#linda maureen mcgregor

[applesaucesims]

As winter was moving forward, the Winterfest mood was taking over in the McGregor household. Decorations were covering the walls and surfaces and there was a constant scent of something sweet.

Winterfest was Emma's favourite holiday. It carried a pleasant memory of her late cat companion with it, since it was that same holiday when she came to her. Adding to that joy was the fact that Emma had recently found a new love for baking. Now was the perfect time of the year to spend half the day in the kitchen baking all kinds of sweet treats. Of course this meant that breakfast on Winterfest morning had to consist of some of those freshly baked treats.

While Emma was working away in the kitchen, and the twins were still fast asleep in their beds, it was up to Niall and Louis to decorate the tree. Niall had only picked it up from a Winterfest tree farm the day before, so the fir scent spread all through the living room. Mixed with the scent of vanilla, fruit and cinnamon coming from the kitchen, the Winterfest atmosphere was quickly created, waking the twins in the process.

Soon, a photographer that was travelling around the neighbourhood to take Winterfest portraits for all, arrived at the McGregor house, and the family gathered before the decorated tree, dressed in their special Winterfest clothes. The photograph was then turned into a Winterfest greeting card that would be sent to relatives, by Emma scribbling on the family's best wishes in ink.

Here's a better view of the photograph:

[TRANSCRIPT]

(written in ink on the photo) Happy Winterfest 193–! from the McGregors

[taylorscorner]

Where I Stand

This is where I stand on the 45th President, his power hungry cronies taking positions of authority in his Cabinet and administration, and the majority of Republicans in Congress are a real and active threat to me, my way of life, and all the people I love. Some people are saying that we should give Trump a chance, that we should "work together" with him because he won the election and he is "everyone's president." This is my response: •I will not forget how badly he and so many others treated former President Barack Obama for 8 years... • I will not forget how he disrespected a gold star family based on their religion. • I will not forget how he discriminated against a federal judge based on his ethnic background. •I will not "work together" to privatize Medicare, cut Social Security and Medicaid. •I will not "work together" to build a wall. •I will not "work together" to persecute Muslims. •I will not "work together" to shut out refugees from other countries. •I will not "work together" to lower taxes on the 1% and increase taxes on the middle class and poor. •I will not "work together" to help Trump use the Presidency to line his pockets and those of his family and cronies. •I will not "work together" to weaken and demolish environmental protection. •I will not "work together" to sell American lands, especially National Parks, to companies which then despoil those lands. •I will not "work together" to enable the killing of whole species of animals just because they are predators, or inconvenient for a few, or because some people want to get their thrills killing them. •I will not "work together" to remove civil rights from anyone. •I will not "work together" to alienate countries that have been our allies for as long as I have been alive. •I will not "work together" to slash funding for education. •I will not "work together" to take basic assistance from people who are at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. •I will not "work together" to get rid of common sense regulations on guns. •I will not "work together" to eliminate the minimum wage. •I will not "work together" to support so-called "Right To Work" laws, or undermine, weaken or destroy Unions in any way. •I will not "work together" to suppress scientific research, be it on climate change, fracking, or any other issue where a majority of scientists agree that Trump and his supporters are wrong on the facts. •I will not "work together" to criminalize abortion or restrict health care for women. •I will not "work together" to increase the number of nations that have nuclear weapons. •I will not "work together" to put even more "big money" into politics. •I will not "work together" to violate the Geneva Convention. •I will not "work together" to give the Ku Klux Klan, the Nazi Party and white supremacists a seat at the table, or to normalize their hatred. •I will not "work together" to deny health care to people who need it. •I will not "work together" to deny medical coverage to people on the basis of a "pre-existing condition." •I will not "work together" to increase voter suppression. •I will not "work together" to normalize tyranny.I will not “work together” to eliminate or reduce ethical over-site at any level of government. •I will not "work together" with anyone who is, or admires, tyrants and dictators. •I will not "work together" to help private corporations build pipelines to transport their oil, at the expense of our safety and environment.This is my line, and I am drawing it. •I WILL stand for honesty, love, respect for all living beings, and for the beating heart that is the center of Life itself. •I WILL use my voice and my hands, to reach out to the uninformed, and to anyone who will LISTEN: That "winning", "being great again", "rich" or even "beautiful" is nothing... When others are sacrificed to glorify its existence.

