Rebuilding Worlds Vol. 2

@Heckstress17 I'm so glad I came back and checked after I posted my update just to make sure I didn't miss anything! Awww I love that Iris is doing all the cooking for her daughter's wedding. That's so sweet. That's sad about Jonas's parents. Your little chapel is so cute. I love it. I love the indoor and outdoor space you have. It looked so nice when they exchanged their vows and sweet Iris. Oh. :( My heart breaks. Poor Zach. I feel bad though that Fawn spent some of her wedding day trying to cheer him up. Stay home if you're going to be a sad sack dude. Selene is really pretty. I love the sims in your game.

risky woohoo is at 3% so we should be safe

Famous last words...I'm so glad Iris moved in with them.

@Heckstress17 I finished You season 2 yesterday (omg the last two episodes were CRAZY), and I've already seen Haunting of Hill House (loved it!). This is why I need netflix recommendations, I watch shows way too fast :lol: Your restaurant looks awesome in my game -- it fits my neighborhood better than my community lot lol. I'm really glad you noticed the blinds in the first pic of my last update, because I thought they looked good too :joy: Those are like my fav window coverings but I don't use them often cause they feel too modern for most of my houses. Now that you mention it, Haven really is a surfer dude at heart and I love it. Aww I like the name Reuben! I wish I would've thought of that :lol: I think Storm was the first or last name of a Willow Creek gene pool mate, it sounded familiar at least so I went with it. Blaze had the most eventful birth EVER, it was utter chaos in my game lol. But I'm glad it worked out how I did, I really wanted Aiyden to stick around a little longer.

Yay another update!! I don't blame you for rushing the wedding, I'd want Iris there too! Oh MCCC messing with people's lives as always, I see :lol: Poor Jonas, I wouldn't know what to think either :lol: That chapel is so perfect!! What a beautiful wedding :heart: Iris looked amazing as always :blush: Welcome to the family, Jonas! Uh, yikes...Zach, pull yourself together man, YOU broke up with HER, remember?? Oh man, the outdoor pics are amazing -- Willow Creek is still one of my fav worlds, so beautiful. Fawn is a total heartbreaker, look at all those sad boys :joy: I'm glad Iris had such a good time at the wedding, I feel like she needed one perfect day after all the heartache she's been through. Annnd back to the grind, I feel that lol. The manual laborer uniform is so cute on Jonas! It fits him so well. He's pretty cute covered in paint too :lol: Honestly, he'll never not be cute in my eyes, he's perfect :tongue: "Risky woohoo is only 3%" uh huh, good luck with that :wink: :joy: Awww I love seeing Iris gardening again! She just looks so happy :blush: AH I know what aspiration you're doing and I don't know the name either, but it's the gardening one right? Freelance Botanist maybe? Something like that. Anyway, it's perfect for her. Silas! I love that they still spend family time together, even while Fawn's grinding for school. I loved this update so much! :heart:

@Mionax Lol poor Mariam and Alek, just leave them alone for 5 minutes to woohoo, they need more babies! :wink: :lol: Yay!! Nooboo #2 on the way! The new nursery is sooo cute. Amira's a cutie, she looks like a mini-Mariam.

@Wentcrazy Aww I love that Iris joined the gardening club! I wish I would've thought of that last gen. She always loved the rain in my game too! The house looks sooo good! You're making me miss cc so much, but I always download way too much and break my game so I'll just enjoy seeing it in your game :lol: Glad to see Aiyden make a stalker friend :wink: Congrats on another girl! Being so close in age, I'm sure Faith and Rose will be super close sisters. Omg Faith is the CUTEST lil thing! Her lil buns/braids and freckles -- I love her!! :heart:

@OJenn I love Haven and Suri too :blush: I think we did have a Storm in the Willow Creek gene pool, it sounded familiar at least! I'd love to have baby showers too. Especially with knitting and plopsy now, we could buy/make cute baby stuff for gifts!

@debjameswhite Yay I'm glad you downloaded her! Did you get her whole family? Cause I love all of them :lol: When she moved in with Haven, she had different 'relationships' with each family member -- she was neutral toward her dad and brother, close with her mom, really close with her sister ('super siblings' or something). I hadn't noticed those things in the relationships panel before. I think there was a Storm in the Willow Creek gene pool, cause the name sounded familiar. I wouldn't have picked it if I didn't recognize it from somewhere, cause I usually don't get too crazy with my names lol. Yesss give in to the dark side...get a pet!!

