Tinker Family

 

Here we are once again at Bluewater Village, a district attached to Riverblossom Hills in my game, this time to visit with the Tinker Family.

That's head of the household and Family Sim Stephen, he wished to be Captain Hero so I got him to pick up the newspaper and look for a job.

His Knowledge loving teen daughter Melody is off to school but wishes to be a Mad Scientist one day, she wants to get into private school and eventually go to college.

Here's Wanda, Stephen's wife and Melody's Mother, she is a Family Sim who desires to see 3 children graduate from college.

Skills were very poor in this household so Wanda started to learn a cleaning skill as I intend for her to be a Homemaker.

I also set Wanda to lay some vegetable plots, it was the last day of Summer but she should have time to be able to plant and harvest one set of crops before Winter sets in.

Stephen didn't have any luck finding his career so both adults were home when the welcome wagon of Peter Ottomas, Nathan Gavigan and David Shikibu stopped by. I moved the dining table from the back room into the kitchen area for ease.

Funnily enough Wanda's fitness bar is way over super fit but her body shape does not show that, so she worked out for a while.

Melody asked for her Dad's help with an assignment and with a little encouragement she soon got the gist of it.

After a tough workout and shower Wanda got the body back that matches her fitness bar.

Melody too is super fit, she also found a job in the Gamer career, she starts tomorrow after school.

Although slightly more mature parents Wanda and Stephen were successful in trying for a baby on Tuesday morning.

Melody bought a friend home from school.

Having lots of garden plots paid off for Wanda on Tuesday afternoon when she earned a Bronze Gardening Badge.

The family really needed money so Stephen found a job as a Mascot in the Athletic career as Law Enforcement was still not available, he and Melody carpooled to work.

Early Wednesday morning Wanda showed her first baby bump.

Melody was working hard on her skills.

She'd invited the Headmaster of the prestigious Sim City Academy over to the house to see if she could impress him,

He enjoyed a tour of the house and a simple dinner (no one can really cook yet) with the family,

and Melody was very happy to be offered a place in his Private School.

After a tough night of low moods and near starvation Wanda finally got up to feed herself and soon welcomed baby bump number two on Thursday.

She waved Melody off to her new private school, Melody is thinking 'Today Private School, soon College!'.

Melody came home later with her first A+.

and later top of her career, that's another scholarship in the bag.

On Friday when Stephen was at work (now a Starter) and Melody at school Wanda went into labour...

It's a girl... little baby Tilly.

after cuddles and feeding Wanda had a little more time in her garden where she later earned her Silver Gardening Badge.

Melody made best friends with her newly-promoted-to-All Star Dad. (I figured he may as well stay in the career until he a) found Law Enforcement or b) got the career reward.  So he got the career reward but did find Law Enforcement on the pc and he will start tonight.

It's one big happy family here as Wanda and Melody too are best friends.

of course not everything goes smoothly and Melody got demoted a level from a bad decision at work. She still has one more shift to try and get the promotion back before the end of the week.

She's a good big sister though and helped Tilly with her birthday.

She even taught Tilly how to use the potty.

Melody would have loved to have met aliens but it wasn't to be, she did earn her scholarship in Logic and even tried 'searching for aliens' but it didn't happen.

Stephen got his first shift under his belt, no promotion but he and Wanda decided to celebrate! Did they hear bells though? 

Lots of tomatoes harvested gave Wanda a Gold Badge in Gardening by Sunday afternoon, next time she can grow a variety of fruit and veg.

She also taught Tilly to walk, talk and sing nursery rhymes.

Stephen got not one, but two promotions thanks to being able to 'walk to work'. He will start his next shift as a Patrol Officer.

No such luck for Melody though and she got demoted again! So she lost one scholarship.

But she had happily bagged 4K's worth of scholarships and so called a taxi to start her next stage of life.

Here she is in her new dorm with Sandra Roth. We'll catch her next round. 

Summary-

A good week for the Tinker family, they barely had any funds or skills to start so have all done very well. I'm pretty certain Wanda is pregnant but I can't quite remember and I forgot to note it down.

I never wanted to run their home toy business but I left the building in the back garden as you never know one day...:)

Sam Thomas

 

Sam Thomas has just graduated and joined Jimmy Phoenix, her 3 bolt love at his little home in Strangetown.

In the lots & houses bin it is called BV home, and isn't it tiny?! Time to have a little renovation, Sam & Jimmy can afford it...

I added an upstairs area and used the goodies from their full-from-college-funds backpacks to either furnish or sell to buy other bits and pieces.

I kept their single college beds for now but may sell them at a later date and I bought one decent double bed too.

