Pleasantview 2/3/26

 Heather Broke and family moved into the mansion formerly owned by Jan Tellerman.  Since I moved them to repair a crashing issue I was having with them, I didn't have them bring too many items, so the house is pretty sparsely furnished at the moment.  Heather went to work and brought in a paycheck, Charlotte collected an inheritance from her mother, and Hobart finished a restaurant guide, so they were able to get the basics covered.  Over time, we'll get the house just as cluttered as the old one lol.  Apart from money-making and getting settled, Harmon had his toddler birthday and Hobart and Charlotte opted to try for another baby.

Evan Dreamer (see PV 7/24/25) continued working on skills for his next promotion.  Unfortunately, he doesn't go into work until Monday (this round was Friday), so money's going to be pretty tight in the meantime, especially since Hailey gave birth to twins!  They named the babies Peyton and Sawyer (I know I already have a Sawyer in the 'hood, but I'd already chosen Peyton for the girl and, when Sawyer popped up on the name suggestion list, I just couldn't resist.  Some of you may not understand that reference, but if you know, you know lol.)  The twins make eight children between the two of them: two in college, two teens, two children, and two newborns.  They're gonna be financially strapped for the foreseeable future y'all.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/2/26

 As planned Solveig and Ratna Platz (see PV 7/23/25) got divorced and Ratna moved out; he'll be played later in the round.  Solveig struggled through the day, feeling very sick, but trying to help out with her grandson as much as possible.  Todd worked, had a date, and earned a couple of skill points.

Lakshmi Broke (see PV 7/23/25) had a date with Calvin Latte and as expected, they fell in love and decided to get engaged and move in together.  The only problem was that the household was too full with so many pets, so I had them give one of the dogs to Lakshmi's ex, Evan Broke.  The dog was really more his anyway, so it's fine; besides, three dogs and two cats was just ridiculous, considering everything else going on in this family.  In any event, Lakshmi is well on her way to marriage #4.  Ricky also had a date with Steffi Kim, but it wasn't particularly successful.  He led with a dirty joke, which she didn't like, followed that with a noogie, which she also didn't like, then asked her to slow dance, which she turned down flat.  They spent the rest of the time hanging out and at the end of the date, he likes her 100/23, but they're still not friends, so she was really not impressed with him lol.  In other news, baby Kaitlyn grew into a toddler, and the kids are (mostly) caught up on homework.

Jonathan and Demi Greaves (see PV 7/24/25) spent the day primarily on household chores.  They did take some time out to have lunch with Lauren, Kylie, and Emily.  I'm considering moving Lauren back in once she finishes college, but I'll have to see what's going on with her next time I play her.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/1/26

 Meadow Todd (see PV 7/19/25) did indeed get a promotion; she needs several skill points now for the next one.  Stone had a blind date with Cheyenne Fancey; it went quite well for a first date, so we'll see what happens with that in the future.  River was not as lucky as the rest of his family - he was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to 21 days in Pleasantview Prison, with the possibility of parole after 14 days.  He's going away for a long time; he'll be well into his elder years by the time he gets out.

Quentin Dreamer (see PV 7/23/25) got a promotion at work and, since he recently had a falling out with Rebecca Larson, asked Nancy Rusewicz on a date.  It went well, but no big declarations of love or anything.  Orlando finished his GED and looked for a job in Law Enforcement, but it was not available; he also taught April to study.  Donna is still on maternity leave and used her time to teach Diana to walk.  The new baby is due next round.

Tosha Futa (see PV 7/23/25) got a promotion, earned her needed cooking point, and decided to give her dog Lady to her son Bryce, as her son has always been fonder of the dog than she is.  Blake got his grades up a bit and had some friends over.  He'll graduate from high school next round.

Holly and Mallory Andersen (see PV 7/23/25) are not done with their family yet; they applied to adopt a baby, who will arrive next round.  Holly's kittens grew up and she sold one of them, immediately adopting two new kittens.  Mallory worked on skilling for her next promotion and Naomi ran her business and had a date.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/31/26

 Zack Tellerman (see PV 7/19/25), confirmed bachelor for his entire life, rolled the want to get married!!  It wasn't a specific want to marry Tamara, just the general one, but still.  I never thought I'd see the day lol.  Tamara has no such wants and continues to rack up conquests; she and Zack staved off the breakup for now, but their relationship is still on shaky ground, so I'm not really expecting wedding bells for them.  Jenna had a so-so first date with Stuart Picaso, Joy had a good first date (and first kiss) with Corbin Butler, and Parker paid the matchmaker $5000 for a blind date with Mari Alpha who, at the start of the date, he had 2 bolts with, but halfway through it turned into negative chemistry (I have no idea why this would happen??), so the date was a dud and also a financial loss (thanks a lot Matchmaker!!).  In the midst of all the dating, both Tamara and Parker scored promotions, which was nice.  Parker will finish high school next round.

At the commune (see PV 7/19/25), we had some small progress - Lynn had her 15th dream date and Sam made her first pet bestie.  Apart from that, everyone maintained the status quo.

