Good luck with the teens! Story is doing so well.
Thank you. it's actually a lot easier now that they're teens. Hopefully they can help me save the shop portion, it's killing me.
Such an engaging story! 
Thanks, knowing people are enjoying the story is helping me keep this going.
Really enjoying your story, all 3 families seam to do well 
Looks like mister Wolff is the one closest to the target
He's been leading by quite a bit, but Tycho is quickly catching up. It all depends on careers now, though Lucy is in dead last thanks to the store being so much harder for me.
Week 10, Curious
Dear Watcher,
I'd like you to meet my progeny. Her mother has named her Abigail, which the simpedia tells me means 'father's joy'. I regret that you missed her birth and naming, but it seems apt, as I have been unable to cease smiling since I first held this perfect purple noo boo. Her scales are nearly as lovely as her mother's. I only wish Pascal could be here to meet his grandchild.
A few nights later I was beamed up again. To Alayna's and my own shared sorrow, I was not implanted with a child, though not for lack of trying on my part. I had just been promoted to Laboratory Leader, and the timing was perfect for another addition to our household. Maybe next time.
Things have been strange at work. Despite my efforts, I seem to be progressing more and more slowly in my career. It's all very different from how it works in Strangetown, and I wonder if I will ever acclimate to the cultural differences here in Newcrest. In addition, we had a bonding exercise at work this week were we all had to spend the day doing everything with our assigned partner. Going to the bathroom was awkward.
In an effort to acclimate, I proposed to Alayna. She accepted, and we eloped immediately. We then spent the next few days working the soulmates aspiration to help me finish up with acquiring my alien powers. I now have them all, and am one step closer to completing all of my requirements.
Unfortunately, we forgot to lock the door. The good news is that I do not need to give Lacy the woo hoo talk anymore, though I should probably mention to her at some point that there are differences she should be aware of between sims an aliens at some point.
Abigail aged up shortly, and is a good mixture of myself and her mother. In her sim form, she has her mother's eyes and my hair, which was unexpected.
I knew that I had a teenage girl living with us, but I wasn't entirely prepared for everything that entailed. Lacy quickly got to the top of her class, got a job as a landscaper, began to show interest in her Curious roots at last, and invited a boy over.
"Skip, what's wrong?"
"My Mom just died..."
Hearing this news, we quickly acquiesced to letting Skip spend as much time over here as he wanted. The combination of sibling jealousy over his adopted mother now having a biological child and losing his mother, with his gloomy disposition, meant Lacy needed to fulfill her duties as his best friend. Though I do wonder where his brother is in all of this.
As teens are wont to do, or so my family tells me, they quickly became more. They started dating only a few short weeks later, and though I wasn't sure what to do about it at first, I eventually decided it was fine. I would have preferred an alien for my daughter-cousin, but Lacy has always made good decisions, so I'll let her do as she wishes.
Though I do wish she would spend a little less time around the family when she is...on a date.
"Hey dad, when do I get to do that?"
"Not until you've moved out."
Lacy informed me that she and Skip have gotten serious, and that hey have promised themselves to each other, the apparent teen equivalent to a proposal. She's growing up much too quickly for my tastes, but she is also in all advanced placement classes now and looking at med school. I cannot wait for her parents to come for a visit when their current contract expires. They have a three week gap between assignments, and will no doubt be thrilled that their daughter has decided to become a doctor just like them.
Though she may want to be more careful. Despite her explanation that Skip just wanted to see space with her, I suspect things may have gotten out of hand a mile above the atmosphere.
Alayna has decided to take up painting professionally. The additional income, as well as her new skills, has come in quite handy. We managed to build the museum for our Dynasty!
We spent a little more on updating the household. The kitchen has been enlarged, and we though we added a roof the main house is still outdoors, as we did not complete the walls. Both Abigail and myself love the outdoors, and the bedrooms are entirely inside now, so Lacy and Alayna agreed to the compromise.
I look forward to your next visit Watcher. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get back into shape. Alayna tells me we have another child on the way, so I'll need to get back to looking like a parent, and keep up with yet another little one. They'll outnumber us after this.
