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Time for our second family! This family is the officially released Spooky Stuff family, so I stuffed them into the house that was also released on the gallery for the same pack. Before starting this post, I took a couple pictures of how I decorated this house. (For some reason, even though it’s an “official” house for the Spooky Stuff pack, it wasn’t furnished. The other problem with the house was it was just too small to be livable. I fixed that before moving the family in, expanding all of the rooms while keeping the look of the house. This is also where I apologize for the pictures often looking dark in this house – the candle-type lighting and dark wallpaper makes it always look too dark.)

Upstairs. The upper right room is for Aghostus and Davey, and you can tell who’s got the other two rooms.

Downstairs. It’s hard to see, but the dining room and kitchen are at the very top of the screen.

Also, everyone got put into their careers.. except I didn’t decide right away whether the two Evil children were going to terrorize a scout master, too. Aghostus is a Secret Agent, Davey a Criminal, Joanna aa Entertainer and Gourdon a Painter (just as a reminder).  I did end up putting Bash and Smash into scouts, but it wasn’t until around Tuesday.) Also, I had to start out with working on Joanna and Gourdon’s relationship, since everyone in the house is technically “room-mates”. I did plan a custom Holiday for this week, since Summer doesn’t have a default holiday – it was for Water Fun, BarBQues, Fireworks, and Sports TV. I called it “Memorial Day”, and set it for that first Monday. I ended up being really happy that you can plan ahead with weather in the calendar, because there were some major storms that could have ruined the holiday.. but I am getting ahead of myself here. … Welcome to the Frights Family!

After making the decision to raise Bash and Smash together, Joanna and Gourdan spend some more time getting to know each other. Being that Summer just started, it’s still cool outside, and the porch seemed like the perfect place to start this conversation.

Upstairs, the twins settled into their new room under the not-so-watchful resident ghosts’ eyes. (Being that both of the twins share the “Evil” trait, it’s not a surprise that this may be one of the only times you see the dollhouse intact, despite the fact that I always seemed to have the adults in there fixing it..)

Joanna is Good, and Gourdan is Evil. If ever there was an “opposites attract” – this relationship embodies it. (Without me constantly watching and cancelling naughty interactions, Gourdan would have quickly sunk the entire relationship idea rather quickly.)

And there goes the dollhouse…

Aghostus quickly rounds up his charges and herds them into his dollhouse-less room and sets them both to doing their homework. Perhaps that will keep them out of trouble?

Finally, Gourdan and Joanna manage to get a strong enough footing in their relationship to be considered friends.. maybe there could be more there?

A first kiss is accepted – although Joanna seems to be thoroughly surprised by it.

Finally. A proposal.

… Accepted!

The next morning dawns bright and sunny for the planned family holiday, and everyone has off of work and school so they can spend all day celebrating. Smash and Bash start the whole thing out by using the water balloon bucket out by the “park” area in the neighborhood to start a rousing game of water balloon tag. This shot missed!

.. But this one certainly didn’t. It left a mark and a moodlet for getting smacked in the face with a water balloon. Ow!

The kids were “called” home with some fireworks being set off behind the house. (…and it wasn’t until I took the screenshot that I noticed this one is a plumbob!)

What a fun way to celebrate the day!

The kids each got a few sparklers, since they’re too young to set off fireworks on their own, and the family ghost watches while they play with them.

…Perhaps Bash is trying to be a fairy?

After all the fun with fireworks, the kids leave Gourdan to clean up, and quickly change into swimsuits to check out the new yard slide. Davey soon joins in on the fun, after finding that Gourdan hits too hard with water balloons for that activity to be fun.

Oops. A little more slip than slide that time, Bash.

Even Aghostus gets in on the fun after doing his research for work the next day. He’s always so careful to have things done ahead of time, and is always seen picking up things around the house.

A family BarBQue meal. Peppers and Sausages.. sounds tasty. Aghostus is embarrassed because he messed up his trick slide outside. HAHA. Poor guy.

Davey tries his hand at the grill, and gets his Tradition Completed for the holiday. (I decide after this that perhaps having ALL the adults make their own grilled food may be tempting the SimGods too much .. I don’t want anyone on fire in only their second day!)

To keep Davey occupied, and start working on his Public Enemy aspiration, we find him someone to argue with. Turns out she’s an alien. (Looks close – she’s glowing) He not only gets angry at her for deceiving him with her disguise….

