Pleasantview 12/31/20

 Ashley Pitts (see PV 10/30/20) worked and then had a great outing with friend, during which he added another notch to his bedpost with townie Kitty Fuchs.  He also met a couple other women during the outing that he can keep in mind for future conquests.  A couple more promotions and he might even get out of this crappy apartment.

Jared Starchild (see PV 10/30/20) had the day off, so he spent some time skilling and then threw a party.  A good time was had by all.

The Phoenixes (see PV 10/30/20) threw a party this round to celebrate both the twins' birthday and Allegra's promotion.  Things are even more cramped in their tiny trailer now with all the toddler toys and such, but they need to save all the money they can to pay Allegra's eventual legal fees, so moving to a bigger place is out of the question.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/30/20

 Kevin Beare (see PV 10/29/20) got promoted this round and hung out with Castor Nova for a while.  He had enough money to buy a little more furniture for his apartment, including a tv, so life is looking up for him.

Caryl Grundstrom (see PV 10/29/20) once again did not get promoted and once again did not find a job in Business.  She did have a nice outing with friends and family though, so it wasn't a total loss.

Morgan Alpha (see PV 10/30/20) had a dream date with Shawn Wong.  I guess she wanted to take advantage of the fact that she can't get any more pregnant than she already is.  The rest of her time was spent sleeping and dealing with the effects of the mysterious disease.  She still hasn't found the job she wants either.  Next round the baby will be born.

Martin Dreamer's (see PV 10/30/20) business was closed this round, so he didn't have much to do.  He went out with a couple of friends, but didn't meet anyone interesting.  Greg had to work, but got invited on an outing later by a friend of a friend.  The outing was underwhelming, but at least he finally found a job in Entertainment after midnight.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/29/20

 Jasper Roseland graduated last round and moved to Bella Park.  He spent this round settling into his new place, meeting the neighbors, and trying to find a job in Music (to no avail).  Since he's okay financially, I'll give him a day or two to find the job he wants before making him take what's available.

Gunnar Roque and Jasmine Rai (see PV 10/29/20) both got promoted at their jobs.  Jasmine turned in early, but Gunnar partied with his friends all night.  Their finances are looking pretty good.  They might just be able to pay off their student loans in a few days, which would be a huge load off.

Since we last caught up with Calvin Latte (see PV 10/29/20), his younger brother Noah has moved in with him.  Luckily Noah was able to find a job as an Athlete right away, though he won't start work until next round.  He invited over some friends, most of whom are still teens, and then did some skilling while Calvin was at work.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/28/20

 Roxie Sharpe moved in with Phineaus Furley (see PV 10/28/20) since last round.  She brought in enough money to buy a couch and a bookcase, with a little to spare.  She also worked this round and brought in a little more cash.  Phineaus had the day off and spent it with friends at the park.  At home he did manage to acquire the cleaning point needed for his promotion.  After midnight, Roxie was delighted to find job in Culinary she's been looking for.  She's starting out as Executive Chef!  That's got to be a lot better than working construction.  She'll need A LOT of skill points to advance, but she's making twice what Phineaus is, so it's not like she needs an immediate promotion.

Will Bruty and Quinn Leong (see PV 10/28/20) had a good round.  They both got promotions, Will had an outing with friends, and Quinn went out to his hobby lot to score a logic point.  Next round the twins will grow up, so that'll be exciting.

Emily Lee (see PV 10/28/20) had a tame round.  She worked, then threw a party.  I made her invite both her boyfriends in an effort to make her choose between them.  She thwarted my plans though by refusing to do anything romantic with either of them and then taking herself off to bed while everyone else enjoyed the hot tubs.  Sims!

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/27/20

 Guy Wrightley (see PV 10/27/20) had a busy day.  He worked his new job in the morning, earning a promotion on his first day, then he had a quick date with Jasmine Rai, ran his business, then was immediately invited on an outing.  I had him go because I was hoping he'd meet someone besides Jasmine, who is in a relationship with Gunnar Roque, but he wasn't overly impressed with any of the women he met.  Upon returning home, he was exhausted and went straight to bed.  Financially, he did okay; between his job earnings and his business earnings he was able to make a normal payment on his student loan (which is nearly paid off) and a reduced payment on his business loan, as well as pay the regular bills.  So, not too bad.  In other news, while he was at his business, Count Nery came by and turned a couple of sims (Liam Bruty and Mark Grundstrom) which I was definitely not happy about.

Ben Tellerman (see PV 10/28/20) had a date with Cara Broke, which went very well indeed.  They did not decide to move in together just yet, as their relationship is still very new, but I foresee that happening in the near future.  Afterwards, Ben went to work and earned a promotion easily with his platinum mood.  He was so wired, he didn't even sleep, choosing instead to practice the bass throughout the night.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/26/20

 Delilah Custer (see PV 10/26/20) got hit with a bad chance card that resulted in her being fired.  She was not able to find her job again, so for now she's unemployed.  Mark was luckier; he got promoted.  Dwayne and Lexie both had the day off and worked on skilling.  In the evening they threw a building party, but it wasn't very successful because Delilah set the grill on fire while cooking burgers.

