Jenixa continued with her dancing as she entered high school and she became really good at it.  She was the top performer in her dance class and her instructor, Allan Stevens, was very impressed with her skills.

One evening she got to class as bit early so she sat down to do some homework when a dreamy eyed kid sat down next to her.

“Hi!” He said a little too enthusiastically which startled Jenixa.

When she regained her wits she looked up at him and gave him a small smile.  “Hi.”

“I’m sorry to be so bold, but you are the prettiest girl I have ever seen.  What is your name?”

She couldn’t help but laugh at this.  Sure she was quite popular in school, having friends from all cliques, but she hadn’t been called pretty before.  Well unless you count her Uncle Logan and her family.

“My name is Jenixa Lemi.  What’s yours?”  She couldn’t keep the laugh out of her tone.

“My name is Cougar Fey.  Why do you find it funny that I called you pretty?”  The boy was generally confused.

Jenixa decided to skip over that part and just address the part about the boys last name being Fey.  “Your last name if Fey?  My uncle Logan’s last name is Fey.”

Panic washed over this boy’s face.  “You’re related to Logan Fey?”

“Well not by blood.  He is the father of two of my siblings and well we just hit it off.  We kind of adopted each other.”  She laughed again.

“Oh good.”

“Good?”  It was her turn to be confused.

“My real, blood uncle is Logan Fey.  I was worried we were related.”  He was a very forward young man.

“Oh..”  Blush filled Jenixa’s green cheeks.  “I don’t mean to be rude Cougar, but I want to finish this assignment before my dance class starts.”

“Well then I will join you.”  As they studied Cougar kept on talking.  He told her he was in Sunlit Tides to participate in the dance academy and was staying with this Uncle Logan.  There wasn’t a dance studio where he came from and since the class was very small, there were only four students before Cougar, Mr. Stevens accepted him right away.

Finally the class got underway and Mr. Stevens was so excited to have Cougar with them.  Bringing the class to five allowed him to do the end of the year recital he had always wanted to do so he conveyed his plan right away.

All the kids were excited and they got to work right away.  They practiced three nights a week and on Saturday’s.

Jenixa, Julie, Farah and Aiden were already great friends having grown up together, but it wasn’t long before they had all accepted Cougar.  He fit with them like a puzzle piece.  Not only was he fitting well with the group he and Jenixa were growing closer, but any time he asked her out she made it into a group thing.  He didn’t mind, as he loved the rest of them, but he was getting frustrated.  He wasn’t sure where their relationship was heading or if they were even on the same page in regards to that.

~~

While Jenixa was busy with her dance, Lolita was busy with….well…everything.  First it was bird watching, then it was bug collecting, then studying bees, and playing with Cesar and then rock collecting.  She was always outside doing something “important” and I couldn’t do anything but encourage her curiosity, but that meant that it was just Joab and I most days.

I spent my days observing my special little boy.  His father is a genie and he was born human but as I watch him I find that he isn’t without some of his father’s special talents.  He seemed to bond with the animals around the house.  It was almost as if he understood them.

The cats loved him and they always wanted to be around him.  When he was outside Cesar sought him out.  I also noticed that if you were upset or just having a bad day an energy radiated off him and even though you really didn’t want to talk about it and knew he didn’t understand you , you found yourself telling him your woes.  He truly was something special.

Not to worry.  Lolita and I had our special time as well.  After her great adventures outside she would ask me to cuddle up on my bed and watch cartoons with her.  Granted she fell asleep most of the time but I enjoyed the bonding moments with her.

Of course there were days she didn’t drift into dreamland and she filled me in on all of her adventures.  These days with my kids go by way too fast.

~~

As always the challenge must go on and the next birthstone daddy was ready to partake.  His name was Honolulu Sapphire and yes he too was a genie.

He popped into town and in no time at all I was pregnant.  He told he had some business to attend to in another country, and he gave me some contact numbers to let him know as soon as the baby was born.  He left with a friendly hug.

~~

Summer vacation was just around the corner and it was time for Jenixa’s big show.  Asher and I dressed in our best outfits and headed down to the dance hall.  I have to admit the show was pretty impressive and all the kids were great, but I was so very impressed with my little girl.  She was such a superstar.

The performance ended with a solo from the girls in the class.  Their moves were full of beauty and grace.

Jenixa was a vision in peach.  I was in awe that a child of mine had such talent, such grace and charm.  It was a stunning piece.

When the concert was over Jenixa asked us to let her stay for a while.  Mr. Stevenson had an announcement to make.  She would catch a ride back with Cougar.   Asher and I agreed and after chattering to some of the other parents we headed home.

Back stage Mr .Stevenson gushed about how good the kids were and he informed them he had an announcement to make.

“I just got word that both Jenixa and Cougar have been accepted into the Sunset Valley dance company.  Jenixa has been accepted as a principal and Cougar in the line.”

The kids cheered this was great news.

“Right after graduation the two of you will be heading to Sunset Valley.  Your first performance will be Swan Lake.”

The news made my even keeled girl a bit emotional.  Mr. Steven’s pulled her into a hug and congratulated her.  It was truly some wonderful news.

The next day was a Sunday and Asher and I took the kids, who had become a staple at our home, to the beginning of summer festival.  They partook in eating contests, which Farah always won, snow cones, water balloon fights, face painting and skating.