… But then he also loses the fight. Poor Davey. 🙁

The twins keep out of trouble for a while doing their homework, but before long, a call comes in from the principal.

… And poor Bash is in trouble. Despite the fact he did his homework diligently.

No matter what Davey does he can’t get this alien chick to despise him. I guess We’ll have to find another one to pester.

Gourdan works diligently on his painting skill. The outside upstairs deck becomes the perfect place to paint. Nobody even to bother him out there.

Bash’s first Scouting badge. Hooray!

And there’s the Cheer that I missed on Bash. Smash got her badge, too. (I just happened to be a better photographer the second time around.)

…. Maybe that back deck for painting isn’t such a good idea.

Lightning strike! (I’ll have you know it took me four times to get this shot just right. But it sure turned out spectacular! Also Of Note.. here is when I had to switch to playing sims on headset. The dog thought the thunder was real and started having her usual storm panic attack. She calmed back down when I put the headset on, but, still, it was kinda funny. Poor baby hates storms and thought sims ones were real!)

This is what the ground looks like after a lightning strike.

In her hurry to get in from the rain, Joanna falls unceremoniously into the mud by a park bench. It’s gotta be those heels, girl. Can’t you wear anything more appropriate for a thunderstorm?

Oh no! Run, you’ll get wet! (She did)

The whole house is surrounded by puddles.. and Evil kids love puddles… but with all this storming I made them stay inside and do other things. I need no crispy sims.

Aghostus watches the weather channel. More storms for tomorrow. Then two days of heat wave. Fun week.

He gives up on going outside, buys a thermostat for the house, and carves a new pumpkin for outside the front door.

Meeee-Yow. 🙂 Well done, Aghostus!

Gourdan is now working on getting three emotional paintings done.. and keeps getting out of the mood before he can paint the next one.

The comforting light of a pumpkin to welcome you home, there, Bash.

Our solution to the mood problem… make him drink a flirty potion for his last emotional painting. Hey, it worked.

Bash has taken over the computer to work on his typing program.

But soon gives up and joins the family for the premier of “Peach is The New Orange” (I did not make this up… this is a random holiday and this is what it gave them to do…) So as to avoid spoilers, all family members set aside some time that day to watch the premiere.. and the conversations even revolve around what everyone thought about it. The pumpkin looks like it’s having the most fun, in my opinion.

There’s so much going on in this picture I’m not sure where to start.. haha. Aghostus is heading to get tricked by the trick or treat bucket. Davey is carving another new jack-o-lantern for the front door, and the twins are discussing scouts the next day. Lastly, the twin on the left has spots.. and needs to go drink some orange juice STAT!

Aghostus bemoaning the broken appliances. He swears they’re not him, that he only haunts things nicely… but the family is starting to wonder with the amount of things broken on a daily basis.

… Ok so he broke this one, but Joanna asked him to. She needed to repair an object for her nerd brain aspiration, so Aghostus broke a toilet. ONE toilet.

The new Monkey Bars are coming in handy for the twins working on their Rambunctious scamp aspiration.

… While Aghostus feels so bad about breaking that one toilet that he starts obsessively cleaning everything in sight.

Joanna is working on the brand new woodworking bench, and the twins are back on the Monkey Bars. Hey, it keeps them mostly out of trouble.

Another toilet to fix. Wonder how that happened.

Aghostus is livid… He swears this bathroom was NOT his fault. But it’s hard to believe, isn’t it?  *wink*

… OK.. so one is making a mess, the other cleaning it up. I guess that’s one way to work on a badge, kids.

And… BEST FRIENDS! .. and part of a badge floating away there in the wind.

And we leave you with this… more plumbing repair. Poor Joanna. She’ll be at this forever in this house!

Saturday night passes by uneventfully and soon it’s 6 AM.. Time to save, write up a post and go to bed. The Goths family starts tomorrow!

Bonus: Apparently Lightning strikes can leave behind elemental collection boxes. (Circled below in red – in the aftermath of a lightning strike). This one netted the family 175 simoloens! You just have to be the first sim to go up and “Claim” it.

