Pleasantview 2/28/21

 Heather Huffington (see PV 12/15/20) got a chance card promotion this round and it nearly killed her.  She wasn't supposed to come home until after dark, but the promotion brought her home early and hungry.  I barely got her to the fridge for a juice before she died of starvation.  It was close.  Martin had the day off, which he spent skilling for his next promotion.

Joshua Ruben (see PV 12/15/20) earned yet another promotion in the job that he doesn't really want.  And he didn't find the job he does want either.  At this rate, he might actually top Athletic before ever starting Dance lol.  Tiffany had the day off, which she spent cleaning the apartment.

Yvette Kim (see PV 12/15/20) still did not find a job in Journalism this round, but she did have her first pop.  I'd really like them to buy one of the houses in Pleasant Valley, but they're all too expensive at the moment.  It didn't help that Nick was unable to get the skills he needed before work, so no promotion for him.  I can keep them here one more round, but they definitely have to move before the baby's born because there is nowhere to put a crib.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/27/21

 Orlando Bertino (see PV 12/14/20) had a less good day this round.  He got a bad chance card at work that said he was fired.  He came home early, got the memory of being fired, and cried about being fired all day, but actually he was only demoted to the first level of Oceanography, so it really wasn't as bad as all that.  Teri finally rolled her LTW to reach her Golden Anniversary.  Maybe that's why she decided to skip school - because she figures she doesn't need an education to get married?  In any event, she's down to a D+ now, so she'll be forced to go to school next round.

Both Clarence and Erin Philippine (see PV 12/14/20) got promotions at work, which is great because they also decided it was time to add to their family and have another baby.  I'm a bit concerned, however, that their relationship is not stronger.  I worry that they may break up before the new little one even arrives.  Hopefully that doesn't happen though because I really like their little family.

Renaud Delarosa and his girlfriend Brooke (see PV 12/14/20) both got promotions this round.  They celebrated with a party that didn't impress their neighbors much, but everyone had a great time so they didn't care.  I think they both have next round off, so we'll see what they get up to when they have nothing to do.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/26/21

 Almeric Davis (see PV 12/13/20) got a much needed promotion this round.  It allowed the couple to make a partial payment on his student loan, though with the hefty interest earned it went back up to more than they originally owed.  On top of that, neither of them will work all weekend and their rent will be due Monday.  They certainly will not have enough to swing that, but they might just manage to pay it before it goes to collection.  We'll see how that works out for them.  In other news, their daughter Hope celebrated her toddler birthday.  She is going to be very beautiful I think.

Christy Ramirez (see PV 12/14/20) got promoted, which gave the family enough money to pay their back rent, though it'll be due again in a few days.  After work, Christy went out with some friends for a girls' night, then came home to work on her masters until the wee hours of the morning.  I neglected to notice that she needed a charisma point, so she won't be getting a promotion next round unless it's by chance card.  Checo didn't have much going on.  He really wants to paint a masterpiece, but they don't have an easel or any extra money to buy one, so I'm thinking I might send him to his hobby lot next round to paint.  The money would be helpful for sure.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/25/21

 Nancy Rusewicz (see PV 12/13/20) had the day off, which she spent with friends down at the community pool.  Later, she and Jace decided to try for another baby.  Jace is pretty old, but Nancy is only about halfway through adulthood so I can see her wanting a baby that actually shares her DNA, since all the other kids are alien births.  I was a little worried about their relationship prior to their decision to have a baby, and honestly I still have concerns.  Jace's score for Nancy went way up, but Nancy's for Jace is still only in the 70's, which may mean that having a baby will not save their relationship.  Does that ever work?

Calista Copur (see PV 12/13/20) spent some time with her older brother Andrew in the morning before work.  She should have been set for a promotion, but a bad chance card cost her a body point she needed.  Back at home, she had a long rest and then got to work restoring that body point.

Marion Worthington (see PV 12/13/20) got promoted on her first day of work.  Frances was not so lucky, but he did find his Athletic job after midnight, so that was good for him.  Since it was Friday, they had to make a payment on Marion's student loan, which they were able to handle in addition to their regular bills.  I'll think they'll still be in good shape to make the rent come Monday as well, so financially they're doing well.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/24/21

 Marie Mazza (see PV 12/12/20) had a pretty ordinary day.  She went to work during the day and slept the rest of the afternoon, while Andrew took care of Theo and worked on his GED.  In the evening she took care of Theo and tried to earn some body points while Andrew was at work.  She finished teaching Theo to walk just as the sun rose.

