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Melanie had a chat with L4U-Rn after giving her a tuneup. They are only acquaintances so they have a bit to go to be friends.
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I was wrong, Dwight only had a tiny bit left to level 10 in the athletic skill. He knocked it out right before the triplets came home from school.
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Then came his birthday. He now has 32 days left until he reaches the elder stage. I just reached day 110 so it should be on day 142 when he ages up for the last time. Melanie's birthday is in 2 days while the triplets have 5 days left until young adulthood. This update was on days 108 and 109.
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Since everyone was hungry, I let them eat the cake. Sometimes if they already ate, I just sell it after using it to get some money back.
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Abigail and Evan went elsewhere to do their homework so Ariana did hers and chatted with her dad. Unfortunately, Dwight was too interested in the MultiTab. The household only has the one and it once belonged to one of the recently deceased family members.
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The whole family except Evan ate breakfast together on day 109. L4U-Rn was shut down for a bit because I didn't want her putting the food away like she usually does. I also removed her cooking trait chip as she was cooking food when she didn't need to. I can always put it back in, she has it in her inventory. Also, why Dwight chose to talk about garbage while eating breakfast beats me. Who knows what Sims think?
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I made the triplets watch the cooking channel before school in hopes they'd learn the skill. No one did though but I'm sure it helped Ariana a bit. She did do a bit of cooking in France a few updates ago so has half a skill point at least. This time, we have Ariana talking about how delicious the TV chefs chicken legs look.
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While they were busy, Dwight and Melanie snuck a kiss in that led up to the shower for some fun. The kids didn't even notice.
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Dwight stayed home chatting with his coworkers while Melanie went and bought the Bistro. She then headed to the park to learn how to ice skate.
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Melanie got hungry so I had her buy a pie to eat. It looks like it may have snowed on it though.
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Ariana, Abigail, and Evan had a field trip to the cemetery mausoleum. One of them got a cool poster that I put on the living room wall. I may move it but just wanted to see it.
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Another of the triplets got a Mysterious Mr. Gnome. I hardly ever collect gnomes so I decided to put this one out. One more and I can have a gnome family, something I also haven't done.
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This time, the triplets chose to do their homework in the spare room. This was Eric and Fawn's bedroom until Emily and Christopher died, then it became Dwight and Melanie's until Eric died when they moved into the master bedroom. It will be Melanie's in a few days and then the triplets bedroom will be a nursery for a while again. I just keep repeating this process through the generations.
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Melanie started work on her newest book called Sunset Valley: A History. It is a book about the founding of Sunset Valley and all the events up to modern times. It's title is also a spoof off the textbook in the Harry Potter universe called Hogwarts: A History.
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Dwight quit his job as he is having a midlife crisis. I'm giving him as many of his wishes as possible except moving or cheating on Melanie. Leave the cheating for a future generation with corresponding traits. He then went to the police station and turned in his application. All that exercise makes him a good candidate for that line of work.
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Ariana ate her breakfast with her parents. Abigail got up just shortly before they did and was already heading to the sink to do dishes.
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Then the two girls went outside to build a snowman together before school. They were unfortunate as the snow never did get high enough to cancel school.
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When they were finished, they had themselves another classic snowman. Someone had made one in the garden but it wasn't any of my Sims. I'm guessing it was the plumbot.
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Dwight had his first day of work as in the law enforcement career. This will be his only day to work this week as tomorrow is Snowflake Day, then the weekend will hit.
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Melanie knocked out another non-fiction book, earning her some more money. She still has over $2,500 to make before completing her LTW.
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To celebrate, she drank a skill booster she had made sometime when I wasn't paying attention to her. As she was drinking, a man called her on a date but she declined.
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The triplets came home to eat their supper shortly before Dwight finished work. He didn't get promoted as his logic is low but he has 3 days in a row to work on it before Monday comes around.
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Ariana has a goofy look on her face while doing her homework. She can complete hers faster since she is a bookworm but it doesn't mean she likes it. Dwight was reading a book for a job opportunity. Not pictured here, but Evan had a book to increase his school performance, not that he needs it. My Sims children always do well in school as I make sure they do their work.
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Tina Medina isn't a paparazzo anymore since she had her elder birthday. L4U-Rn is almost friends with her as I never really play as her. This means she meets people I don't normally let my Sims associate with. Anyway, the only thing L4U bought was one elixir.
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In the nearby family cemetery, Emily came back to visit. I hadn't seen her for a while as she's been gone several weeks now.
