Matthews Family Legacy G2E1

If you're new to the Ella Matthews Legacy, you can go {here} to begin reading with Episode 1!

In the last episode (G1E5), we saw Alyson, generation two's matriarch, age into a young adult. This means that she is no longer an "underling" and has succeeded her mom!

Speaking of her mom, the chick finally aged, and SHOULD HAVE aged to Elder, but she glitched and is still an Adult! Why do these things happen? This totally has messed with the game. And since *my* rule is that if they cue the want to have a child, I have to allow it. Another bad thing is that Sergio will be passing on long before she will, and she will be a widow for quite a while before her time is up. *sad*
 
Quentin, Alyson's husband, had moved in with them when they were teens, simply because I had been having a glitch in my game that reset all relationship factors down to zero whenever I played a new house. So to keep from having to cheat and "fix" their relationship values every time they saw each other, I just had him move in. Now Quentin has aged up into a Young Adult as well, and Alyson proposed. She is the Matriarch after all! It just felt fitting, especially since he's taking on the family name. 

These two didn't waste any time. They got hitched right there in the kitchen as they were. With Mom Ella watching on. Looking a little creepy there, Ella. If you weren't already there eating your eggs, I'd wonder if you were a bit envious and a little upset at losing your title as Star of the Legacy. 

Maybe not. Carry on, carry on.

Alyson and Quentin went a few days before the want for a child popped up, but they finally had a child of their own--a boy that I named Elliott (I think someone suggested it, but I can't remember who!). Somehow I missed getting pictures of all of that. Sorry!

Ella is doing well for herself. The family has so much money it's not funny. Well, I mean not "so much money" really--they're still living simply, but they have $17k, so I think they're doing pretty well. Here's a general picture of what the family income includes:





So as you can see, they're doing pretty well. Even though Alyson stays home and has no career outside the home, she makes a decent amount of change from her garden and a little bit of money from her photography. Once Mom and Dad are gone, they should still be doing fine financially.

In the meantime, the household continues to do their thing. Sebastian aged into a Teenager, and he needs a makeover. Most definitely.

And naturally the dude rolled a trait that I despise: Klepto. He has already been snatching things from neighboring homes when he's been invited over. How annoying.

Anyway, dude got a makeover and looks better.

Alyson and Quentin's son Elliott, Generation Three's Patriarch, aged up into a child, and thankfully he rolled a decent trait. One more annoying kid born in this family and I just might have to quit. So annoying! He's pretty cute, too, so I'll wait and see how he ages into Teen before I do a makeover.
 
Amelia, the "spare", is ready to become a young adult. Time to give her the boot--I mean, let her leave the nest. Let her be Dastardly somewhere else! I think most of her family members will be glad to get rid of her, sadly!

She added Loves the Outdoors to her traits, which is very convenient for her. She has Level 7 Fishing. I had to give her some kind of hobby outside the home, and Fishing got her out of everyone's hair. 

Now she gets to move out on her own, and I'll get to deal with her in a home of her own with a man of her own. I have her slated to marry a Villareal. That should be fun. *grin*

That's all I have to report for this episode. I'll leave you with pictures of some small upgrades of the house.
A painting room for the two artists
 
Exercise area in the basement

Bathroom and closet edition in master bed upstairs

Entire basement view

Entire first floor view

Second floor view
Thanks for reading!! I look forward to sharing more with you soon!


*Please share in the comments below any names that you'd like for me to use to name the Third Generation of Matthews kids!



Moss Generation Challenge: Introduction

The time has came for The Maker to start telling a new tale. Why? Because, it's intricately connected with the Montgomery Family Legacy


If you're confused on who these two lovebirds are, I'd suggest you jump over to the Montgomery Legacy and pay close attention to the third generation. 

Montgomery Legacy

Want to read all of the juicy details about the Montgomery's? Feeling a little lost on where to get started?  Have no fear!  You can find all the links and details below!

Tifani Triumph: Architecture Years Part 4/Intelligence Years Part 2/Other Houses

 A last look back at Randy Triumph, a truly good man who loved his family, loved his wife (how I don't know) and cared about his community.
Losing Randy meant leaving the main house under the weirdness of Janabel.  Before we go there, lets check in with the rest of the family and take a look at the other houses.  I'm thinking it might soon be time for them to have their own blogs.  If you have an opinion please feel free to share in the comments.

At Samson's house we are back to Abigail and Clarence and the will he commit/won't he commit conundrum.  Oh, and they had a house makeover too, in case you notice those things.
  Needless to say Abigail was able to convince him that their love was real and they were engaged and married soon after.  It wasn't long after wedding bells rang that Abigail thought she 'might' be expecting.

