Pleasantview 5/21/26

 Tina Traveller (see PV 8/8/25) had a date with Michael Gray this round, which ended in a lullaby.  Since she and Michael both rolled wants for marriage, that will be happening fairly soon, though Michael will need to be played first to keep aging in sync.  In other news, two kittens were born, shipped off to the pet adoption pool, and another litter is on the way.

Kurt and Chris Sims recently moved to a house in Pleasant Valley, where their family has a little more room to grow.  Their third child will soon be born, and they adopted a second puppy.  Oldest child Kurt grew into a teen and rolled the LTW of topping Military, which is one I don't get too often.  Xavier will take his final vacation day before switching to a career in Business at long last.

Darcy Broke (see PV 8/8/25) had a productive round.  She had purchased a pet at the pet store, which turned out to be a little dog called Alia; she later adopted another kitten (Penny) as well.  She spent some time with her brother Armando at the fitness hobby lot, finally achieving her want to max body points and, upon returning home, finished her latest Inspector Hugh Ever novel - "Hail to the Chief".

Aiyana Gray (see PV 8/13/25) asked her boyfriend, Toby Bruenig, to move in with her and he accepted.  It's a good deal for him for sure, given how broke he was.  Michael moved out to marry Tina Traveller, Jeannie tried unsuccessfully to find a job in Dance, Dante and Harper went to school and did homework, and the dogs wreaked havoc on the house.

Happy Simming!

 

Pleasantview 5/20/26

 Luc Young (see PV 8/7/25) has been pretty lonely recently and, consequently, he decided that the time was right to add another member to the family.  He filed an application to adopt a child and, since he raised three children more or less on his own (all of whom are now in college) and earned a sizable amount of money in his career at the same time, the adoption agency felt he'd make an excellent parent to a poor little orphan sim.  It wouldn't have been my first choice for him, but he meets all the requirements, so I'm on board with the plan.

Marion Carr (see PV 8/7/25) became a vampire since the last round, so I built a little loft above the garage for her coffin.  She's not very good at being a vampire, however, and got out several times during the day, nearly killing herself just moments before her cat arrived home from work with the final promotion needed to grant Marion her LTW of getting six pets to the top of their careers.  In the end, she survived, and rolled a new LTW for Oceanography, for which she'll need a GED, a degree, and a master's degree.  Luckily, she now has plenty of time to work on her education goals.

Elise Bruty (see PV 8/7/25) spent a quiet day at home and threw a small party for a few close friends in the evening.  She went to bed early and got a good night's sleep.

Father and son bachelors Brandon and Bruce Tellerman (see PV 8/7/25) both earned promotions and both had successful dates, though neither decided to move in with their lady friends.  Brandon did, however, roll the want to get engaged to Andrea Larson.  She's not quite on board; I think she caught him cheating in the not too distant past and, while she agreed to a date, she refused a goodnight kiss and did not roll many wants for him.

Amy Broke (see PV 8/7/25) had no sooner got settled back into her childhood bedroom, than she was turned into a vampire.  It's going to make life difficult for her, especially given her desire to pursue an Athletic career, but she's trying to roll with the punches, just as her mother has always done.  Annabeth has reached retirement age and will now be running out her vacation time before she finalizes her retirement.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 5/11/26

 Andrew Ottomas (see PV 8/6/25) survived another round!  He only has a sliver left on his bar, but that's good enough for him lol.  David moved back in and immediately had a date with one of his many love interests.  He wasn't able to find a job in Adventure, but there's no rush, as the family has plenty of money.

Ryan Jacquet (see PV 8/7/25) went out with friends and did chores around the house.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 5/10/26

 Chloe Cox (see PV 8/6/25) got a promotion at work and later in the evening Jackson grew into a toddler.  Christian is still using up vacation time before switching careers, so he was home with the kids all day.  Now that Jackson is more mobile, they'd like to get him out of their bedroom and into a room of his own, so they've decided to buy a house in Pleasant Valley.  Chloe's sister lives there and they'll have a lot more room to breathe without kids and pets always underfoot.

Ty Bubbler (see PV 8/6/25) got a promotion at work, which means he has enough money to pay his regular bills that are coming due next round, but will in no way be able to make his student loan payment.  Also, if his rent goes to collection before he goes to work, he will be looking at eviction.  He may be able to move in with a friend, but if that's not feasible, his only options will be Las Casas Baratas (which is only slightly cheaper that what he's paying here with a roommate) or the homeless shelter.  There's also a slim possibility that his date that is coming up next round will result in a love connection that transitions to a "moving in together" situation right away.  So, things are a bit up in the air for Ty at the moment - I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 5/9/26

 Stuart Picaso (see PV 8/1/25) was working on his logic skill, when he was abducted!  He's not really keen on raising another child on his own, I suppose, because he decided to give the baby up once it's born.  Despite my disappointment that he's not keeping it, I am excited to see it's genetics as it grows because I've never had a plant/alien mix before.  Apart from the abduction, Griffin got promoted at work, Cynthia has one more vacation day to use up before she retires, and Oliver will grow to teen next round.

