Monthly Archives: August 2009

Babies, Babies, Babies, and More Babies

Inspired by yet another viewing of Stephen King’s “Rose Red,” I remodeled the Spline ancestral home. It’s not an attempt to recreate Rose Red – more of a tribute to the crazy jumble of rooms, gables, and architectural features. Basically … Continue reading

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Worst. Wedding. Ever.

The next morning, Kerri proposed marriage, and Hannah accepted. I set the wedding party to begin at 4PM. At 3:58PM, as the first guests began to arrive, Ana died. Since she was 116, I wasn’t terribly surprised at the event, … Continue reading

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Romance

Ana has finally mastered the Painting skill. Once you get to level 10, you have the option to “Paint From Memory.” I told Ana to paint from memory, and she painted a headstone. Morbid! As a Loner Sim, Kerri gets … Continue reading

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Birthdays and Home Remodeling

While Kerri was starting off on her burgeoning career in crime, Amber grew into a child. “Mommy, we’re all out of beds, and places to put them!” She’s right, of course. Luckily Napoleon’s career in science is bringing in the … Continue reading

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Cake and Crime

Kerri had her birthday, and is now a Young Adult. The party didn’t go very well. Half of the guests were Kerri’s teenage friends. As soon as they arrived, they all plunked themselves down and started doing homework. At least … Continue reading

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They Just Don’t Make New Husbands Like They Used To

Death came for Parker on his wedding night. Parker turned into a ghost in the bedroom, then drifted outside to meet Death on the back porch. Parker begged to be allowed to live, but Death ignored him. This was a … Continue reading

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How Can This Family Keep Growing?!

“So… you’re my 94 year-old father?” “So… you wore a purple tweed cat suit to our wedding?” Old or not, Parker is handy around the house. He’s terrible at cooking, but he enjoys helping Kerri with her homework. Shortly after … Continue reading

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Woo Hoo, In More Ways Than One!

Argh, the thief! I’m glad he chose to steal the stove (which is replaceable) instead of Ana’s painting (which is not). I bought the house a burglar alarm as soon as he left. Pork With Bones left a comment on … Continue reading

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Post-Mortem Calisthenics

Napoleon keeps getting these wishes to work out, to go jogging, to go swimming. Maybe she’s feeling the need to lose the baby weight. Maybe she just wants an excuse to change into her fuchsia-with-black-trim exercise outfit (complete with hot … Continue reading

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Time Flies!

I’m skipping Kerri’s toddler days, because they were largely unremarkable. Before I knew it, she had grown up into a child. A child with really weird hair. Her personality traits were Loner and Genius, to which the game added Family-Oriented. … Continue reading

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