Welcome back to the Goth mansion in TS4!
We still have the same constellation here as last time I played this household: Bella, Alexander, Mortimer, Cassandra...
...and baby Giselle Goth.
Monday morning starts with some quiet time for the couple in the living room, while the children are still asleep. Mortimer, always the Rennaissance Sim, has his nose in a book while Bella has an early breakfast.
The weekly bill arrives and is just as high as the previous week - around 9,000 Simoleons. So far, money is not a problem, as the family have everything they need, but they shall be careful nonetheless, since Mortimer is the only family member with a paid job.
While the older children are at school, Mortimer is at work and little Giselle sleeps, Bella meets and greets a few neighbours, among others Nancy Landgraab (left).
Cassandra is invited home with classmate Malcolm Landgraab after school, to attend a party. Good job she happened to have her party clothes in her school bag and does not need to remain in her school uniform ;-)
Summer Holiday is the hired caterer.
There aren't many guests at the party, as you can see, but the food is nice, and visiting with Malcolm makes a welcome change of scene for Cass.
Back home, Bella plays chess with Alexander, who takes advantage of his mother's unsuspecting nature and shamelessly cheats! (I did not influence any of it.)
On Tuesday morning, the family have breakfast in the living room. This is easier than in the kitchen, as Giselle's bed is also here, and they can all be at hand if the baby needs anything.
When everyone (except for Giselle, of course) has left for work and school, Don Lothario surprises Bella with a visit. They only talk; their former romantic interest seems a thing of the past.
Is is Mortimer's turn on Wednesday morning to change Giselle's diaper.
Bella has been wanting to throw a party since the start of the week, and today is the day. Although it is a pretty low-key affair, with a hired caterer producing culinary delights the event ends on "Gold" status, and a reward appears in the family inventory.
It is Giselle's birthday, and she turns in to an adorable toddler, strangely wearing a woolly hat indoors.
She looks even sweeter without the hat. Alexander is happy that his little sister is now old enough to play with him.
The party guests eat at the formal dinner table...
...and Giselle joins them.
It is Thursday morning, and Giselle - still in her PJs - discovers the radio. She bobs to the music and has plenty of fun.
Bella makes sure Alexander, who was the "baby" until Giselle's birth, does not feel neglected, and reads with him for a few hours.
On Friday, she teaches Giselle to express her basic needs (I didn't think toddlers needed to be taught that!).
Cass and Alexander come home from school, Alex finally as an A student.
The reward for his efforts is some reading time with his Dad.
On Saturday, the family have a more relaxed breakfast together, Cass still in her PJs. No school today!
Bella throws another party, and everyone dances in the kitchen (including Giselle).
On Sunday, Alexander discovers that someone must have overturned the dustbin in the back yard. Unfortunately, he can not pick it up himself; an adult has to do that.
He loves reading, and retreats into his big sister's room for a while
In the meantime, his parents have been busily preparing cakes and candles downstairs.
It is both Alexander's and Cassandra's birthday!
Alex turns into a teenager...
...and Cass into a young adult (strangely still wearing her school uniform).
This is basically how the week ends. It was hard going, as I always had so much to take care of - Giselle was difficult to keep happy, Bella wanted to socialise a lot, Mortimer wished to be left alone with his books most of the time, Alex and Cassandra needed to do their homework and helped their parents with household chores as much as they could.
I hope once Giselle grows up into a child, she'll be happier. Then, I will also have to remodel some of the rooms; so far, the toddler sleeps with her parents in one room, while Cassandra has a large room to herself, and Alexander the entire attic floor.
Phew! I am now very much looking forward to playing Giselle Goth in TS2.
It was a good week at The Goth's with the couple of parties and finishing with Alexander & Cassandra growing up.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see Sims can still cheat at chess!
Do you find TS4 as fun to play?
I prefer TS2, as I find TS4 rather demanding, but that may have to do with me being not used to it properly yet.
DeleteAlso, the house seems to be bugged. Almost every Sim-day, a Sim would get stuck in one of the bathrooms, unable to leave the room until I went into build mode and replaced the door to the room.
Plus the game keeps crashing on me, which means I rather fanatically save every few minutes!
Regarding the redecorating of the Goth House, there are a couple of very good remodels of their home on the Gallery. My favorite one is by lilsimsie - though it does use several items from the Get Famous expansion pack. But it definitely fits Bella Goth.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I don't know what the Gallery is, but since I have been unable to play TS4 in a long time now I guess I will need to get re-acquainted with the game anyway, should it ever work for me again :-)
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