Pleasantview 9/9/25

 Isabelle Greaves (see PV 6/20/25) went out with friends (one of whom brought her a pinball machine afterwards) and then headed out to work, where she scored a promotion.  Back at home, she searched for Athletic on the computer, but it didn't show up.

Morgan Alpha (see PV 6/20/25) had the day off from her new job.  She cleaned the apartment and had some of her sorority sisters over for dinner, during which she had her first pop.  She was only given one vacation day to use for maternity leave, so she may need to go to work next round and save the day off for the final day of her pregnancy.

The Dreamer brothers (see PV 6/20/25) had a fairly uneventful round.  Martin ran the gym (it's nearly up to rank 5) and later threw a building party.  Greg got a promotion at work.  Next round Helen will age up.

Ashley Pitts (see PV 6/21/25) had the day off.  He worked on body skill, invited his former professor over for a booty call, and went out with his buddies (former frat brothers) in the evening.

Melissa Fancey (see PV 6/21/25) had the day off again.  She slept all day and then went out again with friends; one of her friends, Allyn Shahan, was turned by Count Nery during the outing.  Cheyenne's grades are still not good enough to get a job, but Dalton got promoted to the top of his teen job.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 9/8/25

 Alyssa Larson and Sydney Greaves (see PV 6/19/25) were both off work.  Alyssa had a hard time getting through the day while suffering from the mysterious disease, but luckily both ladies got well by the end of the round.  Alyssa's boyfriend Darius Goss also moved in after recently graduating from college.  He found a job in Gamer (his LTW) right away, but Alyssa and Sydney were not so lucky on that front, so they'll continue working in their current jobs.

Kevin Beare (see PV 6/20/25) had an uneventful round, but at the end he moved out to a nicer place.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 9/7/25

 Emily Lee (see PV 6/19/25) had another day off, which she used to get the body point she needs.  In the evening, she went out to a cafe with some friends.

Jasper Roseland (see PV 6/19/25) got a promotion at work, had a friend over, and looked for (but did not find) a job in Music.

Gunnar Roque and Jasmine Rai (see PV 6/19/25) both got promotions and then Gunnar went on an outing and added another notch to his bedpost.

Both the Latte brothers (see PV 6/19/25) got promotions and Noah scored his second first date.

Jessie Pilferson (see PV 6/19/25) got a promotion, went out with friends, and failed to find a job in Music.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 9/6/25

 Ben Tellerman (see PV 6/18/25) went out with his mom to a toy store, where he bought a gift for his new baby sister.  Upon returning home, he got ready for work and came home with a promotion.  Tyler also got promoted and, later that night, was able to secure a job in the Criminal career.  He may soon be joining dear old dad in prison.

Roxie Sharpe (see PV 6/18/25) has been in such a terrible mood lately because of the mysterious disease that she got demoted for poor work performance.  Phineaus, however, is doing much better and got promoted.  They used to extra cash to buy some things for the apartment and get a kitten.

Will Bruty (see PV 6/18/25) got a promotion and, since I've amended my rules a bit recently, he was given the green light to marry Elle.  She moved in right away, got an elder job in Slacker, and began bonding with Will's children.  Ella (I know, a bit confusing lol) had the day off and her twin Anna finished her GED (but has not yet found a Gamer job) and had another first date.  Quinn didn't really have anything going on this round, and I think he'll probably be moving out next round, as Will doesn't really need a roommate anymore now that he's married (and his new bride brought in a significant amount of cash).

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 9/5/25

 Arianna Bruty (see PV 6/17/25) took her daughter Jeannie out to the pool, where she was able to meet several new kids.  Back at home, Jeannie learned to study and got to bed early.  Ari spent the evening cleaning and caring for the cats.

Guy Wrightley (see PV 6/18/25) paid his rent and spent the rest of the day cleaning.  In the evening, he finished a painting which sold for a nominal amount, but at least he's not completely broke.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 9/4/25

 The Custer twins and Lexie Broke (see PV 6/16/25) all got promotions.  Mark had the day off.  The friends adopted yet another puppy - it's getting ridiculous lol.  Lexie had an outing but, since she's romantically involved with two of the friends she brought with her, slapping and fighting quickly ensued and the outing was over in record time.

Chaz Whippler (see PV 6/17/25) was the only member of the household to work this round and he FINALLY got promoted.  Tom worked on skills.  Joel's pregnant girlfriend Caryl Grundstrom moved in and had her first pop, while Joel spent his day doing financial consulting, from which he earned a substantial amount.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 9/3/25

 Matthew Hart (see PV 6/15/25) got a promotion.  Both Blossom and William had the day off and they decided to get married.  Blossom also finally found her dream job in Natural Science (and she popped).

Eric Landgraab (see PV 6/15/25) hasn't been making progress in either his career or his love life, so he's focusing his energy on his magic.  Unfortunately, attempting to cast a spell on one of his neighbors backfired on him, draining his energy.  Honestly, I didn't even know that could happen; so excited to see something new after so many years of playing this game!!

Meadow Shahan moved into her new apartment.  She invited Elise over to check the place out and rolled a want to adopt another child, which is currently not an option for her, as she doesn't have enough money.

Meredith Landgraab and Jessie Carr (see PV 6/16/25) tied the knot this round.  The teens both had dates - Whitney with Alvin Lothario (dream date) and Colton with Emily Greaves (a blind date that did not go that well).  The family also adopted another puppy.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/30/25

 Jane Nova (see PV 6/15/25) got a promotion and then discovered she's pregnant!  Though it was unplanned, the couple is overjoyed to be welcoming their first child.  They're not wealthy by any means, but they're doing fine and looking forward to the new arrival.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/29/25

 This round was a mixed bag of luck for Shanna Copur (see PV 6/12/25).  First, she ran her shop; she ranked up, allowing for a randomly selected business perk, which turned out to be some desperately needed cash.  She was able to restock one clothing rack, the perfume display, and the jewelry when it ran out.  On top of that, she still had enough money to pay the rent when she got home.  However, things took a turn for the worse later in the evening, when (as expected) Sarah passed away at the age of 65.  Since she and Shanna were never married, the life insurance payment totaled less than $450 for all three family members.  They weren't really in the mood to celebrate, but it was Jeff's teen birthday, so they had some cake and went to bed.  Jeff rolled a LTW for Culinary btw.

It was business as usual for Chris and Xavier Sims (see PV 6/15/25).  Chris slept the day away, while Xavier went off to work.  Upon returning home, he took care of the baby, cleaned up the apartment, and invited some friends over.  During the nighttime hours, Chris taught Jada to talk.  At the end of the round, the family said goodbye to the apartment building that has been their home for quite some time; they'll be buying a house (likely in Pleasant Valley), where they'll be played next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/28/25

 Pamela Broke (see PV 6/11/25) is trying to adjust to parenthood by buying things (like a florist bench) for her daughter Kyra, but she's not really bonding with her just yet.  Kyra is keeping in contact with her orphanage friends, and she briefly rolled a want to go to boarding school, but it's kind of nice having the things she's always wanted, so she's staying put for now.

Amy Shahan (see PV 6/12/25) did not expect to be preparing for retirement and being a single mother to a toddler at the same time...but here we are.  She took her last vacation day this round to try to teach Jackson some toddler skills and clean up the apartment a bit.  Next round she will work her final day in the Education career and then retire.

Erik Tomyoy (see PV 6/12/25) has still not found a job, but he took over all the cooking and cleaning for the household in the meantime.  He and Klara successfully avoided each other for the entire day (it's not really that hard, given she sleeps all day lol).  Stella attempted to make amends with Blossom with a phone chat, but it didn't go very well.  At the end of the round, Erik and Stella moved out to find a place of their own.  

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/27/25

 On the alien lot (see PV 6/10/225) I moved in a Servo and one of Robi's townie friends in preparation for converting the lot to a school and to carry on the alien experiment, respectively.  Remington is too old for any more alien babies and Robi has maybe one day left, so it's time for new blood.  Quade is a few days from growing up but, since there's room for three more sims in the household, they'll start taking applications for the STEM school next round.

Cooper Seifert (see PV 6/10/25) got a promotion at work, Ivy inherited a small sum from her father Dylan, and Calvin grew into a child.  Elise gave birth to boy/girl twins Miles and Morgan.  I fear the financial stress is taking a toll on the couple's relationship; their numbers aren't looking very good at the moment.

Kevin and Marie Bruty (see PV 6/10/25) are having a baby!  Michelle had another date with Goopy and finished her GED, which allowed her to take a job in Music (her LTW).  Kevin needed a logic point for his job, so I had him stargaze for a bit.  I had the insane thought that it would be fun if Kevin got abducted and Michelle got "accidentally" pregnant on her date - they'd all be expecting at the same time lol!  But neither of those things happened, so it's just the one baby for now (or maybe two, who knows?)

Devin Wong (see PV 6/11/25) got a promotion, while Patrick had the day off.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/26/25

 Edwin and Delilah Sharpe (see PV 6/5/25) have been fighting a lot lately and their relationship is suffering for it.  Meanwhile, Delilah and Mitch are still going strong, with Edwin none the wiser.  The baby will be born next round.

DJ Verse (see PV 6/5/25) did some financial consulting on her day off, while Calista got promoted at work.

Max Flexor (see PV 6/5/25) had a pretty bad day.  He's sick with the mysterious disease, so he was in a fairly bad mood all day.  I thought he'd perk up a bit when he went out with some friends, but only one of the group showed up and he came home tired and miserable.  He didn't get much done on his degree and wasn't able to look for a job in Politics.  He'll be starting off next round pretty deep in the red and needing to go to work.  Yikes.