Awww I love seeing Lia and Hailey bonding over ping pong. Lia's getting her ready for uni I see :wink: Her flower arrangements are so pretty! I've gotta do that career sometime, it looks so fun. Evie!! I can't wait to add everyone's sim families to my game, I was waiting until my gen 2 kids are actually kids so they can grow up together lol. Hailey's new room is so pretty! I love the colors, it really looks like a 'teen' room to me. Oh man, twins again!! At least now it makes sense for Lia to bake multiple cakes? :lol: Is Harrison Father Winter now?? Maybe the NPCC mod assigned him to the 'Father Winter' NPC job! I kind of like it actually, though I wish he would've worn the outfit lol. Great family portrait! I can't wait to see who the kids take after more. Oh no...I'm getting lots of death notifications in my game too, it's so sad!

Faith and Rose are adorable!

@debjameswhite - You must've been typing up your update at the same time I was the other day. I had been saving drafts all day and coming back to type more when I had time, you snuck your update in on me :smile: I can't believe you played so much without realizing you weren't taking pics! I have the exact opposite problem :lol: I'm glad you had enough to post. I had been missing your family. I really do love Hailey, and her outfit with the sweater and boots is super cute. I know the cake baking thing isn't a Lia exclusive :joy: but it sure seems like it! I'm glad she found time to make and sell her floral arraignments, and I'm also glad the NPC mod is bringing sims you actually wanna see around! Aw :heart: I love that she's friend with Evie. Another baby!? I really thought you'd be done after the twins were born. I like that Jools was their to support Lia during labor since Heath wasn't much help lol. Hailey's newly relocated room is awesome! It's the perfect teen girls room. The twins big boy room is great too. I can't believe she had twins again! Does she have the fertility trait? I'm glad she and Heath have a daughter now too though. Since I think Hailey is 90% Lia, I bet Kaitlin will age up beautifully just like her big sister :blush: omg the picture of Heath standing in the pantry complaining about all the cake ingredients :joy: Then Weston questioning her about it lol Lia needs cakeaholics anonymous. What a weird glitch about Harrison seemingly being Father Winter. I wonder if it has something to do with the NPC mod? Though in my game the regular Father Winter showed up just fine. I think it's kinda cool to think that maybe Harrison is just truly Father Winter incognito lol. Anyway, I loved your family portrait. I think Lia's genes are gonna be pretty dominant, but of course it's hard to tell until the kids are teens. I hope you've gotten time to play this weekend. I need another update!

@JordanNicoleJJ - Hmm since you've finished You and Haunting of Hill House my next suggestions are Skins UK (which is an edgy teen drama with amazingly relatable characters, and has a great balance of comedy and tears) and The Umbrella Academy. You've probably already seen that since it's a pretty popular one, if so I highly recommend Misfits (should still be on Hulu) which stars Robert Sheehan (Klaus) who plays the funniest and most entertaining character ever. The whole cast is pretty amazing tbh, and I just love my British shows :lol: Hence my Skins UK recommendation. Anyway, back to sims stuff :lol: You like the name Reuben?! I just think of the sandwich lol Storm is a way cooler name. You're right! We did have a Storm in the original genepool. It was a last name though. I'm 99% sure the guys first name was John, but I totally remember having the Storm name for at least 2 generations. It's actually the first thing I thought of when I read you'd named the baby Storm. I just didn't think anyone would remember lol I gotta admit when you named baby #2 Blaze all I could think about was Blaze and the Monster Machines on Nickelodeon :joy: And of course I noticed the blinds! I'm always looking for details in everyone pictures :blush: I love how much you love Jonas because I'm the exact same way :lol: everything he does or wears and I'm just sitting here thinking about how good he looks :joy: Oh and I think you're right, Freelance Botanist sounds like the aspiration Iris is working on. I know it's not technically your weekend, but I hope you'll be able to post an update soon!

