Day 29
Matt shows several times a day he is on the verge of Knowledge Sim aspirational failure. He stays in red all the time. With no or wishes to gain skills and no way to get them anyway, he is pretty downhearted. Sometimes he even cries. He spent some time constantly jump roping on his own gaining a few body skill points, but eventually became too depressed to do even that. Family Sim Shona on the other hand embraces helping to take care of her younger siblings.
Day 30
A snowman army...to guard the Howes. A little Winter fun! It was the last day of the season, and the snowmen were starting to melt.
It was Flynn and Eva's cake up day. Poor Flynn was in exhaustion, kept falling asleep on the way to the toilet. Finally made it, and went right to bed without eating any cake. Eva managed to wait her turn for shower/toilet and managed to work in a peice of cake before heading to bed.
Day 31
It was Joy's birthday. Doesn't she make a beautiful elder!
Then Louisa aged on up....now then... Oh look it is Jill Smith from the Smith Family house! She came over on the bus with one of the kids.
Day 32
Annnd! The last birthday for a while. Matt's. Oh my...he did not have a good growing up! Jill Smith's dad stopped by to see what these new neighbors were all about. hmmmm...
Hahaha! What a foreboding message! How long will he live as an elder??? Who will take bets that he dies first?
Day 33
It was now the first day of Spring, and Joy continued gardening. Bronze badge won...but really...someone suffering in poverty would sell that sucker.
On this day, three of the four kids brought friends home on the bus. Even though the Howes have a HUGE yard....they packed like sardines into this small group to chat. Matt showed everyone unashamedly how sad he is about his poverty life. Dang. He is almost acting like a Fortune Sim.
Day 34
It was a great day! Strides were made in relationships and quality of living. It was Saturday. While mom and dad slept in...
The kids headed to the rest stop to hopefully have some fun on the swings, and maybe have some cookout food. Oohh look there on the swings. It was Sammy, Shona's beloved.
What a sweet reunion! Unfortunately the family lost $150 when Louisa got her pocket picked. The kids decided to head home. Once back home, Shona and Sammy continued their visit and decided to go steady.
The house was added on to as well, the Howes were able to add a room with space for a cheap sofa and tv, with a card table and chairs in the corner to sit and eat as a family. Woohoo!
Day 35
The next day on Sunday an outing was again attempted. The kids went to their parent's favorite hang out - The Shack. Flynn practiced the fine art of stealing another Sim's lunch, and Shona met up with Sammy. A rousing game of darts was played, as well a a picture or two taken in the photo booth, then it was back home.
Day 36
It was a dark day at the Howe's.
Matt was cooking dinner for the kids and their friends after school. The grill, for the second time since Matt and Joy got married, caught fire.
Matt tried to extinguish the fire, but was not successful. It had spread to the table, and to little Eva.
Matt tried again but in his delirium, extinguished the table instead of Eva! Shona caught the flame as well (Oh no not the heiress!) but her mother Joy had presence of mind to extinguish the flames.
If you took the bet earlier that Matt would pass first, well you lose. Buh-bye, Eva. Shona survived to carry on the Poverty Challenge.
Day 37
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| Sagittarius - Knowledge |
The family spent this day working their needs back up after Eva's untimely death. It was Flynn's birthday. Happy birthday, bud! He wants to be a Criminal Mastermind. Nope. Not in this challenge, anyway.
Day 38
The kids all brought home a friend after school. Sammy came home with his girlfriend and our heiress Shona. However Shona's brother Flynn made it clear he did not like Sammy. They constantly argued. Uh-oh. They are going to soon be brothers in law.
Day 39
This day was all about Shona!
Day 40
The stress is setting in...Joy has fallen into red aspiration!
Flynn tried his hand at making breakfast, and burned it of course. But no matter, everyone sat down to eat it at any rate before heading out to school. Family Sim Shona began discussing her thoughts on potty training children.
Day 41
All about Matt.
Started out the day on the wrong foot, burning breakfast. Spent time playing with Sweets the cat, piddling around in the garden, and sleeping the afternoon away as was his habit before leaving at 7 pm for work. Then he recieved an unwelcome visitor. Matthew Howe was 63.
Hmmm what to do with this money. This is the Poverty Challenge after all. The rules don't say.
Took Flynn and Louisa's inhertence and spent it on stuff for their backpack, after all they will be moving out upon growing up. Did the same with Joy's, she will take it to the grave with her. The only person that was able to keep her inheritance was the heiress, Shona.
Matt's passing moved Joy into aspirational failure. Poor poor Joy. But it won't be long before she joins him.
Day 42
This was Shona's cake up day! Whoopie!
Only one person invited for the party, and that was Sammy.
Shona grew up badly. Very badly. Her father passing the day before put her in to red aspiration. Growing up badly on top of that, well. Let's just say it could have been better. Poor poor Shona.
Let's see how Sammy fared!
He grew up badly as well, but no failure! Shone invited him to move in and he said yes! He had $11,000 on him. Family Funds cheat used to adjust it out of the home.
Joy went right back in the aspirational failure. She had a fear that Shona would grow up badly, and it happened! But look at those wishes. Get married, get engaged, Louisa goes to University, and have a grandchild. She won't live to see any of it.
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| Will you? Will you marry me, Sammy? |
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| Yes! Yes I will marry you and be poor with you, Shona! |
And this chapter is ended with Shona's birthday woohoo. Was there chimes? Tune in next time to see Shona and Sammy get married, and if there was a new little one on the way already!
This is a fun *evil grin* challenge!
ReplyDeletePoor Eva, I didn't think kids could die. Matt is struggling isn't he without getting skills and in the end that must have led to his very early demise. I think Joy may follow him what with all those lovely family wishes never being likely to come true. :D
Can't wait to read more about Shona and Sammy.
Heh, loved the snowman army.