Joel Hanby (see PV 10/26/20 & 10/27/20) was the only member of his household to get promoted this round.  Chaz and Tom were both starting in their new jobs and didn't have time to skill beforehand.  Upon returning home, everyone worked on skilling, but no one actually achieved all the skills they need yet.

Arianna Bruty (see PV 10/27/20) had another day off, which she spent skilling and hanging out with friends.  She still doesn't have all the skills she needs, but she made some good progress.  Zoe spent most of her time caring for Jeannie, but did squeeze in some stargazing in the evening.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/25/20

 You may recall that Jessie Carr moved in with Meredith Landgraab (see PV 10/26/20) earlier this round.  While this is financially a great move for them both, it's a powder keg waiting to explode as well.  You see, unbeknownst to Meredith, Jessie is also seeing her daughter Naomi.  He is, in fact, the father of the two children Naomi gave up to the orphanage.  I daresay it's only a matter of time before the whole thing blows up in their faces.  For this round, however, Jessie got settled in, got promoted to the top of the Slacker career, and finished his GED.  He'll start working on his degree next round.  Meredith was supposed to take vacation, but I accidentally let her go to work.  Oh well.  She'll be retiring soon.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/24/20

 Castor Nova (see PV 10/25/20) got promoted this round, just in time to pay the rent next round.  Jane had the day off, so she worked more on her schooling.  The neighbors were particularly annoying because they kept running in to throw up and then just hanging out, watching tv and getting in the way.

Matthew Hart (see PV 10/25/20) finally got that promotion.  He's still way behind William though.  William did not get promoted, but after work he invited some friends over and then did some skilling.

Eric Landgraab (see PV 10/25/20) didn't have much going on this round.  He had the day off and decided to throw a building party, since he needs friends for his job.  It ended up being a "disaster", however, because no one really talked to him and then they all went inside their apartments at 10 pm.  Kinda sucked for Eric, lol.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/23/20

 Shanna Copur (see PV 10/24/20) was back to business as usual this round.  After barely scraping by on the rent, she didn't have money to restock anything at her shop.  She sold the few remaining perfumes and jewelry and was only able to restock jewelry before closing up for the day.  Next round her business will be closed and the only income will be from Sarah's financial consulting.  They can't go on like this forever. They really need to catch a break...and soon.

The Sims family (see PV 10/24/20) spent the day at home.  Chris slept through the day, while Xavier worked on his schooling and watched over Kurt.  Since they knew the baby would be coming in the evening, Chris invited her family over for an impromptu party.  The baby was born just as the party was ending - a girl, Jada.  I had been a little concerned about the state of their relationship, but during the party they repaired a lot of the damage, so I think they'll be alright.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/22/20

 The Shahans (see PV 10/23/20) welcomed their new bundle of joy this round.  I had hoped for a girl, so naturally the game produced a boy.  C'est la vie. His name is Jackson.  To celebrate Elise's birthday, Amy threw her a party, but it ended up being kind of a dud, since only one of Elise's friends showed up.  Elise rolled the LTW to top Oceanography, as well as immediate wants to go to private school, attend college, and earn some money.  Briarwood is currently at capacity, so that's not an option, but I did lock in the Uni want (I only do this for sims who need college) and let her get a teen job in Science so she can earn some cash.  Next round baby Jackson will grow up.

Blossom Moonbeam (see PV 10/23/20) had the day off.  She went shopping with some friends (window shopping, of course, since she's broke) and the outing went so well that one of them left a gift afterwards.  Since she didn't really need a bottle of champagne, I let her sell it.  She still didn't find her Natural Science job, though, so that was a bummer.  Stella Terrano had a good day.  She came home early after a chance card indicated she was being demoted, however when she returned home she got a pop-up that said Zoe Picaso had pulled strings for her and got her promoted instead!  Since she already had the skills needed for the next promotion, she spent the rest of the day goofing off.  Klara Vonderstein, however, did not fare as well.  She worked on her charisma before work, but didn't quite score the point she needed.  While at work, a chance card cost her another charisma point, meaning she had to spend most of her evening at the mirror to earn back the point she lost, as well as gain the extra one she needed.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/21/20

 Elise Seifert (see PV 10/21/20) finally got promoted this round, making it possible to finally pay the rent.  They still don't have enough money for Cooper's next round of school, but they'll have bills due soon so that may have to stay on hold for a while.  Not to mention that they decided to have another baby in the midst of their financial crisis.  I'm sure that will help.  At least they still have the second crib that was recently vacated by Ivy.  In other news, Calvin grew into a toddler

No one worked in the Bruty household (see PV 10/22/20) this round, but Michelle did find a job as a Slacker while she saves up for her GED.  I also realized that they don't even have a computer, which will make online learning a problem, so they'll need to get one of those as well.  Kevin invited over some friends and also earned the skills needed for his next promotion.

