out of the Social Worker's car, she was tellin' me she already knew. Hm. With a name like Angel, I wonder if she has an inside line on info, if you know what I mean. I think we should keep a special eye on Angel.

Late Sunday night came, and Sandra and her tickets to riches, er, I mean adopted kids, *cough* moved out of the Profitt house. See there, Angel is heading up the line to pile into the waiting taxi. She knows they are moving in with nice Mr. Benjamin and her new soon-to-be step cousin Heidi.

That is where we leave the Profitts for round 3. Also in this round, Andrew lost his job as a Professional Party Guest because he refused to go streaking at a party for an important client. So this was good a time as any to start him on his LTW of becoming Chief of Staff. He is currently a General Practioner. Bob is a Coach in the Athletic career field. Sandra quit her job as a paintball attendant in the elder military job line to woo Benjamin. Susan took one shot of elixir to keep her alive long enough to realize her LTW of 6 grand children want when Bob gets Corky pregnant again this round. Now off to Prosperity Falls for a few lots. See you there!

POINTS this round: 3 new Sims - Sullivan, Sierra, and Angel = 3 points. -1 point for Social Bunny visit equals a net of 2 points.

2006-06-18T08:19:00.000-05:00

University

Heh. The first thing I noticed whilst I was so carefully placing the Fellowship Teens into dorms and houses at Académie La Tour, is that Bruce Norwood didn't have a face in the Student Preview screen. See that little blue dot where his head was supposed to be? Did this mean he didn't have any brains? Who knows. My next thought was to see if he continued life as the Invisible Man at Uni. I immediatly began thinking of all kinds of storylines to go with this. I was sorta hopin'.

OK here he is getting out of the taxi. Still no head. I thought YESS!!! But then.. *sigh* when he transformed to YA he got his head back. :( That was about the biggest peice of drama at Uni for the Fellowship kids. Anyhow my intentions was to put 14 kids striaght through 4 years of Uni, but I just couldn't do it. I had just finished up putting 23 kids through a year of Uni in Prosperity Falls, and I was in no mood to play excessive Uni. So I only did a year here for the Fellowship YA's.

Arlight, the first house on the Uni playlist is Hans Schurzenjager and James Jenkins. Hans is a Knowlege Sim, and never really struck me as getting excited about anything, kinda like Marshall Upton. Oh wait a minute, the two are best friends. That's right. Anyway, after much consternation and gnashing of teeth, I decided to hook Hans and Amethyst Rosada together. They had had a small run in back in the hood and really didn't get along very well. But they ended up having one bolt. They can work with that. Looks like Hans took fashion tips from Howie in the pink tux department.

Han's roomate is James Jenkins. I have decided that James and Ryan Potts are not going to get married just because they are Romance Sims and Fellowship is starting out quite heavily populated to begien with. The only way they will have kids is if they happen to get abducted. I can see that happening for James bein' that his step grand daddy Craig has been abducted twice...James is gonna go live back at the Jenkins homestead when he graduates. Here you see him hitting up the Romance Sim from OFB. It is escaping me right now what her last nime is. She and James had never met before, he just saw her in the park and asked for a date, and she agreed. Those two are such floosies.

Next is the home of double Pop Sims Hedwig Busto and Charles Profitt. I was worried about Charles back in the hood. He acted like a bumbling nerd...a Knowledge Sim wanna be, but under Hedwig's tutealege, he is comin' around to the Popular way of life. Hedwig was the first one in Uni of the Fellowship YA's to be abducted into the Secret Society, and the first one to obtain Big Sim On Campus! Yay for Hedwig! Charles was so grateful to the gentically challenged Hedwig, he gave her an engagement ring. It wouldn't surprise me if she also founded the Greek House.

The Rosada Sisters Aquamarine and Amethyst holed up in the five room dorm along with Miles Upton. Miles and Aqua have two bolts. How sweet. I did give Aquamarine a very nice make over, but alas, no pictures. Uni was a blur for me. I had to fight to stay awake.

And again, Hans Schurzenjager asking Amethyst to marry him. You can get a better look at Han's face in this pic. Yay to the creator of Hans. He is looking more and more like Johnny Depp every day. I definetly want his genes spread around.

Oh and take note of this girl. She is a Downtownie that was turned into a Vampire when Aqua, Amethyst and Miles went downtown to buy new gowns for the girls. I didn't see the Grand Vampire come on the lot, nor did I see him bite this townie. It was such fun though discovering her.

Ah. As soon as I opened the next lot, Esmond Kirkendall had a want to become a Vampire, and to talk to Brittany. Well, okay. She was a customer of his back at his home poker venue before her Vampire days. He got busy and called her up continually every day until finally one day she agreed to come over and spend time with him. Esmond tells Brittany all about the Aliens that abducted Craig Benson-Jenkins.

Woo-Hoo! Dancin' In The Street! Brittany agreed to a home date with Esmond. I am likin' this couple more and more all the time.

Esmond never got a chance for romance, dating and kissing back in the hood because of raising his siblings Temperance Jacquan and Darcy. Yep, he is just getting his first kiss as a YA. Thanks Brittany! Erm, when Vampires kiss do the teeth poke your lips???

These two go on a downtown date to where else but the Crypt-O-Night Club, Brittany's favorite hangout. This is where they finally fell in love after taking a quick spin on the Dance-O-Sphere. They have two bolts. She started showing wants there to bite Esmond, but she never took the initiative. I was sorta hopin' for it.

Esmond congratulates Brittany on becoming a Vampire. :) "Oh honey, you are so gorgeous as a Vampire, can you make me one too? Huh? Please?" Somehow I see that in his future.

And here his love is just pouring out for his Vampire girlfriend. Oh well, maybe the bite will come next Uni round.

We all know who the chick is, The Diva. That is, the one in the black dress. Ryan Potts met her as a teen and they became very good friends. As soon as he became a YA, she called him on the phone the first day whining about the fact it had been so long since she had heard from him. He finally agreed to meet her in the park for a quick date. She wanted to have her picture taken with him and everything. Well, Crumplebottom had a thing or two to say about that, Diva got beaten twice with the pocketbook. I reckon Ryan was worth it because she keeps calling him. They have had several dream dates, and she has yet to leave him a present.

Ryan, your sugar momma will write you a love letter, but she really needs to SHOW THE YOU MONEY...where is the presents??? Smelly letters don't mean a thang.

Oh looky here. Brandi "The Ice Princess" Jenkins is hugging a male with much intensity. Aww...there is adoration in her eyes. Who has finally caught her attention?? Who is loving her straight through her snooty attitude????

Ah. It's none other than Bruce "Faceless" Norwood. He met her right at the end of the Norwood round back in the hood after I had groomed him to marry off to Meadow Thayer. Well, the meeting didn't really surprise me, Brandi had been showing up at every lot where there were eligible teen males to pick from. I couldn't help but notice they had two bolts goin' on..whereas Bruce only had one with Meadow. Yep, Bruce got a make over. After losing the hat and growing a beard, they became a three bolt couple after Brandi drank her Re-Nu-You-Porta-Chug.

It was inevitable. Yeah. Guido Roma is their roomate...I know..no picture. Like I said, I nearly slept through this round of Uni. I was frothing at the mouth to get back to a hood. Any hood.

Of course, Donatella Roma and Risto Cooprider shacked up together, and got engaged. The dream couple of Fellowship I. :) It seems these two are party animals in disguise, they constantly wanna party. What fun!

Apparently the matchmaker isn't exempt from the attentions of the Grand Vampire. The same night Brittany Jayaplan got bitten so did the date lady. Look at her getting bitten! :)

POINTS this round = All YA's got into SS = 25 points.

Round 2: The Coopriders

2006-06-04T17:43:00.000-05:00

Round 2: The Coopriders

In round one, the Celeste Cooprider married Mr. Big, Scott Ebaldi, which brought her family out of poverty. She managed to get a job in her chosen career field of law enforcement. Scott built the Cooriders a beautiful victorian mansion. Layce Cooprider got an elder's job in Science and reached the top of her career. Siba opted to stay home and take care of the family. Cristian, Celeste and Scott's son was born.

This round opens with Layce wishing she could turn Howie Busto into a zombie. He died on the Donatella Roma lot for no reason at all. I don't think there will be any zombies in Fellowship.

Celeste and Jenn Yessam work at the same precinct. She had called Jenn to come over for some shop talk. Just as Jenn walked up to the house. Miles Upton comes along and steals the Cooprider newspaper. ??? Then I remember Celeste had come along and yelled at him for peeking at her through the telescope. :) Come on Jenn...ya gonna arrest him?

