The Oceanside Project: Goodacre Part 1
"The Slaughterhouse Rules"
Part 1
Warnings: livestock slaughtering, gardening, meat-eating, multiplying chickens, flour sack babies, new NPCs, and pink overload.
Previously on The Goodacres' ... ...
Wednesday, Day 10
"The Silence of The Pigs"
All is calm in the wee hours of the morning on the Goodacres' Farm.
Becca: Yoohoo!
*pop #1*
Dang, I forgot you were pregnant.
The Goodacres have entirely too many animals on their farm. Time to weed out the old and make way for the new. So long, Sir Oinksalot.
Thanks for the pork chops!
The Goodacre Girls, baby Faith...
and toddler Eve, are already awake and raring to go.
Loveable farmer Owen Goodacre begins his day with the fruit of the first slaughter. Ham steak for breakfast? Why not!
Owen is out in the garden before dawn. Now that he has a silver gardening badge he can plant a larger variety of crops. Owen is a "frugal" sim and would really like a discount on the new seeds he has to buy. Maybe he should call his buddy Rocky Kotsomiti about joining that Garden Club he's always talking about.
Eve still hasn't got the knack of using the potty, but Becca is hopeful that she will be the first toddler in Oceanside to use the potty all by herself.
As Owen toils away more chicks are being born. Guess he needs to get on the ball and gather up those eggs.
After feeding Faith...
Becca resumes reading "The Word of The Watcher." After defying death last season Becca has decided to become a Peteran priest and spread the Watcher's love. First she has to read the good book of lifelong happiness. It's proving to be a very long read.
Eve will probably need braces since she loves to suck on her thumb so much.
*How cute is it that toddlers suck their thumbs!*
Owen takes a minute from gardening to clean out the barn. With so many chicks being born some of the older chickens are ready to be dinner.
After a quick blessing, Becca tears into the ham steak.
Eve occupies herself with the singing of the nursery rhyme taught to her by her pre-school teacher, Angie Killeen.
Becca finally cleans out the fish that died last season :(
The barnyard is really crowded...
By mid-day Owen is tuckered out. Luckily he has the yummy coffee bean tree to help raise his energy.
Ugh!
The ham spoiled since there is no way to refrigerate the dang thing (BOOOOO!). So Becca tries to master spaghetti again for dinner.
Perfect!
Back upstairs to feed and change Faith.
And back to bed for Becca.
He finally collects those eggs. No more chicks, Mister. We have enough animals on this farm!
Don't give me those cute eyes Baby Chick! I mean business!
Thursday, Day 11
"Another One Bites The Dust"
One last huggle before chores.
Then it's double baby duty.
Another day, another pig gone. Dead Pig Walking!
*pop #2*
It's saying something that Becca's only friend outside of her immediate family is a toddler...
Becca is woefully behind on her housework. I think something might of died in that toilet.
Since Owen now has the gift of talking to the plants, he has the undivided attention of the trees to try out his new comedy material.
Becca steals a moment while the kids are sleeping to read more about the glorious Watcher.
Those must have been some excellent jokes! Owen now has mouth-watering oranges!
More potty-training for Evie.
Becca sneaks out to eat some of the energizing coffee plant.
And Owen proceeds to tell more jokes to the strawberry plants.
Owen: What do you call a sheep with no head and no legs? A cloud!
*That joke comes courtesy of my 10 year old.*
Eve discovers butterflies and chases them around the yard.
Unfortunately it starts to rain so Becca brings Eve back inside.
But not before Eve gets a chance to sing her nursery rhyme in the rain.
Things I didn't know #499 - Kicking defenseless garden sculptures increases fun like crazy.
G.I. Joooooe!
*gasp* I can't wait to see toddler Faith!
Owen begins the process of packing all of the fruits and vegetables he has harvested into cute little crates for selling in the grocery store.
Then he pays the bills...
and tidies up.
It's a cold and rainy Fall night. Becca whips up a steaming bowl of comfort soup for herself and Owen.
She attempted to use the bathroom, take a bath, and go to bed, but it looks like sleep got the best of her. Becca falls asleep at the toilet.
She makes it to bed eventually.
After quickly potty-training Eve...
Owen joins Becca in bed.
Part 2