household; Kitty Crazy = adult

Sindee Crazy = teen

Jinni Crazy = child

Fall meant more work around the house.  Kitty Crazy couldn’t afford to hire a maid or a gardener.  Unlike other nature enthusiasts, Kitty’s vegetable garden wasn’t just a hobby but a vital asset.  She’d sunk every penny she had in her new home.  It was a bit bigger then her last one.  Her two daughters, Sindee and Jenni still had to share a room.  Yet she was able to give the girls a better life then she had her son Dan.

Not the marring kind, Kitty had a lot of boyfriends.  When she first moved to Pleasantview she got involved with a married man named Daniel Pleasant.  She had a son with him.  Daniel wasn’t a very doting father, but he did try to spent time with Dan.  His wife, Mary Sue, however had been a great help to Kitty.  She visited often and had even once taken care of Dan as an infant letting Kitty catch up on some sleep.  Mary Sue encouraged her daughters Lilith, Angela and Megan to spend time with their brother.  Lilith was more involved, she spent hours playing catch with Dan.  Angela called him frequently, occasionally stopping by to gossip with him.  Megan was distant and seldom bothered with her brother.  Mary-sue and Lilith never missed one of Dan’s birthday parties and Lilith had attended his college graduation.

Sindee and Jenni didn’t have the same kind of family connections.  Their father was a townie named Sinjin Couderc.  He’d been by to meet the girls but hardly talked to them.  He never showed up for any of their birthdays.

Kitty struggled to make ends meet.  Dan was already moved out with a child of his own by the time Sindee was born.  It was the Birth of her granddaughter Kitten Lames that made Kitty realize she had been drinking from the Elixir of life a little too much.   Almost every sim she had known when she first moved to the neighborhood was either dead or an elder with only two exceptions, and one of them finally succumbed to time and grew up to an elder.  The new laws limiting the use of elixir was forcing those who wanted to be young forever grow old. 

As Kitty pulled weeds in her garden she thought about what a blessing in disguise becoming an elder might actually be, but for now she knew she still had a good amount of time left enjoying her status as an adult or at least try to enjoy it.

Kitty had left her dream job of being a professional party guest for more steady work in the entertainment field.  It paid a little better but it left her little time for her romantic pursuits.  Her garden and yard work took up most her time at home. 

The house work was left to Sindee to do.  The teen also cared for her little sister.   Now that Jenni was a child, she could do a lot more for herself.  Sindee was a smart girl and breezed through her homework.  She never had to get caught up on it.  It was a good thing since she spent so much time cleaning the house and preparing meals.  She won two scholarships for college.  She didn’t get to pursue her love of sports often.  She mostly watched it on TV, but ever so often one of her mom’s many boyfriends would toss a football with her. 

Jinni, like her sister, was a grouchy but friendly sim.  She brought a friend home from school almost everyday.  She played cops and robbers with Rob Kim one day and mary mac with Betsey Broke the next.  Jim-Bob Broke came over a different day and joined her on the playground. 

Sindee greeted a townie who hung around for a while, he got to talking with Kitty and decided to set her up on a blind date with Dean Caliente.  Having another new guy hanging out with their mom was very upsetting to the girls.  they went to bed early not wanting to be around the dating couple.

Kitty got along very well with Dean.  Tired from a long day she invited him to relax on the bed with her while they talked.  They talked for a little while until Kitty couldn’t stay up any longer.  She got in her PJs and went to sleep. 

Sindee got up early the next day.  She was glad it was a Saturday.  She put her sports channel on.  She was surprised when Dean joined her on the couch still in the same work cloths he’d arrived in.  He talked with her for a little while, before he headed home.

When Kitty got up she served pancakes for the girls and then it was time for chores.  Sindee cleaned the three bathrooms and made all the beds.  Jinni picked up the leaf piles her mother had racked up and composted them.  Both girls cleaned up the dead flower beds and old newspapers.  In the afternoon Kitty served the girls some lunch meat sandwiches before letting them enjoy the rest of the day while she pulled weeds in the garden.  Jenni ran for her playground and Sindee called some friends.

Sunday brought a going away party for Sindee.  She had finally reached the age to go off to college.  Kitty mostly invited her friends.  Dan showed up with his wife Mellow. Sindee hadn’t been surprised that her father hadn’t showed up for her party.  Kitty splurged and bought some important items for her daughter’s dorm. 

Sindee didn’t leave right away after the party.  She waited til everyone left and her mother had gone to bed.  She spent some time playing catch with Jenni.  They watched a movie together and chatted.  Finally it was time for Jenni to go to sleep.  Sindee hugged and kissed her little sister good-bye. 

“don’t cry”  she told her, “I’ll be home for your birthday soon.”

Jenni wait for the taxi to leave with her sister before she went to bed.