Cutie is the older sister to twins Carolyn (holding her) and Apple (sitting on floor.) She has taken care of her younger sisters since they were born. Their mother seemed to be away more than she was home, so Cutie found herself taking on the role of a parent to her younger siblings. After they moved into their new home, their mother didn’t hang around very long before she once more took off without saying where she was going. Each time she left it seemed that she stayed away longer and longer.

Cutie – fortune/pisces

Carolyn – scorpio

Apple – scorpio

The Cherry family received a warm welcome into the neighborhood when a group of neighbors stopped by with a plate full of cookies. Everyone seemed very friendly, and Cutie especially thought a young man by the name of Joe Carr was nice. The two of them seemed to hit it off right at the beginning.

The older woman seemed especially taken with the twins and commented often on how cute they were. She said she had grandchildren of her own but rarely got to see them as they lived in another city.

Eventually the family settled in to their lives. Cutie had enrolled in high school, and a nanny was hired to watch the girls while Cutie was at school. Of course, she still had the responsibility of giving them their baths and getting them ready for bed each night.

Her mornings started bright and early, as Apple was an early riser…and she made sure everyone else was awake as well!

Most of the time Apple and Carolyn got along and played happily. At other times there seemed to be a bit of rivalry (already) between them. Apple was much louder and aggressive than her sister Carolyn…so she usually ended up with the prize.

Cutie wasn’t completely happy with the nanny that she had hired. Often she would come home from school to a house that was a mess…and her sisters still in the pajamas and dirty diapers. She didn’t dare complain, however. She couldn’t afford to hire a nanny from one of the elite agencies. As long as Apple and Carolyn seemed happy and watched, she was not going to complain. She had no other choice….

Apple grew up first into a school aged child. There wasn’t extra money for a birthday cake, so there was no party this year.

Next was Carolyn’s turn to grow up to a school aged child.

Cutie and Joe Carr continued to grow closer and were now best friends. Cutie appreciated all that Joe had done for the family. He visited them often…and even took an interest in the twins.

Carolyn loved playing with the neighborhood dogs. She asked Cutie if they could have a dog of their own. Cutie felt bad, but she had to tell Carolyn no. They just could not afford to feed another mouth right now. Maybe later they could.

Carolyn brought all the strays home…and sometimes allowed them into the house…where they often misbehaved. Cutie told Carolyn to keep them outside, but Carolyn would sometimes “forget” and bring them inside with her.

While Carolyn was more social and loved to play outdoors, Apple seemed to live in a world of her own. She dressed like a fairy most of the time, and painted pictures of princesses.

She loved for Cutie to read her fairy tales of castles, and prince and princesses. Carolyn usually watched tv. She hated reading.

Although times were often lonely for Cutie, she appreciated her friendship with Joe. He helped her often, encouraging her and telling her what a great job she was doing. Cutie was able to talk to him about her family…her mother being away so much…her parent’s divorce when she was a young girl. Her life had been a rough one…and Joe seemed to understand without judging her.

Cutie learned that if something needed to be done….she did it. If she didn’t know how…she learned. She had no other choice.

Was it always easy….not at all. But Cutie always put on a good face for her sisters. If she got discouraged she would call up her friend Joe and talk…or she would take a walk outside. She never wanted Apple or Carolyn see her cry…but sometimes…it was so hard. She just wanted to be a regular teenager…going out on dates and to dances. Maybe even have an after school job so she could have a little extra spending money for clothes or makeup.

Yes…sometimes it was really hard.

Authors Note – It was kind of difficult to keep things going. Fortunately the house didn’t cost much and there was enough money left to last (so far). They didn’t need the nanny for too long as the toddlers grew up after a few days. As I quit playing this family, Cutie has 9 days until she becomes a YA, and the twins have 5 days until they become teenagers. Apparently there can be no “move in” option for Joe until a YA is in the house?

Cherry Worth – $14,405 simoleons

Priscilla is the grandmother to her four grandaughters. She has taken on the responsibility of raising them after her daughter ran off with another man…leaving all of them behind.

Priscilla - knowledge/cancer.

