The McGowans have made it a little bit further. This post covers sim day 5 to day 11. They will be aiming for the historic preservation on the renovation which as I noted last time put's some serious restrictions on what they will & won't be allowed to do. Also anyone who paid attention to the before pictures of post 1 noticed candles everywhere. I'm adding the twist of the house isn't wired for electricity, something else they will need to address. Day 5 - Daybreak means wet nappies/diapers and hungry tots and parents. Yes it would have been easier to do as I did for Magda and move everyone down to the first floor but where's the fun in that. ;) lol Tot's are fed, and now the parents get to eat. Salad is a very safe dish to make, no stove use to set any fires or burnt food moodlets. If you set the fix meal task before 1 am sim time, they will make salad, or other dinner foods, for breakfast. Same trick, que the fix meal task before the meal time switch, for lunch as dinner or breakfast as lunch or dinner. Day 5 saw the last of the ivy removed for building inspection. It also saw the removal of the victorian style fencing, a stone perimeter wall near the fence as a good neighbor gesture, and 3 panels of fae fencing, which will probably get moved again. Note mom's harvesting fruit, if you recall I mentioned an option of having the ground tested. A brief chat, quads keeps them so busy & tired that they haven't had time to talk let alone fight, a quick chore and then mom's out the door again. One very brief, as in canceled by me - just wanted the pic of her exiting the building, tour of the science center. The fruit harvested this time is okay, but the soil sample shows that it's not a good idea to grow edible plants of any kind on the lot. Thus no more garden. With the okay from the science center the fruit & veg is sold, bills to be paid 'n all. Then an even harder choice is made, as mom's walking past the consignment shop. She sells their books, they really need the money for the bills. On her way home she spots a dumpster with some stuff sticking out, and investigates further. Once home she shows off her finds, a lump of ore which is sold, and a chair. They now own a chair. I decided to make it a rule that furniture, and finds not being sold could only be unpacked from family inventory once they're back on the home lot. Dad needs a break, so mom takes a turn staying home, and dad goes off to explore some dumpsters in a different part of town. He brings home another dining chair, an easy chair, a rug, and a battery operated stereo with some decent batteries in it. He also found some stuff that they couldn't use, corded table lamps, and a microwave oven which got sold to the consignment shop. Exhausted mom pays the bills and orders a surprise for dad even though the money would have been better spent elsewhere. I don't think I got any pictures of the action, but every morning when dad walks past her after they get up, she does the hopeless romantic "I'm so in love" motion. This ends day 5, as after this everyone was tucked into bed for the night. Day 6 starts the same as all the ones before it. Mom's perfection trait means she can't leave the bed unmade. Dad, however has no problems with leaving the bed unmade. The routine gets a small shake up, mom stays downstairs and feeds everyone, while dad makes the up and down trips. While long life batteries can be expensive, it's worth it to help improve on everyone's moods. Mom wanders off to pick a black eyed susan growing in the back yard. The flower adds a lovely touch, and dad paints while mom teaches tot's to talk. Yes it would have been better for dad to help, but he's put in so many childcare hours that he really did deserve the break. Day 6 is spent on a rotation between tot's, painting, and assorted chores. Along with the parents taking breaks for their own needs. As everyone is getting tucked in for the night dad pops a wish to go to the library. Day 7 starts with the usual routines, dad still wants to go to the library though. Mom agrees to stay in with 3 of the tots if dad takes one with him. Dad and tot spend time on talking skills, not sure the other library patron was comfortable with the frank talk of death, and left the room. Dad, just couldn't get comfortable at the library even though it was his idea to go there, it was to crowded for him. (Loner trait) Back home they finish the talking lesson. After a bit it's moms turn to go out. Ideally she would have stayed home, but their going to need money before the day is out. The old cribs only fetch so much on consignment. Mom dumpster dives until she gets sick, which means it's time to go home. Sells off anything they can't use. Gets some new batteries for the battery operated tv set, and heads home with the rest of her finds. This trip added a towel rack, the last of the boards needed to finish patching the roof, a dining room table, a frisbee, and a little extra cash. The exhausted parents hope that they'll be able to get proper big kid beds in time for the quads birthday. Day 8 starts out cold, grey and rainy. Mom is surprised to see that dad spent their precious little cash on a few items that will only get one day of use. She does have to admit that it does help the day go smoother. Dad braves the fall storm and heads off to do more dumpster diving. He's hoping to hit all 7 dumpsters in that part of town. As dad dumpster dives mom tries to keep up with 4 bundles of energetic toddlers. Despite the need to stay awake, the exhaustion of the last weeks grueling schedule catches up to her, so a kid friendly program is put on and she takes a nap. Exhausted dad comes home sooner than