Teer 1 (R8)

Last Round at the Teer household, Kelly and Clayton enjoyed having the house to themselves. They worked on their hobbies and managed to gain a lot of badges and plaques. Fearing that they were nearing the end of their lives, they tried to get closer to their kids and grandkids. Also, last round, Addison and his fiance Stella graduated from Sim State University and are back living in the family home this week. Lets see how Kelly and Clayton get along having kids back in the house and how Addie and Stella do starting their adult lives.

Teer 1 (Lot 2) Monday-Saturday
Jar Card #8: Hands off for 1 Sim Day

Their first day back at the house, Addison and Stella took some time to settle in. The household had plenty of income so it wasn't necessary for either of them to start working quite yet.

Addison even cooked up a nice meal of grilled cheese (Clayton is secondary GC) that would be ready for the parents when they got home from work.

Despite a low amount of pressure, Addison wanted to still look for a career, he heard the newspaper was hiring horoscope writers so he decided to apply even though horoscopes weren't Addie's idea of real journalism.

Kelly and Clayton were very well established in their careers, they always were bringing home co-workers. On Monday Kelly brought home Serena, who had just started a job in education. Clayton brought home one of the force's new recruits, William Wade.

With her daughter, Serena, and Carla Devivio, both very qualified educators, working in the field, Kelly couldn't justify holding on to her position as Education Minister any more and made the retirement call.

**Start of hands-off play 8pm Monday-8pm Tuesday. This will be game play commentary**

That evening started off with a rousing 4 hour game of kickey bag in the front yard between the two elders and their work friends

The game ended when Kelly's bladder need got into the red... Sorry Kelly, you're going to have to find the bathroom on your own!

The next morning Stella also had a red bladder need, she wasn't as lucky to find the bathroom like Kelly did

With all the disorganization, Addison was at least able to make it to his first day as horoscope writer on time (though I'm not sure why he needs a camera around his neck to be a horoscope writer...)

There was much congratulating going on around the Teer home

A little Romance

And even some skilling

And the good part is that nobody died or got into too much trouble!

**end 1 day hands off**

The next afternoon, Addison and Stella invited over their friends and family for their nuptials

Addison had a pretty large extended family so the backyard was packed with guests

Sofia and Guy got into the romantic mood at the wedding

The other guests had a blast, especially Wesley and Jeannie, who were pillow-fighting through most of the ceremony and reception

The Teers treated their guests to a delicious buffet dinner

bride and groom with mother-to-the-groom, Kelly, and nephew-to-the-groom, Emmett Hoppes

Nephews-to-the-groom, Brad and Frank Devivio, and niece-to-the-groom, Magenta Devivio

To end the reception, Clayton made a toast to his soon and daughter-in-law

All the guests had a blast and the party was a roaring success

Even Maxx was able to enjoy the festivities by playing with a water-wiggler that Clayton purchased at Jack Copur's toy store

When Addie and Stella returned from their honeymoon, Stella was able to find a job in the Intelligence field

Unfortunately, Stella wouldn't be able to start work right away because the next day she found out they were expecting a baby!

Stella spent her maternity leave bonding with her in-laws in the art room

She also helped out tending Clayton's garden because his advanced age was making it more and more difficult to tend and harvest the crops

She even managed to earn a bronze gardening badge

Addison brought home his first promotion in the journalism field while Stella was resting. The raise and bonus would really help out with the baby expenses

Addie frequently played the piano for Stella during her pregnancy, he heard that classical music was proven to increase the intelligence of a child if played during the time they were in the womb. He spent so much time playing for the baby that the local music club awarded him with a plaque

During Addie and Stella's wedding, Wesley mentioned to Kelly that he and Jeannie might invest in a small art studio in Bluewater where they could sell their pottery and paintings. To help with their start-up costs, Kelly gave Wes a package of the pottery she had been able to produce

Soon it was time for Stella to give birth. She and Addie were sleeping when her water broke

By the time Addie had realized that Stella was in labor, the baby had already been born.

Very early Saturday morning, Harley-Quinn Teer was born bearing almost identical features to her mom.

Scoring: 2 points (1 point for Addie's M&D Plaque, 1 point for Harley-Quinn)

Household Net-Worth: 167,608

((Well that wraps it up for the first Teer household on the playlist. I was super excited to play this house because I wanted a green baby so badly! The hands-off slip was really a challenge for me. I decided to play it on the second day so I could get them all settled in and prepare for not being able to micromanage for 24 sim hours. I'm just glad nobody got themselves killed even though there was a potty accident. I was pretty sure that Kelly and Clayton were going to go this round. Their age meters are pretty much maxed out, but it looks like they are going to stick around at least for the beginning of next round. Harley-Quinn is a play on words for Harlequin, the publisher of romance novels. I pre-roll aspirations, and, ironically, little H-Q here is jotted now next to Romance as an aspiration. I have plans for her which I will reveal next round ::evil grins:: Shannon also pointed out to me that Harley-Quinn is also the name of Director Kevin Smith's daughter... here I thought I was being clever sticking with my Publisher naming theme for this house. We're off to the very crowded Eich house next.))