The Longs (see PV 12/12/20) had another productive day.  Brittany finished her degree and started on her masters.  She also took a little time out to give birth to their third child, a son named Justin.  Cole had the day off and went bowling with some friends before coming home to child care, pet care, and household chores.  He'll get back to work next round.  It also happened to be Skye's birthday and she aged into a child.  I've determined this lot is a little glitchy.  Not only did we have that issue with Brittany not popping, but I'm pretty sure she did not get paid for her vacation day and the time seems to run very slowly on this lot as well.  Not sure if the time thing has anything to do with the other two, but I'm going to keep an eye on things to see if it gets any worse.  They might have to move, which would be a shame considering how much money they've put into this house.  We'll see.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/23/21

 Claire Tellerman (see PV 12/11/20) decided to have a party this round.  She invited several family members and both her love interests (maybe she wanted them to fight over her?)  They did spend the entire time shoving each other, but it wasn't because of Claire.  I don't think she spoke to anyone the whole time because she suddenly became obsessed with cleaning everything.  Laura had a good time with the friends she invited to the party; she fell in love with Roger!  After everyone left, I'd intended for Claire to work on financial consulting or her GED, but discovered that the partygoers had broken not one, but BOTH computers, rendering Claire's night useless.  Now she'll have to spend the majority of her $320 to pay a repairman and she got absolutely nothing accomplished, apart from a semi-clean house.

Zena Dreamer (see PV 12/12/20) got a promotion at work and then took Nevada out to her gym for the afternoon.  While she was there, she met Peter Macarevich, who she really likes, but unfortunately he's off-limits to her because he's a Latte legacy spouse.  Too bad.  Back home, Zena bathed the dog and got the mechanical point she needs for her next promotion, while Nevada went straight off to bed.  The poor girl was exhausted from fighting the mysterious disease all day.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/22/21

 Logan Ottomas (see PV 12/11/20) got a huge bonus from a chance card this round, which will really help the family's finances going forward.  It was great timing as well, since both Kaitlyn and Chip grew up this round and Russell and Trudi decided to have another baby.  I wanted to keep the nursery as is for the new baby, so I built a new bedroom for Chip that is the same size as Kait and Gigi's room.  He went with a space theme; it turned out quite nice I think.  The extra cash will really help with those online classes as well.  Russell finished his first section and started the second; he also got promoted and now needs some skills.  Trudi took the day off and worked on her classes; she'll get to work one day before going on maternity leave, so hopefully she earns her next promo next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/21/21

 Lois Tellerman (see PV 12/11/20) had to work this round, so she called in the nanny to watch the kids.  I considered having her take vacation, but I thought she might get promoted so I sent her in.  Unfortunately, she did not get the promotion, but since she already had to pay the nanny, she kept her a little later and went out with her friends.  Things got a little wild and she ended up trying for baby with Joshua Ruben.  I had the music a little too loud at the time and didn't hear whether or not there was a lullaby, so that'll be a surprise next round.  Also this round, Cheryl grew into a toddler, Lois finally got some groceries, everything in the house is broken so she needs a repairman, Bruce kept stopping by incessantly, and Lois is nearly flat broke.  She really needs that promotion next round, especially if she's pregnant.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/20/21

 Jonah Powers (see PV 12/10/20) had another day off, which he spent recovering from the party last round.  He was sick all day and didn't clean up any of the mess left by his friends, plus he broke his computer.  He's too broke to afford a repairman, so he'll either have to fix it himself or save up.  Not really one of Jonah's best days, lol.

Orlando Gothier (see PV 12/10/20) got a promotion this round, which allowed Marla to make a payment on her student loan, though she couldn't pay the full amount require, so the loan earned a substantial amount of interest.  Marla took a vacation day to stay home with the baby, who grew into a toddler this round.  Later in the evening, one of Orlando's friends called and "gave him a sample of something", which turned out to be a flat screen tv that they immediately sold for the cash.  The money will help them get through a weekend in which neither of them works, as well as being used for either a remodel or a move to a larger house in the near future.

