I know I’m not the nicest person and lately I’ve been thinking that may be the reason I can’t seem to score a girl. I mean, even mean people want romance too… it’s just that I’m a tad picky. That’s all. I thought it would take a heck of a girl to win me over, but I think I found her.
I haven’t really noticed her before. I was so busy and self absorbed (yes I’m admitting it) that she must of been invisible to me. Maybe I’m becoming more mature now? Who knows. Anyways she is the mail girl and I was outside with the animals when I noticed her. She just looked plain miserable.

I felt really bad for her so I tried talking to her. Me of all people! I couldn’t believe what I was doing. Why was I being nice? It’s just not… me. “Er hi how are you today?” I asked.
“Why would you care? You’ve never noticed me before.” she said miserably. Those words hurt me real deep. I mean, I know I’m not meant to care, but her words were like knifes. Ouch. Maybe she had a thing for me all this time and I’ve never acknowledged her. Wait a minute!? Was this guilt and compassion? More weird feelings. I wasn’t sure if I liked them.
“Oh cheer up. It’s a nice day and a pretty girl like you shouldn’t be sad.”
She gave me a sarcastic look for a second but then she smiled at my compliment. I could tell she just wanted to leave. “You’ve really opened my eyes!” she said. I could tell she wasn’t being serious. “It’s a great day and I feel so much better now. But I must be off. Later.” I watched as she walked down the street. She had only said that to please me but she didn’t fool me. If I was being myself I would of just shrugged the whole conversation off. But I found myself wanting more… I didn’t even know her name.

The next morning the ground was covered with snow. But this didn’t stop me. I purposely waited for outside the letter box. She rolled her eyes when she saw me but I played it cool. “Hi again…” I started. “Look, I’m sorry. I’ve been treating you as if you were invisible for so many years but I want to make it up to you.” Ew. I couldn’t believe what was coming out of my mouth, but it was almost as if I couldn’t stop myself.
“I’ve been the mail woman for years now. I’ve waved and said hi so many times but never got anything back. I may aswell admit I had a crush on you, but you only see me now? Why?”
“You just looked so sad yesterday.” I answered.
“I was just sick of getting ignored. You are the one who made me feel like an ant.” she sighed.
“I know, but I said I was sorry! Look… I’m really trying here. If you know me at all you would know that I’m making a huge effort.” I paused and waited for a reply. She said nothing so I continued. “Do you want to come in? It’s freezing out here and I’ll make you something hot to eat.”

Much to my delight she accepted my offer. I made her some spaghetti (ok it was leftovers but she didn’t know). “Sorry, I didn’t catch your name?” I said with a mouthful of spaghetti.
“My name is Dagmar Bertino.”
“That’s almost as weird as my name!” I exclaimed loudly. She laughed a little at my comment.
“Obadiah right?” she asked. I nodded my head at her. She paused for a moment and sighed. “I’m sorry for being judgmental before. You’re a lot nicer than I thought.”
“It’s ok. So are you.” I smiled at her. Hang on, did she just say I was nice a second ago? Well we continued to eat the leftover spaghetti and I was actually surprised that I found myself wanting her to stay. But she had to keep delivering the mail so we said goodbye and she left again.

Meanwhile Dad was putting his brains to work as the local criminal mastermind. That’s right, he totally beats me as the meanest sim in Okines Village now. I guess the apple doesn’t fall so far from the tree after all. Dad even managed to capture the local super heroine who paid him $55,000 for her release! Go Dad!! With the money I hired some builders and had some more rooms built… you never know when you might need a spare room.

Sadly Mum passed away. Everyone was completely shocked and devastated. She had done so much for our family. She started with absolutely nothing but gained so much. And she did it all while putting up with me. She did not seem ready to leave us yet which made it even harder for us to accept she was gone.

Dad was especially devastated. He was an absolute wreck and he would often just break down in tears. The grief was too much for him to handle so I was carefully watching his mental state. I suggested he should retire but he didn’t want to receive any advice at all. It was like he was in his own sad world.