Pushard (R8)

Well this took a while because of vacation and such, but here we begin round 8. As mentioned before, this round I will start drawing slips from Java Jan's Jar Challenge. Also, rounds will be played for 5 days instead of the 7 I have been doing. So lets get started

Last round at the Pushards, James transitioned into a child and Victoria into a teen (at the Hoppes' house we discovered that Emmett and Victoria are a 3 bolt match). Suzi and Simon had a litter of dessert named puppies: Cookie (who was adopted by Pamela Devivio and Jack Copur), Danish (who was adopted by the Eichs), Muffin, and Strudel. Allan reached the top of the Criminal Career track and Jaiden reached the top of the Athletic Career track thusly fulfilling their respective lifetime wants. Allan then took a position in Oceanography. The week ended with Jaiden declaring a secondary aspiration of Romance and the house being completely remodeled. Lets see how the family gets along this week.

Pushard (Lot 1) Monday-Saturday
Jar Card 143: Hide Fish and See if the Penguin can find them

In accordance with the Jar Card, the family started off the week with a trip to the Silvervale Arbortorium to do some fishing.

The family enjoyed themselves so much that they stayed late into the night. James was by far the most accomplished angler and caught a fish on almost every cast

Allan decided to cook up some of the fishes they caught before they left the park for the evening

The fish were left around their home lot to see if they could attract any rare animals.

Besides gaining interest in fishing, the Pushards continued to pursue other hobbies. James enjoyed jump-roping so much that he would be out on the porch at all hours of the day

Victoria also enjoyed fitness. She spent a lot of time in the office looking up new exercise regimens to keep in shape

Allan continued to spend a lot of time at the pottery wheel and earned a Silver Pottery Badge

Allan also continued to climb up the Oceanography ladder with a promotion

When he got home, Victoria convinced Allan to let her borrow the car so she and Emmett could go downtown

Victoria met Emmett at a gym downtown. She wanted to impress him so she hopped in the dance sphere

Emmett preferred to dance with his feet on the ground though

Victoria remembered James' birthday was that night, so they headed back to her place

The date ended on a high note (dream date)

Victoria wasn't the only Pushard getting some romance. Jaiden and Allan had managed to work through their conflicts. Their relationship was much stronger

That evening it was time for James' transition into teenager-hood

James waited patiently for all of his family to gather in the dining room then blew out the candles

Like his daddy, James wanted to make a lot of money and continue to build onto the Pushard estate

True to his fortune sim nature, James discussed globalization and how it affects business markets with his mother over the birthday cake.

James looked on the computer and found an internship as a receptionist at a local law firm. Surely the internship would give him a good foundation for his future career in law

The next day Allan reached the top of the oceanography career

Taking after his father, James did great at his internship, first receiving a bonus for referring a great case to the partners at the lawfirm

And then getting a promotion

Victoria enjoyed fishing so much at the park that she convinced Allan to dig a small pond into the backyard where she spent a lot of time, even earning her Bronze Fishing Badge

Jaiden decided to purchase a grocery store in order to make produce available to the neighborhood

Structurally the store was pretty good but it needed a little redecorating on the inside.

Jaiden installed some shelves for her home-grown fruits and vegetables and opened for business.
One of her first customers was Carla Devivio, Allan's little indiscretion... Jaiden had to force herself to be nice "for the good of the business"

Who knew organic produce would be so attractive to the residents of Silvervale. After the first day at her business, Jaiden had managed to earn her bronze sales badge

All the experience on the register also helped her to earn her Bronze Register Badge

Upon closing the store, pleased with her progress on the first day of business, Jaiden restocked the produce and headed home. When Jaiden got home, she learned that James was continuing to do well at his lawfirm internship

James had a very shrewd knack with people that would serve him well in his future. He was also helpful to boot. While Jaiden was at the market, James weeded and watered the crops earning his Bronze Gardening Badge

With the large volume of customers the store was getting, Jaiden thought it best to hire an employee. Her good friend Ivy Copur was already skilled in cash register and was more than happy to help out at the store

At Allan's insistence, the also installed a small bakery.

With his experience in the culinary industry, Allan baked up all kinds of tasty treats using fresh ingredients

Business at the market was booming, the store was packed at all times and it took all of their energy just to keep up with the customers.

Jaiden earned her Silver Sales Badge

And Allan even managed to earn his Bronze Sales badge in between stocking the sweet treats

By the end of the weekend, with their noses to the grindstone, Allan and Jaiden worked the business up to Rank 4

By the time they were getting ready to close for the weekend, Allan was so tired that he didn't notice his pastry's had been in the oven for quite as long as they had and they started on fire.

After the fire scare, they closed the shop and tended to the last (stinky) customers waiting to check out

Then they cleaned up the shop and headed home for the evening.

Scoring: 0 this round

Household Net-Worth: 159,157 + business value

((Well that's the first house of round 8. 5 day rounds are so much more manageable I think. With smaller houses like this 7 days was too boring but with packed houses like the Eich's and Devivio's 7 days makes me want to tear my hair out. I think this is a happy medium. The store is fun but it seems more busy than the other businesses I have for some reason. I downloaded a bunch of custom bakery food, so the bakery had to be added in order to test it out -- I might have one of my sims down the line open up a fancy cafe/bakery. The fish sat outside for the entire round and the penguin didn't show up so that jar card will stay active until it's completed. Oh the two puppies, Muffin and Strudel were given up for adoption because with 4 dogs they were becoming quite a handful. We're off to the Teer's next to see how Addison and Stella are settling into their adult lives.))