@Wentcrazy - I've been refreshing the thread all weekend hoping for updates. So I was very happy to see your post :mrgreen: In Faith's genetic comparison pic she actually looks more like Iris then I had first thought :heart: all of her little outfits are so cute, and I love all of her different pig tail hairstyles. She seems like such a curious and smart toddler. I think it's adorable that she naturally gravitates towards Aiyden. It makes me so happy to see Aiyden taking care of his little girl :love: He's doing a great job parenting, working, and still fixing up things around the house. But wow :flushed: he and Iris have definitely got some work to do on their relationship! My Aiyden and Iris' friendship bar plummeted that far in the beginning but were able to bring it back up. They too had a full romance bar. It seems for the Greene's love is not the problem, Aiyden's anger management definitely is though lol! When Aiyden's stalker was walking up I was like "omg is she there to steal Iris' man!?" I'm glad she wasn't lol The house is looking awesome! Landscaping makes such a huge difference. The house really feels complete now. Plus I like that the cowplant is now able to watch the family play basketball lol. Aw look at Rose! She and her sister look so much alike! They could be twins. Her little cowplant pajamas are my favorite :blush: Great update! I can't wait to see Faith as a child :smiley:

@Heckstress17 The Sulani pics look very good. Wow poor Iris! A+ grades. Grats for nooboo coming. :smile:

@JordanNicoleJJ I did download the entire family but I'm disappointed that the parents were not married! Now they're married to other people but all living in the same house. I'll have to make sure I check that on any future families I download so I can make sure they're married if I want them to be! Harrison was not really Father Winter. The actual Father Winter showed up just in time to disappear around 11pm.

@Wentcrazy What a little cutie Faith is. I loved the look on Faith's face while she's potty training. Where is Aiyden and what is he fixing? I have never seen that before! Aww Faith is a daddy's girl. It's ok Iris, we know you're a good mom! Wow, that's amazing that Iris and Aiyden don't really like each other in your game! Are they fighting a lot? AND then Bess...is she trying to take advantage? Smart move Aiyden...stick with your family! The house and the garden look great. Hello scary cow plant. I love the toddler room, the girls are adorable!

@Heckstress17 I can't believe it either but I think it's because I get frustrated with some of the game glitches. I'm going to talk about another one below before I post my update. It's really frustrating me. I had to post an update though today because of your update. I have something to tell you! You'll see that below as well! hehe In my game the issue for baking cakes is exclusively Lia's but I think I might have found out why. I think it has something to do with cooking skill. We'll see as Heath's cooking approves. You know...I really thought I'd be done after the twins were born too. I'm truly a glutton for punishment. I'm determined (though I doubt myself before I even get the sentence out) to have only one pregnancy next generation. I will change my mind if by some odd chance I only...no. I just remembered what house I'm picking next gen. One pregnancy!! She does not have the fertility trait. ARGH! hehe Unless the game gave it to her without me knowing!

Update! I really do love Jonas even if I am sad about Zach. He really is such a cutie. Even when he's fighting off the fabricator! Fawn looks great practicing her presentation. Oh yes...you missed the updates where I was crying about Caiden and Lauren getting bad grades even though they went to school every day, did their homework and reports...and that was why. Take notes. I turn aging off during university because of how long it takes and how much of a time suck it is. I think I'll have to start going dumpster diving to get things for the recycler. Oh the community lot looks great! I think it's fine if we don't build all our lots. @Ojenn and I both thought it was fun to see the same places in other people's games. My goal is to eventually have all my lots built by me or by people in the challenge :) I'm sorry no one took that sad clown off your hands. I'm sorry Jonas even felt compelled to create it in the first place. Their day in Sulani looked amazing! My inner mom started taking over when you wanted to put jet skiing at night on your bucket list but I've suppressed her. Aww I'm so sad your Iris died. I just realized she had the same hair that Jools had. Congrats on the straight A+ grades though! I hate when they're all so sad. Oh good by hot work uniform, but let me tell you, some of the military uniforms are pretty hot too! She could pass as his sister...Funny you say that...(see below) Your restaurant is sooo cute. I love it sooo much! So much. We have a lot of mirrored events in our updates. Poor Jonas and his food poisoning. I love that call you got from Silas! That's so cool! I can't wait to see the nooboos!

@EVERYONE OK EA I really have a bone to pick this time! Poor Lucky...the game told me he was running away. I've tried to stop them from running away before and it never works. Then though suddenly their was an exclamation by his head and it said your pet needs you! Lucky was under the couch. I couldn't get him to come out by having my sims interact with him so I moved the couch. Then I started petting him and combing him and bathing him (he didn't get clean) then all of a sudden the adopting guy shows up to take him away. He glitches though and can't get Lucky. So I reset him cause I want him to leave. He doesn't leave so I think maybe the glitch is with Lucky. I reset him and sure enough it was him because then he runs away. The adoption guy finally leaves. I hope he doesn't come back when Lucky does. I don't know what was wrong. He had food, he gets attention...I'm so confused and annoyed by this. Plus with Lia continuously baking cakes, and the stupid clay has reappeared. I want them to fix these issues. It's been weeks. OK done ranting time for an update.

