November 17, 2019

The Poverty Challenge - The Sims 2 - Part IV

Welcome to Part 4 of the Poverty Challenge. In Part 3, the strain of living on the edge of total failure was taking it's toll.  We saw the patriarch Matthew suffer with near aspirational failure, standing and wringing his hands in hopelessness.  The matriarch Joy actually went into failure upon the death of the love of her life Matt, and again when the heiress Shona aged up to adult badly.  This also threw Shona in to aspirational failure.  We saw a couple of deaths...poor little Eva died by fire when the outdoor grill caught on fire (point minus for the challenge).  Matt died of old age at 63 years of age.

Shona became engaged to the love of her life, Samuel Riley, and experienced her first woohoo!  Is there a new little Riley on the way?

This chapter starts with a ghost sighting.

Day 43


Little Eva came out to haunt on the day of her father's Grim party, which happened to be Shona's engagment day as well.  Eva is MAD...she scared everyone.


Meet the Rileys.  Shona and Sammy got married, and received immediate congratulations from Louisa.   And none too soon..at least one of Shona's parents lived long enough to see her get married.


That afternoon the Poverty Challenge founder, Joy has her Grim party.  She was 66 years of age. 


But not before a few of her aspiration points were spent. *wink*  A great place to woo-hoo!


Well, Flynn and Louisa received merchandise for their backpack for their inheritance.  Shona kept hers and enlarged the kitchen, installed two more kitchen counters, a kitchen sink, and painted the house.  Also put down some stone terrain in the back and front to look something like a back deck for the hot tub, and a front porch.

Shona also found a high paying job in the military like her mother.  Now Sammy will be on the lookout for a job on opposite shift so there will always be someone home with the kids.

Day 44

The torch has officially been passed to the next generation.


Shona returns from her first day at work in the military, following in her mother's footsteps.


Everyone...even the cat...settles down for dinner.  It is their last meal together, as the family dynamic is about to change.

Day 45


Louisa aged right on up...and true to her lineage, promptly went into aspirational failure because she did not go to University.  As a Knoweldge Sim, this is very important to their well being.

Um......yeah.

However Louisa had a desire to make a wish on the genie lamp, and decided to spend it on a good one before moving out.


She wished to resurrect little Eva.  This was all because ASimWen couldn't stand having a ghost child wondering the property.  It was so sad that her dad had bad aim with the fire extinguisher.  Eva didn't deserve that at all.


This day ends with the University Cow showing up on the lot for some reason...  Huh?  This guy actually just walked onto the lot...walked around for a while, and jumped into the hot tub and stayed there until about 2 in the morning.  Even Sweets the cat has no idea what that guy is doing there.  At any rate having already taken the penalty for an accidental death, ASimWen had no desire to raise Eva even to teen.  She moved out with Louisa, where she will become a townie.

Oh wait.  One more thing happened on this day.


Shona showed everyone her first baby bump.  Go you, Shona!

Day 46


 Sammy heads off for his first day of work as a stand up comedian.  His hours are 3 to 10 pm at a rate of $240 a day.  He and Shona work opposite shifts so there will always be someone home for the kids.

Day 47

It was Friday, and Flynn decided to head across the street for a little fun after school.  He headed over The Shack.

He witnessed these two yokels trying to dance to the radio.

 

While there, Flynn stole some dinner, took a shower and a swim, then headed back home.


Yesssss!!!  Will be able to get rid of the litter box. Thanks to Flynn's great training!

Day 48

It's the twin's birthday!!!!


Round about 2 in the morning...the girls were born.  Sammy almost slept through it.


Keeping with the "S" names...meet Sheena and Sydney.  They both have brown hair and blue eyes, and have blond hair as a recessive.  Keep waiting for a redhead..from granny Joy!

Day 50

 Well I  missed a day?  On this day the cake up birthday message threw for the twins.   Apparently I was on auto pilot play and nothing of note happened while the twins were newborns.  I do remember Louisa dropping by for a visit and stood around outside with Flynn fishing, and Joy and Matt came out to haunt.  Anyway, on with Sheena and Sydney's birthday!