The Wongs (see PV 10/22/20) slept all day (though Patrick got up multiple times, grrr) and then threw a party at night.  Devin had to go to work in the middle of the party, but everyone else had such a good time that the neighbors complained and the cops broke it up.

Pamela Broke (see PV 10/23/20) had the day off and decided to throw a sports party.  I don't really get what the difference is between sports party and house party, since watching/playing sports seems to have no effect whatsoever on the party score, but whatever.  She was throwing the party during the day, so it seemed like a sports thing.  Unfortunately, her cousin Alvin caught her in a romantic moment with Griff Schehl and proceeded to harass Griff for the rest of the party, tanking the score.  Alvin left about 3 seconds before the party ended in disaster, so there wasn't time to recover.  Oh well, I should've known parties weren't Pam's thing lol.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/20/20

 Jessie Carr (see PV 10/21/20) made the decision to move in with Meredith Landgraab, so since I haven't played Meredith yet this rotation, I moved him in immediately without playing him first.  He'll get played with Meredith's family instead.

Mia Landry and Liam Bruty (see PV 10/21/20) both had the day off.  Mia invited some friends over, but most of them left early.  Liam's daughter Caryl celebrated her teen birthday and rolled the LTW to top Medicine.

The alien lot (see PV 10/21/20) was fairly uneventful apart from Quade growing into a teen.  Remington only has a couple more days of fertility, at which point I'll need to move in another man to take over if I want to continue the alien lot.  Problem is, Remington doesn't have any friends.  Robi has one male townie friend, so he'd be a good choice I suppose.  Maybe that guy has another friend who could eventually replace Robi?

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/19/20

 Sabastian Broke (see PV 10/20/20) got promoted at work.  Now he just needs one more promotion to reach the top of Science and fulfill his LTW and he'll have a couple days off to earn the remaining skills needed.  To celebrate he threw a party, which looked pretty lame to me, but apparently sims are infinitely entertained by kicky bag, so they thought it was great.  Geoffrey was still short quite a few points so he didn't get promoted, nor did he get much work done on skilling because he's still sick.  Damon had the worst day, though, poor kid.  No one wanted to pay attention to him, so his social kept getting low.  He couldn't keep his fun up either because he thinks (like all sims) that the ballet bar is fun, when it's actually not.  Plus, he too is sick and spent a lot of time throwing up.  At least some of the partygoers talked to him.  He didn't make any headway on the homework he's behind on though, so hopefully next round (Sunday) will be a better day for him.

Riley, Braden, and Mira (see PV 10/20/20) threw a barbeque for all their friends this round.  It went really well, despite Riley inviting more than one of her lovers.  Afterwards, Riley had to work, while Braden took his last vacation day, and Mira had the day off.  Braden looked for a new job in Gaming, but it wasn't there.  Mira cleaned her bathroom, bathed her dog, and worked on her school a bit.  Next round will be Riley's last day of work, as she'll be reaching retirement age.

The plant sim lot (see PV 10/21/20) was uneventful as usual.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/18/20

 It was another calm round in the Sharpe/Indie/O'Feefe house (see PV 10/19/20).  Everyone worked, but no one got promoted.  Delilah's job didn't come up, but she did buy an art easel so she can earn some extra cash painting.

Calista Verse (see PV 10/19/20) went out with some friends while DJ was working, then went to work herself as soon as DJ returned home.  Opposite work schedules are not ideal for newlyweds, but once Calista gets a few more promotions under her belt, they should be more in sync.  By the way, both women earned promotions this round.

Things were looking up in the Donnelly household (see PV 10/19/20) this round.  Aaron had the day off, so Brian was free to go to work and leave Bridget in her brother's care.  When he returned, Aaron had a chance to ask Jeannie Gray on a date.  It was their first date, and they only have one bolt, but it ended as a dream date with both of them in crush.  Later that evening, Aaron finally got the logic point he needs for work, and he did some homework, so he may be up for a promotion soon, which will definitely help the family finances.

Brandon GilsCarbo (see PV 10/19/20) had the day off and spent it hanging out with friends.  The outing went well and Brandon even managed to earn $100 freestyling.  He still didn't find a job in Music, but he'll work next round and hopefully get a promotion bonus because will be due in a few days.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/17/20

 Andrzej Landgraab (see PV 10/17/20) got a much needed promotion this round, though since he has the next day off, I'm going to have him save the money for his final student loan payment that will be due on Friday.  After work, he invited some family/friends over to celebrate Lane's birthday, during which he and Stacy decided to give Lane the gift of a sibling.  To top it all off, when the outing ended Andrzej scored a cleaning point, which is exactly what he needed for his next promotion.  Consequently, instead of spending the night skilling, he spent it working on toddler skills with Lane, while Stacy got some rest.