At first skating wasn’t Lolita’s thing, but she soon got the hang of it and was cursing around the rink.

The day was coming to an end and Cougar pulled Jenixa aside.  Without realizing that she was on a hill he tried to take her by surprise and kiss her catching her chin in the process.

“What on earth do you think you are doing Cougar Fey?”  She was quite upset with his actions.

“Listen here Jenixa Lemi.  I love you and I want you to be my girl.”  His old self surfacing.

“Don’t do this Cougar….don’t do this!”

“Do what?  Tell you how I feel?”

“You’re going to ruin our friendship.”  She hissed.

“Well honestly my dear at this point it is all or nothing.  After the summer we are moving to a new city and if you aren’t willing to return my love then I will have to move on.”

“That isn’t fair.”  Jenixa was confused about her feelings and Cougar could see it in her eyes.

He lunged forward, scooped her up into the air and brought her lips down to his.  As soon as their lips met Jenixa stopped struggling and relaxed into his embrace.  When they pulled apart he smiled at her and said, “Why isn’t it fair?”

“Because I don’t want you to move on from me.”  She whispered back.

From that moment on they were more inseparable than ever.  Ready to face their new lives together.

~~

By the end of the summer my little ballerina, and her boyfriend, had aged up and were ready to venture on to their new lives.

She had aged into a fine young woman and I knew she would make her dad and I proud of her.  We said our good-byes and I held her tight.  When I finally had to let go, my little bird flew out the door.

~~

Next it was birthday time at the Lemi’s and both Lolita and Joab aged up.

Lolita aged into a beautiful teenager.  Most of her feature are attributed to her dad.  Her big blue eyes were noticed by all.

Joab, oh my little Joab.  He grew up into such a sweet and kind hearted little man.  He was respectful and empathetic to those around him, and he loved to dance.

Finally our house was blessed by babies 60 and 61.  Ireland and Kenley Sapphire Lemi.  Both of them inherited their father’s blue skin, but that is where their similarities end.  Ireland got her daddies hair color, my eye color and was human.  Kenley got her grandma Mirid’s hair color, her dad’s blue eyes and she was a genie.  I can’t wait to see how these two will bless our lives.

Thank you all for reading.  You are why I continue doing this challenge.  I hope you like how I have little story lines for the kids.  I have a plan in mind for Lolita and Joab that I hope you all enjoy. 

I would love to hear what you think and you can tell me in the comments.  Please and thank you.

Day 32 and with only 48 days left before I rejoin the world outside these hills I have spent my day off simultaneously dealing with and avoiding the question of what I might do with my future.

As the pile of things on my floor might hint, I spent a leisurely morning sorting through items which will appear in my portfolio and thinking about finally updating my CV.

I also had a bash at looking for jobs.

Quite aside from the fact that I haven’t worked out yet which job titles cover what I do, I was bemused to find I’ve forgotten how to do this at all.

Two years in the hills and I can’t remember where jobs come from anymore! How did I know in the first place? By this afternoon (and having talked to a reassuring if far away boyfriend) I felt maybe with practice I’d get the hang of it.

However one morning had been quite enough and I resorted to playing the Sims 3.

Ahh if only life were this simple! The jobs are available in the newspaper, delivered to your door and conveniently fit with your skills and wants. You get promoted for being in a good mood and by the time the afternoon (real time) is up you’ve had four promotions, three babies and personally rebuilt, decorated and furnished your house!

I do love that game. Maybe I should get a job testing the Sims 4 which is coming out next year? Or maybe I should listen to a wise man who told me (something like) ‘things will happen, it’s going to work out and it’s going to be brilliant!’

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Aro attends his University class for the first time and gets on the Dean’s List. He’s enjoying the University life and is taking in all the new knowledge like a sponge. Including the delightful new people he’s meeting.

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EA Games has announced the latest digital world to join The Sims 3 franchise, known as Dragon Valley.

The Sims 3 Dragon Valley will offer a brand new environment to explore, which includes new locations, architecture and most he most interesting new addition, pet dragons. This mythical world will allow different coloured pet dragons, which will boost moods and various features. The red baby dragon will shoot fire and can be used to attack enemies, with other variations also available.

The Sims 3 Dragon Valley will be available to download from The Sims 3 Store on May 30.

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As the title of the expansion suggests, The Sims 3: Dragon Valley maintain features a new mythic-fantasy neighbourhood that involve miniature dragons pets.

Town and dragon aside, The SIms 3: Dragon Valley also adds new locations, Sims, items and clothing. 

The Sims 3: Dragon Valley will be released digitally on 30th May and hit stores on 6th August.

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Inside, there was only a cot, a toilet, and a simple light fixture. She’d been planning on having the builders make her a bathroom and small kitchen, but she hadn’t saved up enough money to do so before moving. Eloise knew she would have to find a job immediately.

Elly decided to take a tour of the town and search for something to eat. Before she could find a cheap eatery, though, she came across a flyer. “Wanted: Aspiring Musicians. Assist in scheduling acts at the Wilsonoff Community Theatre and study under the tutelage of the great Jon Lessen. Serious musicians only. No phonies or flakes need apply.”

She ripped the flyer off the post it was attached to and flagged down a cab. She grinned in the backseat as she rode to the theater. “Things are looking up for me already,” she whispered.