Aaron Broke (see PV 6/5/25) graduated high school and got accepted to SSU, where he'll be played next round.  Brian is going to have a hard time making ends meet without Aaron's income, especially since he'll need to employ a nanny to watch Bridget in the afternoons.

Goopy GilsCarbo (see PV 6/6/25) got promoted, went back to work in the evening, and got promoted again.  Brandon had the day off.  I'm thinking about getting them a house, since they've got a pretty decent amount of savings.

Geoffrey Ottomas (see PV 6/6/25) had his first pop this round.  Sabastian went to work and then out with some friends.  Damon grew into a teen with a LTW to top Music.

Weldon Smith got settled into his new rental house and was lucky enough to find a job in Culinary right away.  He went out with some friends and met some walkbys as well.  All told, it was a pretty good start to his adulthood.

Braden Dreamer (see 6/6/25) invited his ex-girlfriend Pamela over, along with the daughter (Kyra) that she recently regained custody of...the daughter who is also his.  He felt it was only right that he should try to get to know the girl, as well as offer some financial support in the way of adding to her college fund.  Later that evening, he found a job in Gamer and switched over.  Mira's dog died and she went out with some friends to try to take her mind off her loss.  Back at home, she cleaned up a bit and went straight to bed.  Riley still has some time left, but she's been giving some thought to who will inherit her considerable fortune, as well as her house.  Since she doesn't have any children, she will likely split her money between her two brothers, Landon and Armando, who are the only family members she's close to, and as they both own homes of their own already, she'll leave the house to Landon's bigfoot, Amar.

On the plant sim lot (see PV 6/7/25) Dominic Picaso passed away at the age of 73.  The remaining sims on the lot are Sandy Bruty and her son Charles, who are both in their 70s, with Charles' bar closer to the end than his mother's.

Mia Landry (see PV 6/7/25) got a promotion at work and she and Liam threw a party.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/25/25

Moving on to Downtown... 

Xander and Gloria Goss (see PV 6/3/25) decided, at long last, to start their family.  Unfortunately, Xander got a bad chance card at work and lost his job not long after the lullaby sounded.  Luckily, Gloria makes good money, even on maternity leave, so they should be ok.  Xander was unable to find Journalism again, but he'll keep searching.

Jan Tellerman's (see PV 6/4/25) day started off badly.  Her butler, for some reason, called the police when he arrived, and it ended up costing Jan a $500 fine, since there was no emergency.  After that, Jan went to work, where she got a bad chance card that cost her $20,000 and two logic points; consequently, she did not get her promotion.  Upon returning home, she fired the butler and hired a maid instead, had her daughter Teri over for a bit, and was invited out for drinks with some friends.  Since AJ Broke was hanging out in her apartment when she got the call to go out, she asked him to join her.  Things got pretty steamy between Jan and AJ during the outing and they sealed the deal upon returning to the apartment building.  After AJ left, Jan did manage to get one logic point back, but she's still short one, so she won't be getting promoted next round either.

At the House of Fallen Trees (see PV 6/4/25) Maura got promoted; she is now high enough in the Law career to defend any potential Criminals who move to the future crime base.  Matthew had the night off, which he used to get the last mechanical point he'll need for his career; all that is needed now is for Matthew to get promoted up to Criminal Mastermind, at which point other Criminals can start moving in, as space permits.

The recent death of Stacy Landgraab's (see PV 6/4/25) mother (Amelia Pearson) was sad news, but the inheritance certainly helped to furnish the apartment, especially in light of the birth of their second son Kyle (and the birthday of their first son).  Andrzej brought home a promotion bonus as well, so the family is in pretty good shape.

Sophie Young (see PV 6/4/25) got a promotion at work, and then she and Eric went on a date, which was mediocre at best.  Eric got all the points needed for his next promotion.

Clarence Ramirez (see PV 6/4/25) got a chance card that lost him the mechanical point he'd just earned, so no promotion.  Tracy had the day off, which was spent caring for the twins, who grew into toddlers this round.  Tracy is keen on having another baby, but their relationship is suffering under the stress of work/family life, so it's not happening at the moment.

Calvin Dreamer (see PV 6/5/25) had a date with Brooke Larson which went very well.  They're not ready to move in just yet, but we'll see how things develop with them.

Dagmar Grundstrom (see PV 6/5/25) went out with friends, did some stargazing which earned her $500, and checked the paper first thing in the morning for a night job, but was unsuccessful in her search.

Happy Simming! 

Pleasantview 8/24/25

 Martin Ruben (see PV 6/2/25) earned just enough money to pay the rent (they now have $0).  Heather had the day off, which she spent getting in and out of the coffin like it was her (second) job.  She survived but failed once again to find a job in Music.

Tiffany Ruben (see PV 6/2/25) got demoted, while her husband had the day off.  Nothing else of note occurred.

Yvette Kim (see PV 6/3/25) gave birth to a baby girl, Veronica.  Nick took the girls out for an afternoon at the rec center.  Next round, both the baby and Kiara will age up.  Also, since I've instituted mortgages, the family will be moving into a home of their own.

Rose and Nerissa Gregory (see PV 6/3/25) spent a quiet day together.  They went out for coffee in the morning, then spent the rest of the day with household chores before Nerissa went to work at night.  Their toddler will arrive next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/22/25

 Clarence and Erin Philippine (see PV 6/2/25) are not out of the woods yet in terms of their relationship, but they're working on it.  Clarence had the day off, which was spent working on skills, teaching Crystal to study, and breeding their cats for a litter of kittens.  Erin had some friends over for an outing.  Baby Philippine is due next round.

Renaud Delarosa and Brooke Lawson (see PV 6/2/25) decided to have a baby; Renaud already has two sons, so we'll see if he scores a trifecta of boys or if he finally becomes a girl dad.  In other news, Renaud only needs one more promotion to top Science.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/21/25

 Calista Copur (see PV 6/1/25) got all the body points needed and then invited some friends over for dinner, during which she acquired the friend she also needed for her promotion.  She will become an elder next round.

Frances and Marion Worthington (see PV 6/1/25) both got promoted, after which Marion had her first pop and Frances spent most of the night working out to gain body points.

Almeric Davis and Anna Lawson (see PV 6/1/25) both had the day off again.  It looks like they'll be late paying the rent - hopefully not too late though because they wouldn't want to be evicted.

Checo and Christy Ramirez (see PV 6/1/25) threw a building party to celebrate the impending birth of their child.  Christy made comfort soup, but no one ate any apart from her own family, who promptly got reinfected with the mysterious disease.  Checo did, however, finally manage to paint a masterpiece, which helped his aspiration a lot.  It looks like next round will be his last.

Orlando Bertino (see PV 6/2/25) brought home a promotion but, surprisingly, decided against moving in with girlfriend Elise Bruty.  Maybe he wants to wait until Teri goes off to college to avoid the drama between her and Elise?  Teri finally learned her hobby is nature, which makes her well-suited to a job in either Natural Science or Oceanography.  Since she has more interest in the environment than animals, I'm going with Natural Science (also her dad is already doing Oceanography and I don't get Nat Sci that often, so it'll be more fun for me lol).

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/20/25

 I decided to move Cole Long (see PV 6/1/25) and his family to a new lot, as I didn't feel like dealing with the slow time glitch and, honestly, they needed a bigger house anyway.  The timing was good as well, since we're at the beginning of the season.  Anyway, they took out a mortgage to buy a house not too far from their old place in Pleasant Valley.  They got settled in, Cole went off to work and the kids to school, and Brittany stayed home with Justin.  She was able to find a job in Education right away, which is good for her LTW, but bad for the vacation days she'd racked up in Culinary.  They'll make it work.  She didn't have time to work on her master's, what with toddler skills to teach, pets to wrangle, and welcome wagons to welcome, but she did have her first pop, which (in the absence of the slow time glitch) means we'll see Baby Long in a couple rounds.

The Rusewicz family (see PV 6/1/25) was chaotic as usual.  You may recall that Nancy was turned into a vampire a couple households ago.  Being pregnant and broke did not help her situation.  Her needs kept tanking and they couldn't afford to buy a coffin until Jace's vacation pay came in at 2 p.m.; I barely managed to keep her alive until then, but she pulled through.  Consequently, I didn't have much time to worry about anyone else in the household, so it's good that they were able to take care of themselves for the most part.  Judith's grades came up enough to keep the Social Worker away, so that was good.  Marshall didn't know any girls to ask out on a date, so he went with a blind date from the matchmaker.  However, since there was very little money left after buying the coffin, it didn't go that well.  Jace spent most of his day cleaning in order to gain the last point he needs for promotion, but he's still not there yet.  So not a great round for everyone else, but we kept mother and child alive, so I'm calling it a win.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/19/25

 Russell Broke (see PV 5/31/25) got promoted.  His father Logan earned a vacation day, which he'll be using next round in preparation for retirement the following round.  Trudi is still on maternity leave - the baby is due next time.  The kids had a play date and then Gigi grew into a teen with the LTW to Graduate 3 Kids from College.  Her hobby is sports, so she might pursue a career in either Athletics or Journalism.  Kaitlyn rolled the want to attend private school; there's still a little room for girls at Briarwood, so she headed off there at the end of the round.

Claire Tellerman (see PV 5/31/25) gave birth to a baby boy, Nolan.  Afterwards, she managed to get in some financial consulting, nearly saving up enough to start on her degree.  However, she'll probably want to start contributing to her kids' college funds next round, as Laura has nothing in hers and is ready to go to Uni next time, which means her own education may continue to be put on hold.

Zena Dreamer (see PV 5/31/25) got promoted and had some friends over to celebrate.  Nevada grew into a teen (LTW TBD).