Meanwhile at Delilah's house she is finally having her first child, about the same timing as a potential great niece or nephew.  No regrets, she had her fun first then settled down.  Meet Samuel, Delilah's ONLY child.
The day that Samuel grew to toddler Delilah aged to elder.  She's still rockin the pigtails like a teenie.  Samuel is loved and cared for and taught all he needs to know by his parents before growing to a child.  I had to include that picture from the roll as Delilah is hanging out sideways or something.  It made Me giggle and that's really all that matters.  Move on already!

After losing Randy, Martha knew it was more important than ever to get her and her half-siblings out on their own. They soon moved into a newly constructed, and gated, apartment complex.  Apartments are a new concept after the Apocaplyse, so we shall see how that goes.  Living so close to strangers and all.  Mary...loves it!
Mary grew up to a teenager in the new apartment while Martha met the neighbor across the hall Talin and suddenly started hearing wedding bells.  Of course she had to actually fall in love and make him fall in love as well but you know...she definitely discovered a few lightning bolts when she checked him out.
Love did happen, him first, and they were soon married.  The big picture up top, I need you to look closely.  You see Doo Rag's nose still hanging in after all these generations on Martha but check out Talin's as well.  If they have children it's like a nose of doom.  Before long Triumphant (yes that's what I named the town) will be known not for overcoming obstacles and rebuilding society but for their noses.  Noses of prominence everywhere!

So back to the main house we go, where the family is settling into their new routine without Randy around.  Baby Jeremiah had just been born and someone needed to be able to care for him.  Aganist my better judgement I had Janabel quit her job to stay home and watch the baby.  Baby's aren't that hard right?  And maybe with her it wouldn't be a gazillion bottles a day.   I was right.  I did have to force her to change him periodically but well, ya know, no one wants to do that.  Before too long Jeremiah grew into quite the cute little toddler.  This is when I started to worry...
Janabel carried it out though.  Kept him alive anyway. She did take him to potty throughout the day and started to built a relationship with the little nugget.  And with a few other people as well.


 She met a new 'friend' and I knew where this was headed.  She hasn't seen him again...yet but before long she won't have Jeremiah underfoot all day either.
She also rekindled her romance with Neil and it went exactly where we all knew it would.  She tried to tell me that she invited him over so he could get to know his son.  Until I reminded her that his son had moved out.  Then she didn't even care to lie just did what she does and told him goodbye.  Apparently times does heal all fights.





Janabel however is becoming a pretty good Jana to Jeremiah and did actually secretly work with him on his skills during the day.  She let mommy and daddy finish them so they think he's like a genius or something.  Time will tell.
Daddy hooked him up with the ability to talk and he loves his Jana.  Of course Paul and Jill think it's someone he's met, not someone in their household!  He grew up to be a pretty awesome child as well and follows his Jana around, annoying the nuggets out of her while he is at it, and is learning a lot.  Not always what he needs to learn mind you but a lot all the same.
While all this is happening Paul had a little setback at work and was demoted but soon recouped and is currently a partner in the architecture firm.  Jill is moving up as well and scored two promotions, and one demotion, dang chance cards, as well.  Before too long, maybe, there can be bigger and better houses for everyone!  As well as maids, and phone calls, and gifts and well you get the idea.  (Do you see what I did there...yup actually mentioned the careers which is really what this whole thing is about :D)

Until next time...

Jordan Talia Montgomery: Generation 3 Chapter 3

Time. What is time? It seems just yesterday that Jordan was a wee babe in arms or that it was just hours ago that she was falling madly in love with Ricky.

Time in the Montgomery family however is a little confused. Remember in the last chapter when I mentioned Ricky's birthday? Yeah, he aged up to elder and due to other duties required of The Maker, I've left this family unattended while the other realm demanded attention.

Imagine my surprise when I logged in to see that Ricky was an adult again. I'm not sure how this happened. When I last played, he was an elder!  Jordan is still an elder but Ricky is an adult again and only halfway to the elderly status. 

This made Jordan slightly grumpy.  While her professional life has been great and things have never stalled in the bedroom—Jordan kinda let herself go, physically.



The thing is though, even though she's an elder and she's put on a little weight, Jordan's in pretty good physical health.  As a doctor she has obtained the wellness skill, is rarely sick and she doesn't seem to suffer from the same fatigue and emotional upsets that a lot of other sims do. So, I sent her off for a makeover. She's still not convinced that she is beautiful but Ricky sure still thinks so.  He is just absolutely smitten with her. I truly worry about how he's going to carry on should he lose her to old age.


Big changes have been brewing in the legacy house. Jordan's brother Ezra received a little visit awhile back from this goddess entity named Fizzy.  Fizzy is also known as The Almighty Ruler of Everything and is a dear friend of the Montgomery's creator, The Maker.