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Back to this family’s Introduction | Week Two coming soon

I have to say, I wasn’t 100% sure how to start this whole Townie Rotation.. but having a bigger family was a blessing in disguise. It meant there was always something going on to take pictures of. Before doing anything else, I took a few moments to redecorate the house a little bit. When I played this family before, I put a pool in the middle of their back deck, and I still think it was the right choice.. so the pool came back. The extra bedroom was turned into an office, because I decided to let Olivia be their only child. I added a washer and dryer, and assigned everyone to their own rooms. The last thing I did before actually starting play was getting everyone their jobs, including scouts for Olivia.

I’ll start this post up with some screenshots of the changes I made to the house…

The greenhouse

The pool

The outdoor play area

The office

Olivia’s room

The upstairs “creating space”

And here we go…!

Spring. Vivian’s first thought was all the wonderful meals she could make for her extended family. She even spent time watching the Cooking Channel for new ideas. Food filled her thoughts in every spare moment, and she quickly filled up the refrigerator with tempting leftovers for any hungry family member.

Olivia was ecstatic about her new friend, Whiskers. She’d asked for a little brother or sister.. and she’d gotten a pet rat instead. At least it was something. And his tiny pink paws, tail, and ears were SO cute.

Spring for Dennis meant starting his garden. Installing the greenhouse roof had definitely been worth it, however, because gardening in the rain wasn’t anyone’s idea of fun. And yes, it was raining. A lot.

Eric always seemed to have reports to fill out, and the new office served it’s purpose wonderfully. Keeping an extra computer, however, was almost a necessity with so many people in one house.

Grandma Vivian took some time out of her busy cooking schedule to help Olivia with her homework, which was much appreciated. Sometimes the lessons seemed so confusing, so having an extra brain to help understand made things easier.

While the rest of the family worked on their own things, Alice holed herself up in the “attic” creative space and started painting. Every time anyone looked for her.. there she was, working on her newest masterpiece. Her new job at the gallery helped to pay the bills, but it took away from the time that she could work on her own art.

Vivian helped Olivia get through the last of her spring reading assignments for class, utilizing the office reading space as it was intended. The view was great, too!

Dennis tried communicating with his new bees in their hive, and things seemed to be going well.

… More or less. A few stings could be overlooked, right?

Vivian found another new hobby, since her job was now asking her to learn Mixology, too. It meant more time spent studying for her, though!

With Vivian so busy, Dennis stepped into the role of mentor for little Olivia, helping her with her school project on the Solar System. It turned out amazing, though, and gave her a needed boost to her grades.

Eric and Alice found a little bit of time to be together, but Alice wondered how much “togetherness” they actually got from watching Eric’s sports channel.

… And more rain. Alice was definitely done with the dreary days, wishing for sunshine and inspiring things to paint.

See? More rain.

Finally, Vivian found some extra time to tutor Olivia some more. It helped get her homework done faster, which left more time to work on her Scouting badge tasks.

With no one in the house with an aptitude for repairing, it seemed the local handyman’s association was sending someone out every other day for the dryer. (Really, I think it was every other day..)

Dennis’ beekeeping finally netted some simoleons.. and no stings for at least this one day!

The office always seemed to have someone in it… although the noise from Vivian’s SimsForever game wasn’t helping Eric get his paperwork done for work.

With two badges already under her belt, Olivia was now chasing people around the house working on her Social badge. Looks like she interrupted Grandpa Dennis as he was getting ready for bed… but at least she finally got those tasks done!

The family bulletin board was always full of fun little notes and drawings, and everyone seemed to stop to admire it as they walked through the kitchen.

One morning, Vivian found time to buy an anti-aging treat for Whiskers the Rat, since Olivia had gotten so attached to the little beastie.

Whiskers seemed quite happy to get it, too.

Finally! A sunny day so Olivia could try out her new swingset. Dennis even agreed to take time out from his gardening to push her for a while.

With the final touches on her Solar System project, Olivia found some time to work on her aspiration, and spent most of Thursday night practicing her violin. It was sure hard to tell if the practice was helping, though.

Alice was once again painting in the “attic”, this time working on some very Confident paintings for her aspiration.

Once again, Eric was burning the midnight oil filling out his reports for work. Couldn’t they ever give him a break?

With his gardening finally netting him some flowers, Dennis practiced his flower arranging for Love Day. He wasn’t sure who he’d give them to, though, so he just ended up selling them for a profit.

For a change, the Dryer wasn’t broken, and Vivian was able to get some laundry done for the family. That machine always seemed to be running with all the clothes the large household went through.