Marie and Andrew Gergis (see PV 5/31/25) both had the day off.  Andrew potty trained Theo and went down to the toy store to buy him a birthday present; Theo subsequently grew into a child.  Marie spent her evening picking up the body point she needs for work.  The family will be moving to a new house next round, as they've outgrown this one.  Side note: while Marie was on a community lot, the Contessa showed up and bit Nancy Rusewicz, whose household is coming up soon.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/18/25

 Lois Tellerman (see PV 5/31/25) managed to survive another round (at this point it's the best I can hope for) despite still being sick.  She hired a nanny to help out, even though she's on maternity leave from her job.  I'm hoping that once the baby is born next round, she'll be able to get her needs up enough to recover from her illness.  At least Gail got caught up on her homework; she really wants her mom to teach her to study, but that's just not in the cards at the moment.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/14/25

 Marla and Orlando Gothier (see PV 5/31/25) both wanted to have another baby, so I obliged them.  Their house is very small, however, so some remodeling was in order.  Eventually, a new house will be needed, but they can't swing a down payment (not to mention adding a mortgage payment to their already tight budget) right now, so I built a second bedroom and extended the porch a bit.  I also gave them a driveway and the restorable car, since they both have tinkering as their hobby.

Delia Ottomas (see PV 5/31/25) got another promotion, which puts her back on the night shift.  It won't be a problem though, as she and the kids are moving in with Luke starting next round.  Arthur went out with his dad and some friends, but he didn't have a very good time because one of his "friends" Phillip Copur decided to attack him during the outing.  Needless to say, they're no longer friends lol.  Upon returning home, he met Olivia Landgraab, who was walking by.  Unfortunately, they didn't get along at all; he sent her home once the poking started.  I'm starting to think Arthur is the problem lol.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/13/25

 Aiyana Gray (see PV 5/30/25) got promoted finally; I think she's just one promo away from topping Dance at this point, but she needs quite a few skills to do so.  Michael found a Slacker job right away, so he's set.  Jeannie grew up with the want to attend college, but she didn't have the skills needed, so she'll be moving back home after I drop her out.  She's currently going steady with Aaron Broke, so we'll have to see if that develops into anything once he joins her in adulthood.  

Allyn Shahan (see PV 5/30/25) got a big bonus at work, in addition to being promoted, which will really help her financial situation.  She was able to add to the kids' college funds for the first time in a while.  Lawson rolled a want for private school, but there's no room at the moment.

Jonah Powers (see PV 5/31/25) got a chance card promotion that allowed him to go back to work in the afternoon, which improved his finances enough that he was able to buy a car.  In the evening, when he returned home from his second shift, he had some friends over, but didn't enjoy it much as he was exhausted.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/8/25

 When Tina Traveller's (see PV 5/29/25) toddler arrived, it was a boy named AMAR.  I don't know why my game is stuck on this name in the adoption pool, but I was not having it this time, especially since the bigfoot's name is also Amar.  So, I exited without saving, went to CAS to make a single parent of seven randomized children/toddlers, and killed off the adult sim.  The kids, of course, were taken by the Social Worker, so that the next few adoptions at least will not be boys named Amar (or girls named Caryl, for that matter).  Aaannywaaaaay.....this time around Tina got a boy named Reese and got straight to work teaching toddler skills.  After midnight she checked for her job again, but it still didn't appear.  However, her father Trent did make an appearance, scaring both Tina and Amar several times.  They survived though.  Next round the kittens will be born.

Darcy Broke (see PV 5/30/25) was lonely after her elderly dog died, so she decided to adopt a kitten.  She's also nearly maxed her body skill, which is a want she's had for quite a while.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/7/25

 Ryan Jacquet (see PV 5/28/25) had an uneventful round.  I did, however, give him a drink of elixir, since somehow he and his twin got out of sync in age.

Luc Young (see PV 5/29/25) aged up to elder this round and adopted a new puppy.

Joe and Marion Carr (see PV 5/29/25) had an uneventful round, with the exception of their elderly cat's death.

Elise Bruty (see PV 5/29/25) had a nice date with Orlando Bertino, but they have not yet made the decision to move in together.  Maybe that will change when he's played, but for now they will maintain the status quo.

Brandon Tellerman (see PV 5/29/25) scored another promotion; it's getting so easy for him.  Bruce had the day off and went out with some friends; he'll work next round and likely get promoted as well.

Annabeth Copur (see PV 5/29/25) welcomed her daughter Amy home from boarding school.  I was hopeful that Amy would have quite a few friends, thereby allowing her mother to get that promotion she's so desperate for, but no such luck; Annabeth is still short a good many friends, so it's unlikely that she'll get promoted before it's time for her to retire.  Oh well, can't win them all - at least Amy is back home and will soon enter the work force herself and, hopefully find someone to settle down with and give her mom some grandchildren.

Tomorrow we're on to Pleasant Valley.  Until then, Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/6/25

 Christian and Chloe Cox (see PV 5/28/25) threw a party for Phoebe's child birthday, as well as welcoming a baby boy (Jackson) to the family.  To make room, they had to ask their roommate to move out, but she took it well and there were no hard feelings.

Ty Bubbler (see PV 5/28/25) continued to fail at life.  Since last round, he acquired a cat (from Luke Pearson) because another mouth to feed is exactly what he needs right now. 😒 He did, however, roll the want for a roommate, which I granted.  Lily Do moved right in and paid half his overdue rent, but who knows how long she'll stay, given the sparse conditions of his apartment.  I was hoping to at least make a love connection, but they have negative chemistry.  Ty is not in good shape lol.

At some point since I last played Andrew and Kaylynn Ottomas (see PV 5/28/25), Kaylynn caught Andrew cheating and became furious with him.  Normally, when this happens, I break the couple up immediately and move one of them out to be played in another household.  However, in this case, it doesn't make sense to do that for a number of reasons: 1) Andrew doesn't have much time left on his life bar, 2) he has lived in this house since he was born, and 3) from a somewhat storytelling position, if Kaylynn was going to marry a man old enough to be her father/grandfather, it wouldn't make sense for her to divorce him right before she collects all that life insurance money.  From a purely practical standpoint, with the twins moving out (they'll be sharing a place for now), David potentially moving back in, and the new baby (a boy, Myles) being born, it's just one more hassle I don't need, especially since Andrew is likely to die next round anyway.  So mostly laziness I guess lol.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/5/25

 Jace Lothario (see PV 5/27/25) ran his gallery, getting it up to rank 1.  That may be the last time he runs it, as he's only got 3 or 4 days left on his bar, by my estimation.  I assume the business will be left to Charles, but their relationship has been a bit strained, so maybe not.

Rebecca Larson (see PV 5/27/25) threw a party involving several love interests.  She managed to infuriate three of them, so her harem is a bit diminished.  Her baby will be due next round.

Florence Delarosa (see PV 5/28/25) had an uneventful round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 8/1/25

 Amar Bigfoot (see PV 5/27/25) still did not find a Dance job, but he did invite his friend Kirby over for a visit.  Unfortunately, both Landon and Tanya took an instant dislike to Kirby and spent most of the day harassing him.  Jonathan got promoted and began working on skills.

Cynthia Picaso (see PV 5/27/25) got promoted to the top of Military; she will use up her vacation days in preparation for retirement.  Unfortunately, her LTW is to Marry Off 6 Children, which is not likely to happen in her lifetime.  Stuart is getting pretty close to finishing his LTW, however.  He wants to Max All Skills.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/31/25

 Pregnancy is really kicking Alicia Larson's (see PV 5/21/25) butt.  She can barely keep up with her needs and Cody's during the day.  Luckily, they have a maid and a gardener to help out around the house.  Next round she'll give birth and get back to feeling more like herself, but she'll also have two kids to care for, so that might not be much relief.  At least she gets a break at night when Craig's awake.  Poor thing is really suffering.

Lucas Broke (see PV 5/21/25) took a sick day from work to welcome his new child (a boy named...you guessed it...Amar 😒) into the family.  He also adopted yet another kitten, and then immediately rolled the want for another.  It's getting ridiculous.  Needless to say, I did not lock it in; hopefully it'll roll away by next round.

Griff Schehl (see PV 5/21/25) worked on his logic point, while his son Tad decided to fix up an old junker and buy a toy bench.  Tammy spent the day cleaning and teaching toddler skills to Beth.

Adam Hamilton (see PV 5/22/25) had the day off again, which was spent getting a body point.  Marylena cleaned up the house a bit and worked on her current car.  She also adopted another kitten, for a total of four cats.  (At least she didn't adopt a boy named Amar, lol!!)

Margaret Dreamer (see PV 5/22/25) spent the day working in her garden.

Isabella Landgraab (see PV 5/22/25) had an uneventful round.

Julie Deppiesse (see PV 5/22/25) aged up to teen with the LTW of having six grandchildren.  Since her hobby is music and dance, I'll have her pursue a career in Music.  Evelyn (who I mistakenly called Isabella last update) went out with some friends and continued to fail at finding a job.  James worked on some skills for work and bought a robot bench.

Lynn Tinker (see PV 5/22/25) was able to hire a manager for the appliance store almost immediately.  (A servo came up in the list of hirable sims and, I don't usually allow that much interaction with servos in this neighborhood {they are primarily used as placeholders/servants}, but in this case I decided to allow it because Lynn has so much going on and needed the manager asap.)  In any event, she used up her last vacation day to run the shop and hire the manager.  From here on out, she'll mostly be checking in with the business and concentrating on her Science job.  In other news, the twins grew into children and Lynn had just enough money to buy them beds.  She's really broke now, but at least she'll save a bit on the nanny.  I also noticed that she has the secondary aspiration for Grilled Cheese, which means she's a Goudentologist.  More on that later.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/29/25

 Dylan Broke (see PV 5/19/25) passed away at the age of 76.  He leaves behind three sons and a young daughter (one son predeceased him).  Dylan was the oldest of six children born to the iconic couple Dustin and Angela Broke.  He struggled to maintain romantic relationships throughout his life, which is why he never reached his LTW of having a Golden Anniversary, but family was very important to him.  He remained close with his siblings and his children no matter where life took them.  He will be missed.  RIP Dylan.