The theater was more run-down than Eloise had expected it to be. It seemed deserted, but she noticed a light on inside, so she took a deep breath and headed for the door. On the way in, though, a poster caught her eye.

“That’s why the name Jon Lessen sounded familar,” she thought. “My dad is a big fan of his.”

Jon Lessen had been a popular rock star about twenty years ago. The rockabilly music he played didn’t suit her tastes, but he had been very successful and was beloved by her parents’ generation. Eloise hoped she could learn something from him.

Elly had dreamed of being a rock star since she was a toddler, when her Uncle Wilson had given her a child-sized acoustic guitar. Whenever he was in town he taught her a few new cords, until she became quite proficient for a little kid. After he died, Eloise’s mother had sold all of Wilson’s possessions, including his beloved guitar, which Elly had hoped to keep. When she got too old to play the children’s guitar, her mother sold that, too. Elly hadn’t strummed a guitar in years, but she remembered everything her uncle taught her. She felt like Wilson had guided her to the theater, back to music and the dream that she’d long ago giving up hoping for.

Inside, Eloise ran into Jon Lessen himself. Like the theater, he looked like he had seen better days. Despite being probably 30 years her senior, Jon looked her up and down, his eyes lingering on her midsection, where a strip of skin was visible between her shirt and shorts. She uncomfortably introduced herself and showed him the flyer.

His attitude changed from pervy to professional instantaneously. He explained that the theater, which he owned and often performed at, was not doing well. Times had changed and the music was failing to bring in crowds. Jon felt bringing in young people was the answer. He wanted to hire professional fans, whose duties included assisting the performers and attempting to get the community excited about shows.

“It doesn’t pay well,” he said with a sigh, “but I will reward anyone who contributes to the success of my business. You’re a cute kid, and if you can prove to me that you have talent, you can play on that stage one day. This place used to be great, you know. Legendary, even. People would come from miles away…”

He trailed off and sighed again. He seemed defeated. Pervy or no, Eloise felt bad for him. She accepted the job and genuinely hoped to help. She was young, and the type of music she favored, upbeat indie rock, might succeed in bringing younger crowds to the theater. Either way, she was determined to try.

After loading up the back of his sporty car with large buckets of paint and tall sheets of bead-board, we headed back to my house.
It didn’t take long to unload everything. Jamal huffed and plunked down on the couch that was placed carelessly in my cluttered living room. I sat down next to him.
“Thank you for helping me today, Jamal. I really appreciate it.”
Jamal smiled down at me. “You’re welcome Rhea.”
“And,” I continued, “Thank you for not murdering me in my sleep last night.”
“I only considered it once when you started snoring,” Jamal smiled evily. I burst out in laughter. My mother always told me I snored after I had had a long day.
I was still laughing with Jamal when the doorbell rang. I stood up to answer it. Through the glass panes I saw a cute, dirty blond man standing with an intrigued look on his face.
“Hi,” I said, trying to control my giggling as I opened the front door. Jamal had been cracking jokes behind me. I shot him a look and then turned back to the maintenance man.
“Hello there,” He beamed, “You must be Rhea.”
“That’s me,” I nodded.
“Well if you could show me your restroom that would be fantastic,” He glanced into the room behind me and saw Jamal eyeing him from the couch. He straightened his posture and looked back at me. “I’m Cain, by the way.” He held out his hand for me to shake. I did quickly and then opened the door wider to let him pass.
“Hey man,” Cain said to Jamal with a quick salute. Jamal just nodded, still somber looking. I eyed him curiously as I passed the couch to the bathroom. He didn’t notice.
“Right in here,” I said to Cain, gesturing into the bathroom door. He brushed my arm as he passed.
I wandered back to the couch with Jamal while Cain started working in the bathroom.
“What’s wrong?” I whispered to him. He just shook his head. I shrugged it off, figuring Jamal would tell me later when Cain wasn’t around. Maybe they knew each other.
My train of thought derailed when Jamal’s cell began to chirp again. He answered, listened to the voice on the phone, and then looked at me.
“Yes, I’ll be there.” He hung up and sighed.
“Board meeting, twenty minutes.” He rolled his eyes. “Do you…” He glanced in the direction of the bathroom. “Do you want to stay at my house until he’s done?”
I smiled, but it wasn’t genuine. I didn’t want Jamal to leave. “I’ll be okay here. Maybe I’ll start painting furniture.”
Jamal considered for a second, and then nodded. I stood up to see him out the door. He gave me a hug before walking across the street to his house. I watched him until he disappeared through his front door.
“Do you know where your water meter is?” I jumped. I hadn’t heard Cain come in behind me.
“Your guess is as good as mine,” I smiled lightly. He slid past me out the front door, placing his hand on the small of my back as he maneuvered away from me. His touch sent goosebumps up my spine.
I followed him around the side of the house, curious as to where everything was as well. Cain had stopped at a metal box connected to my house and pulled out a wrench. He began to work on the metal gears as I watched. I heard a cars tires crunch on the dirt road by my house and turned to watch Jamal drive towards the heart of the city. I waved at him, but I couldn’t see through the dark tint of the windows to see if he waved back.

“I thought he lived with you,” Cain said as he closed the door to the metal box on the side of the house.
“Oh. No, he’s just my friend. I barely met him yesterday, actually.”

