Ramblings of a Sim Addict

Jonathon: Our mom is the greatest! (I know that sounds weird coming from a teen, but it is true.) She’s been through a lot since dad die and I admire her for keeping our family together.

Natasha: Whatcha doing, Jon?!?!

Jonathon: Nothing kiddo, just talking about mom.

Natasha: Mom’s the best! She’s always willing to help with my homework and I love when she gives me hugs.

Jonathon: That’s what I’ve been saying, how great mom is. She hasn’t had it easy, either. Mom never got a chance to go college (she got pregnant with me instead) and after I was born, she decided to stay home with me, while dad went out and worked. Well, after the boat tragedy, mom had to figure out what do. She ended up moving Natasha and I to Florida to live with grandma Stone (mom’s mom).

Natasha: I don’t remember Florida.

Jonathon: That’s because you were only a few months old when we were there and we only stayed for a few months. Mom just needed sometime to clear her head and figure out what she needed to do next.

Natasha: Oh, I see. I wish I could remember Florida, though. I love warm weather and we don’t get enough of it here.

Jonathon: Well, maybe we will be able to take a vacation to Florida someday. Anyway, mom moved us back here to Glacier Bay and started looking for a job. All she could find was an opening as a waitress at the local restaurant, but she hated that job. (Plus, she was gone for long hours and didn’t get to spend much time with Natasha.) So, she finally took the plunge and started taking night classes (I think she majored in biology) at the local community college. Now mom is working her way up at the local hospital and she loves her job, plus she’s home a lot more.

Natahsa: Is that why she keeps tellin me to study hard, so I can go to college?!?!

Jonathon: I’m sure that is one of the reasons…

Selene: Natasha! Bed time!

Natasha: Oh mom, do I haft to?

Selene: Yes, you do. Now get moving!

Natash: Okay fine, good night Jonathon.

Jonathon: Night kiddo. Well, everything about mom is pretty great, everything except…her taste in guys. She hasn’t had the best luck when it comes to picking boyfriends. Most of them run away screaming once they lay eyes on Natasha and me. (I guess we aren’t exactly guy magnets.) Mom has a new “man” in her life, right now. His name is Zane, Zane Dupree and he seems like another loser. (Not mention I can’t stand his jerk of a nephew, Christian. Now that kid has issues.)

I just hope this relationship doesn’t end as badly as some of the others; mom deserves a break. *Yawn* Its getting late and I still have some homework to finish; I guess I’ll catch ‘ya later.

I can’t believe that my loser brother has returned home to sponge off my father; especially after all he has been through. Mother’s death hit him very hard that is why Christian and I moved in. (Well, that and I needed to get away from my ex-husband.) But, we are here to help dad, to make his life a little easier; Zane is just here to escape the mess he left in Seattle. Apparently, he tried to open his own restaurant and failed miserably, of course, I’m sure having an affair with his partner’s wife didn’t help matters. That is Zane, though, if he sees a beautiful woman, he just has to date her…no matter if she is married, engaged…none of that is of consequence to him.

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I thought I would do a quick write up on the families make up (their aspirations, zodiac sign, etc.):

The Morgan Family:

Phoenix (teen)
Aspiration: Popularity
Zodiac Sign: Gemini

The Dupree Family:

1) Isaiah (elder)
Aspiration: Romance
Zodiac Sign: Taurus

2) Zane (adult)
Aspiration: Rmance
Zodiac Sign: Capicorn

3) Serena (adult)
Aspiration: Knowledge
Zodiac Sign: Pisces

4) Christian (teen)
Aspiration: Pleasure
Zodiac Sign: Aries

The Ash Family:

1) Selene (adult)
Aspiration: Knowledge
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Turn Ons: Fitness and Custom Hair
Turn Off: Stink

2) Jonathon (teen)
Aspiration: Knowledge
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Turn Ons: Vampirism and Make-up
Turn Off: Facial Hair

3) Natasha (child)
Zodiac Sign: Aries

I’ll add more about the familes, after I finish playing the neighborhood this afternoon.

Every foster family I stayed with always asked me if I missed my parents, of course I did. (Did they all think I was made of stone?!?!) I never knew how to answer their questions; I didn’t want to break down in front of them and show weakness. So, I never said anything. I just shrugged my shoulders and walked away.

Thinking back on my behavior, maybe that is why no family ever wanted to adopt me. They all must have thought I was aloof, too numb to my situation, but all I ever truly dreamed about was having a mom and dad to care for me. I grew up, though and realized my dreams were never going to come true. I was getting tired of being shuffled from family to family, so I ran, ran away to find my own home…to build my own life.

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Glacier Bay was founded in the early 1900s and has been one of the premier fishing spots in Alaska for the last 20 years. Recently, however, the citizens of this small, quaint town have fallen under some hard times. Fishing no longer provides enough money for a man to support his family, so the residents of Glacier Bay have had find other income sources. Luckily, the picturesque mountains and clear waters have brought in plenty of tourist dollars and have helped to keep the town running.

Many of the families that once called Glacier Bay home, have left and moved to larger cities to find better paying jobs. There are still three families, though, that have remained; these are their stories…

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