Rhonda's Little 'Secret'

It appears that Rhonda has been harbouring a little secret of her own.
Something she hasn't quite shared with Gareth (as far as we know).

And now, as a 'new' (ish) family moves into the town.....
... her secret is revealed.

Before she met Gareth, she spent a lot of her time sneaking out of the house to go and see her favourite Rock God.... Mick Lassiter in concert.

She had all his albums.... posters were plastered to her walls (provided Ma didn't find them and rip them down first).

The only thing she didn't have....

..... was his autograph.

And it was on the off chance that Mick's agent agreed to organise a signing session outside the very theatre that she used to haunt.

Unfortunately....
.. at the same time...
... she'd developed an 'unhealthy fixation' on this guy.




As fans gathered, Rhonda quickly pushed herself to the fore front, just to be 'up close and personal' with Mick.




At first, she was totally and completely bowled over at the idea of meeting her idol face to face.




However, when he handed over the signed picture... without breathing two words to her...
.. she was more than slightly put out.




She'd used up her spare time to come all the way across town to meet him....
..... and he didn't have time to talk to her??????




I was completely surprised that she hadn't burned a gaping hole in the back of his head!!!! Judging by the glares she was giving him.




Nevertheless, he continued to sign autographs for everyone....



.
.. even a star struck little kid who gaped openly at him... with awe and a little fear.





Bless his little cotton socks!!!!




Sadly, Mick had to make a mad dash back to his waiting stretch limo. (or was it to get the heck away from Rhonda I wonder?!?!?!)




The signing session over ran, and he was late for his sell out concert at the Stadium!!!

At least Rhonda had some happy memories (and an awesome signed picture of Mick).




Shortly after that, she met up with Gareth..
And the rest... as you all know....
.... is history.

**PLEASE NOTE**

The introduction of Mick IS completely intentional, as I wanted to add him for a long time. For the more observant of you, you'll notice that this is the same Mick from the Living With Harvey story on Sims 3.com.

However, he isn't exactly the same Sim.

For a test, I installed Sims 3 base game onto my lap top and created Mick there. I hadn't realised that you could package and import him onto my main computer, so I recreated him for Living With Harvey.

Out of sheer boredom (and the fact that I couldn't pick up my main computer and take it downstairs), I decided to continue playing Mick until I'd achieved his Life Time Wish of Rock God.

That's when I decided to install him in my game on the main computer, and put him into Riverview (as a townie) just to see what would happen. ... and the rest (as we all know) is history!!!!

Serenade at Midnight

We have come to the conclusion that the Hughes' home is a magnet for wannabe musicians.

Whilst Gareth was at work, Rhonda was relaxing, the kids were asleep....

... and Katie was doing a bit of spot gardening.....




Some guy walked up the street, whipped a guitar out of goodness knows where...

.... and promptly starts strumming!!!!




O-kay.

**PLEASE NOTE**

No kidding here, this guy just wandered up the street and stood there playing. I thought WTH????

Oh well, guess they've got to practice somewhere.

Rhonda Has Some News

Rhonda retired early to bed, during the party as she wasn't feeling so good.
She supposed it was just the overly sweet cake and overindulgence of the nectar that did it.

But through the night, she felt restless and had to get up. Something was niggling at the back of her mind. And churning through her stomach too.



It didn't get too far as she had to make a mad dash to the toilet, where she promptly threw up.



She should have seen the signs earlier, but chose to ignore them as she continued to juggle her Criminal career and family life.

This seriously sucked for Rhonda, as she'd hoped to climb up the corporate ladder alongside her husband.

But instead, she was forced to take maternity leave and 'put her feet up' as she began to blossom.

Which meant watching a lot of TV




And not risking her life or her baby (this time), by getting the maintenance services out to fix anything that was broken.



Katie was over the moon with the news!!!!




She took great delight in fussing over Rhonda whenever she took the opportunity, and took especial care in keeping the house clean and tidy for the arrival of the baby!!!!

Joshua, the Party Pooper

Time was ticking onwards in the Sim world, as we all know, and yes, there were some plans for another birthday bash.

This time, to make up for the lack of guests/organization - the last time, Rhonda and Gareth decided to throw Joshua his very first birthday party.

The guests were invited, the cake bought and paid for, the party time arranged, dress code all sorted, the venue fixed (at home in the back garden) ...

... it was just a matter of bringing the birthday boy to the cake, blowing a few tooters and making a racket with the assorted party favours.