Jace Lothario and Charles Bertino (see PV 8/5/25) spent a quiet day at home.  In the evening, Charles invited some friends over.

Rebecca Larson (see PV 8/5/25) gave birth and, subsequently, gave the baby up to the orphanage as planned.  Andrea started two of her pets on careers and got the other one working on a litter of kittens.

Florence Delarosa (see PV 8/5/25) is really quite content with her plants and her cats.  She spends her days gardening and caring for her beloved pets, while she waits for her son Julian to get through college and, hopefully, move back home to give her some grandchildren.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 4/20/26

 Evelyn Deppiesse and James Radcliffe (see PV 7/31/25) got married and pregnant this round.  Evelyn still hasn't found a job in Adventure, but James did get a promotion.  Everyone in the household is still sick; they spent the whole day coughing and running to the bathroom.

The struggle continues for Lynn Tinker (see PV 7/31/25).  She had to work, but since the children are in school now, she only needed the nanny for a couple hours in the afternoon.  Evidently though, the nanny couldn't wait ten seconds for Lynn's paycheck to drop before getting paid (even though she did nothing for two hours as the kids were napping 😒), so she got mad and stole a flower arrangement.  Lynn won't need her for Friday, as she has the day off, but who knows if she'll show up on Saturday?  On top of that, she didn't get the much-needed promotion she was hoping for, so she's still pretty broke and bills are looming.

I had to play Blaze and Moon Broke twice because of a crash, but I was able to keep most everything the same.  The cousins settled into the mansion that Blaze inherited from his Aunt Miley.  Blaze bought a car and looked for a job in Dance to no avail (it showed up the first time I played, which was lucky because it's what Moon wants also, but no such luck on the second play).  Moon had a couple of friends over and did some skilling.  Her babies (thanks to a cheesecake craving) will be due next round.

Landon Ottomas (see PV 8/1/25) has reached retirement age; he'll take his remaining vacation day next round before making it official.  Tanya is not quite there, so there may be time to squeeze in another promotion first.  Jonathan had a date with Jenna Tellerman, but neither is keen on making things more serious.  Amar has still not found a job in Dance.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 4/19/26

 Adam Hamilton (see PV 7/31/25) got promoted and went out with some friends to celebrate.  Marylena worked on her latest car and tried to keep up with the feeding needs of four cats.

Sooo...a lot went down with Margaret Dreamer (see PV 7/31/25) this round.  She decided that she was ready to move in with Brian Donnelly, who she's had an on-again/off-again relationship with for most of her life and, since Brian hadn't been played yet this round and Margaret's life bar was getting dangerously close to the end, I decided it should happen immediately.  I hopped over to Brian's place, packed up his things, and moved him (and his daughter Bridget and the family dog) out of his rental house and into Margaret's house.  I was pretty happy that Margaret, who has struggled with her love life for many years, would at least get to have one or two happy ones before the end of her life; she even had the want to get engaged to Brian!  However, that wasn't meant to be as, no sooner had I moved them in, added on a small room for Bridget, and got their meager belongings in place, then Margaret woke up and promptly died of the flu.  She never even made it downstairs to welcome Brian and Bridget!  I hope that in her afterlife she is comforted by the knowledge that she has greatly improved Brian's life; he's been in dire straits financially for a long time.  Now that he has a little breathing room, he was able to quit his part-time job to focus fully on restoring cars, which is his passion, he no longer has to worry about paying rent, and he can be a full-time dad again.  Additionally, Margaret's precious garden will be lovingly cared for by Bridget, as she loves nature and is thrilled to finally have a chance to get some hands-on experience in her hobby.  It's sad that Margaret had to die as she lived, but at least her struggles were not in vain.  RIP Margaret.

Isabella Landgraab (see PV 7/31/25) made a major life decision this round.  She decided to adopt back the daughter she gave up years ago.  I was surprised at first, but it kind of makes sense.  Isabella has been dating AJ Broke for a while, but she continues to reject the idea of moving in with him.  She still has very strong feelings for Mason Tellerman (the father of her daughter Olivia), even though he's been incarcerated for a very long time.  Now, however, that he might get paroled in the near future, she must be thinking about where they go from here.  What if he's angry about her giving up their child?  She's in a much better place now too; she has plenty of money and can give Olivia anything she desires.  Once Olivia got settled in, mother and daughter made a small bit of progress on their relationship and Isabella's sister Meredith stopped by to meet Olivia also (the first of many relatives Olivia has no idea she has lol), so there is some hope that this situation will work out for everyone.  There's not much time (Olivia graduates high school in just a few sim days), but we'll see where it goes.

Happy Simming!