Their lifetimes wishes are for Sam to have 20 best friends and for Jimmy to be Captain Hero. Neither finds a job today but they spend the time together and someone rolls a wish for engagement. Granted!

You may remember Sam & Jimmy shared a dorm with Erik Swain here who had fallen in love with Sam first. Much as she liked Erik she couldn't deny her and Jimmy a chance to live their best 3 bolt life. So today the newspaper was stolen by Erik.

Sharlene (whose first love had been Jimmy) was also mad as she'd caught the new couple embracing in college (ok she walked into Jimmy's bedroom and found them in bed together) and so the trash was also kicked over. Day 1. :D

The welcome wagon arrived comprising of General Buzz and the Stacks family which gave some reprieve and soon everyone was on their way.

Jimmy had found a map whilst digging for treasure and he and Sam couldn't wait to get to Twikki Island to explore, they stayed in this fairly cheap place called the Blossom Wood hotel.

The first thing they did was find the x-marks-the-spot on the treasure map to a secret location where Sam was given a voodoo doll after the Witch Doctor had taught her and Jimmy to Hula.

Sam tried the voodoo doll out on the housekeeper to great effect, she had an instant friend.

There were lots of other guests in the hotel to befriend and talk to.

The next morning Sam & Jimmy went to South Beach to explore the pirate ship and get a tan.

They ended up with good tans and got one of the locals to take a snapshot.

Then on the spur of the moment got one of the locals to officiate their wedding on the beach. In order to decide whose surname the couple should take I flipped a coin and heads won (which was Phoenix) and so the surname Thomas has died out already. :)

They celebrated with Pineapple Surprise!

The rest of the trip, now honeymoon, was spent relaxing,

Going on trips,

and getting to know each other better.

On their last day as they waited for their ride home Jessie Miguel struck his mother Tara! Mean Sim.

Sam stepped in and made a best friend of Tara with her voodoo doll and in doing so distracted Miguel.

Almost the instant they arrived home they were invited Downtown by one of their numerous friends and it was a nice big group of people arriving at the Crypt O'Nightclub.

An enjoyable night was had by all and even more contacts made although Sam tried to voodoo Bella but that backfired which just dropped Sam's moods down. Thankfully she befriended Bella all on her own after that.

They tried for a baby that night (A wish Jimmy has had locked in for a while) but no jingles were heard.

On Tuesday Sam put her degree to good use and got a job in the Natural Science field, she will start as a Scatmaster while Jimmy didn't find Law Enforcement so took Adventurer for now. They both came home with promotions.

On Wednesday Jimmy found the Law Enforcement career and will start as a Swat Team Leader owing to his advanced degree.

That already gave him the career reward so he set about earning more Cleaning skills.

Sam got promoted to Rogue Botanist and was rewarded with this Cow Plant.

After earning another body skill Sam made some phone calls to friends and before long had fulfilled her lifetime wish. Permanent Platinum forever.

Jimmy was promoted to Police Chief and bought a friend Jason Lewis home.

Sam had Thursday off so went to H&M in Strangetown to meet some new neighbours.

She used her Voodoo doll to befriend Lola Singles and talked to Erik and apologised so hopefully he will stop stealing her newspaper every day now.

Sam is craving Mac n Cheese.

Today Police Chief Phoenix bought home Matthew Howe. Jimmy still needs body skills for promotion to the top but he is a bit lazy and is too busy talking when he gets home!

Sam is feeling queasy.

The next day she is promoted to Animal Linguist.

Showing her now pregnant self on Saturday Sam used the voodoo doll once again to make a best friend in Simon King.

Jimmy came home Saturday with Crystal Curious and he also greeted Jenny Smith walking by but didn't immediately notice that the cowplant needed feeding...

Jenny went straight over and tried to grab the cake no matter how Jimmy tried to distract her...

Jenny slapped the cowplant and walked away.... Jimmy immediately fed the plant... whew. :)

On Sunday Jimmy finished off his body skills after a long yoga session.

He threw a house party for some old and new friends.

The party was rockin' and everyone went home just before dark.

In the very early hours of Monday morning they added to their family!

Jimmy greeted his little daughter, they named her Blossom and we will see more of her next round.

Summary-

A fun round for Sam & Jimmy, I wasn't sure what to do about the surnames so I thought a coin was the fairest option!

I can't believe Jenny walked away from the cowplant, I mean I'm very glad obviously... I wonder what makes some Sims get eaten and some not....?

Lots of friends in this house, at close around 2am Monday they had a household count of 44!

I'll not have to wait an entire round to come back as I'll be here when we get to P on the rotation where maybe Jimmy will become Captain Hero. :)