3 Bridge St.: May 2008 Archives

Gladys hasn't stopped talking about Karl Morrison. Ronald knew his daughter was obsessed with boys, something not uncommon for girls her age, but now he wonders if this is his future son-in-law.

Well, as long as she can keep her mind off Karl long enough to do well in school. Both Ronald and Susan are pleased that Gladys wants to attend the Royal Shakespeare Academy in the Fall.

Susan was promoted to Party DJ. She loves her job and that the hours allow her to spend time with her children. She's even home to meet them when they get off the bus.

Gladys and Karl are getting really close.

But they are not the next SimCity idols.

Gladys seems to take after her mother. Ronald wouldn't be too pleased if he'd witnessed her antics in the photo booth with Karl.

Gladys and Karl decided to go steady. Karl is still undecided on whether or not he wants to go to university. He hates school. But Gladys is trying to talk him into attending with her in the Fall.

Susan, desperate for affection, agreed to go on a blind date. John Cross didn't have Susan seeing hearts right off, but they had a fun time.

Susan thought he was very pleasant to spend time with. John certainly paid her more attention than her husband Ronald had in quite a long time.

Ronald and his mother Shirley have been obsessed with the home business, Lures 'n Mates. The boys, when not helping with the business, looked after and trained Spot. James appears to be Spot's favorite.

Both boys do extremely well in school, although Jeffrey was the first to come home with top grades.

The family celebrated Jeffrey's birthday.

Jeffrey Duncan
Fortune
LTW: Own 5 Top Level Businesses
Turn Ons: Glasses, Mechanical
Turn Off: Custom Hair

James insisted on his own cake. He hated that he was born just a few minutes after Jeffrey, and still resented not getting any cake on their last birthday.

James Duncan
Family
LTW: Marry Off 6 Children
Turn Ons: Vampirism, Hats
Turn Off: Charismatic

Round 2 Summary:
Gladys went on her first dream date with Karl, which also included her first woohoo. She and Karl went steady. Susan was promoted to Party DJ and went on a blind date with John Cross. Shirley was ecstatic when their business Lures 'N Mates received a good review. The business is 3 customer loyalty stars shy of rank 6. Ronald earned a bronze badge in Sales.

Shirley Duncan loves business. Her husband Oliver gave her a business to run as a wedding present. It turned out Shirley loved the business more than she loved Oliver. When a big microchip company offered her a fortune for her controlling shares, Shirley decided to buy a house in Stratfordshire and start fresh. When her son Ronald lost his job, she offered to have his family move in with her.They could start a string of businesses together, like a real family. Ronald jumped at the chance, but his wife Susan who already felt trapped, was not happy about leaving Sim City. She wanted excitement, and from what she'd heard, the sidewalks in Stratfordshire rolled up pretty early.

They had a man-made pond added to the property Shirley had purchased and started their first business, Lures 'n Mates, right at home.

While Shirley and Ronald worked on the home business, the rest of the Duncan family settled in. Gladys, when not attending Stratfordshire High, helped out with the twins. She tried to teach James to talk, but he could be quite stubborn sometimes.

Ronald didn't ignore his family completely though. He would take time to teach the boys while Shirley minded the business. After all, what kind of father would he be if he didn't help his son Jeffrey learn to walk?


Meanwhile, Susan made sure Gladys kept up with her studies. She didn't want Gladys to be trapped in a loveless marriage because she'd neglected her studies.


Potty training was at the top of everyone's agenda. How could two little boys dirty so many diapers? Ronald gave Jeffrey some pointers ...


... while Shirley cheered for James.


As they were still new and without many friends, they decided to have a family only party for the twins birthday.

Yar! Susan knew Jeffrey would love the pirate costume when she'd spotted it in the window display.He was always asking Ronald to read him the pirate book when he was a toddler.


James, who had been outside playing with Spot, almost missed a piece of his own cake. He had a real independent streak as a toddler, even resisting help learning to walk. "I can do it myself!" seems to be his motto.

On the weekends, Gladys would help out at Lures 'n Mates. She may find a mate of her own from the looks of it.

Shirley is very adamant that all the children study hard. After all, how will they ever be able to take over the family business without an education? Their mother never got an education and where did that get her?


Susan gets promoted to Convenience Store Clerk. No more gas fumes for her. At least she gets a few hours out of the house on the nights she works. And she's meeting people. People that her nosy mother-in-law would not approve of.

Gladys babysits the twins on the nights her mother works. She doesn't mind because she loves her little brothers. She even helps James with his English homework.

On Friday, Karl Morrison called and asked Gladys out on a date.They hung out down at The Corner Shops where Gladys discovers a secret about Karl. He's really ticklish.

He's also a great kisser. Gladys and Karl share their first kiss. Ah, young love.

Round 1 Summary:
Shirley started the home business Lures 'n Mates, which reached level 4. Susan received 3 promotions in the Slacker career and is now working as a Convenience Store Clerk. Gladys has B+ grades and experienced her first kiss. The twins aged up well after learning almost all of their skills (James never did learn to walk as a toddler).