I have decided to join a challenge called the "No Makeup Challenge" and basically you sign a contract (the one above) and vow not to wear makeup for an entire Sims Week! I think it sounds like fun and a good way to embrace your natural beauty so I have decided to join in on the fun!
**I created this event so if you would care to join in, leave a comment telling me and I will allow you to copy this picture into picnik.com and add your name. Also add the names of people who comment. I think this will be fun so please enjoy and have fun!**
This morning I’m up at 4 AM, paying full attention to my three baby girls. Their whining plays in my head 24/7 and keeping up with these crazy babies in no walk in the park. Caitlyn loves to cry for every little thing. If she feels like she’s hungry-even the SLIGHTEST bit- she will cry until I come to her. Karni loves all attention on her. If I am taking care of Molly or Caitlyn instead of her she has a bone to pick with me! And finally, Molly loves to one-up her sisters. If Caitlyn is crying loudly, Molly will cry louder. If Karni is wiggling in her crib to get my attention, Molly will try to get out of her crib. These babes are keeping me really busy so hopefully toddler-hood can offer some relief.
Karni is a gorgeous tot! She has received a variation of mine and Tim's skin. She has jet-black hair and a defined jaw bone that adds to her sweet appearence.
Molly has an adorable side bun that I cautiously put together everyday. She wears a beautiful floral dress that I got for her from the GAP.
Finally, there's Caitlyn. She's very exotic looking which is sure to draw some eyes in her older years.
All three girls are CRAZY- I was dumb-minded enough to think that their toddler years would offer some relief from their constant whining as babies. I have never been more wrong in my life! Now the girls hold the threat of getting into different rooms and they have come dangerously close to the cliff behind our house. I will have to force my self to believe that their children years will be better.
Complaining aside, the girls really are great and they get along perfectly with Julia. After the birthday celebrations Julia and Karni got the opportunity to learn to walk! Here they are standing on their own two feet and going ballistic over it. Julia should be prepared to age up soon but she is loving her time as a tot with three young sisters.
Blaze has some free time today away from lacrosse and soccer practice so I encourage him to invite his cousins over. Junior had football practice but Tatianna was more than happy to come over. "Ew, I don't want to hang out with a girl!" was Blaze's initial reaction, but after some joking around with his cousin he discovered something else- "She's pretty cool Mom! She loves lacrosse like I do and she likes the trampoline too. I'm glad I have chill cousins!" I am happy at his appreciation for family.
I also finally get around to planting my garden! It has a mere four plants but hopefully some day soon it will sprout into a full fledged garden and I can be a master-planter!
I enjoy getting down in the dirt and the sunlight feels warm and fresh on my skin. I take this opportunity to bring some of the children outside and away from the television.
Molly and Caitlyn join me in the yard for some story-telling. I teach them a few necessary words before indulging into a long story from my childhood. I tell them how much I loved the feeling of the warm sun on my face, the light and feathery grass brushing along my ankles. I doubt they understand any of it but they seem to appreciate the sound of my voice.
Blaze plays on the trampoline and I admire him from afar. I haven't talked to Casey much since I gave birth a few nights ago simply to the fact that I haven't had time. I'm not sure if he's fed up by now but I'm hoping that he understands that my family comes first.
After finishing up things outside I decide to head inside-word has it that Patrick and Ari have found themselves some gorgeous young ladies and would like to host them for dinner this evening. I attempt to make my way to the fridge but Molly gets tangled in my ankles. "Please get off baby, Mommy needs to get inside!" She grips my ankle and wails, "No mommy! Me want mommy!" I sigh and pick her up. I quiet her down and finally make my way to the fridge.
I am flipping some hamburgers when the car pulls up and four teens walk out-Patrick, Ari, and their girlfriends Ramona and Riley. Ramona and Riley are apparently sisters and their strange beauty draws me to them. I eyeball the lovely crowd.
Patrick has found love in a girl named Ramona. Ramona has oddly colored skin so she doesn't fit in well at school either- that's how the two lovebirds found each other.