The Goths (see PV 5/20/25) were a little better to play this time, with my new "save every six hours" rule (only one crash).  Lauren turned 60, Nathaniel and Sarah welcomed a baby boy, Joshua, and Rebekah will go off to college next round.

The chaos continues for Grace Butler (see PV 5/20/25), as one child's grades come up and another child's go down.  Add to that, the cat dying, adopting a new kitten, trying to get the house cleaned, hiring a gardener, repairing all the broken stuff, and still trying to find time for her own needs, her job, and skilling.  Luckily, she's got Damion to help out, as well as Corbin, who is a teen now.  Corbin is also planning to help out financially with his new job, but who knows how long he'll keep it if he keeps neglecting his homework.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/28/25

 Amelia Pearson (see PV 5/19/25) live a long, often tragic, life before finally passing on at the age of 79.  She was the daughter of Houston Landchild and Priya (Ramaswami) Landchild.  Her older brother Sayid was from her mother's first marriage to Sanjay Ramaswami, and she had a younger sister, Miley, as well.  She married townie Justin Pearson and they had three sets of twins together.  Sadly, two of their children died as teens.  The remaining four children have provided Amelia with 10 grandchildren to date.  Ultimately, she lost her husband, her siblings, and another of her children before meeting the Grim Reaper herself.

And that's it for today!  I spent a very long time reorganizing the graveyard, as it had become pretty muddled.  We'll visit Dylan and Carter Broke tomorrow.

Pleasantview 7/27/25

 Melody and Marcus Hamilton (see PV 5/16/25) did indeed have twins, Seth and Viola.  Their son Lucas also grew into a child.  Toby will likely die next round, at which point I'll have to decide whether to move Roger in with his mother (he is close to her, but she doesn't have much room for him) or keep him here with his sister (it would be simpler, but the household is pretty crowded).

Ryker and Audrey Jones (see PV 5/16/25) have been wanting to take a Far East vacation for a while now, so I let them do it this round.  They met some sims, saw some sights, bought some souvenirs, and discovered the secret lot where they learned the Dragon Legend.  Back at home, Darlene and Phil spent most of their time studying and learning new skills.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/25/25

 Tosha Go (see PV 5/14/25) has yet to turn a profit from her business, but she did earn a bronze flower badge, so she's getting her stock in order at least.  Claire taught her dog Zoey the skill needed for a promotion and collected her pension which, in addition to Zoey's pay, was more than enough to cover her expenses for now.

Little Ruby Smith (see PV 5/15/25) grew into a child this round.  Her father bought her a puppy to celebrate.  Amar will reach adulthood next round.

Katie Tellerman (see PV 5/15/25) spent a quiet Sunday at home by the phone, waiting for word on her beloved cat.

Belinda Alpha's (see PV 5/16/25) power to cheat death saved her; she lives to see another day.  Rebecka had the day off, as did Bryan, which he spent adding more notches to his bedpost.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/24/25

 Jonathan Greaves (see PV 5/12/25) spent a quiet Sunday at home, while Demi worked and got promoted.

Evan Dreamer (see PV 5/14/25) worked on skills during his day off, while Hailey wrangled the kids.  Hunter got his grades up and rolled a want for private school, which the family could just barely afford, so he took the last available slot (for boys, that is) at Briarwood Prep.  The two younger boys both learned to study.  Next round the new baby is due.

Megan Broke (see PV 5/14/25) is still short three friends for her next promotion, but she's got plenty of time to boost her friend count, being a vampire and all.  Travis had another date with Bill LeTourneau but, alas, it was not a dream date.  He and Bill are best friends and crushing on each other, but not yet in love.

Daniel Larson (see PV 5/14/25) got his employee trained up and promoted to manager just in the nick of time.  Now he'll be able to focus on running the gallery over the weekend, while leaving the bookstore in Sullivan's capable hands.  Brianna had the day off again.  Brooke got promoted to the top of Entertainment, completing her LTW.  Her new LTW is for 6 Pets to Top Careers, which could be doable, I suppose.  She'll be using up the vacation time she's racked up before going back to work anyway, so she'll have time to teach the pets some skills.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/23/25

 Orlando Centowski (see PV 5/11/25) worked on his GED, Donna had her first pop, and Quentin had the day off which was spent doing household chores.  Both girls grew up - April to child and Diana to toddler.

Tosha Futa (see PV 5/12/25) got a bad chance card which cost her three cleaning skill points.  She spent most of the night regaining the points before collapsing into bed.

The Andersens' (see PV 5/12/25) new child turned out to be a boy named Amar.  They moved Hope and Jill into a room together and put Amar in a room by himself for now.  Mallory earned another promotion at work and taught both girls to study.  The kittens will grow up (and be sold) next round.

Todd Custer's (see PV 5/12/25) adoptive son, Amar (are all the kids in the social services pool named Amar?), arrived, and Todd got straight to work teaching toddler skills.  His mother took over caring for the baby in the evening when Todd had to head off to work (he got promoted).  Solveig has reached retirement age, but since she still has a couple of vacation days to use up, I'll let her keep her job for the time being, but she won't be going back to work.  Sadly, it looks like she and Ratna are going to be splitting up.  It was quite late by the time the determination was made, so the actual break up will take place at the beginning of their next round.

Lakshmi Broke's (see PV 5/12/25) seventh child turned out to be a girl, who she named Kaitlyn.  Ricky brought home Steven Ottomas, and later met Steffi Kim (who he has two bolts for) walking by the house.  Both Ricky and Declan have been struggling in school, so they had to spend some time catching up on homework.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/19/25

 Eugene Gieke (see PV 5/6/25) had the day off and worked on logic skill, Agnes got demoted, Myrtle made another conquest (she's up to 5 lovers now), Audrey grew into a child, and one of the dogs ran away, which Oliver reported immediately.

The Bruty household (see PV 5/7/25) was pretty uneventful.  Paige got another promotion and Lee had another day off to spend teaching the toddlers.  Next round, Jonah and Nicole will finish high school.

Marvin and Vyn Gieke (see PV 5/7/25) welcomed a baby boy, Lionel, this round.  It may not be enough to save their marriage though.  Unless something changes, this couple is headed for divorce.

Since the furniture store is closed on Sunday, Lisa and Tessa Ramirez (see PV 5/8/25) spent a quiet day at home, doing household chores and relaxing in preparation for getting back to work on Monday.

Brad Dreamer (see PV 5/8/25) spent the day at home, skilling and spending time with his son.

Noelle Dennis (see PV 5/9/25) got promoted to the top of Entertainment and rolled a new LTW for 5 Top Businesses.  I had her take out a business loan to buy Le Magnifique! in Bluewater Village.  It seemed appropriate, as she has high interest in food, her OTH is cuisine, and now that she's a celebrity, it makes sense to me.  She'll be using up her vacation time and running the restaurant into retirement.  Obviously, she won't have time to actually complete the LTW, but I like to have a goal to work towards.

Rhonda Dreamer (see PV 5/9/25) went to work, then earned the skill points needed for her next promotion.  She will join her father Drake in elderhood next round.

Heath Lothario (see PV 5/10/25) was better at staying in his coffin this round.  Maybe he heard me when I decided to only send him back in his coffin a maximum of three times before leaving him to his own care lol.  Randy went to the store, earning a nice profit and a few stars.  Alvin, unfortunately, was fired from his teen job, but he soon rebounded and found another one.

Teddy Fuchs (see PV 5/11/25) got accepted to LFT, where he'll be studying philosophy for a future career in Journalism.  He's probably relieved to leave chaos behind.  Zack and Tamara's relationship is hanging on by a thread; it's fairly likely we'll see a split soon.  Jenna struggled to make it through the day, as she got out of the coffin numerous times, but I managed to keep her alive somehow.

The commune (see PV 5/11/25) was uneventful.

Both Lisa and Shawn Wong (see PV 5/11/25) got promoted and, after the other dog grew up, decided to breed them for a litter of puppies.

This round was a little more productive for the Todd family (see PV 5/11/25).  Meadow gave birth to a baby girl, Autumn and, while she didn't get the logic point she needs, she did get a call from a friend promising to "pull strings" for her at work.  River finally found the job in Criminal that he's been wanting (not sure if that's really a good thing, but it's what he wants lol).  Stone made a friend and began building a few more relationships that could potentially become friendships in the future.

*Sorry for the super long post.  I forgot to post on Thursday and then my internet went down yesterday before I could post, so you're getting three days' worth of simming in one go.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/15/25

 Chase and Alyssa Picaso (see PV 5/5/25) have been wanting to go on a beach vacation for quite some time; they even bought a beach house (or what I thought was a house, lol) in preparation, but I've been waiting for Troy to be old enough to go with them.  Since Troy grew into a child last round, I decided the time had come for them to go to Twikki Island.  I was quite surprised to learn that the "beach house" they bought was just a lot with trees and a couple of hammocks, which is perfect for two plantsims like Alyssa and Chase, but not so great for Troy, who needs to eat and stuff.  I considered building a small shelter, but since I usually have sims spend most of their vacation time at community lots, I decided to just wing it and see how it went with keeping Troy's needs up.  In the end, it wasn't too hard to do, apart from hygiene (he returned home very stinky, lol) and everyone had a good time; in fact, they had such a good time that a lullaby was heard.  Upon returning home, they spent a relaxing Sunday together.  Troy met a couple of kids who walked by and his parents got some chores done around the house.  With the new addition arriving in a few days, I've decided to move the family to a new house.  The trailer was fine for just the three of them, but Troy's room is quite small and sharing with a sibling is not really going to work.  I moved them to a house that's been vacant for a while, as the elderly couple who lived there did not have any children to leave the house to; a dog has been placeholding the house.  I'm excited to see how my new mortgage rules work out; Chase and Alyssa are the first sims to take one, so we'll see how it goes.