Sophie Young and Eric Parker (see PV 10/17/20) maintained the status quo for the most part.  Eric worked during the day, while Sophie had lunch with a friend in Bluewater Village.  Unfortunately for Eric, however, a bad chance card cost the couple $10,000.  Sophie worked at night, while Eric was stargazing for the logic point he needs (he still didn't get it, grrr), and when she returned home she looked for Criminal, but it didn't come up.

Clarence Ramirez (see PV 10/18/20) invited his friend Jared over for a bit before work and also decided to get a cat.  The new cat is nearly an elder already; from his memories, he seems to have once been owned by Drake Dreamer.  I'm not sure what happened, but for whatever reason he ended up back in the adoption pool.  Anyway, Clarence got promoted at work and got right to work on the necessary skills for the next one.  Tracy finally found a job in Natural Science, but she won't be starting until after the baby is born.

Calvin Dreamer (see PV 10/18/20) had a fairly uneventful round.  He slept all day, then invited his sister over for dinner.  He did not find a job in Entertainment, but he won't be able to hold out much longer and will need to take another job if he doesn't find it soon.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/16/20

 Nerissa Gregory and Rose Dai (see PV 10/16/20) got married this round.  I don't know if that was a stellar idea, given that they are both working on the "20 Lovers" LTW, but we'll see how it goes.  While Rose was at work, Nerissa invited over some friends for brunch (she hooked up with Rebecka Alpha, adding another conquest to her tally).  Rose didn't have the opportunity to go out on the prowl because she was too tired from work.

Moving Downtown, Jan Tellerman (see PV 10/16/20) spent her day off making candies on her chocolate machine; she earned two of the three cooking points she needs for her next promotion.  Later she went out with some friends and came home exhausted.  Next round she'll head back to work as well as become an elder.

At the House of Fallen Trees (see PV 10/17/20), Maura went off to her first day of work in the Law career and got promoted right away.  When night fell, she continued working on her skills.  Matthew FINALLY found a job in Criminal after midnight.  He'll be starting work next round as a bank robber.  He only needs one more skill point, but I think friends is going to be a problem because they don't get out much.  The kids went to school, did homework, and then had to fend for themselves for dinner since the butler didn't see fit to order any groceries and therefore could not prepare dinner.  Trinity ordered a grocery delivery and made mac and cheese for the bunch before they all went off to bed at 2:00 a.m.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/15/20

 Heather Huffington and Martin Ruben (see PV 10/15/20) had an uneventful round.  They both worked, but no promotions.  I had intended for them to have a party, but Martin was exhausted by the time he got home, and then Heather had to leave for work and she was too tired upon returning home, so it just didn't work out.

The Rubens (see PV 10/15/20) both worked this round.  Tiffany got promoted, Joshua didn't.  Joshua also did not find a job in Dance, though at least he's gaining a lot of body points in Athletic which will translate well to Dance when he eventually switches.

Nick Broke and Yvette Kim (see PV 10/15/20) decided to grow their family this round by having a baby.  They may need to start shopping around for a new place though because the two-bedroom apartment they're renting is not nearly big enough.  I forgot to have Yvette look for her job after midnight, but will have her check first thing next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/14/20

 The Ramirezes (see PV 10/13/20) struggled through another round.  Christy still didn't get promoted, but at least they were able to bring home two paychecks without having to pay a nanny since Rusty was in school.  However, helping Rusty with his school work cut into Christy's time for her own studies, so she didn't get much done on her degree.

It was a good day for Orlando Bertino (see PV 10/14/20).  He finished his degree and the corresponding income (from the novel) will allow him to pay the rent next round.  Teri had some friends over to play and then grew into a teen.  I don't know her LTW just yet, as she didn't sleep long enough to roll it (between being sick and the neighbors making noise, she kept waking up), but we'll see next round.

It was another great day for the Phillippines (see PV 10/14/20).  Erin took another vacation day, while Clarence went to work and got a promotion.  Since his new shift is at night, he ended up going back to work later on, bringing in a second paycheck in addition to his bonus.  Crystal grew into a child and her parents outfitted her room with the castle style.  Now that Crystal is starting school and Clarence is working opposite to her, Erin will finally be able to get back to work next round.