And this is Riley. She has fallen for Ari and is clearly true. I admire how her eyes light up when Ari pushes her hair away from her face. It reminds me of Casey and I and I smile at the thought that I have a wonderful man sitting at home, available for me at any time. Riley was introduced to Ari by Ramona and Patrick when they started dating.
All together they seem unstoppable. They plan on giving it about another day before they move out together to a small cabin in the mountains. I am immensely happy that my boys have found love and have been accepted by two beautiful women.
I meet and talk to both girls for a good amount of time. With hardly any effort they convince me that they are worthy of my sons and I leave them alone to be. We all eat the cheeseburgers outside but by 8:30 the wind chill is getting to all of us. The girls seem like they would want to go inside but I have other plans- “I got it, let me set up the fire pit! It will be a few minutes but it will warm you all up and be a great time.” The boys snicker at my idea’s but I will not let my boys move out with women I don’t truly know.
After a little while the girls fall right into my boys arms. I want to get to know them more but I force myself to give them some space and put the girls to sleep. Now that’s an adventure to complete of it’s own!
Meanwhile inside Blaze takes care of his four little sisters with forced joy. He doesn’t like the constant whining from them and has bugged me several times to have more little boys. I don’t believe that he’s learned the process yet so I just nod and smile.
Karni didn’t seem to think that enough eyes were on her so she was passed out when I walked in the door. I roll my eyes at her antics and get that little nugget to sleep.
The kids are all soon to sleep. I have nothing better to do than watch TV, some random re-run of a Soap Opera that I never even liked. I settle in for an episode chock full of pointless tears and mindless drama when my phone rings-it’s Casey of course. I answer and rush into my room for a late night conversation with my romantic interest? We haven’t declared us boyfriend/girlfriend yet so I don’t know what to call us.
I go out and meet a man by the name of Petey Jimminey. He contacted me the other day requesting to be in the challenge. Once he told me his unique characteristics I couldn’t help but say yes. I am here for a bit to get to know him a bit better. We chat for a while but a series of texts from the boys begging me to come home interrupts things-At first I assume that the buzzing of my phone is from their demand to age up or Casey. I don’t want to be rude to Petey so I ignore them for the first five minutes before he points to my pocket and says
“Care to pick up your phone?” I blush but the urging in his face push’s me to answer. “Hello?” I ask in a hushed tone. I have never liked speaking on the phone in front of people. “MOM!” screams Ari from the other line. “MOM, GET HOME NOW!” he screams, fear written all over his voice. I begin to panic as the voice changes. “Ari, stop freaking mom out. MOM! You need to get home NOW and don’t waste any time. The girls are in trouble.” My eyes go wide. I hastily say goodbye to Petey before rushing home.
I sprint. The boys aren’t anywhere to be found but their screams of terror guide me to them. I am running full speed when the situation comes into view-Caitlyn is on the edge of the cliff and the boys are standing there in fear. “Mom I don’t know what-“ I zone out a worried Ari as I race to the scene. I want to grab Caitlyn, it looks so easy…but she has been squirmy even from birth and I don’t want to risk her squirming away and falling off the cliff.
Taking a risk I reach my hand out to hers, my fingertips just barely skim her. She yells out a stubborn “NO!” and continues moving down the cliff. With her tiny weight and this wind she can only last so long. I could try to scale the cliff myself but that would ultimately make things worse. I don’t want to take another risk but it’s a human life…if only Casey were here, he would know what to do. The boys panic rises and with it rises my stress levels.
Her miniscule body moves farther down the mountain. I’m about to reach for her again when Ari comes up and reaches down first. I scream, “No, don’t risk it! You’re gonna get hurt!” Panic rises in my throat. “NOO!!” I am screaming louder than I have ever before.
To my surprise she lets him pick her up and I can breath a sigh of relief. “Oh sweet Mary!” I call out. Joy floods my heart, mind, and soul. I stare at Caitlyn enjoying the presence of her on ground, semi away from that terrible cliff. I take Caity out of Ari’s arms and give Ari a peck on the cheek. “Thanks so much. It’s okay that you let them get out of their play pen, but NEVER let it happen again.” He takes the advice and walks away. He see’s that I need some alone time with Cait.