anticipated. He got some wall boards, a door, a kitchen hand towel with rack, and a coffee table. A review of the available funds is grim, they can only afford the cheapest of the big beds for the quads. It is still better than nothing or sleeping bags on the floor. With one tot left to teach to talk mom desperately races against the clock, while dad naps. Mom lost the race against the clock, Fletcher is the only one without all of his tot skills completed. After everyone finishes transitioning they grab some food from the cupboard, tend to needs - breaking the toilet in the process, and then head up to bed where their exhausted parents are already sleeping. The toddler toys and potties are sold and as a birthday gift a play table is acquired. Along with some cheap folding chairs. Day 9 mom and dad get up before they really want to. Moms fixing salad for breakfast, the wood burning stove intimidates her. Meanwhile dad unclogs the toilet and mops up the bathroom. Eventually the quads come down for breakfast and then run out the door for school. They run right past the mail carrier, delivering more bills and a note about the junk piles. They have to go, regardless of whether the forge is up and running or not. City codes 'n all. They spent their first day of school making new friends. After a quick clean up, mom and dad spend the day pursing their arts. I strongly suspect the perfectionist trait is why mom is so good with the glass blowing station. Mom takes pictures of the two items she created, and quickly realizes that the cost of film will be a problem if she takes pictures of everything she makes. After school two go straight to the library and do their homework, one signs up for scouting and drops off permission slips to city hall before going to the library, and one comes home with a friend who stays for dinner. Dad's artwork still isn't considered valuable, poor guy is getting no breaks from any quarter when it comes to skills, so it gets hung on the walls to decorate the home. While the quads trundle up to sleep dad fixes the busted sink, and mom mops the floor. Day 10 mom and dad finally get 5 minutes to themselves and a short chance to just talk. It was a good talk, not long enough to repair everything, but they're a small step closer to being friends again. As per the day before, the quads eat and dash, the day is spent on any late homework and talking to friends. Dad stays in and paints, while mom makes more glass blown objects. They decide to keep the kitchen tool jar. She also makes some jewelry which fetches a nice bit of income. Enough to get some wall panels and a basic shower for the workshop. Mom finally attempts to cook on the wood stove, burnt mac and cheese it is for dinner. She's going to have to learn how to cook with wood or stick to only cold meals, despite the cold weather and the chill in the damp house. All but one quad had a stay after school for better grades opportunity. The 4th quad did have an opportunity but it was a make friend opportunity which rarely work out, as the target sim suddenly becomes very unavailable until the opportunity expires. Dad, whom as I mentioned is not catching any breaks, is very grateful that his wife had installed a simple shower in the workshop, after he nearly killed himself trying to invent some toys for the kids. Exhausted he grabs a bite, unclogs the toilet, and then cleans it while mom supervises meal time, homework, and quite play time before bed. Day 11 Leftovers for breakfast, then playtime before school. The quads have a field trip to the mausoleum today. For the brief bit of school time they do have they will be either working on late homework or working hard to bring up their grades. Dad works on making the toilet self cleaning, while mom decides what to do with her day. Mom heads off to dumpster dive. Dad makes a $100 donation to simlish as a second language. Tub and toilet get a fresh coat of ceramic paint. One more upper wall panel gets sanded, a fresh coat of stain & varnish, along with new plaster. Lastly to appease the historic society a compromise is reached and instead of the nice white painted metal and wooden post mailbox, it is redone with a wood veneer and a simple wood post. Mom sold off enough found lamps to get a cheap sink and toilet for upstairs, along with wall boards and a door. One pre-existing wall was moved with care, it made their room smaller, but it also made it easier for everyone to access the new bathroom. She also brought home another dining chair and several rugs. Dinner and homework before bedtime, the 3 posters from the field trip are hung with care, as everyone tucks in for the night. I should probably quickly note that the festival lot didn't get placed, haven't decided if I want to place one or not. I'm using an old saved copy of Twinbrook that doesn't have all of the extra lots from all the post ambitions ep's in it. Outside of a needed edit of the library the town is pretty much as ea created it when ambitions was released. Mom is up to skill 6 or 7 for glass blowing, and I'm noticing that some items (even if normal quality) fetch more (braided bracelet = 500) than others (wall divider = 200) so I will probably dig around the net for a price list per item, to see which she needs to focus on to help boost their income up. Post Script: Well that's interesting, plenty of write ups and what item to what level, one guide with what can/can't be sold with the crafty seller items from Midnight hollow, but nary a price guide to proceeds from sales. So far the lowest Marianna has sold a glass item for is $10 with $500 as the highest.
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