Demi Butler was in a terrible mood (I think the pregnancy is hitting her hard) so she took a vacation day from work and took care of the toddlers and herself.  I'm not sure if she'll still get the promised promotion when she returns to work, but she was in no shape to go in, so we'll roll with it.  In addition to Demi's vacation pay, Hayden also brought home a paycheck, so the couple was in good enough financial shape by the end of the round to buy a house of their own.  They'll be moving to Pleasant Valley.  Lauren had the night off, which she spent teaching Lily some toddler skills.  She also hired a maid to help out around the house, since the place is absolutely disgusting.

Zoe Picaso (see PV 5/6/25) had the day, which was spent caring for the dogs, teaching one of them a skill for work, and stargazing.  Sadly, one of the dogs (Dina, who is about one day away from dying of old age) ran away from home.  Zoe reported it immediately; hopefully she'll be returned without anything glitching up when she ages.

Taylor Dreamer (see PV 5/6/25) got fired from his Culinary job, but he took a job in Music instead.  He also finished his GED and began working on his degree for Architecture.  Caryl got promoted to the top of her teen career in Business and Ethan had the day off.

Russ Bear (see PV 5/6/25) spent a quiet day at home with his daughter Robin.  

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/14/25

 Orphanage Unit One (see PV 5/5/25) had five kids this round (Kyra Broke's mother regained custody of her.)

Maya Tellerman is causing lots of drama by skipping school and fighting with the other girls.  She was forced to attend class this round, as she had a D-, and brought her grades up slightly as a result.  She will finish high school next round.

Mari Alpha went to school and had the day off from work.

Olivia Landgraab went to school but has shown no interest in getting a job.  Her future is still undecided.

Keegan Alpha and Asia Kim both grew into toddlers.

Michelle, in a surprising turn of events, decided to leave her position at the orphanage in order to move in with Gavin Jacquet, who she very recently got romantically involved with.  It makes sense in a way.  Gavin is very wealthy (or at least his mother is), so he's perhaps a better catch than Derek.  I can see her wanting to get on with her life and raise some children of her own maybe.  Gavin is Family, so he'll definitely be on board as well.  Poor Derek though.  Gavin is an elder now, so maybe Michelle and Derek will reunite after he's gone.  Who knows?  In any event, a new orphanage worker was needed and George McCarthy was moved in to take Michelle's place.  We'll learn more about him next time.

Orphanage Unit Two (see PV 5/5/25) had five kids this round.

The two older boys (Jeremy Landgraab and Beck Tellerman) attended school.

Rachel Landgraab remains a toddler.

Merlin received two new charges - twins Anthony and Ashley Ruben, who remain infants.

Ella Ottomas (see PV 5/5/25) went out with some of her elder lady friends to Hunter's Park before heading out to work.  She was still short a friend, so I didn't expect a promotion, but one of her friends (Tammy Ottomas, who, incidentally, is Ella's ex-husband's aunt) pulled some strings for her, scoring her the final promotion needed to reach her LTW of topping Dance.  She rolled the new LTW to make 20 Pet BFs and will now be running out her vacation time before retiring.

Buffy Summers (see PV 5/5/25) had an uneventful round.  Count Nery did not come by.  I may need to find someone in town who's friends with him to move him in so I can control him and send him into the sun.

Caryl Landgraab's (see PV 5/5/25) business is doing quite well; she ranked up to level 5 and earned a profit of nearly $3500.  Scott had another day off which he spent cleaning, teaching toddler skills to Dustin, and working on charisma skill.  In the evening, Billy grew into a teen with the LTW to top Architecture.  Side note: One of the elder cats died, and a litter of kittens is due next round.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/13/25

 Gladys Bruty (see PV 5/2/25) got a promotion, Dale had a dream date with Jan Tellerman (his first of 50) and bought a car, and Joshua went out with friends.  The younger kids didn't have much going on, but Jeannie did meet the other Jeannie Bruty in the neighborhood, which I found quite funny.  Next round we should see the arrival of the new adopted family member.

Erik Swain (see PV 5/2/25) got promoted and he and Tina welcomed another baby girl, Dana.  I've been trying to restart Tina's mother's animal shelter, but no strays seem to ever come by, so I'm reimagining the shelter as more of a rescue home - the difference being that, instead of adopting strays to give away to other sims, they can adopt pets from the pet adoption service and give them a good home.  They have plenty of money and it would clear out some of the pets in the adoption pool, so that some new ones would generate.  Since they both have the want for a pet right now, it makes sense to me.

The Kims (see PV 5/2/25) had a quiet round.  Amar had the day off, while Melanie worked.  They added a bird to their pet menagerie.  Amar spent the day trying (but not quite managing) to teach one of the cats a skill for their job and making toy robots.  Melanie finally gained the missing skill point she needs.  On a side note, the couple's relationship is not looking too healthy at the moment, which is not very surprising, given that Melanie is carrying on multiple affairs; we'll see what develops for them in the future.

Joe and Sharlene Graham (see PV 5/5/25) welcomed a baby boy, who they named Joseph.  Sadly, Joe didn't have much time to bond with his namesake - he passed away at age 66.  Sharlene will have to carry on alone for now, but at least she has Claire to help out with the kids.  Speaking of Claire, her stepfather's life insurance money allowed her to finally enroll in online classes to get her GED.  The family also got a new puppy to celebrate Randall's child birthday.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/12/25

 Justin Kim (see PV 5/1/25) ran the roller rink, Alon checked on the pet store and ran the toy store (which leveled up to rank 2), Brittany had the day off, Charlene got promoted, and Jeanette aged up to teen with a LTW for Education.  In addition, Alon rolled the want to make a wish on the genie lamp and, since he's Fortune, I had him wish for wealth.  The family really needed the cash infusion, what with so many college educations to fund.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/11/25

 Armando Ottomas (see PV 4/29/25) finally got his promotion and is all set for another.  Nadine is still using up vacation days; she'll become an elder next round.  Between them, they were finally able to send both Anton and Joanne to boarding school.  Before they left, however, Anton went out to dinner with his former stepfather, Alon Kim, who raised him as his own for most of Anton's life.  I feel like he thinks of Alon as his father more than Armando, given he has no relationship with Armando at all.  Maybe that's his motivation for wanting to go away to school?

Alexis and Alvin Broke (see PV 4/30/25) didn't have too much going on this round.  Alvin is still using up his vacation time.  Alexis ran the salon for a bit before going out with friends, where she impulsively decided to get her nose pierced.

At the Bruty house (see PV 4/30/25), Thomas was the only one who worked, but he didn't get a promotion.  Noel went out with friends, Ivy attempted a dream date (no dice), and Camille finished her GED, took a job as a Gamer, and went out to a club to meet guys.  Eve grew into a teen, rolling the LTW for 50 Dream Dates, and making the decision to pursue a career in Journalism (her hobby is sports, which matches her with either Athletic or Journalism).

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/10/25

 Tess Landgraab (see PV 4/29/25) scored another promotion, as did her son Shane.  The family adopted another kitten and, in the evening, when Stephen woke up, he and Tess worked on teaching the twins to study.  Stephen also invited his sisters and a few of the kids around for some berry pie that Tess whipped up.

Cara Broke (see PV 4/29/25) got a promotion, went out with friends, worked on body skill, and went to sleep.

Lucy Hanby and Aiden Broke (see PV 4/29/25) are now "living together" again; I use this phrase loosely as one of them is undead and they have opposite schedules, so there's not much togetherness.  In any event, I think Lucy is happy to have a cat in the house again (Aiden brought his cat Ariel with him).  

Gavin Jacquet (see PV 4/29/25) aged up to elder and I realized that his twin aged up a round or so ago.  I'm not sure how that happened exactly, but I'll check Ryan's age when I get to him and see if I need to adjust one of them somehow so that they match again.  Lila invited some friends over and Gavin fell in love with Michelle Kearney (one of the orphanage workers).  I don't know if it'll go anywhere, but if I recall, Michelle is also in love with one of her fellow workers, so it might get awkward.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/9/25

 At Pleasantview Prison (see PV 4/28/25) two new inmates have joined Mason Tellerman and Rosemary Bruty - Alvin Broke and Allegra Phoenix.  Alvin is serving a 6-day sentence, with the possibility of parole after 4 days, though it'll be a long shot for him to be granted parole, as this is his third stint in prison.  It's only Allegra's first time here, but she was given a 12-day sentence, with a minimum of 8 days to be served before parole is an option, so she'll be here a while.

Evan Broke (see PV 4/28/25) aged up to elder this round and, once again, his marriage is on the rocks.  He and Heather are just barely hanging on; we'll have to see how it plays out for these two.  Heather is still working on the last skill point she needs for a promotion.  Hobart wrote a restaurant guide and has taken an interest in stargazing, which could be really interesting in the future.  Charlotte worked on her master's and FINALLY found a job in Medicine.  Hooray!!  Warner met Madison Kim, who he has one bolt for, but they didn't get too close before she headed home.  Baby Harmon should be growing up to toddler next round.  And I've decided to move this family to a new home, as the constant saving to avoid constant crashing is really getting to me.  I'm only taking career rewards and cars with me, so hopefully whatever is causing the issue will be deleted upon moving them out.  They'll start fresh somewhere new and I intend to replace their current house with a copy since it's a bin house anyway.  It'll be a fresh clean lot for whoever ultimately moves in.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/8/25

 At Briarwood Prep...