I ensure that she knows what she did was wrong before I turn into a lovey-dovey mother. “Oh Caity…” I coo. “You just love to explore don’t you? Your new nickname will be ‘Expo’ short for explorer.” She giggles in response. “So Expo, how about we go check out your older brothers as young adults?” We take a long walk back to the house, not letting this crazy one leave my sight once.
Patrick has settled on a cool ‘do’ that he believes will ensure that Ramona stays with him forever. Patrick plans on opening up his own guitar shop since he and Ramona LOVE guitar. Ari wants to get in on the deal but he never found an interest in music. He does however have an interest in making some money.
Ari is a man filled with dreams of money, money, and MONEY. He is also a sweet guy that would do anything for his wife or siblings as we all just experienced recently. Patrick and Ari are still best brothers and are moving out together with their girlfriends in tow. I give them my best wishes before they head off.
By the time I along with all the babies are asleep it is well after midnight and sleep is all I want. I crawl into bed, sweet dreams and fluffy clouds awaiting me.
The girls are wailing in the wee hours of the morning-as usual so I pull myself out of a deep slumber and make my way to the nursery. They surprisingly hush right away and for that I am thankful. As soon as they are all settled in I call up Petey again to see if he wants to get down to things now. He agrees to come over in a half an hour so I can have time to get ready for the day. With the extra time he’s giving me I hop in the bath.
Due to the recent days events I limit the tots to play indoors today. I don’t have the time to watch them carefully enough so they will have to deal.
I greet him with a flirtatious gesture and we whisper seductively to each other. He is straight to the point, my kind of man, so we head to do the deed with no strings attached.
Our hands intertwine as we connect.
After words we make out, a typical follow-up to the process with fathers. But as his hand comes dangerously low on my back I shiver with giddiness. I am enjoying the time with another man even though I already have one. I enjoy the rest of the kiss before making the difficult decision to say goodbye and move on in the challenge.
I fall right back into normal routine, potty training, reading to the kids, teaching skills. All day I wish that I don’t fall so easily for men and that Casey were here to make me forget all these seductive challenge fathers.
A lightness in my day is the feeling of a new life brewing inside me. This babe is growing fast, this is the fastest I’ve ever felt movement. But nevertheless it’s there! And I couldn’t be happier. In the back of my mind is still the nagging-are Casey and I an item or simply friends with benefits? I wish that I could just get together with him and talk but things have been hectic for both of us recently. I make a mental note to plan something soon.
Later an opportunity thankfully comes up for Casey to come over. Blaze is aging up and at his request I am inviting Casey to join in the celebration. Thankfully he’s free for once and he happily joins in the festivities.
Blaze is amazingly handsome! I have always guessed that he would be gorgeous with Casey’s genes but this is far more than I ever expected. Blaze still loves to play lacrosse and soccer. He also still loves video games and girls. He has his eye on a girl names Tasha from school so I’m looking forward to how that plays out. Overall he’s a great kid and both Casey and I could be prouder.
In between Julia and Blazes party’s Casey finds time to take care of the kids and flirt with me. He tells me how beautiful I am and how sorry he is that we haven’t been able to see each other much recently. I of course forgive him and when he comes close to kissing I push him away and teasingly say, “No, no. Wait until later.” He smiles and takes the bait.
Julia is also B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L. She resembles an even mix of her father and myself. She has a unique fashion that even I admire. Her daring with dresses and polka dots and creativity with 3-D headbands makes me envious. I don’t know where she gets her fashion sense from, certainly not me!
After a long session of trying to get the girls to sleep I could pretty much pass out anywhere. I am so tired that I forget Casey is here. I try to get into my PJ’s when Casey grabs me and stops me. He looks into my eyes as if I am the only girl on the earth and the fire burning within him is enough to make my knee’s wobble. He pulls me in for a passionate kiss that wakes me up like never before. Yes, it may be 1 AM and yes, I may want to pass out but Casey awakens the tried cells in me.
