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Bridges Burned Update...

Chapter 5 is done!!  It should hopefully be up tonight(I submitted it yesterday).  I loved your guy's comments, but i'm going to have to just let you wait to find out.  I will tell you this...Josh does have issues and you'll get to learn more about him and his personality in this chapter...

 

Now i'm off to finish chapter 6! :) 

my new project: curtains

 

I was not really active the last two month. I think it was too hot here. ;-) But now I'm back.

Actually I'm working on some curtains. Curtains for closed windows are already finished. It is one mesh with 7 different styles. I want to make some curtains for my open casement windows too and I hope that I'll get a grip on it. ;-)

 

Lots

Lots coming your way soon.

I plan on having new lots as starters. I really hope to get into buildings. New Patterns will be coming your way as well. I hope to have new lots out soon then later.

Special Birthday Upload (Update)

Hi simmers. Here is an update on my creation. All of the creations for both males and females have been created. However, the female creations leave a black mark on the neck. I will fix this. It leaves a mark because the original tee is designed for a male. It isn't noticeable in game, but it is in CAS. It will be fixed in time for the 12th August. Now time to look for the images again...

 

 

Thanks for reading,

WWEmichael2010

Office and a little clutter

My holidays are nearly over, but my sets ar finished and will be publish tomorrow.Have fun and happy simming!

 

 

Single File Painting Sets

It has been a while since I last blogged, so here goes... :-)

Those of you who have visited my Minisite will have seen that I have had a poll running and I would like to thank you for taking the time to vote in it.  It was about how you would prefer to download your painting sets,  as single files, i.e. four paintings in a set four files, or one single file, i.e. four paintings in a set and one file.

Well the vast majority of people who voted were in favour of the one file for all paintings in the set, so this is how I will making my paintings sets now.

You may have seen that I have been trying out the new Create-A-Pattern Tool from EA Games and I have made a few patterns. Below is an example of my Natural Bamboo Pattern.

I have discovered you can re-colour the clock face of the little round clock in TS3 and I have posted a few for you to download. I will be posting more later.

 

 

Please feel free to comment on any of the above :-)

Lorraine xxx

400,000 Downloads

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has downloaded my Lots & Neighbourhoods.

It's a huge honour to have reached this milestone & it's you - the fans - that have kept me at the computer creating!

Love & Hugs to all,

Shaz

Chocolate Truffle Cookies

Ingredients 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 6 tablespoons butter 3 eggs 1 cup white sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Directions 1.In the microwave or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt unsweetened chocolate, 1 cup of the chocolate chips, and the butter stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. In a large bowl, whip eggs and sugar until thick and pale, about 2 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and the chocolate mixture until well mixed. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into the chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining 1 cup chocolate chips. Cover dough and chill for at least an hour or overnight. 2.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll chilled dough into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets so they are 2 inches apart. 3.Bake for 9 to 11 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Kitty Crazy ; struggling single mom

household; Kitty Crazy = adult

Sindee Crazy = teen

Jinni Crazy = child

Fall meant more work around the house.  Kitty Crazy couldn’t afford to hire a maid or a gardener.  Unlike other nature enthusiasts, Kitty’s vegetable garden wasn’t just a hobby but a vital asset.  She’d sunk every penny she had in her new home.  It was a bit bigger then her last one.  Her two daughters, Sindee and Jenni still had to share a room.  Yet she was able to give the girls a better life then she had her son Dan.

Not the marring kind, Kitty had a lot of boyfriends.  When she first moved to Pleasantview she got involved with a married man named Daniel Pleasant.  She had a son with him.  Daniel wasn’t a very doting father, but he did try to spent time with Dan.  His wife, Mary Sue, however had been a great help to Kitty.  She visited often and had even once taken care of Dan as an infant letting Kitty catch up on some sleep.  Mary Sue encouraged her daughters Lilith, Angela and Megan to spend time with their brother.  Lilith was more involved, she spent hours playing catch with Dan.  Angela called him frequently, occasionally stopping by to gossip with him.  Megan was distant and seldom bothered with her brother.  Mary-sue and Lilith never missed one of Dan’s birthday parties and Lilith had attended his college graduation.