Friday afternoon… and all that work on her Solar System paid off – Olivia came home with her first A from Grade school. What a way to celebrate the holiday!

Mindful of her Scouts meeting the next day, Olivia asked for permission to go fishing at the local fishing hole. She was itching to get her hands on that outdoor badge!

Happy Love Day, Alice! Do you think you could spare some time off work to go on a real date? She accepted, but Eric still felt she hadn’t appreciated his Rose gift.

The local restaurant had a table set aside for them, though, which was a good thing with how crowded the place was.

The two made small talk for a while after ordering, but it wasn’t long until Eric had to shoo away someone who just stopped by the table to chat. It was definitely tough to flirt with your date with someone else hanging around.

Dinner was fabulous other than that small hitch, however, and it made for a spectacular Love Day celebration for Alice and Eric.

.. Just for good measure, he tried another rose.. and this time she seemed very thankful.

Alice wondered what she was going to do with all these flowers, though, when Olivia surprised her with a daisy when Eric and Alice got home. ….Perhaps Dennis could plant them?

Dennis, however, was far too busy talking to his bees. Successfully, this time, too. What a happy day for him! (Well, if you didn’t count not being able to celebrate Love Day.. but then, he wasn’t the only one sad about that … since Vivian had been at work most of the evening and didn’t celebrate it, either.)

The week finished out with “Talk Like a Pirate Day” and this time the whole family got involved. The house rang with good Sailor Yarns and Ditties, and plenty of “Arrrs” .. much to Olivia’s glee. Everyone had a wonderful day!

Bonus: I laughed so hard when I saw this interaction. No, guys.. just.. NO. LOL

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Brindleton Bay Index |

Starting Family Members:

Founders: Catarina Lynx and Kit Bae. EA’s description of Catarina: “Cats in the neighborhood know where to go for a good meal. Catarina’s always had a soft spot for animals, and the cats she lives with have the best home a cat could ask for. Sometimes Catarina asks herself if there’s something more to life than cats… usually right before she adopts another stray.” Kit was part of the “Discover University Squad”: “These Sims are eager to say goodbye to the comforts of home and hello to the excitement of campus life. They were featured on the Main Menu with the release of the Discover University Expansion Pack. #DiscoverUniversity #MaxisCreates #KitBae #DaisyShane #KristySheehan #BruceSterling #JanieJohnson”

Catarina Lynx

Age: Young Adult (21 days)
Traits: Foodie, Bookworm, Cat Lover
Aspiration: Friend of the Animals
Career: Level 3 Culinary

Kit Bae

Age: Young Adult (22 days)
Traits: Active, Good, Loner
Aspiration: Bodybuilder
Career: Currently Unemployed

Kit will go into athletics via college with a Biology degree.

Brindleton Bay Index |

Brindleton Bay Index |

Starting Family Members:

EA’s description of this family: “While Supriya loves her full-time job as a stay-at-home mom, it’s been getting harder and harder to suppress her dreams of being a full-fledged veterinarian. Especially now that the owner of the Brindleton Pawspital is looking to sell the business. Her husband Justin has always been supportive, and keeps offering to take a break from work so she can follow her dream. But can Supriya really trust him to keep the peace at home between Blue and Bartholomew? Not to mention Pierce and Evie too!”

Supriya Delgato

Age: Young Adult (22 days)
Traits: Dog Lover, Genius, Active
Aspiration: Friend of the Animals
Career: Currently Unemployed

Justin Delgato

Age: Young Adult (23 days)
Traits: Cat Lover, Family-Oriented, Neat
Aspiration: Renaissance Sim
Career: Level 5 Business

Pierce Delgato

Age: Child (14 days)
Traits: Self-Assured
Aspiration: Social Butterfly
Career: Grade B Student

Evie Delgato

Age: Toddler (8 days)
Traits: Angelic

This family is starting out as EA made it. According to the family bio, Supriya wants to be a vet, so that’s what she’ll do.