“Yesterday? Did you just move to Lucky Palms?” He asked, tossing his wrench into the air.
“Yes.” I replied shortly.
“Well that would explain why I don’t remember you. I know a lot of people our age around here.”
“How old are you?” I asked, curious as to why he listed me in with his age group.
“I’m twenty-two,” He looked confused then, “How old are you?”
“I’m nineteen,” I said shyly.
“You’re nineteen and you own a house? You must have been Mommy and Daddy’s favorite kid,” he laughed. I didn’t find it funny.
“They didn’t give me anything. I went out on my own,” I still wasn’t comfortable sharing the fact that I was a runaway.
Cain looked surprised. “I’m sorry,” He said earnestly. “You’re obviously not like the other girls I know.”
“Well I could have told you that,” I said sourly. Cain and I did not get off on the right foot. I was big on first impressions.
Cain eyed me then, “Would you like to go out dancing sometime?”
Dancing? Seriously?
“I don’t know how do dance anything but ballet,” I said, hoping he would get the hint.
“Okay,” Cain said, tossing his wrench up in the air again. “I’ll pick you up next Saturday at 8.” And with that, he bowed slightly to me, and then walked off to his company van.

I watched him pull away, just as I had watched Jamal. Like Jamal, Cain sped off towards the middle of the city. I walked back into my house. I spotted the bag from Lucky Depot filled with paintbrushes. I decided to get to work. I also decided to not go on a date with Cain, even if it was just dancing.

But I had a feeling Cain wouldn’t take no for an answer.

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George and Sebastian spent a lot of time talking and tickling and playing. Sebastian would always be squealing with laughter at Daddy George’s creepy faces. George certainly had a way with his kids, they all adored him. Byron was jealous of his husband, the kids loved George but not him. George would laugh when he complained and would tease him, saying “I can’t help it if you’re a square and nobody likes you”.

“Can you say… Byron is a ranga?” “Poo” “Ehhhh, close enough”

Sebastian was an affectionate little fellow, always wanting a kiss and cuddle from Daddy George before bed. Byron was sad that Sebastian never wanted a hug from him. He’d play up to go back to his other daddy when Byron held him and would grizzle and whinge until George scooped him up and snuggled him.

“DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDYYYYYY” “SHUT THE FUCK UP SEBASTIAN DADDY GEORGE IS TRYING TO SLEEP” “I MADE POOOOPYYYY” “GOOD FOR YOU, YOU CAN SIT IN IT UNTIL DADDY BYRON GETS HOME FROM WORK YOU LITTLE BASTARD”.

One day, Byron woke early to Sebastian’s usual blood-curdling screams only to find he had woken up female. There was no time to admire his new figure or shake George awake to show off though, Sebastian probably needed to be fed. She raced in to settle her son and he shut up immediately, eyeing his mother’s chest. “Oh that’s great, I finally shut you up and it’s because I have boobs. I can see why you and George get along so well, you’re going to be a pervert just like Daddy!”

Normally, George took Sebastian in to the garden every morning for nature time but Bree, as Byron was now known, decided to let him sleep in. He’d had an exhausting day with all the local brats the previous day, he needed some time to recover. She helped her baby boy in to his cute little yellow coat and purple pants and took him in to the orchard. “Look sweetie, apples. Do you like apples?” “I like boobies” “Yes, I know you do, but do you like apples?” “No, boobies” “Ugh, you and George are like two peas in a pod”.

Later that day, Bree decided to confront her husband about her sudden sex change. Much to her relief, he took her by the hands and told her he loved her more than ever and wasn’t going anywhere. “Can I touch your boobs?” “You know, boobs and toy trains have a lot in common. Both are intended for small children but it’s you who ends up playing with them.” “I guess that’s a no?” “you are so cheeky, I ought to slap you one of these days!”

“I’m just kidding, I love your handsome face too much to slap it,” Bree giggled. She kissed her husband on the cheek and gazed at him lovingly.

“Oh, I forgot, I bought these for you yesterday, sweetums,” George grinned, handing his lovely wife a bunch of white roses. “I know it’s a little early to be celebrating our anniversary, but I wanted to buy you something anyway. I love you Bree.”  Bree was thrilled with the surprise. “Oh George, you really are perfect, I take back teaching Sebastian to call you a tool!” “You… you taught him that? I was blaming our daughter the entire time!”

“Let’s get a photo together, Bree,” George suggested. He smiled as Bree wrapped her skinny arms around his waist and put her head on his shoulder. He pulled out his mobile phone and snapped a picture of them. “Beautiful, I swear there’s no such thing as a bad photo if you’re the subject!” “Oh shush, you’re making me get a big head!” “My other head is getting big, if you know what I mean…” “George, behave!”

Bree had to admit, she was enjoying that Sebastian had suddenly taken a shine to her, she loved spending time with her son. He was so cute and affectionate and it was nice to have him cuddle up to her on the rocking chair sometimes. She wondered if her overnight sex change was fate. Maybe it was supposed to happen to bring her closer to her kids?

Isn’t she so photogenic?

“Alright, I’ll be kind and let you touch my boobs.”

“I swear to Odin, this is the last fucking time I eat your cooking, George.”

