I read Ennik’s diary and saw that she had lost a tooth. It’s a pretty cute event with the tooth fairy.
Fabio has become very attached to Rasmus and it is logical to me that it is a special boy connection. It is often Rasmus who puts him to bed because Izumi is tired and has suddenly gone to bed.

It is perhaps a bit crazy that I have become so preoccupied with Simlit. I guess the least I can do is provide a translation. 😅

Fatima and Elijah are so lovely together. So far, they don’t live together permanently because I lack a scene with Fatima and Marcus that has been prepared. Ambrosius was lucky that he came by at the right time. 🥰

Don and Katrina should be done with each other by now, but you know it can happen that their breakup is as inconsistent as their relationship has been. We’ll get to that. 😉

I momentarily panicked at not being able to read the Wedding invitation easily before I realized it was Simlish/a hard to read font and that a translation was right there! 😅I love that you included it with a perfect stamp too.

I also love how Elijah loves Fatima and that poor Fatima is strong enough to endure running on the beach in heels. The descriptions of her shoes were great and I may not have noticed without them. What a beautiful proposal and how quickly it looks like they’ll become a family of three! <3 Fatima’s happy dance in front of Ambrosius is the best. The music is a nice touch. It matches the seaside.

I hope Don and Katrina are permanently over. Neither seems to be good for the other. It’s painful to watch her try to force him into being a parent.

I see I haven’t answered you. I have been very busy with my Special Edition.

Katrina and Don are both frivolous about their relationship. However, Katrina has a desire to find her one and only and have a child, but honestly Katrina? 🙄

Big things are going to happen for both Don and Rasmus soon. An award and a wedding. Right now they are enjoying rediscovering their friendship.
I really hope Don respects that he shouldn’t flirt with Izumi. I keep him on a tight leash. Worse, he seems to have an appeal to Izumi. I assume it just happens to him with women. I have to keep an eye on her too 🤨
Don is a good guest. It is natural for him to wash dishes and take laundry off the clothesline, without prompting. There is a special connection between Don and Fabio. They seem to enjoy talking to each other. Maybe it’s because Fabio is such an outgoing, sociable boy.

Fatima is a cat lover and Ambrosius came by on exactly the right day 😺

I don’t quite know what’s going to happen to Alice. I have some ideas, but you’re right that moms deserve a break every now and then ❤

Yay, Rasmus and Izumi’s wedding! And a possible place for Don to crash until he sorts out his living situation, maybe. Oooh and a superpower trophy! I love those postcards, they’re very creative 😄

Elijha and Fatima are lovely together as always. Elijah is very over-the-top with his compliments, but Fatima thrives on them and they balance each other out well. Nawww, and he proposed! Congratulations to both <3 Yeeeees adopt the cat! Take the kitty home!

I like that Don takes Fabio seriously and actually explains his problems to him- hey! No looking at Izumi! Don’t make Mona write you out of the story, Don XD Rasmus, meeting the right woman is fine and all, but… sometimes people just don’t want children. Not everyone is looking for a happy family. Aw, Don is such a good guest, helping and fixing things around the house <3

Ah… Blue. Maybe she’s just out for a night of innocent amusement away from her family? Moms deserve a break every once in a while, too… but something tells me that Alice is there for other reasons today…

I think you’re right that Fabio could use a pet. He’s kind of lonely in a way. He lives in an adult world and doesn’t really have child friends.

I have a lot of thoughts about Don and Katrina.
First of all, they are not a good match. None of them really bothers to listen to each other. They never have any really honest conversation about their fears and desires for life.
Katrina is manipulative to fulfill her own desires. Don uses women for superficial enjoyment without seriously asking himself what he wants to achieve.
He seems self-confident, but is actually trying to mask a fundamental doubt about his own worth. He tries to avoid conflict by being a pleaser and has in many ways identified himself with his own bad reputation as an inescapable truth. His choice is therefore that he does not want to reproduce himself in a child in order to end the legacy. It’s probably a responsible choice.
I think that the strength of Don and Rasmus’s friendship is their complete open honesty with each other. They are so different in their way of thinking and living that it is obvious. By commenting on each other’s choices, they both gain a broader view. A vision that can give them both substance to grow.

Is Don the right choice for Delphine? They surprised me in the game by having an incredibly strong connection very quickly and it called for a story. We will see.

Elijah and Fatima. I love them together. I see both of them as mature and honest people.
I see that Elijah’s proposal came as no surprise 😅
Ambrosius happened to drop by on a day when they are both ready for a change.
Bella has not had the same luck – yet.

I love seeing things through Fabio’s eyes. I have worked with minor children for a large part of my working life and their logic and openness have always amused me and given me food for thought.

Katrina was so depressed so when Mr Handyman started flirting with her, I thought she needed a little cheering up.
The fact that she would end up in a discotheque where Alice once again unfolded herself in the bar was neither encouraging to Katrina nor me.
I really worked hard with Allan but Alice should have had just as much attention. My mistake.

Thank you for your comments this past year. I wish you a happy holiday and a happy new year 🥰

Katrina… really needs to find a different guy. Don is not the type of man I think she’s actually looking for.

Honestly, not sure if Don is a great choice for Delphine either, but she hasn’t known him long enough to know what he’s really like. She has a fantasy version of him she imagines is the perfect guy for her. But… who knows?

I love her little garden with a view of the sea!

Katrina! Stopping the pill without telling your partner until AFTER doing woohoo? Not cool.