Renaud Delarosa and Brooke Lawson (see PV 10/15/20) both worked today, though only Brooke got promoted.  Renaud, despite having all the skills needed and always going to work in a good mood, seems to just have really bad luck in the career department because he rarely gets promoted and often gets demoted via chance cards.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/13/20

 Jace and Nancy Rusewicz (see PV 10/12/20) both had the day off.  Jace spent time skilling for his job and had some friends over in the evening.  Nancy mostly cleaned up after everyone and had a long rest.  They don't have much money, but I was able to add on a small bedroom for Marshall.  Both girls wanted a kitten, so they adopted Seeley to keep Tempe company.

Calista Copur (see PV 10/13/20) had the day off and absolutely nothing to do.  She chatted with some people via phone and computer, played guitar and violin, and took a long nap.

Frances Worthington (see PV 10/13/20) was finally able to welcome his bride home.  He and Marion were wed immediately.  Though Frances still didn't find an Athletic job, he did get promoted in Culinary.  Marion found her Slacker job after midnight and is ready to get started.

Almeric Davis and Anna Lawson (see PV 10/13/20) welcomed their first child this round - Hope.  Luckily Almeric's boss's cousin came through with the promotion because they needed that money to outfit the nursery.  Anna will take vacation time to care for the baby, since Almeric hasn't earned any yet.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/12/20

 Zena Dreamer (see PV 10/11/20) was due for a date this round.  Unfortunately she chose Evan Broke to be that date.  To refresh your memory, Evan Broke is recently divorced for the second time, living with the woman he was cheating on his wife with, has four kids, and is unemployed.  He's not exactly a good catch, but inspires massive amounts of chemistry with women, which is how he got where he is now.  As much as I hate to watch Zena go down yet another disastrous romantic path, I kind of want to see what happens as well.  And it's not as though she has very many other options anyway.  At least the platinum mood from their dream date got her a promotion at work.

It was Saturday in the Mazza/Gergis household (see 10/12/20), so Marie decided to throw a birthday party for baby Theo.  Andrew works nights, so he wasn't there for the party, which is probably a good thing considering most of Marie's "friends" are of the "with benefits" variety.  Everyone was on their best behavior, however, and the party was a success, with little Theo aging up to toddler.

Brittany Long (see PV 10/12/20) was laser focused on school this round.  She finished the second part, as well as the third part, and started on the fourth and final part of her degree.  Once she finishes the regular degree, she'll still need a masters for Education, but she'll be able to take a job in Education and start working her way up while doing her masters.  While she was doing that, Cole invited over some friends for an outing, took care of the kids and pets, and cleaned up a little.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/11/20

 Delia Ottomas (see PV 10/9/20) threw a party to celebrate the twins' birthday.  She had to go to work as soon as they aged up, but they got to spend some time with their grandparents and some other relatives before they got too sleepy.  (Their father and sister left almost immediately for some reason.)  It'll be a much calmer household with no toddlers in the family.  Delia may actually be able to go to work in a good enough mood to finally get promoted to level 2 of her job!  Fingers crossed!

Lois Tellerman (see PV 10/10/20) is getting used to being a single mom.  She had the day off, which she spent taking care of her newborn and doing household chores.  Gail wanted a womrat, so Lois let her get one.  In the evening she invited some friends over for dinner, only to realize she had nothing in the fridge.  She remedied the situation by ordering pizza, but by the time it arrived, the outing was nearly over.  Her friends left hungry and annoyed.  Better luck next round, Lois.

At the Ottomas/Broke house (see PV 10/11/20) everyone had the day off.  Trudi finished the first part of her online degree and started on the second.  Russell worked on his a bit, but didn't finish.  Logan had an outing with his daughter Claire and a couple of other friends.  Gigi really wanted a puppy, since one of their dogs died last round.  They named the new little guy Churchill after the cat from Pet Semetary, mistake?  Next round both Kaitlyn and Chip will be aging up.

Claire Tellerman (see PV 10/11/20) slept peacefully while the kids were at school.  When Laura got home she asked Roger Grundstrom on a date at Games of Glory.  They had a very cute first date playing games together.  I hope these two keep going, they're adorable.  Less cute is Claire's decision to have a date with Nick Broke who, while not married, is very much attached to Yvette Kim.  Yvette happens to be the sister of Alon Kim (Claire's baby daddy), who she's still seeing as well, despite him also having a live-in girlfriend.  The end result of the date with Nick was a backseat  hook-up that landed her pregnant.  A baby is just what a single vampire mother of two, with no job and very little money, needs most.  Claire's life is a dumpster fire, lol.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/10/20

 Goopy GilsCarbo (see PV 10/9/20) ran into some career trouble this round when a bad chance card got him demoted.  Because of the demotion, he ended up going back to work in the evening in a bad mood and consequently did not get promoted back to his original level.  Allyn had the day off and spent it taking care of the kids, while also trying to clean the house and work on her mechanical skill.  On top of that, she's also sick, which made everything that much harder.  Even so, she did manage to earn one mechanical point and most of a second, plus she got the bathroom clean, which wasn't bad actually.  The twins had a friend over and mostly took care of themselves, luckily for Allyn.  In other news, the relationship between Goopy and Allyn is getting shaky.  Maybe it's the pressure of balancing work/home life, or the fact they hardly see each other with their work schedules, or Goopy's complete lack of faithfulness.  Whatever the reason, next round will be crucial in determining their fate as a couple.