We fall on to the bed. His hand grips my hair and pulls me in for kiss after kiss. I don’t know how long it’s going to be before he has to go somewhere else again so I try to savor every second.
Things are getting pretty far when he rolls me over and whispers, “Do you want to go there?” I acknowledge what ‘there’ is and that’s when my tiredness comes back. I shake my head no. He tries to shake off the slight pain that he feels and kisses me on the nose.
He breaths an “okay” and I feel myself being slipped under the covers. An immediate relief floods through me as I succumb to sleep.
When I wake up I expect Casey to be by my side but instead an empty, cold sheet is all I feel. A note is sprawled across the pillow.
My Love,
A last minute meeting came up, please forgive me…
I will be over tomorrow night to take you out to a wonderful meal, I PROMISE!
Kisses,
Casey
I take the information and spend the day teaching the triplets skills. I’m still not pregnant yet but want to become so very soon. I am quickly advancing on the challenge and would love to keep it that way.
I’ve got nothing better to do when Blaze gets home so I help him with his language arts essay. He complains, “My evil teacher Mrs.Loffman won’t give us a break! All she does is yell all class at me and my friends Aimee, Zawn, and Fulia. She is apparently bi-lingual and that makes her SO COOL, even though she’s not! And now she’s got us in deep trouble for writing a creative poem like she advised us…ugh.” I calm him down and give him advice. “Don’t let the tough teacher get to you, you’ll just appreciate the future nicer ones much more. Believe me, I’ve been there done that with crazy teachers but I look back on it and laugh at their antics. Just don’t let it get to you.” He simmers down and takes the advice. We finish up the rough draft of the essay and I can move on.
My filthiness brings up the need for a shower so I hop right in. I have that date with Casey tonight. I realize that I don’t want to go somewhere really public so I text him saying Let’s go to the park instead? We can watch the stars ;) He replys Sure! Right away and it’s a date.
I explain to Blaze where the formula, diapers, rattles, and spare binki’s are located. Once he finds out I am going out with his father he is more than happy to take care of his siblings. Blaze is SUCH a daddy’s boy.
Casey makes last minute changes to meet at the beach instead. I get shivers when I think about spending the night alone with Casey, it warms me all over.
I check with all the kids once more before I head out.
We get together on the beach for a while. We chat about all sorts of things before the nagging in the back of my mind finally takes over. “Casey…” I say hesitantly. I have always been comfortable around Casey until now. “Yes sweetie?” he asks. I blush at the word sweetie. “Am I really your sweetie?” I question. He looks taken back but I forge forward. “Am I really your sweetie, your honey, your babe?” He pauses. “Well of course…you’re my everything. Isn’t that enough?” I feel bad for wording things wrongly.
We whisper to each other, I love you’s and kisses in between. With one final hug we part and I head home happier than I’ve ever been before-and trust me, I’ve been amazingly happy previously. Things just feel so right.
When I get home it turns out that all of the children are still alive and not hanging off the side of a cliff. I am gracious for this and the fact that I can go right to sleep, dreaming of my boyfriend.
My big belly urges me to relax and stay on bed rest today. The doctor ordered it and I being an obedient patient want to obey!
I am about to sit in my bed and watch television all day when the all too familiar contractions kick in. Ah, the pain of new life! I push.
My breathing becomes heavier as I officially welcome new lives into the world.
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I am so happy to have this post out and have two more babies added to my challenge! Like I said in the post I can't believe how far I am getting, I'm almost to baby 50! I couldn't have made it this far without the encouragement of my readers and your wonderful comments: Never be shy to leave one, they are what make me keep writing. A reader left me a comment asking to make a CBox-Tinka, don't worry I'm not ignoring you! I am attempting to get one but am having issues figuring it out. And finally, if you would care to join in on the "No Makeup Challenge" let me know in the comments section, spread the love! <3
~Amber~