Imagine my surprise when he tried to have a little conversation with me? I nipped that little quirk right in the bud. I'm the maker. I want what I want. I get what I want and I'll do with my subjects what I want.  If they think I'm going to have conversations and a personal relationship with them they are sorely mistaken.

Ezra is a quick learner. He realized that the Maker's finger was likely hovering over the delete button and he took his conversation to Jordan instead.

Ezra: Hey, Jordan? Can we talk?

Jordan: Sure, honey. What's up?
Ezra: You're smart. Have you ever questioned how we came into existence?
Jordan: Oh, darlin' do we need to have a little talk? You see, when a man and a woman...
Ezra: Oh! Dear god, NO! Not THAT! I mean life in general...is there a higher power directing our lives? Making our decisions for us? Creating us?
Jordan: You mean like The Maker? I know all about her. Some people say that she's a crazy dictator that directs our lives but honestly, she's been pretty good to me. I mean, have you seen Ricky? He is the hottest sim I've ever laid eyes on and he's mine. Those abs...
Ezra: T.M.I, Jordan. Can we get back on topic?
Jordan: Ummm, sure. I guess. Where are you going with all of this?
Ezra: Well, I had this visit from this really nice lady named Fizzy.  She's friends with The Maker and she recently came to visit me.
Jordan: Here? At the house? We had a goddess in our house?
Ezra: Well, yeah. Anyway, I was shocked because The Maker is pretty mum and unapproachable. I mean, I know she's there but she's never spoken to me.  I'm barely aware of her except for the few times I was walking to the bathroom, completely forgot where I was and then wet myself.
Jordan: Uhh, gross. You might need to get that looked at. She's never done anything like that to me. Anyhoo, how do you know this Fizzy woman is like The Maker?
Ezra: I just do, okay? Trust me here.  Anyway,  she told me that you have your heart set on a promotion and that it just wasn't happening because you need to deliver a baby. I really panicked because I thought she intended for me to be abducted. I've heard aliens have ways of impregnating young men like myself.
Jordan: Yes, that is true. I met an alien once at the bar. I really thought I'd had too much to drink and maybe spent a little too much time in the closet.  But then I sobered up and I've totally accepted that they're out there. Some of them just like to keep it a secret. You know, some sims just aren't accepting of alien life.
Ezra: Yeah, well, I am NOT doing whatever it is men have to do to birth an alien baby. No way in this lifetime...I hope.  Fizzy however quickly assured me that she's not quite as unpredictable as The Maker is with her ideas. She had a more traditional suggestion.
Jordan: Oh, yeah? Like...wedding bells? Did you meet a girl!? Why didn't you tell me?
Ezra: Well, I was trying to but you got distracted by Ricky's abs, remember? She told me where to find this girl. Jordan, she's so cute and sweet. We're going to get married and have little Moss babies!
Jordan: You're growing your babies on trees?
Ezra: Dear lord, woman. How is it you've made it nearly to the top of your career? No, we're changing our name to Moss and we're going to have babies. You will deliver the babies and get your promotion.
Jordan: Ah, I get it! Am I too old to say "Cool beans?"


With Ezra's writing skill maxed and Jordan's biography written—Angelica was wooed and wed.



Ezra was so incredibly sweet and suggested a simple park wedding so that Jordan and Ricky could could renew their vows. Isn't he just the best little brother EVER?  Of course, Jordan and Ricky were more like parents to Ezra so he felt very blessed to spend his special day with them.


And this concludes yet another chapter in the lives of the Montgomery legacy.  Tune in next time to see how Ezra and Angelica settle in and take a look at the newly grown up heir for generation 4, Taylor Alexa! 

Tifani Triumph: Architecture Years Part 3/Intelligence Years Part 1/Other Houses

This week has been a tough on for the Almighty Ruler of Everything.  I managed to mess up the pictures, forgot what happened to whom and even managed to mix up Paul and Clarence (don't ask me how!).  But it's all sorted now.  And I'm back to worrying about Jill's fitness to handle the mantle of responsibility she has been handed by joining this family.  But I digress, let's jump in at the 'other houses' first!

At the Samson home both Samson and Kristy aged to elder.  I'm a tad worried about an end of life crisis for Kristy however, check out her interesting choice of apparel!  Meanwhile Abigail soon aged to an adult herself and has her eyes set on only one man.  She even had invited him over for her birthday so she could immediately turn on the flirt and charm.
Abigail literally turned on the charm right away!  Samson is close with his future son-in-law as well but perhaps Abigail rushed things a bit for Clarence.  Yes his name is Clarence Phillipine, but hopefully we can adjust that a bit to Triumph.
Why yes he did turn down her offer of engagement. Too soon, too fast he claimed.  He did agree to move in so there is potential there.  We'll have to wait for next time to find out how their romance blossoms...

