This is outlining my progress while I complete Koffee's Lunar Zodiac Challenge in the Sims 4. You can find the outline of the challenge here: https://tigerdestroyssims4.home.blog/2018/10/17/lunar-zodiac-challenge-%F0%9F%94%AE/
Ari successfully gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. She said the pregnancy wasn't too bad and the labor was swift. I gave her a day to be with the baby and went to check on how they were doing. Ari & Malcolm were already back to work, leaving Tori to babysit. I stayed with Tristan so Tori could go to work. I'm so proud of my girls.
Ari didn't come around for a few days, but I just assumed she was busy with work. It turns out she got caught up in a whirlwind romance with Mitchell Kalani and eloped! I got a text from her out of the blue with pictures of the wedding.
When I went over to the girl's house to congratulate her, she greeted me with a bulging belly! Not only did she get married, but she's having a baby as well! I was so happy for her I cried.
I had the girls join after school activities to get out of the house, make friends, and work on their skills. Gemma joined a Party Planning Club. She loves parties and being involved. My studious little Emma joined a Study club so she can be around friends that enjoy learning as much as she does. Little Selene is such a sweet girl. She is a Cancer through and through. She picked the Sunny Volunteer club and goes all over town volunteering at different places. She loves it!
Gemma and Emma have been working hard on their Charisma skill over their Winter Break and is over halfway there already! They'll be aging up soon, so I've had them start thinking about what they want to do once they graduate. I'm not sure how much longer they're going to be living with me, but I'm going to do my best to enjoy them while they're here.
Selene's trials aren't really going to start until she gets a little older, so she's just focusing on anything and everything that is fun at the moment. It's been so heartwarming watching her grow into the loving, caring girl that she is.
I should be writing you with lots more good news soon!
I had another easy pregnancy - I didn't get sick and I was able to accomplish everything I needed to during the day. It actually seemed like I had a little more energy than normal. Maybe it's Leonna's Leo energy? I know they tend to be quite full of it!
Leonna was born the day after Winterfest. I was able to spend the day cooking grand meals and spending time with the girls. Tori showed up before I could even call her and Ari over. It was nice seeing them again and I even enjoyed having a full house again. It felt right.
Ari and Tori were sweet enough to stay a couple of days until I had Leonna to help around the house and with the girls. It was a huge help and I'm so grateful for how good they turned out.
It's hard to fill my days now that all of the girls are out of the house during the day. I recently heard of this city not too far from home and decided it was time to check it out. I was in awe and the bustle and the beauty.
I started off at the art gallery, and then a protest across the street caught my eye. I joined in for a bit just for some fun and then moved across town to a beautiful park. It put our park in Newcrest to shame. I finally made my way to a karaoke bar to grab a drink and something to eat. This was like nothing I've experienced on Earth so far. People had no shame in making a fool of themselves singing really badly. It was quite entertaining.
I met the nicest man while I was there. His name is Isaiah and he was so friendly. We talked for hours. I had to force myself to leave and get back to the kids. We kept in touch on the phone, but that just wasn't enough for me. I didn't want to come off as too desperate, so I went back to the same karaoke bar hoping I'd run into him and I did!
Once again we hit it off, proving to me it wasn't a fluke. He was too shy to make any moves, so I went in for it and within an hour we were all over each other. I didn't want to waste any time, so I brought him back home and my Leo baby was conceived!
I let Gemma and Emma go out and explore the world after we had dinner at Tori's new restaurant (which was fantastic btw). I stayed behind to work with Selene on her skills. She is a smart girl and aged up quickly. Here is what she looks like as a child. I have to renovate her room next.
I just got a call from Tori the other day. She wanted to let me know she converted an old factory into a restaurant! I'm so proud of her - she's so happy. She texted me a picture of it and invited us to the grand opening.
Our little princess is a cutie pie and truly melts my heart. After all the girls aged up, I moved the twins into the apartment Ari and Tori were using and renovated their old room into Selene's castle and playroom. I finally have funds to spoil the kids so I upgraded the dollhouse to a chalet as well. Selene is quite fond of it.
Emma kept her short hair and leans more on the nerdy side of things. She mainly wears glasses but prefers contacts for her Everyday looks.
Gemma grew up into a breathtakingly beautiful teen.
She's definitely a confident one and wants to be popular. She's also gained the outgoing trait. She loves fashion and makeup, so I've filled her room with makeup and clothes.
So much has been going on lately, I decided it was much easier to separate these entries to you, dear elementals by events, rather than weeks. It's amazing what transpires in a mere seven days on Earth!
Selene remained the calmest baby I've had to date. This gave me time to work with the girls and both of them were able to obtain their goals to age up and move out. It was definitely bittersweet. I didn't expect to feel this way. At the start, it was all just mere obstacles to reach my love, but birthing them, spending time with them, watching them grow - all of this really made me grow attached. It's going to be weird not having Ari zip around the house trying to get as fit as she can and having Tori slump around from couch to easel to kitchen.