Jonah Powers (see PV 10/9/20) had the day off and decided to throw a party.  He invited several of his close friends, as well as Tamara and a couple of people he was close to being friends with.  He's not rich, so he got a keg and made grilled cheese.  Turns out his friends are easily entertained because the party was a hit.  He didn't manage to make any new friends out of it, but a good time was had by all.

The Gothiers (see PV 10/9/20) welcomed a baby boy this round.  His name is Anton.  Orlando got demoted at his job, unfortunately, but tried to make lemonade out of lemons by inviting over some friends.  Only two of them could make it, but it was better than nothing.  Marla worked on the logic points she needed for work, even though she won't likely be going to work anytime soon since she's the only one with any vacation days at the moment and they really can't afford a nanny.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/9/20

 The Copurs (see PV 10/7/20) had a pretty normal day.  Annabeth worked and Dom had the day off.  They had a little scare during a thunderstorm in the afternoon where a tree caught fire and almost burned up the maid who was trying to sweep the still-flaming ashes, but it worked out.  Annabeth was the first sim to try out my newly revised outing system, and ended up going out with her six closest friends (two of whom were not yet quite friends).  It went well, but she didn't make friends with the two, which is unfortunate because she really needs to boost her friend count for work.

Moving over to Pleasant Valley, first up we have Amar Bigfoot (who is living in the Traveller house - see PV 10/8/20).  I got to see something I'd never seen before in game, which was exciting for me.  When a burglar showed up on the lot, Amar immediately woke up and went downstairs to "scare burglar".  I didn't even know that was a thing!  Anyway, it worked because the burglar ran off without stealing a thing.

Darcy Broke (see PV 10/8/20) had a date with her ex-husband AJ Broke, but decided against moving in together (really rare for a Family sim).  She must really not want to revisit her marriage.  Anyway, they had their date at the fitness hobby lot, which worked out well for Darcy, since she's been wanting to "get fit" recently.  She nearly got all the way to fit before sunset at the gym, but had plenty more time at home since it was still night, so finished it up there.  Now she wants 10 body points, so I guess she's committed to a healthy lifestyle now.

Aiyana Gray (see PV 10/8/20) got a promotion at work, aged up to elder, and had an outing with Toby Bruenig, who she's recently become romantic with.  We'll see how that goes.  Michael stayed home sick from school, but helped out a lot despite that.  He took care of Harper and fixed the kitchen sink.  Jeannie helped out as well when she got back from her job.  She cleaned up the kitchen, but refused to touch the disgusting bathroom.  Dante kind of just did his own thing; no one had much time for him unfortunately.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/8/20

 Luc Young (see PV 10/6/20) took the day off to work on skilling (he has the max skills LTW).  His kids came over for their college payout and were kind enough to keep dirtying the toilet so he could clean it over and over for a cleaning point that he didn't quite get.  He did, however, get a cooking and a mechanical point during the day, so it wasn't a total bust.

The Carrs (see PV 10/6/20) didn't have too much going on.  Joe got a promotion at work; he's already got the skills for the next promotion as well.  Marion had the night off.  Kiara (the cat) also got promoted and I think she just needs one more to top the career, which should fulfill Marion's LTW.

Elise Bruty (see PV 10/7/20) had an uneventful day.  She went to work, worked on skills, and went to bed.

Since we last caught up with Brandon Tellerman (see PV 10/7/20) his son Bruce has moved back in with him after ending his marriage.  He's not bothered by it at all; they're two peas in a pod really.  Brandon had his first day of work in the Education career and he got promoted right away.  Bruce was short a creativity point so he did not get promoted, but he did get the point later on, so he'll be ready when he returns to work...eventually (he has the next three days off).

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/7/20

 The round Chloe and Christian Cox (see PV 10/5/20) decided to give Phoebe a sibling.  Baby Cox is on the way.  Christian got his final promotion at work to Chief of Staff, completing his LTW.  His new want is to become a Journalist (it fits, I think, because maybe he'll write medical journals or something), but he'll be using up his vacation time before starting his new career.  That'll give Chloe a chance to work on her career, if she's ever not pregnant long enough to actually go to work, lol.  In other news, Phoebe grew into an adorable toddler, who looks exactly like her parents and probably her future sibling(s) as well, since Chloe and Christian both have the same coloring, the same eye color, and the same hair color.

