Nina: "Hello Sorrel. This is our new house! Hopefully its only temporary, but its not that bad..."

As you will remember, Sorrel, Farris and NIna moved out of Dina and Washor crowded house last section.Poor Nina is going to have to manage her baby and toddler alone. Although, without sister Dina watching over her, she has a lot more freedom.

Its a small dull house, but I can't abide too many identical houses in the same neighbourhood - the ranch retreat has already been overused!
It has a few Ninaey touches I like.

Nina: "Yes Sorrel. Walk forward. Come to meeee.."

Note the very large bathroom (useful to prevent silly sims getting stuck), cool zebra room and red wooden bedroom. Hmm, very nice.

Nina: "Feet. In fornt of each other. Forward."
"This place is too spacey and too quiet."

Sorrel: "Mummy like walky. Feet stay still."
Nina: "I'M BORED."

Nina: "Hello Melissa. So you think I'm hot... +1000 aspriation :)"
Melissa: "Sooo hot..."
Nina: "Right. Would you liek to come inside?"
Melissa: "Foxy on fire sim! Romance agogo."
Nina: "Just cause I'm a romance sim doesn't mean I go after random townies off the street."
Melissa: "Yeow!! Hot hot hot smokin'!"
Nina: "Sigh."

Stupid Melissa for being right...

Sorrel: "Heehehehheheeehee.. Mummy go cwazy with anger. YAYZ! Heheheheheeeheehe.."

Oh look. You ran out of floorspace to cover with water.

Sorrel grew up!
As I've mentioned Sorrel is really outgoing, active and sloppy and middling playful and nice.
Now time to head over to Dina and Washors house, where perhaps they are having more luck with the promotions etc.
:)

Erm, maybe not.
Washor: "Zarrg! Omg! What shall we do?! I'm going to kill that nanny and her stupid lobster thermidor!"

Dina: "Shut up Washor! Start extinguishing before we all ahve to evacuate!"
Washor: "No! I don't want to evacuate or extinguish, I want to stay here and PANIC!!"

Luckily, with a swift call (from Dina) to the fire department, the flames were soon put out.

After Dina had been to her job later that day, she began to cut down all the weeds that had sprung up in the garden. She was beginning to regret giving up her well paid politics job earlier that year, in favour of pursuing her life time want. The absence of luxuries such as gardeners had turned the garden into a jungle!

That night, an exhausted Washor and Dina had a little recreational time to themselves.
Dina: "Yay! I get to stick my arm through your arm!"
Washor: "Yay! Babies!"
Right...

Soon the toddlers would be growing up. I think Roger just looks so cute in this picture!
Washor: "Now just remember Roger, its okay for guys to wear pink and purple and magenta just like we are now. Never forget that."
Roger: "Wow! A hands! "
Washor: "Yes Roger. Hand."

Washor: "I'll miss your smallness and cuteness too, little Camille."
Camille: "SNOREEEzzz, SNoRE SnORT ZZZZZzz..."

The next night Roger turned into a little boy - he has no prominent features really, but his nose is a bit hooked and angular like his dads. It all adds character.

Then Camille grew up!
Both the twins have inherited Washors natural brown hair, as expected.
Gotta love those pigtails.

Finally, it was time for one last birthday - Cherry grew up!
In the first section, you may have noticed me calling Cherry "Cheraton". This was her name, but I decided to shorten and sweeten it to Cherry. Cheraton is too easily confused with Sheraton - a hotel type thing.

Dina: "No! I've eaten too many pies!"
Actually Dina, you're pregnant.
Dina: "OH NO! That means I'll have to live with these white underpants for ages!"

Now we skip back to Nina, Sorrel and Farris in the other household. Why? Just because.

Nina: "Oh Mel.."
Sorrel: "Wah!"
Nina: "Whoops. Oh what are you crying about Sor, you never even met your real dad."
Sorrel: "Sniff Sniff."

Well, I suppose I'll have to repair that relationship If I want any of my future planned storylines to work. Mwahahah.

Sorrel: "See mummy, the televiosn that I watched once at aunt Dina's house said you have to be truly in love with someone before you start betraying the father of your kids to kiss them. Are you in love with Mel?"
Nina: "Sure yeah whatevs. But hang on, the TV at Dina's doesn't even have a couch in front of it, becuase we sold it to make room for more cribs. And I'm fairly sure you've never watched it."
Sorrel: "Ah..."

Sorrel: "School time. I have a feeling I'm going to love it. Hang on a minute, where did the pine tree come from?"
Nina: "I bought it! I sold Farris' changing table to get the cash."
Sorrel: "But Mummy why? We don't need a fir tree."
Nina: "Shh boy, get to school."

Sorrel: "Hi mum! School was great! But Mum? I was thinking, cos there are some bills in the letterbox, maybe you could just go pay them with your wages from today? Don't forget!"
NIna: "Ah. Sorrel I might have erm, already spent that wages money from today..."
Sorrel: "Mum? Er what on?"

"Oh. More, um, useful trees."

Poor Sorrel. He doesn't have a very good lot in life.

Already tonight he's cleaned up the entire kitchen, with the help of some influence, greeted a dog (which is rolling around in filthy puddles in the bathroom), got flu, and got better from the flu.

Now he's trying to read franctically so he has enough fun to do his homework!

Nina: "Yes Farris - you are very dirty and thus a you need to be washed. In the bath. Dun dun durrr!"
Farris "Yay!! Bath!"
Nina: "Sigh. Hey, that gives me an idea."

Nina: "Hey Sorrel, I sold the bookcase and had enough cash to pay the bills for this week."
Sorrel: "Zzzz..bad mum...love books...zzz..."
Nina: "Sigh..."