Delia Ottomas (see PV 12/11/20) spent a lovely Sunday with her kids before going off to her security job shift and FINALLY getting promoted to level two of Law Enforcement.  This means working during school hours instead of all night, which gives her more time to bond with her kids and relieves Arthur of his perpetual babysitting responsibilities.  I'm not sure what job (if any) I'll be looking to put Arthur into, since his LTW is to marry off six kids.  His hobby is gaming, so maybe Gamer or Slacker, but I seem to have so many of those right now, so I may go with a non-traditional job or no job at all.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/19/21

 It was date night at the Gray house (see PV 12/9/20).  Michael had been dating Tina Traveller, but she grew up, so he had to dig deep into his panel to find Steffi Kim.  I didn't even think she'd accept, but she did and they had a really nice time at Red's Diner.  Jeannie went out with Aaron Broke to the rec center in town; the date went well and they fell in love.  Aiyana continues to see Toby Bruenig, but he's not interested in moving in (can't say I really blame him, given the number of children she has), so she settled for a sleepover.  Next round three of the four kids living at home still will be growing up.

As I suspected this round was the last for Goopy and Allyn (see PV 12/10/20) as a couple.  It just wasn't working out, and so Goopy will be moving in with his adult son Brandon.  Luckily for Allyn, the twins grew into teens this round and Galen will be a child next round, so that'll make things easier for her in terms of child care.  Speaking of the twins growing up, Cregan rolled Slacker for his LTW and Lawson got Business.  Despite everything else that was going on, Galen managed to get potty trained, Allyn finished her mechanical points (she still needs a cleaning point though), and she had a successful outing with friends.  It was a busy round for sure.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/18/21

 Starting off Pleasant Valley, with have the Traveller household (see PV 12/9/20).  Amar's dogs had their puppies finally, a female and two males.  He gave them all up for the adoption pool and then I made two cats for him to breed.  After 6 pm, Tina moved back home to take over the household.  She looked for a job in Adventure, but it didn't come up.  It's not urgent that she find a job, since she has plenty of money, so she'll hold out until she finds the one she wants.

Darcy Broke (see PV 12/9/20) had a tough morning/afternoon because she was sick with the infamous not that mysterious disease that everyone has.  She kept jumping out of her coffin to throw up or cough or something, but managed to survive the daytime.  At night she threw a party, inviting mostly family, but a couple of friends as well.  After the partygoers left, she bathed her very elderly dog and then worked some more on her latest novel.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/17/21

 Both Joe and Marion Carr (see PV 12/8/20) worked this round, as well as both cats.  Joe and Kiara the cat both got promotions.  Unfortunately, I was wrong about this promotion being Kiara's last, so Marion's LTW has still not been fulfilled.  And Kiara has the next two days off, so it won't be for a while yet.  *Sigh*

Elise Bruty (see PV 12/8/20) had an outing with her stepson Noel after work.  They went to her hobby lot, where I'd hoped she'd make some new friends, but she did not.  Though she was able to secure the skills points she needed for her next promotion, she's still in need of a large number of friends, so unless a really good chance card comes up, she's going to be stuck at this level for a while.

Brandon Tellerman (see PV 12/8/20) got promoted and finished his masters degree for Education.  Bruce spent some time with his daughter Gail and hung around the house all day.

Annabeth Copur (see PV 12/9/20) had a busy day.  She invited Amy over for her college payment, went to work, then had an outing with her brother and some other friends before collapsing into bed.  Consequently, she was sound asleep when Dom returned from work and immediately passed away with only the pets as witnesses.  When she woke later in the night, she cried for hours, poor thing.  RIP Dom.  He was 68 and didn't have the greatest life before meeting Annabeth, but I think she brought some joy into his life, so at least he died happy.

That does it for base Pleasantview.  Tomorrow we'll move into Pleasant Valley.  Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/16/21

 The Ottomas family (see PV 12/7/20) had an uneventful round.  Eliza skipped school and invited some friends over instead.  Gideon went to school, but he's been neglecting his homework recently.  Andrew puttered around all day while Kaylynn slept.  In the evening Kaylynn had her first pop.

Ryan Jacquet (see PV 12/7/20) had a great day.  He went off to work still short a charisma point and several friends, but while he was there he got a chance card promotion which caused him to achieve his LTW.  Upon returning home, he became an elder, but he wasn't bummed about it because he's permaplat.  His new LTW is for Slacker, but he'll be using up those vacation days first.

Luc Young (see PV 12/8/20) had the day off.  He spent the time skilling, then had a date with Marie Mazza, which went exceptionally well, but she's living with someone so no real future in it.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/15/21

 Florence Delarosa (see PV 12/6/20) didn't have anything special going on.  She gardened and did household chores.  Checo and Christy Ramirez stopped by for a visit.  That is all.

Christian Cox (see PV 12/7/20) took a vacation day, had an outing with friends, and spent some time teaching Phoebe to walk.  I thought Chloe might get one work shift in before she popped, but she did not.  She did, however, set the stove on fire and nearly burned the place down.  So that was fun.

