Helloooooo....is there anybody out there?

I cannot believe I started this challenge so long ago.  Thank the creator of the Sims2 data base for their program because there would be no way I could have kept all the residents of Tesime straight without its help.

Today I dropped in on the Test of Time Challenge to see how they were faring since it has been almost a year since I played them.  I was going to play the Benet-Gallant family but when I looked their oldest son was actually an adult. Pretty sure I must have skipped a round because Kole was not supposed to be the first 3rd generation to reach adulthood.  Did you read that? 3rd Gen child has reached adult !  That means it is time to FINALLY MOVE TO ROMAN era.  I am going to go with it and not try to determine what I did wrong.

Now I have to go searching for all sorts of Romanesque items.  Sure I could build the houses and really it should be part of the fun but I have never been a great lot builder and certainly will not be creating meshes for clothing when there is so much out there already. Course now I just have to find it.  If you have any suggestions please let me know !

My alterations to the challenge so far has been to shorten the teens from 15 days to 9 using elixir and going with 2 generations from here on in.  Wish me luck 😄

Money Money Money : Round 11

Simoleans at a glance:

Round 11                         Cash on Hand                       House Value

Skin 1:
Stonegate                           § 80,658                             § 92,408
Lindt                                   §188,166                            §226,179

Skin 2/4:
Phan                                   §202,955                            §233,291

Skin 4:
Gallant                                §161,131                            §183,836
Benet                                  §150,526                            §173,080

Well isn't this becoming a close race !

Behind the scenes

Ida what ARE you thinking !

And just like that....sucked back in

It has been over a year since I last played with my Tesime family and I couldn't stay away any longer.  I have not decided yet if I will post updates on each round as I did before but I did update the family tree with all the latest comings and goings. 

The main change will be speeding up the rounds so I can finally move beyond the Neanderthal era.  To help with that I have reduced the teenage years from 15 down to 9 with the help of the Elixir.  Problem is making sure everyone is in the green before using it otherwise it ends up adding days to them lol that defeats the purpose as you can imagine.  So far it is working well.

Thank you to the creator of the Sims2DB.  Without that I would not know how I could possibly keep this challenge straight after so many years. 

Happy Simming !
Janet

Money Money Money : Round 10

Simoleans at a glance:

Round 10                         Cash on Hand                       House Value

Skin 1:
Stonegate                           § 61,485                             § 73,159
Lindt                                   §166,952                            §202,601

Skin 2/4:
Phan                                   §189,792                            §209,770

Skin 4:
Gallant                                §146,284                            §167,977
Benet                                  §139,737                            §163,222

Having the male child stay on the original lot has really taken the toll on the Stonegate's.  At least their relations are well tied to the Lindt's from all their daughters so hopefully that will result in a higher class in the Roman era.

Tesime - Round Ten : The Phan-Benet chapter

Ping and Frida were very excited for the new baby.  They spoke to her every day and played little games even before she was born.  The excitement continued when little Maylin arrived with the new parents doting over her. She was a lovely baby who didn't fuss too much at all.  Just after her first aging ceremony though she caught a fever.  Frida tried all the remedies the other tribeswomen suggested but it was not enough.  Little Maylin joined the spirit leader in the sky. The young couple was devastated and spent a great deal of time trying to console each other.
Phan-Benet: Ping, Frida and Maylin

Tesime population : 51
25 boys 19 girls

10 lots

Tesime - Round Ten : The Lindt-Stonegate2 chapter

For Juno and Gideon life revolved around their son Benny.  They helped him with his aging ceremony and spent many a day teaching him all he would need to grow into a resourceful man.  There was still time for play in any childs life though as Benny proved.  Juno was lucky to have Mother Nature smile on her again and she gave birth to another son, Lazarus.
Lindt-Stonegate2: Gideon, Juno , Benny and Lazarus

Tesime - Round Ten : The Lindt-Stonegate chapter

The twins were growing like weeds and before they knew it another aging was upon them. Abigail and Ericka were going to be heartbreakers for sure. Little Joel wasnt to be left out and had his own aging ceremony into a toddler. Guess it will take awhile for the hair to fill in. The weather was always so perfect in Tesime and Summer loved playing with the kids inspite of being in the family way.Course too much exercise will speed things along and Summer realized the new baby was going to make a quick entrance. Thankfully everything went according to plan and another girl who they named Seraphina joined the family!
Lindt-Stonegate: Liam, Summer, Ericka, Abigail, Joel and Seraphina

Money Money Money : Round 9

Simoleans at a glance:

Round 9                         Cash on Hand                       House Value

Skin 1:
Stonegate                          § 57,091                             § 68,521
Lindt                                  §129,330                            §164,312

Skin 2/4:
Phan                                  §139,103                            §158,134

Skin 4:
Gallant                               § 74,377                             § 94,780
Benet                                 § 95,803                             §117,906

Well look at that. The Lindt solid lead has shrunk with the Phan's closing the gap nicely !  So far the number of boys has been quite a bit higher than the girls so I am hoping that will even out as it plays along.

