tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32717584635997497502024-03-13T09:44:55.111-05:00Apple Valley BlogsApple Valley is a small sim-to-sim hood. This blog is about its residents.Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.comBlogger1706125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-8913823530668113122020-10-29T15:28:00.001-05:002020-10-29T15:28:27.071-05:00Tumblr Hiya! Long time no seeI finally remembered my password for this account so here's a quick update to let you know that I'm at tumblr as wellhttps://starrsim.tumblr.com/ Hopefully I can update here periodically againApple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-18991363390955099612018-08-06T20:46:00.000-05:002018-08-06T20:46:15.046-05:00Hiatus, Sabbatical, Whatever you call it...A few of you know already, but I felt the need to put a post up for the readers of my blog as well.
Real life has been hectic for quite sometime (dissertations, new babies, medical concerns, new jobs, new semesters and classes to prep for, long-distance caregiving, etc), but I've always managed to binge play, then binge write, then have posts queued up to last for months. TS2 was my therapy. Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-67190085212512283862018-07-09T15:23:00.000-05:002018-07-09T15:23:08.359-05:00Stories that Never Were: Ashlee and Patrick's PregnancyWith the restart of my game, I'm choosing not to recreate a few events for various reasons. However, since I have photographic evidence of such events, I decided that I would share them.
In this story that never was, Ashlee and Patrick moved to a small apartment, but quickly tried for a baby and were successful.
Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-83700900555798510742018-06-25T15:21:00.000-05:002018-06-25T15:21:00.501-05:00Stories that Never Were: Jolie and Jorge's New House and Harvest DayWith the restart of my game, I'm choosing not to recreate a few events for various reasons. However, since I have photographic evidence of such events, I decided that I would share them.
In this story that never was, Jorge and Jolie moved to a smaller house and hosted Harvest Day with the family. With my restart, they moved into another location.
Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-53466414962135156032018-06-11T17:39:00.000-05:002018-06-11T17:39:26.812-05:00Gathered Round, 2022Havar, fall, 2022
Jorge and Jolie are 55, Lee (Ashlee) is 24, Esther is 20, Chase and Amyra are 19
The Dawson family couldn't get together for Harvest Day. Finals are coming up and I need to study. The social services department is super busy this time of the year. So Jolie and Jorge decided to just have a nice dinner alone.
Jolie didn't critique the food, which was an improvement andApple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-29409069437110069042018-06-04T17:03:00.000-05:002018-06-04T17:03:10.514-05:00Gnat to Yawn, 2022Remar, summer, 2022Anthony is 40, Susie is 36, Robin is 15, Starling is 13 and Palila is 12. Olivia Humphrey is 16, Vivienne Humphrey is 15 and Jasper Humphrey is 7.
The Wren family was still adjusting to the aftermath of Lyndon's death. Susie had offered Gretchen a place in their home, but the woman decided to stay in the small patio home that she shared with Lyndon. Besides, there's barely Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-15815068564483423272018-05-28T12:30:00.000-05:002018-05-28T12:30:14.248-05:00Stories that Never Were: Elliot and Amanda's PregnancyWith the restart of my game, I'm choosing not to recreate a few events for various reasons. However, since I have photographic evidence of such events, I decided that I would share them.
In this story that never was, Amanda and Elliot got pregnant quickly after their wedding. They had to get a massive loan in order to afford a house. Thankfully before they moved out of the Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-27716190252599892672018-05-21T12:24:00.000-05:002018-05-21T12:24:19.690-05:00Bare-Part 2, 2022Remar, summer, 2022
mini-update
They decided on a simple honeymoon. Ideally they would have loved to return to Kimikura and visit some tropical island, but with Amanda's student loan debt and Gerald's decision to move out of the apartment left a strain on their financial resources.
They were going to move to a new apartment that they could afford on their income and Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-45783263033940081802018-05-14T20:39:00.000-05:002018-05-14T20:39:00.202-05:00Bare, 2022
Amanda was wearing her mother's wedding dress. Rebecca almost cried to see her daughter in the same gown that she married Julio in all these years ago.
"She almost looks as beautiful as you did all those years ago," Julio whispered as they watched their daughter say her vows.
The event hall was a bit bare considering Elliot's tense relations with his family. Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-51871725610881228782018-05-07T20:23:00.000-05:002018-05-07T20:23:03.721-05:00Petition the Courts, 2022Remar, summer, 2022
mini-update
Jesse was worried and riddled with anxiety. He wasn't sleeping well and Fiona said that he would often toss and turn until the dawn. He was forgetting the smallest of details like did he turn the stove off, or did he lock the door. Finally Fiona sat him down and sternly said "we need to talk".
With Bill and Emma's divorce, Jesse was worried about his Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-29807490271263008432018-04-30T12:00:00.000-05:002018-04-30T12:00:24.545-05:00Building a Life Alongside, 2022Patar, summer, 2022
mini-update
Looking back, Gretchen thought that perhaps he had known. Everything was so prepared and ready, how could he not have known.
He had visited with the grandchildren, taking them for ice-cream. He had sat and talked for hours with Susie. He made sure that they had plenty of date nights and spent the evenings softly caressing her face.
His last words toApple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-60391299038578176542018-04-23T11:55:00.000-05:002018-04-23T11:55:06.062-05:00Figure Things Out, 2022Patar, summer, 2022
mini-update
News that Veena's grandfather's estate had released her and her parent's inheritance was not quite as welcomed news as she hoped it would be.