“As Queen of Simnation, I declare May 12th to be Worship Queen Jamie Day”

“Oh, I guess I shouldn’t have yelled at George about his cooking after all, looks like it was pregnancy, not food poisoning”. Look at her cute baby bump

“ermahgerd how does babby formed”

“BABY, Y U DO DIS”

Bree and George welcomed baby Olly in to the world after 3 hours of Bree screaming in agony and saying she wasn’t going through that again, they would be adopting the next one. George was the first to notice that there were weird green sparkles around Olly’s body. Maybe he’d grow up to have wings like his mother?

Bree was so glad she had bought a baby swing for Sebastian recently, it would come in handy for when she needed to shut Olly up.

Meet the Zimmerman founder Aro.

Aro moves into a new town and without even a moment to take a breath he has to immediately pack to travel to University for two terms. He get’s a little turned around being in a new huge place, but he settles in and waits impatiently for his first class to begin.

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Challenge description:
To grow a family from a single founder to the sixth generation. Each heir, the first born of the next generation, must go to University (including the founder) and complete a degree. The heir cannot find a partner in their own hometown; they must travel to a different location to find a partner. The heir must max-out their career and fulfill their lifetime wish. The challenge is over when the sixth heir dies.

Details:
1. There must be six generations.
2. There can only be one heir for each University major.
3. There can only be one heir in a career path.
4. Must max-out heir’s career.
5. Must complete heir’s lifetime wish.
6. Must complete 5 opportunities in an heir’s lifetime.
7. Cannot find heir’s partner in hometown, need to find partner in second location.

Rules:
1. Only one heir can enroll in each University major. There are six University major’s, thus the reason for six generations.
2. Each heir must go to University.
3. The heir must have an ‘A’ average for each semester and for overall degree grade.
4. There can only be one heir in each career path. Example: The music career has rock and symphonic branches. There cannot be an heir in the rock branch and then another heir in the symphonic branch.
5. Heir must choose career that corresponds with their degree. Whatever degree that an heir gets, they must get a career that goes along with their degree.
6. The heir must max-out their career. Reach level 10 of their career.
7. The heir must complete five opportunities in their lifetime.
8. The heir cannot find their partner in their hometown. They must travel to a second location to find their partner: University, Egypt, Paris or China. Each second location can only be used twice.
9. When an offspring is born, they must have one trait from each parent. One trait from father and one trait from mother, doesn’t matter which.
10. The first offspring of the next generation that is born is the next heir.
11. When the offspring reach child or teen age they must enroll in a club after school or get a part time job (teen).
12. No boarding school.
13. No cheats (money or mood), except to fix problems and glitches in game. Examples: Move objects on or reset Sim.
14. No cheats, potions or flowers can be used on an heir to expand their lifespan.
15. Aging and story progression must be on and lifespan time must be set to default game setting.
16. Can pick all traits for every generation.
17. Can live on any lot and are able to move whenever.
18. The challenge is over when the sixth heir is dead.
19. Can move in any Sim into household, however when moving a Sim out must subtract $5,000 from family funds. This includes the bloodline (family members).

Eloise Wisteria was biting her nails in the backseat of a taxi.

She glanced nervously out the window then up at the rear-view mirror, where she could see the cab driver eyeing her with suspicion. Eloise didn’t blame him. A few minutes earlier, she’d given him the address of a huge plot of land in the wealthiest neighborhood in town. That wouldn’t be unusual if it weren’t for the fact that Eloise was a scruffy-looking 20-year-old with nothing but a ragged suitcase and the clothes on her back. In fact, no one found her current situation any more surprising than Eloise herself. She had never been to Riverview before. She had under 2000 Simoleons to her name, and she’d scrimped for months to save that up, after she learned of her inheritance.

Several months ago, Eloise had been contacted by an attorney who told her that her Uncle Winston had left her a large plot of land in the distant town of Riverview. She was convinced that there’d been a mistake, since her beloved uncle had been dead for over 10 years. The attorney explained that Winston had wanted the land to be kept secret, since he knew that his greedy family would try to claim it for themselves while Eloise was still a minor. To ease Winston’s worries, the lawyer had promised to keep the deed until she was of age.

Excited by the chance to start over in a new town, Eloise had worked several part-time jobs and saved every penny she could. Her uncle had been the only adult role model she’d ever had, and, before he got sick, he had been planning to build a house for the two of them to live in together. He’d been desperate to rescue Eloise, or Elly, as he’s called her, from her destructive parents. Her father had left when she was very young, visiting only every few years. Her mother had been worse- an angry alcoholic, she’d left her only daughter to fend for herself most of the time, and the rest of the time, she had tormented Elly with cruel words. Winston was ashamed of the person his sister had become and wanted to try to undo some of the damage she’d caused Eloise. He had been a poor travelling musician and spent years trying to save up enough money to give Elly a proper home. He’d bought the land in Riverview planning to surprise Elly with a new house  for her tenth birthday. He’d died when she was nine.

Eloise had planned to save more money before making the long trip to Riverview, but following a particularly explosive arguement with her mother, she had to leave. She’d packed her bag and put on the her favorite outfit. She didn’t tell anyone where she was going, and she’d made no goodbyes. Elly didn’t want any of her old demons following her into her new life.