And Joshua 'allowed' to blow out the candles.

And all would be well.

Sadly, for some unknown reason (a mad desire to see what would happen really), he didn't get to the cake in time.

And Timothy the Psycho Maid.....
.. beat him to it.




Well, with all the gusto they could manage (underneath the sheer horror of this guy taking over the party celebrations), all the guests and Joshua's family,




cheered as Tim blew out the candles and waited for the sparkles to herald the next stage of his life.....




.... as an adult....




Well, this REALLY put Joshua in a helluva mood, as he glared purposefully at Tim.

Slouching off, he realised his moment of glory had been stolen.

So, whilst he sat on his potty, wondering and plotting for all it's worth....
... he did the only thing he could.

Screamed the place down... with the biggest, loudest, most heartfelt tantrum ..



EVER.

Right in the middle of a packed room of guests, who all tutted and shook their heads at him.




Needless to say, he was soon shipped off to bed to cool down, whilst the party continued for a little while longer.

**PLEASE NOTE**
I discovered, when clicking onto the cake to set Joshua's birthday transition rolling.... that there was a list of other Sims all waiting for birthday transitions all the same time.

As long as that Sim is on your active Sims' lot, you can age them up!!!!

And sadly, because it took too long for Rhonda to find Joshua and take him to the cake to blow out the candles.... the next thing on the action list.... ..... was Timothy's birthday instead.

Joshua DID have a screaming session, only because he was tired and grumpy. But what a way to upstage Tim's birthday bash though.... throwing a MEGA hissy fit, right in front of everyone.

So be warned..... ... if you're organising a special birthday for someone..... make sure they're first on the action list.

Otherwise it's possible for someone else to beat them to it!!!!!

Psycho Maid Strikes Again!!!!

Gareth is definitely TOO nice a person... really.

Because of the fact that they (Gareth & Rhonda) rarely ever see the maid (I've discovered his name is Timothy Selby), they hardly got the chance to chat to this - um ... 'psychotic' - guy.

So, on one of Gareth's days off, he managed to catch up with Tim and had a chat with him.
Admittedly, the guy was pleasant enough, and they got on pretty well....




But that (I firmly believe) was the biggest mistake that Gareth EVER made.

From then on, Tim decided that he would plant his feet FIRMLY under the table .... and treat the place as if it were his own.

It all happened a few days ago, after Rhonda came back from her Egypt trip.
She was totally exhausted and had to retire to bed. Travelling such long distances, really DO take it out on these Sims.

Gareth decided to do a little work-out with the radio, Katie was having a lie-in, Alice was at school, and Joshua... well.... I'm not too sure, but I think he was asleep too.




When along came Tim... bold as brass...
... and the strangest, most evil grin on his face.




Yeah... mister... you just work that cute lil ass of yours. I've got other plans for you all. Starting with your wife.

I shall be entering your bedroom and will be standing staring at her whilst she sleeps. And there's NOTHING you can do about it.

MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!




And that's exactly what he did!!!




He hovered a little, stared down at her with a weird - perhaps longing - look on his face.
Before leaving the room!!!




*sigh* Wish she'd take notice of me, instead of regarding me as the 'hired help'.

Then he decided his next task would be the nanny!!!!
Although the house is relatively new, floorboards still creak when walked upon.
And he'd heard Katie moving about.

So he made his way up the stairs and walked into the bathroom, just as she was ... um... 'busy'




Oh, I am SO sorry!!! Tim wailed, pretending to cover his eyes with embarrassment.




But if you looked closely, he wasn't sorry AT ALL. He was simply enjoying this!!!




PERVERT!!!

Katie 'appeared' unflappable and took his apology quite well, but I'll bet she was embarrassed too.

That's fine, she replied, It's a busy household, these things happen. Now if you'll excuse me, I'd better have my shower.

As she turned away, there was a look of sheer glee on his face!!




Eeeeee, he whispered excitedly, I'm really getting away with this!!!




Until Katie whipped around and clocked him one..... right in the um... 'sensitive' area.

He yowled with pain before scuttling off!!!




THEN, he decided, whilst Gareth was still working out .... to help himself to a bowl of soup!!!




The nerve of this guy.... really.

**PLEASE NOTE**

Sims don't actually DO that, kick someone in the royal package, but given the situation and the expression on his face.... I couldn't resist adding that little bit in.