Elders, teenagers and babies. That seems to be the flow these days. Eden and Oliver are growing old, Bethany is having marriage saver babies, Joanne and Andrew are starting their family and Jonah is still a teen struggling in a grown up world. Can this week bring them any balance?
Eden's House
Nicholas is a teen, Eden an elder and Oliver is coming up right behind her. What will this week bring the happy household?
Oliver aged to elder not long after returning to the homestead. He's such a stereotypical elder at that! What is with those pants?
Meanwhile Nicholas is embracing all that is the teenage years; part time job, hitting on the girls, and finding the one that he thinks he want's to spend his life with.
He met Gretchen Jefferies and it was all down hill from there. He had it bad, and apparently she reciprocated. They were going steady before the day was out. While Nicholas is falling in forever love he's also working has way up the job ladder. He maxed out his military teen career the same night that Oliver finally achieved his lifetime want of Celebrity Chef.
Oliver's new lifetime want? Woohoo 20 sims, yup not happening. He's too old to even get near that and too married and in love with Eden to try! Maybe next life buddy.
Bethany's House
Tabitha is past ready to be a teenager while Samantha is ready to grow up and learn her toddler skills.
Day One and it's birthdays. Tabitha turned to teen, finally, that
morning and later that evening Samantha negotiated her way into the
toddler years.
And skilling it is. Samantha breezed through her toddler skills with a little help from the whole family. And you said having a save the marriage baby was a bad thing!
The rest of the week was fairly uneventful. Bethany has already maxed her career while Troy struggles just staying focused enough to gain skills. He had one minor promotion this week but still has a long way to go, and he's closing on elder like a freight train toward the depot. The last event of the week was yet another combo birthday. Bethany crossed the line to elder while Samantha is going off to school next week.
Andrew's House
Joanne has her clothing back on and Natalie is ready to hit the books at school.
So apparently I had forgotten about a little surprise that Joanne popped on me not long after joining their household this week.
Yup, yet another Triumph baby on the way. And no, that is not yet more evidence of sim's hoarding thank you very much! Just a few days later baby Gregory made his appearance into the family.
Joanne, for the record it's too late to keep your knees together, won't stop things now.
Before long Andrew was promoted to Chief of Staff and maxed out the medical career as well as his Life Time Want. I failed as the Almighty however and did not get the appropriate pictures. Just imagine, if you will, the elation he felt. It wasn't long, however, before baby Gregory wasn't a baby anymore.
He grew up kinda stinky and Daddy, who was holding him, was so drop dead tired since Gregory refused to grow up on time, that he sat him down and off to bed. Joanne was able to pry herself out of bed to change him and tuck him into his crib.
Next week Gregory will grow up to child with full toddler skills in play. However, before we leave for the week Andrew and Natalie have birthday's to celebrate as well.
Andrew has entered the golden years with his new lifetime want to celebrate his golden anniversary. We'll discover Natalie's lifetime want once we return.
Jonah's House
Though still a teen, and having recently lost his Mom, Jonah is determined to establish himself as a worthy heir to the family home and future generations. He still has dad to lean on and learn from, for now. But not one moment is guaranteed where Grimmy is concerned.
It was mostly an uneventful week, mostly. Samuel struggled to maintain enough friends to get his final promotion and max out career. Come Thursday afternoon however it didn't matter any longer. He was home alone, giving me an absolutely horrible angle as he faced the wall when Grimmy showed up uninvited. Poor Jonah, still a teen and not even home to say goodbye. However, Samuel is back where he belongs, with Gwen.
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| Poor Jonah, still a teen when he lost his only parent. |
Jonah struggled with his hurt and anger over the next two days until his birthday arrived. I can't begin to imagine how hard it must have been to feel like celebrating after what had just happened.
Well, that doesn't bode well does it?
It only makes sense that reaching adulthood as an orphan would require a visit from the Shrink. Let's hope that somehow the Shrink is able to impart some self-help skills as he continues to navigate life. He's an orphaned adult, single with no prospects but he has inherited quite a home!
And just because I can...the nose that just keeps on giving!
When we return? The college kids are back!
