Play and Share continued

Starting anew is the best course of action when it comes to dealing with ghost posts.

Anywho, since I haven't gone in-game since last update, I'll paste the last update I had in the old thread here:

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Here is little Locke playing with one of the toys his mother made him:


Here Solara uses the Gem Cutter in that one room that has their crystal ball:

Hey, better than sending the gems in the mail.

Here we see Mignon...being Mignon:

This cat, I swear. :lol:

Here is Locke watching Guillaume exercise:


Here Landon's getting better at Mixology:

Or he's just showing off. :lol:

Here I'm pretty sure Locke's trying to rip the head off his IF doll:

:shock:

Here we see Mignon apparently surprised by a Plutonium Ingot:


Here we see just how big his ears are:

I bet he could fly with those. :shock:

Here is Guillaume letting Locke play on a Horse spring rider:


And here Locke is being stubborn when Landon played with him later:

He really didn't want to get off that thing. :lol: :D
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To any newcomers: this started out as a test file for ITF, and it pretty much took on a life of its own.

Hi Wickichick :D
Sorry your old thread got invisiposts :( That's something I don't miss!
Good luck with your new thread. I look forward to lurking as I do from time to time :D

wickichick Hi there!It looks like the other thread was glitching out.
FuzzySlipers45 Hi there and welcome.
Nik24X7 Great update!It looks like they've got a good start.
rednenemon Great update!I saw it in the other thread.
Celiria I saw your update in the other thread.
Here's a small update on what I did earlier in CAW.
This is from my current CAW project working on a desert world.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/13955906006_9f4208879c_z.jpg

New thread :D I'll try and keep up this time :P

Fuzzy- Hi *waves* :D

Celiria- It was nice of Jenny to help Kyrie like that. That situation would be hard for Kyrie but hopefully if she just does her job without incident things will be alright. Travis is a bit harsh though.

Nik24X7- Nice shots of Lucky Palms, it is a beautiful world isn't it. Haha, hates the outdoors? Go fish at the beach! I do that, I usually just tell my sims to get over it :lol:
I like the makeover you gave to the house, it looks great.
Darren and Darlene make such a nice couple! Go Darren you charmer, Darlene is definitely enjoying it. Brave as well? Saving the day by putting out the fire. What a catch, obviously Darlene thinks so too, she said yes! Her wedding dress is so pretty and looks great in her. Can't wait to see their wedding :D

rednenemon- Locke is so cute playing with his toy. I love Mignon, always falling on his face :lol: and that pic of him being surprised by Plutonium is hilarious! I never realised how big his ears were :shock:
You can't blame Landon, if I had mixology skill I would show off too :P

TadOlson- Your desert world looks interesting so far

Nik24X7 wrote:
Hi!

I have my first update with the Dreamer family in Lucky Palms. I hope you enjoy it.

I did :) Darren is certainly a fast-mover when it comes to relationships but then again, in the Sims, one has to be! Darlene's wedding dress is beautiful :)

dreamerz13 wrote:

MayaRose1138- Aww rembrandt is adorable. The triplets are lovely. Ginger and Amber are lovely also. :mrgreen:

Thank you :) Most of the girls have turned out quite lovely, especially when they hit their teen years. The only problem with Rembrandt is that because I have the cheats on so as not to worry about food and stuff, he's never hungry and my sims, when they are idle, keep trying to feed him! Not good for their relationship :)

Colorist40 wrote:

@Mayarose1138 The stuff wasn't free for everybody. Rednenemon was talking about complete your set. With the sale lowering prices depending on how many items you had already bought for a set, it made it even more likely to be able to get the sets for free or for a song lol. I had some sets that I got for 125 sim points and some for free.

Well, that explains why I could barely find anything. I don't have much in the way of sets at the moment, especially as I've decided to save for the Renaissance Fair (which will take me forever but I'm prepared to wait since I haven't bought a new copy of Dragon Valley yet anyway).

