I Love The Tinkers. I Really, Really Do. They Are Absolutely Insane, But I Love Them. This Round Was

I love the Tinkers. I really, really do.  They are absolutely insane, but I love them. This round was just as wacky and wild as I hoped it would be.  Stephen and Wanda seem determined to reach that 10 kids goal as fast as possible. For a bit of behind-the-scenes info and some fun pictures, check out what’s hiding below the cut!

There was no cheesecake this round, because there isn’t any down at the Jacquets’ bakery. I actually sent Stephen down there before I remembered that.  I think Melody ate the last piece from the first cheesecake before her parents could get to it.  (Whether that was intentional on her part or not is up for debate.) Because of this (and the “cheesecake can only be purchased, not baked at home” rule), Stephen and Wanda are expecting one baby each, instead of two sets of twins.  I am relieved.  There is a reason I never put the Triplets and Quads mod into my game.  I’m not about to inflict pseudo-quads on myself, even if this is a Ten Kids challenge.  

Stephen’s pregnancy was not planned, but I was quite pleased when it happened.  He had just barely started using the telescope too. I admit, I cackled evilly when the cinematic started.  I can hardly wait for the green baby!

Cadence’s favorite thing to do as a toddler was to play in the toilet. I blame both the fact that I forgot her toddler birthday and that she never fully learned to use the potty by herself. (She learned the other skills though, and it wasn’t for lack of trying...)

Melody went out with her teen friends on a few outings, only one of which was documented, and none of which made it into the queue.  They didn’t do anything particularly interesting.  Melody had a bit of a crush on her guy friend (whose name escapes me at the moment) but she never rolled a want for a first kiss or anything to do with him, so they never made things official.  They held hands in the Gorilla Burger and made their other friend really uncomfortable, though!  

And finally, this is the loading screen that will come up next time we go to the Tinkers’ house. In the meantime, though, let’s go to a house that is slightly less chaotic. 

I’ll meet you at the Ramirez house, where hopefully Tessa can make friends with Cadence before aging up to teen. See you there!

In order to earn a bit of money so his wife could go out and get a super fancy dress, Checo went to open the furniture store for the day.  He managed to do quite well, even if he did seem to prefer the hard sell to the dazzle. (If you can’t read any of the text there, the store is at level 5.)

Tessa really loves Scooter, even if he does pee on the floor.

The grilled cheese sandwiches went to Checo’s waistline pretty quickly.  He went out to greet Cynthia Kim, who was walking by. 

Cynthia:  Oh my Watcher, are you pregnant too?

Checo:  *huffs*  I’m not pregnant.  Why would you even think that?

Cynthia: Well, on our TV show, my husband got pregnant.  It was a whole big storyline. 

Checo:  That’s on TV! 

Cynthia: But it could happen in real life too.  

Checo:  Well it didn’t happen to me!  I just had too much grilled cheese...I can work off the pounds pretty quickly.  I just haven’t yet...

Lisa: *steps outside before Checo can get more upset*  Hello, Cynthia!  Look at you!  How much longer do you have before the little one comes?

Cynthia:  *giggles*  Oh, I don’t know...Pretty soon, I think. I never actually did this before, you know.  We adopted Justin.  

Lisa:  Well you’re just glowing.  You look great! *to her husband*  Go inside, love.  I think Tessa needs some help with homework.

Checo:  *hurries away*