With Levi and Dad working, and Mum gone, the house seemed so quiet. Even with all the foster pets running around. I felt a loneliness I’ve never felt before and I couldn’t think of anyone to talk to except…Dagmar.
I invited her around and we were both very happy to see each other. Maybe a bit too happy but it felt right. As soon as she saw me she ran up and kissed me, I couldn’t stop her and I didn’t want to stop her.

I think I may have moved too quickly because Dagmar wasn’t sure if she was ready to move in with me. I couldn’t understand why she was holding back. Didn’t she say she had loved me all these years? Now I love her back but why was she resisting my offer? It was strange and I realized I still hadn’t figured her out.

Eventually I had convinced her to move in with me. And she made it clear that she did want a relationship with me. This girl had more ups and downs than a roller coaster. I knew I was taking a risk with her but I liked being kept on my toes.

I think I knew that she was the one for me so I proposed to her and she accepted. It took her a while to make up her mind but eventually she said yes. I was starting to have my doubts about if she loved me as much as I loved her. It’s like she knew I was doubtful of her so to prove her love for me she went out of her way to say how much she loved me and was always flirting and kissing with me. I always thought love was more than just the physical. Had I made a mistake? No. What am I thinking? Of course she loves me! And I love her. These thoughts I was having were just pre-marriage jitters.
The wedding day was everything I thought it would be. I knew now that I hadn’t made a mistake. Dagmar had been made over by her two best friends (who also came to the wedding) and she looked stunning. It was just a small back yard wedding with only six of us total.

Although I questioned Dagmar’s friend’s loyalty. I think they just came for the booze. If they weren’t Dagmar’s friends I would of kicked ‘em out. But now that I’m a husband I actually have to start thinking about others. Ouch. That’s gonna be a challenge.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek. My first romance sim! If you don’t know it by know, Dagmar is a romance sim and my first one in this legacy. I’m getting geared up for some action in this legacy now. I could do all sorts of things with the story now that I have a romance sim. Mwhuahua.
Ok ok, I’m getting a bit excited. On a sadder note, Jael passed away. *sniffle* She has been my favourite so far. Unfortunately she was in the red when she became an elder. Which explains why she passed away before Garland did. The family breed is going strong! Cinnamon grew up into a really cool looking long haired, curly tailed, perky eared, white dog. Which you can see here. Her mate will be Maxx (the pup from the pound). I think he is a rough collie.

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Or if you want to see the Cree family tree, click here.

My name is Obadiah Cree but you probably already know that right? I bet Mum has told you all about me. Don’t listen to a word she says. All lies I tell you. Now apparently I’m normally the mean one in the house, but Mum got real nasty at Dad for lying to her. Dad was practically begging for my mothers forgiveness. So why am I unclogging the toilet you ask? And what does this have to do with Mum and Dad’s arguments?

Well I am stuck at home doing the chores while Dad has taken Mum out to make up for what he did. I think it went well…

And although I may not be nice to my fellow sims I have a soft spot for puppies and kittens. I told the local pound that our family already runs a breeding program so I was more than happy to foster puppies or kittens for them. Our first foster arrived the next day and she was soooo cute. But if you tell anyone I said that, I’ll hunt you down and knock you out. It’s just not good for my ego.

And just in case you weren’t sure whether Mum and Dad had made up. Here is some proof. Mum actually helped Dad build up skill for his job and he helped her loose the weight she had gained while they were dining out! It’s good that they are back to normal. Now my status as the meanest sim in the house can return. Mwhuahua..ha…huh?

Grrr.. Levi is a teen now. That means that I have to compete with him for the girls at school. But I’m still the cutest…right? Why couldn’t I be an only child!? What do you mean he is a spare? A spare for what?