Brindleton Bay Index |

Brindleton Bay Index |

Starting Family Members:

EA’s description of these families: (Flynn) “As seen in The Sims 4 Parenthood Game Pack official screenshots and trailers. Download now and gather the family for new family activities” / (Brownstien) “As seen in The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs Expansion Pack official screenshots and trailers. Download now and teach your pet new tricks”

Dylan Flynn

Age: Young Adult (25 days)
Traits: Geek, Family-Oriented, Gloomy
Aspiration: Super Parent
Career: Currently Unemployed

Miriam Brownstien

Age: Young Adult (24 days)
Traits: Creative, Cheerful, Goofball
Aspiration: Nerd Brain
Career: Currently Unemployed

Kyle Flynn

Age: Child (13 days)
Traits: Kleptomaniac
Aspiration: Social Butterfly
Career: Grade C Student

Liam Flynn

Age: Toddler (7 days)
Traits: Wild

This family is made up of the Brownstien family from the Cats & Dogs gallery download and the Flynn family from Parenting official gallery sims. Dylan rolled to get a Musician (Entertainer) Career, and Miriam will become an Astronaut (per her aspiration)

Brindleton Bay Index |

Brindleton Bay Index |

Starting Family Members:

EA’s description of this family: “As seen in The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs Expansion Pack official screenshots and trailers. Download now and play fetch today!”

Jay Bhatia

Age: Young Adult (24 days)
Traits: Dog Lover, Foodie, Active
Aspiration: Friend of the Animals
Career: Currently Unemployed

Kyra Anello

Age: Young Adult (24 days)
Traits: Ambitious, Romantic, Cat Lover
Aspiration: Serial Romantic
Career: Currently Unemployed

This family is starting out as EA made it for download from the gallery with the Cats & Dogs expansion.

Brindleton Bay Index |

Brindleton Bay Index |

Starting Family Members:

EA’s description of this family: “Life in their new home seems to agree with newlyweds Brent and Brant. The small-town bustle inspires Brent’s painting, and Brant loves to explore the Bay’s beautiful neighborhoods. But will they ever agree on who gets to take their beloved Rosie with them?”

Brant Hecking

Age: Young Adult (22 days)
Traits: Good, Art Lover, Loves Outdoors
Aspiration: Curator
Career: Level 5 Bodybuilder

Brent Hecking

Age: Young Adult (22 days)
Traits: Dog Lover, Romantic, Goofball
Aspiration: Painter Extraordinaire
Career: Level 4 Painter

This family is starting out as EA made it.

Brindleton Bay Index |

San Myshuno Index |

Starting Family Members:

EA’s description of this family: “Established and novice artists alike shudder in anticipation for the day Diego Lobo steps his critical foot into their gallery. Impress him and you’ll have it made for life. But if one brush stroke is off, if just one hue is not quite to his liking, you may never work in this town again.”

Diego Lobo

Age: Young Adult (24 days)
Traits: Art Lover, Hot-Headed, Snob
Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy
Career: Level 7 Arts Critic

Ulrike Faust

Age: Young Adult (24 days)
Traits: Art Lover, Creative, Perfectionist
Aspiration: Painter Extraordinaire
Career: Level 2 Painter

One of these came all the way from Windenburg to San Myshuno to find love.

San Myshuno Index |

San Myshuno Index |

Starting Family Members:

EA’s description of this family: “Penny is THE source of the coolest happenings and the latest trends in San Myshuno. But will this Online A-Lister’s staunch dedication to her career get in the way of finding romance?”

Gavin Richards

Age: Young Adult (23 days)
Traits: Creative, Neat, Bro
Aspiration: Bestselling Author
Career: Level 2 Writer

Penny Pizzazz

Age: Young Adult (22 days)
Traits: Outgoing, Romantic, Ambitious
Aspiration: City Native
Career: Level 8 Internet Personality

Richards is from Willow Creek (he’s a leftover after I broke up the Huntington III family) and Penny was a single from San Myshuno.

San Myshuno Index |

San Myshuno Index |

Starting Family Members:

EA’s description of this family: “Miko’s a peppy aspiring politician who shares a room with her basketball-loving buddy, Darling. Their charismatic roommate, Kibo is downright dreamy in Miko’s eyes, but he couldn’t be more oblivious to her obvious flirting. Will their mutual love for karaoke bring them together?”

Akira Kibo

Age: Young Adult (23 days)
Traits: Romantic, Jealous, Self-Assured
Aspiration: Curator
Career: Level 1 Tech Guru

Miko Ojo

Age: Young Adult (24 days)
Traits: Neat, Good, Geek
Aspiration: Serial Romantic
Career: Level 3 Politician

This family is starting out as EA made it – with the exception of Darling moving out.

San Myshuno Index |