Signed:

Kathrine Iacofano

Susan Goldberg

Debbie Slavkin Linda Rosefsky Rebecca Tortorice Anna Konya Karen Redding Wendy Lemlin Patricia Rollins Trosclair Andrea Dora Zysk George Georgakis John Christopher John Bowles Patrick St.Louis Carla Patrick Darnell Bender Vickie Davis JMichael Carter Janice Frazier-Scott Rev. ELaura James Reid Jeanette Bouknight Rev. Dollie Howell Pankey Gerald Butler Carolyn McDougle Vaughn Chatman Adrienne Brown Gary Trousdale Steven E Gordon Isis Nocturne Debi Murray Maureen O. Betita Mona Enderli Fernie James Tamblin Myrna Dodgion Alan Locklear Tom Wilmore Jackie Evans Donna Endres Lora Fountain Roberta Gregory Heather A Mayhew Stevo Wehr Nathan Stivers Jen RaLee Joan Holden Leigh Lutz Deborah Kirkpatrick Linda Levy Tom Rue Nancy Hoffmann-Allison Beejay McCabe Michael James Myers Edward T. Spire Rupert Chapman Dawn R. Dunbar Robin Wilson Monique Boutot Laura Brown 💪🏼 Susan Aptaker Steve Katz Bonnie Wolk Risa Guttman-Kornwitz Angela Gora Butch Norman Sharon Tolman Sue Zislis Maurice Hirsch Satch Dobrey Jim Krapf Don Starwalt Deb Johansen Daniel Anderson Diane Kenney Rebecca Koop Nancy Shuert Bill Pryor Patrick Lamb Bob Travaglione Margaret Ragan Martha Peters Steve Wilson Lauren Sullivan Scott Bevan Roger Saunden Susanne Lavelle Benita Yimsuan Kathryn Scarano Kathleen E Neff Evey G Quines Debbie Dey John Dennehy, Jr. Marsha Vaughn Adam Sklena Larry David McGregor Blumenthal Gustavo Rodriguez ARJ Alva Freeman Yvette Ellard Rory Thayer Wilson Wayne Booth Streven King Phyllis Vlach Adrian Sandy Miller Castellano Nick Strippoli Ben Papapietro RenaePerry Ann Elliott Maria DelloStritto Kimberly Bauso Rebecca Smith Theresa Taylor Terri Feldman Cheryl Pitman Molly Spalding Janice Wiles Michael Bello Vicki Carlson Gloria Salazar Angie Sincell Dana Shimrock Cheryl Josh Henderson Danielle Luscombe Clint Bickford Jason C. Frank Aviad C. Sasi Michel L. Poli Quintin Kreutzer Malcolm McHugh Sharon Hamer Bob Melvin Mike Feinstein Allison Parker Barbara Darrow Amy Levitt Michael Chechanover Bruce Kanin Rhonda Friedman Tina Bug Dave St.Hill Arty Williams Al Ward Charline Forrest Donna Fargas Alice Bowdwin Terri Holman Ronald Jones Dollise Howard-Whitehurst Miriam Lucas Simmon Anita Jackson David E. Early,Sr. Alexander Thomas, Jr. Delano Tucker Donnie Fitzgerald Michael j Washington Vern Owens Jr. ALFONSE P. JOHNSON SR.😡 Tom Outland Millard whatley Jr. Joseph Kane III Bill Dix Ruth Price Scott Taper Bernard Coley Susie Richardson Marde Ross Carol Landa-McVicker Lindy Cater Ben Cater Cameron Smith Becky Oos Lori Freshman Ellen Moody Brian Cummings Tom Hall Jeff Cohen Wayne Humphrey Kenneth Felz Tom Schneiter Patrick Ley Lynn Ray Allen Jill Williams Sheila Woods Deandra Clark Allan Dunlap Roger Morales Veronica Rios Angela Quiles. Michelle Villanueva Alexis Castro

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[henrique2022]

