The verdict is in…

The results of the heir poll are in, and it’s no real surprise that Sindy is our new winner.  Her reign will officially begin in the next entry, as I played this entry out before I knew who’d be heir, so the house is still red.

Before going on maternity leave, Sindy took a job in catering.

Amaryllis is encouraging her daughter in their new career by enthusing about cooking.  I like the mixing action combined with the overhead dialogue.  It’s cute.

And here are our boys in violet.  Thomas is reading a fish book while Magician mocks him about not winning the heir poll.  Thomas isn’t bothered though, he knows my plans for Magic boy, and they still currently involve that little blue pool in the garden.

Magic boy is chomping down on his life fruit so he doesn’t turn elder too quickly.  I have rationed it to five pieces per sim so he’ll inevitably have to flirt with people when he’s wrinkly, but never mind.  I have decided to let him go for heartbreaker, so he’s spending a lot of time playing guitar in preparation.  I’ve also got him a job in business for the time being but I might make him quit or get fired.

Remember the omni plant woes we were having?  Well, I decided to see if giving it food other than the fishing book would help.  We planted one of the work books – and lo and behold, it bore fruit.  So we’ve refed it the fishing book again to see if it will take it.  Clearly this thing needs a change in diet every so often.

I sent Abraham out to do another autograph session.  Last time he did it autonomously and signed two autographs.  This time i controlled him and he signed six (he had three more queued up but didn’t have time to get to them).    Hmm.  I’m not convinced by this – anything where I have to keep click-click-clicking isn’t much fun in a large household.

Last time, I was moaning about the favourite music thing and my readers implored me to try it again, so I did.  Here Thomas is demonstrating that you were right and I was wrong.  Music gives them a +20 moodlet, favourite music gives a +30.  Thanks everyone.  This has given me some ideas for the house design when we’re rich enough to do some proper building as well…

By the way, I bought the kiddie cooker in the background for Amaryllis,  but she can’t use it.  Boo!

But I know what you’re all really waiting for, and that’s the babies, right?

Papergirl gave birth on the lawn with the maid watching.  I am doing a bit of pregnancy experimenting to see what does and doesn’t ensure a good pregnancy.  Amaryllis and Abe both read Totally Preggers when Sindy was gestating, and I chose both of her traits.  Ama read Baby Incoming with Thomas but went into labour in the library and I didn’t send her away (she autonomously went to the hospital though).  She probably wasn’t in a great mood, either, though I don’t remember.  I chose one of Thomas’s traits.

Papergirl got to have the £1,000 package at the day spa, read Totally Preggers and Baby Incoming and I got to choose both of her baby’s traits.

Piranha Daye is a couch potato and a slob who likes purple and tri-tip steak (sigh).  I thought I would make her a Five-Star Chef but couldn’t choose Natural Cook so thought Couch Potato would be handy for the hours of watching Cookin’ Cable, and slob would be OK for being surrounded by dirty plates.  However, I am wondering whether I might change her to a Gold Digger.

Papergirl’s next novel, by the way, was titled Cuddling Piranha, and the one after was called Baby Daredevil…

…which leads us nicely to our next pregnancy.  Sindy gave birth with her mother just standing there.  I like the way she is giving Amaryllis a bit of an accusatory  look.

I didn’t get Sindy or Magician to read any pregnancy books and she didn’t get to the spa.  She had family portraits to do, after all.  She was happy throughout, but her social had just dropped to give her a negative moodlet when she went into labour.

I didn’t choose either of this baby’s traits.

Evel Knievel Daye is excitable and easily impressed.  She might be a Five Star Chef instead.  Or she might not.  Her favourite colour is orange but I can’t remember her favourite food.  Something annoying, probably.  So far the only person who’s got to eat their favourite food is Amaryllis, but she’s building up her cookery skill so hopefully the others will get theirs soon.

I know Evel Knievel is a boy’s name, but I only know two daredevils, and they’re both men.  I did do a mini search for female daredevils but the only one I could find was called Anne or Annie or something dull.  Besides, Sindy might not have a boy and you can’t NOT have a daredevil named baby called Evel Knievel.  Evel sounds OK for a girl, though, doesn’t it?

Amaryllis is overjoyed by her grandchildren.

And now here’s a little something I want to point out for all those of you who voted for Sindy in the heir poll.  Here is Thomas dutifully attending to his daughter.

Here is Sindy attending to hers.  She’s not at home (I can’t remember why) and she has just decided to put the baby on the floor and go home without her.

Like mother, like daughter.

I can hear DB tutting at you all about your heir choice from here.

And so the sun sets on generation one.

Join us on Sunday when we’ll have redecorated the house and we’ll be testing out whether our girls’ traits make a difference to toddler skilling, and seeing whether Amaryllis can get that blasted LTW out of the way!