Mum took aging gracefully pretty seriously. She loved the whol grey hair look. Now that she was old and Levi and I were capable of looking after ourselves she had to find a hobby before she went insane. Because all the cool old people have hobbies aparently. So making juice became her hobby. I think she may have become slightly addicted to the stuff. I would catch her in the middle of the night having a few juices. Makes me wonder what she put in them.
Her dog, Tiffany, was also aging with her. Tiffany was really old now and I was surprised she had lasted this long. Mum had adopted her not long after she had moved to Okines Village.

Although Mum was very helpful with our homework we hated it as much now as we did when we were kids. I like to think I was more intelligent than Levi but he somehow he managed to get all the better grades and all the girls too. What a geeky brat! Girls are a waste of time anyway…

Dad was away a lot at night. Probably robbing banks or something. But he was seldom present for dinner (that I always burnt). Between Mum, Levi and I there were some interesting conversations. Lately Levi has been telling me I should stop obsessing over the kittens I foster, and I should get a girlfriend. Well I might if he didn’t take them all! I swear he was just rubbing it in my face. I’ll show him one day…

Oh and my dog Bindi had just one little pup for my breeding program. Mum called her Cinnamon. What kind of name is that? The poor pup will have personality issues with that name. She is already shy enough and she never strays far from Bindi.

Dad took Mum’s advice and also aged gracefully. He wasn’t a big fan of grey hair but Mum convinced him he was still ‘hot stuff’? *shudder* I don’t want to know. I think it’s really embarrassing to have old parents. Especially when they get all romantic at the most random of moments. It really grosses me out.

They celebrated their 50th anniversary soon afterwards. Mum had a blast. She invited an old friend around. She hadn’t seen him for years. I think his name was Amando Cox or something, isn’t he the local garden club representative? Who ever he is, he looked a tad jealous of Mum and Dad. I wonder why?

I’ve been doing some growing myself actually. No longer am I the teen who couldn’t get a girlfriend. Well I still can’t get a girlfriend… but no longer am I a teen! I guess you could say I’m a tad less childish, but who’s the judge of that? I’m still continuing the family breed, and I’m still fostering puppies and kittens. I also have a new hobby…when all the animals are asleep at night I stare into outer space. It’s the in thing ok? Don’t laugh at me. Levi’s the dork! Not me.

Being cooped up with your crazy old parents and a dorky little brother can make you… tense. I was sick of cooking for my parents because they were too busy smooching. I was sick of cleaning up after Levi because he was too busy being a nerd and playing PC games ALL day. So I decided just to get away from it all and I went down town. I told the taxi driver I didn’t care where he took me, as long as it was somewhat peaceful.

And it was nice to get a break. The taxi dropped me off in a park and I hired a rod and fished into the early hours of the morning. You’d be surprised how calming fishing is. It doesn’t matter that I didn’t catch anything. It was just… fun. Hmmm I wonder if there were actually any fish in that water. Anyways, I ended up returning to my crazy home a few hours later. The crazy world that is my sad life.

Levi is such a me wannabe. I grew up so he had to grow up didn’t he? And yes he could of helped it if he tried hard enough. And being an adult doesn’t change the fact that he’s still a geek. Since when is playing computer games a job? All he does is play on that stupid computer. He has no social life whatsoever.

But then again I’m the one who has the stupid amount of puppies and kittens. Maybe I’m borderline obsessive compulsive? Nah that’s just crazy. I’m completely normal.

What a hoot this has been. Not many updates from me really. I’m still really enjoying this legacy. It hasn’t been boring for me yet and I hoped it hasn’t been boring for you so far. I’m taking it easy and not trying to jam too much into one update. I wouldn’t want you to be overwhelmed with one character growing up three times in one update. I know that confuses me.
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Or if you want to see the Cree family tree, click here.

Ok does anyone want to explain to me if it is possible for penguins to visit when it isn’t winter? I laughed when I saw him waddling down the street. He seems so out of place when it isn’t snowing!

And here is a great photo of our genius brothers waving goodbye to each other!? That makes complete sense.

