Take Me to the Moon 4.15: A Regular Day

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I decided to queue up a short update for this week; then I decided to ramble on for a couple paragraphs BEFORE the update, making it a little longer!  Maybe I have villain tendencies, addicted to soliloquies.   

Maybe this shorter post will be a nice break from my usual very long posts!  (By the way, if you have an opinion about long or short posts, please vote in the sidebar; I appreciate feedback.)  I've noticed that lately, as I've become more attached to my sims, my posts have been more and more detailed, which might be off-putting to read.

In addition to the time-consuming preparations for Cacey and her family's reunion with Delaney and her family, many other important things taking place outside of Sims 4 are requiring my attention right now.  This is  one of my busiest season at work, it's my daughter's birthday :-), and next week I'm travelling for work.  All good things; all competing for those 24 hours a day.

But back to the Tesla Family!  Just before receiving word that Cacey was returning to my save file, this is what Delaney, Alexander, Ewan, Elise, and Eric were up to.

It was just a regular school day; Delaney had been away on her third mission to Sixam.  The kids were doing their homework together while Alexander fixed supper.  

Delaney returned from a space mission feeling very confident, and kissing followed.  Of course.  I love how the kids just take it in stride.

Alexander was feeling confident as well, and suavely returned her amorous advances.

Take Me to the Moon 4.7: The More Things Change

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Oasis Springs Community School has just opened

It was the first day of school and everyone was mingling on the sidewalk, waiting for the bell to ring. In spite of his usual reserved attitude in social situations, Ewan Tesla immediately began chatting with his teacher, Ms. Rolle,

 

Take Me to the Moon 4.6: An Old Soul

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(Reader, please humor me as we take an eventful side-trip to the in-laws, the Goth household, and venture further into the Game Aware Sims subplot while there.  Although some of these characters are now revealed to be more game aware, we will return to our regularly scheduled programming with more oblivious sims, next week.)

Alexander, intrigued, followed Mortimer Goth to the roof.

While playing chess, Alexander had described to his dad how he and Delaney had started wondering about whether other places where even "out there" or not.  He told him that even some of their memories, seemed gone.   Cacey's departure from everywhere had opened their eyes.  Now they realized they knew so little. 

Mortimer held up his hand to stop Alexander.  "This discussion warrants a  more epic backdrop.  And better lighting.   To the roof!"

Take Me to the Moon 4.4: Come and Get Your Love

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Narrated by Delaney Tesla

(Come and Get Your Love is a song by Redbone)

One night after we'd been working on the rocket together, and looking at the stars, Alexander got this intense look in his eye, and said, "Let's make a baby."

We had lots of fun trying for the next few weeks...

Take Me to the Moon 4.3: The Clock Keeps Ticking

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Narrated by Delaney Tesla

Four Years Later...

The triplets were finally old enough to take along on a camping trip to Granite Falls, so Alexander and Gavin and I packed up a couple extra tents and plenty of food and fishing poles, and the whole Tesla family headed into the wild for a weekend.

As soon as we got there, Alexander started wondering if he was up to being this hands-on with the boys for the whole trip.  Darryl, the youngest triplet, started saying that Dennis, the middle one, was being mean to him.  

Take Me to the Moon 4.1: Old Wounds

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It was the morning of Delaney's wedding, but she was outside, looking at Uncle Barnaby's old trailer, and missing him.

And Delaney was staring at the spot where her launchpad and rocket, Earhart, had sat for so long.  Earhart had practically been her best friend through high school.  Many, many days and nights they had spent together, and then shared that amazing, 93 minute low earth orbit.

Cacey and Delaney had decided to sell the rocket to help Delaney and Alexander start their life together after their marriage.  And Delaney was now a Low Orbit Specialist at the Space Agency, so she got to participate in the launching of rockets several times a year.  It just wasn't the same, though.

Take Me to the Moon 3.6: One Piece at a Time

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Cacey was at her cubicle, cleaning up paperwork from a completed investigation, when one of the tech guys said, "Hey, got a minute?" and motioned for her to follow him.  

He pulled up a satellite image.  

"They are keeping these under a file called Earhart," he said.  "I thought you should know."  He left and Cacey looked through the digital file.  It was obvious they were keeping tabs on Delaney's rocket competition project, but why?  Was any different than any other amateur project?

Take Me to the Moon 3.3: Taming of the Snob

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Cassandra Tesla couldn't even wait for the guests to leave, or to take her wedding dress off.  She had to get back to her beloved plants.  

Her new husband, Cedric, decided he'd rather help out in the garden than go wait in the bedroom alone.  He tended to Grandma Maddi's apple tree.

Take Me to the Moon 3.2: Cassandra's Wedding (or, Another Day with the Evil Snob)

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It was the day before Cassandra's wedding, and the bride was not getting her nails done, or having a bachelor party.  She was hunting down an elusive tomato plant to add a cutting to her garden.  Finally, late in the afternoon, after searching every neighborhood in Willow Creek and Oasis Springs, she found a community garden she hadn't noticed before in the low cost area of Oasis Springs.  In the midst of the dust-blown landscape, she finally got her cutting, and a few tomatoes.

Cassandra went home with her treasure and immediately planted one tomato, and grafted one cutting.  Then she tenderly checked each of her plants, which she had been away from since dawn.    Her fiance, Cedric, who had gotten really sad in her absence, came out to eat his supper and watch her garden.

Take Me to the Moon 3.1: A New Era of Green

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Beatrice continued to spend a lot of time, apparently in regret, for the way she had treated her mom, Maddi.  

Cacey was in the last few days of her childhood and enjoying it thoroughly.

Take Me to the Moon 1.4: Beatrice & Barnaby

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The Tesla Family, Generations 1 & 2

Micah, Maddi (Founder), Barnaby, and Beatrice (Heir)

The Tesla Family Home

Floor Plan

Take Me to the Moon 1.2: Barnaby's Birth

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Maddi holds her first child, Barnaby Tesla.

Micah is so gentle with Barnaby!

Four Years Later

Maddi and Micah are expecting their second child.

Maddi is enjoying cutting loose a little.

Barnaby has become a very sweet, smart child.  His childhood aspiration is to be a whiz kid, and his trait is outgoing.

Barnaby is excited to be an older brother.

Barnaby Tesla got his mom's cheekbones, nose, and mouth.  He got his dad's eye color and hair color, but the shape around his eyes is from his mom.

Take Me to the Moon 1.1 ... The Beginning

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Meet Maddi Tesla.  She's a cheerful goofball who loves the outdoors.  Her driving purpose is to find and love her soulmate.  

As soon as she has bought a toilet, a bed and a shower, Maddi heads to the park to meet said soulmate.  She is confident that this person exists, and she will find, and woo them.