EA/Dr Pepper Points Continued

Well, I have been able to trade for and gather all but one code for the 10 EA/Dr. Pepper Sims 3 items! Just lacking the "Classic Cowboy" hat for males. Hopefully I can get that last code by tomorrow.

EA/Dr Pepper Points

Just got my first Points code for the EA/Dr. Pepper give-a-way. I downloaded the Lips of Love Seat. Looks like I have 9 more items to download to get the complete set. Now, I just need 9 more codes....

500,000$

One of my Sims now has a Wish for 500,000$ net worth for the family. Dang! I made Ambrosia for all 4 members of the family, so they are back to the beginning of their lifestages (not sure if I said that in a previous blog post). I am trying to save up some money for a vehicle for their house now - but I think I'll have one of the characters finish the Pangu's Axe quest tonight. Oh - I did buy out the grocery store and I took out all of the non-perfect quality produce from the fridge! Woot! Hopefully I can keep it stocked with perfect quality produce from now on. Just need to get all 4 members of the household working on the garden. It's a dang big one for one (or even two) people to keep up with.

Posting Blog....

Still have no clue how I actually *publish* these blog entries. I'm guessing TSR Staff reviews them on newer members. I am trying the Curtains contest on twitter for some free Sim Store curtains.

I playes Sims 3 last night - finally moved into a 170,000$ house! It is very, very nice! I'm working on making it even nicer, of course. 64 x 32 lot - ya, kinda odd shaped. The house was for a 30 x 30 lot, so I added in a large garden area, two large pools, and a large child play area in the remaining space - with fencing around the pools (don't want the kiddies to fall in, do we?

Guestbook Accidental Post

I joined the Sins3Conga on twitter today. Also participated in the discussion on the Log Cabin set's rug ideas in the Sims 3 Forum and also created a Sims 3 signature for the official forums.   Still loading up more stuff into Sims 3 - I wonder if there is some sort of item limit...? Cuz I'm gonna hit it eventually....

Oops - posted this in my Guestbook - meant to post it here.

Input received & acted on!

I suggested that TSR add "House Hubby" and "Disabled" to their "Jobs" part of the profile - and they did! It was kinda weird having "Housewife" on my profile, with me having "dangly bits" and all.... It's nice to see my suggestion put into action so quickly.

Starting my learning

Well, I have started on my quest to learn how to make my own creations for The Sims 3. I started by just playing - seeing where others have made mistakes - things that irritated me. Like one neighborhood where the creator forgot to put in a school. Or where someone put the mailbox in a position where the mailperson couldn't get to it. Small things like that.

Now I am reading tutorials on designing and building houses. I am going to try creating my first house to fit a rather large, but oddly shaped plot in the neighborhood I am playing in right now. It is 64 x 32 - plenty of room to make mistakes, but I'm not going to stress over it being perfect or anything. This is just a practice lot after all. If it works out, great! If not, I will have had fun working on it anyway.