Well Garland and I are proud to announce that we had another bouncing baby boy. We named him Levi. He doesn’t look quite like Obadiah. Obadiah has Garland’s dark skin and Levi has my complexion. Both have my violet eyes and both are beautiful.

Obadiah has grown into a child now. Unfortunately he isn’t doing to well at school. Apparently he was bullying the other kids and his grades are low. His low grades and bad reputation doesn’t dampen his spirits. He is still cheeky at home but the one good thing about him is his cleanliness. You don’t even need to tell him to clean his room!

Also, it was sadly decided that Beaver would have to leave us. Fortunately we found a loving owner for him who turned out to be one of Garland’s old friends. But Beaver didn’t seem so sad to leave us. It was almost as if he was smiling when he left our home for the last time…

Time passes quickly when you have kids. It was like I blinked and Levi had grown into a toddler. I swear he was a baby a second ago!? It was apparent now that Obadiah and Levi didn’t look like each other at all. Levi had his fathers facial features (and stubborn attitude) while Obadiah took after me. Potty training Levi was a nightmare… he was a stubborn learner!! I was thinking that Obadiah and his little brother weren’t so different with their bratty personalities.

Although some nights I did feel really sorry for Obadiah. Levi had a really strange sleeping pattern and he would wake Obadiah at the worst of hours. Obadiah would come into our room and ask “Muuuuum can’t you sell Levi? Like you did with Beaver? Or can I have my own room!?” I wish I could grant his wishes (about his own room, not selling Levi). But I just don’t have the money at the moment. What a pain in the butt that is.

Speaking about money, I realized that Garland was telling me less and less about his job. I decided to ask him about it while he ate his burnt pork chops. “So… darling,” I started “I’ve been meaning to ask about your work lately. I mean, it’s bringing in a lot of money and I’m sure we’ll be able to renovate soon, but how can office job earn that much?” He frowned at me suspiciously and then put on a completely innocent face. “Jael, I’ve told you before, I have the best office job in Okines Village.” he paused and fixed his eyes on mine. “Just don’t question what puts a roof over our heads.” With that said he continued to stuff his face with dead pig.

Soon enough my little boy Levi become a child. It seems like they just spin around and BAM!… they’ve had a growth spurt! But that would be crazy… right? My household wasn’t a quiet household anymore. Both of my boys are very confident and energetic. Actually, my household hasn’t been quiet since Obadiah was born! Unless it’s bedtime.

Bernie and Tiffany have had three more pups. I lied when I told Garland that Bernie had been snipped. I must of forgotten to take him to the vets (accidentally on purpose)! We had a dark girl, and a white girl and boy. I named them Brandi, Busker and Bindi. If any of them are good lookers they’ll replace Suki in my breeding program. Anyways, what is Garland complaining about? Who can resist these running around the home?

Now that they boys were getting older I thought that it was time to get them into a better school. Obadiah was more than happy to show the principle how smart he was. I was quite surprised myself! He certainly didn’t get his intelligence from me!! Oh and I heard the headmaster was quite sleezy so I slipped into my night gown and acted like I forgot he was coming tonight. It worked a treat. He was more focused on… other things. Luckily Garland was doing a night shift that night! Anyways the boys were accepted into the private school.

Homework proved to be very tough work for the boys. But I think they over dramatizing it a bit. You could hear them whispering before I came into the room “Quick! Mum’s coming. Act like you’re thinking!”

On a more sadder note, the grim came to take Bernie away from me. It was really horrible. Bernie didn’t even get to see his second litter grow up. I’ll miss that dog. He has stuck by me from the very beginning. RIP Bernie.

My son Obadiah grew into a better boy as a teenager. His bullying had stopped and he focused more on his family than ever before. He told me “I want to be a good role model for Levi.” But he still had that cheekiness in him that I guess will never disappear. If an opportunity arises for him to tease someone he will take it. Oh and he loves helping out our maid, Lucy. Although I often wonder what his motives are…

And of course Bernie and Tiffany’s second litter had grown up by this time. As a family it was decided that Bindi would stay on for our breeding program. She was intelligent like Bernie, and looked most like Bernie. She was almost his living memory. Of course Garland said he only wanted one breeder in the house so sadly the others had to go. Including our beloved Suki who was a pup from Bernie’s first litter. Obadiah seemed most upset and he really didn’t want Suki to leave so he spent some last moments with her giving her a bath.
(Bindi, Brandi, and Busker).

