I enter the kitchen the next morning with Pop-Pop on my mind, fully aware that it’s Ancestor Day—and that I only have one more day of vacation left. After staring at the rice cooker for the past two days, I finally decide to try it out, armed with an easy recipe I found online. While…
There’s a rare summer thunderstorm outside. After hearing about my boy Luca being struck by lightning twice, there’s no way I’m going out in it. I’m staying in and getting some work done. First up, I head straight to my laptop to contact a designer about the build-out of my man cave downstairs. Thankfully, most…
Exhausted It’s Jalisa and Merlin’s first night with the triplets. The midwife and assistant have left, so they’re on their own. It seems that no matter what, there’s always a baby in need of care and attention. They just have to figure out how to get some sleep in between it all. Jalisa puts Jalin…
Birthdays and Family Pics Everyone gathers in the dining room to help the triplets celebrate their birthday. Brock has prepared a gorgeous holiday cake and has lit some birthday candles. First to age up in Jalin. He gets the Rambunctious Scamp aspiration and the Loves the Outdoor Trait. Melisa is next. She has the Social…
Peri wakes up, showers, and eats, realizing just how quickly time is passing. Before too long, she’ll be a young adult and will finally be done with high school. It’s exciting and scary at the same time. Peri leaves for school, and Q steps out of the house for a jog. He immediately realizes that…
There are only a few more days until Dub becomes a young adult. He’s looking forward to leaving some things of the teen years behind, like acne, school, and homework. But quickly running out of time for things like getting to know Perla better. Dub doesn’t know exactly what he wants to do with his…
In my medication induced sleep, I dreamt of a fantasy-like future complete with a house full of joy, happy marriage and a picket fence. At around 7 the next morning, I was awakened by my ringing cell phone and my reality. I knew who was at the other end of the phone line without checking,…
These are all updated versions of previously built lots. I’m glad to finally make them into fully functioning cemetery lots! This old church and graveyard are home to some of the most “forgotten” long-dead residents of Forgotten Hollow. The church features bathrooms, church pews, a casket, an old organ, a podium, and ghostly visitors looking…
We sit there staring at each other, happy to be starting a relationship. We kiss once again, but being alone in her room together provides more opportunity. Our mouths become more intense – exploring, hungry. I want to be closer to her, so I begin to remove her top. And then my own. Woohoo isn’t…
Maia calls her father to tell him about the engagement, and that she and Wade are eloping. Unlike Me-Me, Clyde doesn’t care about weddings and big formal affairs. But it matters that Dub has the money to care for his daughter. Clyde: *on the phone* So he’s finally putting a ring on it? Good. *brief…