My Sim Self

Typically, I do not use my blog to talk about Sims games and expansions.  I save that for other places (like the several Sims 3 fan pages on Facebook I belong to lol).  Today, however, while I was Simming my day away without a care in the world, I began to think about how Sims 4 might be different and similar to Sims 3 and Sims 2.  In my opinion, Sims 4 is probably either going to be way awesome or way horrible.  There is no grey area, there.

Let’s think about this for a moment, shall we?

When I bought Sims 3, I was skeptical because I loved Sims 2 soooooo much.  It only took me about ten minutes in game to realize that my skepticism was wasted.  Sims 3 turned out to be great! I love(d) being able to totally customize everything and I’m quite the house builder if I must say so myself.  Being able to make all of my cabinets match the curtains or the sofa match the television absolutely made my day.  And it doesn’t stop there, either.  I love being able to completely customize my sims, their clothes, and their personalities, too.

Naturally, I do have some suggestions for Sims 4.

1-  It would be absolutely GREAT to have more wardrobe choices for pregnant sims.  I know for a fact I’m not alone here.  Base game in Sims 4 needs to have better clothing choices for maternity.  A few dresses, some jeans that don’t come all the way up to your sim’s chin (that may be a slight exaggeration…), some cute maternity tops–anything!

2- Base game should include weather and aliens.  You can still make a seasons based expansion pack and include holiday stuff, holiday interactions, and all the great stuff people enjoy pertaining to seasons. If you wanted some extra brownie points with Sims fans, you could even throw in some unique storms or disasters.

3- Give us some apartment buildings without an expansion pack.  With Sims 3, Night Life was a great expansion, but most of us bought it simply for the vampires, which we got in Supernatural anyway.  It was a colossal waste of money.  Eliminate the unnecessary and just give us apartment buildings as an option for housing in base game.  Save the expansion packs for things we really need and want.  You can make a stuff pack with bars and clubs and night-lifey (I’m allowed to make up words…I’m an author lol) clothes.

The wonders of customization…

4- If you make a pets expansion–and we all know you will–give us some bears.  Big ones.  There is no reason for this request. I just think it would be awesome for my Sim to be wandering around somewhere and have a big bear jump out and scare her to death.  Also, it would be neat to give Sims a magic carpet for absolutely no reason.

5-  Toddlers should already have play pens and walkers.  This shouldn’t be something you have to buy in the sims store.  I also think toddlers should have a few more clothing choices in base game.  Adults and teens have a lot, but toddlers only have a handful of things. Also, elders don’t have that many things, now that I think of it.

6- Please, for the love of Plumbob, do not do a Katy Perry themed stuff pack.  Do not do ANY stuff packs based on a pop star.  As much as I actually do like Katy Perry, her stuff pack was the only one I refused to buy because it’s basically useless.  It’s great to hem haw around with for about an hour, but to be honest, it’s not that useful at all.  Leave stuff packs to things people actually NEED.

On the other hand, it would be pretty neat to have a Dr. Who themed stuff pack, complete with Daleks and a Tardis. Oh, wait! I just remembered that there IS a Tardis in the Supernatural expansion, but it wasn’t called a Tardis And, thank you for that. It made my day. 

7- Give us more than one town in base game.  One of the things I loved so much about Sims 2 was the three different towns you got to start with, without having to download or buy other expansions.

8- PLEASE do not make this game so advanced that no one can run it on their computers.  I won’t be buying a new PC just to play the game because I own a Toshiba Satellite with a 17.1 inch screen and paid quite a bit for it. My husband is a lumberjack/coal truck driver and I’m a writer and, as everyone knows, writers make peanuts!  If it comes to that, I’ll just keep playing Sims 3.

One of my favorite Sims, Eddie Boomhaur.

9- Give us a few options for mailbox shapes.  Sims 3 gave us the option to change the look of our sims mailboxes, but it would be neat to have a mailbox shaped like a birdhouse or something.  We’ve all seen mailboxes in real life in different shapes–and some are ridiculous lol–so it would be neat to have that in the game as well.  Also, it would be kinda nice to have the option of leaving a fruitcake in the mailbox or  sweets in there to keep the mail carriers from getting mad and throwing the mail on the ground instead of putting it in the box where it goes.

10-  Please don’t mess with the grim reaper.  He’s been pretty much the same in all of the games and I’d really like to see him stay that way.

11- Give us the option to change the color of bath water.  I want to make an Elizabeth Bathory video one day and the water needs to be red for this.  I’m probably the only person who would enjoy this option, but it’s worth a shot lol.

Also, if you could find it in your hearts to make werewolf transformations to look more like THIS guy (below), I’d absolutely adore you to the moon and back.

I think Sims 3 is pretty well perfect as is, so I can’t think of anything else to improve the game, but if any other Simmers have anything to add (and I know many of them probably do), please add your suggestions–or anything else–in the comments below  To everyone, Happy Simming!

Working hard or hardly working? I can’t decide, either…

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Hello! I finished making Boo today from Disney’s Monsters Inc. for the Disney Contest on the Sims 3 Forums! I hope you guys like her She was fun to make and so was her room!