Ty Bubbler (see PV 10/5/20) had a great round!  He didn't find a Music job, but he dutifully went off to his Culinary job, where he was promoted.  Upon returning home, he went right to bed.  A few hours later, I heard the burglar music.  Since the lot is so large, the burglar didn't even have time to get into Ty's apartment before the police arrived and apprehended him.  And Ty got a $500 reward for helping to catch the thief!  He has almost enough money to pay his rent now.  It probably won't get paid on time, but I think he just might avoid eviction.

If you are Andrew Ottomas (see PV 10/5/20), and you're 75, married to a vampire who can't be up during the day, have one son in college and twins in high school, what is the next logical step?  I'll tell you what it's not...have another baby!  Yet that is exactly what Andrew and Kaylynn have decided is a good idea.  Even though it's unlikely that Andrew will live to see this baby start school...and Kaylynn will not be able to take care of it during the daytime...and the twins will be out of the house basically by the time the baby is born.  It'll definitely be interesting though.  Maybe Kaylynn will remarry, or maybe David will return home after college and help out.  Who knows?  Stay tuned.

Ryan Jacquet (see PV 10/6/20) went out to his hobby lot in the morning and managed to made friends with the lot director.  Sadly, she dropped out of friendship range that afternoon while Ryan was at work, leaving him right where he started at 2 charisma points and 3 friends short of a promotion.  Maybe he should greet some walkbys?

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/6/20

 Another quiet day at the Lothario/Bertino home (see PV 10/4/20).  Jace invited his friend Mia over for an outing, but she had to leave almost immediately.  She did come back a little later, so I don't know.  When Charles woke up, he also invited a friend, Eric Parker.  Jace and Charles had an argument, but they made up later after everyone had left.

Rebecca Larson (see PV 10/4/20) had an outing with three men, all of whom she has significant boltage for.  Two of them left early, so she had a dream date with the remaining guy.  Andrea had some of her vampire friends over, but mostly ignored them to play piano all night.

Florence Delarosa (see PV 10/5/20) did what she does every day: gardened, hung out with her son, played with her cats, and went to bed.

Pretty blah sims today, but tomorrow should be more interesting I hope.  Happy Simming! 

Pleasantview 12/5/20

 Miley Futa (see PV 10/4/20) invited her sister Amelia over this round.  I'm glad because it might be the last time they get to spend together since they're both nearing the end of their lives.  Apart from that, she did a little financial consulting and was obsessed with the ballet barre instead of the stationary bike.

Tanya Grundstrom (see PV 10/4/20) became Tanya Ottomas after all this time when she and Landon decided to get married.  I thought about having a big wedding, followed by the camping trip they've both wanted for a long while, but neither of them is feeling all that well, so I just did a quick ceremony.  I'll plan a larger trip later, maybe with all their kids/grandkids?  In other news, Jonathan went out with his good friend Carter Broke, presumably to scope out some ladies.  However, despite the teenaged cashier who was working, not a single female appeared on the lot the entire time they were there.  It was just one huge bro-fest, lol.  Better luck next time, guys. 

Cynthia Picaso (see PV 10/4/20) had the day off and spent it skilling for her job.  Stuart took his son Oliver out to one of his hobby lots to spend some quality time together, then came home to skill for his LTW of "max all skills".  This is a fairly calm household, though with all the plant sims they sometimes forget about feeding Oliver and the pets.  Luckily Oliver is old enough to get snacks on his own and fill the pet bowls from time to time.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/4/20

 Tammy Ottomas and Griff Schehl (see PV 10/2/20) both had the day off.  Tammy spent the day gardening and getting to know her new cat.  Griff was pretty tired, but managed to squeeze in some skilling.  Parker rolled the want to go to private school, but unfortunately there's no room there at the moment.  In the wee hours of the morning Griff gave birth to an alien baby girl named Beth.

Marylena GilsCarbo (see PV 10/2/20) had an uneventful round.  She spent the day working on her latest car, but didn't finish it.  Adam got a promotion at work and spent time working on charisma when he got home.  Garrett took a day off from school to veg on the couch and play video games.

Margaret Dreamer (see PV 10/3/20) had an outing with her good friend Lynn Tinker, then later in the evening she had a date with a townie who happened to walk by, but it wasn't a dream date so didn't help her LTW.

I had Isabella Landgraab (see PV 10/3/20) wake up a bit early so she could call in the garden club during daylight hours.  Tiffany Zarubin showed up and Isabella ran out to greet her and then went back inside.  I couldn't really remember how the process worked, so I waited a while to see what Tiffany would do.  She shot some hoops and then took a bath in the dog's outdoor bathtub.  As night was falling I noticed some weeds at the side of the house, so I had Isabella pull those.  Since Tiffany had not even looked at the garden, I clicked on her and saw an option to ask for a garden club membership, so I figured that must be how to start the process.  However, Isabella immediately dropped the interaction and was unable to further interact with Tiffany.  Eventually Tiffany disappeared.  I thought maybe the fact that it was night when Isabella tried to talk to her might have been the problem, so first thing in the morning I had Isabella invite her again.  This time she couldn't even greet her and Tiffany immediately left.  I guess this process is glitched somehow, at least in this neighborhood, so Isabella will have to make friends on her own.