Pamela (orange shirt/curly hair) – fortune/gemini

Penelope (glasses) – romance/pisces

Patricia (pink dress) – popularity/cancer

Kathleen (green shirt/pigtails) – knowledge/capricorn

The Peachy family moved into a small house in a suburb called ‘The Dream Plains.’  It had a big enough yard that the kids could play safely. Patricia and Pamela immediately started tossing the ball around outside….

…while Penelope and Kathleen preferred playing in their new house. They liked the sounds of the echos in the empty rooms as they ran through.

A strange woman greeted them…making promises of finding love and companionship. Priscilla decided to buy the old woman’s services, but after looking at how much money she had remaining she could only afford to give the woman $1000 simoleons….and hope for the best.

Uhhhh…is this person even legal yet??? She found out his name is Jared Starchild…some hippy wanna-be Uni student. Are you serious??

Well…there was no way to get her $1000 simoleons back…so she made the best of it. She invited Jared in, along with some other neighbors that arrived to welcome the family to the neighborhood. She tried talking to Jared….even did a bit of flirting to see if he liked older women. Apparently he does!

I can absolutely guarantee you that Jared has never had a girl flirt with him before….ever…at any age! But hey…he’s smart enough to be at university, right? Once he graduates he will be able to work at a pretty good job…he’s young and healthy….hmmm…maybe this will work out after all!

Eventually the date ended on a good note…and all the visitors left for home. It wasn’t a bad start for their first day. The next morning Priscilla walked outside with her grandaughters as they all left on the bus for school. While waiting for the bus to leave, she met the man who brought her mail…Sheldon Hanby. Priscilla smiled and said hello to him, even as she noticed him placing bills in her mailbox. She also said hello to another man that passed by…Malcolm landgraab. It never hurt to be friendly….and Priscilla was beginning to feel a little desperate as she realized that the money was getting away very quickly.

Authors Note: At this point things seemed to have come to a screeching halt. First of all, Jared doesn’t have a phone and she had no way to contact him. The other two guys that she had met were always out and she kept getting their answering machines. She did ask Malcolm over…but he declined. So…that left Sheldon…who also didn’t have a phone! So Priscilla had to rely on seeing Sheldon as he delivered the mail, building up a relationship in this way.

Priscilla began to hang around the mailbox after the school bus left each morning in hopes that Sheldon would come by. Eventually they both looked forward to seeing the other and chatting…at least Priscilla hoped Sheldon enjoyed their visits as much as she did. He was definately not immune to her flirting and to all the attention she gave him.

Priscilla spent her evenings with her grandaughters, and she made sure they continued with their studies and kept their grades up…and being the best surrogate parent that she knew how to be.

Although Priscilla spent her evenings taking care of her granddaughters, she spent her days continuing to pursue her friendship with Sheldon. She could tell he was falling for her. In her younger years Priscilla had been a beauty…and she knew how to flirt and make a guy feel good!

All her time and hard work paid off when Sheldon agreed to move in with the family. Unfortunately, he brought only $1000 simoleons to the family treasury…and he was now unemployed. First thing was to get him a job as…what else…a mailroom tech! He should make the advances rather quickly as his skills are really great! Sheldon is a fortune sim and is a capricorn.

The girls all seem happy and well adjusted in their new home. They do not seem to be negatively affected by the fact that their mother has left them. One or the other of them is usually bringing a friend home from school with her…and they are doing great in school.

I couldn’t ask for a better beginning!

Peachy Family Worth:  $19,464

I rolled a virtual dice (die, dye?) and came up with a 3…so I begin with 3 families. The Peachy family consists of 1 elder & 4 children….all girls! In order to get the family relationships correct, I had to create a parent placeholder (who will be killed off) in order for the elder to be grandmother to the children.

The Cherry family consists of 2 toddlers (girl & boy), and 1 teen (girl). Again, I had to create a placeholder parent which will be killed off.

My last family is the Nirvana family. It consists of a dad, 2 toddlers (girls), & 1 teenager (girl).

Wow…all the girls were rolled….and I have no idea how a teenager is going to manage 2 toddlers without the social worker coming?  All we can do is try.