The other night I thought I heard someone outside the window. I quietly got up and looked outside to see… a ROBBER! I ran out there and started yelling at him with my baseball bat ready when he started yelling at me. “Wait!! Jael its me! Garland!” I stopped dead in my tracks. I was utterly confused until I saw his carpool was driving away in the distance. I put all the pieces together and the alarm bells started ringing in my head.
“You’re a criminal? Garland how could you? I trusted you.” I saw slowly, my anger burning within me. “How can I trust my husband when he is a liar and criminal?!”

“But Jael, what about the money?” he pleaded.
“I don’t care about the money. I’d rather be on the streets. Actually I don’t really care that you’re a criminal at all. What really ticks me off is that you have lied to me! Straight out lied Garland! How could you?” I started to storm back into the house but stopped before I reached the door and turned around to face Garland again. “And you STINK! Quite literally!” with that said I continued my way into the house and slammed the door behind me. I was furious! I didn’t care what Garland did at the moment. His desire for wealth had made him go into the criminal career. I really wouldn’t of cared if he had just told me the truth!

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Or if you want to see the Cree family tree, click here.

Ooooh tense eh? Well let’s lighten things up a little with a funny pic of Garland. I noticed that he is very much a ‘flighter’. You know the ‘fight or flight’ saying, well Garland is a ‘flighter’. And I’m pretty sure that’s not even a word but who cares? Remember last time when Jael had passed out in her food, he had that “Oh snap! What do I do?” look? Well here it is again in a whole new situation. He really is quite hopeless (but thankyou for the lovely children Garland!)

My dogs really have control of my house. I think they think they own me! I’m such a sucker for discipline. I’ll let them get away with most things and when I come home from work the ‘house’ is a mess. But at least Bernie watches over his girlfriend while she sleeps. Oh, did you notice they are on my new bed. It’s so comfy and I’m finally getting a good nights sleep.

Oh and guess who decided to give a surprise visit? Yep, Garland Gardner. He caught me in my pyjamas. How emabressing! But what he had to say was interesting. “Jael, I had a strange gypsy lady visit me a long time ago. And she described my soul mate to me. I’ve been searching eveywhere for her but no one matched her description. But when I saw you walking the dog the other day, I knew straight away it was you. And now I know what they mean by love at first site. I just… I just hope you feel the same way about me.”

So I just pulled him close and showed him exactly how I felt. Over the next few weeks he continued to visit and our bond grew closer. Eventually I worked up the guts to ask him to move into my cottage with me and I was so happy when he said yes! So now Garland lives with me, Bernie and Tiffany We’ll have to expand the cottage soon…

Turns out Garland hadn’t been telling me he was stashed! He bought so much money to our household but that didn’t change anything between us. He said he loved the humble life and the way I lived was attractive to him. We hired some builders and slowly started adding more rooms to the house.
One night he turned to me and gently woke me up. “I love you Jael.” he always said this so it wasn’t unusual.
“I love you too.” I replied. “Now can I go back to sleep?”
“But I really love you!” he emphasized. “I want to marry you! Tomorrow!” by now he had a huge grin on his face. I wrapped my arms around his neck and embraced him.
“About time! I’ve been waiting to hear the ‘m’ word from you for ages.” I laughed. “I have a surprise for you too.”
“Oh really?” he replied. “It has to be good to beat my announcement.”
“How about if I said… I’m pregnant!” I smiled at him. The look on his his face was of pure shock and happiness. We both went back to sleep content that night. Things were going well for us.

