Tiffani Triumph: Samuel, Faith, Hope, and Love

Samuel's house is the only home that still has Generation 5 in control.  His heir is still just a child.  However Generation 7 is off to college!  Will his children decided to go as well?  Only time will tell.  However, let's go spend some time with him as well as Martha's daughters.

Samuel's House
The first thing that needs to be decided is whether the twins want to go to college or not.  They have options now but it may not be their choice.  Jonah has time before he even needs to consider it but he need to plan accordingly of course.

Yup, they both desperately wanted to go to college.  Not sure if it was for the education, the freedom, or just to get away from Gwen.  That leaves just Jonah home with Mom and Dad.

The week went by so slowly!  Gwen a promotion, and then skills to get.  When I can get her happy enough to do anything. Samuel is lacking in the friends department and seems like he's the only one keeping friends so it's an uphill battle.  No promotions for him and he's one away from maxing his career, and lifetime want.  Jonah is just a kid who has discovered that going to actual school is not all it's cracked up to be. School saps fun like nobodies business.  And then there's homework on top of that which saps all the fun.  He's hanging in there, but barely.

The toy box helps to slowly rebuild the fun.  Or at least get enough fun back to go other fun and skill building pursuits like the chess table.  However, the toy box won't be helpful too much longer as Jonah is going to be a teen soon.

Like really soon!  He grew up poorly, again.  If he doesn't pull it together the next birthday could bring the shrink!  Jonah is a knowledge sim who is contemplating his future as the heir of the house and whether going to college will even be an option for him.

Faith's House
Faith and Joe have eyes only for each other.  And Hannah.  Hannah is soon to be a child and moving toward more independence.  Will Faith and Joe contemplate additional children or be content with the life they have?

The cats have near to maxed their careers and they aren't building relationships with each other that will allow for them to breed, creating more cats for Joe to have max a career.  Adoption to the rescue.  Faith adopted Roux for Joe to raise up which will hopefully then be 3 of the 6 maxed career pets.  However, Roux desperately needs some civilizing in order for this to be a successful fit. Can't have him chewing up all the furniture!
Just into the week and little Hannah grew up to child.  She's quite the adorable child and is the first to get to go to school from the beginning.

 The rest of the week was fitful sailing.  Faith is working desperately to get enough friends for promotions.  Joe is working to get necessary skills to get promotions.  Hannah is working desperately hard to keep her fun up so she can just do homework on a semi regular basis and not flunk out of elementary school.  The cats are just trying to figure out their balance with three in their midst.  Oh, and Faith and Joe are still just hands on with each other...constantly!

Last day of the week, just as she returned from work Faith aged to Elder.  Her life is flying by so quickly!  I'm not ready to lose her.

Hope's House
Hope and Abhijeet plan to continue dating through life and Eliza is off to school!  Will she be as miserable as every other child?

Dream Date Count:  27.  But oh, so much more happens as well.  You would think that with that many dates it would be chronic dating.  And for the most part, you would be right.  Sleep becomes nonessential since dating to the extent they did just boosts all needs.  But there's more, like I said.  Follow along.

Eliza grows up to teen, a wealth sim to be precise.

And Eliza wants to have 6 pets max a career, much like Uncle Joe.  Her thought, start now so it can actually happen because we all know that Uncle Joe is gonna die before he gets there.  Right?

She broached the subject one evening over dinner and the reception was less than stellar.

Eliza:  Mom, Dad.  I want to adopt a cat.  I'd like to actually, over the course of my life, raise 6 cats to max careers and earn some money for the household.
Dad:  Eliza, we'll talk about this later.  Not in front of guests.
Mom:  Eliza!  Not now, not later.  No cats!

Eliza got a job in the culinary career.  She didn't care what the job was she just needed the job.  She was going to get her cat!

Eliza:  I want a pet, a cat to be precise.
Dad:  We talked about this, your mother said no.
Eliza:  I have a job, I have earned the adoption money.  I can afford the food and litter and all the necessary pet things.
Dad:  Eliza, the subject is closed.
Eliza:  Really?  Closed?  You and Mom are so caught up in your own little world of 'dream dates' that I get bored.  I can't exactly invite friends over to hang out since ya'll are only ever running around in your underwear.  I know what's going on you know.  I'm not stupid.
Dad:  Eliza!
Eliza:  Really, so what was Andrea Hogan doing coming out of your bedroom the other day in her underwear when I came home from school?
Dad:  Get your cat.

My fear that Abhjieet would not be able to remain faithful was unfortunately self-fulfilling.  You'd think dating Hope, his Wife, would be enough with all their dream dates but it's not.  He just wants to 'be with' everyone, or like 20 sims though he'll settle for 3 right now.

Eliza wasted no time and jumped on the phone to pet adoption services.  And adopted Mr Cuddles.

Mr Cuddles was just a kitten so there was time before he was a workin' cat and earning his keep, and earning her lifetime want.  Eliza worked hard and at her next promotion her dad called and adopted her another kitten.  Instead of hush money apparently he's providing hush kittens?

Mr Cuddles needed a Ms Cuddles.  Also still a kitten but hopefully they will secure a decent enough relationship with each other that Eliza can eventually breed them and have more kittens to earn more careers.

Abhjieet seems bent on continuing with his wayward ways, while still dating his wife and running around in his underwear.  His second attempt is securing some extra-cuculiar woohoo failed.  Reality was he tried too hard and rushed it too fast.  Spent the rest of the day just getting her back friend again.  Maybe next week.

End of the week, just as her twin before her, Hope aged to elder.

 Until next week, when Abhjieet turns elder and cats grow up and ...
 
Love's House
Love lost her Mom last week just days after losing her Dad.  She was alone, no relationship, no anchor, no arrow on where she wanted to go.  She inherited a dog and a business.  And good ole Webster (the dog) brought her Greg.  And it was all uphill from there.

First thing on loading in I have to scoop out and try to remember where we are.  And lo and behold if Love doesn't immediately send me to blechville!

Seriously?  She wants to flirt with Samuel if you can't read the picture.  According to Google their exact relationship is first cousin once removed.  I don't care if it's 90th cousin, he's your cousin you weirdo!  And of course The Maker is all about how it's not truly bloodline and I should let it happen and blah blah blah.  I swear that girl is twisted with some lemon sometimes.  

Meanwhile, back to life and to get that want rolled so far off the screen I can almost begin to pretend I never saw it, kinda.  Love and Greg both had the day off so they rocked down to the pet store for a day of work there.  Greg got the bronze stocking badge and Love can now Dazzle at sales.  They are doing so well that Love hired another employee to help out.

Back at home I decided, yes I, that it was time to maybe start thinking about those children that they both want to graduate from college.  

That first picture cracks me up.  She's tossing her cookies with morning sickness and all she can think of is Greg.  Hate to tell ya hunnie but he's only part of the reason you are in that bathroom right now.

Near end of the week baby Rachel is born!  She is such a cutie and of course the sole instigator of the million or so bottle campaign.  Love and Greg got a few minor promotions but they don't care about careers really so whoop de doo.  Webster aged to elder and is starting to turn gray around the whiskers a bit.  I hope he lasts long enough to be a good best friend for Rachel as she grows up.

Before we leave this family again for the week Rachel took some time but finally aged to toddler right before bedtime.

Next week we'll deal with toddler skills, business perks, and perhaps another baby.    And NOT flirting with our cousins!