The love family continued on as before…ummm…yeah.

Christopher seems to take great delight in irritating twin brother Daniel.

The four oldest Love children: Eve, Christopher, Daniel, & Brandon.

Alotta gave birth to her 7th child….another boy! They named him Gary.

Eve, Franz, Christopher, Brandon, & Daniel.

The teens finally had a birthday. First was Christopher. He is a family sim. Neat/2, Outgoing/9, Active/9, Playful/7, & Nice/3.

Then Daniel became a teen. Daniel is a romance sim Nice/2, Outgoing/9, Active/9, Playful/7, & Nice/4

Franz grew to a school-aged boy. It’s strange to see Alotta NOT expecting! Aaron and Alotta with Eve and Franz.

Gary is now a toddler. Big brother Franz looks on as his brother grows to a toddler.

With the house full, I have decided to send the three oldest boys on to University. Brandon brought this girl home from school with him, so I will send her to University with them.

Christopher and Daniel as young adults at University.

Brandon as young adult at University.

Authors Note: Well, with the oldest three children out of the way, it is hoped that things will settle down a bit without the fighting and disruption that Christopher and Daniel seemed to constantly be adding to the family.  I’ll leave them for now to enjoy their Freshman year.

I think Alotta has done her share to keep this quest going…I think. She probably could have a few more?? I don’t know…will see. She does have a want to have 10 children but I wonder if that is possible? Perhaps I should try and see….

We are only to letter “G” and I’m already bushed! 

Eve, Aaron and Alotta’s fifth child, is the only girl born to the Love family….so far!

The twins, Christopher and Daniel, soon had a birthday.

Hahahaha. Well, as you can see things are never boring in the Love family. Just as the twins grew up, Alotta discovered that she was once again expecting a child.

Aaron with his three sons…Brandon (in pirate gear), Christopher (in green jammies), and Daniel (in red and white shirt).

It was always a challenge for everyone to get their homework done and keep their grades up.

This became a common scene in the Love family. For some reason Christopher and Daniel did NOT like each other!

Sometimes Christopher won….

….and sometimes Daniel won.

Even though they hated each other, both Christopher and Daniel loved their older brother Brandon (on left).

Nice one Christopher!

Thanks to the old lady that kept kicking over the trash, all the guys got sick (Aaron, Brandon, Christopher, and Daniel). They couldn’t resist going out and stomping the bugs, squishing them under their feet.

I did find out that the old lady is Aaron’s grandmother!

Everyone of the boys in the love family have an active score of 9 out of 10. Are you sure it’s not 15 out of 10???

Eve became a very cute toddler!

Alotta gave birth to their sixth child….another boy which they named Franz.

Several birthdays fell on the same day. First, Brandon became a teenager.

Brandon as a teenager. He is a knowledge sim. Neat 2, outgoing 9, active 9, playful 7, & nice 3.

Eve grew into a school-aged girl, and Franz became a toddler.

Once again we end with Alotta expecting a child. This will be their 6th child, and the house will then be full. Perhaps she will have earned a rest??

Author’s Note: Once the twins become teenagers, I think I will send them and Brandon off to University. Maybe also some of the town teens. Of course, it’s nice to have them around to babysit too…hmmmm. We shall see. I am not sure how many more children Alotta will be able to have as she is getting older. She has a want to have 10 children.

It was very hectic and chaotic this round of play in the Love family. The boys are all active and full of mischief. It was difficult to keep their grades up and to not lose anyone to the social worker. The twins grew up the worse because even with the help of nannies it was difficult to teach them and fulfill all their needs and wants.

Little Brandon quickly grew to be a toddler (and still a cutie)

With just one child in the family, it was easy to spend plenty of time with him and teach him his skills.

The nurse/nanny continued to come and help to care for Brandon.

Brandon soon became a school-aged boy.

Surprise! Twin boys next joined the Love family. Meet Christopher (on the floor), and Daniel, who has just been born. Alotta and Aaron now have 3 boys!

Aaron holding his son…..Christopher???…….Daniel?????  *shrugs*

Alotta immediately went to bed to rest following the birth of her twin boys. Here the nanny fills in as a picture is taken of the twins Christopher and Daniel.