Sindee and Jenni didn’t have the same kind of family connections.  Their father was a townie named Sinjin Couderc.  He’d been by to meet the girls but hardly talked to them.  He never showed up for any of their birthdays.

Kitty struggled to make ends meet.  Dan was already moved out with a child of his own by the time Sindee was born.  It was the Birth of her granddaughter Kitten Lames that made Kitty realize she had been drinking from the Elixir of life a little too much.   Almost every sim she had known when she first moved to the neighborhood was either dead or an elder with only two exceptions, and one of them finally succumbed to time and grew up to an elder.  The new laws limiting the use of elixir was forcing those who wanted to be young forever grow old. 

As Kitty pulled weeds in her garden she thought about what a blessing in disguise becoming an elder might actually be, but for now she knew she still had a good amount of time left enjoying her status as an adult or at least try to enjoy it.

Kitty had left her dream job of being a professional party guest for more steady work in the entertainment field.  It paid a little better but it left her little time for her romantic pursuits.  Her garden and yard work took up most her time at home. 

The house work was left to Sindee to do.  The teen also cared for her little sister.   Now that Jenni was a child, she could do a lot more for herself.  Sindee was a smart girl and breezed through her homework.  She never had to get caught up on it.  It was a good thing since she spent so much time cleaning the house and preparing meals.  She won two scholarships for college.  She didn’t get to pursue her love of sports often.  She mostly watched it on TV, but ever so often one of her mom’s many boyfriends would toss a football with her. 

Jinni, like her sister, was a grouchy but friendly sim.  She brought a friend home from school almost everyday.  She played cops and robbers with Rob Kim one day and mary mac with Betsey Broke the next.  Jim-Bob Broke came over a different day and joined her on the playground. 

Sindee greeted a townie who hung around for a while, he got to talking with Kitty and decided to set her up on a blind date with Dean Caliente.  Having another new guy hanging out with their mom was very upsetting to the girls.  they went to bed early not wanting to be around the dating couple.

Kitty got along very well with Dean.  Tired from a long day she invited him to relax on the bed with her while they talked.  They talked for a little while until Kitty couldn’t stay up any longer.  She got in her PJs and went to sleep. 

Sindee got up early the next day.  She was glad it was a Saturday.  She put her sports channel on.  She was surprised when Dean joined her on the couch still in the same work cloths he’d arrived in.  He talked with her for a little while, before he headed home.

When Kitty got up she served pancakes for the girls and then it was time for chores.  Sindee cleaned the three bathrooms and made all the beds.  Jinni picked up the leaf piles her mother had racked up and composted them.  Both girls cleaned up the dead flower beds and old newspapers.  In the afternoon Kitty served the girls some lunch meat sandwiches before letting them enjoy the rest of the day while she pulled weeds in the garden.  Jenni ran for her playground and Sindee called some friends.

Sunday brought a going away party for Sindee.  She had finally reached the age to go off to college.  Kitty mostly invited her friends.  Dan showed up with his wife Mellow. Sindee hadn’t been surprised that her father hadn’t showed up for her party.  Kitty splurged and bought some important items for her daughter’s dorm. 

Sindee didn’t leave right away after the party.  She waited til everyone left and her mother had gone to bed.  She spent some time playing catch with Jenni.  They watched a movie together and chatted.  Finally it was time for Jenni to go to sleep.  Sindee hugged and kissed her little sister good-bye. 

“don’t cry”  she told her, “I’ll be home for your birthday soon.”

Jenni wait for the taxi to leave with her sister before she went to bed. 

 

Orangetea

Well, you know I had a blog before, but I removed it! Now, I opened a new one! Orangetea Sims! Check it out here!