Crystal Springs: A Difference in the Family TreeChapter 1B

Welcome back to Chapter 1B of Crystal Springs : DIFT !

I would first like to thank those who responded back to me and for helping me out with my questions.

Also…

Jason- *shivering* “Any day know!”

What?

Jason-”Winter now… command sk… skilling… freezing here!?!?!”

*checks temperature bar* Ooh… my bad, go right ahead inside.

Jason- *dashes in the house*

Ok then, as you can see this little room on the left side of the house , was supposed to be used to raise chickens.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get chickens (downloaded the sleeping stuff for them but not the chickens apparently). So I changed to raising cows instead. At least one for now as a trial.

Here is their first cow for their future farm. I’m not able to get or sell milk from her but she is most likely a pet, who moo’s a lot and eats A LOT.

But I like her, so I named her the first thing I thought in my head : Maple.

Hopefully when Grace comes back, she can help the family earn some income.

Jason was the first one to introduce himself to Maple, and he (and soon April) took a liking to her as well.

April- “Why, seriously why me ?!?”

April is all for cleaning but fixing? No way, but she had no choice though since Jason went to sleep.

And if the shower incident wasn’t enough to upset April, the following repetitive calls from Danielle Lillard for Jason would.

April- “No, he’s sleeping, I’ll tell him to call you later . Noo, he won’t be up in two minutes, he will call you when he wakes up.”

At least Maple eased her tension.

And April found solace to the closest thing she had to gardening… Flower arranging.

She was so engrossed that she earned a bronze flower badge !

But what Jason found out, was April’s real reason for her tension.

Jason- “Don’t worry, we can try again for baby.”

April- ”But what if… ?”

Jason- “Stop worrying…”

And that night chimes were heard.

Gen 2 is on it’s way !

April woke up before Jason, and wanted to hunt bugs for her collection but instead…

Was attacked by bees.

April- “Get it off !!! PLEEEASE !! “

Sorry, you have to wait it out, they’ll go awa…

April- “Sppf...” *spits bee off*

Ouch, that’s gotta hurt…

April- “Aaooowww… tha waas disgus…”

Don’t make it worse April, save that energy when you throw up again.

April- “Huh?”

Jason, oblivious to the current events, went shopping for new threads with longer sleeves for the winter season.

Soooo….. what do you think?

Jason- “Meh… it’s alright, nothing to rave about.”

It’s your favorite color.

Jason-”Your point ?”

Never mind, just buy it.

Before Jason went to bed that night, Danielle called again.

Jason- “Uh yeah, Danielle you need to cool down on the calls ok? I don’t mind but my wife is expecting and my main focus is on her.”

And April woke up to give her first pop !

Jason was more than happy to play the doting father.

Jason- “Yes my little pudding pot, daddy loves you !”

April- “Pudding pot? Who gave you that idea ?”

Jason- “Sarah.”

April-”Who?”

Jason- “Simgod.”

April-”Hmm… figures.”

To celebrate, Jason decided to make a snow angel.

This is one of the few things I like about winter.

Jason went to consult again to earn some income, but he still hasn’t reached high enough in his logic skill to earn enough.

Jason- “I still say you let me work in the business career.”

I still say no.

Maple what… did you just impale yourself through the wall?

Maple- “Mooooo….”

Are you eating the snow too…

Maple- “Moooo….”

Well, if it saves me $100 in food….

Despite that snow buffet, Maple went to sleep, and I still have to pay for cow food. *sigh*

April got her second pop the next morning, and she’s pretty excited.

April and Jason have salad for breakfast.

Jason- “Honey, don’t you think you should something more… substantial?”

April- “It’s a salad. With the crops that I grow. It’s healthy for the baby.”

Jason- “Whatever you say dear…”

April continues too sulk about how much she dislikes the winter season.

April- “Why? And I just got my silver gardening badge. I just wanted to plant something other than tomatoes.”

Don’t worry April, it will soon pass.

Jason also shares her worries.

Jason- ”I just don’t want to be forced to skill again till I frost.”

Fair enough.

Even though she’s nearing her due date, it doesn’t stop April from doing one of her favorite things… cleaning.

I let April and Jason go on a date to raise their need bars.

But all they want to do is complain.

April- “Don’t you know how to feed a pregnant woman?! I’m starving.”

Jason- “And an expectant father ?! I’m tired.”

Can you learn to be patient and try to get to a dream date, maybe then you’ll feel better.

