Sunday, April 19, 2026

Pleasantview 4/19/26

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

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

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

Happy Simming!

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