Prosperity Challenge - 11.3 (Days/Years 31-33 - Thigpen)
Let's check on the alien babies!
From the journal of Lise Thigpen, Winterfell Hospital Chief of Staff
I never used to read for pleasure - I never had time. It's been nice to take it a little easy these days. I admit I had a hard time getting used to having free time, but it's good for me to find things I enjoy outside of work. That's not to say that things have been quiet around here lately. I don't think I'll ever have that problem - not with that husband of mine!
After the hubbub surrounding the twins' birth had died down, Glen and I started talking more about our relationship. Now, I knew that his bad behavior at Shena's wedding was caused by the pregnancy hormones. But I also knew that, while he'd been discreet about it, he'd been running around on me for some time. Now that I had some time to breathe and think about things, I'd realized I'd been a fool to let it go on all these years. People in town must think I'm pretty stupid. But to his credit, Glen swore to change.
Now, when he said that, I never expected anything like what he ended up doing. I guess he figured it would be too hard to change the old fashioned way, with will power and whatnot, so he found some crazy machine in a catalog that promised to reprogram your brainwaves or something. As a doctor, I have to say that this sounds like a load of hooey, but I have to admit that after he stuck his head in there, he seemed...different.
Whatever happened, I haven't noticed any suspicious behavior lately. Not unless you count making sandwiches at all hours of the day and night. He says it's a side effect of the device. Whatever, I'm sure eating too much grilled cheese never broke up a marriage. He does like to talk about it all the time, too...sigh.
Right after that, the twins had their birthdays. It was hard to believe that little Strat and Orb had been with us for so long already. I have to say, I'm a little disappointed with Bob and Shena. They didn't show up to their little brother and sister's party. I think they haven't accepted having aliens in the family - but if I can accept it, I know they can. And they should!
Just look at little Strat! How could you not love that face?
And Orb is just beautiful. She takes after Glen, I think. Anyway, I'm thinking of giving my kids a piece of my mind next time they call here. They need to know that these kids are their family, just as much as Glen and I are!
Glen handles a lot of the late night child care stuff, so I can rest for work. I guess one night it all got to be a little too much for him...
The next time I saw him, it seemed his age finally caught up with him! I guess when the aliens took him, they gave him some kind of drug to slow his aging, because he should have turned when I did a few years ago. Now we're a pair of old farts - but the twins are keeping us young.
This makes me feel guilty to write, but I almost feel that these kids are my second chance at being a good mother. I worry that I was too absent from Bob and Shena's lives when they were growing up. It just seemed so important to get ahead in my career... Now I have more time to give, and I'm determined to do it right.
Bonus pics:
Orb spam!
Mmm...delicious grilled cheese...
Well, I just had to make him a grilled cheese sim. He was a total failure as a romancer, Lise was angry with him all the time, and he was never going to reach his LTW of 20 lovers. He had three. He'll probably never eat 200 sandwiches, either, but we'll see.
From the journal of Lise Thigpen, Winterfell Hospital Chief of Staff
I never used to read for pleasure - I never had time. It's been nice to take it a little easy these days. I admit I had a hard time getting used to having free time, but it's good for me to find things I enjoy outside of work. That's not to say that things have been quiet around here lately. I don't think I'll ever have that problem - not with that husband of mine!
After the hubbub surrounding the twins' birth had died down, Glen and I started talking more about our relationship. Now, I knew that his bad behavior at Shena's wedding was caused by the pregnancy hormones. But I also knew that, while he'd been discreet about it, he'd been running around on me for some time. Now that I had some time to breathe and think about things, I'd realized I'd been a fool to let it go on all these years. People in town must think I'm pretty stupid. But to his credit, Glen swore to change.
Now, when he said that, I never expected anything like what he ended up doing. I guess he figured it would be too hard to change the old fashioned way, with will power and whatnot, so he found some crazy machine in a catalog that promised to reprogram your brainwaves or something. As a doctor, I have to say that this sounds like a load of hooey, but I have to admit that after he stuck his head in there, he seemed...different.
Whatever happened, I haven't noticed any suspicious behavior lately. Not unless you count making sandwiches at all hours of the day and night. He says it's a side effect of the device. Whatever, I'm sure eating too much grilled cheese never broke up a marriage. He does like to talk about it all the time, too...sigh.
Right after that, the twins had their birthdays. It was hard to believe that little Strat and Orb had been with us for so long already. I have to say, I'm a little disappointed with Bob and Shena. They didn't show up to their little brother and sister's party. I think they haven't accepted having aliens in the family - but if I can accept it, I know they can. And they should!
Just look at little Strat! How could you not love that face?
And Orb is just beautiful. She takes after Glen, I think. Anyway, I'm thinking of giving my kids a piece of my mind next time they call here. They need to know that these kids are their family, just as much as Glen and I are!
Glen handles a lot of the late night child care stuff, so I can rest for work. I guess one night it all got to be a little too much for him...
The next time I saw him, it seemed his age finally caught up with him! I guess when the aliens took him, they gave him some kind of drug to slow his aging, because he should have turned when I did a few years ago. Now we're a pair of old farts - but the twins are keeping us young.
This makes me feel guilty to write, but I almost feel that these kids are my second chance at being a good mother. I worry that I was too absent from Bob and Shena's lives when they were growing up. It just seemed so important to get ahead in my career... Now I have more time to give, and I'm determined to do it right.
Bonus pics:
Orb spam!
Mmm...delicious grilled cheese...
Well, I just had to make him a grilled cheese sim. He was a total failure as a romancer, Lise was angry with him all the time, and he was never going to reach his LTW of 20 lovers. He had three. He'll probably never eat 200 sandwiches, either, but we'll see.