Roaring Heights is Struck by Lightning! 2.0

Well Hello!  MAN – all I wanted to do was play my Zales, but I was due for a Lightning update, AND I got new things (WEE!) So it’s LIGHTNING TIME – except I didn’t really want to play with them, so this post is days in the making… looking back at screen shots and notes I’m like “OOOH YEAH…” so last time, stuff… this time MORE STUFF – let’s get to it!

NOTE:  I accidentally posted this blog as 1.5, it should’ve been 2.0.  I have corrected it.

We begin with a Lightning Check!  Felisha is getting to know her brother in law, Charlie – who has moved back in (why?)

I’m sure they’ll be the best of friends…

Beverly is contemplating motion pictures in the restroom.

With Lightning the Lizard, of course.

Our dearest Heir Daniel is fast asleep.

Little Barbara is taking a taxi home…

…From wherever she was…

And that’s all of them!  (for now.)

Here we have Felisha registering as a self-employed Angler.

And then she threw up on the steps.

Class act, all the way.  She also has a wrench in her hair thanks to a thought bubble gone wrong.

Another familiar face returns to the nest.

It’s Abraham!  He came home DRUNK.

The lifespans are so short, I’m not really worried about household overcrowding, so we’re taking ALL THE LIGHTNINGS with us.

With us?  With us where?

Roaring Heights!  I got new things, so we moved!  WEE!

Unsure how I wanted to explore this lovely world, we opted for a lively downtown apartment.

Those tiny little specs near the center are our Lightnings!

So this is their apartment.

I’m unsure how it happened, but they managed to have quite a bit of money all of a sudden…

It doesn’t have nearly enough beds, or bedrooms, but I love it!


POOL!

And all these cute little annex areas… I could put beds in there I suppose…
Oh wait… the pool has lots of space.

I’ll put beds here.

Tada!  Abraham, Beverly, Barbara and Charlie can have these lovely green bunks by the pool.  Ugh, can you imagine the smell?  That humid chlorine aroma while you sleep.  OH WELL SPARES.

We did manage to take our lizard with us!

He’s very important and I love him.

Some other very important Lightnings made the trip.

Those little urns are Jeff and Betty!  We couldn’t leave them behind.

Sleepy Poolside Lightnings.

Sweet dreams.

Some very adorable Roaring Heights neighbors showed up to say hello!

We just ignored them…

There are no TVs in this apartment, which is good for our technophobe Heir!

Although Barbara and Felisha wish there was more to do.

Abraham, having moved out and back in, brought an Old Lemon with him, and everyone PILES IN!

We’re OFF to the boardwalk!

Aw LOOK!  A carousel!

Just kidding, it’s floor tiles and spring riding toys… 😐

But Barbara has fun all the same.

Hey look pregnant Sims can ride roller coasters!

BOARDWALK SPAM:

UPSIDE DOWN!

Felisha:  WEE!

Daniel:  WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE!

Felisha:  IT’S NOT FUN ANYMORE!

Daniel:  OH WAIT!  THIS IS AWESOME!

So yes.  That’s a shark.

A good time was had by all.

*Honest Notes on “The Boardwalk”
The roller coaster is of course, awesome.  Everything else is just kinda “meh”.  I didn’t explore too much of it… but I think I actually prefer regular festival grounds.

Back at home, Jeff’s head goes for a swim.

I sent Daniel to the bookstore for a couple pregnancy books, and well…

That dress are hairstyle are very trendy.

Daniel gets his flirt on, because I said so.

Besides, just a little harmless bookstore flirt.  And he obviously has no romance skillz, because his flirts involve clown speech bubbles.

The thing to do in Roaring Heights is stand around with your perfectly coiffed hair and read.

While Daniel flirts (and tries to make an illegitimate baby) the camera pans home to Barbara’s birthday!

Uncle Abraham is there to show his support.  Those Pool Sleepers must unite.

She has commitment issues locked in.  Joining easily impressed, genius, and inappropriate.

Hmm.  Childhood her had such promise!

But Eek.

And Eek.

Well, to be fair, Beverly IS her mother.  But I thought she was SUCH a cute child!!!

I did the best I could.

It’s better…

Uncle Abraham has his birthday next!

Felisha is mid waddle to show her support.

She’s quite large!

And I still think she’s adorable.

Here’s our newest elder Sim, Abraham!

Enjoying a chat with his departed father, Jeff.  Abraham is a cute old man.  Must be the namesake.  I also bought couch potato Felisha a television set.

Then, over a toilet, like many MANY great legacy births…

…Felisha brings Baby E into this world.

While starving.

