New Move

The hood council ordained that all families had to move into these smaller gated communities so here we are in another home. It has three bedrooms and two baths (the girls share a room), small backyard, but otherwise is ok. It's still a bit smaller than our last home especially in terms of yard space, but now we seem to be closer to our neighbors and can interact a bit more.

Dancing...Again

Lyndon took the family out and it was wonderful! I had so much fun! It reminded me of our college days, dancing to the DJ and relaxing under the stars...wow, have things changed. We've moved several places...I've given up acting and settled into cooking as a career...I wonder if we could do it again would I chose the same path...would Lyndon still become a pastor...would I give up acting...hmmm...we will never know I guess.

Goodbye sweet island

Our vacation is coming to an end. Lyndon and I took some time to visit Hacienda Bay, another island that has allied to form the Tiki Islands Coallition. I enjoyed the food so much, I must tell Carmela when I return. I know her family is coming here for a vacation as well to see thier ancestoral homeland.

Friends

I ran into my friend again and we talked about her tour guide job. I mentioned that AV was looking for a master scholar and she said that she might apply for the position. That would be nice to have an island friend closer to me. Someone to help me keep my roots.

Old and New Tricks

I decided to try fire dancing...again. This time I have performed much better than I did in my youth. Thank goodness, I hate burn marks!

Relating

Wow, this trip has been wonderful. I ran into a friend from high school and we chatted about what is new in our lives. She mentioned how Sokitumi has changed since they have allied with several other islands and peace has been restored. Now the islands benefit from a growing tourism industry and she works by giving tours in the lemon groves. She couldn't believe that I am now a wife of a pastor, especially since we came from our culture of many gods and goddesses. I wonder how our life would have been if Lyndon and I stayed in Sokitumi.

Home!

My children were finally able to visit my home of Sokitumi. Things are different now, the huts are better equipped and now that the island is open to tourists again, the sky just seems brighter. I took them to see the volcano and showed them the native flora and fauna. We visited my family and was good to have them finally see thier grandchildren.

Supporting the Hood

As chef at The Peacock, I wanted to make sure that I participated in the Food Expo. So that meant a lot of early morning or late evening trips to sites for food discussions or participating in the events.

At home I am making the kids rotate chores, Lyndon said it would be easier to assign them all permenent chores. I guess so, they still have to clean thier rooms and make thier beds, but one could clean bathrooms, one could make breakfasts or lunches to take to school and the other could feed the animals and clean thier bedding.

O! The family is going to stop by Sokitumi during our vacation. I am excited and nervous to see the old village, I wonder if my relatives will recognize me without my native attire.

Growing Pains

All Faith talks about is this recording contract, I must admit, it is a nice thing for her, especially since the studio is flying the entire family out for recording, so we have a free vacation! At least her head is straight, she wants to lock the money into the bank and gain some interest so she can buy a condo on an island.

Musical Talents

The girls did well at the service, though Susie could stand to practice a bit more...maybe we should invest in a piano for her, but her teen birthday is almost here, so I'll see if she desires a piano at that time. Harvis is...well, Harvis. While Susie loves flowers and music and dancing...Harvis tends to be more serious, staring at the stars and talking about aliens all the time. I worry about him.

The Children

The children are doing so much better now. I am so proud. We spent some of the money from Harvis and Susie's parents in upgrading the house-we added an extra bedroom and remodeled upstairs so each child has thier own room. We also allowed them to decorate the room however they wanted.

Susie chose lots of flowers (mix-matched, but it didn't matter) and yellows for her room. She has been showing an interest in music. I recall that her grandmother was a semi-famous piano player. Perhaps I will buy her a small piano for her room.

Harvis chose dark blue, black and grey for his room. Also some space inspired paintings and toys. Lyndon says I should watch him a bit more and monitor his star gazing activities, but I think that he will be fine. He's simply interested in his past-his culture.

Faith chose purple and purple. Instead of lots of decor she chose a violin and it sounds wonderful. She has natural talent. Perhaps she and Susie can start a band. I can teach them of course.

Resting and Thinking

I went into work a little later today and instead spent some time cleaning the house and writing in my diary. With the cat purring at my feet and the rain beating on the windows, it was a nice relaxing time.

Work is going well. I no longer play the piano, in fact, the piano is gone. I am now the chef (the previous chef died) and I am in charge of cooking the wonderful items on the menu. We added a new recipe, a geniune Sokitumi recipe and the patrons seem to enjoy it.

I wonder how my family is? I want to send them a photo of the family so they can see thier grandchildren.

Bonding

Faith and Susie seem to be bonding quite nicely. They share a bedroom and it's decorated in purple (for Faith) and flowers (for Susie). Susie isn't as outgoing as Faith, but Faith seems to have taken Susie under her wing-even though they are the same age. However Susie does teach Faith new things. They were playing chess and Susie talked to Faith a little bit about the blue alien history. It was the first I heard of one of the twins discussing thier history and I wasn't aware that Susie knew so much...I wonder if she was taught or was it inate?

Chilly

I ran into Carmela at CupaJava and we chatted about the weather and the need for the children to get new coats and sweaters to prepare for the chill. She said that the next time I stop at The Blossom Salon, that her husband would give us a discount on our purchases. That would be nice, with three sets of coats and sweaters to buy and Susie needs a haircut as well, any discount would be appreciated. Thankfully the twins inherited some simoleans from thier father in Simmerville. a little of $11,000 each. We are only allowed to use 25% of thier funds for help with thier upbringing now-but that will be plenty to add an addition to the house so they can have seperate rooms, getting thier clothing and of course food and bills. We're investing the rest in some silver so that they can use it for thier apprenticeship guild funds and future families. I must visit the bank and get some advice about investing-I wouldn't want thier funds to be depleted

Pets!

The house is overrun with animals, and then there are the two dogs and a cat that we got the children :)



I hope the pets will help the twins adjust to thier new living situation, we shall see. I need to take the family shopping, with the weather getting cooler we need to visit the local boutique and get some new items for them. Maybe even start planning that family vacation.

Greetings

I went to visit my friend, Tatiana, today. She seems so happy. Her career is going well, I wonder if I should have stayed in the industry, but no, I like my life now.

We now have the twins from Simmerville and they are...interesting to say the least. Faith has been playing with them and showing them all around the hood, the twins and Faith are the same age so it looks like there will be lots of triple birthday parties.

Shopping

With more sims stopping by the church, I need to buy more coffee and sweets to feed them. Hopefully things will get better at the church, we're thinking about closing the gift shop and only opening it seasonally or even once or twice a simweek, but that means I'll be at home fishing and cleaning more...which honestly is boring. I would like to work, perhaps as a barista or even the local cemetary.

Dream

I feel like the walls are slowly squeezing in, water is rising everywhere and I can see nothing-it's so black and dark.

This is the dream I've been having for several nights-waking up in a cold sweat. I am concerned as it always seems the same and it never changes, could it be a sign, could it be a prophecy?

Busy

The church gift shop is doing well-we're selling more bibles and some customers have agreed to come to services as well. Hopefully they will attend this simWednesday night service.

Birthday!

For Faith's birthday we got her a robot and ate some organic honey as a treat. We even splurged and got a nice set of balloons. Now the hard question, should we adopt another child?