The Simmerian - March 2026 Issue

Emma Zanobi has a lot on her plate at the moment, she's combining getting through to college and working at the restaurant.

The votes are in. Let's meet the new hood council!

So the votes are in, and we have the results.
I've put the poll on N99 as well, and I have to say that the outcome was quite different from here!
I've calculated the scores from both polls, and here are the results:

Elections 2026: Let the voing begin!

It's election time in SimsVille! I think it's the first time I do them like this and I have to say I'm kind of nervous :)

The first candidate is Dirk Penninkmeijer. After his father-in-law, Frederik Penninkmeijer, announced his retirement, every one expected his elders dautgher, Catherine to step up, but she decided to actively support her husband.
Dirk is married to Catherine Penninkmeijer, and together they have 4 children, 2 sets of twins, Elisabeth, Margaret, Stephanie and Nicholas.

If elected, Dirk plans to add and improve culture-facilities both in SimsVille and Simmeria. Current ideas are: a concert hall, modern museum of art, recording studio, dance studio, ...

Education - May 2025

Simmeria High School

Principal/teacher: Hans Mokara is 53

Teacher: Melissa Mertens is 24

Subject teachters: Gabriëlle and Laura Penninkmeijer are 23

Students: Lewis Mishoen, Sam Mokara, Morgana and Zenzi Verbon and Anabel and Anthony Spits are 12, David Mokara is 13, Collin Wagtmans, Julian Zanobi and Alana Collins are 14, Camden Wagtmans and Malcolm Landgraab are 15, Stephan and Steven Belio and Marlys Zanobi are 17

Narrated by Hans

Birthdays - March 2025

Mairi Wagtmans was getting pretty sick of the bedrest she's been put on. Husband, Harry, and sons, Camden and Collin, came by daily, but she just wanted to go home!

Birthdays - January 2025

Mairi Wagtmans is at the hospital again for one her check-ups, only this time it's not good. There's no imidiate danger, but Dr. Lambers wants to keep her in, and keep a close eye on her and the baby.

Brithdays - September 2024

Every few month the BelleDonna District Hospital organizes a tour of the maternity ward. This way the new parents will get a look of where everything will happen and they also get a lot of information.

Wagtmans - July 2024

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The Wagtmans Family

Harry is 55, Mairi is 54, Camden is 14, Collin is 13
(Malcolm Landgraab is 14 and Julian Zanobi is 13)

Narrated by Mairi

Education - February 2023

Simmeria High School

Principal/teacher: Hans Mokara is 51

Teacher: Melissa Mertens is 22
Subject teachters: Gabriëlle and Laura Penninkmeijer are 21

Students: Collin Wagtmans and Julian Zanobi are 12, Camden Wagtmans and Malcolm Landgraab are 13, Stephan and Steven Belio and Marlys Zanobi are 15 and Morgan Penninkmeijer and Emma Zanobi are 17

Narrated by Hans

Birthdays - January 2023

Ann and Bai Zang are anxiously awaiting the birth of their 3rd child. April can't come fast enough.

Kids - October 2022

SimsVille Up Hill Elementary School

Principal: Marie Gerrits is 31

Teachers: Elisa de Leeuw is 27 and Magda Kievits is 22

Student teacher: Merlissa Mertens is 21

Subject teachers: Gabriëlle and Laura Penninkmeijer are 20

Students: Michael Mishoen, Sayda Terrano, Anthony Verbon and Bailey Ooms are 4, Joshua Mishoen, Charles Roque, Nathan Forman and Emily Spits are 5, Bethany Alenis and Mona and Nora Zang are 6, George Roque and Enya Terrano are 7, Lucas Draper, Ross Zang and Peter Spits are 8, Lewis Mishoen, Sam Mokara, Morgana and Zenzi Verbon and Anabel and Athony Spits are 9, David Mokara is 10 and Collin Wagtsmans and Julian Zanobi are 11

Narrated by Marie

Wagtmans - March 2022

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The Wagtmans Family

Harry is 53, Mairi is 52, Camden is 12 and Collin is 11

(Elisa de Leeuw is 27, Malcolm Landgraab is 12, Julian Zanobi is 11 and Brent de Leeuw is 5 months old)

 Narrated by Harry

Birthdays - January 2022

We start this round with some birthdays. First we have Jill Forman who is celebrating her 1st birthday this January.

