Love in the Air?

Peacar 2000 Watching your preteen son court a young woman must do something to your libido. Verde has had S'Ahmisa over a lot lately. She's no stranger to our family, the two were inseperable as children. Always playing outdoors, watching the latest game or reading the newest sports magazine over an afterschool snack.

But things have changed. The two spend hours talking and chatting, not as much time tossing the football and more time holding hands. I guess the sight of young love has done something to me.

I can barely keep my hands off my wife. We have to fight for alone time with the new baby, but thankfully Verde thinks it's fun to watch his new baby sister. Rojo still craves his privacy to compose his music. That boy reminds me of my father, so passionate about one thing that all else fades away.

Prepping the Future

The more I talk to my sons, the more I see that I should be training Rojo to take over the businesses one day. I mean, with three fairly successful businesses, we need a heir to manage them. Rojo's more interested in making music and dreams of rock bands and creating soundtracks, but he could always hire a manager to run the stores.
The paperwork for the adoption is finally complete and we are expecting our new family member soon. We have prepared the boys by explaining that we're adopting another child and they seem ok with it, especially since it's a girl. I think they're too old to really care. Verde's in junior high and a teenager already while Rojo is a 3rd grader and engrossed with his synthesizer. Ah, well...we'll see how they respond to thier new sibling.

Changing Feelings

I've been seeing my wife in a new light. Maybe father was right about growing into love. At first I saw Carmela as someone to bear my children and manage the household, but now...now I seek her out for dicussions on art and the businesses we run. Maybe because of her involvement with the hood council...maybe because we're getting older...maybe because we're itching for another child. We're thinking about adopting a little girl from Hacienda Bay, we'll see how that goes.

Hard Gallery Work

It's hard work supplying the work for the gallery. I need to find another artist to help fill the shelves and walls. Right now customers come to view historical finds from the island and occasionally buy artwork or place orders for photographs, but I think if I had another artist's work to add, then I could focus on my paintings more and not so much on getting lower quality work out there. Thank goodness for the salon and the clothing boutique, they are making a bit of money at least.

School Days

The boys are older and Rojo has started school, which he is excited about. I need to contact the school and set up a time to come in and do school photos. That would be a nice thing for parents to have, but how often? Each simweek and upon graduation from each level?

Plays

The boys are in a play that thier school is presenting. Little Rojo is so excited, it's his first play (he's in the youngest class) and he's playing a tree. He thinks that maybe he could win the Gold Canister Award. Ha! I explained that the Gold Canister was only an old dimensional award. He was sad for a minute, but Verde told him that they could make a model Gold Canister after dinner if he wanted. Cute.

Skiing?

The boys want to go skiing...where did they even find about about the concept of skiing!?!? I told them that winter will soon be here and they can ski all they want...in the backyard!

Smart Kid

My son is smart and all he wants to do is play sports all day. I mean, we have a telescope and he discovered a new star-named Verde53-he's at the top of his class in school, and yet he wants to spend all his free time throwing a football with that girl from down the street.

Teaching

Verde has started school and now I have been helping him with his homework. Apparently they're learning about bugs so now I have to learn how many legs a spotted beetle has. This is crazy! Shouldn't he learn something useful...like painting.

I have volunteered to help out with the school yearbook club. I met with the club and help them with thier photos. We also discuss layout and design. It should be fun...I think.

Learning

I've met a fascinating woman who knows so much about painting techniques. I sat down with her as she taught me how to hold my brush to get more of a glaze effect. I think I can use this information on some of the paintings I got commissioned to do. Speaking of paintings, the work is going slow, I hope to finish them within three simdays.

Shopping

Carmela sent me out this simday with a shopping list miles long. Fresh produce, fresh honey, fresh fish! Aghh! I don't know how to chose these things. I gave the list to Grex-the owner of The Farmer's Market and he helped me pick out everything. I think he led me to the expensive items, but I didn't care, I simply wanted to get home and finish working on my paintings. I have two commissioned pieces from the Sweeny family and one in a series of three that I am working on.

Business

The Blossom Salon is doing rather well, but I miss the gallery. I am thinking of installing a permenant gallery. That would require some remodeling as right now the salon and boutique is the bottom level and I have a private gallery and photography studio on the top floor. I would move the massage room and hair salon upstairs and have the boutique downstairs. Then the gallery could take up the right side of the building. It would only be open on certain days and only include my artwork, nothing else, only custom paintings and photographs. I might start an art series...I wonder of what? Verde asks about Hacienda Bay, the home of our ancestors. I think a trip might be in order for the family. Once Rojo ages into a child.

Growing Family and After the Storm

Well Carmela delivered a healthy baby boy, Rojo, in the shelter. Verde is about to start school and we decided to reopen the Blossom Salon and close the art gallery (for now).

We are back on dry land and trying to piece our lives back together, slowly but surely. Hopefully things will continue to get better...they can't get worse, can they?

Trying

Carmela and I are trying for another baby, perhaps a little sister for Verde. Mariposa would be a nice name,

Family

Family life is going well. I am thinking about hosting an exhibit in the gallery. Not for sale, but something to encourage sims to visit and browse. Perhaps even expand the gallery to include a second floor, we could even rent it out for special events and parties and weddings to bring in a bit more income. Yes, that would work. O, back to the exhibit. Perhaps a nature exhibit since fall is approaching. I could visit the botonical gardens and take some photos and gather ideas for some paintings. Perhaps a contest.

Bigger

Litte Verde is getting bigger, perhaps Carmela and I should consider having a second baby. She wants to wait until Verde is a toddler or even a child, but I don't see why we shouldn't expand our family before the fall season arrives.

Vacation

Father is dead and Jorge is married-Julio will be married soon, I want to buy a vacation home so I started browing through the packets of information at the hood's welcome center. I think I may have found one, I will show Carmela.

Fatherhood Part 2

Carmela had a little boy, we named him Verde due to his eyes of course. I am rethinking the art gallery, with the introduction of personal cameras, we will no longer sell photos, but perhaps portraits and other custom paintings. Thankfully my license allows me to sell custom artwork, Carmela is anxious to get back to the salon. I'm thinking of remodeling the facility into two stores side-by-side. Her salon and my gallery. Who would watch Verde?

Wifey

Carmela is becoming a good wife, perhaps father was right in chosing her. We're expecting our first child anyday now and she just glows. However she is often tired and cranky from the baby, she's not having a good pregnancy. I wonder...will we have another?

Fatherhood

I am married and will be a father. Has dad given me the art gallery? No! Why won't he turn over the deed to me, do I have to wait for him to die!
I am curious about the baby...we decided to give Carmela's other baby up for adoption, wouldn't be good to have competition for the estate. I wonder if I will have a little boy to train to run the store, or maybe a little girl.