3 Bridge St.: August 2008 Archives

The Duncan family was still grieving over the death of family matriarch Shirley. Particularly son Ronald who neglected the home business he had inherited. He even tried to ease his grief by filling the house with strays.

First he brought home Latham from the pet store. At least Latham and Spot got along (for a while).

Lures 'N Mates seemed to be stagnated at Rank 7. It was so hard to keep Ronald focused on his business. Usually he was off reading or playing with the cats.

Speaking of the cats, Spot and Latham welcomed 4 kittens to the family. Ronald is going to have to find good homes for these since the boys are heading off to university and it would be up to he and Susan to take care of six cats. Here's a picture of Spot with daughter Belle.

And one the 3 boys, Tigger, Scratchy and Patches.

Latham gave Patches a bath.

The kittens seemed to be a big hit with the customers of Lures 'N Mates which reached Rank 8. Ronald also managed to get his silver badge in fishing.

Always the entrepreneur, Jeffrey sold one of the kittens to his brother-in-law, Karl Morrison.

Susan wasn't too fond of having so many cats around the house, so she spent more time in downtown Stratfordshire. She went on a dream date with Randall Burns.

But didn't realize her daughter Gladys had witnessed it.

Jeffrey and James left for the Royal Shakespeare College. Both earned the Will Wright Genius Grant and the Sim City Scholars Award. Ronald waved goodbye to James.

And when Jeffrey finally got back from his business the Majestic Wardrobe, he left to join his brother and their friends at the RSC.

Spot got a little grayer and retired from her job.

Round 5 Summary: James and Jeffrey earned 2 scholarships and went off to the RSC. Susan was promoted to freelance web designer. Lures 'N Mates reached Rank 8 and Spot and Latham welcomed 4 kittens. Ronald earned his silver badge in fishing.

The Duncan family loves their businesses. Shirley and her son Ronald, started a home business Lures 'N Mates. Their daughter Gladys, just left for university with her boyfriend, Karl Morrison, another up and coming business man and now it looks as if one of the twins also wants to work the family business. That leaves Susan a lot of free time. Free time and Susan can only mean trouble.

Everyone had noticed that Shirley seemed just a little more tired lately, but everyone just passed it off as her working too hard. They didn't realize that it was her time until it was too late. (Blogger's Note: Shirley is the first of the founding sims to reach the end of her life).

Shirley seemed to be quite happy to be on her way. She never reached her lifetime want of owning 5 top level businesses, but she did see the home business she started, Lures 'N Mates, reach rank 6.

Her son Ronald inherited the business and was very upset by his mother's death. In a rare moment of compassion for her husband, wife Susan consoled him.

Even the cat Spot was in mourning over Shirley's death.

Shirley was often the only one that paid attention to Spot, especially after Gladys had left for college.

In order for the house to obtain some closure, they moved Shirley's remains to the Stratfordshire Cemetery. This way all her family and friends would be able to mourn her passing.

The Duncan family tried to get on with their lives. Spot found a new friend, in the form of April Morgan. April would often accompany her owners during their visits to Lures 'N Mates.

Speaking of the Morgan's. Seems like Ross has been getting ill a lot lately. Ronald removed the grill at Lures 'N Mates, but he didn't think it was anything Ross ate. None of the other customers were getting sick. Still, Ross was one of his best customers, so Ronald removed the grill all the same.

And Jeffrey used the money he inherited from his grandmother to purchase his first business. A clothing store he called The Majestic Wardrobe.

Round 4 Summary: Shirley passed away and left the business to Ronald. Susan was promoted to freelance photographer and Jeffrey purchased his first business, The Majestic Wardrobe. Spot made a new friend and James hung out with old ones.

Ronald and Shirley have been working hard to make home business Lures 'N Mates a success. Ronald's wife Susan, on the other hand, has been stepping out behind Ronald's back. The twins Jeffrey and James have grown into teenagers and teenage daughter Gladys is about to head off to university.

The Duncan women wave goodbye to Gladys. Her father said his goodbyes out front.

Gladys was awarded the Sim City Scholars Grant and the Wil Wright Genius Grant. That should help defray those college costs.

Gladys is off to the Royal Shakespeare College with her boyfriend Karl Morrison.

Susan continues to look for affection, this time with Darryl Porter. She didn't even ask him what he did for a living. In fact, Susan doesn't even know where he lives. She has his number though if she wants to go out for a good time.

She realized during her date with Darryl that she had put on a few pounds.

But Darryl had such a good time on their date, he brought her a Bust of Tylopodus. When asked where it came from, Susan lied and said that Gladys had sent it from college.

Ronald and Susan thought the boys might benefit from private school so they invited the local headmaster over. Private School was beyond their means before, but now that Lures 'N Mates was Rank 6, they could afford the tuition.

The headmaster was suitably impressed and welcomed the boys to the Royal Academy.

Round 3 Summary: Gladys had her 3rd dream date with Karl Morrison and went off to RSC with Sim City Scholars Grant and Wil Wright Genius Grant in hand. The boys got into private school and continue to do well. Susan found her first love, Darryl Porter and earned two promotions. Ronald and Shirley were thrilled when their home business Lures 'N Mates reached rank 6. They used the award money to pay off the final mortgage.