Zang 1 - Round 4

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The Zang Family

Tao is 46, Yena is 42, Xiang and Xun are 17 and Yuan is 10

Yena: Life in SimsVille is going it's way. The kids are going to school, and are making some friends. Tao is working on his robots, and when Xun is at home, he helps his father. I was lucky to get a transfer, because if I had to look for a job in SimsVille, I would have needed a degree. I talked to Tao about it, there are only a few jobs you can get without a degree, and sience isn't one of them. On top of that, you need to qualify to get accepted to go to university, so Xiang will need to work really hard!
Xun won't go to university because Tao will need his help, and you don't need a degree to run a business. I know he's not happy about that, but he doesn't have the necessary skills to go anyway. His last days as a teen, he spend with this girl, Tosca, she's a few yours younger then he is, and she will go to university, and since Xun is becomming 18 soon, they will need to seperate soon.
Xun became an adult, and started crafting robots with his dad, they need to build up a stock before they open the shop. Xiang didn't celebrate his birthday, although he's 18 too, but he will soon be leaving for university. Before we knew it, we had 2 teens in the house again, Yuan celebrated his teen-birthday.
Then there was the bog day! Tao Technology opened his doors! We are selling robots, and all kinds of electrical appliances you use in your house, for now only small things, but when it's a succes, we will be selling bigger appliances too.
It seemed like the shop really was a succes, something they didn't have, and needed in SimsVille. Tao and Xun are constantly restocking and handling the cash register, because of the succes.
On the second day we were already granted with the Best of the Best Award! Tao and Xun were so proud when they came home that night, and told us all about it!
Xun is doing fine in the shop with his father, and the shop is fantastic, and Xiang is doing great in school, and it seems like he will have the necessary amount of skill to qualify for university. I've gotten one promotion since we moved here, and I'm working really hard on the next one. Yuan has his own things in life to think of.
One day, he took this girl out, apparently he had a great time, because he didn't come home until 8 am the next morning! I was furious! To top things of, we's gotten a call from school, telling that Yuan will need to work harder otherwise he will be expelled! This was his first and last date!

Note: It's not that I'm not following my own rules about jobs, but I figure that sims comming to SimsVille from somewhere else can have the job they want, their kids however, whether they are teen, child, toddler of baby, will have to follow the same rules as anybody else living in SimsVille.

Wagtmans 1 - Round 4

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The Wagtmans Family

Harry is 31 and Mairi is 30

Mairi: I've been uneployed for too long now! I need a job, I want a job, but don't seem to able to find one!
I spend my days looking for a job, but that's something you can't do all day long. So I got talk to the neighbors, and spend some time with Lulu, my dog.
Since I don't have a job, it doens't mean I can't work on my skills. So that's something I do a lot too.
My nights of course I spend with Harry. He truly is the love of my life! But recently he started talking about kids. It's not that I don't want some, but I'm just not ready. I even don't have a job yet, and the appartment is way too small to have a child running around.
But Harry is doing fine, he's gotten a promotion, and is working hard for another one, so for him it's a good time for children. And I know we're getting older, so I know we don't have all the time in the world, but I don't want them now!
I finally found the job I want! In architecture. I'm so glad to have found it! Now we can start to save up money to buy a house. And Harry can start to look forward to his wish for children.
We talked about it some more one night, and we decided to first look for a nice, spacious house, and when we are settled in, we will try to have some kids.

de Leeuw 1 - Round 4

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The de Leeuw Family

Johnny is 52, Larissa is 42 and Elisa is 5

Larissa: I really love it here, SimsVille is rather amazing. I was able to find the man of my dreams, and we now have an amazing daughter. Our house is looking great as well, and lately we were able to do something extra with it.
Also the intirior is getting a boost. We've gotten a call from Ella Rai, saying the portrait we orderd was finished. So on his day off Johnny went to Rai Arts to pick it up. It now hangs very pretty in the study.
Elisa is doing fine in school, actually fantastic, not just fine. We try to help her with her homework most of the time, but we both have full-time jobs, so it's not possible every day.
My latest promotion, gave us some extra money, and we decided to spend it on the garden. Since Elisa loves sports, we've gotten her her own football goal in the garden. Johnny and I both wanted a pool, but our garden just is too small, so now we've created a nice patio where we can barbeque.
I always have the weekends off, so I was able to spend it with Elisa. On saturday, I took her to the playground. I was hoping there would be more kids, but she was the only one.

Nevertheless we had a great time.
Back home, Johnny invited us to a dinner at The Pier, to celebrate his last day of adulthood, and the huge bonus he got at work. He also invited Mairi, his oldest daughter. It was nice, the four of us together. And The Pier has an excellent restaurant.
Back home, Johnny celebrated his birthday. He got a little bit insecure about his age, but I assured him that he still look amazing, and that I still love him!
On sunday, Elisa kept asking me to go back to The Pier. She loved the beach. So I took her. We spend some time at the beach, and afterwards we had lunch at the restaurant.
To finish things off, Johnny asked to visit his father's grave. So to finish a great weekend we went to the cemetary. Johnny was haertbroken when he was mourning. It was hard for Elisa to see.
Well, we had a fantastic weekend, but I can't wait for the week t begin again.