Thursday…

Kimberley Carbelle rubbed her face roughly, anything to wake herself up.
Today she’d felt like hell, literally all day… maybe going out on the town on a work night hadn’t been such a good idea after all… Crys sure knew how to party.
Dressed in Si’s baggy hoody and a pair of denim shorts she made her way downstairs and slumped onto the sofa.
Kye hadn’t come home again last night, god knows where he’d been, she knew he’d been in though thanks to the dirty laundry he’d left her to wash.
Why do I even care? Probably spent the night with Ava… Kim thought, flicking on the television and scrolling down the planner to find something worth watching. You’d think he’d at least make sure I was OK after the whole Wang thing…
“Knock knock!” a voice called down the hall.
“In here!” Kim shouted to her visitor.
“Heeeey,” Si said, “wow you look rough…”

“and how is it that you don’t?” Kim said, lobbing a scatter cushion at her friend.
Simon ducked, “Argh! I wasn’t drinking!”
“Really?! You mean I made an arse out of myself and you remember it all?”
“Yep,” Simon nodded with a smile.
Kim wanted to throw another cushion but didn’t have one.
“I apologise for anything I did or said that was inappropriate…” Kim said, frowning.

“You’re cute.” Simon chortled, “but you don’t have to apologise, you didn’t do anything.”
“Thank god… I didn’t even have Crys to ask, she didn’t come into work today…”
“Oh, yeah, she spent the night at Freddie’s, he text me…”
“Wow, she’s a fast worker…”

“So is he… Can I get a drink?”
“Sure…” Kim started to get up  but her head hurt so she flopped back down.
Simon laughed.
“Stop mocking me!” Kim exclaimed huffily.
“Sorry, but you’re pretty funny, Smurfy. I’ll get my own drink, want one?”
Kim nodded, rubbing her temples.
Whilst Si was getting their drinks Kim set up the DVD, she’d decided on Edward Scissorhands, she’d seen it a billion times and still loved it, but it also meant she didn’t need to concentrate too much.
Simon returned, placing their drinks on the coffee table.
“Ready when you are,” he said.

Kim pressed play and sat back.
“Heard from Kye?” Si asked as the film started.
“No, not a peep, he didn’t even come home…”
“Well, I wasn’t gonna say anything, but I think I saw him at the club last night…”

“Really?”
“Yeah, he was with some dude I didn’t recognise…”
“Oh…” Kim felt disappointed, why hadn’t Kye come over to say ‘Hello’?

“Don’t feel too down, he looked pretty wasted, he probably didn’t even know you were there…”
“Yeah…” but still Kim felt like she’d missed out, the thought of Kye out on the town… possibly meeting other women… it made her feel hollow inside – the same feeling she got when she saw him with Ava.
“You really like him, huh?”
Kim nodded, feeling foolish.

“I just know we could have a fantastic relationship…” Kim said, “I can see us together… for a long time… but he’s travelling and it’s not going to happen…”
“You don’t know that,” Si said, picking up his drink from the coffee table, “Why don’t you just tell him how you feel?”
“He’s with Ava, besides, I’m pretty sure he knows…”
“Tell him, what do you have to lose? He’s travelling… if he’s not interested then you’ve not lost anything.”
Kim nodded. “I suppose,” and she yawned. “God I’m knackered…”
“Come here, lie down,” Si said, opening his arms and shifting his position.
Kim smiled, Si was good to her.

Nestling into his lap she smiled up at him, “How did we go from two crappy dates to being practically best friends?”
“World works in mysterious ways…You’ve not heard from Lily?”
“She’s tried a few times, I feel like I just need space, you know? I feel as though everything I’ve done over the past 2 years has been such a lie. I’ve been standing still, waiting for something to change, someone to help me, but it hasn’t happened. Now I’m angry with myself, and with Lily. How could she do this to me? She wants to try again with the man who killed my mother? It’s ridiculous…”
“Have you ever thought that maybe it’s you that needs to change?” Si asked her, eyes on the television screen, “that maybe you need to make the changes you want instead of waiting for someone else to do it? You seem as though you’re aching for something major to happen in your life and are unsatisfied because nothing is happening… you can change that, you know?”
he paused, wondering if he’d taken it too far – if he’d said too much.
Kim said nothing.
“Kim?” Simon said, looking down at her.
Kim’s eyes were closed and her breathing was deep and even, she was asleep. Simon moved her fringe away from her eyes lightly and smiled, then he went back to watching the film.

Kye entered the house and dumped his overnight bag in the hallway, he could hear the television on in the living room so he made his way in to ask if Kim fancied a drink.
“Hey hey,” he said, entering the room, “oh…”
“Oh hey…” some guy was sat in front of the sofa with Kim laying asleep on his lap, it was then that Kye realised it was the same guy Kim had kissed in the club the previous evening – had he spent the night?
Kye’s stomach sank to his feet. “I’m Si,” the guy said.
“Kye.” Kye replied, “Er… is she OK?”
“Yeah,” Si laughed, “Just hungover to hell.”
Kye nodded. “Right… You’re watching Edward Scissorhands? A bit lame isn’t it?”
“Oh, I don’t mind it,” Si replied, “Kim’s fave movie…”
“Oh…”

“So, are you two…” Kye gulped, “together?”
Simon laughed, “Oh no, we’re just friends…”
“Right…”

“Want me to wake her?”
“No, no, that’s alright, I’m heading back out…”
“I can go if you like?” Simon offered, “I don’t mind if you wanted to talk to her or something…”
“Nah, it’s fine… later…”
And Kye left the house once more.