This is where I stand. Our 45th President, his power hungry cronies taking positions of authority in his Cabinet and administration, and the majority of Republicans in Congress are a real and active threat to me, my way of life, and all the people I love. Some people are saying that we should give Trump a chance, that we should "work together" with him because he won the election and he is "everyone's president." This is my response: •I will not "work together" to privatize Medicare, cut Social Security and Medicaid. •I will not "work together" to build a wall. •I will not "work together" to persecute Muslims. •I will not "work together" to shut out refugees from other countries. •I will not "work together" to lower taxes on the 1% and increase taxes on the middle class and poor. •I will not "work together" to help Trump use the Presidency to line his pockets and those of his family and cronies. •I will not "work together" to weaken and demolish environmental protection. •I will not "work together" to sell American lands, especially National Parks, to companies which then despoil those lands. •I will not "work together" to enable the killing of whole species of animals just because they are predators, or inconvenient for a few, or because some people want to get their thrills killing them. •I will not "work together" to remove civil rights from anyone. •I will not "work together" to alienate countries that have been our allies for as long as I have been alive. •I will not "work together" to slash funding for education. •I will not "work together" to take basic assistance from people who are at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. •I will not "work together" to eliminate the minimum wage. •I will not "work together" to support so-called "Right To Work" laws, or undermine, weaken or destroy Unions in any way. •I will not "work together" to suppress scientific research, be it on climate change, fracking, or any other issue where a majority of scientists agree that Trump and his supporters are wrong on the facts. •I will not "work together" to criminalize abortion or restrict health care for women. •I will not "work together" to increase the number of nations that have nuclear weapons. •I will not "work together" to put even more "big money" into politics. •I will not "work together" to violate the Geneva Convention. •I will not "work together" to give the Ku Klux Klan, the Nazi Party and white supremacists a seat at the table, or to normalize their hatred. •I will not "work together" to deny health care to people who need it. •I will not "work together" to deny medical coverage to people on the basis of a "pre-existing condition." •I will not "work together" to increase voter suppression. •I will not "work together" to normalize tyranny. I will not “work together” to eliminate or reduce ethical oversite at any level of government. •I will not "work together" with anyone who is, or admires, tyrants and dictators. •I will not support anyone that thinks its OK to put a pipeline to transport oil on Sacred Ground for Native Americans. This is my line, and I am drawing it. •I WILL stand for honesty, love, respect for all living beings, and for the beating heart that is the center of Life itself. •I WILL use my voice and my hands, to reach out to the uninformed, and to anyone who will LISTEN: That "winning", "being great again", "rich" or even "beautiful" is nothing... When others are sacrificed to glorify its existence. Signed: Kathrine Iacofano Susan Goldberg Debbie Slavkin Linda Rosefsky Rebecca Tortorice Anna Konya Karen Redding Wendy Lemlin Patricia Rollins Trosclair Andrea Dora Zysk George Georgakis John Christopher John Bowles Patrick St.Louis Carla Patrick Darnell Bender Vickie Davis JMichael Carter Janice Frazier-Scott Rev. ELaura James Reid Jeanette Bouknight Rev. Dollie Howell Pankey Gerald Butler Carolyn McDougle Vaughn Chatman Adrienne Brown Gary Trousdale Steven E Gordon Isis Nocturne Debi Murray Maureen O. Betita Mona Enderli Fernie James Tamblin Myrna Dodgion Alan Locklear Tom Wilmore Jackie Evans Donna Endres Lora Fountain Roberta Gregory Heather A Mayhew Stevo Wehr Nathan Stivers Jen RaLee Joan Holden Leigh Lutz Deborah Kirkpatrick Linda Levy Tom Rue Nancy Hoffmann-Allison Beejay McCabe Michael James Myers Edward T. Spire Rupert Chapman Dawn R. Dunbar Robin Wilson Monique Boutot Laura Brown Susan Aptaker Steve Katz Bonnie Wolk Risa Guttman-Kornwitz Angela Gora Butch Norman Sharon Tolman Sue Zislis Maurice Hirsch Satch Dobrey Jim Krapf Don Starwalt Deb Johansen Daniel Anderson Diane Kenney Rebecca Koop Nancy Shuert Bill Pryor Patrick Lamb Bob Travaglione Margaret Ragan Martha Peters Steve Wilson Lauren Sullivan Scott Bevan Roger Saunden Susanne Lavelle Benita Yimsuan Kathryn Scarano Kathleen E Neff Evey G Quines Debbie Dey John Dennehy, Jr. Marsha Vaughn Adam Sklena Larry David McGregor Blumenthal Gustavo Rodriguez ARJ Alva Freeman Yvette Ellard Rory Thayer Wilson Wayne Booth Streven King Phyllis Vlach Adrian Sandy Miller Castellano Nick Strippoli Ben Papapietro Jerry Briesach Steve LaRosa Judy LaRosa Nini Diaz Inez Sandejas Irene Salazar Maria de Quinto Theresa Carr Ogle Mina Junio Lori Franzoni James Demestihas Robert Rauff, Jr. Lenore Barnard ThomasSkabry Bob Feger Christine Lauber Nikki Lynette LouiseBlackburn Joelle Efthimiou Steven Goldleaf Debra Tanklow Cyndie Bellen-Berthézène Lauren Aryah Vern Katz Mary Walston Susan Wa Marsha Marin Scott Hale Denis Hulett MARK B ROPERS Susan Bacon Hulett Jen Marsh Brenda Fox Pam Vink Fassett Gillian Estes Diana Dodson Warren Petoskey Renée L. 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[sharonr-universe]

I will not work together...