Ty Bubbler (see PV 12/7/20) had the day off, so he went out to his hobby lot with some friends.  I thought it would be an excellent opportunity for him to meet someone, since his relationship with Sam Thomas basically ended when she joined the commune and he never saw her again.  Wrong again.  The only people who showed up to the hobby lot, apart from Ty and his friends, were the director, three senior citizens, and a pregnant woman.  Oh well, better luck next round Ty.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/14/21

 The Picasos (see PV 12/5/20) spent a quiet day at home.  Oliver didn't have any friends to invite over, but he met Colton Landgraab walking by and they played together for a while.  Cynthia and Stuart spent most of the day skilling.  In the evening, Griffin grew into an adult and rolled the LTW to top Adventure, which he found on the computer after midnight.  It was lucky for him that he rolled a LTW that doesn't require any education.

Jace Lothario (see PV 12/6/20) ran his gallery this round.  He didn't make much money, but he did earn the silver sales badge he's been wanting.  Charles got promoted at work and then worked on charisma at night.

Rebecca Larson (see PV 12/6/20) hooked up with (and got knocked up by) River Todd this round.  She's been very lucky to date about not getting pregnant, but I guess her luck finally ran out.  Being a Romance sim, she is not keen on raising a kid, so she'll be giving the baby up to the orphanage.  Andrea went out with friends and then finished a novel.  Her wild days were over decades ago.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/13/21

 Miley Futa (see PV 12/5/20) is still hanging in, though I fear next round will be her last.  My plan is to have her nephew Blaze inherit, but I'm not sure if he'll graduate before she dies, so I had her adopt a cat to placehold just in case.  I don't remember if I've told Miley's story before, but she's had a pretty sad life.  Miley is the daughter of Priya (Ramaswami) Landchild and Houston Landchild.  She had a brother, Sayid, and a sister, Amelia.  Her mother died when she was just a teen.  After that her sister got married, moved out, and had three sets of twins.  Her brother, who she was particularly close to, lived a rakish lifestyle, fathering several children around town.  Eventually, Miley also got married to Alvin Futa and they had a daughter together, Kayla.  Unfortunately, the marriage didn't work out and on top of that, a short time after their divorce Kayla died as a teen.  Two of her sister's children also died as teens.  Sayid moved in for a while, which helped, but ultimately he joined the commune and Miley never saw him again after that.  Miley dated around quite a bit, but never remarried.  She got pregnant at one point when she was nearing elderhood, but decided to give the baby up rather than have him suffer the loss of his mother at an early age.  The only area of Miley's life that has gone smoothly is her career.  She topped the Business career and made quite a bit of money in the process.  She lives in a beautiful house and has everything money can buy, but she's alone.  It's pretty sad actually.  Since she gave her son up, and all of Amelia's remaining children (just three are still living at this point) are settled, I decided that Miley would leave her fortune to one of Sayid's three kids.  Two of them he never had any contact with, but the third was born on the commune and Sayid actually had a relationship with him, so he seems like the right choice.  Also, having grown up on the commune, Blaze has no money and a huge student loan to pay off, so he needs the help the most.  At least something good will come out of Miley's life.

The Ottomas household (see PV 12/5/20) was pretty quiet.  Everyone had the day off, so it was mostly skilling and household chores.  Amar went out for a bit with friends and then came home to look for his Dance job, which still did not appear, so he bathed the dog and went to bed.  Since Landon and Tanya are both nearing retirement age, I'm thinking of doing the big camping trip after they've both retired in a little under a week.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/12/21

 Isabella Landgraab (see PV 12/4/20) took a vacation day this round, since she was exhausted from last round's folly.  In the evening she went out with friends.  The Contessa showed up and turned Klara Vonderstein and the townie teen cashier.  Vamps Gone Wild strikes again.

It was another quiet round for Evelyn Deppiesse and James Radcliffe (see PV 12/4/20).  James worked, but didn't get promoted, Evelyn still did not find her job, but taught the dog to roll over, and Julie had a play date with some friends.  James also aged to elder this round, while Julie will become a teen next round.