Did it outside so there would be opportunity for better pictures.  Daddy Sammy was at work, so Uncle Flynn helped out.

Libra - Romance

Hello Sydney!  You cutie patooty you!

Sagittarius - Knowledge

Hi Ya Sheena!  You look incredibly like Auntie Eva when she was little!

Both of the girls immediately peed thier pants even though they had just had their diapers changed.  They were cleaned up and put right to bed.

Day 51

The twins worked on their toddler skills thanks to the help of mamma Shona and Uncle Flynn.  Daddy Sammy got to help some.  Both girls learned to talk.

Day 52


Sammy had the day off from work, so was all about teaching his girls, being a Knowledge Sim and all.  Both of them finished up their walking and potty skills.

Andddd.it was Flynn's cake up day.  He will be missed...he helped a lot with the girls.  He will be moving out.


Yup,  aspirational failure due to not going to University., or getting into Private School, any of that.  Need to get this guy moved out so there isn't a crying Sim on the lot for days.

Day 53


Flynn moved out.  And none too soon....he did nothing but cry and sob and carry on.  Buh-bye, Flynn.  Good riddance.


As soon as Flynn left the lot, Shona shows signs of pregnancy!  Woohoo!  It is about time.  Shona and Sammy had been trying every day for baby, and none!  Here we go!


And it was the girl's cake up day.  Sydney on the left, and Sheena on the right.  Hi girls!

Day 54

Sammy was fired through a chance card!


Sammy checked the paper for a new job upon returning home in disgrace. Oh but look, the boss who had fired him had listed Sammy's position immediately.  There it was!  Sammy applied, and was accepted back as a stand up comedian.   heh
Day55


Yay for school bonuses.  So it was at this point ASimWen, and having felt like this for several Sim days, was feeling like this "challenge" wasn't much of a challenge.  Things were going great, money wasn't so bad, and everyone had the basics without much complaint.  So ASim went back and read the original rules. Ewww.  Shona wasn't supposed to keep her inheritance from her parents. She totaled $7,500 between the two, so an immediate adjustment of household funds took place using the familyFunds cheat.  This brought the bank down to $1,415.  A few things were sold off as well like a couple of the cheap kitchen counters, a cheap ikea end table, ect. So alrightie then.  On with the playing.


A very pregnant Shona congratulating Sheena on an A report card.

Day 56

At 3:23 in the morning....


Time for the next set of twinsies!!! Yes Please!!!!  Remember that Sammy and Shona are both Family Sims, and Super Fertility is turned on for this challenge.



A boy and a girl!  WooWoo!


Cutie patooty!  This is Seymore.  Shona got a couple of hours of sleep, then it was off to work. 


Sammy took care of the kids all day, then headed off to work as Shona stepped in the front door.  Boy was she tired.

Day 57

Early Cake up!



Libra - Romance

 My oh my Sian...you have the same hair that Louisa, Eva, and Sheena had.  Dang can't this game really likes it.  FYI it is a default replacement for something else.

Sagittarius - Knowledge

Hey Seymore...do you "see more????"  hahaha  You are a good looking boy!

And that is where we end this chapter~!

Shona is half way through her life now, aging up to  elder in 15 days, same for Sammy.  There is $2,696 in the bank right now, and they are going to need it because Shona and Sammy are going to keep pumping the babies out.  Another bedroom will have to be built and more beds bought.

Sheena and Sydney cake up in three days, so we will see them as teens next round!

Have fun everyone and keep on simming!

~ASimWen

4 comments:

  1. Another great round for Shona and Sammy at the helm. More twins! Makes for twice as much fun. heh. :)
    I'm definitely going to give this one a go, looks fun. :)

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    1. I am having fun with it! I have a Sim license to keep pumping out the kids without the penalty of having to keep playing them. It was most challenging before the founder Joy had anything at all. Now it is just living on a shoe string. :)

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  2. Oooh twins I love having twins as that means no more babies needed in my games lol.

    I am finding it easy as well however I must get to blogging it as that is my downfall xx

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