Girls' Dorm A (see PV 4/27/25) has five students: Amy Broke, Daphne Dreamer, Kylie Greaves, Emily Greaves, and Mariah Landgraab.  Emily (Kylie's younger sister) and Mariah are newcomers.  Everyone focused on school and work this round.  At the end, Amy graduated but opted not to attend Uni; she'll be moving back home with her mother.  Next round, both Daphne and Kylie will graduate.

Boys' Dorm A (see PV 4/27/25) has six students: Julian Delarosa, Ray Grundstrom, Sean Tellerman, and new students Wesley Grundstrom (Ray's younger brother), Marcel Dennis, and Edgar Gieke.  Julian graduated and (just barely) got into SSU, where he'll be played next round.  Ray is set to graduate next round, and the other boys will be here for a while yet.

Boys' Dorm B (see PV 4/27/25) has six students: Glen Gray, Richard Ottomas, Teddy Korman, Steven Ottomas, Parker Ottomas, and new student Shay Bruty.  Incidentally, in case you were wondering, Steven and Parker are cousins, though they don't know each other that well.  Glen graduated and headed off to LFT; both Richard and Teddy will be graduating next round.

Girls' Dorm B (see PV 4/28/25) still has five students: Madison Kim, Violet Grundstrom, Caryl Bruty, Elise Shahan, and Katrina Swain.  Madison skipped school, bringing her grade down to a D, so she'll be forced to attend class next round.  Everyone else went to school, did homework, went to work, and skilled as usual.  No one graduated this round, but Madison and Violet will do so next time.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/4/25

 The final dorm is of course Mille House (see PV 4/26/25), where we now have four students (three are incoming freshmen): Savannah Broke, Noelle Tellerman, Aaron GilsCarbo, and Max Deppiesse.

    Savannah had dates with both Aaron and Max, though I don't think she's really serious about either of them.  Unfortunately, the guy she is serious about is David Ottomas, who isn't serious about anyone, so there's that.  Her love life aside, she did quite well this round, graduating Summa Cum Laude; she'll be working on her master's for Intelligence next round before leaving campus (likely to move in with her cousin Lucas, but we'll see what happens).

    Noelle had a date with headmaster BJ Ryan, which went better than I expected.  She's not in love with him but definitely could be in the future if they continue.  She decided to buy a robot bench, which she spent a good bit of her time working on.  Academically, she scored an A+ for her first term.

    Aaron's date with Savannah wasn't that exciting, but he's met a couple other girls who might be better matches for him in the future.  He rolled the want to buy a business and, since his LTW is to have 5 Top Businesses, I'm having him plan on buying Lucky Shack, which he'll make into a sports bar.  He will take out a loan next round and get started on that.  He scored an A+ for his first semester.

    Max is pretty into Savannah, but I think he's going to end up getting his heart broken.  I guess we'll see how things go next round.  He also earned an A+ for his first term.

We'll be on to Briarwood next.  Until next time, Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/3/25

 At Romara Dorm (see PV 4/25/25) there is just one student remaining: Jason Broke.

    Jason finished his sophomore year with an A+, maintaining his 4.0 GPA.

At Lam Plaza (see PV 4/25/25) we have the same two students: Gabriella Hamilton and Kimberli Cox.

    Gabi had a date with Lucas Broke and finished junior year with an A+.

    Kimberli had a date with Charlie Stallkamp (the aforementioned elderly townie) and also scored an A+ to wrap up her freshman year.

Casteroff still has three students: Darius Goss, Dawn Grundstrom, and Caryl Broke.

    Darius spent his time working, then left campus to move in with his girlfriend Alyssa Larson.

    Dawn graduated Summa Cum Laude and will spend her final term completing her master's degree in Medicine.

    Caryl pledged Tri-Annya, finished freshman year with an A+, and moved to the Greek house, where she'll be played next round.

*Unless some new students move in, this dorm will become vacant after next round when Dawn leaves campus. 

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/2/25

 At Nagard-Fruhm-Cham (see PV 4/24/25) there are still three members: Jess Creelman, Andrew Dreamer, and Jason Fancey.

    Jess was invited out by a friend of a friend and I thought it would be a good opportunity to meet women, so I had him accept.  I had to laugh though because, apart from the woman who invited him, all the women in the outing were either pregnant, elderly, or gay.  In addition, more than half the women who showed up on the community lot during the outing were also pregnant - it was just a sea of maternity-wear lol.  Anyway, I digress.  Jess completed his junior year with another A+ and will begin senior year next round.

    Andrew graduated Summa Cum Laude and will spend his final term working before (probably) moving back home.

    Jason also earned an A+ and will finish his junior year next round.

At Boggs Hall (see PV 4/24/25) Cybil did get accepted to Tri-Annya so, after finishing her freshman year with an A+, she moved to the sorority house, which will leave this dorm empty unless some new students get assigned here.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 7/1/25

 At ALT, we have Blake Tellerman and Amanda Carlson, who moved into a small house on campus last round.  Blake is a senior majoring in physics and Amanda is a freshman majoring in art.  They were pretty strapped for cash after moving in, so they went out to earn a little money by performing music for tips.  It was helpful, but they're still pretty broke.  Academically, they both made the Dean's List and maintained their perfect 4.0s.  Blake will graduate next round, then spend a round working on his master's degree for science, while Amanda will finish freshman year.

Moving on to Tri-Annya Sorority (which was vacant last round except for the placeholder), we have two members: Vicki McGaw and Lauren Greaves.

    Vicki is a freshman (as former placeholder, she is an exception to the "no freshmen in Greek houses" rule) lit major.  She earned an A+ for her first semester.

    Lauren is a new member, coming in as a junior (drama major).  (Fun fact: Lauren's older sister Sydney was one of the founding members of the sorority.)  She also scored an A+, maintaining her 4.0.  She will begin her senior year next round.

Note: The gardener showed up, pulled like two weeds and left immediately, so the girls spent a good part of their time gardening.  It's still a work in progress, but at least they got the flowers replaced and sprinklers installed so they won't keep dying from neglect.  I will have to try to catch the gardener next time she appears so I can fire/rehire her.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/30/25

 Desert Dorm (see PV 4/23/25) had four students: the Tinker twins, Ericka Tellerman, and Clarissa Fancey.

    Cord completed his master's degree for Oceanography, while Octavius worked various jobs on campus to earn money.  Since neither of the boys is interested in moving in with their respective love interests, they'll be pooling their money and moving in together.  I haven't decided where just yet, but they have enough cash to buy a house if they want, thanks to their mother's life insurance money.

    Ericka and Clarissa both wanted to get into Tri-Fruhm, which they did.  Ericka finished sophomore year, and Clarissa finished freshman year.  They'll both be played at the Greek house next round.  (Side note: Ericka had been dating one of her professors, but she caught her flirting with someone else during their date, so that's over now.)

    Since everyone has moved out, this dorm will also be going vacant (like Oasis) unless some new students get assigned here.  Time will tell.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/29/25

 At LFT Tri-Fruhm (see PV 4/17/25) we have the same four members: Claire Carr, Claire Dreamer, Katy LeTourneau, and Sydney Jacquet.

    Claire Carr finished her junior year with a B, had a date with girlfriend Mackenzie, and threw a toga party.

    Claire Dreamer also finished junior year.  She scored an A+, did some financial consulting for extra cash, and had a date with Jordan Hanby, even though she has the want to get engaged to Brian Ryan.

    Katy also pulled off an A+; she will begin her junior year next round.  She had a date with Tyler Tellerman.

    Sydney Jacquet is continuing her path of excellence with another A+, maintaining a nearly perfect GPA of 3.8.  She also had a date with Jason Fancey, though he was rolling wants for other women the entire time, so I'm not sure if things will ultimately work out for them.

Oresha-Hoh-Var (see PV 4/18/25) is down to two members: Brian Ryan and Ray Picaso.

    Brian had an outing and a date with Claire Dreamer.  Maybe he heard about her and Jordan?  He finished the semester with a B-.  He'll begin senior year next round.

    Ray asked a dormie on a date, but she friend-zoned him.  Luckily, she did agree to attend the toga party the boys threw, and she and Ray are now friends with the potential for romance (3-bolters!), so maybe that will develop in the future.  Ray finished the term with a B; he'll finish junior year next round.

Canyon Commons Dorm got two incoming freshmen: Jake Alpha and Trinity Wong.

    Jake is majoring in psychology and planning to be a business owner.  He did well this term, earning an A+.

    Trinity struggled the entire semester; college is rough on vampires.  She was not able to attend class during the daytime, so I allowed her to do one assignment per day instead.  She only managed to complete two and had to go to her final in broad daylight, so she only earned a C-, but at least she survived.  She also had the want to join a Greek house and pledged Tri-Fruhm; she didn't get in, however, because a dormie locked Sydney Jacquet in his room until after the timer had run out.  I locked in the want though, so she can try again next round.

Oasis Dorm (see PV 4/18/25) still has just one student: Simon Korman.