Lynn Tinker settled into her new home with the twins and the kittens.  The only remodeling she did was to enclose the patio to make a sunroom.  After furnishing and decorating, she didn't have much money left, so went to run the shop, calling in a nanny for the kids.  Upon returning, she greeted the welcome wagon and invited over a few of her friends for an impromptu housewarming/birthday party.  That's right, Lynn is an elder now with twin toddlers, two cats, a business, and a partridge in a pear tree.  There's a pretty good chance she won't live to see the kids reach adulthood, which means, since she has no other family, they'll either end up being placed with one of their older brothers on their dad's side (Cord or Octavius Tinker) or they'll go to the orphanage.  That's a while off, though, so I'm not going to worry about it now.  Lynn will live into their teens at least, so it's not an immediate concern.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/11/21

 Marylena GilsCarbo (see PV 12/4/20) finished up the car this round and had a date with (married) Dom Copur.  I guess she figures if sleeping around with married sims was good enough for Goopy, it's good enough for her.  Adam had a date with townie Jill Smith, which went very well, but they're not ready to get too serious just yet.  Garrett had a date with Trinity Wong.  I think they're pretty cute together.  Apart from all the dates, Adam also got promoted at work and is well on his way to obtaining the skills needed for the next promotion.

Margaret Dreamer (see PV 12/4/20) invited over some friends, one of whom became her date afterwards.  It was a dream date, so that was nice.  Apart from that, she worked in her garden, harvesting some mouthwatering apples and selling some cucumbers and pole beans.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/10/21

 Griff Schehl (see PV 12/4/20) was having a perfectly ordinary day.  He went to work, while Tammy stayed home with the new baby.  He got home just in time to celebrate Tad's teen birthday.  He showered and went out with some friends, returning home refreshed and ready to get down to skilling for his job.  He needed logic, which meant stargazing.  The poor guy got abducted within seconds of looking into the telescope and now he's expecting another alien bundle of joy.  I swear, he's never going to get those points because the aliens won't leave him alone long enough.  In other news, a space opened up at Briarwood, so Parker is headed there for next round and baby Beth will grow into a toddler next round as well.

Sorry for only one update today.  When I tried moving Parker into Briarwood I encountered some technical difficulties.  Every time I entered the household, Parker would disappear, then reappear in the hall, run towards the front door, then disappear completely - thumbnail and all.  The adult sim who I keep in the bin for the purpose of moving teens in and out of places would then be unable to move out.  I tried exiting without saving several times, thinking it might be the Servo recharging by the mailbox causing the issue, but no matter what I did, Parker kept disappearing, so I ended up having to move the entire household out and back in again to fix the problem.  Which meant that I had to re-furnish it as well.  I think everything is good now.  I was able to move the adult out and Parker was chatting with one of the other boys when I exited.  Of course, now this unit is out of sync with the other units, but it couldn't be helped.  *Sigh*

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/9/21

 Craig Larson (see PV 12/3/20) got a promotion on his first day on the job.  Alicia took the day off to stay at home with Cody and squeezed in a little work on her GED.  Later the couple decided to try for another baby.  I guess they want their kids to be really close in age.  Cody will grow into a toddler next round.

Lucas Broke (see PV 12/3/20) had an uneventful round.  He has plenty of skills, but not enough friends.  I had him invite some people over after work to try to rectify that, but he ignored them the whole time.  Guess that's why he doesn't have many friends, lol.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/8/21

 The Goths (see PV 12/2/20) had an uneventful round, apart from guests getting stuck in the hot tub and the pool and having to be move_objects'd out.  Sarah had her first pop.  Xavier turned 70.  Everyone kept being rich.

Grace Butler (see PV 12/3/20) made some actual progress this round.  While most of the kids were at school, a friend called her up for an outing.  She had a great time and converted said friend into a love interest, which is great for her LTW.  Upon returning home she kept the nannies (yes, two nannies showed up) on while she did some skilling for her job.  They actually did a little cleaning, which was nice.  We had some troubles in the nighttime, when the kids kept waking up too hot, but I was able to get everyone through.  Grace even managed to get up early and work on walking with Charity, as well as getting her potty trained.  Next round, both Corbin and Charity will grow up.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/7/21

 The Pearsons (see PV 12/1/20) continued with non-stop toddler care this round.  One of the twins learned to walk and one learned to use the potty, but I don't remember which was which.  Juliet hung out by the pool with all her siblings.  It's looking like next round will be Amelia's last, after which Delia and the other kids will finally move in.