Lisa and Shawn Wong (see PV 7/19/25) both worked and Lisa got promoted.  She started a novel about weather to earn the creativity point she needed for her next promotion.  Shawn worked on a logic point and got a bird.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/30/25

 Brad Dreamer (see PV 7/19/25) welcomed his cousin Marvin back into the household, after Marvin's recent divorce.  (Marvin is first cousins with Brad's mother Myra.)  It will actually be very helpful to have another adult around to take care of Cody and the new plant baby Brad spawned this round, Becca.  I think this house was Marvin's to start with also, so there's that.  In any event, the only other somewhat noteworthy thing that occurred was Brad buying a vacation home in Three Lakes.

Wyatt Picaso (see PV 7/19/25) was promoted to the top of Oceanography; his new LTW is for 50 First Dates, which is unlikely to be completed, as he's a few days away from elder and has only had 3 first dates in his entire life.  However, I'll have him start working on it next round.  Meanwhile, Noelle had the grand opening of her restaurant.  Things were pretty chaotic, what with hiring/assigning staff, setting the menu/prices, and purchasing needed items (for some reason the bar that was already there did not have an option to set a bartender, but the new one did, so idk).  She didn't earn any money (obviously), but I think everything is in order now, so next time should be easier.  Next round little Lincoln will grow into a child.

Since we last saw Drake Dreamer (see PV 7/19/25) he's been turned into a vampire - just what I wanted, another elder vampire.  At least it'll be good for Drake's youngest son, who will have the benefit of his father's financial assistance while he's in college.  Drake's oldest daughter, Rhonda, aged up to elder and made the decision to adopt a toddler.  All these years, she's been married to her job, racking up one failed relationship after another; I guess she finally decided to just go the route her dad did and adopt.  Of course, as soon as her dad adopted, he found his soulmate and had three more kids with her (plus a bonus alien baby), so you never know what's in store for Rhonda.

Randy Lothario (see PV 7/19/25) earned a nice sum at the store and is almost up to rank 9.  Alvin is doing well in school and at work, but he's short one skill point to get into college; hopefully, he'll be able to gain a point next round before he graduates.  Heath spent the whole day being useless, getting in and out of his coffin, until I was fed up with him.  After the third time he got out of the coffin, at around 2 pm, I left him on his own.  He went outside several times and, even though I threw him a bone by directing him to eat leftovers, he continued to be foolish enough times that he died about an hour before sundown.  I'm choosing to see it as Heath just being fed up with eternal life - maybe it's not all it's cracked up to be.  In any event, life will go on.  Randy is only about halfway through adulthood, so he's got plenty of time left to lead a fulfilling life.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/29/26

 Paige Bruty (see PV 7/19/25) took a day off from work to care for the little ones and work on her last charisma point.  Lee went to work in hopes of being promoted, but a bad chance card got him demoted instead.  The twins graduated high school; Nicole is off to SSU, where she'll pursue her degree for Architecture, while Jonah will be getting his own place and looking for a job in Culinary.  Both of the younger kids aged up as well, shifting out of the tiny nursery they shared and taking over the twins' bedrooms.  Next round will be a lot calmer, and with the kids now able to go, I think it might finally be time for that mountain vacation Paige has been wanting.

Marvin and Vyn Gieke (see PV 7/19/25) did, in fact, split up; Marvin will move back in with his cousin (?? I think lol) Brad Dreamer.  Vyn will be staying here with the kids.  She already has a number of romantic prospects, so we'll see where that goes.  Marvin had an outing before he moved out and spontaneously fell in love with townie, Jill Fleig, so he'll be pursuing that most likely.

For some reason (probably because he was boring and nothing happened lol), I forgot to write about Toby Bruenig last round.  I don't remember what happened, so we'll just move on to this round, in which Toby had a date with Aiyana Gray, but is still non-committal when it comes to moving in together.  He also was re-hired in Oceanography and will, of course, immediately have two days off.  This is going to put his finances in dire straits; I'm not sure he'll be able to come up with the rent come Monday.  Stay tuned.

Tessa Ramirez (see PV 7/19/25) and her mother Lisa ran the furniture store as usual.  Later that night, Tessa gave birth to twins, who she summarily handed over to the orphanage as planned.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 1/6/26

 Myra Dreamer's clan (see PV 7/15/25) is finally making some headway financially.  Ethan got promoted, as did both the pets.  Taylor was easily able to fund his degree, and finished half of it already, thanks to not needing to sleep.  He also felt the time was right to become a father and spawned a plant baby named Madison.  Because of the nature of plant sims, Myra is now a great-grandmother, Ethan is a grandfather, and Caryl (who is still a teenager) is actually Madison's great-aunt!! 😄  In other news, I noticed one of Myra's former cats walking by (Violet was originally sold to a townie before I realized that selling to townies makes pets become strays) and decided to let her adopt her back.  Ethan might need a third pet to get his LTW done, if the other two get too old before topping three careers each, so it's all good.

Russ Bear (see PV 7/15/25) grew into an elder this round and rolled the want to get married.  I guess he feels like time is running out to meet Ms. Right.  In the evening, he went out with some friends and did some stargazing but didn't earn any money.  Luckily, he's still okay financially.

The Giekes (see PV 7/19/25) had a fairly uneventful round.  Agnes got a promotion, Myrtle had a date that ended in crush, and the dog was not returned.

Happy Simming!