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TO RAISE A WOLFE – Evergreen Harbor Edition
Callahan Family Tree
Wolfe Family Tree
Valentino Family Tree
West Family Tree
Wolfe Family Tree

Chapter 8: Sometimes Life is Hard

Snow finally came to Evergreen Harbor.
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Heath and Lia got a bigger table to support their growing family.
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Lia was growing concerned about her parents. Three of her brothers still lived at home but she didn’t feel like they took good enough care. She went to visit often and would sometimes sneak a nap in her parents ‘ room.
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Heath agreed the boys weren’t doing enough. He couldn’t believe he was taking out the trash in a house with three grown men.
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Meanwhile at home, the kids were all doing their homework. Weston and Brycen upstairs.
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The other three downstairs.
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In an attempted intervention, Heath took over the cooking duties. Sawyer: It’s OK Mom, we love your cakes. (The kids have started getting negative moodlets for eating too many desserts.)
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Truthfully though, Heath is exhausted. Lia took over.
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Looks like starting fires is a girl thing this generation. Kaitlin started a fire with the chemistry set. (That’s a new one for me I think.)
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Dad was close by and came to the rescue.
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While Kaitlin cleaned up, Heath decided to teach his boys a new game.
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They had a lot of fun.
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Jools had come over and wasn’t feeling well. She stepped outside onto the balcony to get some air. It was winter, but she was feeling really warm.
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Weston and Sawyer were the ones to find her.
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Oddly, Jools called Weston to comfort him about her passing. Maybe she felt bad the boys found her?
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Harrison had taken care of Hailey so much during her lifetime she wanted to be there for him now.
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She was always there to listen when he needed an ear.
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As always, life goes on. Lucky got sick and they had to take him to the clinic. I was excited to see who else was there.
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Fortunately the issues were minor.
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Love day came and let’s just say Lia can still make Heath blush.
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He gave her a rose.
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It turned out to be a big mistake. Lia: Where did you get this rose? Not from my garden. I work with flowers all day is this really what you think I want? (Lia ! Give him a break, he has to give you flowers on Love Day or it won’t be a good holiday!)
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He made it up to her by taking her to the new restaurant in town.
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They got a cute table in the corner of the patio where they could talk like it was just the two of them in the world.
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It was a little awkward when one of her brothers turned out to be the waiter. I guess he took Heath’s lecture about stepping up and being responsible to heart.
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Unfortunately, poor Heath got food poisoning and their night was cut short.
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It actually turned out to be a good thing because they got a shocking call. They had actually been planning to ask Harrison to move in.
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The family had a wonderful celebration of Harrison and Jools’s lives.
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They will definitely be missed.
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As one would imagine, they were sad, but they tried to keep their spirits up by doing things together. Sawyer has been taking piano lessons.
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And Mom and Dad (especially Mom ((anything to keep her away from cakes)) ) still love their ping pong table.
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Jay is still a pain to be around. They’re fighting because he yelled at Lucky.
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Don’t come here anymore if you’re going to yell at my fox.
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He took the threat to heart. Now he’s praising Lucky. Lucky looks at Lia to see if this is OK.
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Then he helped to clean up abandoned cake ingredients. At least he’s good for something.
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Seriously Lia, you’re going to bake a cake while I’m cleaning up after abandoned cakes?
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Yes, yes she is because every single one of the 20 cakes in the refrigerator has a bite taken out of it and her sweet boys are about to have a birthday!
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One last hug for a potential heir.
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And this is how our first set of twins grew up. Sawyer on the left, Weston on the right. I think Sawyer is a better mix of the two parents.
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Also I then went through all the townies to see if there were any teenagers. I didn’t think there were and I was thinking I’d have to age up some girls. I was quite surprised to find 10 of them!

Valeria is Uncle Knox’s daughter. Alissa Jewell @heckstress17 Ummmm…I have news…She is Jonas’s sister!! Dad was a single parent! Lilly Vatore is everyone’s favorite vampire’s daughter. Elsa Heck…is Laura Heck’s daughter (so weird), Jesse Whitewood is Jay’s daughter how weird would that be? And Cassiel Porter is Evie Porter’s daughter. Just to make some notes about a few of them. Anyways though, plenty of girls for the boys to meet!
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Glitches like you had for Lucky is horrible. Condolences on the aggravating time you've had with that. The deaths in your game are sad. I'm glad you found so many single teens for your handsome boys to consider. I like Paola Jeffers. Her blond hair is pretty against her darker skintone. They are all pretty though. Good update :smile:

All caught up, woo! Just wanted to throw in some comments before I jump into my game

@Heckstress17 - Oh wow what a time for the Greenes. I vote on changing Jonas' name to Greene. Though I may be a tad biased ? Weddings are always a gamble of who will sit and where I think. The ceremony and reception looked great despite those old flames, oops!

