Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a family of creatures called Sims. They were a fortunate bunch because they always had someone to watch over them. Someone called, appropriately enough, the Watcher.
Now this Watcher basically had to decide to give up a life of her own so she could vicariously live the life of the "Sims". At times it was full of fun and adventure, and at other times it was dead boring! Being a good Watcher, she never told her "Simmies" this, nor did she ever mention the sacrifices she made. Missing the important parts of the tv show the Watcher's spouse had on. Getting her food cold because she was so involved with Sim life she ignored the call to meals. Having to rush panic stricken to the jon because she also had been ignoring Nature's call. Or how about the dark circles under her eyes from staying up all night playing with her Simmies? Ah yes, so many sacrifices.
Unfortunately for her, we were now at the deadly boring part. The biggest sacrifice of all was sticking with it..................REALLY? Really, Watcher? Complaining about us again as if we can't hear.
Well, I've gotten so little recognition this time around I thought I'd just briefly mention what it was ...................Just shut it. You're done and it's time for the story to continue.
*mutters to self* Dead boring. Skill, skill, skill. Sheesh.*******************************************************************************************************
Unfortunately, part of the life of a dynasty Sim is doing a lot of stuff over and over. However, some times it's just plain adorable. For instance, here's a snap shot I took of my darling Meghan working hard at maxing her violin skill. She's already maxed all her aspirations and now is working so hard at gaining adult skills. I hate it that she will grow up so soon!
Not to be outdone, Leonardo, one of her good friends, marched right out to the deck to work on his Creativity. He's a high B student at school but needs to catch up a lot on his aspirations. I think tonight he will actually max Creativity!
The kids had been so good.......oh, wait. Did I tell you Brianna aged up? Yep! Of course I got all thumb fingered and lost the snaps of her doing it. But I did get a couple of pictures of her with the other two kids and the Mini-Maars. As I started saying, the kids had been so good we decided a few hours at the park before it got totally dark would be fun. Ulricke particularly had a great time playing Sea Monster for the gang.
It looked like so much fun! I wish Watcher had left room in our yard for one of those play structures. Oh well, at least the kids had a ball with it. The little blonde cutie is Brianna before she went to the mirror. She was the "Captain" this time around.
So you're wondering where my little nutmeg is, right? Skilling must happen so here is my shot of her filling her very last requirement for Social Butterfly. She picked that infamous Don Lothario for her final adult friend. Turns out he really likes kids.
As I said, skilling must happen and since Sergio had finally come home from work, she managed to snag him to work on her Chess play and Charisma. For a child hater he seems to spend a lot of time with the kids, especially Brianna. If I didn't know better I would swear she was cheating.
The sun was definitely going down fast but I still managed to get this sweet shot of Maalke and Brianna. Brianna loved to have Maalke read the stories she wrote to her. Just adorable.
At long last night settled in. As a parting shot and farewell to her buddies, Meghan pulled out her violin and played a concerto for them. Ever notice how many boys are in her club vs girls?
The next day Brianna finally got her visit to the mirror and dresser. Doesn't she look the image of her mom? She asked for her hair style to be just like Mommy, so Watcher, that old complainer, complied.
Brianna: So, Momma. What do you think?
Maalke: Beautiful, darling. You are just beautiful. I love what you did with your hair.
Brianna: You should see all the cool outfits Watcher gave me Mom. Not as daring as some but suits my cheerful disposition to a t.
Brianna: I love you so much Momma! Thank you for taking such good care of me.
Maalke: I love you too, baby. That's why I chose to have you.
Maalke: Selfie?
Brianna: Absolutely!
She really is a cute kid. Maalke and Malcolm did well with the gene pool. I can hardly wait to see how she, Meg and Leo will look once they age up! They are really great kids too. Brianna is cheerful which is good because Leo tends to be a bit hot headed while my Meg is very creative and always manages to get them doing fun stuff. The other day after school......
Leo: Hey, Bri! I got my A at last! Now I can take some time off and work on skilling up. I don't want you girls to be too far ahead of me.
Brianna: Way to go, bro! It's gonna be a few days for me. The curse of being the youngest I guess. But it's ok. Let's hurry inside and get our homework done.
Leo: Homework? Oh. Right.
Leo: I think I hear your Mom! Let's see if we can beat her inside.
Maalke: Briana? You home from school, sweetie? Let's get to that homework!
Sometimes Moms can be a real drag. Here are two of them "helping" with the kids' homework. I'm pretty sure they promised them ice cream if they finished it perfectly.
Meanwhile, the rest of the family has been busy too. JD wanted to acquire better mixology skills, not that he needed them. However, as you will be able to see with the next pictures, he absolutely did need the practice!
Up! There's the toss!
Higher! Higher......it looks like....
Ooops. Not quite.
At this point I tiptoed quietly away. JD, thinking a retreat to the work out room might be a better plan, started pumping iron. What a guy!
Really, a lot of it is just our trying to find a way to stay occupied while the kids skill up. It's gotten pretty boring around here as Watcher said. Me, I sat around meditating while Maalke, wearing that silly outfit, worked in her garden.
Sergio and Ulricke spent their time painting. I think they were both bored and lonely.
Watcher really was right. It has gotten a bit dull around here lately. So much so the Watcher decided it was time for her to have some fun and give us a nicer yard. This isn't a really good picture of it but here's part of the front of the house with our new trees, and cozy love seat for those romantic, at home dates.
Here is our new meditation area. Nice and quiet and serene.
And here is a long shot of the entire area. I'll leave you with this pretty picture and hope to see you tomorrow. Bye!