Dylan and Carter Broke (see PV 12/2/20) had a calmer round.  Carter got promoted.  Dylan went out with a few friends.  They both invited their kids over and spent some time with them.  Dylan doesn't have much time left, so he needs to bond as much as possible.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/6/21

 The Grundstrom/Hamilton clan (see PV 11/30/20) was pretty calm this round.  Roger stayed home from school and Marcus had the day off, so everyone was at home together all day.  Marcus spent the day skilling and then took over caring for Lucas so that Melody could get some much needed rest.  She's been having a difficult pregnancy.  Toby puttered around all day, taking care of the cats and doing a little painting.  I'm really hoping that he and Claire Deppiesse decide to move in together soon because he doesn't have much time left and it may be the only way to complete his LTW before he dies.

The Jones/McCulloughs (see PV 12/1/20) had an uneventful round.  Everyone but Phil worked; the ladies got promoted, but Ryker did not.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/5/21

 Katie Tellerman (see PV 11/30/20) had a fairly uneventful round.  Her son Sean grew into a teen and rolled the LTW for an Athletic career, as well as the want to attend private school.  Since Katie's fairly wealthy, and her daughter Noelle is already at Briarwood, this makes sense so Sean will be headed there next round.

Rebecka Alpha (see PV 11/30/20) avoided a jail sentence, thanks to the expensive attorney Belinda hired for her.  Belinda reached retirement age this round and has now officially retired from Politics.  Her life bar does not have much time left on it, however, so I'm not sure how long she'll have to enjoy it.  Bryan had a date with Chris Jones (the slob) and added another woohoo to his tally.  Later he greeted a townie walkby and managed to charm her into crush status.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/4/21

 Tosha Go's house (see PV 11/30/20) was more interesting this round with the addition of Claire Deppiesse as her roommate.  Claire brought her pregnant dog Zoey along with her and she gave birth to FOUR puppies this round.  I haven't had four puppies/kittens born in a very long time, so this was exciting for me.  In addition, one puppy favors the mother and the other three the father, so we should have a good mix of genetics I think.  In other news, both ladies had dates - Claire with newly divorced Toby Grundstrom and Tosha with townie vampire Stuart (something I can't remember).  Toby left unexpectedly in the middle of the date, but Tosha and Stuart really hit it off.  No one decided to move in together, but I'd really like to see Claire and Toby get together because Toby only needs to raise five more puppies/kittens to reach his LTW and Claire's four puppies, plus Tosha's kitten would get him there.  Maybe it'll happen when I play his household.  Fingers crossed.

Wanda Smith (see PV 11/30/20) was disappointed that she lost a cooking competition this round.  Her husband Gabe also failed to get promoted, so they couldn't afford any college funds this round either.  They just continue to struggle financially.  That will likely change next round, as Wanda's long life is coming to an end.  The insurance money will likely be substantial.  What a price to pay for financial security!  We'll also see Weldon grow up next round.  He'll likely not be attending college, but I'm not sure if he'll be staying here or moving to his own place.  In other news, Amar had a very nice date with Violet Grundstrom, so we'll see where that goes.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/2/21

 The Larson siblings (see PV 11/29/20) were still pretty sad this round, after losing their mother, but luckily they didn't have too much to do and were able to relax a bit.  Daniel ran the bookstore and continued training his employee.  Both Brianna and Brooke had the day off.  Brooke had a poker night with some friends and taught the dog a skill he needed.  Sabrina is looking forward to becoming a teen next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 2/1/21

 Jonathan Greaves (see PV 11/28/20) worked his last shift today.  He'll be retiring next round at long last.  His wife Demi got promoted to hostess in her Culinary job.  She's really struggled with this career path and has virtually no chance of ever topping it, but she'll keep plugging away until retirement.  With the twins graduated from college and only one child left at home, this couple is finally making some headway financially.  Of course, once Jonathan retires he'll be bringing in a lot less money, so we'll see how that goes.

Over at the Dreamer residence (see PV 11/28/20), Evan did not get promoted, but he did finally manage to get the skills needed, so hopefully next round.  The couple didn't have enough money for college funds this round, since they have six kids between them, but they might be able to swing it next round.  Hunter may not end up needing a college fund since his average dropped due to skipping school.  On top of everything, Hailey and Evan were a little less than careful and now Hailey's pregnant again.  I'm sure seven college funds will be no problem at all.

Megan Broke (see PV 11/29/20) did not get promoted, but she did bring a friend home from work who she turned into a true friend, so she should be set for next round.  Travis spent the day at his hobby lot with friends.  He ran into a townie bartender he knows while he was there and they ended up having a date that went pretty well.  It wasn't a dream date, unfortunately, which is what Travis needs for his LTW.  Back at home, Travis finally found a Slacker job and headed out right away for his first shift as a golf caddy.

Happy Simming!