It wasn’t long until Christopher and Daniel became toddlers. They seem close and play together.

Brandon is a great big brother…even though sometimes he is not the best role model for his little brothers!

He played with them when he could and it was obvious he loved them and felt close to them.

Brandon was independent and was very little problem to his parents. He learned to take care of himself early on. If he was hungry, he found something to eat. He went around dressed as a….yes….he’s a pirate!

Alotta and Aaron continued to try to find the time to teach their children. Admittedly, with each child it got harder and harder to achieve.

Alotta was expecting another child. Brandon brought a girl/friend home to visit and play. They had a great time.

Their fourth child was born in the bathroom as Daniel played in the toilet (hahaha).  A GIRL! Finally, a girl. They named her Eve.

This is about the best I could manage for a family picture. Everyone is usually running one place to the other. Shown left to right is  Brandon, Christopher, Aaron, Daniel (he has the blondest hair of the twins), and Alotta is changing Eve’s diaper.

Alotta was often tired. Uhh, Alotta, you’re not done yet. You have more children to bear before your part of this alphabet challenge is over!

NEXT!!!

Author’s Note: Alot happened during this time of playing. Brandon grew up to a toddler, and then to a school-aged child. He is a really sweet kid and is great with his little brothers. The perfect older brother! I was surprised when the notice came up that there were TWO babies joining the family. The main way I tell them apart is that Daniel has straighter and blonder hair. Finally a girl was born, little Eve. I’ll be adding a better picture of her soon. Poor Alotta is getting tired, but we leave her expecting another baby (F). Well, she did role a want to have 10 children!

Aaron and Alotta continued to date one another and to grow closer. He sent her a single red rose, declaring his love towards her. Alotta placed the rose in the kitchen so that she would see it the first thing as she entered the house.

Alotta was amazed at how tender and sweet Aaron was. He seemed the perfect man for her. She could easily get lost in his big blue eyes.

Alotta and Aaron fell deeply in love. Their first night together was just as Alotta had imagined it would be.

Before making a permanent committment, however, Alotta told Aaron how very important having children and a family were to her. He assurred her that he would also love to have children of his own.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Alotta smiled happily.

She had suspected that she was already pregnant, but knew that she could never marry a man that did not want children. Her suspicions were verified, and Alotta was expecting her first child! She couldn’t  have been happier!

Well, perhaps one thing would make her happier….and when she told Aaron that they were expecting a baby he too shared her joy. Alotta asked Aaron to marry her. They had a quiet ceremony with just the two of them present.

After her initial bout of morning sickness, Alotta didn’t experience any further problems with her pregnancy.

She did tire easily, and spent a lot of time reclining on the couch. Aaron would often sit near her reading the paper or watching television.

Brandon Love finally entered the world early one morning. A son….Aaron would be so happy!

Brandon appeared very healthy and was such a cutey!

They hired a nurse to help out so that Alotta could regain her strength. The nurse took very good care of little Brandon.

Before she knew it, Alotta was expecting once again.

Even though little Brandon was still so young, both Aaron and Alotta were very happy to hear of her pregnancy. He hugged her tightly the night she told him that he was going to be a daddy….again!

Ummmmm…..

Who is this elderly woman???

And why is she so upset with Alotta???

Author’s Note: Baby #1 has arrived (B – Brandon) and C is on the way. The baby is cute so will see how many they can have. I will be expanding the house again in anticipation of a house full of kids!

Alotta Love

Alotta Love

Meet Alotta. She has just moved to Pleasantview and is ready to begin my Alphabet Lite Challenge. But first, I’ll tell you a little bit about her. Alotta is a family sim. She is an Aries and is 5/nice, 8/outgoing, 6/active, 3/playful, & 3/nice.

As it is allowed, I used the money cheat and fixed up her house a bit. She has moved in the empty home beside Dina and Nina Cliente. I expanded the upstairs bedroom, changed wallpaper and carpet/floors, and upgraded most of the appliances.

