Changes...Again

I have a new job...again. I am a massuese again with the Blossom Salon and Fiona has been busy with the new hood council. Bill is being closely guarded and barely leaves the house and construction is ongoing on the basement apartment for the PA whenever we hire the sim. Fiona has been itching to expand the kitchen, but I think it's just nesting instincts...nothing is wrong with the kitchen.

Eating for Two...or More?

Well, I am pregnant. Wow and I feel huge!!! I miss mom...she died while I was on my hood tour, I had to leave and come back for her funeral. It was sudden. One minute she's up planning details for the hood, the next...her heart stopped beating. The house feels so lonely without her. Jesse and I moved up to her bedroom, it's a bit creepy, but we sold the bed and repainted, trying to make it our master retreat instead of mom's. We also finished the nursery, I think, and we built a small basement apartment so that when I find a personal assistant (yes I decided to hire one, the pregnancy confirmed this desicion) they will have a place to stay. I am hoping to find an assistant from another hood, since the job will be slightly short term (at least the staying in our residence part (cooking and slight cleaning) will be, the other part will be long term). I am wondering if we should just hire two sims, a nanny that can cook, clean and care for our children and a personal assistant to screen incoming calls, check emails, review documentation, send mail, do research, schedule reservations and meetings. I posted a personal ad, now I'm waiting for responses.

Our Trip to Simmington Hills

After traveling from Palatial Heights, Fiona and I stopped in Simmington Hills to help with the rebuilding effort. I tried to keep the residents minds off the destruction around them with yoga classes and morning jogs. In the evenings Fiona was sing to the crowd. I didn't know she could sing so well. I knew that she loved music, especially classical and jazz, but singing. That was news to me. If she wasn't the hood council president, she could be a singer. I have a feeling that we will probably return to SH or they would visit us in the near future.

Close Call?

Faith was pregnant. Yep, was...she miscarried the baby and I am relieved and guilty at the same time. I think my response to the pregnancy may have caused added stress, but come on! We're freshmen! We have no cause for a baby. Needless to say, Faith's parents are keeping her on a tight lease, not to say that mine are not. I hope that I am able to leave the house and attend university, but with Dad's attitude and my step-mother's reputation, I probably will only see the world through the internet.

Keeping up

Fiona and I had to rush home during the tours of the hoods. Bill managed to get Faith pregnant...well, I suppose they both managed to get pregnant since it takes two. So both sets of parents sat down to discuss thier options including schooling, finances and care of the infant.

Shortly after the meeting, Faith had a miscarriage. The doctor said that miscarriages are common in teens since they often are not getting adequate nutrition and thier bodies can't handle the stress of pregnancy. It is rather unfortunate, but now the teens can carry on...is that callus?

New Job

I got a new job and I love it. I now work for the Toy Shoppe building toy robots. I am trying to save enough money to buy a robot crafting station of my own...man, those things are expensive!

In Simmington Hills

Jesse and I traveled to Simmington Hills to help with the rebuilding efforts after thier hurricane. I managed to see my cousin and drop off some gifts courtesy of my aunt (his mother) and his inheritance check as well. To say we had a good time would be a lie. We were treated well and the residents were/are wonderful people, however...just the devastation of the area. Wow...I remember when Apple Valley suffered through a similar event. That's why we had to rush in and help our sister hood out.