The Bumpy Road to College

..We'll have to see more of Leslie later, but now...



Bradon is now an overachiever! He worked really, really hard to get here! Not only does he have an A+ grade point average, but he reached the top of the teen Science career. Now he has scholarships enough to go to college!



And now Bryan is a teen! But he's catching up with his brother, and they plan to go to college together.



Through everyone's hard work, the house has been expanded. Now there are three bedrooms, though they still have to share a bath. It's not too bad, though.



...Ah...teen love. Brandon and Ivy Copur share their first kiss together...love is in the air!



But not all is wonderful! That very night, a robber breaks into their home!



Luckily for the Legacy family, they have an alarm! The alarm goes off and soon summons the police, who gets into a fight with the robber! Everyone wakes up to watch the rukus, though Altair seems pretty upset about it already.




The Law wins this round! The robber is taken into custody, but not before the robber stole their couch. They immediately bought a new one, though no one was very happy about it.





Everyone is pretty cut up about losing their couch. This was supposed to be a nice neighborhood!

...Will Brandon be too distraught to go to college? Will Bryan have enough money to join him there? Find out next time...

Growing Up Legacy

...When last we left the Legacy family, Ariadne had just given birth to their second child, Bryan.




While Ariadne and Altair were oohing over their new baby, Brandon quietly grew up into a child!



With the extra hands, the house soon gets back into order. Ariadne is still not pregnant (thankfully), and so she has more energy to help around the house. Altair got a promotion, and he therefore has some more time, too. Peace at last!



Bryan is now a toddler! And he's even more of a handful than Brandon was! Everyone is so busy, they don't have time to spend teaching Bryan the things he needs to know as a toddler. The lack of attention makes him...difficult...



Winter comes, and with it, snow. And...



Brandon's birthday! He's now a teenager and has to think about starting college. But first, there is so much for him to do!!



With Brandon helping out, Bryan finally grows up to be a child!



Weekends are the best for the family, and Altair and Bryan spend some outdoor time together with a snowball fight!



The air might be cold, but Brandon is heating up! Here he is, chatting up Ivy Copur, whom he seems to have a thing for...but does she reciprocate?



Not only does Brandon have to balance school and his (budding) love-life, but he has to go to work, too! The family needs the extra money, and if he does well, he'll get more money for college.



Brandon feels a little irritated, though, when the family uses his extra money to hire a maid!



And what do you know? Altair now has two ladies other than Ariadne around. This is Leslie, who lives down the street. But Leslie isn't who she seems to be...

Join us next time! Will Altair not be able to help himself with the new maid and Lovely Leslie? Who is Leslie anyway, and what does she have in store for Altair??

Parenting 101

Where we left off...Ariadne and Altair had moved into their "dream" home, which was a teeny cottage on a huge plot of land. Ariadne, being a Knowledge Sim, got a job as a Test Subject, but quickly moved up in ranks. Altair wanted to become a Rock God, so he had to start down low as a Record Store Clerk. He had some problems finding a job at first, but thankfully, eventually found one...

...just before Ariadne became pregnant...



Luckily, they had enough money to build an addition onto the house. It not only allowed them to have room for an easel for Altair (to increase his Creativity, which is necessary for becoming a Rock God) but it also gave them room for the baby.


Ariadne is tired all the time, and needs to sleep a lot. And eat a lot. And try not to do both at the same time.



Soon enough, however, Ariadne goes into labor! Unfortunately, the birth will not be attended by Altair, who has literally just walked out of view to go to work.


Welcome Brandon Legacy to the world! He has his father's eyes...


Money was tight, but Ariadne was only too happy to go back to work. So, they had to hire a Nanny to watch over Brandon. Let's hope they can afford her!


As you can see, Ariadne is thrilled to be going back to work, finally!


Brandon has become a toddler! And Altair needs some pants! Eep!



But just when they thought they could breathe another sigh of relief, Ariadne became pregnant again!! Oh, no!


Ariadne is so tired (she's sleeping in the bed) that the house has become a disaster area. Dirty dishes, dirty bottles! But she just can't keep up with being pregnant and having a toddler!


Even though she is home for the baby, Ariadne still lets the Nanny come over and do some (minimal) cleaning. Nanny is usually too busy playing chess to become too involved in caring for Brandon, so most of the work still falls to Ariadne, who can barely keep herself fed!


With all the work, Ariadne can't even keep herself clean! She needs a shower!



But the long hours Altair is putting in are paying off, literally. They can now have a seperate bedroom for their new baby.


And here he is! Meet Bryan Legacy, another boy! Unfortunately for Bryan, Brandon is first-born, and will be the Heir.

And join us next time...
...Will Brandon manage to grow up despite having another baby to occupy Ariadne? Will Ariadne get pregnant...AGAIN?! And can Altair manage to chip in with housework once and awhile? Stay tuned...

Dream Home

This is Altair and Ariadne. They have just moved in to their huge plot of land to start their new life!


Because Altair insisted that they have a large plot of land, they only had enough money to have a teeny house built.


They were so poor, they could not afford much. They can't even separate the bathroom from the bedroom! And there is no paint on the walls, just drywall.


Boredom sets in. They can't find jobs they want, so they have to do something to pass the time. Reading and studying seem to be about it...


Altair gets so bored, he often takes bubble baths to pass the time.


Things start to go badly quickly in their "dream home." Here, Altair is fixing a (stone bowl) sink that started spraying water at him!


Altair better be careful! That's a wolf that's digging in his yard! (For non-Simmers: wolves with glowing eyes can turn Sims into werewolves in they get a little too friendly with the wolf)


Well, Altair finally has a job as a musician, and Ariadne has a job as a scientist. But their career plans are derailed when Ariadne finds out she's pregnant!

What will happen next? Will Altair be able to support his pregnant wife? Will Ariadne die a horrible death because she's too tired to eat? Find out next time!

The Beginning

I'm going to start a Sim blog!

For those who do not know what that is, a Sim blog is for the Sims2 game. In the Sims, you can take snapshots of your Sims and tell a story. You can even make movies, but that takes patience that I do not have.

So, I will post from time to time, updating the story as I play it.

For those interested, this is a Legacy Sim family.

My Legacy Sim challenge rules:

• No cheats, not even the built-in cheats (Sims MUST age normally)
• Start with 2 Sims, married
• First generation names start with A, second with B, third with C, and so on.
• Sims must start on 5x5 lot (the really big one), which only gives them ~$5,000 to build a house, which isn't much.
• There can only be one heir--the first born, no matter what gender. If this heir dies, then the "spare" is the heir. If a Sim family only has one child, they must adopt or quickly "make" another!!
• They must never move to another lot. The house must be expanded, rebuilt, whatever, on the same lot (except for Sims that go to college)
• Sims personalities and aspirations are determined randomly (with a d12 and d6 respectively)

Any more I will post later.

Check soon for updates!