4 Bridge St.: August 2008 Archives

Things were a bit hectic in the Morgan household, with twin alien toddlers and two vampires. It was a wonder that Ross was able to keep his sanity.

Luckily he had a responsible teenaged daughter who even used vacation time to make sure her little brothers learned their skills.

Ross purchased an adorable little kitten named Patches from the Duncan family.

The twins really loved the cats. Here's a picture of Thomas and little Patches.

And Patches seemed to enjoy all the attention.

One day over lunch, Patricia asked Richard if he believed her mother was abducted by aliens. Richard didn't want to talk about it. Patricia didn't seem to think her idea was that far-fetched, given the heritage of her twin brothers.

Catching fireflies proved to be very frustrating for Hank.

Patches grew into a very unusual looking cat. Patricia decided to register Patches as the first Calimau. (I've made the Calimau available for download here at my Sims2 page).

Patches watched over the twins, even while they slept.

Hank refused to learn to talk.

Until Patricia bribed him with a Teddy Bear.

Helen had a bit more luck with Thomas who seemed eager to learn.

Now that the twins birthday was around the corner, Patricia decided to join her sister at the RSC. Her grandfather Richard risked the sunlight to see her off.

The twins enjoyed cake for their birthday, but Ross was still not ready to introduce them to the neighborhood, so they kept the celebration to just family.

Thomas Morgan
Virgo
10 Neat, 0 Shy, 10 Active, 10 Playful, 5 Nice

Hank Morgan
Libra
0 Sloppy, 10 Outgoing, 2 Lazy, 10 Playful, 10 Nice

At Richard's request, Helen drank the potion she'd purchased from the gypsy woman, Gertrude Jackson. It tasted awful.

But it appeared to work. Oddly, Richard couldn't seem to find his potion, so only Helen has been cured.

Round 5 Summary: The twins learned all their toddler skills, mostly with help from their big sister. Patricia went off to the RSC. Ross was promoted to astronaut and is one step away from reaching his lifetime want. He also brought home a kitten named Patches after visiting the Duncan home business. Richard found love #6 and persuaded Helen to drink the vamprocilin potion. Helen was cured of vampirism.

The Morgan family was just trying to live the Sim dream but they seemed to have a penchant for being around whenever strange things happened in Stratfordshire. First Ross' wife Marion, disappeared. The army told him she was dead, but Ross wasn't quite sure he believed their official story. His parents moved in to help raise the girls but Richard fell in love with a vampire. So now his elderly parents help take care of the girls who are studying for college. Just when Ross thought things couldn't get any stranger, he was abducted by a UFO.

Well at least the girls seem to be normal teenagers. Patricia seems most interested in Al McCLain.

And Sarah fell in love with Lorene Stokes. These two oozed chemistry.

Meanwhile, Ross tried to pretend the UFO experience was just a nightmare. Looks like he can't pretend anymore.

Helen sent Richard to the grocery to get something so she could make dinner. They were almost out of food and she didn't want to ask Ross to go in his condition. But as usual, he got sidetracked by a pretty girl.

Helen made something quick with what was in the fridge. Oh no. Cheesecake for dinner can't be good.

Rosie dropped off a flat panel TV. When will Helen wake up and realize Richard did not win these items in a contest.

Ross isn't feeling too well after eating Cheesecake for dinner.

Marion! Is this what she felt giving birth to the girls? OWWW!

Meet Hank Morgan ...

And his younger by a few seconds twin, Thomas Morgan.

With more mouths to feed, Helen stepped up her gardening and earned her gold badge.

Richard waved goodbye to Sarah as she went with girlfriend Lorene Stokes off to college.

With help from his parents and daughter Patricia. Ross managed to make it through the twins first year. He didn't throw them a big party because he still hoped most of the town didn't know about what happened to him.

Thomas Morgan
Virgo
10 Neat, 0 Shy, 10 Active, 10 Playful, 5 Nice

Hank Morgan
Libra
0 Sloppy, 10 Outgoing, 2 Lazy, 10 Playful, 10 Nice

Round 4 Summary: Twins (Hank and Thomas) were born and aged to toddler. Sarah fell in love with Lorene Stokes and they went off to the RSC. Richard found his 5th concurrent love and Helen obtained a gold badge in gardening. Patricia fell in love with Al McClain and did well in the Adventure Career. Ross has all his requirements for his promotion and is very glad to not be pregnant anymore.

Career military man Ross Morgan has had a strange year. First his wife "died" under mysterious circumstances. Things only got stranger when his parents moved in to help look after the girls. Richard, his father, was turned into a vampire and then his mother demanded Richard turn her into a vampire too. But things were about to get a whole lot stranger for Ross.

Things started out pretty well. First Ross was promoted to Flight Officer. Eldest daughter Sarah also received a promotion to Numbers Runner. Ross would definitely not approve of the people Sarah has been hanging out with. Probably best he doesn't know.

Richard took neighbor Shirley Duncan downtown to bowl a few games and soon made his move.

He took note of all the women swooning. Seems being a vampire is quite attractive to many women in Stratfordshire. He looks forward to many more evenings on the prowl.

The girls, meanwhile, are enjoying private school. Sarah for the academics ...

while Patricia is just happy to be going to the same school as all of her friends.

Helen doesn't seem to mind gardening at night. She earned her silver gardening badge while tending to her cucumbers.

But while Helen was tending to her cucumbers, Richard was tending to Patricia Hines.

She enjoyed their date so much she left a piano for him. Richard still hasn't told Helen about the first piano. How is he going to explain two?

Ross was promoted to Senior Officer for his delicate handling of an incident that he is sword to secrecy over.

That night, he searched the skies for Marion, like he had every night since she disappeared.

Oh no! What's happening?!

The same thing happened to Marion. Good thing the girls are asleep. Richard searches the sky for his missing son. He wonders if he and Helen will have to raise the girls alone.

But the aliens returned to Bridge Street later that evening.

Ross was returned, but he was alone. There was still no sign of Marion.

He's not talking about his experience either. He went straight to bed. But really, who could blame him?

Round 3 Summary: Ross was abducted by aliens. He also received 2 promotions and is now a Senior Officer. Richard wooed a few more of Stratfordshire's women, and was rewarded with another piano. Patricia and Sarah were absorbed in their studies, while Helen earned a silver badge in gardening (at night of course). April reached the top of her pet career.