Humble Beginnings 3/12/25

 With Makoto and his son Soren moving in, and Joseph and Destiny's son Marcus being born (as well as another son later, Darius), the Edwards household has certainly become more chaotic.  Someone is always coming or going, a baby is always crying, and the bathroom is always tied up.  Luckily, everyone was willing to pitch in, while also trying to keep up with skilling for work and, in Destiny's case, working on her degree.  By the end of spring, Linda and Makoto are in their 60s, Linda's youngest child Michael is a teen, Makoto's son Soren is a child, and Joseph and Destiny's boys are child and toddler, respectively.  Career-wise, everyone was pretty successful, each scoring several promotions.  Education-wise, less successful - Destiny is still working on her thesis and Michael's grades are too low to take AP classes in preparation for his degree in Journalism (his LTW).  However, despite their struggles, they've managed to save up $39,560, which earns them a promotion to Lower Middle Class.  They'll all be moving out together into a home of their own at long last.

Wendy Owens moved her boyfriend in (Count BJ Haggerty).  She immediately got pregnant, which was fine for the first couple of days, as she was off from work.  However, on the first day she had to go to work, she and BJ had a date right before she left and, unfortunately, when she returned home, she got stuck outside trying to deliver the date flowers.  She died of sunlight exposure.  Her daughter, Robin, grew up (to child) a couple of hours later, and I decided that she should move in with her Aunt Jennifer, since Wendy was closest to her.  BJ stayed on in the apartment through the end of spring, at which point his bank balance is $48,935, which is enough to be promoted to Lower Middle.  Since he was seeing Danielle Duncan on the side, and they have three bolts, and she and Brandon are splitting up, I'm going to move him in with her at the end of her week.  She's already Lower Middle, so his funds will just add to the total and help them level up again.

Happy Simming!