Meet Elliot!

Clumsy locked in, and he rolled good.  Hello dear burrito baby!

Then it’s Charlie’s birthday!

He’s as *cough* handsome as always.

Beverly is there to root for her brother.

The excitement of all the recent birthdays causes Beverly to contract the dreaded HandBowl Disease.

Which is hilarious.

Beverly practices her opera singing to the pile of unfinished batter.

Daniel!  What are you doing!!

You are the HEIR, you cannot drown!  Get out of the pool.

Charlie the Handsome began a midlife crises, and he rolled a wish to plan an outfit.

Here we have him and his smexy new look.  I took it very seriously.

Beverly tries to kill herself due to her HandBowl disease.

Thankfully she is unsuccessful.

As there is hope for those who suffer from HandBowl.  Don’t give up Beverly!

She decides that the only proper way to go when suffering from HandBowl, is that if there’s a lizard in the batter.

Um… what are you two doing?

The Lightnings are so weird.

Abraham: Your shoulders smell like lizard.

Beverly then tries to flush away her HandBowl disease, only to cause the toilet to overflow.

However – next time I actually notice Beverly, she had recovered.  I’m glad she didn’t go for the Lizard Batter HandBowl Asphyxiation.  That would have been hilarious bad.

Hey Felisha?  Are you okay?

Oh Charlie.  You have such a lovely profile.

OH!  I can tell by the change in your attire that you’re preggo!  I did not remember that.

Beverly, with two normal hands, was feeling nostalgic for Egypt and practices some snake charming on the kitchen floor.

It bit her.  Shocking.

Charlie and Daniel share a meal.

Yes, those two come from the same set of parents.

All Felisha ever does is watch TV, so I force Abraham to show her a little culture.

Besides, he rolled a wish to learn some logic skill.

I do however adore Felisha.

She is too cute.

Although when the Lightnings purchased this lavish apartment they were quiet wealthy…

…but it’s all gone now, time for Daniel to magician up tips!

For his next trick, he will NOT wet himself.

It was one of the few things he managed to get right.

While Daniel was off earning a pittance, his first born was having a lonely floor birthday.

Aw look, he’s cute!

Or he was… poor Uncle Abraham.

And apparently he’s part demon.

Cuz seriously child.  You creepy.

Barbara and Magician Daniel hang out and learn things together.

Our Heir Daniel is brushing up on pregnancy, and Barbara works on homework.

Almost finished!  Thank you Aunt Beverly!

For a child hater, you’ve been most helpful.

Were you two flirting?

I approve.  Carry on.

Oh look, Elliot CAN be cute sometimes!

Aw…

And then I got FOUR birthday notifications – and the game crashed (GRR)  I didn’t lose much, but I was going to play through the birthdays… not any more!  So that’s all for this post!  I KNOW it took me forever to get another Lightning update done – but If I’m feeling Zale-ish, I’m not going to fight it.  Lightnings are for when I need a break… I hope you enjoyed this latest installment.  Do come back soon?  I’ll try to have something new for you to read.  Until next time, HAPPY SIMMING!

Beverly’s Adventures and So Much More! 1.4

Hi!  Welcome back to the Lightning Family!  Things move FAST, so let’s get to it!

We begin with Beverly’s travels in Egypt!

Confession:  I had forgot she was here, oops.

Adorable!  We’re going on an adventure!

She is too cute.  Really.

This is Zahra Diab.  She married into my equestrian legacy that I don’t document.  The family’s entire funds come from the selling of trained horses.  They either breed them or adopt them, the skill them up and sell them at the equestrian center.  Anyway, it’s nice to see her!

She sends Beverly on a quest!

The “Tomb of Discovery”!




And with that, she explored the whole tomb!

And quickly too!  She had a great time, and her needs are still pretty great, let’s see what else she can get up to.

This is Ameen Moussa, they’re attracted to one another!

Beverly is getting hungry by now, so why not have dinner together!

He didn’t join her for curry…

But you can see his date heart hovering near the center of the screen, he’s off charming snakes.

Rather well, actually!

They had a nice date!

Whoa.  Game is beautiful.

Every now and then it can really surprise you!

Beverly is out collecting turquoise for Ameen.  She found it!

After completing this task, she’s about to head into a much larger tomb!  A kiss for good luck!

And well, Beverly never made it on to the next tomb, she was too tired.

And then it was time to go home!

No glitches, freezes or crashes!  YAY!

Now that we’re home, Lightning Check!  Here’s Betty!

She’s sick and has just lost a friend.  That sucks. 😦

Ghostly Jeff is dreaming about his own demise.