Wagtmans - January 2021

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The Wagtmans Family

Harry is 52, Mairi is 51, Camden is 11 and Collin is 10

(Harald de Leeuw is 29 and Elisa de Leeuw is 26)

Narrated by Mairi

Kids - June 2020

SimsVille Up Hill Elementary School

Principal: Marie Gerrits is 29

Teachers: Elisa de Leeuw is 25 and Magda Kievits is 20

Students: Camden Wagtmans is 10, Julian Zanobi and Collin Wagtmans are 9, David Mokara is 8, Anabel and Anthony Spits, Zenzi and Morgana Verbon, Sam Mokara and Lewis Mishoen are 7, Peter Spits, Ross Zang and Lucas Draper are 6, Enya Terrano and George Roque are 5, Mona and Nora Zang and Bethany Alenis are 4

Narrated by Marie

Wagtmans 1 - November 2019

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The Wagtmans Family

Harry is 50, Mairi is 49, Camden is 9 and Collin is 8

Narrated by Mairi

Wagtmans 1 - Summer 2017

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The Wagtmans Family

Harry is 48, Mairi is 47, Camden is 7 and Collin is 6

Narrated by Mairi

Wagtmans 1 - Spring 2015

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The Wagtmans Family

Harry is 46, Mairi is 45, Camden is 5 and Collin is 4

Harry: When Collin turend 4, I could see the relief on Mairi's face. She was so happy they both were going to go to school, that I didn't dare to mention the possibilty of having a third one. I would love to have another one, a little girl this time, but I don't think I will get Mairi on my side this time.
So I enjoy my boy as much as I can now, when they still need me a little bit. One night at dinner Camden brought up a subject that I might get Mairi's agreement for, taking a family-vacation.
The boys seem to talk about it a lot, even when they are just playing at their drawingtable. It's something I have been dreaming to do too. Mairi and I took our honeymoon to Twikii Island, and we always said we would go there again, with our kids.
So when the boys were at school, one of Mairi's favorite moments of the day, I brought up the subject. She wasn't to eager about it. I couldn't stay, I had to go to work but she promissed to think about it. I understand that she's reluctant about it, we just did some changes inside the house and I know it all costs money, but you only live once!
Evenetually she agreed it would be nice to take a family-vacation, but not this year. She wants to do it when the boys are a little bit older so they can do more things together with us.
Instead she agreed on going in a year or 2, but agreed on doing something with the garden so the boys can have a super summer at home. Camden and Collin were thrilled with the new swingset, and tested it immidiatly after school. Sometimes we even have a hard time getting them inside for dinner.
The upgraded garden isn't for the boys only. Both Mairi and I can enjoy just sitting there watching the skys and hearing the boy's laughter in the background. Those moments are perfect for catching up on news from work.
After some time thinking, I have to agree with Mairi on not having a third child. I never brought up the subject, but the boys are doing great, and we are finally done with daipers, and even talking about a family-vacation. A little girl would be great, but what we have isn't far from perfect.

Notes:

• First off all have you noticed the new button on the right-side "Family Index"?
  I FINALLY updated all the profiles and the new index is ready! Also updates are the familytrees, but apparently I didn't have much work there.
• Second; I know this update is some nagging about another child, and family, even though they both aren't family sims (sometimes I feel like all my updates are like this), but Harry is seconday family, and he did roll up the want for another child, but I think it rolled away in the end.
• All Camden could talk about for some time was going on a vacation, and I really did plan to let them take their children to the exact same place they went for their honeymoon, so they will do that, when I play them next.
• As for the changes to some of my sims and their houses; when I redid my hood, I redid some of my sims, gave them a new hairstyle, put them in other clothing, ... mayby you won't notice, but I sometimes have difficulties reconizing my own sims when they stop by on a community lot.
  As for the houses, I wanted to take all of their houses to the new hood, but some kept kraching on me :(, so some have the same house but with different intiriors, others have everything the same, and some others have completely new homes!