Btw, I think the mother is Antonia this time (she certainly seems to have had a lot of kids!)

Nik24X7 wrote:

@MayaRose1138 - Your Wright-Mitchell family looks like a lot of fun! I'm so happy Sapphire found a date for the prom. My teens are usually too busy with their studies to socialize much. Most of them end up going to the prom single. Sometimes, they end up with a boyfriend or girlfriend at the prom, but not often. As for the Free Vacation opportunity, I've never taken them up on it. I guess I should experience it at least once. Is it always a given that a party will be held and the police called, I wonder? And I hate it when a fire breaks out. My Sims freak out and almost seem determined to set themselves ablaze. And if they manage to put it out before the firefighter arrives, then they get fined. Aaaargh! Congratulations to Sapphire on her engagement. I hate it when Graduation Day imposes itself on the events I otherwise have planned. LOL at tying the knot in their graduation gowns! I hope you enjoy Pets and Seasons expansion packs! LOL at Rembrandt sleeping on the old newspapers! Nice birthday pictures of your Sims.

The only ones of my sims who have had dates were Sapphire and Cedar, and that was only a fluke because of the teens who came home with the kids!! I've only taken the game up on the vacation twice. Jamison had the party straight away and got caught; Sapphire and Cedar waited two days and when there was no sign of their mother coming home, had a small party so that they would come home. Now I just ignore the opportunity when it comes up because I don't have any teens who love to party :)

The first couple of Graduation Days, it was all I could do to get the sims there! For the last one, I just let the sims do nothing on that day and they actually all got their on time :)

I'm enjoying Pets and Seasons so far. Each family has a different animal (the Glovers have the cat, the Millers have two dogs, and I've just given the Wrights a horse). The fairs aren't too bad (have only had summer and autumn so far) but getting everyone together for the greeting card photo is difficult, especially if someone gets interrupted by a phone call or something and you have to start all over again!!

Nik24X7 wrote:

@MayaRose1138 - I tend to agree with you when you say that you hate swimming pools. The Landgraabs had a huge pool in their back yard and the Sims seemed to always use it when their task queues were empty. I'm currently playing the Dreamer household in Lucky Palms and the back yard is begging for a pool. I might just put in a hot tub and be done with it. Maybe also table tennis and a few other activities.

I fenced off the swimming pool in the Miller's new house but now they keep going to the rollerskating rink that I got from the summer festival!! Looks like I'll have to fence that off too :) They either do that or try to feed the pets when they don't need to be fed!

TadOlson wrote:
MayaRose1138 I hate it when my game kept freezing after I first got World Adventures and found out it was defective and had to go back to the store.I also had another issue with Supernatural and have to buy a replacement disk because it was too late to get it back to the store when I found out the other disk was defective and caused the game to hang on save.

I hope none of my new games are defective! It's only been crashing with the one family so far and I haven't learnt from mistakes and save more often :( If it keeps doing that, I'll have to start a new save and see what happens.

wickichick wrote:
MayaRose: There are a good number of free items yet available in the store..maybe
you have downloaded all the free items and bonus downloads from games you own
but if you haven't I have always found the items to be nice and useful in game.
As far as from the sale...some where buying pieces to sets they have been picking
up either through daily deal or often as gifts from other simmers...then they
check complete my set and find they can download the remaining items for free.

Okay, that explains why I could hardly find anything. I always download the free content (I have the Celtic stuff from Dragon Valley even though I don't have the game downloaded because my friend didn't use the code :)) Maybe I'll go have another look around.

@Unlockedinferno: I'm really liking the redecoration of the house :) I'm not the best with redecorating so it's always interesting to see what other people have done.

Simmelina1 wrote:
It's Mira & Matteo's quads birthday today.


Alejandro.