    Simon did well again, maintaining his 4.0 GPA.  He decided to take up a hobby making toys and so bought himself a toy bench.  He also decided to join the frat house.  He got in easily and will move in there next round to start his sophomore year.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/28/25 Round 6

 As we begin a new round, I want to mention that I had an idea for another legacy of sorts to add to my rotation.  Since I've changed the way aspirations are assigned, I no longer have a way for sims to obtain the Grilled Cheese aspiration.  Consequently, I've decided to create a "cheese cult", which will be played along with my other legacies in Bluewater.  I have my founder and an apartment lot which will serve as a compound.  I'll get into the rules I've set for myself more when I play the lot, but it'll be sort of a hybrid between a legacy and a baby challenge, with a pretty loose rule set.  Anyway, let's get on with today's update....

David Ottomas (see PV 4/15/25) had a terrible round.  First of all, he was sick the entire time, which made skilling for class much more difficult.  Then, he had a date with townie (and Slob) Chris Jones and got rejected for a photo booth woohoo.  As if that wasn't enough, the cow mascot (who David despises) crashed his party, causing problems for everyone, including David's parents (his mom is now furious with his dad).  In the midst of all that chaos, however, he did manage to graduate with a meager 2.8 GPA.  He'll spend his final semester on campus working to earn money for an apartment, as he doesn't need a master's degree for his career goals.

At Urele-Oresha-Cham (see PV 4/15/25) there are still two students: Ross Grundstrom and Jordan Hanby.

    Ross graduated with a B+ for the final semester and a 3.2 GPA overall.  He doesn't need a higher degree for Dance, so he'll be working next term.  He'll be leaving Uni with a student loan balance of $5627.

    Jordan finished his junior year and is heading into senior year with a 3.1 GPA (he made the Dean's List this term).

At Sim State Dorm (see PV 4/16/25) there are now four students: Jay Broke, Anthony Tellerman, Leo Deppiesse, and Zaira Jeffress.

    Leo is majoring in drama to pursue an Athletic career, while Zaira majors in physics for Gaming.  Everyone earned an A+, with Jay and Anthony becoming sophomores.

There were quite a few changes at Pinenut Plaza (see PV 4/17/25), which went from two to three students, then down to just one.

    Blaze Broke graduated.  I forgot to record his GPA, but it was around 2.6-2.8.  He moved out immediately and will be inheriting his aunt's mansion and fortune.  He'll likely move his cousin Moon in with him, as she's currently living in the homeless shelter.

    Lysandra Harris earned an A+, and called things quits with Blaze after seeing him flirting with the cow mascot.  She then decided to join a sorority and moved to Tri-Var at the end of the term.  She'll begin her sophomore year there next round.

    New student Garrett GilsCarbo didn't do that well academically (he has a 2.8), but he clearly inherited his father's appeal with the ladies.  He has three bolts for Lysandra, three for one of the dormies, and three for the cheerleader...so far.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/26/25 #2 Alpha and Latte Legacies

 It was another chaotic day with the Alpha Legacy (see PV 3/24/21).  The family made some progress with getting the new items stocked, but they have a long way to go still.  Coral gave birth to two puppies: Darwin and Dixie.  I'm really hoping they grow up to be normal looking.  As far as finding a husband for Danica goes, we had a setback because Damion Pearson (aka the Slob) was moved into base Pleasantview by one of his love interests, thereby rendering him ineligible for marriage into the legacy.  I tried to have Betty put Daniel Landry into a group and invite him over, but he was always "unavailable", so I guess he doesn't like her enough to come over.  Perhaps he'll be the cop who delivers the mate for the "D" generation pet heir, but that's kind of a long shot.  So, my plan is to keep an eagle eye out for male townies with D names because at the moment no one in the family knows anyone.  I may have to send Danica out at some point to actively look for someone, but she still has a few days of teenhood left, so the situation is not critical.

At the Latte house (see PV 3/24/21 #2), I spent a little money on some hobby activities for the elders (they've earned it) and Joy went to the café to earn some cash.  They have about a third of what they need saved up, so still a ways to go.  Back at home, Joy got her first pop, and I realized that Peter knows a dormie named Derek.  He didn't, however, know any of the Alphas, but I had him get friendly with Derek just in case.  And then (lucky day!!), Danica walked by!  I had Peter greet her and then invite Derek over so they could meet.  The only fly in the ointment is that Danica can't stand Derek; they had negative interaction after negative interaction.  But no matter because they will like each other once I get done with them lol.  Peter saved the day on that one.  In other news, baby Jocelyn grew into a toddler.

And that concludes this round of Pleasantview!  We'll begin again tomorrow.  Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/26/25

 Jared Starchild (see PV 3/21/21) went to work, then had an outing with friends.  I'm hoping that his crush on Tosha Go turns into something more in the future.

Allegra Phoenix (see PV 3/21/21) went to work and promptly got arrested and convicted.  I kept her in the household until after 6 p.m. to keep her aging in order, and then sent her off to prison, where she's been sentenced to 12 days (she might get paroled after 8 days).  Jimmy took a vacation day to stay home with the twins.  He did a little potty training and cleaned the trailer, then hired a nanny to watch the kids while he went out with friends and picked up some groceries.  I was planning to move the family to the bigger trailer with two bedrooms, but now that Allegra is out of the picture (at least for the time being), I think they can make it work here.  Cheaper rent is better, since they'll be living on one income now.

Bryce Futa (see PV 3/21/21) went to work, then had a date with Claire Ottomas.  I thought they might decide to move in together, but Bryce is not ready, so they'll continue as they are for the moment.  After returning from his date, Bryce finished working on his GED and will now begin earning his online degree for his eventual switch to Journalism.  With everything going on, he didn't have time to earn the body points he need for his current Athletic job, so he'll try to get that done next round.

At the homeless shelter...(see PV 3/22/21)

Ricky Cormier inherited some money from Sasha Dreamer, but didn't work.

Monica Bratford also had the day off.  She was arrested, but managed to get acquitted.

Andrzej Greaves worked his elder job and turned 70.

Moon Broke looked for a job in Dance (to no avail), did the crossword for logic, went to work, and then woohoo'd both Max Flexor and Andrzej in succession (she has the LTW to Woohoo 20 sims).  She got pregnant by Max, so we'll have a baby to look forward to in the near future.

Alvin Broke was not as lucky as Monica; he was arrested, convicted, and sent to prison.

Dale Futa had the day off and Law Enforcement did not appear in the paper, so he'll continue with Military.

**Some of these sims could technically move out, but for various reasons it doesn't make sense for them to do so, so they'll all (except for Alvin, of course) be remaining here.  Btw, Alvin's savings will be remaining in the care of the Servo who placeholds this unit, so they'll be available to him when he gets out of prison.

End homeless shelter

Sage Dreamer (see PV 3/22/21) got some much-needed rest upon returning home from work.  Then she invited some friends over, cleaned up the apartment a bit, and got ready for work again - this time in a much better mood.

Charles Grundstrom (see PV 3/23/21) did indeed get promoted; he now needs quite a few skill points, but he'll have plenty of time to work on them, as he's off for the next three days.  He and his girlfriend Chloe discussed having another baby but decided against it at this time.  Unfortunately for them, Fate had other plans, and they are now expecting baby #2.

Alan Korman (see PV 3/23/21) has plenty of skills for his next promotion, but he struggles to maintain friendships, so his career is stalled until he brings his friend count up.  Consequently, he was unable to come up with the rent.  He should earn enough next round to catch up, but if he gets too far behind, he'll be evicted.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/21/25

 Ashley Pitts (see PV 3/20/21) went to work, then went out for a while, before inviting over his next conquest to seal the deal.  He now has five notches in his bedpost and has rolled the want for ten.

Upon moving into her new apartment, Melissa Fancey had just enough money to buy beds for the twins and a chair to go with the folding table she had in inventory.  Unfortunately, she and Dalton had the day off, and Cheyenne is not able to get a job with her low grades, so no one was able to bring in any income.  Melissa didn't let that stop her from going out with her friends though; it's been a long time since she was able to do so.  While at the mall, she hooked up with Goopy (the twins' father), so I guess she's decided to let bygones be bygones.  Luckily, she's too old to get pregnant, so no worries on that front.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/20/25

 Kevin Beare (see PV 3/19/21) got a promotion and then threw a building party to celebrate.  He's saved up enough money to move to a better place, so he'll likely do that in the near future.

A lot of changes have occurred for Caryl Grundstrom (see PV 3/19/21).  The round started off bad but ended on a (somewhat) hopeful note.  Caryl did not get a promotion at work and was, therefore, unable to make a full payment on her student loan, which resulted in a substantial amount of interest being added to her balance.  However, upon returning home, she finally found her dream job in Business and then had a romantic dinner with Joel Hanby at Londoste, during which they decided to move in together.  She will, of course, be moving to his place because, despite him having two roommates, his place is much preferable to the hole she currently lives in.  They celebrated with a little woohoo that ended in a lullaby.  I really hope it all works out for these two, but I have my doubts given that Joel is involved with (at least) two other women (which I know because he simultaneously rolled wants to marry all three during his date with Caryl).  Even though the pregnancy complicates things, the couple has decided to keep the baby and make the best of it.

Isabelle Greaves has just moved into Las Casas Baratas and she's already struggling.  She didn't find a job in Athletic but took one in Law Enforcement.  Unfortunately, she was off on the first day, so no income.  After purchasing a bed, she has $26 left to her name.  She went out with some friends, but didn't have a very good time, as they were playing poker and she couldn't afford to play.

Life is not going to get back to normal for Morgan Alpha (see PV 3/20/21) just yet.  She got a promotion at work and then found a job in Natural Science, which was great.  However, what was not great was the fact that she hooked up with Ashley Pitts from across the hall and is pregnant once again.  She's literally slept with two sims and got knocked up by them both lol.  She will be giving up this baby also, as she's in no position to raise a child.