I agree with @debjameswhite I definitely want lots built by my or people in the challenge. Sometimes building takes so long and you guys are all so good at it. Might need to pick up @JordanNicoleJJ 's build as well. I'm glad I could help with the University stuff and I agree it's too long omg. I'm usually over it by the halfway point. Aww setting Iris go makes me sad but at least she'll be with her grumpy husband at at last.

For the degree I am going to be checking out this mod here

@debjameswhite - Yeah the glitches and bugs are getting a bit out of hand. There is a list of known bugs floating around somewhere. I'll be sure to edit this post to add it.

Oh my god I almost spit out my water laughing at Lia baking just as many cakes in your game. Hopes for a bakery? Pregnant Lia was not looking too pleased, poor thing. Hailey's new room is pretty nice though and I am sure yoga can be moved outside ;) It seems you, me and @Kiwicantdie couldn't escape the twins club. I am glad you're enjoying the food texture mod everything looks so much better, doesn't it? I love the family portrait

I think you, @Kiwicantdie and me are destined to be apart of the multiples club for an indefinite amount of time. But that's okay I really love your big families. I think Weston is my favorite although I still love Hailey too.

@debjameswhite - I'M DYING :joy: :joy: :joy: All this time I truly thought Alissa was Jonas' Mom :lol: :joy: Hahaha omg I was just playing and when she came over I was truly baffled by how young she was in comparison to Jonas' Dad :lol: That's too funny. Boy is Jonas gonna be surprised to hear the news :joy: I seriously can't stop laughing lol Thank you for being so observant. I'm clearly gonna have to pay closer attention to things from now on LOL

I really feel your pain with the Lucky glitch. One of the last times my sims had a dog the exact same thing happened. Resetting the dog fixed it, but it's obviously an annoying glitch, especially since you're still battling the cake one. I'm super happy you posted an update. I've been refreshing the thread all weekend hoping for updates. We really did have some crazy coincidences in our updates :hushed: I'm so jealous of your snow :bawling: I thought it was very sweet of Lia and Heath to checkup on her parents, and help them out. Lia's brother's are definitely slacking lol. Kaitlyn's little mishap with the chemistry set is too funny. As you said, it appears the women in the family have a habit of starting fires lol. I loved the picture of Heath playing foosball with the boys. I'm just sad it was followed up with Jools passing :disappointed: It's crazy that both our girls lost there's Mom's around the same time. She definitely felt bad about the boys witnessing her death. It was a nice/odd gesture of her to call :lol: I'm glad Lucky's vet visit was for minor stuff. I always did like running a vet clinic, so it was nice to see one again. omg Lia's reaction to Heath's flower :lol: I mean I get it. She plants and decorates with flowers everyday, but c'mon Lia, it's a love day tradition! Look at her brother being a working sim! I swear that restaurant has done wonders for the economy, it's brought so many new jobs to town :joy: I'm so sorry Heath got food poisoning! :bawling: What can I say? It's a newly opened and mostly family run business :lol: And then they learned about Harrison's passing too?! The similarities in our updates are crazy! The family gathering and the room with the urn are lovely though :heart: It was good to see Jay being useful :lol: I also love how Lucky looked to Lia before accepting his praise. omg the twins are so handsome but wow :dizzy: Sawyer is gorgeous! I submit an early heir vote for him lol! Also your sim eyes are beautiful. What defaults are you using? Also, I love that my daughter's simself's daughter is floating around in your game lol maybe she'll end up with one of your boys! Better her then Jay's daughter :lol: Great update!

@OJenn - I was leaning towards making Jonas a Greene. I'm gonna go for it now :smile: That mod you linked just might be a lifesaver lol so thank you! And I'm glad you @debjameswhite agree about the community lots. I love using lots that others have built and posted about on here. It's cool to see them transcends the different games, and there's so many talented builders doing far more creative things than I do :lol: Anyway, I'm excited to hear your off to play. Have fun!

@Mionax - Thanks! I love Sulani :blush: and I can't lie I'm pretty proud of Fawn's grades :lol: It hasn't been easy. I look forward to getting a nooboo in the making asap!