Victoria Sims

The Burb Family Part 1

Saturday

Early Saturday morning, before the sun even came up, Jennifer notices someone has knocked down their trash can. Angry that someone would do this, she picks it up and makes sure to look around for any damages. No real damage was done to their property besides that, but the awful stench and mess attracted cockroaches! Jennifer is disgusted and sprays them right away. She hopes that’s it, she doesn’t know if she can handle any more creepy crawlies.

Proud of her grades and how well she aged up, Lucy’s parents give her the okay to adopt a kitten finally. She can’t wait! She’d been wanting one for a while and is glad they finally gave in. She knew it was more of a money issue than them not wanting her to have one, but that didn’t make her want one any less!

While waiting for the new kitten to arrive, Lucy gets better acquainted with her new little brother.

Shortly after, a nice police woman shows up with Alegra in tow. “Look at that cutie pie!”  Lucy couldn’t be any happier. They splurge on some more stuff to house the kitten, feed her, and give her somewhere to go to the bathroom.

All of that was made possible by Jennifer achieving her goal and getting a promotion! She’s very happy about it and getting ready to work towards her next one soon too.

As time progressed into the evening, John gets ready to cook dinner for the family, only to see that the fridge is practically empty! Jennifer makes a call to the grocery delivery, and they say they’ll be over fast. John accepts the order when they arrive and gets cooking for the family dinner before bed!

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This is the end of the first week with the Burbs! I don’t know if they’re as interesting as other families because they’re so normal, and I feel like I always stray towards normal wife/husband and 2.5 kids families and just have them go to work, but it’s fun getting to see the way things can progress and the friendships and things people can do in each family. I hope to go a little out of my normal playthrough with these and experiment, something I know I’ll be doing in the next house on the list – the Caliente household!!

I tend to play the next few households a little interchangeably for the first few days. I start with the Caliente’s but then I need to jump in to play as the Goths and Lothario families too. They’re all very interconnected and I don’t want too many days to pass between each household between me playing the others. This gets more relaxed later on in the playthrough, but with it being the start, there’s so much going on in the first day or two in each house and each scenario in the different houses are connected so it’s harder.

The Burb Family Part 1

Friday

The next morning, John takes care of little Alaric by feeding him and changing him so Jennifer can rest again. After having a baby at 2 in the morning, she was too wound up to go back to sleep, but the fatigue is getting to her now and she’s crashing fast.

Jennifer goes back to bed, hoping to recuperate today so she’s fit enough to return to work tomorrow. She doesn’t want to miss another day.

Meanwhile, while the baby naps in his crib in the room with Jennifer, John gets out his clippers to do some work in the front yard. The bushes are beginning to grow a little too much, and he always enjoyed gardening and nature. He’s glad to be able to do this and almost wishes he had more bushes to trim when he finishes! He knows they’ll grow again in a few days and he’ll be needed again. Winter is coming, but maybe after that he would consider starting his own little garden of fresh veggies. He always wanted to make a garden after his mother’s passing.

Lucy brings another friend home from school today, but homework wasn’t a problem. It’s Friday! Homework can be finished on another weekend day. Now it’s time to play!

6pm hit, and Lucy’s parents scramble because they realized something: “Oh no we forgot the cake!”

Next thing you know, Lucy is spinning around and turning into a teenager! They may not have gotten her a cake, but at least they remembered. Lucy chose the knowledge aspiration, wanting to learn more and more and keep up her good grades. She hopes to one day become an Oceanographer. She thinks that sounds like an interesting job.

Lucy heads to her closet to change into something more “her” and takes a minute to play around with some makeup at her mirror. She’s a teenager now, so there are more options available to her and she wants to experiment.

The Burb Family Part 1

Thursday

The next morning, the whole family is able to gather for breakfast since Lucy’s homework is done. They enjoy the time together, knowing their little family will be one sim bigger very soon.

After school, Lucy comes home with the best news – she got her A+! This week was a great week for her, and she’s really prospering at her private school. Her parents couldn’t be prouder. With her upcoming birthday, they just might let her get that kitten she’s been asking for lately. After about an hour of TV with her dad, Lucy gets right back to work on her homework. John is so proud of her and helps her with it again to keep her momentum going.

Since Jennifer is stuck at home and can’t work with the baby due soon, she finds ways to make money at home. She takes time to give other sims financial counseling, and each client pays her for her services. It sometimes can be a nice payout for the day, other times not as much as she would like. Still, it’s more money than she would make if she stayed in bed until the baby came, so she counts it as a win.

That night while everyone was asleep in bed, Jennifer jumped up in a lot of pain. “The baby is coming!” she yelled. John got out of bed, giddy at the thought of another child.

A few moments later, Jennifer is feeling better and holding her brand new baby – Alaric Burb.