Meanwhile at Delilah's house she's fallen a bit into her sister's trap.  Dang romance sim wants and whatnot.  Her and Brandon both fear engagement, which is fine for Delilah as she's sorta kinda fallin' in lust with one of his co-workers and very good friends Amin.  She also met Kennedy at the mailbox and might also have fallin' a bit in lust with him too.  It wasn't long before there were affairs to be had and secrets to keep.

 















I could not, in good conscience allow her to truly follow in her sister's footsteps however and did not 'force' her to get pregnant. The big diffrence, Delilah felt remorseful that she had cheated.  I think for her it's more needing to be secure that Brandon is the one for sure and getting a few romantic wild hares loosened.  She actually loves her intended, she's just terrified of settling down.  However, it wasn't long before neither of them had a fear of engagement and boom they got engaged!
And look, they are even both happy about it!  Time to seal the deal and the future.  Baby and marriage, in just that order.  However they both had some regrets about tying the knot.  No fears before had but serious regrets afterward.
Yes, a tiny baby bump at the kitchen wedding!
Ok, back at the Apocaplyse house.  And yes, I'm telling your ahead of time we will not be discussing Architecture...again.

Paul apparently explained Me to Jill but I'm still not sure that she's got superior intelligence genetics to pass on toward future generations.  However, she does have a better nose.  The two of them have a quick wedding in her underwear and get on to the business of living.
Good Gravy that nose lives on!
Before long Jill is expecting their first child and Paul is over the moon.  (His lifetime want:  marry of 6 kids.)
During all the excitement Martha grows up to an adult and immediately has a conversation with dad about her desire to move out.  She just can't take it anymore with Janabel and wants to take her brother and sister with her as well.  Needless to say the conversation broke Randy's heart.
 That same day, before the grandchild that Randy has longed for can be born, he discovers that his date with Grim has arrived.  The entire household loses it.  He was the only tether to normalcy with Janabel still around.  And of course Martha blames herself.
Do you see that pout!?!



 I have a feeling that despite her lack of apparent intelligence, Jill will make a good Momma.  Here she is comforting Mary over the loss of the only parent she truly knows and felt loved by.





 The next day the much anticipated,by all but one person in the household, addition to the family arrives and secures yet another generation for the future.
Meet Jeremiah.  Why yes, yes he was born in the kitchen. Beats the bathroom any day in my book with this family's history.Once Jill got him settled into the nursery, after a bottle or two of course, she summoned me for a conversation.

Jill:  Hey, um Fizzy?
Me:  Yes dear?
Jill:  Sorry I was so off the other day.  Paul said he didn't think it would happen that fast and didn't tell me everything.  I almost throttled him, I was so concerned that I'd flipped a bend or something.
Me:  No worries Hun.  Have you made any decisions?
Jill:  Yes.  I'm truly not set on a career in culinary.  It is something I enjoy and am passionate about as a hobby, but I'm also open to other opportunities.  Having looked at everything you have given me I think I'd like to persue a future in Intelligence.
Me:  *wipes my sip of coffee of the screen* Intelligence? Your certain?
Jill:  Absolutely.  It appears to provide a variety of opportunities for me to explore and expand boundaries but also has opportunities that will better the community as well.  Randy is going to go with me after work to apply.
Me:  *still agage, a bit, a lot, or totally confused*  I wish you the best of  luck.

"Trust no one."
The entire region is devastated. Zombies, bandits, motorcycle gangs, and other horrors roam the land, mercilessly taking from those that try to rebuild. Locked behind closed doors and barred windows, many pray that the evils roaming the wastes never find them. When something starts banging at the door and eerie shadows loom through windows, terror grips the heart. Is that a call for help? Is someone begging for their life, hoping, praying that someone will save them? Or worse? Could it be a group of bandits, waiting for someone to unlock that door so they can break in and take whatever they please? Everyone's afraid of what's waiting for them outside. People have no choice but to make do with the limited goods provided by the only trusted supplier in the region. People sit and hope, waiting for the day when they can trust again. No one asks questions and no one exchanges packages. Sims do not venture from their homes without an escort, except to go to work or school.


Once the dust settles Martha realizes that guilt gets you nowhere fast she decides to move out taking her brother and sister with her.  Leaving Paul and Jill alone with Janabel and a new baby.  May not be the kindest choice but most likely the smartest choice.

Before we go a look back on the life of Randy 'Flattop' Triumph.  He loved Janabel with all his heart, despite everything she wasn't for him.  He worked hard to reach the pinnacle of the Business career expanding opportunities for all sims.   He raised his family, loved all the children in his home.  Randy, despite his oddness, was a good man.  A good sim.  May he be remembered fondly by all who loved him and may be rest in peace and content away from this world and the tribulations he faced.