The ever unfortunate Charlie is also asleep.

And so is our heir, Daniel!

So there he is!  He’s cute.  I promise.

And of course, Beverly is here too.

Tired from her travels.

I forgot Jeff even had an iguana in his inventory, but then I got a pop up that it got loose!

So we quickly scoop it back up.

The only room that had the space for a terrarium is the bathroom.

But here he is!  Meet “Lightning the Lizard”

He’s adorable and I’m quite fond of him.

Jeff than flexes his ghastliness and spooks his son.

That is not nice!

Poor baby!

Then I send Daniel to get a part time job.

Finances are always pretty dismal in the Lightning Household.  It’s actually quite fun!

Oh Betty and Jeff, you’re cute!

My my my!  What have we here?  Are you okay, Beverly?

Did you get a bit more of an adventure than you bargained for?  😀

Hey, you clogged it, you fix it.

(Controlling all Sims will never get old… I will not take it for granted)

Family bonding, The Sims style.

I spend a ton of time granting as many wishes as I can… so most of the antics you see, someone wished for.

Some random lady showed up at the house, and Jeff starting flirting with her!

Betty is NOT impressed!

Betty noticed the puking, and gives a very special gift to her only daughter.

It is “Baby Incoming; Preparing with Vigilance”  I love that Beverly is even thinking about the blocks.

What the hell?  Something very crazy is happening is happening to this home-wrecker.

I think it’s her losing her Mermaid-ness.  I think that’s very sad.  😦  But she flirted with the co-founding spouse, so… less sad.

While trying to repair her damaged relationship with her ghostly husband, Betty expires.

That’s actually what she queued up.  “Expire”

I will miss her.

I adored her very much, as fine a found as I’ve ever seen.

Charlie:  Oh sweet, mom made veggie spaghetti!

The unfortunate son fails to acknowledge the loss of his mother.  Yet.

With the loss of Betty, I decide to return Jeff to the netherworld.

Goodbye, Founders.

Not bad little tombstones for a short life.  Well-lived.

Sad Sons 😦

Beverly:  COMING THROUGH, I NEED TO VOMIT

Boys:  Person Person Plus

Bev then rocks in the nursery next to the vacant crib.

The one she herself slept in.  She misses her mother.

And then she stood up and BAM!  Pregnancy phase one.

She instantly rolled a wish for a son.

Although Beverly is procreating, Daniel is the heir, so the home gets a makeover to reflect his favorite color of orange.

And with a heavy heart, he takes over the Heir Suite.

Be strong, young Daniel.

We have just over a thousand bucks, but Beverly rolled a wish for a massage, so we go get her the cheapest one.

Then I remembered all her Egypt Loot!

I sold all the priceless relics (for a pittance) and we had enough money to buy the Lightnings a car!

Well, a truck!  I make it Daniel’s preferred vehicle, even though he cannot drive.

Ya know what?  Pro Tip:  Put minor pets in the bathroom.  You won’t forget about them.

He’s clean and well-fed all the time!

It’s Charlie’s birthday!

And at that exact same moment, it’s this kid’s birthday too!

Beverly:  MOMMMAA!

Charlie has star quality locked in.  He is now a no sense of humor, neurotic, grumpy, angler who will put on a fine show.

He looks a lot like Jeff, but somehow Jeff pulled it off a little better.

Beverly is still in labor.

It’s a GIRL! Barbara is born.

We get to roll one of the two traits, and she becomes an easily impressed genius.  Children born to spares will have the same naming letter as their parent.  It’s not the son child-hater Beverly wished for, but ya know what?  She loves her anyway.

So, I moved Charlie out, but he wouldn’t leave.  His portrait is gone from the portrait panel, but here he is!

See?  Doing heaven knows what on that bunk.  Beverly had the option to “greet” him, and then I thought she could “ask him to leave” but the “ask to leave” option wasn’t available, so I reset him.  *pOOf* Charlie begone.

Even though Beverly is a self-proclaimed child-hater, she still rolls wishes for her little girl.

Such as “Rock with baby”.  Aw.

I SPOT A FEMALE TEENAGER!

Her name is Felisha Sommers!

Here she is again!

What do you mean she looks different?  OKAY.  She was boring as hell in the face, and I wanted light hair.  So just think of her as Felisha 2.0.

We have a spouse to catch!

With lifespans set so short, and The Sims ineptitude and story progression and town population, I was elated to even find a teen in a world full of elders.  Felisha is IT, I’m tellin’ ya!

It’s Barbara’s birthday!

She looks cute!

I have seen Egypt genes not always make such beautiful children (again, my equestrian legacy) and we all know Beverly isn’t exactly a stunner, but look at her!  She’s adorable!

