End of the Bunches

Ok, that's all I have on the Bunches.  After Judy came back from Egypt the game glitched and all the kids were gone.  I was going to use Darlene as one of my founders for the Legacy Challenge and maybe Malcolm Landgraab or Moritmer Goth for her spouse.  I think Moritmer would have made a great ghost hunter with his family history.  Oh well, I have started another Legacy and am just getting the second gen to teens.  I don't have as much time to play as I wish I did so it's kind of slow going.  Hope to post soon!

When Mom's Away....

Lisa decided to pick up the slack and make some Goopy Carbonara for dinner since Mom was on her working vacation in Al Simhara.

Parker Langerack came over after school with Ethan.  After playing a couple of hours of video games, they decided to head over to the local dive bar to have a drink or two.

 While playing simsball, Parker dropped  little bit of a bomb on Ethan; he's eager to get married immediately after high school.  Marriage isn't even on Ethan's radar and thought this best friend was in the same boat....obviously not.

While at the bar, Ethan received a call from Bebe Hart; she wanted to know if he could meet her at the Bistro.  He happily ditched Parker!

They talked for a while and Ethan ended up inviting Bebe out for a movie on Saturday night.  A date, awesome!

Meanwhile, back at the house, Arlo was working hard on his homework while Darlene finished up a report that was due tomorrow. She had just finished the spell check when the doorbell rang.

Darlene answered the door to find Bella Bachelor.  She invited Bella in; they were in the same grade at school but weren't really close friends.

Darlene was a little puzzled because all Bella wanted to talk about was Arlo!  She wanted to know what his favorite color was, did he have a favorite food, blah blah blah.

Darlene was a little put out by Bella's questioning and told her that if she really wanted to know, she should ask Arlo.  Bella left right after that.....

Darlene was really upset after Bella left and after her bath when to talk to her dad.  He told her not to let her conversation with Bella get her down.  He told Darlene that he was sure once Bella got to know her that she would like her for herself, not for who her brother was.  Darlene thanked him but deep down just wanted her mommy to come home!

After making dinner and cleaning up, Lisa went upstairs to check her FaceSheet account.  As usual, Michael Bachelor had posted  a picture of his latest catch from one of the small ponds at the park.  River McIrish was bragging about the A+ she received in Algebra. Whatever!  Lisa's boyfriend VJ was on too so they messaged back and forth for a while.

VJ was trying to talk Lisa into breaking curfew with him and meeting down at the pier but Lisa just didn't feel like it.  Cooking and cleaning had tired her out and she decided to to have a good soak in the tub.

After her nice, long soak in the bubble bath Lisa felt rejuvenated! She decided to practice her presentation for speech class out of the way while she was feeling so great.

 

But Lisa got kind of carried away and ended up not getting into bed until after midnight!  She set her alarm to wake up extra early the next day to get her homework done before school.  Of course her dad was up when she came down to the kitchen; he was always up at the crack of dawn.

 Lisa finished her homework just as everyone else started to wander downstairs for breakfast.  Today it was cold cereal all around.  Even though dad was up early, you really didn't want to take the chance on eating his cooking on a school day unless you wanted to stay home sick.

Lisa wondered aloud if mom had seen any llamas in Al Simhara.  She had promised to take lots of pictures but hadn't texted any yet.  Knowing mom, she was probably using an old fashioned film-type camera...

As usual, Arlo was the last one done and out the door to school.  He had a habit of doing things on his own schedule and usually didn't let clocks or school bells get in his way.

If Only It Was This Easy....

Dinner just wasn't fun any more; Judy had prepared so many Autumn Salads 

she felt like she could do it in her sleep. After her fourth child Darlene was born, the baby weight just would not come off; and it invited all of it's friends.  Judy ate Autumn Salads for breakfast, lunch and dinner and worked out like a demon. Even though she had her physical skill maxed out to 10 she still couldn't lose the weight!

 Judy had just about given up the fight when one morning over Darlene's favorite meal, waffles, Ethan, (Judy's oldest son) told Judy about a resort he heard about on the radio. They specialized in helping people with weight issues like hers; the only problem was that the resort was in Al Simhara!  When Judy arrived at work, she looked the resort up on the simnet.  It turned out that the name of the resort was Apidem Fundum and it had some very good reviews. It was actually reasonably priced but could take anywhere from one treatment lasting a couple of hours to several treatments spread over a few days.  As luck would have it, Judy received an assignment from work that very day to collect a very rare and endangered species of beetle that is only found in Al Simhara! She arranged to take a few extra personal days off from work and made a reservation at the Apidem Fundum.  

Judy arrived in Al Simhara and went straight from the airport to meet with the director of the resort, Alim Abaur.  Mr. Abaur welcomed Judy and assured her that she would be well taken care of and would be thrilled with the results of their patented procedure.

 After a few more minutes of small talk, Mr. Abaur introduced Judy to her personal physician, Dr. Hammu Dsja-Khons.  

 Dr. Dsja-Khons conducted a brief interview and educated Judy on the complete procedure.  He told her how it worked and what to expect when it was done. Judy was a little skeptical and just a little apprehensive; it sounded too good to be true but at that point she was ready to try just about anything!

Several hours later....

 Judy stood in front of the body sculpting machine in wonder!  You really could not judge a book by it's cover; even though it looked like a normal shower, it accomplished a miracle; the fat had literally melted off of Judy's body!  Judy was very thrilled that the very first treatment seemed to have worked perfectly. The resort even supplied her with a new outfit; her old pants just fell down around her ankles. Judy felt great and decided to get busy finding the insects for the science facility. Warned in advance about the blowing sand, Judy decided to play it safe and wear her glasses for the duration of her stay in Al Simhara.

 Judy headed over to the adventurer base camp to consult the area map but started to feel very light headed and a little dizzy.  Dr. Dsja-Khons had warned her that this might happen and advised her that if it did she should eat a light meal.  She grabbed a bowl of soup from the fridge and sat down to enjoy it. She couldn't actually finish the whole bowl; Judy was going to be very careful in the future and make sure she was never as large as she was when she arrived in Al Simhara.

After she washed her dish, Judy decided she had better call home and check in.  When she heard Jack's voice on the other end of the line, Judy was overcome with emotion and couldn't speak for a moment.  She finally found her voice and told him that she was fine and the procedure worked wonderfully.

They discussed the things that Judy hoped to see in Al Simhara and she promised to take lots of pictures. After the call home, she located the area that the beetles had been spotted in on the map. By that time, Judy was feeling a little weak again and decided to head back over to the resort to get a little rest. Her body had just been through a very traumatic event and she didn't want to overdo it.

Upon arriving back at the resort, Judy chatted a few moments with the very friendly and helpful staff; she told them how pleased she was with the amazing results.  Mrs. Abaur, the director's wife, told Judy that people came to the resort from all over the world and they were happy to have been of assistance.