Scott finally quit his job as a Professional Party Guest and started working toward his LTW of becoming Chief of Staff. He looks good in his uniform.

Ah, here we go. When we were at the Upton house this round, my photographer's camera had broke and didn't get any pictures of Marshall and Marisa's child, Ocean. She came home on the bus with Kricket. Here she is. :)

Awwww...Siba does a wonderful job with Cristian. She is the first one to run to the crib whenever he makes a noise.

Ah...Cristian as a toddler. Scott takes a little time out to play with him.

And here he is as a child. Gosh. he looks alot like his older brother Risto.

His birthday wasn't the only one. Kricket grew up to be a very becoming young woman. She rolled Fortune with a want to become a Professional Party Guest. Yeah right. She won't expand the Cooprider fortune with that job. Once she gets it...that's it. She goes on to the higher paying Uni jobs.

Ah. The Cooprider teens studying.

Well, all that studying deserved a trip to town. Scott took his step children for a day at the spa for some social fun and to buy telephones. Looks like Scott agrees with the choice Michaell is making here.

Whilst at the spa, Michaell calls Maxwell Norwood for a date. Yup, these two have two bolts. Looks like a match made in heaven! Being that they both have career related IW's, there will be no multiple lovers for these two.

Back at the homestead, we peek in on Layce having sexy dreams about her boyfriends' wife. lolol

Jacquan Kirkendall comes by the house, and Kricket runs out to talk to him. Jacquan is a Family Sim. These two are having a really great conversation until...

Kricket tells Jacquan about her experience at the Yessam house. How Mama J died right in the middle of a kiss, and how she saw the whole thing happen in the front yard with Grim and everything.

How could Jacquan follow up a story about death and the Grim Reaper? Why, by talking about Aliens of course. I wonder if he knows the Jekinses?

Woah! Look at Donetalla Roma! She is leaving Risto a present. A telescope. They already have one at the Coopriders; but I guess you can never have too many. Donatella and Risto had several dream dates during this round.

Here is a coupla pics from the last dream date the two had. They went to the bowling alley where they bowled a couple of games, then decided to toast to the future. To Us! They said. They are looking forward to College and starting a life together. Good luck to them.

Ahhh....good-bye My Lovely...until we meet again in the halls of greater learning....

The last present Donatella left Risto. It went in his backpack to take to Uni along with the kareoke machine she left him last week.

And that is were we leave the Coopriders for this round. Celeste advanced to Desk Sargent in the Law Enforcement field, and Scott advanced to Nurse in the Medical field. Until next time. Now I am off to play a Uni round at Prosperity Falls. See you over there!

POINTS this round = NONE

Round 2: The Romas

2006-06-04T16:23:00.000-05:00

Round 2: The Romas

During round one taking lessons from Esmond Kirkendall, Donatella Roma opened a simple poker playing venue on her lawn to support herself and her two toddler brothers. This provided enough income to pay the nanny so she could still go to school and get good grades to get her ready for University. Her brothers Guido and Carmine grew up well; and all the kids made it into Private School. Donatella and her boyfriend Risto Cooprider started going steady.

This round, Donatella continued with the poker venue, and added a guitar for customer satisfaction, and a stove and a cooler to the famiy kitchen. Donatella is finding out being a home owner is not easy sometimes. "Darn this broken sink...&#$&!!!!" Donatella had not had a chance to earn any mechanical points yet.

Awww... buck up Donatella! It isn't all bad, you will be leaving for University soon where you will live with your boyfriend Risto Cooprider in sin. Then you will come back here, get married and have a happy little group with your brothers.

Guido and Carmine get along great. They always had each other to bring up their fun every day after school to get their lessons done. Oh look! There is Chardé Corcoran...she came home on the bus with Carmine-who-is-paying-Chardé-no-attention. She left after standing in the door watching the boys play.

Adding a swing set to the poker venue was a stroke of genius. It has a high fun level. Of course, Guido and Carmine were constantly on it, and Donatella was constantly wanting to push 'whoever' happened to be on it at the time. She enjoyed doing this mostly in the morning whilst they waited for the school bus.

Guido and Carmine grow up. My photographer was in the bathroom when they had their birthday, but here is a picture of them together. Carmine rolled Family and wants to reach his golden anniversary. Guido rolled Fortune and wants to earn $100,000. Ahhh skill, skill skill!

Oh who is this? With cheesecake in her hand, and a very big pregnant belly? This is Contessa Brittany Busto, Howie's wife. Well, the cheesecake wasn't for her. Guido made it for Craig Jenkins, Moira's husband who is pregnant with an Alien. I wanted him to have two Alien kids to finish the six he wants to marry off... but *sigh* he left the lot without eating any. I forgot about the cheesecake sitting out on the counter. Yeah. I am not crazy about cheesecake twins unless it is for a special purpose...like preggo men.

Here is Brittany chatting it up with Kennedy Cox and Alexandria Pott's husband, Adrian. Brittany, how come you didn't choose from the plate of lunchmeat sandwiches that was sitting out on the counter too? See, Adrian thinks they were good enough for lunch. But noooooo! You had to grab the cheesecake!

Here she is leaving the lot with a great big nice customer star over her head. Thanks Brittany! Good luck with your twins!

Ah here is Brittany's husband Howie. He is a vampire, and had been showing up at Donatella's this week to play poker. He lives across the street. As you can see, he has peed himself after taking an hour to decide whether or not he wanted to pay the 10 Simoleons it costs to get into play.

Whoops! What's this? Grim came to play poker? No...Howie peed himself then promptly died. I don't know why. He threw up his hands, screamed and crumpled into ashes. Man, what a thing to happen! Maybe Howie's grandkids Rufus or Hedwig can bring him back later. Maybe.

Well, at least the businesses didn't go back to the community. Now Countess Brittany is the owner.

I guess somebody dying at a business is a downer. Dontatella suffers the backlash of complaints. Corky Corcoran's husband Holden tells Donatella all about it.

Carmine is the cleaner in the family. He goes out the next morning before the bus comes to clean up Howie's pee.

That's were we leave the Romas for this round. Donatella will be sent to Uni via the 'send students to University' screen. I didn't send her in the taxicab 'cuz the next lot to play is the Coopriders..and I want her around to keep Risto in a good mood. The Roma Poker home venue is now a level 6.

POINTS this round...NONE

Round 2: The Norwoods

2006-06-03T12:27:00.000-05:00

Round 2: The Norwoods

In the first round, Channing and Dagmar the mail lady got married, much to Beulah's chagrin. Beulah cannot fathom her son married to one of her boyfriend's other girlfriends. Yeah....Dagmar had slept with Bob Profitt....Beulah and Damar had many fist fights over it. Bob Profitt has kept romancing Beulah though to keep her in a good mood. Shasta grew up with aspiration to Family and wants to graduate 3 kids from college. Her brother Maxwell grew up with an aspiration to Romance and wants to become a Celebrity Chef. Shasta Norwood met Howie Busto's grandson Rufus and fell in teenage crush with him. The Norwoods moved to a new house.

This round, we open the house with Shasta wanting to go steady with Rufus.

"Oh Rufus! You are such a hunk! Hey, we can make beautiful babies together! Go steady with me and we will face the world together!" "I don't think so Shasta. I still want to go to college and get an education."

(Shasta thinking...) Boo-Hoo! Why doesn't he like me? Why won't he go steady with me? (Rufus's throughts) How can I get this girl to give me a little more? Geese, she scares me with alla that commitment talk. All I want is a little more.."

"Oh Shasta, thank you for the nice kisses...yes Yes. YES Darling, I will go steady wtih you...but let's go to college first, OK?" (Bruce's thoughts...) Darn....what is that guy doing all over my sister???

The next day, Channing and Dagmar decide to go to town whilst the kids are at school. Errr....heh...you know what this means. While they were woo-hooing in the photo booth, Channing whisered in Dagmar's ear... "Baby, that mailbag really needs to go. It sort of gets in the way...." "But darling! It turned you on so much before! I thought you liked women in uniform???" "Dagmar, hunnybun, it's not that I don't like your mailbag. Well, it's just sooo....ummmm....work related. Why don't you get a new outfit while we are in town today?"

Yes, Dagmar got a beautiful rag dress. How cute! She also decided to try a little harder at her job in the Slacker Field. She has been very faithful to Channing since she married him, as well as trying to advance in her job. She wears her little head jewlery to work every day.