Draper 1 - Round 4

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The Draper Family

Jason is 22

Jason: Ever since I turned 18, I've wanted to live on my own. But I didn't want to leave grandpa alone. Mia is strong, she can manage things, much beter than I can. So When grandpa died, and Mia made the decision to go to university with her boyfriend, I saw this as my moment.
Now I rent a small, one-bedroom apartment, not far from where we used to live. I spend my days as I wish, I don't have to consider somebody else.
To celebrate my new apartment, I wanted to go out! I heard that there was a now beach lot, 'The Pier', and I wanted to visit that. So I called Ada, and asked to meet her there.
We spend a lot of time on the beach, and in the bubble bath. Afterwards we went to havedinner in the restaurant. It was nice, romantic, she send me flowers the next day. I just hope she doesn't asume anything more in our relationship.
Because I fear that Ada wants more, I desided it was time to look out for some other women I could date. One of my neighbors is on the top of my list. Her name is Kristianne Spits, and I wish to take here out really soon!
But I still keep my options open. Kristianne is rather distant, so I chat a lot, looking for more women.
In my careed everything is going fine as well. I've recently gotten a promotion, to celebrate that I treated myself with a trip to the gym. At the end I felt a lot fitter!
My euphoria did not last long, already the next day I got demoted, because of a mistake. Actually I was lucky that I could keep my job. To get over it, I invited Marie over. She's a girl I met on the internet. We didn't go on a date, but had a nice time at my place.

young 1 - Round 4

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The Young Family

Jessica is 53 and Marcus is 8

Jessica: I don't know what to do anymore! I even don't know how the situation's gotten out of hand! I don't have any money to pay the rent!
Like it's not hard hard enough already! Being a widow, with an eight-year-old to take care of. Now I have to take out a loan to pay the rent, and work twice as hard; to pay for food and save up for the next rent, and to pay of the loan!
I really want Marcus to do good in school, that he has good grades, and that he will get a good job, but he has to know already, that there will be no univerisity for him! I simply can't pay that. And althouh he's a good student, he's not working that hard to get a full scolarship!
On top of everything going wrong in my life, I became an elder! The thing in llife I actually feared the most! Wich man will be interested in woman with grey hair?!
But there is light at the end of the tunnel; Marcus became a teen, and is now able to add to the familyfunds! To help out he immediately went looking for a job, but hasn't found one yet that he likes.
I'm going crazy, being locked up in this house! Since we don't have any money, I can't go out and meet new sims. So I stay home, and talk to Mol a little bit. Maybe it's time to invite someone over...
Marcus is developping great! He already has a girlfriend, but I can't call her that. He keeps telling me they are just friends.
I just don't think she has a good influence on him! She talked him into sneaking out late at night, and then they got caught! Marcus was brought home in a police-car!

Note: Marcus and Sya really are just friends (I have other plans with her).
I really have no idea how things went so bad financially in this house, but Jessica really had no money to pay the rent, and had to take out a loan of §1.000!

Mishoen 2 - Round 4

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The Mishoen Family

Marc is 47, Nuan is 42, Tika is 16 and Sya is 8

Tika: My last days being a teen, are making wonder, wether it was a good decision not to choose to go to university. I don't need a degree to take of the salon, but what if I change my mind someday? What if I want something more than just opening a shop.
Me working in the salon, didn't go well everytime. And some days it made mom loose more money than win, because I messed up, a lot!
But lately things have been going beter. Sims even walk out happy after I did their hair! And mom doesn't need to give as much free make-overs as before. So that is good.
Much time to think I didn't have. Soon I celebrated my 18th birthday, and I desided to stay with my dicision, and not go to university. Right now the dicision feels good.
Not long after my 18th birthday, Sya also celebrated hers, she now is 11. We were never that close, but I think it's time to get along a lot beter!
But that is hard! She's always chatting on the computer, painting, or playing with Chowy, and when I ask something, she has no time for me!
But during the weekend, she finally had some time. So, I took her out. Being an adult gives me some benefits, when I became a teen, mom wouldn't let me go to Gunnar's Karaoke Café, she wouldn't say why, but now I'm an adult, and mom can't forbid me anything anymore, so I took Sya to the Café. We sang some songs, sat at the bar and talked some. It was nice, afterwards we went bowling too, she's not really good at it.
Life is going great for now. But when we have familydinners, I just know I miss something in my life! Maybe it's just some fun, some parties, I just keep telling myself that. But I know I want a family too, I just feel I'm a little bit too young now.

Note: I think the Mishoen-children look great (all 4 of them), but I just think Tika looks fantastic!