The wedding was beautiful, and so was my dress! Hehe. We held our wedding in our yard. It was private but don’t worry, it was legal. We said our vows under the moonlight and it was just pure bliss.

It wasn’t long before our honeymoon evening was over. My body quickly reminded me that I was carrying a baby. Morning sickness must be one of the worst things of pregnancy. Yuck! I was lucky it didn’t go all over my dress.

Pregnancy isn’t easy. But at least I was fulfilling my mothers death wish by carrying on the Cree family name. I think Bernie knew that the baby was coming because he was acting up. Especially at bath time which was really annoying and it wasn’t like him at all. I also had a cold at the time. NOT. FUN. Give a pregnant woman a break!

It was all worth it though. A few months and a trip to the hospital resulted in a beautiful baby boy. We named him Obadiah. The name is…different but my mother always liked that name and it grew on me. He had Garland’s dark skin and my violet eyes.

We added a cot to our bedroom so we would be near him when we were sleeping. Garland and I decided that I would become a stay at home wife. He said his job was earning enough to support us. Although he never said what his job involved. I have never really thought to ask.
Garland seemed a bit overwhelmed with Obadiah’s arrival. As if it was like “I made… this? What have I got myself into!?”

Having a baby was not all fun and games. After a while you get use to the poo, feeding, screaming and power chucks. The power chucks were the worst. Nothing like baby spew for breakfast.

But Obadiah grew into the most gorgeous toddler with beautiful brown hair like his father. But he did have my nose. That’s a good thing, trust me! He also had the same worried expression that people tell me I have. And little did Garland know that I had another bun in the oven! Yep, another kid on the way means more diapers, bottles and spew. Oh joy. It was definitely going to be our last. Two is my limit!

I got all teary when Obadiah said ‘Mum’ for his first word. He had no idea what I was teary about and he just sat there giving me weird looks as if I was the idiot. Maybe he was just mad that I made him wear cute pink pyjamas. I’m definitely keeping those for his 21st. Aren’t I an evil mother.

Our house is getting fuller and fuller all the time. It seems like there is a new addition everyday. But that’s impossible… right? The point is that Tiffany had puppies!! It was such a total surprise for all of us. I walked into the lounge room and Obadiah was pointing at Tiffany (who I thought she was sleeping) and said “Mum Mum.. pup pup!” On closer inspection I saw that she had two little white pups curled up with her. One boy and one girl. I let Garland name the boy and he called him Beaver. I named the girl Suki. Aren’t they just sooo cute.

Oh and Garland found out I was pregnant soon enough because when I’m pregnant I go out of order and when I go out of order the house goes out of order. Noticed the unwashed bowls and flies? Don’t worry, although Garland looks like he has no idea what to do (what a hopeless husband), he was sweet enough to pick me up and carry me to our bed. That’s when he noticed my baby bump. Once again he was overjoyed but he agreed that two was the limit for us.

My precious dog Bernie was beginning to show his age. It was sad to think he would soon leave us. But his age didn’t slow him down. He was still the most famous dog in Okines Village. He even had his own limozine! And NO I’m not jealous of my own dog… not much anyway.

Oh and his puppies grew SO fast! One day they’re puppies and the next day they are big bulky dogs. They are pretty good looking dogs but no dog will ever match my adorable Bernie. I’d love to keep both of them but Garland said “No way am I have four dogs and two kids running around the house! We have to give one away.” That means I could only keep one for my breeding program (yes I am now a registered breeder! Yay). Talk about a heart breaker. I had no idea who to choose…Suki or Beaver?

I want your opinions on which dog I should choose. I have no idea. Should I keep Suki (on the left) or Beaver (on the right). Or should I keep one and get Tiffany to try for another bunch of puppies incase there is a better pup in that batch? ‘Cause I was really hoping for a long haired dog for the Family Breed.
By the way, I’m not taking this Legacy too seriously. It’s more like a practice, just to see if I can reach 10 generations without going insane. I will be trying to have them all die with platinum graves (so I doubt I’ll get each colored ghost). I’m especially focusing on the Family Breed category. Bernie has learned all commands so theres another fraction of a point. And I’ll be doing the portrait of Jael for another point. In the Collection category I’ll be trying to get points for alien pregnancies, platinum graves, hopefully I’ll get the career reward objects, I may possibly try the 25 bottles of elixir, and I’m gonna get a ‘black sheep’.

