IMPROVED: Jessup Street (formerly Cinderblock) Rowhomes , 4-Unit

I modified my Jessup Street Rowhomes (Cinderblock Rowhomes) to be a bit larger. Now there are two 3 bedrooms and two 2 bedroom units. I added a bit more in landscaping as well and got rid of the breadfruit trees thanks to some information about lightening fires and trees.

 
Landscaping and potted plants by the doors, also backyards have additional landscaping with a patio, more flowers and trees. Each backyard is unique in their patio and landscaping.



On the main levels, the biggest difference is additional space. There are larger kitchens with eat-in space, more living room space, and half baths downstairs. I didn't decorated the units as much since they are apartments and your simmies will be decorating them. I provided enough to keep the other apartment groupies entertained and satisfied.

The biggest change is on the second floor

All units have two full baths upstairs (one is an en-suite bath for the master bedroom) and all bedrooms are larger. The center units have three bedrooms while the corner units have two bedrooms.

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Almost A Typical Family, 2010

Havar, fall, 2010
Tobi is 38; Aaron and Simora are 11; Matt is 7 (Li Yoo is 38)

They actually have had dates now.

Poll Results: Anthony and Susie

The results are in

Hood Council Meeting: 2010

Hood Council Meeting 2010

Present: S'Ahmisa Warwick, Bradford McMillian, Ginger Grey, Ilila Peterson, Brandon Peterson, Cameron Smith. Suzanna McMillian

Absent: none

Agenda
Tax Collection Report
New Housing Area
Mayoral Campaign

Darn Sexy, 2010

Remar, summer, 2010
Faith is 26, Olivia is 4, Vivienne is 3. Walt Jones is 27

"I'm glad you're off tonight, the club is running a special promotion and if I'm any good, I bet I can rack up some extra money in tips."

Higher Dosage, 2010

Patar, summer, 2010

"Do you have any side effects from the treatment?" Dr. O'Dale asked reviewing the chart.

Follower Series: Sari

I've always found interesting new blogs by looking through the lists of followers and commenters, not only on my own site, but the sites of others. I thought that I would do a monthly profile of the followers and commenters of Apple Valley so that others can see some of the other great blogs that are out there. I only chose the sim related blogs of followers or commenter (no personal or non-sim blogs) and of course there are many followers and commenters that do not have a personal blog.

This month, I'm profiling

Sari

Sari has a sim's related blog called Wellington.

It's a TS2 blog that follows the lives of the sims that live in Wellington. When I first started reading I was blown away by the quality of the photos and the amazing details of the familes. The blog has been around for a while, so I suggest that you start with the Beginner's Guide in the sidebar to get advice on navigating the site. Otherwise dive right in.

Mixed It Slowly, 2010

Patar, summer, 2010
Jesse is 44, Fiona is 41, Veronika is 12, Jessica and Jennifer are 7, Jeremy is 5

She was giddy during the entire flight, anxious to reach the city and start exploring and start painting.  She wasn't at all nervous when they left that morning. Why should she be? It wasn't her first plane ride, nor her first trip. But for some reason her mother seemed nervous. She would look at her with a sad look and whisper "my baby". Sometimes Veronika did not understand her parents.

Head Twisted, 2010

Lovar, spring, 2010
Tyisha Masters is a freshman

She didn't understand why he had changed and she made sure that he was aware of that fact.

Classy Christmas

A set of Maxis Skinny Christmas Tree Recolors

My simmies were in need of a few Christmas tree recolors.

The presents and ornaments can be mixed and matched as you please.

There are four colors:

red/white;

blue/white;

purple/white and

green/white

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Poll Results: Li Yoo

The results are in!

Financial Director Note: 2009-2012

Bradford McMillian
My plans for the 2009-2012 term based on the responsibilities of the Financial Director.

Fairy Tales, 2010

Lovar, spring, 2010
Antonio is 59, Carmela is 50, Rojo is 18, Serendipity is 14 (Verde and Lainey are 23)

Finally Antonio and Carmela were getting one of their biggest wishes. When Verde had called and told them the news of his engagement, they were thrilled.

Rabbit Died, 2010

Lovar, spring, 2010

"He's getting pretty big, Alphonso." Jarred said to his brother while sitting on the floor with his nephew.

Kent Decor Scheme: Final Product, Part 3

Decided to do a post detailing step by step my process for decorating my sims homes.


Meet Jesse and Fiona Kent, readers of my story blog are familiar with these two. Their house burned down-aka, I broke it ^_^ and after rebuilding a new house, they now need to decorate it. We're going to start with the living room.
In Part 1, we saw their design scheme using their favorite colors and design preferences. In Part 2, we went "shopping" for dream items and now in Part 3, we'll put the final living room together.

After deciding on items, I tend to put the room together through trial and error of furniture placement then determine what elements I'm missing. In this case I only had to do three small recolors:

the damask curtains,


the rug


and the brown damask pillow


In the end, the final product looked like this.

I used a combination of Maxis items and custom pieces as well as family photos to personalize the space. It's still a bit plain, but that's all that their simoleans would buy...at the moment.

So how do you go about decorating your simmie's places?

Educational Director: 2009-2012

Ilila Peterson

Proven Treatment, 2010

Hapar, spring, 2010
Optional Soundtrack: Where Angels Hang Around-James Otto

"I wonder why they wanted me to come back to the clinic?" Grace Elise asked her papi.