Their need bars raised thankfully and they stopped complaining.

April went to arrange flowers and Jason autonomously went to give financial consulting.

Jason- “Hmm… when a business career pops up take it, no matter what your Simgod tells you.”

Whatever.

While April was flower arranging, she went into labor.

Jason- “What do I do ?! What do I do !!”

April- “Just shut up !!” *screams*

Jason- “You sure ? ”

Jason- “We have a son !”

Welcome Seth Ivan. He has both parent’s black hair, a mix skin tone of the parents and his mother’s eyes, which I think are green.

Here is little Seth’s bedroom, with a toy box, potty, changing table, crib and teddy bear.

His play table is in the living room, since the nursery isn’t spacious for it.

After taking care of her son’s needs, April resumed to her flower arranging.This is when Maple makes her appearance again.

April – “Maple, you silly thing, stop impaling the wall.”

Maple- “Moooo !”

April- “No Danielle, he’s sleeping, call back… what do you mean ‘wake ‘ him up ?!”

Danielle calls. Every. Single. Day.

It’s starting to upset April and me.

Of course Jason remains oblivious. He’s too busy being father of the year.

April still gets a shock of seeing her husband in the shower.

April- “Oh, the horror !”

Jason- *sarcastic* “Why thank you. ”

Well, let alone selling milk, I can’t get milk from Maple, I wanted them to earn more money since selling the flowers were only making a $4-$10 profit.

So, I made April dig for stuff to sell, in disguise of “cleaning the shed”.

April- “Unbelievable.”

But to my surprise, and April’s happiness, spring arrived and the remains of the snow were soon disappearing !

She even started humming she was so happy. She also got her silver gardening badge.

She ended up tending to her garden till midnight.

Kobe the stray cat was waiting right behind her, probably in the hopes that she will adopt him.

April- “Danielle, this is getting way out of hand now ! It’s after 12 in the morning and you’re calling my husband ! His friend doesn’t even call him this much. Leave him alone.”

I think Danielle is taking it a notch too far. O_O

After that incident, I left the game to return the next day and see this.

Real subtle Maple. Real subtle.

Maple- “Moo ?”

Though April returns to her “normal” life, she doesn’t let that separate her from spending time with her son.

April- “Who’s the cutest baby in the world? You are !”

Hey…. Is that baby fat on your stomach? I didn’t know pregnant sims could have that after birth. Cool

April- “Are you kidding me right now. I think I’m at the brink of killing this woman.”

OK then, that’s my cue.

And Jason checks on Maple, only share my sentiments.

Jason- “Another one! You weren’t kidding when you said she was expensive.”

Yep, and no profit from her, at least when you sell the food tray, you get $85 from the main cost of $100.

Jason- ”But she eats every five minutes! *sighs* No wonder we’re broke.”

Maple- “Moooo !”

Jason- “Danielle, you need to stop this ! You don’t mean that… now leave my wife out of this…”

I think I need to delete that phone, her calls are more annoying than Maple’s mooos.

It takes April a whole day to look after the garden by herself preventing time with her family.

So Jason wanted to help her by watering the plants while she tended them.

Just a picture of the cute little family.

Jason decided that he was taking a job with or without my permission. Knowing his responsibilities as the man of the house, he wanted to provide more and the little income they earn wasn’t enough. So I indulged him.

Jason-”So I can apply for the business then.”

No, you’re applying for Oceanography.

Jason- “Why ?!”

I checked the rules, this job isn’t mandatory for the other generations and it suits this generation’s theme, so deal with it. You were getting a pond anyway.

I apparently forgot about the bills so I quickly sent Jason to pay them.

I never had the repo man visit, and I don’t intend for it to happen any time soon.

It was then time for Seth’s birthday, which might decide whether he will be generation 2’s heir or not.

Aww… look how cute.

He looks like his dad with his mom’s eyes.

Seth Ivan

6/5/7/2/8 Pisces

He’s serious, that might help in the future.

Of course April wanted to have another baby immediately.

Grace came back ! Finally, but unfortunately, she’s been away so long it will take a while for their relationship to grow before she can adopt.

And then I have to consider about Seth and Maple and the funds. Hopefully another time again.

At least I made Seth give her a hug before she left, which I believed she appreciated.

And that’s it ! Thanks for taking the time to read this and hope you enjoyed.

I leave you here with Maple the Impaler until we return with Chapter 1C.

Points earned+1-Getting Married, no premarital woohoo.+1/2- Have a boy.