The Deppiesse/Radcliffe household (see PV 10/3/20) was fairly quiet.  It was Saturday and James worked all day while Evelyn slept and Julie entertained herself.  James got a promotion and brought a friend home from work, who he hung out with for a while before going to sleep.  Julie worked on teaching the dog some skills he needs during the day and Evelyn picked up the training after Julie went to bed.  Evelyn still has not found an Adventure job.

Happy Simming! 

Pleasantview 12/3/20

 Grace Butler (see PV 10/1/20) struggled through another day without making much progress.  The three older kids went to school and she worked on potty training Charity and cleaning up some of the pet messes before she had to call in the nanny and go off to work.  I had hoped the nanny might clean up a bit, but that was too much to ask, I suppose.  She spent the last three hours before Grace returned home just putting the baby in and out of the high chair.  Grace invited her dad over, but didn't have much energy for him.  He spent some time with the kids though.  After sleeping for a couple hours, she got back up with Charity, had some coffee and managed to unclog both the downstairs toilets, mop up all the puddles left by the puppy, and get breakfast on the table.  She'll have next round off and no outings scheduled, so maybe she'll actually have time to work on skills or her LTW.

The Larsons (see PV 10/2/20) welcomed a baby boy named Cody this round.  While Alicia was giving birth Craig was on the computer looking for a job, and he finally found Military!  It was a pretty good day for them.  I was a little annoyed with Craig during the day, however, because he refused to stay in his coffin for more than an hour at a time.  He pulled through, but I hope he gets better at being a vampire soon.

AJ Broke (see PV 10/2/20) ranked his cafe up to level 5 this round.  In addition, Xander earned a promotion.  Sadly, AJ's old dog died.  At the end of the round, Lucas moved back in and gave his brother and company the boot.  They'll be moving downtown into the recently vacated penthouse at Cornerstone Condos.  After their departure Lucas adopted an adult cat and a kitten to keep him company in his mansion.  He was also lucky enough to find a job in Journalism which he will start next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/2/20

 You may recall that since the last time Dylan Broke was played (see PV 10/1/20) he and Claire Deppiesse (the mother of his twin sons) reunited and moved in together.  They realized that was a mistake pretty quickly.  Both had other love interests who just happened to stop by, and I let them stay because I like to see if sims will blow up their own lives sometimes.  It was only a matter of time before they did just that.  Some kissing happened, some slapping occurred, and their relationship went down in flames.  Of course, then I had to figure out where to actually move Claire.  She wouldn't want to move back in with her daughter, who she doesn't get along with, and her beau's household is already full, so I decided she could move in with her very close friend Tosha Go.  Tosha has plenty of room for Claire and her dog Zoey who is expecting puppies.  Next round it'll be just Dylan and Carter on their own again.

And finally Sarah Goth returned home to Goth Manor (see PV 10/1/20) where I wasted no time in getting her married to her sort of cousin Nathaniel.  He took her name to keep the Goth name intact and they immediately tried for baby (successfully).  I thought it was endearing that both Sarah's father Victor and her grandmother Cassandra came out for the wedding.  Baby Goth will be due in a few days.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 12/1/20

 The Jones/McCullough family (see PV 9/29/20) were all scheduled for outings this round.  I wasn't feeling like having them go out four times, so I invited their friends over all at once.  That didn't really work out that well, considering Darlene invited Charlene, who doesn't get along with Audrey.  They spent the whole time fighting, which left Audrey's friend (Tess) neglected.  Ryker's friend Victor seemed the most offended, however, calling Ryker "deranged".  Apart from all the disastrous outings though, things ran smoothly.  Audrey got a promotion, Darlene adopted a kitten (they now have 2 dogs and 2 cats), and Phil got his wish to become a werewolf.

This round the Pearsons (see PV 9/30/20) were stuck in a never ending cycle of feeding, potty training, bathing, and putting toddlers to bed.  The twins are on opposite sleep cycles, so as soon as one is put down, the other one is up.  They managed to squeeze in a little time teaching them to walk, but neither has yet finished that skill.  In addition to that, Luke had to invite Arthur over for his college money, sell the cat that grew up, and get a new puppy.  Juliet got no attention this round, I'm afraid.  Good thing she's a pretty independent child.  Amelia is a real trooper helping out with all the toddler care at her advanced age of 76.  I don't know how Luke would manage without her, yet she'll have to die in order for Delia and the rest of his kids to move in.  Catch 22.

Happy Simming!