Oh and I was able to extend the house pretty quickly because Garland bought in $12,000 with him! That was a surprise! And then he went on to win $10,000 in a chance card. Bernie also recieved $10,000 in chance card. So I was doing pretty good with that money.

If you want to know more about the major characters (LTW, Aspiration, etc) click here.
If you want to know more about the progress of the Family Breed click here.
Or if you want to see the Cree family tree, click here.

Oh and here are some interesting pics I took.
It seems that Tiffany couldn’t get enough of eating snow.. so she carried it with her everywhere while it flowed out of her.. mouth? What the hell?

“I wonder if this will turn Bernie on.”

Oh and the second I moved Garland in he decides he’ll start a fire. He’s a chef but he still manages to set the cottage on fire! Grrr. He covered the evidence after he had put out the fire and Jael had no idea because she was at work.

“Oh SNAP! Shhhh don’t tell Jael. This is our little secret!”

This absolutely cracked me up. I was enjoying their wedding it was all romantic and stuff. But straight after they exchanged rings and kissed Garland pulls out a water balloon and hits Jael right in the face!

“This is how much I love you dear!”

Oh and does anyone want to adopt a levitating baby?

“Behold my power pathetic little pup!”

Ok so you’re probably wondering what the hell is this lady doing in the middle of nowhere with a fridge, bed, a very exposed dunny and a dog!? Well trust me, that lady is wondering the very same thing!

Let me introduce myself. My name is Jael Cree and I’m poor. Oh so very poor. Do you have any spare change? Despite what my appearance may tell you, I come from a very long line of proud Scottish folk. I was my mother’s only child and my father died when I was young. Now I had no plans to have kids but my mother’s death wish has changed that. As she was dieing I never left her bedside. She told me “I have nothing to pass on to you except $20,000. You are my only child and I pray with this money you will find your way and raise a family to continue the Cree name. Oh and can you look after Bernie for me?” Mother died a few days later and that’s basically how I ended up here. With the$20,000 I could only afford to buy land and a few essentials. I moved to a new suburb development called Okines Village. I was one of the first citizens and I picked a plot of land right next to the water. It was a tad expensive but I think it will be worth it!

By the way, this is Bernie. I guess he’s my dog now. He use to belong to my mum. Luckily I love animals and I’m sure he’ll be a great dog. He’s very smart but also very energetic!

Anyways, back to the present! It wasn’t long after I moved in that I had my first visitor. He was pretty handsome actually. He said his name was Amando Cox and he was representing the local garden club.

“What garden club? I didn’t think Okines Village was big enough for one?” I asked him.
“Oh most of us live on the other side of the suburb. We are only a very small club.” he answered. “Not many people live on this side ok Okines Village because it is too expensive.”

Talk about getting a big head. I was feeling pretty ‘God Almighty’ right about now. I had the most expensive block in the village! Unfortunately I didn’t have a house to match. Anyways, Amando and I continued chatting for a while but then he had to leave for an ‘urgent garden crisis’. What the? Since when can gardens have emergencies. I was really thinking a garden would be a good idea, especially if it lured Amando back. I could pretend to have a ‘garden crisis’ and he would be on my doorstep in no time! But then I realized to build a garden I needed money and to get money I needed a job. I really needed that money to build Bernie and I some shelter before winter kicked in.
So I picked up the paper that had been dropped off and began my search for the ultimate job. I was a bit disappointed when all I could get was a job as a File Clerk. Some good news was that I got Bernie a job as an extra for a kids program. Who knows? Maybe the mutt will become a star one day.