Well, the fighting has not stopped... I guess Dagmar feels like she can take on the world after woo-hoo with Channing. Gad Channing...why don't you step in and stop all this foolishness between your mom and your wife? You wuss.

Dagmar, geese...why don't you get dressed before you go to work? OH that's right. Those old men out on the golf course like a girl in underware totin' their golf bags around..but you made lots of tips. *smirk*

Dagmar didn't get to wear her new dress for long. That little tryst in the photo booth left Dagmar with a present.

In the mean while, Bruce has met up with Meadow Thayer, and thinks he really likes her. Here she is telling him she would really like to be friends with him. Hmmm both are Family Sims...? Maybe a possible match.

Beulah and Bob are at it again. With these elders in Fellowship you never know when they are gonna kick the bucket. So Bob pretty much keeps Beulah in platinum. But he can only come over whilst Dagmar is at work though. Otherwise, there would be bad troulbe. At least Bob is considerate for the safety Channing and Dagmar's unborn baby.

Wow look at this! Bob sure does a better job gifting than Marshall Upton. He leaves Beulah a kareoke machine. That will be popular with all the Pleasure and Romance Sims in the house!

These two have entered into an uneasy truce. Beulah got up and made herself breakfast, but none for the new mom and her baby. Channing is cooking breakfast for his pregnant wife. Gosh Beulah, don't you care more than that for your granchild?

Well. *smile* It looks like the relationship between Meadow and Bruce has advanced to first kiss. It looks like Bruce has found his soulmate. One bolt, but this could work. Two family Sims are always fun to play.

OH, and look! Michaell Cooprider has given Maxwell his first kiss! GO YOU, MAXWELL! If I am remembering correctly, these two have two bolts.

It is time for Dagmar and Channing's child to come into the world. Oh my...a surprise! Natural twins...Nancy and Nelson! Now we can go back to seeing Dagmar in her cute little rag dress.

Dagmar is bein' a pretty good mom. As long as hubby Channing keeps her in plat with plenty of woo-hoo, she can energize to take care of the babes and to go work.

Poor Shasta didn't get any rest this night. She kept popping out of bed to help Nelson grow up...then he wouldn't grow up. It took all night long, but he finally did it. What a cutie!

It wasn't so hard on Bruce helping Nancy. He was in plat 'cuz he had just gained aspiration for reaching a cooking point. He had been able to energize.

And that is where we leave the Norwoods for this round. Channing has advanced to Executive Chef in his bid for Celebrity Chef Stardom, and Dagmar is a Home Video Editor. Bruce left for University and is gong steady with Meadow Thayer, Maxwell and Shasta have found their loves, possibley. Errrr....what? One more picture?

OH MY! Ice Princess Brandi Jenkins showed up on the lot! Bruce has heavy attraction to her! Let's check the bolts....TWO BOLTS! Stay tuned...

Will Meadow and Bruce go to Uni together? Will Brandi show up there as well? Will Beulah and Dagmar ever lay down arms and become sisters, or will the fighting continue? Will Corky Corcoran ever catch the father of her two children Chardé and Chyla, Bob Profitt messing around with Beulah? Will Channing get enough woo-hoo? Will the twins grow up well? Round three will answer many of these questions!

POINTS this round = 2 new Sims, Nancy and Nelson = 2 pts

Round 2: The Kirkendalls

2006-06-03T10:23:00.000-05:00

Round 2: The Kirkendalls

The last round Esmond had opened a gambling joint in his front yard to support his 2 younger brothers and his sister. He needed to go to school and get good grades so he could go to college and make a life for himself. Everything is going well. Temperance grew up last time with an aspiration for Popularity. The first day in the house, the two younger kids start begging for help with their homework. They never were taught how to study. This round, Esmond and Temperance have time to show them.

Temperance had heard a rumor that Craig Profitt had a thang for her, so she decided to fix herself up a little bit. She got a new hair style, and applied a little makeup. And none to soon..it was time for her brothers to grow up. Time to party!

Darcy is the Pop Sim, like is sister Temperance. He wants to be a Celebrity Chef.

Jacquan grows up next. His LTW is to be a Captian Hero..so ok..which is it? A Family Sim or a Pop Sim? He is a Family man.

The first thing the Kirkendall kids do is take some of the funds from their gambling tables and head to town. Everybody gets a new cell phone. So no more nagging for that.

Erm...look who came home on the bus with Jacquan. Miss Ice Princess, Brandi Jenkins. Jacquan is all over this...he likes her. They chat up a nice conversation.

Brandi is good to have around for the customers. She chats it up with the local toymaker in Bluewater. She is responsible for getting a customer star for Esmond's home business.

But Jacquan isn't sure. He decides to keep his options open...err... no No NO Jacquan! Hang up that phone right now! Nanny Susan is not who you want to spend the rest of your life with!

In the mean while, Temperance plays chess with Channing Norwood. They are sharing tips on how to meet new people and make friends. Temperance is hoping to see Craig Profitt come walking by, but he hasn't done so. Maybe he doesn't know where she lives.

Yeah,yeah...block traffice to play pillow fight. Look guys...there are plenty of fun things to do around the house than play in the street.

Whoops, looks like Brandi is giving Jacquan his first kiss. These two have one bolt. It just might work! Maybe Ms. Ice Princess is starting to melt.

Darcy spends time at the poker table...if you will notice Brandi is there too. She spent tons of time hanging out at the Kirkendalls'. Looks like there is another boy attracted to Brandi. Somebody Pong. I don't rememer is first name. Sorry guy, she is probably taken.

And this is where we leave the Kirkendalls. This was an ueventful round for them. Esmond works on clearing up the pimples as he left for Uni. Have to look good for the chicks...so far he hasn't met anyone yet.

POINTS this round = NONE

Round 2: The Uptons

2006-06-03T09:39:00.000-05:00

Round 2: The Uptons

When we left the Uptons in round 1, the happy couple Marshall and Marisa had just welcomed new daughter Ocean to the famiy, and Marshall's grandson Miles had shared his first kiss with his future bride, Aquamarine Rosada. Marisa had just started on the career track in Athletics, as her LTW is to become a Hall of Famer. Here is where we pick up the life at the Uptons.

Wow...looks like Marisa is on her way to work in her fancy head wear....really Marisa....does that work? What a fashion statement you are making. Do you think it will work to help you get a raise? I know that suit is not real becoming, and maybe is a little humiliating. Heeeyyy....really like the earring stickng out on the sides!

Erm...Marisa....no driving on the sidewalk...the job is down the street....

Apparently it works. Marisa has gotten her first promotion! The first of many.

Whilst Marisa is workng supporting the family, Marshall does a superior job of babysitting Ocean. Hey - why do you let your baby sit in a dirty diaper so long flies start buzzing around her butt??

Ocean grows up to a pretty girl. Marshall is always there for her, despite making repeated visits to Mama J Yessam for sex. Oh that's right..Mama isn't around any more. *tear* Marshall, I guess you will have to visit with Marisa more often. I can see you are at least thinking about her. I guess that cool thousand simoleons Mama left you in her will helped out a lot, huh? At least that will help offset the cost of the widescreen TV you left Rich...errrr...I mean Mama J.

Marshall lays around and Ho-Hums life...whilst Marisa works hard to get body points for a promotion. Miles is diligently studying do he can enter univeristy soon. His girlfriend Aquamarine has already left, and he really misses her. He gets a want every day to see her. Finally he calls her up for a visit.

Awww...don't you feel sorry for Miles? The loneliness is apparent in his face. He is so glad to see Aqua. She has grown up alot since he saw her last. It looks like Aqua has joined a bowling league. Well, she said she needed a way to fill up her time since she no longer has a man in her life. She is saving her love life for Miles. He will be joining her soon.

The two share many fun evenings together. Miles would work up to platinum aspiartion then recharge on the energizer so he could stargaze all night long. Hoping for the Extraterrestrial Reparations Grant for Uni, and a teen abduction. But it didn't happen. Sadly. He didn't sleep in his bed once this round. Looks like Esmond Kirkendall is now the target of gossip in Fellowship since Hans left for University.

OH look, it is Jan Tellerman and Andrea Hogan, from Maxisville. They are jealous Marisa is no longer is stuck in Maxisville...looks like Jan is getting Marisa all caught up on the news. Andrea brags she has moved up a tear in Maxisville society by getting a job at Howie Busto's store as a manager...she is sort of playable now..now if she can just get someone in Fellowship to fall in love with her she might have a chance to move away from Maxisville.

