This story focuses on a family I created for SamelaRita's renovacy challenges to go with an abandoned lot I had created years ago. Regina and Aurora Hutchin’s are twins with the rare red hair & lavender eye combination. They grew up in Riverview in a house owned and furnished by their Great Grandmother O’Dourke, who had been their Great Grandfather Hutchin’s second wife. Their senior year in high school their parents met a tragic death, leaving them alone with just each other, and a very small college fund. They, especially Regina, were grateful when they were permitted to stay on at the house after their parents died. Regina, the older twin by 5 minutes, only shared a love of food and cooking with her sister, and while her Cho Jimmy’s and Dapra clothes might have been second hand she strongly felt that the clothes made the sim. Aurora on the other hand loved re-purposed clothes and second hand finds because it was better for the environment. It was during their first term at university that Aurora met Lincoln Mojica during an art class. They both dreamed of living off the land and raising a large family, while working to save the environment through art made from recycled materials. Lincoln returned to the house with Aurora and Regina over summer break. A few weeks before they were due to return, Aurora broke the news that they’d had an ‘accident’ and were expecting a child together. They married quietly at the courthouse, Aurora taking his name. Their first child was a boy whom they named Viriato, who is something of a night owl. Next came the twins Uiara and Desmond, both of whom love horses. Then came Eugenio who is so smart that he learned to walk, talk, and potty early. Their infant daughter Tesni who gets cold easily was the youngest. Like their parents all the children appreciate nature one way or another. Regina rolled her eyes, and called her friend Vera Merchant who had asked her to travel with her. Regina deemed most jobs beneath her. Especially when she could go globe trotting for free as Vera Merchant’s companion. While Regina globe trotted Aurora stayed at the house, the central location was ideal for Lincoln to work with the art gallery and try to get his work shown. Regina didn’t mind mind that her sister had 5 kids in the 2 bedroom townhouse, what she did mind was the constant fuss that all meals be organic and locally sourced. The year the twins turned 34, turned out to be a rough year. Shortly after their birthday, the family solicitor showed up. Great Grandmother O’Dourke had passed away and left the house to their cousin Liam O’Dourke. Liam wanted to sell the house so he could start a software company. Neither twin had what the bank considered a reliable income, so they were unable to buy the house from their cousin. Unsure of where they were going to go Lincoln mentioned that he had recently inherited the deed to a property that had been in the family for generations. He cautioned that no – one had lived on it for at least eight generations so he had no clue what kind of shape it was in. He and Aurora went ahead of Regina and the kids to check it out, leaving their five children in Regina’s care. Aurora called to say that she and Lincoln where going to try to catch some fish to stock the pond with. Regina who was still feeling a little queasy after her late night party with old friends and flames, told them to take their time. She was in no rush to pack up their few belongings and leave their comfortable residence behind. She was woken from her nap by the doorbell ringing. On the steps stood a local officer and the solicitor, both looked extremely uncomfortable. In shock Regina stared at the burnt and crumbling ruins in front of her, as her eldest nephew tried to find a safe spot for the two cribs. Aurora gone, drowned in the river with her husband Lincoln. Now it was up to her, Regina, to raise 5 children on her own, with no source of income because everyone scoffed at her scant resume, they considered her much to old for entry level work. What had been worse was when she had puked on the kitchen manager during the interview at the Bistro. Her only hope of income was to either write cooking books besides the one she had published during her college years on cupcakes, or somehow earn income from a blog. As her stomach churned she wondered if pancakes would settle her down. That is if the place even had a usable stove. Hutchins and Mojica https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9194494 The family should be starting with 200 simolean's for funds. Lot is 30x40. The goals: Regina cannot be self employed or work off of the lot. She may write books or work on a blog if she has the time. She has a few legacy items (2 university books, and a sketch pad) to be passed down to her nephew's and nieces, along with a copy of the book she wrote in college. Everyone on the lot needs to be friends or better by the time the youngest simlet reaches young adult. Return the abandoned farm to a working farm using SamelaRita's Renovacy rules. The final house should use the existing house as part of it's final structure, and have at least one bedroom per every two simlets. Special rule: Viriato, who is eco - friendly, can weave one or a few sleeping bags from the brambles that have taken over the property, instead of building fences. That is if there are enough brambles. From SamelaRita's Forum Post. What’s a renovacy? And who might like it? It’s a renovation-legacy. The aim is to renovate the dilapidated living quarters your sims have found themselves in. Before the youngest child becomes an adult. The rules are simple. Set ages to default mode. If you have seasons, set each season to either 7 days, or 3 days if you want to play with short years. No money cheats. The family starts with no money at all. If they have any, take it off them! No adult can have a career or profession: nothing with a proper salary. They can make money fishing, collecting and selling things, gardening, playing for tips, sculpting, inventing and selling your products at the consignment store, dumpster diving…but no jobs (though there can be an exception for one part-time job if it’s essential to the story.) Children can sell baked goods or lemonade, if you buy the stand and a cooker. Teens can have a part-time job. Children have to be grade A students as soon as possible, and stay on the honour roll. You don’t want social services investigating your home life, and seeing the state of your home. Family relationships have to be good too, for the same reason – if they start off poor, then you have to improve them as a priority. The renovating rules. All flooring and walls have to be papered over – you can’t sell the floor or wall covering that’s already there. You can repaint things to make them look better, but you have to pay 25 simoleons for everything you paint – make a donation on the mailbox.
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Lisabeesims
2/14/2018 04:07:00 pm
<3 nice <3
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Mama Dragon
2/14/2018 07:56:51 pm
Thank you Lisabee
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