This is where I stand. ........his power hungry cronies taking positions of authority in his Cabinet and administration, and the majority of Republicans in Congress are a real and active threat to me, my way of life, and all the people I love. Some people are saying that we should give Trump a chance, that we should "work together" with him because he won the election and he is "everyone's president." This is my response: •I will not forget how badly he and so many others treated former President Barack Obama for 8 years... •I will not "work together" to privatize Medicare, cut Social Security and Medicaid. •I will not "work together" to build a wall. •I will not "work together" to persecute Muslims. •I will not "work together" to shut out refugees from other countries. •I will not "work together" to lower taxes on the 1% and increase taxes on the middle class and poor. •I will not "work together" to help Trump use the Presidency to line his pockets and those of his family and cronies. •I will not "work together" to weaken and demolish environmental protection. •I will not "work together" to sell American lands, especially National Parks, to companies which then despoil those lands. •I will not "work together" to enable the killing of whole species of animals just because they are predators, or inconvenient for a few, or because some people want to get their thrills killing them. •I will not "work together" to remove civil rights from anyone. •I will not "work together" to alienate countries that have been our allies for as long as I have been alive. •I will not "work together" to slash funding for education, the arts, humanities, and public broadcasting. •I will not "work together" to take basic assistance from people who are at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. •I will not "work together" to get rid of common sense regulations on guns. •I will not "work together" to eliminate the minimum wage. •I will not "work together" to support so-called "Right To Work" laws, or undermine, weaken or destroy Unions in any way. •I will not "work together" to suppress scientific research, be it on climate change, fracking, or any other issue where a majority of scientists agree that Trump and his supporters are wrong on the facts. •I will not "work together" to criminalize abortion or restrict health care for women. •I will not "work together" to increase the number of nations that have nuclear weapons. •I will not "work together" to put even more "big money" into politics. •I will not "work together" to violate the Geneva Convention. •I will not "work together" to give the Ku Klux Klan, the Nazi Party and white supremacists a seat at the table, or to normalize their hatred. •I will not "work together" to deny health care to people who need it. •I will not "work together" to deny medical coverage to people on the basis of a "pre-existing condition." •I will not "work together" to increase voter suppression. •I will not "work together" to normalize tyranny. I will not “work together” to eliminate or reduce ethical oversite at any level of government. •I will not "work together" with anyone who is, or admires, tyrants and dictators. •I will not support anyone that thinks its OK to put a pipeline to transport oil on Sacred Ground for Native Americans. And, it would run under the Missouri River, which provides drinking water for millions of people. An accident waiting to happen. This is my line, and I am drawing it. •I WILL stand for honesty, love, respect for all living beings, and for the beating heart that is the center of Life itself. •I WILL use my voice and my hands, to reach out to the uninformed, and to anyone who will LISTEN: That "winning", "being great again", "rich" or even "beautiful" is nothing... When others are sacrificed to glorify its existence. Signed: Kathrine Iacofano Susan Goldberg Debbie Slavkin Linda Rosefsky Rebecca Tortorice Anna Konya Karen Redding Wendy Lemlin Patricia Rollins Trosclair Andrea Dora Zysk George Georgakis John Christopher John Bowles Patrick St.Louis Carla Patrick Darnell Bender Vickie Davis JMichael Carter Janice Frazier-Scott Rev. ELaura James Reid Jeanette Bouknight Rev. Dollie Howell Pankey Gerald Butler Carolyn McDougle Vaughn Chatman Adrienne Brown Gary Trousdale Steven E Gordon Isis Nocturne Debi Murray Maureen O. Betita Mona Enderli Fernie James Tamblin Myrna Dodgion Alan Locklear Tom Wilmore Jackie Evans Donna Endres Lora Fountain Roberta Gregory Heather A Mayhew Stevo Wehr Nathan Stivers Jen RaLee Joan Holden Leigh Lutz Deborah Kirkpatrick Linda Levy Tom Rue Nancy Hoffmann-Allison Beejay McCabe Michael James Myers Edward T. Spire Rupert Chapman Dawn R. Dunbar Robin Wilson Monique Boutot Laura Brown 💪🏼 Susan Aptaker Steve Katz Bonnie Wolk Risa Guttman-Kornwitz Angela Gora Butch Norman Sharon Tolman Sue Zislis Maurice Hirsch Satch Dobrey Jim Krapf Don Starwalt Deb Johansen Daniel Anderson Diane Kenney Rebecca Koop Nancy Shuert Bill Pryor Patrick Lamb Bob Travaglione Margaret Ragan Martha Peters Steve Wilson Lauren Sullivan Scott Bevan Roger Saunden Susanne Lavelle Benita Yimsuan Kathryn Scarano Kathleen E Neff Evey G Quines Debbie Dey John Dennehy, Jr. Marsha Vaughn Adam Sklena Larry David McGregor Blumenthal Gustavo Rodriguez ARJ Alva Freeman Yvette Ellard Rory Thayer Wilson Wayne Booth Streven King Phyllis Vlach Adrian Sandy Miller Castellano Nick Strippoli Ben Papapietro Renae Perry Isaac Gabaeff Katherine Anne O'Shea Brian R. Quattrini Tammy Long Jeffrey Murray Robin Schempp Laura Schimoler Reed Kenn Marash Betsy Joyce Peg Rees Smith Skip Bushby. 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[applesaucesims]