Alotta heard of a place called “Rodney’s Hideout” and decided to give it a try. She heard it was the place to go if you were single and looking. And she was definately looking for that elusive “A”.

After eating a quiet dinner, she noticed that many people had arrived and were mingling and seemed to be having a good time. Some guy was playing the piano for tips.

Noticing the pool table, Alotta decided to shoot a game of pool. She walked over to the table and was suddenly joined by a slim, blond woman. Expecting the woman to introduce herself to Alotta, she smiled at her as she approached.

Her smile vanished quickly, however, as the woman said to her “Sorry honey, but I’m going to play now. You’ll have to wait until I’m finished.”  Crossing her arms across her chest Alotta frowned and looked at the woman. “I don’t think so. I was here before you!”

The blond woman began to wave her arms about and raised her voice. “You must be a stranger here!” she said, “I am Dina Caliente and you are nobody….so step aside!”

Alotta angrily shook her finger in the blond woman’s face saying, “I couldn’t care less who you are! All I know is that you are rude! Oh…and you better stay away from me or you may regret what you get!”

Turning, she walked quickly towards the door before she slapped the rude girl right in her face! She did notice several people who smiled at her as she walked by…and one person even gave her a thumbs up!

The next night Alotta decided to try a different place. She went to the “Crypt ‘O Night” club, and immediately felt like this was more her kind of place. A DJ was playing some of her favorite tunes, and there was a great dance floor. Alotta loved to dance!

Best of all, she met a guy who was not only the best looking guy in the place….but his name was Aaron! She introduced herself to him, and the two of them got along great! She found out he was single (yay!) and they spent the evening talking and just getting to know one another. They also spent some time out on the dance floor.

When it was time for Alotta to leave, Aaron leaned in and gave her a tender kiss good night. Tonight had been soooo much different than the night before! Aaron promised to call her the very next day.

Alotta hardly slept that night, and when she did she dreamed of a handsome guy with big blue eyes named Aaron. She awoke early. Aaron had promised to call her today and to come see her. She couldn’t hardly wait to see him again. Would he show up as promised??

He did! Aaron called her and she invited him over. Things were progressing rapidly between the two of them.

Author’s note: Well, the challenge begins. Alotta did meet one guy whose name began with an “A” at Rodney’s Hideout. He was an elderly man and the cook. I think he was unclickable/unplayable though as I had no luck. I’m not sure why Alotta and Dina immediately seemed to hate each other so much. It will be interesting to see if the two of them have any further interactions.

Will Alotta and Aaron end up together? Well..I think we all know the answer to that one now, don’t we?? I kept looking around for Abhijeet, but he never showed up!

Oh…my expansion packs that are installed are University, Nightlife, and Seasons.

Ok, well if you read HERE you will see that I MEANT to do this challenge once, but apparently never did! *shrugs* So, it’s 3 years (oh heck….almost 4 years!) later and I’m ready to do it now! Just read all about the rules on the link provided HERE.

So here goes….

Brianna – Dina Caliente and Benjamen Long. Shown as toddler and teen.

Devin – Dina Caliente and Daniel Pleasant. Teen and YA.

Brandy – Dina Caliente and Brandi Broke. Toddler and teen.

Brandy as a YA.

Darlene – Dina Caliente and Damion Wade. YA

Darlene with dad Damion Wade. I had no idea who he was but I’m thinking maybe he came with Bon Voyage? Anyway, she looks just like him.

Janelle – Dina Caliente and Joe Carr. Toddler and teen.

Janelle as a YA.

Amy – Dina Caliente and Andrea Hogan. Toddler and teen. Interesting look I must say!

Kevin – Dina Caliente and Komii Tellerman (bet that was an easy one to guess, wasn’t it??)

….and Kevin as a YA.

Jared – Dina Caliente and Jan Tellerman. She’s not a “true” blond folks….here’s the proof! Shown as teen (in green) and as YA.

Micah – Dina Caliente and Marisa Bendett. Toddler and YA.

And #10 is Nanette. Dina Caliente and Nina Caliente. Toddler and YA.

Nanette with “parents” Dina and Nina Caliente.

A couple of bonus pictures: