Both teens rolled up a want to skip school that day, but Ethan also had a want (a promised one) to get an “A†in school, and that was worth more happy points, so I figured it was more important to him. As he headed out to the bus, Lisa called him a hairy loser (she wanted to Insult a Teen).
Even though Ethan is Good, he just can’t handle it when his sister is mean to him. Plus he was in the throes of a mood swing, so he lashed out Lisa, calling her a stupid drama queen.
Once the other kids were gone, Lisa took out her aggressions on the poor flamingos in the front yard. She kicked every single one of them.
Meanwhile in the backyard, Jack and Judy were enjoying the new slip and slide.
I had Jack quit his job in the military so he could become a self-employed Gardener, and he had done his gardening for the day, so I just let him do whatever he wanted. Judy works in the science career but must have had a day off. And with all of the kids away (or so they thought), why not kill some time with a little treehouse woohoo?
Judy ended up with a splinter (hah!), but Jack was unscathed. When he went into the house and found Lisa there, however, he blew a gasket and chewed her out for skipping school.
Well, that just sparked Lisa to new heights of rebelliousness. She wanted to prank someone, so I had her booby-trap the bathroom sink. Her poor mother was the eventual victim.
Once the booby-trap was triggered, Lisa got a happy moodlet for successfully pranking someone, but it didn’t matter. Everything sucks when you’re hormonal.
Mood swing or no, making fun of one’s brother never gets old.
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Hey Jenjen! Loving this post a lot! can’t wait to get Generations! meanwhile I will continue enjoying your Gen-stories :P
Awww Jen these pics are great! I didn’t know about the submarine in the bathtub so that’s a wonderful find for me to try tomorrow. Loving Lisa Bunch, she seems like such a riot and is waaay cute after your makeover. She really suits the fauxhawk. Looking forward to more :)
ps. My word today was “sunset” which kind of matches your post. Freaky!
Bad Jen! Bad! You are totally making me want to play Sims3 (haven’t played in ages) AND get Generations… and I am still miffed that Eaxis hasn’t brought back alien abductions.
Must resist!
Oh Jen, I’m so glad you’re back and writing of your Simming adventures again! This family looks like such a total hoot to play! I only managed to test just a very few things on my laptop while away the last few days. I’ve just fired up the game and then came back out to find this – and now I’m totally excited! LOL I love Jack and um…. what’s his wife’s name…. Judy or whatever. The typical middle-aged couple with a typical middle-age spread! LOL!!! I do hope he has one of these mid-life crises we keep hearing about. *wink wink nudge nudge*
I would have hoped that Lisa was going on about how she could keep in touch with her best friends through her cell phone, but apparently Lisa’s a little “out there.” (Which I guess given her traits, she is!)
Hehe, guess Lisa likes a good “debate.” Poor Talia. *giggles*
The kitchen is a hideous color, but looks like a good layout, for a small kitchen.
I definitely like Jack’s new look and yeah, I’d say the perfect garden fits his personality more. *nods*
I love the new bunk beds!! I just wish the more expensive ones actually gave the kids more rest. :( So now my twins have their own beds instead of bunk beds.
Hahah! Man, Lisa is gonna be F-U-N with a mood swing! *gigglesnorts* Wow, two moody teens in the house? Yikes! You’re a braver woman than I am.
Bwahahaha!! Okay, that was awesome, her insult to him as he went to school. *cackles*
Looks like Jack and Judy still now how to have fun in life. *claps* Ooo, ouch, I don’t want to THINK about where she got that splinter. *shudders*
Ooo, yeah, I’m not surprised Lisa is acting out even more now. *shakes her head*
I wonder if Darlene has any clue what was going on in that treehouse while she was at school. *grins wickedly* Bwahahaha!! Okay, that’s awesome, that she dumped water on his head. *gigglesnorts* (Arturo, the twin from my family, played King in the Kitchen while they were waiting for the bus to take him and his sister to their boarding schools as kids. *grins* It was SO adorable!)
Poor Lisa, nobody coming to her party. :( And hey, maybe she was making sure nobody snuck into the fridge to steal that treat she bought for her slumber party! *grin*
I apparently missed out on a lot of fun new things by sending the twins to boarding school as children. I’ll definitely keep the next generation at home. Then after that, MAYBE I’ll send ’em to boarding school again, not sure.
Oh lol Lisa pulls the most hilarious faces ever! Your updates are always so much fun to read. I just found out so much new about generations, just through your game play! Iv been more struggling with problems, I think my family is borked…not because of generations…from before. So haven’t had as much time to investigate new things, my teen pulled one prank, but thats as far as it has got…I had no idea they got mood swings!
Hi Jen,
I’m loving your updates. The Bunch family looks like it’s fun to play. I hope you don’t mind but I copied your daycare centre almost exactly, as it’s so gorgeous. Same layout, same colours, same furnishings…….yep I have no imagination of my own. I’m in the process of decorating the upstairs area and then I can play. YAY!! I always love coming here.
Very entertaining update :)
I’m glad you explored Generation with this family, it was like a Genertion review, which was nice. Yey for a new one tile dressers \o/
How exactly does the moodswing work? are all the wants they get out of it always “bad” ?
You always take such lovely pics, Jen. It really makes me want to play Sims (but, of course, my computer is dead at the moment, alas!). I love how moody the Moody’s are, especially Lisa. Such lovely makeovers you gave them all, too! Does the expansion pack feel sparse? It seems like there’s some neat stuff (I was looking forward to Generations because I love for my sims to have things to do at home/interactions between sims), but almost like they should have had something.. more.. in the expansion to make it more expansion worthy. Like weather. Or put it with Pets or something. Just wondering if it feels that way while playing, or if it feels like it is a full expansion.
I love what you’ve done with the Bunch family re. makeovers – they are one seriously ugly family – especially Arlo when he ages up! And I always enjoy your writing style, it’s upbeat and interesting… I take it that we shouldn’t get emotionally attached to your Bunches… you’ll be flitting off to another family soon, I imagine!
I love popping in here to find out what you’ve been up to… and to get more info on all the options available in this game… tell me, what exactly does a self employed gardener do? Just garden their own plants? Never yet tried the self employed option for anything.
Ooooh dear, thanks to you Jen I had to go and get GEN as my first ever EP for TS3 *lol* – you got me so hooked with your Talia-Daycare-Entry that I couldn’t resist – especially since I missed interesting interactions with Toddler/Children/Teen-towards Adult relationships. And it is definitiely a whole lot of fun! Though I must admit, now that my teen’s Imaginary Friend has grown to a teen too, he’s starting to get on my nerves, since he CONSTANTLY follows my sim around and won’t even leave her alone on the loo… jeez ;) Nevertheless, thanks for keeping us posted! And hope to see how your daycare goes along, since now I’m at a stage where I have to take care of four toddlers and one child – plus my own teen and toddler – whew, the house is crowded I tell you!
All the best :)
I love these security words. :OD))
Anyway, thanks again for updating us, jenba. I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do to play-test Generations. I’m thinking I’ll probably have to create a family in CAS at each age level just to see what’s what. *deep, resigned sigh* ;O)
I love reading your stuffs!
Aww Jenba! Your sims are always so much fun (and make me want to play!) It’s funny how the negative character traits can make for the most interesting sims. I loved the slumber party all by herself – in front of the refrigerator!
I\’ve never played the Bunch, but I do remember having seen their kitchen! *lol*
You made them a very funny family to play with! I\’m in awe in your makeovers! Love Lisa and her bad mood, and Ethan, at being good but tired to be a teen! :D