Many kinds of Simblreen

Looks like something went wrong and the McGregors were each sent to a different Simblreen AU. Oops.

Thank you to everyone that gave out treats last weekend! I tried to include as many as possible here.

Included in the edits are treats by:

@twentiethcenturysims @trillyke @historicalfictionsims @radioactivedotcom @simstomaggie

@lilis-palace @keirosims @shriekingllama @occultradio @gumdropgamespot

@atticwindowatdawn @unidentifiedsim @feralpoodles

@morrigan-sims @blueshistorysims @buzzardly28

[applesaucesims]

Simblreen Shenanigans🧡💚🩷

Family costume day at the circus! Well, except Louis got distracted somewhere along the way.

Shoutout to everyone who participated and gave out treats this last Simblreen weekend! It was so much fun again, already can't wait for next year!

Treats included in the edit by:

@surely-sims @powluna @moluna03 @whirliko @ellone-andreea

@buzzardly28 @xiuminuwu @trillyke (can't see it well, it's emma's necklace)

@1-800-cuupid @talentedtrait @meteorsims @kirsicca

[applesaucesims]

One afternoon, when Louis and Dayton were hanging out together in Louis's room, they could barely focus on their games, with the ruckus happening in the room next door. Curious about what was happening, the two of them sneaked down the hallway, where they found the girls' door wide open.

Inside, there was a chest surrounded by all kinds of clothing items, with the girls stood next to it. They were wearing funny hats and dresses to make them look like princesses, and had even attempted putting on their mother's makeup for a more convincing look. However, there was not playing going on. Instead, Ruby and Dorothy were arguing about which of them would be the princess in their game, as apparently there was only room for one. Of course, it could not be a proper fairy tale without the evil stepsister.

Dorothy insisted that she would get to be the princess, since she was the first to say so, but Ruby hated the idea of even just pretending to be evil. Louis knew it was time for him to step in as a big brother and figure out a way to diffuse the argument. Otherwise, they would never actually end up playing their game. He looked around the room, until his eyes rested on the costume chest.

There were more than enough costumes and accessories for all of them to dress up, which meant that the girls could easily both be a princess in this case. Louis would just have to be the stepsister in this case, the answer seemed pretty obvious to him.

The twins jumped excitedly at the idea that they would get to dress up their brother, and the two girls got to work on it quickly. Soon, Louis was sat on the chest in a barely fitting baby blue dress and a matching bonnet, while Dorothy painted his face with lots and lots of makeup. He actually did not mind it, in fact, he almost felt pretty, although he knew his sister was not the most skilled at what she was doing.

Even Dayton, who had simply thrown on a scarf as a makeshift cape and a paper crown, had to admit that the outcome was quite convincing. Had he not known any better, he could have thought Louis was a lost third McGregor sister. Speaking of whom, Dayton put on his smoothest prince voice to flatter the twin girls as best as he could. If he was going to be their prince, he was going to try his best at it, too.

With no music player in the room, the four children made up their own ballroom songs, as they danced around laughing. Dayton even took upon the role of announcing the next dance that would be coming up each time, while the other three came up with songs matching the increasingly absurd themes.

They kept playing for a while, until all of them were too tired to continue, and Dayton had to go home. All arguments were soon forgotten about, but it sure was a princess ball to remember.

[TRANSCRIPT]

Dorothy: "No, we can't both be the princess!"

Dayton: "Sounds like they're in a bit of a pickle, eh?"

Louis: "Let's see what's going on!"

Dorothy: "One of us has to be the evil stepsister!"

Ruby: "But I don't want to be evil, Dottie."

Dorothy: "Well, I chose first!"

*Louis clears throat*

Louis: "Hey, girls! What's the issue?"

Dorothy: "We're playing fairy tale princess ball. But stupid Ruby doesn't wanna be the evil stepsister!"

Dayton: "What's with the bear?"

Dorothy: "Why, that's the beautiful prince, of course!"

Dayton: "Naturally."

Louis: "Hmmm... Maybe I have an idea how we can fix this."

...

Louis: "Are you finished?"