“Dude, change of plan, I’m coming to stay with you for a few more days…” Kye crossed the front garden and headed towards his car whilst speaking on the phone to Claude.
“How come?” Claude asked.
“Ugh, just seen Kim with that dude from the club… seems like a bit of a douche to me…”
“Ah… that’s lame, man…”
“Yeah, well, meh… after I’ve broken things off with Ava too…”
“You did it then? How did that go?”
“Shit.”
“Ah crap, well, we’ll find you someone else…”
“See you in a bit…”

Kye hung up and was about to get into his car when he saw an attractive brunette crossing the road and heading towards him.

“Heeey,” she said, her hair was messy and she had remanents of yesterday’s make-up smudged under her eyes, Kye vaguely recognised her.
“Hi?”
“Sorry,” she stretched out her hand, “My name’s Crys, I’m Kim’s friend from work…”
“Oh, hi,” Kye vaguely remembered seeing her in the club with Kim the previous evening.
“You must be Kye,” Crys said.
Wow, she’s really cute… and confident…

“That’s right,” Kye said, smiling.
“Did you have a good night?” Crys asked, sheilding the sun from her eyes with her hand.
“Yeah, thanks, did you?”
“Yeah, it was lovely…”
“Kim’s inside with Si…”

“Ah… maybe I’d best not interrupt them then…”
“Yeah…”
“Ah well, see you later,” Crys said.

He watched her walk away from him, toned legs and round bottom… he’d tap that all right.
Smiling to himself, he got into his car, turned on the stereo and set off into town centre to meet up with Claude.

Ekin Masu followed the white Volkswagen Beetle as it slowly pulled off the road.
He’d made sure when he’d punctured the tyre that it was a small enough tear in the rubber to cause the air to dissipate slowly enough to be unnoticable when the car began it’s journey, but large enough to ensure that the pressure was down before Wang got to town centre.
Smiling grimly as he watched her get out of her car and examine the tyre, he hit the speed dial on his hands free kit.
“What have you got?” The voice of Otan Zute exuded from the car speakers.
“It worked.”
“Where we planned?”
“Yes. The turn just before town…”
“Good, make sure there’s noone around and then do it.”
The line went dead.
Ekin unclipped his seatbelt opened the glove compartment – he reached in and pulled out the Glock.
He wiped his sweaty forehead on his arm.
The pistol was heavy in his hand, he’d not had to use it for quite some time… it was not a possession he took pleasure in. Retrieving the suppressor, he attached it to the end and slowly wound down his window letting a warm breeze into the car.
It certainly was quiet out, peaceful almost – a beautiful summer’s day. Ekin thought of home, he missed it. The summer in Takobe was something else… shame he wasn’t there to enjoy it. He raised the Glock.

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Kye’s red hair flew around his face in the warm breeze – it sure was getting long – time for a haircut…
Arm out the car window, he tapped his hand on the car door to the beat of Justin Timberlake’s latest number.
Women, pah! He thought, were they all mental? Ava didn’t take it well – the whole break up thing… and Kim… so she is with that Si guy… he seems like a total douchebag…sooner I get out of this shithole the better…
As he slowed to take the corner he caught sight of a woman sat at the side of the road, an obvious puncture in her car’s wheel…Wang? He thought, pulling in and shutting off the engine.
As he opened the car door the woman looked up – yes it was Wang alright.
“Hey!” He called, smiling, “Car trouble?”

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Ekin’s finger was on the trigger – all he had to do was squeeze and then some bastard had appeared out of nowhere, ruining the entire thing.
Watching as the man approached his boss’ wife, he lowered the gun.
Two options – Kill them both or phone the boss for instructions – Ekin did not want to suffer the wrath of his boss, but it looked like it was unavoidable.
“Is it done?” Otan demanded before the phone had finished it’s first ring.
“We have an…issue.”
“Yes?”
“A man.”
“Who is he?”
“I do not know.”
Ekin looked up just in time to see the couple break apart. “I think he could be the one.”

Otan swore loudly in his native tongue. “Cheating bastards…” he muttered, “They need to suffer…”
A car passed by and Ekin waited for instructions.
“What are they doing?”
“They’re getting into his car.”
“Copy the plates, follow him.”
The line went dead. Ekin sighed. Would this never end?

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Cause I don’t wanna lose you now
I’m lookin’ right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now–

The CD player roared into life as Kye started the engine, causing the both of them to jump, he quickly turned it off.
“Sorry,” he said, “So, you’re just going to Seb’s, right?”
“Yeah, that’d be great…”
“No problem…”
Kye pulled out onto the road.
“Did that jerk not even bother to offer you any help?” Kye asked, watching the Mercedes Benz disappear into the rear view mirror.
“I thought there was no one in there?” Wang said.
“There was definitely someone in there…”
When he got no response from his passenger, Kye looked over at her quickly.
Wang’s face was pale.
“Wha-what’s wrong?” he asked, glancing at her quickly and then focusing back on the road, “are you ok?”
Wang swallowed noticeably. “Otan…” she whispered.
“That’s him?”
“No, it’s one of his men…”
“What do you mean?”
“Otan… is…very powerful…” Wang explained, “He has many connections… and he pays well… I think he is following me.”
Kye’s eyes flicked up to his rear view mirror; sure enough, there was the Mercedes, 2 cars back.

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