Monday, December 28, 2020

August 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Audrey has entered the seventh month of her pregnancy. So close to the end and they’ll soon meet their little baby!

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Follow the path

July 2029 - Del Sol Valley, California
Tang family - George is 32, Dorothy is 32, Anaya is 1, Elliana is 1

George and Dorothy have found that having twins has kept them busy in the past year. Anaya and Elliana’s first birthday is arriving tomorrow and from what they’ve heard, having a toddler is definitely something to keep you busy. They can’t imagine what having two toddlers at the same time will mean!

Friday, December 11, 2020

A New Experience in Life

July 2029 - Pleasant City, Nevada
Craig family - Lucas is 22, Andrea is 22, Elliott is 3

(These first few pictures are memories looking back into June at Lucas’s parents’ house in Arcadia, North Carolina. It then moves into July in Pleasant City, Nevada.)

Back in June, Lucas had been there in Arcadia for his little sister’s high school graduation.

“You’ll do great out there,” Lucas said as he hugged her tight.

Thursday, November 26, 2020

July 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

 
"You don't have to cook breakfast for me," Lily tells her dad.
 
"I want to," Logan says. "It's your birthday and my girl isn't a little girl anymore, but I'd like to pretend she is before she heads off to another country." 
 

Monday, November 9, 2020

Meet the family

June 2029 - Pine Hollow, North Carolina
Gates family - Xander is 39, Chelsea is 39, Kat is 19, Caleb is 17, Olivia is 16, Bianca is 10

 
Xander Gates checks the oven to see how the ribs he’s cooking look. Pretty good, he decides, but they need to cook a while longer at the low temperature. Kat’s boyfriend Yori will be coming to dinner that night to meet the family for the first time and so Xander hopes that these ribs cook to be still tender, but nicely barbecued.
 

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Family Trees

I missed seeing full family trees with my Sims from the very start of my playing in TS2. So I created TS4 versions of the founders of my game just long enough to make them related to my current Sims. Took some work, but I love it! 

Click on the images to see bigger size.

Family Tree - Craig

 

Here is the family tree for my founder Dave Craig. He had two daughters, Julie and Suzie, from his first marriage, and then Marcus, Tucker, and Jessica to his second marriage with Glenda. And here are their grandchildren and great-grandchildren! The tree was too wide to see it all on one view, so I had to put the two sides together. The founders are now set to passed away and so they show in gray pictures on the family trees. (Dave and Glenda were still alive when I took this screenshot.) 

Monday, October 19, 2020

Little One, Big World

June 2029 - San Myshuno, New York
Smith family - Sam is 25, Ariel is 22, Alex is 2 weeks old

Being a mom is a whole new world for Ariel. Her days aren’t filled with just thoughts of what fashion she’ll design next.

June 2029 Graduations

“Are you checking up on your scholarship applications?” Ethan asks. “Afraid you won’t make it through college?”

June 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Sam and Ariel Smith step outside of their apartment in San Myshuno, New York, one evening as the sun begins to set. Ariel is in her ninth month of pregnancy and she’s taking the advice she’s heard about getting out and walking around in hopes of starting labor soon.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Traits & Aspirations Spreadsheet

If you are interested in seeing the Traits & Aspirations spreadsheet I made, you can download it here. I do not own Vampires or Realm of Magic so the aspirations for those packs are not included in my worksheet. But you could easily go through the list of traits and decide where those go for your own game.

Let me know if you have any questions or if anything doesn't make sense! :)

Thursday, October 8, 2020

Traits and Aspirations

I've been wanting to connect my Sims' traits to the aspirations they choose. The traits are random, I'll roll the dice and let the game decide on their traits--unless I think that trait really doesn't fit that Sim, then I'll roll again in those cases. 
 

Monday, September 28, 2020

Moving Ahead


May 2029 - Pine State University, Arcadia, North Carolina
University students - Baine Austin is 20, Violet Craig is 19, Kat Gates is 19

 
Kat is working some long study time in the science lab at Pine State University by doing projects directly with the machines.

Life on the Farm

May 2029 - Pine Hollow, North Carolina
Gates family
- Carrie is 65, Todd is 41, Rachel is 41, Vanessa is 12, Aaron is 8

Life on the Gates family farm is always busy. Carrie and her oldest son Todd work in the garden every day, planting new things, harvesting the plants already growing, and making sure everything has enough water.

His younger brother Nathan may have moved to Arcadia to get away from farm life, but Todd loves it here.

May 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Sam Smith has developed a new life in San Myshuno, which includes his wife Ariel, who is expecting their first child in June!

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

In the Heat of the Day

April 2029 - Oasis Springs, Nevada
Craig/Morris - Tucker is 41, Cynthia is 41, Raven is 3

Life with a toddler is fun, Cynthia thinks. She had forgotten her experience in these days from raising Violet. 

Chasing Dreams

April 2029 - Arcadia, North Carolina
Gates-Watson
- Shelley is 40, Logan is 39, Lily is 18, James is 14


“What is this supposed to be?” Logan asks, staring at the strings of paper shapes his wife had just hung on the windows.

“It’s to celebrate Easter and spring,” Shelley tells him. “It tells people that we’re happy for the season changes and welcome them inside to join us.”

April 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries

 

It’s Adam and Ethan’s 19th birthday and the girls decide to take them out on the town. Out on the town seems to be going to see a movie.

“You two be quiet up there,” Adam hisses at his brother. “I can’t hear the end of the movie.”

“Sorry,” Ethan says. “We lost interest halfway though the storyline.”

Monday, February 17, 2020

Busy Days

March 2029 - San Myshuno, New York
Chase family - Edwin is 39, Darcy is 36, Jackson is 11, Ava is 7

Working in law enforcement in San Myshuno keeps Edwin busy at times.

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Adding to the Family

March 2029 - Brindleton Bay, Connecticut
Norman household: Jessica is 43, Richard is 38, Tyler is 9, Grace is 9

“I have an idea,” Tyler Norman says one morning at breakfast. “Or really, Grace has an idea.”

Grace shoots her brother a scowl across the table. “No, you promised to say it.”

“Say what?” Jessica asks her kids before they can start an argument first thing in the morning.

“That we should get a dog,” Grace says.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

March 2029 Birthdays & Anniversaries


“It doesn’t seem like it’s been forty-four years,” Julie Lloyd tells William. “It seems like just yesterday we were in college, talking about spending forever together after we were done.”

“That was just yesterday,” William says, reaching up to softly rub her cheek. “You’re still as young and beautiful as you were then.”