Dorothy: "Hush, art cannot be rushed."

Dorothy: "Aaaand... done!"

Louis: "So? How do I look?"

Dorothy: "You look lovely!"

Dayton: "More like you're ready to meet the wonderful wizard of Oz!"

Louis: "Is it bad?"

Dayton: "I don't know. Dorothy's pretty, too, no? You could make a pretty girl. You know, if your dress actually fit."

Louis: "Oh, thank you, your maaaajesty!"

Dayton: *flutters eyelashes* "Of course, not as pretty as the beautiful princesses I'm meant to meet tonight at the royal ball!"

Ruby & Dorothy: *giggling*

...

*singing incoherently*

[applesaucesims]

On his birthday, Louis woke up early and excite because he would finally be old enough to join the ballet academy! Of course, he still had to wait a few hours for the party guests to come visit, which was mostly spent restlessly walking and dancing around the house.

Of course, Louis's best friend Dayton was there, too. Ever the mischievous spirit, he could not help but tease his younger friend about his grandparents getting him yet another sailor suit for his birthday. But Louis did not mind, he loved the suit just as much as he did the last one, and he was used to the Dayton style banter at this point.

Niall had signed up Louis for the academy as soon as possible, so it was only a matter of time until he would receive the letter announcing whether he was accepted or not. So, once Louis noticed something stuck in the post box, he immediately ran over to have a look. As expected, the letter from the academy was there waiting for him.

Louis felt his hands shaking as he slowly opened the letter. He had thought he would have quickly ripped it open, but he was so nervous that doing that would have just ripped the letter, too. With his heart beating fast, Louis read what was written on the paper in his hands, a huge grin forming on his face. The academy had accepted him!

With all his nerves going wild, he had barely noticed his mother coming to join him outside, but when he did, he ran up to her, almost jumping even, so he could break the amazing news to her. Emma was almost as excited as her son, knowing how much he had been wanting this for such a long time already. It was difficult to think about her little boy growing up and moving on with a life of his own, but on the other hand she was proud to see him live the life he wanted, and she would be supporting him on every step there.

[applesaucesims]

Even though they were attending school in different towns now, Louis and Dayton still made sure to meet up whenever they could. Of course, they were very aware that this would become difficult once Louis moved to live at the academy, so they were already making plans to keep their friendship alive somehow.

Realising that any proper planning was just too boring and complicated to do in one afternoon, they simply decided they would make it work somehow. Dropping the topic, Louis was already itching to dance again. He quickly jumped off the bed, excited to show his friend what he had learned recently. After all, he had not even seen him dance before, and something had to be done about that.

Dayton was prepared to give the strictest, though least knowledgeable, ratings imaginable, when he noticed the door handle moving from the corner of his eye.

While Louis was too focused on his dance practice, Dayton watched as the door opened just enough for Ruby to poke her head through. However, once she noticed him looking, she immediately closed the door again and left.

Though he had not noticed any of that short exchange, Louis could not help but laugh about it, when his friend let him know. He loved his sisters, of course, but sometimes he just could not understand their strange behaviour.

Embarrassed about being caught trying to catch a quick glimpse at her crush, Ruby ran back to her and her sister's room. Since she was still looking behind her to make sure no one had followed her, she did not notice Dorothy standing at the end of the hall waiting for her.

Dorothy seemed to be upset at the fact that her twin sister had just left their playtime together, only to spy on their brother and his friend. Of course, Ruby tried to make up excuses, but Dorothy was not stupid.

She had been noticing her sister's excitement whenever they heard Dayton come home with Louis, and how she was barely paying attention to anything else when he was there. If Dorothy was being honest, it had started getting on her nerves, but seeing her sister's face of guilt made it hard to show this to her. So, she acted as though she had no idea what was going on for now. Any further annoyance could wait for another day.

[TRANSCRIPT]

Dayton: "So, you're really going to move to Brindleton?"

Louis: "It's amazing, isn't it? Of course it's only a train ride away."

Dayton: "Do they even allow visitors at that posh place?"

Louis: "Not sure... But I'll visit home now and then."

Dayton: "Hah! You'd better!"

Louis: "'course!"

Louis: "Hey, can I show you what I've been practicing?"

Dayton: "Sure, if you don't mind a harsh judge!"

...

Dayton: "?"

Dayton: "Alright?"

*door closing* footsteps subsiding*

Louis: "Hm?"

Dayton: "I think I just caught your sister spying?"

*Louis laughing*

...

Ruby: *phew*

Dorothy: "There you are! Where've you been, Ruby?"

Ruby: "Oh, I-"

Dorothy: "Why did you just disappear? I've been waiting this entire time!"

Ruby: "I, uhm, just went to the bathroom."

Dorothy: "Since when's the bathroom in Lulu's room?"

Ruby: "Well... I just thought I'd say hello."

Dorothy: "Sure, whatever you say."

Ruby: "...Are you cross with me?"

Dorothy: "What? Why would I? Are you coming to play now or what?"

Ruby: "Of course! I won't be leaving this time, promise!"

[applesaucesims]

Louis was still shaking from a mixture of nerves and excitement from his first day at the new school, when he arrived home. However, the house seemed awfully quiet as he entered, the only sound being a soft sob coming from a living room.

Careful and a little bit scared of what expected him, he stepped into the next room, where he found his parents cuddled up on the couch. But it was not the usual kind of cuddle, as Louis could tell by the tears across his mother's face. Something was definitely wrong.

The news hit especially hard, since it was not long since Edward had passed away. Now, his beloved wife Maureen had gone, too.

Emma was heartbroken. Not only had she lost her mother who she had always been so close to, but she had lost both of her parents within a short time now. Kenneth was trying to put on a brave face and comfort his sister, but he, too, was much quieter than usual. Of course, they had expected it to happen eventually, but the grief was still hitting them both.

[applesaucesims]

Spring, 193–

Dear Diary, It's been a while since I last wrote to you. So much has happened and is still happening in my life, I simply do not get much time to journal anymore. But since quitting my daytime job, I have a lot more time, so I figured that this would be a great time to start recording my days again. And what turbulent few days I've had!

Our fourth child was born in the middle of the night, while all the other children were still asleep. Little Maurice is a healthy little boy, and I already love him just as much as my others! I adore having a baby to dode upon in the house again. If he did not need to sleep, I'd never put him down!

But, alas, he does need to go to bed just as much as any of us. I dearly hope he likes the room we've decorated for him. It's much smaller than the others, but it has its own kind of charm. Unfortunately, we could not fit a fireplace in the room, but we installed a few radiators to keep Maurice snug and warm. I've also decided on a calming blue floral theme to make up for the lack of a cosy fire.

In other news, the girls have grown so much, too! It feels like it was only yesterday that they were born, but now they have become their own little people! Louis is still doing so much as a big brother, I'm so proud. The puppet theatre proved to be a smart purchase, he still makes up stories for them all the time. I'd have thought that he'd grow out of it, but he doesn't mind doing more childish play for his sisters. Isn't it just so sweet?

As I'm writing this, Ruby and Dorothy are running around in the fields outside the house. I wish I could record the sound of their joyous shouts alongside my writing! It's easy to forget that Ruby is the older of the twins, with how much more outgoing her sister is. Whenever she's not with her sister, she prefers to spend time by herself, reading under the covers and such. But I find that, when the two of them are together, they bring out the best in each other, but the worst as well! I suppose that's just what friends are like, especially when they're your twin sister. Dorothy seems to have taken the energy of the fiery red clothes I like to buy for her to heart. In fact, I'm not sure she would ever run out of energy, if her sister were not there to keep her calm. But don't get me wrong, I encourage her big personality. I don't want my children to ever think they have to be anything but themselves.

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Emma: "Well, hello, old friend."

(in Emma's handwriting) Dear Diary...

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Not too long after Louis, it was his twin sisters' birthday. Emma had spent all morning in the kitchen, baking sweet treats for the party, and soon, bit by bit, all immediate family arrived to celebrate.

With a cuddle and a kiss, it was time to send Ruby and Dorothy off to be yet another year older. Although, to Emma and Niall, it felt like they were only just born yesterday.

In toddlerhood, just as when they were younger, Emma still insisted on dressing the girls in matching dresses at all times, with Ruby wearing green and Dorothy wearing the same in red. This was not going to change any time soon, for as long as she had any say in dressing them.

Their personalities were only just developing, but it became clearer than before that Dorothy was a much more energetic child than her sister, even more so than she was as a baby. Meanwhile, Ruby's tendency to seek the protection of her parents and to stick near her younger sister was manifesting more now as well. Either way, their bond as twins was still as strong as ever, that much was clear.

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Filled with excitement to attend the ballet classes his father had signed him up for, Louis had started practicing the moves he had seen the professionals do on stage, or at least the easiest steps he remembered. Thankfully, his room had enough space to practice without breaking anything, should he fall.

His practice was interrupted, when his mother called him downstairs for dinner. While he would have loved to continue his dance, ballet dancers needed the energy for success, so he quickly ran down the stairs to join his family.

At the dinner table, Emma and Niall dropped the news on their children that they were expecting another baby. While the girls seemed to be over the moon about the idea of being big sisters, Louis was much less enthusiastic. But what really killed his mood was his parents' idea for the baby to share his room.