Oh, he's cute! How did you have quads though? I didn't think the game allowed anything over triplets??
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I would have had an update on the Millers today but as I said, the game froze and so all my photos that I had are now worthless. But when I was in the game the other day, I went into CAS and the random female sim that appeared was lovely so I have used her to create one half of my superhero duo. I don't have a name for them yet so suggestions are welcome :)

http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/528/066/017/00/screenshot_original.jpg
http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/527/066/017/00/screenshot_original.jpg

I must have gone through fifty random sims before I came across him :) I've tweaked the hair and eye colour on both but other than, I've left them as I found them.

Oh shiny new thread.
Starting with post from the previous thread.

Nik24X7 wrote:
@Unlockedinferno It looks like Charlotte is indecisive as to which single male to marry. Gus Hart is the baby's father. Let's hope he steps up and accepts his responsibilities to Charlotte and Melinda. Nice update.

Every time Charlotte meets a new guy there is always a lot of flirt wishes. Kind of strange considering she doesn’t have the hopeless romantic trait.

Colorist40 wrote:
@Unlockedinferno I love how bright and lovely you are making the rooms. Is there any special reason for using the same colour blue? Just wondering. It is a beautiful color, so I don't blame you for using it.

I went with blue as it both an exciting a relaxed colour, plus blue matches up with many different colours.

Colorist40 wrote:
That garden is inspired. Next time I have that house I am going to do that.

I agree the garden looks good in the diamonds, but it very annoying as I’m unable to plant any more as for some reason it keeps saying the path is blocked. So once charlotte gets more money I will be placing the plants else where.

Colorist40 wrote:
Wow Charlotte is a man magnet. She can have any man she wants it seems. They throw themselves at her, but then they reject her on the other hand lol.

Every guy she has meet starts of so well, but as soon as Charlotte tries to move the relationship forward it never goes well.

P.s Thanks for the link to the free trees, I always miss stuff like that.

@TadOlson Nice update. It’s nice to see Eli and Ami have a little shy kiss. They were spending so much time working they were getting so little time to work on their relationship. More kissing please.

@Nik24X7 your pictures makes me want to buy Lucky Palms, it looks stunning.
Darren and Darlene sure do like to kiss a lot. I suppose the fire was a good thing to happen as I taught Darren life is short and just follow your instincts.
Looking forward to the wedding pictures. Darlene wedding dress is gorgeous.

@FuzzySlipers45 Hope to see you posting in the thread.

Summer has come and past in summerset valley, and today marks the first day of autumn and the first day of motherhood for Charlotte.

First things first, Charlotte needs out of theses summer cloths and in to autumn wear…

Before


After (decided to give her a new hair style and colour also).


Gus Heart is still fighting the urge to sleep and spends some time with his new daughter.


Charlotte is getting pretty hungry, and she can only assume Gus is feeling the same. So starts cooking up some yummy pancakes.


No time to eat though, as baby is crying. Must be time for a bottle.


Now Charlotte's turn


Gus couldn't fight the tiredness no more so heads home... A few hour pass before Jared Frio comes over to visit (he doesn't bother knocking he just walks in).

On arrival he presents Charlotte with some flowers...


Charlotte is so pleased with the flowers. she now really wants to have her first kiss with Jared Frio.


Charlotte obviously misread the signs...


The awkwardness does not last long thought, as Jared has to go as he is due at work.

So with the ‘to get married’ wish still hanging around who will Charlotte marry?