Oh, I had the weirdest visitor the other night! She was walking down the street calling my name. As I went to meet her she began talking to me. “I know you’re thoughts child. Amando is not the one for you. If you settle for him you are settling for second best.” I was gobsmacked! How did she know that I was falling for Amando? Was there really someone out there who was better for me? Or was this lady insane to the membrane? I was just about to ask her if she was crazy but she had disappeared just as quickly came.

What really surprised me was how many stray animals there were in Okines Village! This girl was always hanging around my property so I called her Tiffany. At first I think Bernie was annoyed that she was so welcome. He really made a fuss about sharing his squeaky toy. But now I’m thinking Bernie is starting to get a crush on her. If Tiffany visited more often I might just be forced to adopt her.

Luckily between Bernie and I we had enough money to build a small cottage before the first winter snow. Brrrr! It definitely wasn’t one of the prettiest houses in Okines Village but it was enough to satisfy me until I had money to expand.

Tiffany kept returning and I grew to like her. So I decided to adopt her before the poor girl froze to death in the snow. She’s a great dog and Bernie and her are really getting along well. *hint hint*

I was getting sick of being cooped up in the cottage all day so I phoned a taxi and went down town. I really wanted to meet someone new. Plus my boss said he wouldn’t promote me unless I had ‘connections’. Basically he thinks I’m a social outcast. I wasn’t sure where I would go to at 3am in the morning so I thought I would take a shot at the bowling alley. And oh. my. goodness! When I walked in I nearly fell head over heels. There was this guy, and I dunno what it was about him but it made my heart skip a beat. I must of been staring at him because he noticed me and smiled. I quickly tuned away and blushed but I think he was coming towards me.

“Er hi there!” he called out. I paused and turned slowly. Was he talking to me. Yes he was, oh great what do I do? “Hi!” he repeated as approached me. “I’m Garland Gardner.” Oh great, another gardening guy. “I saw you walking your dog the other day. I was too busy to say hi then. But I just moved into Okines Village too.”
“Oh really?” I replied. “I haven’t seen you around before. My name is Jael by the way.” I was shocked that this guy was both friendly and cute. If I kept this up I may score a great guy. The words of the gypsy fortune teller rang through my head. “I know you’re thoughts child. Amando is not the one for you. If you settle for him you are settling for second best.”

We talked and hung out through the night. When morning came I knew I would be late for work unless I got home soon. But at the same time I never wanted to leave. Something about him made me feel nervous but giddy. I never feel this way. What was wrong with me? Am I sick? “Uh… it’s been… cool meeting you!” I said with a thumbs up. I’m such a dork.
“What? You’re leaving already?” he replied. I felt really guilty. “Can I at least have your number?”
“Of course.” I gave him a cheesy smile and quickly wrote down my number for him. “I really must go! I’ll talk to you soon Garland.” With that said, I left hastily before he could make me feel any worse about leaving him there.

Hey everyone! Ok this legacy is turning out to be pretty fun so far. Cree is actually a name from my own Scottish heritage. I thought it would be a cool name for this legacy. I was going to delete all the townie’s before I started this Legacy so that I would get fresh NPC’s but I forgot. So for all those who have done legacies tonnes of times before, sorry that you have to put up with familiar faces. By the way, does anyone know of some nice default eyebrows? The ones I downloaded from MTS2 came out all pixely and weird in the game.

If you want to know more about the major characters (LTW, Aspiration, etc) click here.
If you want to know more about the progress of the Family Breed click here.
Or if you want to see the Cree family tree, click here.

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven’t posted. I got carried away with the Sims 2 when I purchased it at Christmas that I didn’t get a chance to post my legacy here. That said, I will be purchasing Sims 2 Seasons tomorrow after I finish my exam (as a treat for myself). I will come home, install it and start a new legacy for Okines Village.
I’m not sure who is still watching this blog, but I’m going to visit all my favourite all blogs and then add them to my Sage RSS thingomabob again because they got deleted when FireFox had to be reinstalled. So be prepared for the start of a great new legacy!