After fully skilling Barbara with the playpen and the walker making things easy, I noticed Beverly was stir crazy, AND she’d rolled a wish to a. buy a stroller, and b. go for a stroll.  So off they go!

For “disliking children” Beverly is a rockin’ momma.

Here’s a picture of Daniel going to the bathroom…

…on a filthy toilet… just so I could tell you that he got a phone call from Felisha, and she asked him to prom!  We said yes… BUT – Daniel’s YA birthday is like, tomorrow… so that won’t happen.  Still, we couldn’t say no!

She’s cute.  I like Felisha 2.0

Her hair looks white, which is fine with me, but since I made it, I want to point out that it’s blonde.

Aw!  Danisha!

He’s a charmer!

Score!

Look at her adorable face!

And his…

Except he totally needed a brow wax…

There we go!  Better.

Daniel was just making a salad for his date when…

…He went and birthday-ed.

Felisha:  *TOOT*

Here he is!  He had athletic locked in, which joins technophobe, eccentric, heavy sleeper, and natural born performer.  His LTW is Master Magician.

Daniel and his teenage girlfriend sit down for a snack and…

Why yes, young one.  A cake is EXACTLY what you need.  So nice of you to mention it.

Daniel is *very* excited.

Here she is!  I’ll fix her shortly.

In fact, I fixed her while she was sleeping.  When both Daniel and her were teenagers (earlier this same evening) Daniel had invited her to sleep over… I got bored while they were sleeping (And Pro Tip:  We all know you can’t propose to a sleepy Sim!) I gave her a makeover.

I know you can’t really see her.  But I love her, and she’s just a little bit chubby.  Her favorite color is turquoise, and she is a couch potato, night owl, savvy sculptor, loner who loves the heat.  I went for her heat loving rather lazy look.  You’ll see more of it later.

The very next morning is graduation day!  Daniel AND Beverly need to graduate.  Really?  Beverly too?  She’s the mother of a toddler, has travelled to Egypt, and… FINE.

Adorable little Barbara in tow.

Hey!  Our house guest is up for graduation too!

I really do like her.

While everyone was inside being *BORING* this guy died.

That’s kinda depressing.  His name was Ramin Briscoe.  At least you passed on a nice day.

It just so happens to be graduation day AND Love Day!  So Daniel invites Felisha out to the Spring Festival.

Adorbs.

Daniel ate some garlic fries… then went for this!

Garlic breath smoochies FTW!

Then the camera zoomed home for…

Barbara’s full moon child birthday!

Barbara gets to roll, and gains inappropriate.

She’s adorable!  I can’t wait to see her age up.

Back home from the festival, Daniel rolled this.

Danisha five-evah!

Beverly rolled a wish to enroll Barbara in boarding school, but she didn’t specify which one.

So here she is sending her one and only child off to the cheapest one we could find.

Barbra rocks while Betty haunts.

Cute!

OKAY Danisha!  This is like your FIFTH DATE.  THIS IS A LIGHTNING ALPHABETCY.  WE DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR SUCH SHENANIGANS!

But you can at least see Felisha’s adorable outfit and makeover.

While it storms outside, Danisha enjoy a wonderful meal at the coffee house.

Upon exiting the establishment… ABOUT DANGED TIME!

In the rain, photobombed by an old lady and her umbrella, Daniel finally pops the question.

Then they go home because WEDDING!

Hey, it’s a Lightning Thing.  We don’t have time for fancy.  You want fancy?  Read the Zales.

Aw… it’s still adorable.  Even if it’s rushed, and she’s dripping rainwater.

And thinking about shovels.

Wedding Derp!

But aw…

And with that, Felisha moves in!  She brought a small pittance, and he LTW is GOLD DIGGER.

Sorry toots, Lightnings are broke.

This wedding night was interrupted by Beverly’s full on ADULT birthday!

Barbara:  HA HA HA HA, you’re old!

Yeah, she’s still “unique”…

And up for grabs for any Uglacies out there, but I love her.  Funny how a certain Sim can make you feel attached.

Then it’s time for Barbara to head off to The School of Peace and Love.

Considering she’ll only be there for about five minutes until it’s her teen birthday, I’m sure we’ll see her again soon.  But have fun, Barbara!  I think you’re swell!

Hey look!  It’s Felisha’s wedding dress!

And hmm, she doesn’t look like she feels so well.

Lighting the Wise Lizard watches.

And Beverly.

Is there the “E” baby on the way?!?

Come back soon and find out!  Until next time, HAPPY SIMMING!