The cat with the big ears is so cute. :)

Not too much is happening in my game, Jack and Jill Johnson are expecting their 2nd child. Jack is climbing up the medical ladder. I just recently re-installed ambitions (since I haven't played it in over a year). All of a sudden at 9p.m. Jack had to go into work and I couldn't figure out why. Finally I remembered that in the medical career sims can be on call. I also forgot about those Journals that sims in the medical career have to read for their job performance. :lol: So after working a long day, coming home and going to sleep, poor jack had to wake up and go back to work. He got home at around 11p.m. was sleepy from work, so I decided that would be a great time to have him read his medical journal. :lol: Poor Jack ended up going to sleep at 3a.m. and soon after that his son started crying for a bottle. :lol: As for Jill she's a cook and is doing pretty well at her job. I'm planning on remodeling the Johnson's house since there's currently no room for another crib in the nursery. I'm going to try to keep this family small since the last family I had (the Foxworth family) had 9 kids. :shock: For the son, he'll probably become an inventor since he has the eccentric trait, or a ghost hunter. I love playing old EPs that I haven't played in a while, it's like playing them for the first time.

Kind of sad the other thread glitched, but hopefully now we will get even more new people. Sometimes joining a long term thread is intimidating, and stops new people from jumping in like Fuzzy.

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome Fuzzy. So glad you decided to stop creeping :shock: and join the fun!

Just reposting my last Shrek update for any who hasn't seen it although I am pretty sure you all have. Anson update tonight or tomorrow so won't repost that since it wasn't posted in the last few pages of the last thread. For new people might do a recap of the story with the update.



Shrek watched Fiona run into the house. Wow, what had caused that reaction? He had only wanted to show her that he was glad she came back. After all she was important to him, because of what his father told him. If he didn't marry Fiona, his father and him would be in trouble. His father was a pain, but he loved him and didn't wish any harm to come to him.

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Shrek's phone rang. He looked to see who was calling and saw his father's number. Shrek cringed. His dad was probably going to fish for information on how Fiona took things. How could he tell him that he hadn't even told her yet?

Shrek: Hello, dad.

Shrek's dad: Hi son. I haven't talked to you since our last conversation, but I have been worried. I wanted to call you before now, but wasn't sure if you would answer my call. Have you told Fiona yet? What did she say? Can I start planning the wedding?

Shrek: I am fine Dad. Thanks for asking. You always were so considerate of me. What would I do without you? Oh yeah that is right, (his voice raising a little bit) I woold be living my life happy and ALONE!

Dad: Look Shrek. I know all this has been a shock to you.

Shrek: A shock? A shock? How about a huge smack between my eyes. I have had the worst six months of my life since Fiona came and as bad as it was I didn't think things could get any worse. Then you lay your scheme on me knowing how I would feel about it.

Shrek's dad: Now that is not true. I had no idea...

Shrek angry: Stop the bull dad. You knew I would be less than happy. That is why you waited to tell me this. If you had told me this before Fiona came, she wouldn't be here right now. As bad as that was hearing about how you planned my life for me without my consent, these past two days have been sheer joy.

Shrek's dad hearing the sarcasm in Shrek's voice: Son, I am really sorry. I know how my springing that on you must have been, but I didn't want to keep hiding the truth from you.

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Shrek sarcastically: Well stop the presses. Dad admits he knows how unhappy I would be at his news! Dad my life is not a tabloid. I am an ogre, I am happy to be an ogre. I never wanted anything but to be alone. I have been miserable from the first day Fiona came here.

Shrek's dad: Shrek, you just need to give it some time. A big change like this is hard to accept at first, but if you give yourself and Fiona a chance this could work. We really need to get this wedding planned as Fiona will be 18 before you know it. Have you discussed with her what kind of wedding she would like? The citizens of Ogrid are picking up the tab so there will be no expense spared. After all it isn't everyday a princess gets married. It is the most special day of any woman's life and hopefully it will only be a once in a lifetime event.

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Shrek irritated: Dad, I haven't even had a chance to tell Fiona anything!

Shrek's Dad: Shrek, what are you waiting for? You want me to be taken away and executed? They will come for you as well you know. She has got to be told!

Shrek: Look, I am sorry you made a contract without consulting me and on my behalf, but that isn't my fault. If you explain to them how awful a ruler I would make, maybe they will find someone else and let you off the hook.

Shrek's dad: It doesn't work that way. A contract made for the kingship is binding and subject to the laws of the land if broken.