Awwww...well I guess we know what this means. Woo-Hoo! Marshall, you ARE THE STUD! I am relieved to know you have some attraction to your wife!

*GACK* Marshall what are you doing???? Oh that's right...Layce Cooprider needs a pretty headstone. Hmm. I guess she is over getting mad at you for marrying Marisa. (See round 1). Yep, every day as soon as Marisa left for work, Marshall called up Layce to come over for a little fun. Poor Layce though...she spun constant wans to marry Marshall. Ain't gonna happen girl, unless you manage to set your cap set for somebody else this round you are dying a spinster.

"Darn...how can I advance in my job and get rich if I keep letting that man get me pregnant?" Marisa realizes to her horror that all the fun with her husband has consequences.

Gad Marisa...how heartless are you? She covers her ears whilst her daughter Ocean proceeds to give her the concert of a lifetime on the xylophone.

At least Marshall is there to help the girl learn about social niceties like using the potty. Psst! Marshall! The money tree needs to be picked...better go harvest it before Marisa does!

Ho! This girl is showing up everywhere in Fellowship. Ice Princess Brandi Jenkins has come snooping around to see Miles..but he is not paying attention to her. So she decideds to read the paper.

Marshall, in all his studliness, falls asleep at the table. That's right Marshall, you are better off. That one sitting across the table from you is jail bait for sure.

Okey dokey. We know what these two little jewels sitting in the yard means. Somebody in the Upton household needs helps with skills.

Ah. It is Miles. Since Marshall has been romancing so many ladies, he really hasn't done much skilling. But he has 5 or 6 skill points to hand over to Miles. Marshall is so blasé about the whole thing, he really doesn't care. He is going to die soon anyway.

Looks like Marshall's son Jupiter is born. Hooray! I am beginning to wonder how well these kids will grow up once Marshall is dead. Marisa is not the mommy type.

And this is where we leave the Upton household. Marshall is a day or two from takin' his own dirt nap, Ocean has grown up to a little girl..(sorry, my photographer's camera was broken right at that moment) Jupiter has been born, Marisa has been promoted to Superstar, and Miles left for University. He moved into the same dorm with Aqua. Aww...she gave him an impromptu back rub. These two are so right for each other.

Hey, no hard feelings Brandi. Not every teen-aged boy in Fellowship loves you, you know.

POINTS this round: One new Sim..Jupiter = 1 point

Round 2: The Yessams

2006-06-02T22:42:00.000-05:00

Round Two: The Yessams

Ah. The happy couple is snuggling on the bed. Last round Rich got a job in the Culinary Career track, which by the way, will fulfill his LTW of becoming a Celebrity Chef someday. He made it to Fast Food Manager. GO BURGERS-N-SHAKES! Jenn got a job in Law Enforcement which will help her fulfill her LTW of being a Captain Hero. She made it to Desk Sargent. Also last round, the happy couple had a son named Keith. He looks like Rich.

Well, all that snuggling is bound to make something happen. Rich tends to sit around and eat lot, and watch TV. For being a popularity Sim, he doesn't seem to roll alot of wants to make friends and such. He is a content Sim.

For being a knowledge Sim, Mama J is very active in the romance department. I decided even though Marshall Upton had married Marisa Bennett and had a child with her, he should still romance Mama J so she would have a boyfriend to help her to a pretty headstone. Marshall obliged Mama's high sex drive and serviced her every day. The Yessam house is so small, Mama J and Keith shared a bed once Keith grew up. He slept in it at night, and Mama got it during the day.

Here is Keith grown up. Eventually he did look in the mirror and get a makeover.

Despite all the dream dates Marshall was giving Mama J, all he would ever leave was the $55 bouquet of roses. Marshall...you cheap-o! You might be the neighborhood stud for all the elderly ladies...but you are tightern' a drum!

Even though Jenn was pregnant, she spent alot of time skilling for a job promotion in her chosen field of work. I think she looks adorable all preggers in her cute little nightie.

When I open a house in Fellowship the first thing I do is look in everybody's backpacks. There are two lots of businesses where the good Citizens of Fellowship can go an part with their hard earned simoleons. Apparently Jenn had gone to Howie Busto's Corner Store and bought the big fish tank. At first I was gonna take it away from her and sell it for the cash, but then I realized Sims really like playing with the fish, especially kids and toddlers. I let the Yessams keep their tropical fish.

In round one, Rich had a want to have a party, so he invited is one and only friend over, Lilly Potts, a child. Why, I ask you, did she come during the day when she should have been at school? And why was Rich Yessam's only friend a little blonde headed girl anyway? Well, this time when Rich invited her over for a party, it was after 1 pm, and Lilly was home for shcool. This doesn't look so bad now...a grown man inviting a girl over to party. At least she doesn't look like she's 10 yrs old anymore.

Eventually Rich and Jenn have a second son, Gene. I don't know. Gene sounds so old fashioned, but it just popped into my head. I didn't even have a chance to drag out my volumnous baby name book. Mama J and Rich really like this child entering the family.

Celeste Cooprider came home one day with Jenn from work. She is a Family Sim, so naturally, she loves to flirt with new babies. AWwww! I think she will have more babies herself!

Oh look! Marshall Tightwad Upton finally leaves a thank you-for-the-sex gift for Mama J. Rich is so overjoyed getting a free widescreen TV in the household he stayed seated in front of it for 27 solid hours downing pizza after pizza and swilled 5 cases of beer. There is now a permanent imprint of his butt in Mama J's antique sofa.

Kricket Cooprider comes by the next day, and Keith runs out to meet her. Hey these two get along great. Hmmmm.... (wheels turning in head) Is this a future couple??? Unfortunatly, poor Kricket was witness to a spectacle that has traumatized her for life.

Mama J's daily makeout session with Marshall Upton in the front yard has come to a screeching halt. Sadly, Mama J dies right in the middle of Kiss + Makeout. But the magical kiss came just in time to put Mama over the top into platinum. Marshall has done his job. Mama got a pretty headstone. However, Marshall had a thing or two to say about his favorite squeeze dying right in the middle of....errr....a squeeze....

Yeah... *cough* So...Mr Marshall-Who-Will-Kiss-Anything-In-Skirts-Upton even has the place where he draws the line, apparently. No dating corpses.

Ok. With alla the great insurance money Mama J leaves Jenn and Rich, they decide to blow it on the house. After all, Keith can't go on sleeping in his grandma's bed forever. He began having nightmares. So Rich and Jenn ripped out the bedroom off the middle room and made that one big room and turned it into a nice kitchen. A second story was added and two bedrooms with a large bathroom was built upstairs. See pics! Do you think these qualify for the Real Estate ads in the paper?

Downstairs

Upstairs

One Side

Other Side...err...lol

That is where we leave the Yessams for this round. Keith is in school, Gene is a toddler, Rich has advanced to Executive Chef, and Jenn is now a Lieutenant in the Military.

POINTS - 1 new Sim = Gene, Plat Headstone for Mama J = 1. 2 total.

Round 2: The Potts

2006-06-01T20:57:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 2: The Potts

Well, we begin round two with Alexandria Potts cheering her brood on for bringing home good grades. Looks like a couple of the Potts kids have brought home extras on the bus. Look, there is Moira and Craig Jenkins' boy Jonah, and Corky and Holden Corcoran's girl Chardé. Having so many bodies in the house has made Alexandria realize she isn't bringing in the cash fast enough to get a bigger place. She goes in pursuit of a man. She finds a townie in town, Adrian Chalmers. In the meantime whilst she is romancing Adrian and trying to convince him that he really does want to marry her 5 kids in tow, the kids begin to grow up.

Luke rolls Family. His LTW is to become a Captain Hero. At last a Family Sim that doesn't have an X-number of kids want in Fellowship. This is doable.

Logan rolls Romance. His LTW is to become a Hall of Famer. YESSS! Not an X-number of woo-hoos or loves. Very doable!

Standing in this out of sequence picture.... (house remodled using Adrian's money) Lilly rolled Romance. Her LTW is to be a Celebrity Chef. YESSSSSS!!!

BOOOO! HISSSSS! Lydia rolled Pleasure with a want for 50 First Dates. NOT DOABLE...don't think I can do such a needy and time consuming want...

Yep, we all know what this means. Alexandria really gave me the bottom of the barrel as far as aspirations go for her kids. Out of her five kids there are: 1 Family Sim, 3 Romance Sims, and the 1 Pleasure Sim. That was too much. I decided to try my first Grilled Cheese Sim.

