It couldn’t have been more than ten metres from the door to the hot tub. With muffled laughter the girls sprinted barefoot across the snow and scrambled into the steaming water. April sank down until the water reached her chin. Snowflakes landed on her head and melted, cold water trickling down her back. Mel unscrewed the lid from the wine ( Read more... )

There was still marking to do and lessons to plan but they’d fallen into a pattern of watching TV together every Saturday. He loved re-runs of Law and Order. She didn’t, but she couldn’t think of an alternative, so they watched Law and Order ( Read more... )

Once again it is party time at my Sims' place.  They've invited the Pattersims, who have RSVP'd in force.  L-R: Mike, Elly, one of my Sims' twins, elder Liz dancing with unknown guest, elder Dee dancing with Robin, unknown guest dancing with Meredith.  (Why is Mike still an adult when his wife and younger sister are elders?  Is that the benefit of ( Read more... )

Deanna moved from adulthood to elder-hood yesterday:

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Had enough of the Pattersons of the 21st century? Why not start over with the 1979 version? Place the 1979 family in a 21st century household and see what havoc ensues when the continuity goes out the window and characters begin to act like they would nearly 30 ( Read more... )

My Sim threw a bithday party for her daughter and invited all the Pattersons.


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Using the somewhat disproportionate floor plan once provided by Lynn Johnston, here is my take on the Pattermanse, room by room.

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This strip took slightly longer than I'd wanted because my 3-year-old thought it would be good to help Mummy and coloured in the initial sketches with orange crayon.  Gee, kids do the darndest things!

Anyway, it isn't so much as "April Explains" as "April muses".  There's a slight hint in there that John's note to her told her more than his note to ( Read more... )