Comments from a Bystander

Round 1 was interesting. I tried to give each family a unique story. This is my first attempt at anything like this. I might eventually make it into a different format, we'll see.

With the Radcliff family I tried to kill off James since he wasn't properly linked to Jonathon as Jonathon's brother but the lil stinker lived thru repairing the tv even after being electrocuted and I couldn't arrange another way for him to die in the first week. I might move him out but both him and Jonathon are not likely to get their lifetime wants. James wants to have 20 simultaneous lovers and Jonathon wants 20 simultaneous pet best friends. I tried to get Jessica into private school but the headmaster got stuck in the bathroom it was pretty funny. I took the old geezers to the public lot and their needs were sooo hard to manage.

The Stiffs were easier and when Andrea got along with Mr. Big so well I decided to have her marry him for his money. I revamped the house afterwards and it was alot nicer.

Jason Jones was hilarious. He got in his bathtub first thing in the lot and started playing. It had me rolling. His garden is the first one where i paid attention to the game guide for planting and watering for skill raises. He had my first ever thriving plant. I was soo happy. He's really digging on Ginger which was a nice start for her because she's a popularity sim so when I played her lot it gave me a leg up. Mr. Big likes to steal his paper though.

The Rivalarias were difficult because soo many sims and sooooo little space. David almost lost his job for his grades but I finally got him happy enough to study to get it fixed. The elder is actually helpful. I have him work his cooking alot and clean up after the others. With two working adults and two working teens i got money in fast enough to adjust the house so their needs are getting met a little better. It's still rough but it's coming along.

With the Montanas I had no intention of having any of them fall for anyone just for their money but when I sent Virginia to the skating rink the one she liked the best was the wrinkly old man who worked for the garden club. They had such good chemistry I couldn't ignore it. It's annoying that Priya doesn't have a phone though. I'm not sure how to get her and Ginger best friends without installing her into a house. And I can't do that without breaking the rules for the challenge and I have been soo good about not cheating.

Except with the Stewarts. They had sooo little money coming in and with going to public school and all three teens working I did have to use a maxmotives cheat to get them to sit down with all their homework. I actually started and restarted several times to get the hang of playing a house without adults. This was the first time I had a house without an adult salary coming in. I didn't feel too bad about it. Some of the mistakes were mine. I didn't realise Adam would haunt his family and I saved at an odd point after the first day and got stuck with a ghost I couldn't get rid of til morning. He tortured his kids. Lesson learned....delete all headstones of PHs, and never move the Tombstone if you can help it. The kids were actually alot more manageable by the time the week was over and I could finally afford some better fun things.

So I hope ya enjoy my blog. Don't hate me for cheating with the Stewarts. I never understood how much having an adult help a kid with homework helped and private school is sooo missed. I am a pro at getting sims into private school. Anywho...comments and feedback appreciated.