Well, Adrian and Alexandria finally get married. Yeah. You know this Townie. I had Alexandria marry him 'cuz I knew he was a Family Sim, and he probably wouldn't mind all the kids too much. I had no idea what kind of money he would bring, what kind of job he had, or what kind of money he would bring. He brought $9,000, nothing in the back pack and had an elder's job in criminal. That is OK...the Potts family got a second floor on the house and all new walls/carpet. Also added two more bathrooms. Very needed with all the people in this family!

Next, Ryan tried find a love as well. He tried impressing The Diva and then someone more his own age.... Fortune Sim Brigid Rosada. PSST! Between you and me, it will probably be Brigid. These two seemed to talk and chat easily. Right away when Ryan went outside to greet Brigid, she appreciated him and he loved it. I mean, what guy doesn't like to be appreciated?

Then he tried to chat with Family Sim Brandi Jenkins. Ms. Ice Princess was a no go. She didn't find one redeeming quality in Ryan.

Ryan: "Geesh! Look how good looking I am? What girl wouldn't want me? Of course they all do! Brandi must have scales on her eye to not see what a peice of eye candy I am!" Lydia: "Oh shut up Ryan. Hey, do you wanna Grill Cheese with me? Huh?"

Well, you know what they say. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Adrian pusing a baby carriage....

In the meantime Adrian gets a big promotion and raise with this Elder Job. He is now an Elder Job Pickpocket and brings home a whopping $110 a day. :) Every simoleon helps when there are so many Sims in the house.

Woah! Looks like Alexandria will have to waddle around for a while. Her baby won't be born until next round! Ryan has left for University, and Alexandria did make it up to Resident in the Medical Career Field. Her LTW is to Become Chief of Staff. Looks like she will make it!

POINTS this round: One new Sim - Adrian = 1 point

Round 2: The Jenkinses

2006-05-21T07:18:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 2: The Jenkinses

In round 1, Moira married Craig Benson, a Family Sim with an LTW to marry off six kids. Moira having the golden heart that she does, decided to help this happen for her stud husband. She was lucky to latch onto such a young good looking man! Moira and Craig adopted Brandi and Janie, then Craig got abducted. He had a boy named Jonah.

Here he is growing up to child, and there is Janie too. These two are very close in age, as Craig adopted Janie the same day he got abducted. Yes, there is James. He has been especially helpful in helping take care of all these new aunts and uncles Craig was bringing into the house. Good job, James! However, James didn't have much of a personal life. When he wasn't taking care of kids, he was painting or charisma skilling. He managed to get those two scholarships before going off to Uni.

Speaking of James, having only one bathroom in the house is rough. When you gotta go, you gotta go...I found this cool 'pee tree' at TSR...James was the first one to use it.

Moira has taken her job seriously when it comes to raising the kids. She has no trouble discussing the Facts of Life with Janie. Ohh...looks like Janie has pictures to go along with Moira's narrative....heh.

Brandi had a birthday to teen, and she grew up to be a beauty.

Brandi rolled Family Aspiration, have 6 grandchildren. *sigh* There go my dreams of keeping Fellowship at manageable levels. I can't refuse the Family Sims. She will make up for James not having any children...he won't have any unless he gets abudcted. And well, that is a very real chance...the 'scope at the Jenkins house is sizzling! Early Monday morning, right before I finished the round...

Yep, Craig gets abducted again. Wasn't even trying! I put him out there because he was fully maxed on needs and had more than enough skills to promote in his job in the military. Heh. So now he is pregnant again with an Alien baby. He will get cheesecake this time, maxing him on the 6 kids he needs to marry off. Brandi has enough cooking points to make it. Craig's family seems to think getting abducted is a great thing!

As it goes...just like Round 1, Craig was abducted right around the time he had also adopted a baby. This is a new daughter Jordi that was delivered Sunday morning.

James left for Uni...and that is where we leave the Jenkinses.

POINTS this round: Two new Sims, Jordi and Jonah = 2 points.

Round 2: The Bustos

2006-05-21T06:44:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 2: The Bustos

If you will remember, in Round 1, Howie married Contessa Brittany the Vampire. In effect, what it did was give him immortality, as Brittany immediately bit him. At the time I didn't think much about it, then realized it would keep him alive until he fulfilled his LTW of 5 Top Level Businesses. Great. However, due to his unusual genes, I couldn't help but let him procreate. So his beautiful Countess had to take Vamprocillin from the Matchmaker to become human....raising children and running businesses would take someone that could be around during the day, of course.

Contessa Brittany must have been hard up if you ask me to marry Howie. He must have it somewhere for her to marry him, give him all her money to start a business with, and to have his kid. Hmmm. I'll leave you thinking about that.

Speaking of business. Howie's business at the Corner Store (or what ever it is called, I don't remember) is doing so well, he decided to hire an employee. Luckily he found Andrea Hogan, who had enough badge points to be made a manager. Yay. Now Howie can call in and check his business when he isn't there. It is a level 6 by this time. Andrea does a good job.

Yes, Andrea is good, but is also very expensive to have working at $53 an hour. Howie opened up a home business to cover the costs of Andrea's wages. Here is Rufus playing poker with a guest. The home business is only a level 2 at this time. Speaking of Rufus....

In Round 1 Shasta Norwood met him one day walking past their house. When I opened the Busto house, Rufus had constant wants to flirt with her as a teen..

So there you go. Rufus and Shasta Norwood, first kiss. These two will probably marry

Countess Brittany gave birth to a daughter, Bria. Now....it looks like to me that Countess is pretty upset with her daughter's physical make up. What did she expect? Just keep on thinkin' about that hot stud of a man you got there, Brittany... Howie, Howie, HOWIE! In fact, Howie got Couness Brittany pregnant again right before the end of the Sim week. Another Busto spawned in Fellowship....

Hedwig got a makeover and actually looks pretty good. Err...for the genes she has to work with...poor dear...Hedwig made it to her teen TOC as a Mascot, but then lost the scholarship for college when she lost the job to a bad chance card. Of course she had shared First Kiss with Charles Profitt so she is good for her life mate. Hedwig left for University. Rufus is a Knoweldge Sim and will spend a few more days skilling before he leaves for Uni next round. Countess Brittany has worked up to Convenience Store Clerk in her Slacker Career.

And that is where we leave the Bustos.

POINTS this round = 1 new Sim - Bria = 1 point.

Round 2: The Corcorans

2006-05-20T22:56:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 2: The Corcorans

There is just something deliciously sinful about this family. Erm... could it be a little ol' thang called adultery? Oh that happens so often in The Sims. But Corky Corcoran is being so blantant. And what makes it even more interesting, is that Corky is a Family Sim. They normally don't go on adulterous tangents.

Last visit, Corky moved into a nice Victorian with a home business layout in it. She didn't start a business right away, but opted to get a job and carry on with Bob Profitt, the Romance Sim. Bob gave her a wonderful daughter, Chardé. Here is her picture.

Yep, last round she had just been born. So we have forwarded a few Sim days. She is a cutie! You will notice Holden sitting behind her at the table in his jammies. Yep, Corky ended up marrying the guy in the Llama suit that kept walking by her house in round one.

The two tied the knot in a quiet ceremony in the kitchen after Holden had stayed the night and had some great woo-hoo with Corky. Holden is a Fortune Sim with an LTW to Become Chief of Staff. But that is pretty tough to think about when he doesn't have alot of skills and is already raking in the dough with the salary of a Hall of Famer. He came loaded in his backpack as well with all kinds of junk; enough for Corky to quit her job and run the home business with all that stuff. Holden Todd was a great cash in for the Corcoran family!

However, when Holden was at work, Corky turned to her sinful ways.

Corky had an insatiable thirst for Bob Profitt. As soon as Holden left for work, Corky closed the home business and called Bob to come over. OH how she missed him! On Sim Thursday, Bob got Corky pregnant again. Of course, Holden thought the pretty little girl was his. Meet Chyla, Bob and Corky's second child.

That only leaves one more child for Bob to have to finish off Susan Profitt's LTW to have 6 granchildren. GO YOU, BOB! Next round will mean one more baby for Bob and Corky. That will rake in the first LTW in this 'hood. And that is where we leave the Corcorans.

POINTS this round: 2 new Sims, Holden and Chyla = 2 points.