I know both girls are more than prepared for life on their own and I could not be prouder. I had a house built for them as a surprise and a reward so they didn't have to worry about housing. It's a cute house, just down the road. It's got a big kitchen for Tori, a workout space for Ari and they both have their own sizable bedrooms and en suites.
Luckily, this pregnancy went quickly and pretty easily. I had a few cravings, but Tori cooked them all for me. I didn't really get sick at all and was able to keep my energy up. It's got to be because she's a Cancer - so loving and caring. I've decided she's going to be my little princess.
I was feeling sorry for myself and went out to the club to drown my sorrows. I met the cutest bartender. We hit it off pretty well and I worked him until he was ready to give me my next conduit. It took a few tries, but I finally had success. I'm really hoping I don't need to get a fertility treatment every time I'm ready for the next conduit. It's expensive and rather intense. But that will be a few weeks to come. For now, I'm going to focus on taking care of myself and this Cancer baby.
Well, we are finally settled into our new home. Everyone seems to really enjoy it and I feel like we are spending a little more time as a family. Ari seems to be struggling a bit. She gets up really early to do her workout, goes to work, comes home, and goes straight to bed. She's gotten a couple of promotions, but she's hit a plateau with her fitness skill. She's been pretty frustrated with her lack of progress.
Tori is excelling in her Cooking skill. She's going to be aging up and moving out soon enough. Emma seems much more dedicated to her studies than Gemma. Emma comes straight home from school and gets her homework out of the way, while I have to constantly tell Gemma to get hers done. Those two without a doubt are Geminis - they most definitely complement each other. Gemma is more interested in fashion, playing dolls, and has taken to playing with her doctor set as of late. When Emma isn't studying she's playing outside by herself. Gemma is always bringing little friends home from school, where Emma has not. It's interesting to see the differences grow in two mortals that look so similar.
I feel as though it's been too long since I've birthed a conduit. As I mentioned previously, I put some feelers out there last week, but it didn't get very far. I put much more effort in this week, but have had a very difficult time conceiving. I did some research and apparently this is normal in mortals. While I enjoy the process of trying to conceive, I'm used to celestial beings just being able to manifest beings. It's been very disheartening. I came across a clinic that does fertility treatments and decided to give it a try. While I'm practically immortal, I don't want to wait forever to unite with my love. Fingers crossed we have better success.
All the gardening, painting, and packing finally paid off. I did some searching and found this wonderful house for sale by Danuta720. The name of the house caught my eye immediately: Magic Moon. I fell in love instantly.
We bought the house and then had a lot of renovations to make in order to fit us all and our needs. The girls are so excited about having their own apartment as well. I'm not sure how long this house will last us. It's hard to tell with Ari and Tori getting older and along in their skills, but I do hope to keep it for a bit. It's beautiful. Danuta720 did a lovely job and we are forever grateful.
So much for my wishful thinking...is life always going to be this hectic? Shortly after Halloween, Tori the little smarty pants was able to fly through High School. She aged up into a beautiful young adult and insisted on jumping right into her culinary career. She just loves to be in the kitchen. Her and I are having a little trouble though. She somehow snuck into my garden was able to get her hands on some of my buds and I've caught her stoned a few times. We argued over it a few times, but she maintained her grades, graduated even faster than Ari, and is performing well at work. And she got it from MY garden, so how can I be mad at that?!
The girls aged up just before Thanksgiving. I was so grateful for that. I'm hoping they're more independent now that they're children. They were so clingy as Toddlers! Despite looking so similar, they're personalities seem to be almost polarizing. Gemma is so feminine and requires her hair to be just right. She seems to be more outgoing than Emma as well. Emma seems quiet, introverted, and likes clothes she can easily get active and messy in. I think it's going to be interesting to watch these two grow.
This is going to be a longer entry, my dear Elementals. I know I say it often, but so much has happened this week, it almost feels like several have passed. Things were going very smoothly and I was feeling extremely confident until the twins aged up into toddlers. I'm not sure if it was the girls or just the simple fact that there are two of them that has made things so much harder to manage.
Ari and Tori are at the age where they take care of themselves with very little intervention on my part. They get their school work done and focus on their skills. All of my time has gone to the twins - feeding them, bathing them, giving them attention. Even my poor garden began to suffer a bit and I panicked as that is where our income comes from.
Just as I was ready to throw my hands up in the air in surrender, Ari managed to meet the requirements put on her to graduate high school and continue on her journey into Young Adulthood. With school out of the way, Ari was able to not only focus on her journey to maximum fitness and strength, but she was able to obtain a job as a mascot and have extra time to help me with the girls. I was able to breathe again and once again turn attention to the garden.
Not long after that, Tori met her requirements and transitioned into teen hood and moved up into high school. She grew up into a beautiful woman and immediately embraced her journey in the culinary field. She took to cooking right away and is a true natural. It's also one other thing off my plate as Tori cooks all our meals now. While I'm a good cook, everyone's tummies seem to be quite happier.
Gemma's little one aged up. I was finally able to get them over to play with his cousin and have a little photo shoot in my new studio...
