Seeing Leonardo and Rachael drawing together warmed my heart. One day they would both be great artists like me.
I was well on my way to my next masterpiece, manfully ignoring Michelle.
She was not having a good day. Gally, Dr. Carl’s second daughter, had called to tell us that he had been abducted again. Michelle, it seems, and I didn’t know this, had a fear of true aliens. I’d never seen her have any problems with Dr. Carl’s children, but she had feared him being abducted and when she heard, she just broke down.
I had hoped the Sim Shrink would be able to help her. I think perhaps, he’s a quack. Now that my newest masterpiece is done, perhaps all she needs is a good dose of inspiration.
And I do know what inspires my Michelle.
Ever since my children were born, I find less and less need for anyone outside of my family. Michelle has even started making noises about, perhaps, a wedding.
I believe, if she asks, I will say yes. Or perhaps I should ask her myself? Decisions, decisions.
Michelle used our latest bout of inspiration, to inspire her to use this contraption to get charisma points.
She is dedicated to becoming the first Business Tycoon in Eagle Valley.
Our children are as close as twins, I would almost think they were, if it wasn’t for one simple fact.
Leonardo, grew up first.
I was so very proud of him! The first thing he wished to do upon growing up was to learn to paint…. Of course that is not my easel! My easel is sacrosanct! Not even my dear Michelle is allowed to use my easel. I bought him his own of course. Rachael watched him for a time.
She then headed back to her table to draw.
Even with the easel, Leonardo still liked drawing on the children’s table as I worked on my own paintings. Michelle was working on becoming friends with this person as well as learning logic. She assures me that friends are necessary as more than muses if you want to get anywhere in business.
Once my latest masterpiece was finished, I took the time to teach Leonardo how to study before starting a new one. I do believe Michelle would be better at this then me. Leonardo did not seem to appreciate the answers that I gave him. Of course, his teacher did not seem to appreciate my answers either. Benjamin West was the perfect answer to the question “Name an ocean painter”, it’s not my fault the teacher forgot to add that last word. Who cares about the names of the oceans? All that matters is the artists and pictures that depict them.
Michelle had been working far too hard, but she wouldn’t listen to me about it. Perhaps marriage was not for us if she cared so little that she fell asleep in the middle of the spaghetti. She hadn’t had time to be my inspiration in days!
She did, at least, manage to be there when our daughter grew into a child.
But once again, I was the one having to help with homework.
Leonardo was always willing to make friends when he wasn’t drawing or painting. When he saw this girl… Amarylis, I believe? One of the daughters of Rose and Talin, he rushed out the door to greet her before she got too far away.
And when he brought Edwin Cameron home from school, he made sure to introduce him to Rachael. He’s such a good big brother.
I’m still not sure what I’m going to do about Michelle. She swears she’s only one promotion away from becoming a Business Tycoon, and as soon as that happens we’ll sit down and discuss our future. I don’t know if I can last that long without a muse, and yet, I truly don’t want to set a bad example for the little artists we’re raising.
Stats:
Sims: 33
Households: 8
Community Lots: 6
SM: 3
Population: 99
La Boheme: lvl 3
Jobs: Business lvl 9
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