The argument between them, honestly, makes me not like either of them very much. They definitely do not have a respectful partnership, and they clearly want opposite things with no chance of both being happy with one or the other decision. Instead of being grownups and breaking up in a mature manner, they try to manipulate and control things behind each other’s backs, and when that comes to light, they fight like little kids.

Awesome drama though! I love the soap opera aspect of their story line. So my “dislike” is for them as people, not as characters. I can’t wait to see what comes of this blow-up.

I do disagree with Katrina though. Life doesn’t need to follow a specific “natural” course. I’m not 100% convinced she truly wants to raise a family. It feels more like she thinks having a baby with Don will make their relationship more “normal” or legitimate or something.

Rasmus and Izumi’s wedding invitation picture is adorable!

I love that you included the Simlish and English versions. It’s a cute detail to see it in Simlish.

Don got nominated for the Superpower Trophy!

Elija and Fatima on the beach are so cute. Even though Fatima didn’t think to change into more sensible shoes for this outing. (It makes me laugh sometimes seeing sims fishing or beach combing or doing other outdoor stuff in shoes and clothes that really are not suitable for that activity).

Elija’s sea foam idea for his Aphrodite exhibit makes a lot of sense considering that is one of the origin stories for Aphrodite. I like it.

Rasmus making the wedding cake is cute. He seems so focused. It came out beautiful too.

Okay, full disclosure. I am making these comments on a second read-through of the chapter. But, even as I was reading the chapter the first time, I could tell that something big was on Elija’s mind, and when he suggested they go to the light house, I was thinking “Oooo! Oooo! He’s going to propose!” And he did!

I like their candid and natural flowing conversations. And also, I am already totally in love with Ambrosius! They absolutely need to adopt him.

So Don will be staying with Rasmus and Fatima. I’m glad he has somewhere to go, but they probably have enough stress getting ready for their wedding. Curious to see if Don being their makes things easier, or harder.

LOL! Don looks so skeptical and amused while Fabio is telling him all about his “prophetic” dream.

The conversation with Fabio about why Don is there is well written. It really feels like Fabio has a child’s perspective, but it’s also clear that to the adults it’s more complicated that Fabio thinks it should be. I like the difference you create in the adult vs child way of seeing things.

And Don… Don’t you DARE try and make a move on Izumi. It would cost you the one true friend you really have. Also, you will obviously get on your Watcher’s bad list. And you don’t want that.

The conversation between Rasmus and Don is also very heartfelt. Even though they are really different, they do seem to have a deep friendship.

Good to see that Don is trying to be helpful around the house.

Katrina having a rough day, and on top of that no one is listening to her comedy routine? Poor thing. She sure perked up quickly when a new attractive guy started paying attention to her though.

Or… maybe not. She doesn’t look like she’s having much fun at the bar, especially when Mr. Mustache Guy starts looking like he’s more interested in……. ALICE!!!???!!??? What are you doing, girl? Of course I am jumping to conclusions, but I am afraid she is looking for another guy like Rasmus whose heart she will break, while cheating on her husband. Again.

We all focus a lot on how Allan has had to learn to control his temper, and how much effort he is putting into being a good dad, how he’s trying to be calmer when he gets frustrated, and whether or not he has really changed. We tend to forget that Alice is the one who cheated and lied in this relationship. Not Allan.

Thank you for your many encouraging comments over the past year ❤
Fortunately, there is still material for several chapters in Tusnelda’s universe. Lots of unresolved issues that need closure. This applies to both Bella and Alice in addition to Don… and Tusnelda and Martin’s baby dreams.
Paolo’s look at Alice might give me a little trouble in the stomach. He already has an unknown child in my game 🤨
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year ❤🎄

Elijah and Fatima are definitely some of my favorites too. Their mutual chemistry seems so inspiring.

Rasmus has really taken fatherhood upon himself. Perhaps it is Izumi’s pregnancy that makes her suddenly go to bed and sleep and then Rasmus has to take care of Fabio. Neither of them seem to mind.

Don is still a hopeless flirt. It may be his transformation still has some obstacles. Delphine has made room in the cabin for him, but will he ever find his way?
In many ways, Don and Katrine are two pieces of the same cake. They both have an aspiration for love, but in very different ways. Katrina could definitely use a man who appreciates her more than the encounters on the sheets. Maybe a man who wants to have a child with her.

I wish Alice lived happily ever after with Allan and Andy, but I keep meeting her in bars in the game. I am unsure which way to go from here 🤔

It’s been a while since I heard ‘Lost on you’ for the first time. It’s still on my playlist and I’ve been looking for the right chapter to share it in for a long time.

I’ve been trying to collect pictures for a Christmas chapter with the fairy Magic, but I’m having a hard time getting there. Therefore…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ❤🎄

I love Rasmus’ little family, especially how close he has become with Fabio. Izumi may not have given birth yet, but Rasmus has been a father for quite some time now.

I am still holding out my hope for Don and Delphine, because I am a hopeless romantic. At least Don is out of the Caliente house for now. Hey Don, I know somewhere else you could live, a small cabin on the Sulani shores…

Oh, Katrina. I do hope this is truly the end for her and Don, and that she can find her own happiness too, in a more honest way. And that Alice doesn’t slide back into bad habits.
I loved the final song! I have never heard of LP before, but her voice is incredible.

I hope you have a good Christmas tomorrow, and a happy New Year ❤️🎄