Since I last played Martin and Greg Dreamer (see PV 3/20/21) some drama unfolded.  It seems both guys were involved with Alyssa Picaso (a married woman) and Greg caught her with Martin, which caused a rift between the brothers.  I decided that if they didn't patch things up by the end of the round, I'd move one of them out.  The day progressed and Martin ran his business and had a date with Calista Fuchs, who he is absolutely smitten with.  Unfortunately, she's not the commitment type and has no interest in getting more serious at the moment.  Since his only other love interest is Alyssa, who's unavailable to him, he decided to make his own family and spawn a plant baby, Helen.  Greg had a date with (also married) Christy Ramirez, during which his other brother Brad showed up and, while Greg was in the bathroom bathing little Helen, he and Christy started making out in the living room.  Evidently, Greg is involved with (yet another) married woman, who is involved with (yet another) one of his brothers.  The guy can't catch a break lol.  He didn't see them together, however, and Christy left shortly thereafter, so it's a problem for another day.  These brothers not only have a predilection for married women - they keep falling for the SAME women!! 😲 (Note: Since Martin and Greg are on pretty good terms again, I kept them both living here for now.)

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/19/25

 Emily Lee (see PV 3/19/21) spent a quiet day at home, catching up on some chores.  She went out with friends in the evening and managed to bump up her friend count.  She's still working on the body point she needs, however.

Jasper Roseland (see PV 3/19/21) spent the day trying (and failing) to recover from the mysterious disease.  Later, he went out with friends and took a job in Show Business, as Music has yet to appear.

Gunnar Roque and Jasmine Rai (see PV 3/19/21) did not have much going on this round.  Jasmine had the day off.  Gunnar worked, but was short a cleaning point, so didn't get promoted.  He invited some friends over before work and he and Jasmine had some steamy alone time after.

Calvin and Noah Latte (see PV 3/19/21) both worked (Noah got promoted), then they went out for dinner, where Noah attempted asking several ladies on dates, but was rejected each time.  Upon returning home, Noah worked on skills for his next promotion.

Jessie Pilferson (see PV 3/19/21) went to work, then went out with Daniel Larson.  They had a great outing which earned her a body point.  At home she rolled the want to study physiology, which I thought would be useful, given that she needs another body point for work.  She still has not found a job in Music, so she'll stick with Show Business for now.

Sydney Greaves and Alyssa Larson got settled into their new apartment at Village Condos.  They didn't have a ton of money for furnishings, but they've got the essentials.  Neither was able to find their desired job, so they took jobs in Culinary (Syd) and Dance (Alyssa).

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/18/25

 Guy Wrightley (see PV 3/16/21) went to work, then immediately to his business, managing to earn just enough money between the two to be able to pay his rent next round.  That's a good thing, since he'll be off both his jobs next time.

Ben Tellerman (see PV 3/16/21) went out and met some new people, then went off to work and went straight to bed upon his return home.  He awoke later on to find his brother Tyler on his couch.  Tyler recently graduated and, since there's no room at their mom's house (or their older sister's), and their dad is in prison, he ended up here.  He took a job in the Athletic career while he waits for Criminal to come up.  I wonder if Ben knows his brother is planning to follow in their father's footsteps?

Phineas and Roxie (see PV 3/16/21) both worked, then threw a party and did some skilling.  Both are still fighting the mysterious disease, so they're not all that happy at the moment.

Will Bruty's household (see PV 3/17/25) was incredibly successful this round.  Quinn Leong had the day off; he worked on his skills and invited his daughter Harper over.  Will got promoted at work and gained the skills needed for his next promotion.  With the money he earned from his promotion, he was able to pay the fee for Ella's GED, which she completed by the end of the round.  She looked for a job right away and Music was the first on the list!  Will subsequently got Anna started on her GED as well; she will work on it next round.  While their dad was as work, the twins went out to a community lot and Anna scored her first "first date" with a townie who came by.  It's only the first of many to come, but you gotta start somewhere, right?  Will's crush (the landlord Elle Long) called and asked him on a date in the evening; they fell in love and had their first woohoo, but even though they both want to get engaged, it's unlikely to happen since Elle is a Romance sim.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/17/25

 Chaz Whippler (see PV 3/15/21) did not get promoted (grrr) but he did earn enough to buy himself a proper bed, so that's something.  Joel and Tom both had the day off, which they spent skilling.  In the evening, they threw a party.

Arianna and Zoe Bruty (see PV 3/15/21) have been at odds for a while now, and this round they reached their breaking point.  They ended their marriage and Zoe moved back to the trailer park where their relationship started, which is kind of bittersweet, as she was not the one who "wanted" (per my in-game rules) the divorce.  Jeannie will be staying with Ari, and they also added a third cat to the household, which is maybe Ari's way of consoling her daughter?

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/16/25

 Meredith Landgraab (see PV 3/14/21) took another day off; Jessie also had the day off.  Mariah and Colton both rolled the want to attend private school but, since the boys' dorms are currently full, only Mariah could attend.  I think it'll be a good opportunity for her to make some friends, as she's been struggling with that.  It will, however, be the first time she's ever been separated from her twin sister Whitney, so she might feel a little weird on her own.

I had to play the Custer/Grundstrom/Broke household (see PV 3/15/21) THREE TIMES!!!  It just kept crashing every time I tried to save.  Finally, on the third time, I saved every six hours and managed to get through it.  Sheesh!!!  I tried to keep things as close to the same as possible, but there were a few minor differences (mostly chance card/promotion related).  In the end, Mark got promoted and will have the next few days off, the twins worked but did not get promoted, and Lexie had the day off.  They also adopted another puppy for a total of three dogs now.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/15/25

 Chris and Xavier Sims (see PV 3/13/21) both had the day off, which was spent sleeping and cleaning, respectively.  Baby Jada grew into a toddler and Chris taught her to walk.  The couple also decided that it was a good time to have another baby, so they are now expecting their third child together.  They adopted a puppy as well, which means they are quickly outgrowing their apartment and will soon need to think about buying a house.

Jane Nova (see PV 3/13/21) unfortunately got demoted at work.  Castor had the day off and worked on body skill (but didn't get any).  He had some friends over and they all went for a jog, but he still did not earn a body point.  He did, however, roll the want to study physiology, so I guess he knows about the glitch that allows sims to build body skills rapidly.

William Williamson (see PV 3/13/21) got promoted and got straight to work on skilling.  Blossom worked, but no promotion. (She also didn't pop?)  Matthew had the day off and decided to adopt a puppy; he also wants a kitten, but he's broke.

Eric Landgraab's round (see PV 3/14/21) was uneventful.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/12/25

 Amy and Meadow Shahan (see PV 3/11/21) decided to call it quits on their marriage this round.  Things have been spiraling down for a while now, so the end was more or less inevitable.  Jackson will remain with Amy and Meadow will be getting her own place.

Stella Terrano (see PV 3/12/21) got promoted, then had her first pop.  Erik still hasn't found a job in Slacker.  Klara had the day off and worked on her skills in the evening.  (Blossom, of course, moved in with William Williamson, so is no longer living here.)  Stella and Erik will likely need to find a new place soon, as he and Klara do not get along at all.

Shanna Copur (see PV 3/12/21) ran her shop this round, earning about $300 overall.  She is still unable to restock the perfume or the clothing racks.  Back at home Sarah made a whopping $750 from financial consulting, which gives the couple about half the rent money.  (Sadly, I don't think their landlord is open to negotiation.)  It looks like next round might be Sarah's last, which is a tough blow for Shanna, not only emotionally, but also financially.  Phillip is not doing that well in school and may not end up getting into college after all.  Jeff will become a teen next time.

Happy Simming!  

Pleasantview 6/11/25

 Patrick Wong (see PV 3/10/21) finally got the promotion and then went out with some friends; they stopped by a pet store where he bought a dog.  Back at home he worked on skills until dawn.  Devin worked but didn't get promoted.

Pamela Broke (see PV 3/10/21) decided to adopt this round and it made me think maybe she felt guilty about giving up her child years ago, so I thought - what if sims could get their kids back if they "change their minds" about parenthood (and the kid is still at the orphanage of course)?  So, I amended the rules to allow that, and I moved Pamela's daughter Kyra (who is now a teen) back in with her.  I think it will be interesting to see how their relationship progresses.  I haven't yet decided what role (if any) Kyra's bio dad will have in her life, but I guess we'll navigate that as we go.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/10/25

 The only event of note at the alien lot (see PV 3/8/21) was Zaira leaving for college.  She'll be going to SSU to pursue a Gaming career.

Cooper Seifert (see PV 3/9/21) decided to take a job in Music given that his degree is on hold for the moment due to lack of funds, he and Elise have two kids (and two more on the way after Elise started craving cheesecake) to support, and Elise has a significant amount of maternity leave saved up.  Next round Calvin will age up and the twins will be born.

Everyone in the Bruty household (see PV 3/9/21) went to work, but no promotions this round.  Michelle got a call from Goopy for a second date, which ended in woohoo.  Marie and Kevin worked on skills.

Happy Simming!

Pleasantview 6/7/25

 The plant sim lot was uneventful.

Mia Landry (see PV 3/8/21) got a demotion at work due to a bad chance card.  Liam had the day off and went out to a club while Mia was at work.  However, the game crashed when he was returning home and none of his community lot stuff was saved.  I didn't feel like doing it over so it's whatever.  I don't really feel like Liam is the cheating type anyway, so maybe now that he's a vampire who wants 20 woohoos, he'll just be a serial monogamist?  He's literally only had two partners in his life - his ex-wife and Mia - so it makes sense really.

That's it for today.  Next time will be the alien lot.  Happy Simming!