Birthdays - Winter 2015

Ok, it's the first time I did birthdays like this, and I have to say, I like it a lot! Playing isn't longer overshadowed by birthdays and neither are my posts.
So here we go!
First we have little Ross Zang, he celebrates his 1sth birthday this fall.
Next up is Colling Wagtmans; who celebrates his 4th bithday, and will start school this year.
Julian Zanobi will be joining him as a new preschooler this year, because he also celebrates his 4th birthday.
We continue with the Zanobi family, but this time we go to Julian's uncle house, where we have Matthew celebrating his 11th bithday, he's very keen to start high school, and get rid of his little sister!
Joining him in high school will be Melina Mokara. Unlike Matthew she's not looking forward to high school, and this because her father is the principal, and the only techer for now.
This round we also have a lot of elderly-birthday. Here we start with Kürt Gradonni, who's still not giving up on his shop, and hopes it will be something great some day.
Bianca Penninkmeijer is also turning 55 this year. She's very happy to have her oldest daughter back home, and hopes she will get married soon, and starts a family of her own, so Bianca can take care of some grandchildren.
Even though he only recently left his wife to live with his mistress, and although that didn't really turned out like he planned, Berend Lillig is still a happy 55-year old, who hopes to still have a long and happy life in front of him.
And last but nog least, we have Wang Zang, also celebrating his 55th birthday, and with that joining his brother in elderhood!

Notes:

• Not really a note about the birthdays, but just letting you all know, I'm almost finishe building! Well, in SimsVille Anyway, Simmeria is not nearly finished and there still is a lot of work at SimsVille University, but that can wait! I'm almost ready to play again, and not a minute to soon! I was almost showing withdrawal symptoms!
• I still have 2 updates ready for you, the first one will most likely be up on saturday!

Wagtmans 1 - Winter 2013

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The Wagtmans Family
Harry is 43, Mairi is 42, Camden is 2 and Collin is 1

Mairi: I don't what I had to expect when I agreed on having kids, but I'm sure it's not this! Don't get me wrong, I love my boys, I can't imagine a world without them.
But it's just so hard! Maybe it's because they are so close in age, but we don't seem to get any rest! Weekends especially are the hardest. During the week, there still is some distraction, but during the weekends it's just Harry and me, and the boys.
We try to divide the work. One day one of us get's up early to look after them, so the other one can catch up on some sleep, the next day it's the other day around.
But it still is hard. I'm always wondering how parents of twins can cope handling them both. They look so cute when they are in their high chairs, but when they don't get their lunches soon, they can scream so hard, you want to run away!
But when they had their lunch, they can be so sweet, when they let Harry and me have our lunch in peace and quiet!
And when they take their naps, they can even be much more sweeter! Those moments Harry and I even have some time together. We mostly spend it playing chess, but it's something.
When the boys are playing together, I try to spend some time with Lulu too. I have her since we moved here, and ever since we had the boys, I have been neglecting her a little bit. Like I said before, and I'm going to keep saying it, it's hard!
The day Cambed turned 4, was an amazing day. He was such a sweet toddler, and so eager to learn. But now he's a child, and he can do some things on his own, and he doesn't need our assistance all the time.
Soon Camden will start school too, and will be even more independent. The day Collin will start school too, the house will be so quiet, but it will be a great day!
Harry and I have been talking about having more children, and it may sound slefish, but I don't want any more, I want to be able to buy myself some things, and do something with the house and the garden, and ... well I just don't want any more children, I'm happy with my 2 boys!