TS4: The Pancakes Family - Week 2

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The Pancakes live in this pretty house, still the one originally assigned them by EA.

They are Eliza and Bob, a happily married couple...

...and their baby daughter Paula. Eliza's wishes usually have to do with home improvement; she dreams of living in a mansion. Bob aspires to culinary heaven and currently works in the culinary career.

Paula is well loved by both her parents, but with Bob working, most of her care falls on Eliza.

 

On this Monday, Don Lothario comes visiting on his own accord. He is a family friend (and nothing more!).

Summer Holiday, who is friends with many playable Sims here, is also stopping by.

Eliza loves crafting and has already made a few items around the house, such as sculptures, a knife block and an end table.

On Tuesday, I decide to work on one of Bob's mile stones: He wants to get at least Silver for a dinner party. Friends Summer Holiday and Don Lothario are their guests, and Bob himself provides an excellent gourmet meal. The party does indeed reach Silver, and a special sink is placed in the household inventory. (I am still relatively new to this party business where our Sims can earn special items. It is fun, but requires constant attention.)

After the party, Bob reads Paula to sleep. As you can see, she is now a toddler.

Eliza does some more crafting early on Wednesday morning. As she is in a playful mood, she can make a a playful sculpture, and I let her give it a try.

Hmm... what's so particularly playful about this sculpture (placed on one of the end tables Eliza has also crafted), I don't know - but there you go!

She has made this horse sculpture, too; it adornes the kitchen.

Bob repairs the computer.

While everyone is busy, I look around the neighbourhood (this is Willow Creek) and spot this steam boat passing by on the river. Nice touch, EA!

Tonight, it is Eliza who reads little Paula to sleep.

Thursday starts with a bath for Paula. She loves it!

Bob has the day off and joins his daughter at play with the dolls house.

The family have a meal together.

On Friday morning, Bob brews chamomile tea on his own accord.

He then uses some of his free time to watch the culinary channel on TV.

Meanwhile, Eliza repairs the special kitchen sink that was given to the family as a reward for their silver dinner party earlier this week.

Bob has been promoted to Line Cook and can be seen leaving for work on Saturday, just as Mortimer Goth arrives for a visit.

A townie boy has rung the doorbell, and Eliza thought it would be nice for Paula's sake to have a kid visiting, too. She finds out it wasn't such a good idea when he goes straight upstairs and smashes Paula's dolls house! What a naughty boy! Paula is upset.

Don't worry, Paula,  your Mummy repairs the dolls house, and it soon is as good as new again.

Bob manages a milestone after preparing this gourmet fruit cake. Funnily enough, every time he or Eliza have a piece of it, they feel uncomfortable afterwards and display the message "What have I just eaten?"

Sunday goes by rather uneventfully. Bob goes to work, Eliza takes care of Paula, and ends the evening on one of the balconies painting a "focused" painting.

This was an unspectacular but rather enjoyable week with the Pancakes. Paula learned to use her potty, walk, talk and improved her imaginative and other skills. She can even climb the stairs on her own. Toddler care leaves little time for much else, just like in real life. Hopefully, once Paula grows up and goes to school, her parents will have more time for each other and their friends again - maybe even for a visit to a community lot, something I didn't even attempt this week.