The season has finally turned and the weather is chilly. I found a wonderful vintage skirt and top online and just had to have it. Now that we have more simoleans, I can have my heart's desires (except a bigger house). I think I want to build an expansion to the house so I can have my own writing office. Otherwise, I need to keep the girls inside more, or at least bundled up! As you can see my spelling is better! Li helped me a lot and so does spell checker! 
Little Grace is rapidly growing into big Gracie. She is keeping our hands full with her antics. She hates the potty, she'll sit on it for 2 seconds and then crawl off, but she loves learning to walk, I think she knows that she can move faster once she walks. Jorge and I are going to take her outside to play once it snows, until then, she'll practice walking and talking inside.
I managed to come along with Fiona on her tour of hoods for the quest of interhood connections. It's a bit strange being the spouse of a political figure, I don't mind supporting her in her role, in fact I perfer it. Something about seeing her in front of crowds rallying them to some goal, listening to her goals, ambitions and dreams concerning the hood and helping her with the blueprint, yea, it's a lot different from my life on the force, but I wouldn't trade it. 
I am in Palatial Heights with my brother and it's so good to see him again, the last time was at my wedding and the photographer lost all the negatives with the family photos, :(
I was able to see his house and it's a nice house, I must admit. A lot nicer than our home in AV, but I think we filled our smaller home with higher quality items. so there :P
Construction is complete, downstairs there is the elementary (two classrooms, one for lower elementary (K-2) and one for upper elementary(3-5) and restrooms) and junior high pods (two classrooms, simlish and science; and restroom) and enclosed glass cafeteria.
Upstairs is the high school pod with music room, fitness hall, simlish classroom, art classroom and science classroom. As well as enclosed cafeteria and restrooms.
The girls enjoyed Lumberjack Training so much that they begged us to take them again, so this time Sandy and I tried our hand at the skills and let me tell you, log-rolling is much harder than it looks, especially when you have a bit of a belly to work with. Sandy's in excellant shape, so she stayed upright most of the time while I hit the chilly water! 
Sandy and I decided to try and spend some quality time with each girl, so I took Si'Enya and did a little fishing. She is very excited about being in the Explorers Club and returning to Schatazweitzier Mountain for a camping trip. I hope they have a good time and she loses a bit of the baby fat clinging to her midsection, but I can't talk. My "baby fat" never went away!
Science:Elementary/Junior High : Students will spend at least one class period painting or learning the piano.
High School: Students will spend class periods learning the violin, piano or focusing on painting/photography.
Simish & History:Elementary/Junior High : Students will spend at least one class period observing bacteria, ants or nature (by hunting for bugs or birdwatching) and at least one class period creating basic electronic equiptment or listening to a lecture on general mechanics.
High School: Students will spend class periods observing birds, maintaining ant farms, studying bacteria or creating electronic equiptment.
Physical Education:Elementary/Junior High : Students will spend at least one class period presenting speeches and at least one class period doing reading assignments.
High School: Students will spend class periods presenting speeches, reading novels and writing articles.
Home Economics:Junior High: Students will spend at least one class period practicing boxing or football and at least one class period learning ballet.
High School: Students will spend class periods learning the tai chi, yoga and aerobic fitness.
Freetime/Recess/Lunch:Elementary/Junior High : Students will spend at least one class period learning proper cleaning concepts and at least one class period learning basic cooking recipes.
High School: Students will spend class periods learning the advanced cleaning concepts and recipes.
After my mother's death, Sandy and I decided to take the girls on a vacation. It was Fall/Winter break and they needed a change of scenery after losing thier grandparents. We went to Schatazweitzier Mountain and stayed at the campgrounds. 
After a few days we took the girls to Lumberjack Training so they could try thier hand at skills that lumberjacks needed to have. They were too young to try ax throwing, but they excelled at log-rolling, especially S'Ahmisa. She's such an active child and naturally good at all things sportsy. We did the usual things like grill hamburgers and fresh fish that we caught in a lake. We also took the girls into town to the 
Alpine Village to do a little bit of shopping and try thier world famous flapjacks. Si'Enya loved the camping trip and sleeping under the stars. She's been begging me to buy a tent so she can sleep outdoors. I doubt it.
Simmerville published an article about Blue & Green Aliens, and now Nicole and I must meet with the hood council to discuss our foster children. I'm not sure what will happen or how we can make sure that they won't experience this conflict of the mind. To be honest, Susie is the least of the hood's worries. It's Harvis that this meeting is truly about. Harvis is devoted to star gazing every night and he claims that he is trying to talk to his blue ancestors. Thankfully there are not descendants of green aliens in the hood-only some ozian genes, because otherwise the hood would have a much larger issue on thier hands.
I was part of the team that was sent to Simmington Hills to help with thier recovery efforts. A large storm made everyone fear that the residents were lost forever, but we were able to save many residents and even some buildings. I will still help with the cleanup, but remotely from now on. That helicopter ride caused quite a sore in my back.