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Shrek agitated walked into the house to get out of the rain.

Shrek: You always were interfering in my life and you had no right to arrange who I was going to marry and what I was going to do with the rest of my life! Now you have put us all in danger.

Shrek's dad: No Shrek, you have, by your stubbornness and blasted hermit like existence! I found you a lovely young ogre to enrich your life and make you happy, and all you can do is complain how she is ungrateful, ugly, inconvenient and wrecking your life. I have only tried to help you from being alone and miserable for the rest of your life.

Shrek: Well you sure did a bang up job dad! I have never been more miserable ever in my entire life! Thanks a lot for trying to help me!

Shrek's dad: Well this is the last time I tell you. No more. If you don't marry Fiona, even if they don't find me to execute me, I will never butt into your life again, and you will never see me again!

Shrek: Fine! I need you in my life like I need a deadly disease!
In fact I would prefer a deadly disease to you at this point. Get over it dad! I haven't been able to talk to Fiona. She got beat up today after going to the park by a bunch of men. She hated me before, but now she really hates me. I can't tell her now. She told me she wants me to die.

Shrek's dad: oh come now Shrek. What have you done to Fiona?

Shrek shocked: What have I done? What have I done?

Shrek's dad: I have known Fiona since she was 10 and I always found her to be sweet and of a sunny disposition. She would not treat anybody like you say.

Shrek beyond floored: Gee dad. You saw her off and on from the age of ten for collectively maybe a month's worth of time and that is when you went to hang out with her father. I am sure you had lots of contact with her on those visits right? How about trying to live with a person day in and day out for six months and then tell me what that person is like. You have no clue dad!

Shrek's dad: I am done Shrek. This has to be done and if you won't do it, I will. This wedding will take place like it or not as soon as Fiona is 18. I am tired of your bullheaded stubbornness, taciturnity, meaness and just plain old grouchy nature! I thought I was doing you both a favor, but I can see that Fiona got the bad end of this bargain. Poor Fiona she deserves better! Well what is done is done, and can't be taken back. The poor dear! She must be a saint to put up with you!

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Shrek was beyond mad, and had to keep moving as there was nothing around to vent his anger. He walked back outside hoping the cold rain would soothe his temper.

Shrek: What happened to your not interfering dad? And for your information Fiona is no picnic either! You know nothing about what things are like over here. How dare you take her side!

Shrek's dad: I call it as I see it son. As far as not interfering, someone has to save you from your own stupidity! Now, are you going to talk to Fiona and propose, or do I need to do that for you as well? She is the best thing that will ever happen to you and you are blowing it!

Shrek angry: I am sick of your garbage. Sick to death!

Shrek's dad realizing he went to far tried schmoozing: Look son, calm down. Let us talk about this. I am sure if you just think about things you will see that every thing I have done is for your best.

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Shrek angry: Bull dad. I wash my hands of this! Go ahead dad! You tell her. Why don't you marry her yourself for that matter? You deserve each other! As far as I am concerned I am a single swinging bachelor and nothing in this world will ever make me go through with this marriage. Nothing! Fiona will tell you herself that she feels the same way. It will be a cold day in you know where before either of us will say I do! If you don't find her a place to live within the week she will be out on her ear! I mean it dad! I AM DONE!

With that Shrek hung up the phone growling and snarling in frustration. Nobody was going to tell him how to live his life or with who. He was his own man, and he was going to prove it. With that decision made Shrek went to find Fiona. They were going to have that talk and have it now!

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The mother of Ken is to nobody's surprise lol :

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Mother number 2 Antonina

To nobody's surprise you all guessed right, but there can only be one winner and that winner is:


Lunbeauty is the lucky winner today. Like everyone else Lunbeauty do you want me to pick off your wishlist or do you want to choose what you want? Let me know. If I don't hear from you by tonight, I will just pick somethings if that is alright.