Round 2: The Rosadas

2006-05-20T22:25:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 2: The Rosadas

I think this house was just as bad this round as running it with 5 teens as when there were three toddlers and two teens. Mainly because there was only ONE bathroom. Try that with five teenaged girls!

Amethyst, being the Simoleon minded girl with the fortune aspiration decided to make a little money on the side and put out a poker table and ticket machine and commenced to rack in the cash. She actually found time to skill up to Mascot in her teen career and was able to win the Young Entrepanuer Scholarship. Here she is exercising to gain body skill. I thought this was a really cool picture with the Schurzenjaer's house in the background down the hill.

The Rosada girls began to grow up; Brigid was the first. She grew up Fortune, her LTW is to own 5 Top Level Businesses.

Danielle was next...the same as her sister. Fortune. She wants to own 5 Top Level Businesses as well.

Next was Ariana...she was different. She grew up Popularity, and wants to be a Hall of Famer. Great. Of course, the two new Fortune Sims spun up immediate wants to get into Private School, so even though the Rosada girls were poorer than dirt, Family Sim Aquamarine decided to find a way to make it happen for her sisters. She called up the Headmaster for a visit.

Much to my chagrin, the hardest headmaster to please showed up, the same one that visited the Romas last round. Korey Something. He apparently likes to visit the poorest houses. Due to Aquamarine's superb conversational skills, Korey let the girls into private school with a score of 101. All three Fortune Sims in the house immediately went to plat thanks to their timid Family Sim sister.

Amethyst and Aquamarine left for University. In fact, Amethyst never got a chance to wear the PS uniform as Korey came on Sunday. And that is where we leave the Rosadas.

POINTS this round: None

Round 2: The Schurzenjagers

2006-05-20T21:24:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 2: The Schurzenjagers

Hans the Knowledge Sim got a bee in his bonnet and called the Headmaster and fulfilled his want to get into private school. He also managed 4 academic scholarships before he left for university late Sunday night.

Speaking of scholarships, that is basically all that happened in the Schurzenjager house this round. Skilling, skilling, and more skilling. Even Hilda's new husband Benjamin Long did a lot of skilling as he didn't have the skills to reach his LTW. Hilda basically is biding time here...as HER time was coming.....

That's right....Grim came for Hilda, my first death in Fellowship. She was the ripe old age of 67. Nobody in the house seemed to be real upset about it, except her husband Ben. She died while she and Ben were having a date. I thought they had enough time to finish the date before 6 pm...they were working to get her into platinum so she could have a pretty headstone. Ben, of course, got a memory of a date gone bad. But, she got the plat headstone. :)

Heidi grew up with an aspiration to marry off 6 kids, yup, a Family Sim. Gotta love 'em. Isn't she a beauty? Kudos to the creator of this family!

So the round ends with Hans leaving for college, Ben on the 'scope trying to get abducted, and Heidi skilling. Benjamin (Long) Schurzenjager is a Knowlege Sim, but is keeping a 'baby' want! So he is out there every night trying to get the Aliens to notice him. Maybe he should move to the Jenkins house....they get too much Alien action over there!

At any rate, Ben was so disraught over Hilda's death, he took the money from her life insurance, bulldozed the Swiss Chalet the family was living in and bought a nice large Victorian. And that is where we leave the Schurzenjagers.

Points this round - A plat headstone for Hilda.

Round: 2 The Profitts

2006-05-20T20:56:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 2: The Profitts

Bob didn't do anything spectacular with his love life, but traded daily dream dates between Corky and Beulah Norwood to keep him in plat so he could skill to get promotions. Ended the round for him as a Superstar in athletics.

Michael grew up to teen, aspiration Fortune with an LTW of earn $100,000, thank god not 5 top level businesses. Charles reached TOC of his teen career and became an Intern in the political field, and got the Young Entrepanuer scholarship. Being a Fortune Sim, Michael of course rolled an immediate want to get into private school, so he got himself and his brothers in. Don't the Profitt boys look handsome in their uniforms?

Craig the Romance Sim was constantly dragging his tongue around in the dirt wanting a kiss, so finally he invited Michaell Cooprider over, and they had first kiss during a dream date. Charles and Hedwig were having a date at the same time, and had their first kiss as well.

Craig happened to see Temperance Kirkendall walk by one day. She stood in front of the house doing the `buzzing' lips thang waiting for somebody to come say hi to her, but I couldn't get Craig out in time. But he saw her. Even though he never met her, now he talks about her constantly with hearts over his head. I am thinking she is "THE ONE" for him. He is romance, she is popularity. So look for that couple in the future.

Susan decided to get out of the "Family Sim" doldrums and went looking for a husband. She found Mr. Big II Andrew Cox. With the money he brought into the family, the Profitts bulldozed their shack and bought a beautiful Victorian mansion. My goal is for everyone to eventually live in a Victorian. Andrew is a Professional Party Guest. Charles left for Uni.

And that is where we leave the Profitts for Round 2.

POINTS this round: 1 new Sim Andrew (Mr. Big) Profitt = 1 point.

Round 1: The Coopriders

2006-04-30T19:33:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 1: The Coopriders

YAY! I finally reached the family I made for Fellowship. Yep, they came last on the list when I did the draw. Heh. I followed the same path for Celeste that I had other families in the hood, and she put out a poker table to make some money. However, I had made such a big house for her, it seemed like as soon as money was made it was spent right back out. Anyway...I realized with Layce only working an elder's job in science, and Celeste struggling in the law enforcement job money was going to have to come into the family, and quick. Off to town for Celeste to find a husband.

Why looky here. Celeste meets Mr. Big her first time out...at the Spa place. She had to go there to get a shower as she had to sell her bathtub that day, and she stunk pretty good. Apparently listening to stories about scary Aliens was OK with Scott. He thought she was pretty funny.

The relationship took only three days to bloom. Celeste and Scott had zero bolts, but I figured I could keep them in love for money. Yes Celeste, it is always a big plus when you show up for a date in your negligé. Things are gonna pretty much go your way. Celeste asked Scott to marry her at the Love Maze place after a woo-hoo in the photobooth, and a lunch of hotdogs. (Erm...was that the lullaby she heard after she came out of the photobooth???) It worked. Scott said he would take care of her and her brood.

Saturday was the day of the big wedding. Yep, I passed up putting Kricket's grow up picture here from Wednesday. We all know what she looks like, and besides I am embarrassed at the ugly house I had the Coopriders in. *sigh*. So you don't get to see any pics of that.

OK here is the reason I didn't get my updates announced on Sunday morning like usual. I spent all day long building the Coopriders a beautiful victorian mansion with Scott's money. Yep. $70,000 simoleons will build a house, now. That is for sure. Scott seems to be comfortable in his new house with his inherited family. Way to go Scott!

Risto got all excited and invited his steady Donatella over to see the new place. Don't they look cute singing together with the kareoke machine that was in Scott's backpack? Risto also took it upon himself to invite the headmaster over, and all the kids got in, natch.

Donatella got so excited with the excellent date she had with Risto, she left a kareoke machine. Risto put that in his backpack to take to Uni. In the meantime, Scott made $20,000 simoleons streaking at a party. Go Scott!

Here is Michaell's grow up pic to teen. She rolled Romance. *sigh* Her LTW is to become a Criminal Mastermind. HUH???? Oh well, that is better than 20 Lovers or something like that. It will be interesting to see if that changes before she goes to Uni.

Ok, I usually quit playing on Monday morning between 7 and 8. But I couldn't wait until a month from now to see Celeste and Scott's baby. I played right up until it was born. Erm....Risto...your mom is kinda busy right now to comment on your A report card.

Cristian Coooprider, a boy. What a cutie! This is where we leave the Coopriders.

POINTS this round: 2 new Sims, Scott and Cristian = 2 points. Until next time!

Round 1: The Romas

2006-04-30T10:17:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 1: The Romas

Onward to anther 'teen raising kids alone' lot. Donatella Roma took lessons from Edsmond Kirkendall's experience to make money. Donatella too put out a poker table, and was rewarded with a start up fee of $22 simoleons for folks wanting to gamble at her place! Wow!

Awwwww.... isn't that cute. It is a love letter, Donatella got from James. Remember James had a dream date with her. This letter arrived with the first delivery of mail.

It wasn't hard keepin' Donatella in a good mood. She invited her real love, Risto Cooprider over a coupla times and they started going steady. Didn't get any pics of that. They will get together some in college. Donatella managed to sneak out and gamble some with all these wonderful Sims spending money at her place, enabling her to keep a nanny much of the time.