Now, that he was going to seriously practice ballet, Louis needed his own space in the house. He had been glad that his big room was just right for this, but with a baby in the way, and everyone constantly coming in to care for it, he would never get to be on his own to dance.

Despite his mother's pleas, Louis immediately ran back upstairs, trying to hide the tears that were already rolling down his face. He had barely even touched his dinner, but it did not matter, now that he was no longer in the mood to dance, anyway.

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Dorothy: *nom*

Emma: "So, my children... Your father and I have got some news for you."

Niall: "That's right. I know how much you already love being a big brother, Louis. I think you might quite hearing this!"

Louis: "What d'you mean?"

Emma: "Well... There is another little sibling on the way!"

Niall: "Ruby, Dorothy, this means you're going to be big sisters, too!"

Ruby: "Yay!"

Louis: "But... There's no room for a baby."

Emma: "Not yet, but we will do some renovations. Maybe you can even share your room."

Louis: "What? No way! I need the space!"

Niall: "It's the biggest bedroom in the house, so it only makes sense."

Louis: "This isn't fair!! I didn't ask for this!"

Emma: "Louis, calm down, please..."

Louis: "No, you're not listening! You don't even care about me! I don't want another sibling!"

Emma: "Louis! Please..."

Niall: "Leave him, Em. He'll need some space for now."

Louis: *sobs*

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Ever since Leah's passing, the old Jones home had stayed empty, only the graveyard still in use and kept in the general family ownership. With nobody left to look after it, the house had quickly become overgrown with plants, but the family did not mind. If anything, it felt as though their ancestors were given new life through them.

The funeral was not just for Edward, either. Just that morning, Tilly's partner Everett had passed away, too. Since him and Edward had been friends since school years, before him and Tilly had even met, it did not come as a surprise, though that did not make it any less sad.

Christine was now the only member of the family left that had actually been born in the old house. With that thought in the back of her mind, she looked upon the graves in front of her, knowing that it likely was her turn next. Her husband Parker, who was stood just behind her, seemed to notice her pensiveness and gently stroked her shoulder, while their three children almost subconsciously moved closer in support.

Once everyone had broken off into separate groups, Emma sat down on the stairs with her brother, accompanied by their partners, for some catching up time. It had been a while since they had talked, apart from general family gatherings, since Emma was busy with the kids during the day, and Kenneth was often with his band at nights.

Aside from that, Kenneth and Tia had been busy with more than just music. Their romantic involvement had come to a level at which they had decided to just go and tie the knot. Feeling so elated after one of their performances, they had ran off to the town hall to elope, just the two of them.

Of course, Emma felt a bit sad about the fact that she was not at her brother's wedding, but she understood that a quick ceremony without big announcements was much more his style. Mostly, she was happy that he had found his way in life, and Tia was a lovely person, so he was in good hands. Deep down, she knew their father would have thought the same, and she made sure Kenneth knew about this, too. And still, even if not on the wedding day itself, the two siblings could have a late celebration some other day, or Emma would make sure to remind Ken about it until they did.

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Emma: "Gosh, I wish we would have had more time."

Kenneth: "Tell me about it."

Tatiana: "Right, I now wish he'd have been there with us."

Kenneth: "Me too."

Emma: "Been where with you?"

Kenneth: "Well, in between gigs, we sort of... eloped."

Emma: "What!? And you didn't invite me?"

Kenneth: "Hey, the point of eloping is that nobody's invited."

Tatiana: "We would have, had it been any other way."

Kenneth: "Though now I wonder how it might've been with Dad around."

Emma: "Oh, you know he's always been your biggest supporter. He'd be proud either way. But you've got to invite Niall and me for dinner some time to make it up to us!"

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After the twins had been put to bed, and all the guests had arrived, it was finally time for everyone to gather around the birthday cake Emma had baked earlier that day. Louis could hardly wait to blow out the candles and have the family around celebrating him.

Dressed in his best little party suit, Louis climbed atop the chair at the end of the dining table, where the cake was placed. He was determined to blow out the candles all by himself this time.

For Louis, entering childhood started with putting on the new sailor suit his grandparents had bought for him and showing it off. Soon he was running around the house, ready to fight pirates and hang out with mermaids. Although, he was soon called over to eat cake with the rest of the family, which, of course, he could not say not to.

[applesaucesims]

The family had some pictures taken a while ago, which can be found on the walls of various rooms in the house. You might see them in the background sometimes, but I wanted to show them in full size, too.

They got one photo of the entire family together, two of the married couple (one personal, one for the public), one with both twins and one each, and one of Louis.