Tiniest setback possible

So, here's what happened:
I saved the game, did about three minutes of gameplay, then saved and left. Apparently, it didn't save correctly, so I lost about 3 minutes of gameplay. Which I honestly don't care about, but it means I lost the remodel. So I redid that.

Also, I am terrible. Horrible. So...you know Riana? Well, her name's Briana. Apparently.

ANYWAY, Brian (yes, I'm sure that's his name!) aged into a teen. Love the bunny slippers, dude.

So, this is normal gameplay: Aleena trains BRIANA on the treadmil, George either standing there or cooking something, Brian on the computer. Brian has the "good" trait, but it never really shows through.

Meanwhile, BRIANA's still strumming away at that guitar!

As her elderly mother goes to work.

And then George had to unclog the toilet.

One thing I don't understand: how does unclogging a toilet boost your handiness skill? Well hey, I've never unclogged one, so I guess I don't know anything.

Then...another glitch. When George went upstairs to sleep, he was visible from the downstairs.

And I'm pretty sure ankles aren't supposed to bend back that much.

As soon as Briana gets home, she's off to work.

In order to move up further in the criminal career, Aleena has to befriend her coworkers. So I had her invite over the only one she knew.

He left before they could become friends, though.

After work, Briana sits down in front of the door with her dad to work on her homework. Thank goodness I got her the "Multi-Tasker" reward, otherwise she'd be up all night.

Then she plays some computer games before heading off to bed.

From the screenshot, it looks like she's racing a car?

And then-Brian surprised me and sat down to do his homework! That's his "Good" trait doing it's (rare) work!

By morning he was back to normal, though. He had ANOTHER wish to skip school. Well, then, get down to buisness!

You don't like the sink? THEN FIX IT.

Meanwhile, Aleena (off of her own accord) plopped herself down in front of the TV and started watching the gardening channel.

It's her subsitute for me taking away her garden. I'M SORRY, OK? I GOT YOU THE TV! SO WHAT IF YOU PAID FOR IT?!

Futures and Building

I've decided that the kids can help make money, too.

Also, Riana's "Artistic" and a "Virtuoso", so she's going to be in the "Music" career. Better get to strummin' that guitar!!

...While her father makes food in the backround.

Then I noticed a protest at City Hall! So I sent Aleena down. They're protesting Police cars.

OH OH I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE PROTESTING! Police are too harsh with the curfew! Darn, I should have sent one of the kids down there.

I once had a sim join a protest about clowns.

Then HE *disapproving glare* had a wish to "Skip School". That's gonna ruin your future, kid! Well, okay, but that doesn't mean you get the day off! To cleaning with you!

I WOULD have made him clean the toilet, but George upgraded it to make it self-cleaning. *huff* So I let him take a break.

Then, as I had nothing else to do, I checked up on their money. This was my face:  :O Looks like it's time for a remodel!

I think their future's looking bright, don't you?

Birthdays, Glitches, and Relationships

Aleena had a wish to "Have a baby", for 3,000 Lifetime Happiness points, so I phoned the adoption service and they brought home Brian.

Finally, enough money for a table and some chairs!

Money left: 27 Simoleons. The chairs are really expensive.

As soon as Rianna gets home, she sits down with Aleena to do a homework (she has the "Good" trait).

Which is also why she had a wish to "Donate Money to Charity". The lowest amount you can donate is 100 simoleons, so I had to wait a few paychecks until her wish could be satisfied. See, I'm trying to get 10,000 Lifetime Happiness points before she's a teen, because I want the "Multi-Tasker" reward.

Rianna sometimes comes home so stressed that she has to play on the computer before the game will let her do her homework. (I know-weird sentence)

Then George hopped out of bed and grew into an old man!

(Doesn't he look horrified?)

Then, we encountered a glitch. Rianna and Brian became all stretched out, Rianna held a sign as though she was protesting something, although I never got to see what.

Hmm, I've never had that one before. It was both entertaining and worrying.

Aleena and George had a riff! It wasn't an outright rejection, though, so at least it didn't lower their relationship.

I think it's because they were both in a really bad mood.

Rianna was out painting when it was her turn to age up.

Her clothes aren't actually too bad, but they're definitely not good, either. But they don't have enough money for a dresser, so it'll have to do for now.

Charisma and Children

George is in the Politics career, which needs the Charisma skill. So I bought them a mirror for him to practice with.

And then Aleena brought home baby Rianna!

Rianna's baby years were uneventful, so I'm skipping to her toddler years.

Aleena's all, "Yes! WHITE COMPUTER!!!"

I wanted to be able to choose Rianna's new trait, so I set Aleena to buisness.

Then George set the kitchen on fire when he was making food, and all he cared about was how he couldn't continue to cook the food when the stove was in flames like that.

He put out the fire, I replaced the stove, and they all went to bed.

Also, check out this glitch! I redid the bathroom, so that it was half it's size, and this happened:

Floating baby!

Then the sink broke, so I made George fix it.

The next day was Rianna's birathday, so I threw a party for her. People left before she could even blow out the candles! So even though all of the guests thought the party was AWESOME, it was apparently a "failure" and Aleena got the "Threw a Lame Party" negative moodlet.

Then she went to sleep in her new big-girl bed (the crib wouldn't fit her anymore).

Poor, but Happy

This is everything Aleena owns.

A bed, easel, toilet, and garden (gardens don't cost money).

Aleena has to visit the Twinbrook Gym every day to eat and (occasionally) shower.

She paints in her free time to earn a little extra cash.



Then she gardens and goes to bed.

(You might notice that to the left of that last picture is a toy chest. Aleena has the "Childish" trait, so toys help her ease stress)

The next day, Aleena wakes up starving. So I sent her to the gym for breakfast.

Then it's off to work. After work, she feels rotton.

But after some sleep she felt good enough to finish gardening.

Also, Aleena worked really hard with her athletic skill and earned a promotion! The promotion came with a huge cash bonus and a pay raise, so I decided that she deserved a kitchen.

She spends too much time at the gym, anyway.

Still not enough money for a shower, though.

She also visits the pool regularly. She challenged this person to a contest to see who could hold their breath underwater longer.

(Aleena won)

Since she loved swimming so much, I decided to build her a small pool. She had only enough money for a pool smaller than I was expecting, though...

She doesn't even have enough room to swim! Oh well, at least it still increases her Athletic ability.

Oh, and guess who Aleena saw one day on her way home? Maria!

Aleena had the next day off, so I sent her to the park. There, she met George. They seemed to get along quite well!

Meanwhile, Maria could finally afford walls and a ceiling!!!

No wallpaper or flooring, so she gets the "Unfinished Room" negative moodlet, but still!

Aleena had the next day off, so I had her phone George over.

He accepted her First Kiss!

And then...

He accepted!!!

I had them have a private wedding, right then and there, because I would be embarrased to have anyone come over for a party to that place.

Congratulations to Aleena and George Pride!