However, she wasn't getting alot of aspriation points. She was stuck on wanting to get in to private school. So one day she calls for a repairman to come and fix the TV. Arcadia the repairwoman shows up. I am thinking Donatella can influence Arcadia to cook a good meal. I neglected to put out a cook stove. So Arcadia ended up making lunchmeat sandwiches to impress the headmaster. I thought oh well, I have impressed the headmaster with burnt spaghetti before.

Much to my chagrin, the hardest headmaster to impress shows up. Korey something. He wasn't impressed with Donetalla's topics of conversation, the house wasn't rich enough, she only got 20 points for tour. Of course the lunchmeat sandwiches wasn't impressive. The clock ticker got down to 1 minute, and Donatella only had 87 points. Out of desparation she tried the "Schmooze About Money" option. WOW!!!!! The score zipped from 87 to 111 points!!! She got 24 points for that, and she and her brothers got into private school.

Oh here are some growng up pictures.

And.....

Ok. Esmond had told Donatella about how his gambling rates went down when his little brothers grew up. Donatella was ready for that. She checked it out. $22 was now too expensive. But hey, she could still get $14 for people to gamble at her house. That was the same as Esmond's starting price. So, Donatella didn't miss out on any sales.

You would have to know things were going too smoothly for Donatella not to get any complaints. Finally on Saturday somebody found something to complain about. The sink. lol Also on Saturday, Donatella's brothers got the "Made $5,000" marker....Donatella didn't get it. Isn't that odd. Donatella was doing very well with her business. It got up to a level 3 without her doing much of anything.

And this is were we leave the Romas. Donatella called out for her scholarships and got SimCity Scholar and the Orphan Fund. Her LTW is to max all skills. She is along way from that, but will eventually make it.

POINTS this round: None

Round 1: The Norwoods

2006-04-30T09:38:00.000-05:00

Round 1: The Norwoods

What can I say about this family except THEM'S FIGHTIN' PEOPLE! Yes, the Norwoods provided me with lots of entertainment and drama. I suppose they come from a background of hard farm livin' and are upset about losing their farm. (Refer to Neighborhood and Family story). They gotta take it out on somebody. Looks like I have a Hatfield and McCoy Feud type thing goin' here with a little twist of Romeo and Juliet thrown in. (Well, bein' I live in West Virginia where the Hatfield and McCoys hail from, this doesn't really surprise me.)

Firstly, Bob Profitt calls Channing and asks him on an outing. Don't know where that came from, out of the blue. Channing is game for it, as he is a Pleasure Sim, much to my chagrin. That explains why he has been showing up on every lot I have played so far in this 'hood. As soon as all of the participants in the outing piles out of the car at the park, it hits me. Also getting out of the car is Corky Corkran and Dagmar the mail lady...both are Bob's loves. Hehehe

Right away, Channing finds out who is hot. Of course, Dagmar, the Romance Sim. Romance and Pleasure get along. Channing puts a flirt hit out on Dagmar...wolf whistle. That set up what was to be along week of rolling in the dust for the Norwoods.

Here we go. *SLAP SLAP SLAP SLAP*.

The two men bitch slap each other for a while then that was the end of it. Channing gives the accusatory stare to the Player. Yep, it's my fault you just got slapped around.

So, with the slappin' over, everybody proceeds to get a cuppa java. But on the way over to see the barrista, Dagmar stops to whistle at Channing. LOLOL Bob slaps Dagmar. Notice Bob's Aunt Sandra is getting an eyeball full.

Another shot. I can't resist. Here you can see Channng's furious bubble for Bob. Whilst no actual fights too place during the outing, well, let's not get too complacent. They came later. In fact, Sandra Profitt is one not to be messed with. She followed Channing home and let him have it.

When Channing got out of the car at his house, Sandra got out too. She followed him right into the house and poked Channing once, while thinking about Dagmar. I guess she was upset that Channing broke Dagmar and Bob up. Whatta romance wrecker! Channing didn't get a chance to react to the poke before Sandra took it to the floor.

Channing is such a wuss. I had always thought the elders lost during fights but I guess not.

Okey dokey. That is the Hatfield and McCoy part of it. Here is the Romeo and Juliet part of it. Wow....Beulah Norwood is a Romance Sim just like Bob. Hard livin' and hard lovin' for the Norwoods. Beulah and Bob have two bolts, if I remember right. Bob is really messin' with Channing's mom to get back at him. Really. Bob did a superb job of keepin' Beulah in a good mood. She was gonna need it.....

Let us fast forward a coupla days. Channing and Dagmar have many successful dates. She kept him in plat so he could get promotions at work. Yes, Channing got a job the first day as a dishwasher. His LTW is to be a Celebrity Chef. I was surprised during one date...Dagmar rolled "Marry Channing" as a want. What??? Romance Sims NEVER roll a want to marry. I locked that sucker in. Looks like Channing found his soulmate. Anyway, turns out Beulah and Dagmar don't get along. I can't count the number of times they were scrappin' on the floor. I let it go. After all, the Norwoods are fighters. Here is Shasta rootin' for her grandma.

On Sunday, I allowed Dagmar and Channing to get married. Wow! I had forgotten what a catch Dagmar is. She brough $15,000 with her and was maxed on all skills except logic. Well, her LTW is weak...she wants to be a Professional Party Guest. She got her wish, as she got a job that day as a golf caddy. That same day, Shasta and Maxwell grew up. Shasta rolled Family. Her LTW is to graduate 3 kids from college. Doable. Maxwell rolled Romance, and wants to be a Celebrity Chef. Doable. :)

The Norwoods take all the cash Dagmar brought into the family and bought a new house, movin' out of the shack I had made for them. How they have prospered all ready! Channing has promoted to Prep Cook, and Dagmar is a Golf Caddy.

Bruce called out for this scholarships and got the SimCity scholarship grant. He has a few skills too but not enough to get any scholarships. That is where we leave the Norwoods.

POINTS this round: 1 new Sim, Dagmar = 1 point.

Round 1: The Kirkendalls

2006-04-30T08:36:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 1: The Kirkendalls

Gawd...who rolled all these families with nothing but teens takin' care of kids? My main problem has been how to get the kids into a good home and still keep money comin' in, and the teen not miss any school. Well, I finally figgered it out. Look at this.

Yep, you see a poker table. Esmond built a simple house, with just enough beds for everbody and a bathroom. He built an outside bathroom for his gamblers. He has had $14 pouring per player pouring into his coffers since Monday morning when I opened the lot. What is it? Every Sim hour the entry fee per Sim is added? Oh well, it made for a nice tidy bundle so Esmond could keep a nanny for the toddlers Jacquan and Darcy. Since OFB came out, money seems is longer an issue. 'Course we hardened Simmers (without using cheats) know how to get around that anyway. This just makes it easier.

Here you see Rich Yessam enjoying a slice of pizza. Still has no middle. If you will recall, Rich was constantly losing his middle on his own lot. He came sashaying over to Esmond's to gamble whilst in the same condition. I find it hilarious.

At any rate, due to the nanny being there almost 24/7 during Monday and Tuesday, and most of the day Wednesday Esmond was well rested and found time to help Temperance learn how to study. But the toddlers didn't learn any of their skills like potty training. But more's the better. Low aspiration means a a shorter life span. :)

Now something happened here when the toddlers grew up on Wednesday. All of a sudden all the gamblers left the lot who were spending lots of money. I couldn't figure it out.

People would come by and consider coming onto the lot, but would walk away without spending money. Esmond would try the sales pitch, but to no avail. Three days went by before I figured it out. All of a sudden, $14 was too expensive. ??? On Saturday, Esmond reset the price to $7, which was now Average. I don't know what caused this. It seemed to be triggered by the toddlers having a birthday. The gamblers returned. Esmond's business eventually became a level 1.

Temperance grew up while playing chess outside next to the gamblers. Temperance's aspiration is Popularity, and her LTW is to become a Hall of Famer. Thank got it isn't to have 20 Best Friends. I was gettin' ready for the onslaught of complaints, but nothing happened there.

So that's were we leave the Kirkendalls. Esmond called out for his scholarships...got the SimCity Scholar grant and the Orphan Fund grant. Didn't get any skills except maybe some cooking. Don't remember.

POINTS this round: None.

Round 1: The Uptons

2006-04-25T21:10:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 1: The Uptons

What can I say, except Marshall Upton is one hot stud. He proved to me time and again during the week in his house he has what it takes to make the women go gaa-gaa. Here Beulah Norwood takes a break from her welcome wagon duties to peek at Marshall in the shower.