Naraj was furious when the lawyer read the details of the will to the family
The full amount of the inheritance...released upon the birth of a child...said child will be the biological great-grandchild of the Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-26863094667297772822018-04-16T11:41:00.000-05:002018-04-16T11:41:11.473-05:00Bringing Home Baby, Patar 2022Patar, summer, 2022
Lainey has officially taken an early maternity leave. The babies were doing fine and she was able to avoid total bedrest. She was taking it easy and being cautious, but the parents to be couldn't help but be excited especially when Esperanza was so excited about becoming a big sister.
Annie's recent check-up was devastating to say the least. Instead, Erricson and herApple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-44457177712209263112018-04-09T12:28:00.000-05:002018-04-09T12:28:01.313-05:00Favored, 2022Patar, summer, 2022Rashid is 36; S'Ahmisa is 35; Sabazo is 7, Terilyn and Elsa are 5, Santo and Tody are 2
S'Ahmisa was making an appearance at the annual Apple Festival
as part of her apology tour.
Her recent proposal to stimulate the economy was a tax break for businesses
that hired new employees,
but she never anticipated that firms&Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-83533081682448697602018-04-02T13:51:00.000-05:002018-04-02T13:51:10.589-05:00Stories that Never Were: Veronika moves outWith the restart of my game, I'm choosing not to recreate a few events for various reasons. However, since I have photographic evidence of such events, I decided that I would share them.
In this story that never was, Veronika moved out of her cousin, Laci's home and into a work/live space of her own. She had an art gallery on the first floor and her small living space was on the upper two floorsApple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-68984586658191731852018-03-26T13:48:00.000-05:002018-03-26T13:48:19.243-05:00Never a Question, 2022Lovar, spring, 2022
Laci McMillian is 23, Veronika Kent is 23, Zhou Park is 23
Zhou had finally finished his teaching commitment and was released from his contractual obligation. There was never a question of Zhou returning to Apple Valley. His family was there and the love of his life was there.
It was also never a question that Zhou and Laci would get engaged. It was just aApple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-42249740933787809762018-03-19T15:15:00.000-05:002018-03-19T15:15:12.258-05:00Hood Council Agenda-Midterm Election Cycle-2022
It's midterm election cycle, so the hood council is putting forth memos about that status of our agendas.
S'Ahmisa Warwick, Hood Council President Agenda 2020-2024
Coordinate the Hood Council's work - due to corruption of vital hood files, the hood council is working overtime to restore the files for the neighborhood. This involves a lot of rebuilding and collecting data on residents Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-46042259523632199252018-03-12T18:34:00.000-05:002018-03-12T18:34:00.258-05:00RestartAfter weeks of attempting to play in the midst of random crashing, I've been forced to revert to a back-up copy of my game.
Good news, I had previously played ahead and I have photographic proof, so I am working on updating the blog with those stories.
Bad news, my back-up copy is over a simyear old in terms of play-time and rounds. Which means a lot of the pregnancies that were yet to come Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-74280512863143732952018-03-05T20:32:00.000-06:002018-03-05T20:32:29.797-06:00Graduate School Curriculm: Bradford McMillian School of LawI realized that I needed a set of standards in place for my graduate programs. The undergraduate programs are mostly covered with the University pack, but since graduate studies is something I made up for my game, I need a bit more guidance.
This post will be covering the curriculum for the law school: Bradford McMillian School of Law
There is a Juris Doctorate Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-48272933947797376312018-02-26T21:17:00.000-06:002018-02-26T21:17:05.952-06:00Snapshots-Masters-Daniels Honeymoon
The day after the wedding, the new family packed up their bags and took a shuttle to the airport.
They were spending their honeymoon in Barco Bay, Home of the Pirates. Tyisha enjoyed the shopping available, but wished the apparel options were not so limited.
Jackson and Lincoln spent a great deal of time spending their allowance on video games.
Though Tyisha and Jack tried to Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-79680666492979899582018-02-19T11:27:00.000-06:002018-02-19T11:27:14.517-06:00Snapshots, Spring 2022Lovar, spring, 2022
Lovar was the simolonic month of love. But there was no love in the Carr household.
Urged by Bill, Emma had threaten Harris again for more money.
This time, Harris couldn't come up with more blackmail money.
Instead of letting Emma ruin his life, Harris decided to try and take control. Finally biting the bullet, Harris told his wife the truth.
He slept with Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-49412029289008233592018-02-12T22:21:00.000-06:002018-02-12T22:21:08.309-06:00Bringing Home Baby, Hapar 2022Hapar, spring, 2022
Lainey and Verde were settling into marriage again very nicely.
They continued the marriage therapy
especially in light of the new changes headed their way.
They were pregnant and thrilled,
yet considering their history, they were also very cautious. Their doctor said that this was a high risk pregnancy given their age, their history of past miscarriagesApple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-4903125399615735822018-02-07T21:13:00.000-06:002018-02-07T21:13:15.260-06:00Snapshots-Master-Daniels WeddingApple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-35899775113058156362018-02-05T22:18:00.000-06:002018-02-05T22:18:05.716-06:00Herendez Wedding, Hapar, 2022Apple Valleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15211791410107503046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271758463599749750.post-67758714199853226862018-01-31T16:16:00.000-06:002018-01-31T16:16:03.485-06:00Walnut Grove, 1 story home
This is a 2x2 lot, one story home.
It has three bedrooms and 2.5 baths as well as a large backyard.
Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/4z4cl84w9555saq/Traditional.Sims2Pack
Use clean installer
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