PS - I forgot to do this post at the end of the last round so here it is

Tesime - Round Ten : The Gallant-Benet chapter

 
 
 
As we visit Annalise and Basil we find that the funny feeling in her tummy turned out to be a bun baking and she was ready to deliver !  Around the same time they were grateful to inherit some beloved items from Skalton and Cimon on their passing.  The birth went well for a first baby and when it was over they had a cuddly son who they named Gabriel.  Being a first child and after their tragic elders passing, Gabriel was a welcome distraction.  Grandma Belle Benet was happy to spend lots of time with him and before they knew it it was time for the aging ceremony.  Annalise and Belle were very proud to continue on their family's face marking tradition.
Gallant-Benet: Basil, Annalise and Gabriel

Tesime - Round Ten : The Benet-Gallant chapter

 
 
 
 
 
The Benet-Gallant's enjoyed the time with their young family and slipped into a normal routine of child minding.  Therefore it was a blessed day when Violet realized she was with child again.  The summer storms were especially violent with many trees around their hut going up in flames. Thankfully everyone remained safe and aging ceremonies began.  Kole, the first born of the first born ( Violet ) turned into a very studious child while Jorn made sure the twins, Denby and Evonnia, aged to toddlers by the age old baby tossing ritual.  In spite of their determination sometimes they were not able to take care of everything.  At the end of the pregnancy Violet called for Jorn to attend her.  This being her 3rd pregnancy as long as everything went well she was confident with the outcome.  What she did not predict was another set of twins !  Brothers Soren and Yorick joins their growing family. 
Benet-Gallant: Jorn, Violet, Kole, Denby, Evonnia, Soren and Yorick

PS - more boys??  omg I am so short on females it's not even funny !

Tesime - Round Ten : The Phan chapter

       

GRRRR I hate Blogger !  This whole picture issue is driving me batty. Just when I figure out a way to work around their stupid layout they change it and it takes me hours to sort it again.  It makes updating very low my list.  Anyway I better get a few in now while I know what I am at again.

The Phan's are my male rich lot.  Skye found herself in the middle of it all and tried her best to help out.  Fishing and farming were high on the to-do list and Skye and Mykelti became quite adept at it all.  The other lads found a wasp nest and of course boys being boys they just had to see who could get the closest which resulted in them all being swarmed !  Thanfkully there were no lasting ill effects.  teehee With so many boys around Cimon and Ashanti thought it best to school Skye in the most basic of sim wants. Hasan and Mykelti aged into handsome adults with only Mykelti having a mate prospect arranged.  Never passing up an opportunity ,when Cimon found it was his time to join the afterlife the "boys" were sure to check out the fine dancers who accompanied Grimmy.
Phan: Manchu, Hasan, Mykelti, Skye (Gallant) and Oringo

Tesime - Round Ten : The Lindt chapter

Love was not coming easy for the remaining Lindt boys. The lack of females on Tesime was finally becoming a big problem as Jeremy aged to adulthood with no mate on the horizon.  Rebecca wanted nothing more than to see her sons settled but life was not being easy on her either.  If it wasn't the cooking fire raging out of control, it was lightning strikes setting blaze to the trees close to their hut.  Then a terrible coughing illness settled into her chest and she spent many weeks spitting up a foul phlegm.  Once she could eat solid foods again she was plagued with food poisoning that lasted for days.  Alas it was not her time and she finally recovered to see her baby Abner mature to an adult.  Life does like to sneak up and yell SURPRISE at us and poor Rebecca was no exception.  As she lay on the soft grass gazing up at the clouds, the gods sent a huge ball of fire from the sky that squished the life out of her.  Samuel came running when he heard the noise and could not believe his eyes.  His beautiful wife was no more.  Heartbroken he hardly heard the words that Grimmy spoke. He certainly did not have the mind to plead for her life and so the call was made.  Jeremy was beside himself with grief and the thought of continuing to live seemed like such an effort.
Lindt: Samuel, Jeremy and Abner

ps - omg my first satellite ! I was so excited.