Here he is gettin' it on with Mamma J Yessam. In reward and thanks, Mamma J brings Marshall and Miles the 12th Century Song Dynasty Vace valued at $4,000. They immediately sell if for some much needed cash, as they only had $64 after purchasing their house.

No huggy body kissy face pictures with Layce Cooprider, but here she is leaving the big screen TV as a thanks to Marshall for the good time. Miles begged Grandpa Marshall to keep that, so they did. On a different night Layce left the Florid Font valued at $5,800. They sold that and upgraded the kitchen and bought a cheap car to keep Miles happy. Marshall also bought the Mission style bed to woo all the women in his life in

By this time, Marshall was spinning up wants to get married. *sigh*. I felt bad for him, but I didn't want to marry him off to *cough* any old ladies....as he had great baby makin' material in him. Didn't want that to go to waste.

Poor guy, he is starting to get confused in his old age. So I sent him to the park to look for a wife. Can you guess who he thinks is really hot? She is one of the original Maxis Sims.

I'll leave you to ponder that for ohhh....about a second. Here is Miles getting his first kiss from Aquamarine Rosada. Oh? What is this I see? Two family Sims? My favorite kind. Hehehe Looks like another match has struck in Fellowship.

They make a really cute couple. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Upton. :)

Marshall has to have a shotgun wedding. Miles insisted his old grandpa do Marisa Bennett right. She actually has one preggo bump here but you can't see it very well. She is rubbin' her baby belly under the wedding arch. Her LTW is to be a Hall of Famer, so she quit her job as a Hostess. She is currently working as a Mascot.

Doesn't Marisa clean up well? I thought she turned out pretty nice. I have never played her before so this is really a bit of fun for me.

Remembering his days of flower power and free love back in the 60's when Marshall was a young man, he gave his new daughter a very hippy name. Her name is Ocean. Until next time.

POINTS this round: 2 new Sims - Ocean and Marisa = 2 points. YEAH!!!!

Round 1: The Yessams

2006-04-23T13:55:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 1: The Yessams

Here we are Tuesday afternoon in Fellowship, and we find Jenn checkin' the mail. Well, Dagmar had come earlier that day and left the Yessams a fistfull of bills, even though they had just moved in...not really had any time to accumulate any debt. Jenn looks great in her pumpkin orange maternity jammies. Yes, Rich and Jenn wasted no time. However, Jenn had lucked out their first day in Fellowship, and has already gotten a job as a security guard. Her LTW is to be a Captian Hero. Typical family Sim. Rich is another matter. He didn't get his job in the culinary field until Thursday or Friday. His LTW is to be a Celebrity Chef. So he laid about on the sofa all week long watching sports and stuffing pizza down. That is, in between parties.

No really. He had only one party, and his one and only friend came, Lilly Potts. During the day, I might add, when she should have been in school. Now I remember Rich showed up at the Potts house one day and sat all afternoon playing with the rabbit head with Lilly. Gotta love those Popularity Sims and their wants to make friends, no matter the age. Oh... looks like Rich has suddenly lost alot of weight. The graphics in the Yessam house constantly had Rich losing his middle.

Mamma J invited her sister Beulah Norwood over and they quickly became best friends. Oh my, I can see the family resemblence. Mamma J is having a tough time. She has constant wants to gain skills, but it takes her so long because of her age, she is back down to green in no time after gaining a point. I don't thing she will live long. She makes a great granny though.

Jenn gave birth in the middle room of the house. I really didn't do much of anything to the house except add furniture. They had a boy named Keith. Looks like he has Rich's coloring, and a full face like his mamma.

Malcome Landgrabbe happened to be walking by the house when Keith made his way into Fellowship. Of course he came rushing in to give his approval of the process, even though he had never met the Yessams. Landgrabbe has his hands in everything.

By the end of the week, Jenn had promoted to Desk Sargent and Rich managed to promote to Fast Food Shift Manager. And that is where we leave the Yessams.

POINTS this round: 1 new Sim - Keith = 1 point

Round 1: The Potts

2006-04-15T19:15:00.000-05:00

TITLE: Round 1: The Potts

Gad....I didn't have any different problems then any of the other players who are doing Fellowship have had. It literally wore me out. I decided to try a different strategy and get Alexandria a job, and to keep a nanny as much as possible. Even though her LTW is to be Chief of Staff, she got a job in the military as the beginning pay of $350 a day was pretty good. She would need the cash. She had to hire a nanny by 9 pm Monday night so she could sleep.

This nanny didn't do much cleaning. So all these bottles got deleted. :) I had nightmares that Alexandria would get eaten by flies. I am not the only one who had nightmares.

Poor poor Alexandria. Even though she was workin' her butt off to keep help, she still lacked so badly for personal care. She worked so much she didn't get a chance to go husband hunting.

Wednesday 6 pm finally came and all the rugrats grew up. It wasn't too soon for me.

Here is a picture of some more Family Fun Stuff pajamas. Lydia models them nicely.

I think Luke is the cutest of all the kids. He did get a new hairstyle and some face paint. Darn it...I didn't get a close up of that.

The blue gown again from Family Fun Stuff.

Another set of pajamas from FFS.

The kids didn't seem to have a problem keeping up fun to do their homework. With the "KidzTube" channel on TV and a flamingo in the yard, things went pretty smooth after Wednesday. Alexandria actully worked herself up to a good mood!

Sunday night brought Ryan's birthday. He rolled Romance. Ugh. Didn't get his LTW...wanted to get the heck outta that lot. Everybody went to bed, and woke up bright and early Monday. Ryan called for scholarships...one big one...the Scholar's grant. Yay for you, Ryan! And that is where we leave the Potts.

POINTS this round: NONE. No wonder. :)

Round 1: The Jenkinses

2006-04-15T18:39:00.000-05:00

Title: Round 1: The Jenkinses

I played the lot for about 1.5 days, and I realized Moira needed a love in her life. So she went to my favorite downtown location, The Sights and Sounds Sculpture Park. When she scoped the room, she thought Marshall Upton was really hot....but I said NO....so we went with the second choice, Craig Benson.

It only took until Thursday the two were close enough I could get Moira to propose engagement to Craig, and he moved in. Craig brought $8,000 to the house, and nothing in his backpack. He has a job in the military as a Junior Officer. Gad...what a loose old lady. Well, you know what these two just did. *wink wink* Found out Craig is a Family Sim, with an LTW of Marry Off Six Kids. Sooo....ok. That meant adoption.

The next day, the two gussied themselves up in their best clothes and got married.

As soon as the nuptials were over, Craig called for a child. That was on Friday. He decided on an infant. Meet Janie Jenkins.

She is light skinned with red hair, like James. BTW, we will ge around to him in a minute. Craig was so excited to have a baby, he immediately called out for another one. That was Saturday. As is happens....it always does.....that night Craig gets abducted.

When it rains it pours. My game is really liking abductions now, apparently. Prosperity Falls has had lots of them too. Moira was so excited about the abduction, she hopped out of the bathtub to watch it.

Okay. Since Craig and Moira had a baby in the house, and another one on the way, they opted for a child this time when the Social Worker came to bring Craig his second child. Meet Brandi. She has the same exact coloring Craig has, right down to eye color. She is a very pretty girl.

Another picture of Brandi.

Now then. That leaves Moira and Craig with a child, a baby and one on the way. There is James, Moira's grandson, the Romance Sim. He was dragging his tongue around in the dirt so much wanting a kiss. So Donetella came over and stayed the evening. Now....I really didn't want these two together. I had thought in the future I would let James catch Donatella with somebody else, or vice versa. Well, I didn't have to wait long. The day after this kiss, Risto Cooprider called up James with the old "You had such a great time with my friend Donatella, how about we go downtown?" thing. James accepted.

When the boys piled out of the cab at Sims Gone Wired, Donatella got out too. YAY! James influenced Risto to hug Donatella. It was instant red hearts for both Donatella and Risto. But James didn't get upset. So, James influenced Risto to kiss Donatella. That did it. James and Donatella were no longer an item. She left the lot with Risto, and left James standing there by himself.

So that is where we leave the Jenkinses. Moira, Craig, James, Brandi, Janie, and Little X. :) I know this picture is of the Bustos. The night Moira went looking for a husband at the park, these two showed up. This made such a great pic I had to snap it. :)

POINTS this round: Three new sims - Craig, Janie, and Brandi = 3 points.