The Alphabet Ancestry (Part III)


 

Generation G, Log 41 (GRATE):

    Gracey and Kryton discovered their marriage wasn't legal. Kryton attempts to fix this and catches Gracey kissing Patchy in the greenhouse. He is absolutely heartbroken.


Generation G, Log 42 (GRATE):

    Halsey ages up to a child. She's creative. Her parents go a full day without her dad speaking to her mom. Kyton then demands he and Gracey get married for the sake of their daughter. They elope immediately. He gets so angry when he thinks about Patchy. 


Generation G, Log 43 (GRATE):

    Kryton is refusing to share a bed with Gracey. Gracey is determined to fix her relationship with her husband. She asks him out on a date to a five-star restaurant. It's a new place and right across the street from the spa her grandmother hosted meditation classes at.


Generation G, Log 44 (GRATE):

    Gracey builds a clubhouse for the Daughters of Demeter and destroys the old well. She is trying to balance a relationship with both Patchy and Kryton. 


Generation G, Log 45 (GRATE):

    Francis dies of old age during breakfast. Halsey, the maid, the gardener, Jade, Kryton, Gracey, and two foxes witnessed his death. 


Generation G, Log 46 (GRATE): 

    Jade found out about Patchy. She's made her disappointment known to her daughter, Gracey. Meanwhile, Kryton has taken up muscle building. 


Generation G, Log 47 (GRATE):

    Patchy proposed to Gracey. She said yes...I can't see how this could go wrong, at all...


Generation G, Log 48 (GRATE):

    Gracey elopes with Patchy. She's pregnant with Kryton's second child. Jade dies of old age. 


Generation G, Log 49 (GRATE):

    Patchy is dead! He's struck by lightning and Kyton is all too happy to dispose of his remains. It left Kyton feeling inspired. 


Generation G, Log 50 (GRATE): 

    Halsey ages up to a teen and gains the kleptomaniac trait. She wants to be a famous painter. 


Generation G, Log 51 (GRATE):

    The ghost of Bobby shows up and beats up Halsey's unicorn stuffed animal for no apparent reason. 


Generation G, Log 52 (GRATE):

    Gracey goes into labor. Her doctor is the ghost of one of her ancestors. Haven Grate is born.


Generation G, Log 53 (GRATE): 

    Haven ages up to a toddler and gains the charmer trait. 


Generation G, Log 54 (GRATE): 

    Haven ages up to a child and gains the good trait.


Generation G, Log 55 (GRATE):

    The Grates meet Halsey's friend, Scarlett Camp. Scarlett has had problems at home ever since she's transitioned into a woman. The Grates let her move in with them. This makes Halsey very happy.


Generation G, Log 56 (GRATE):

    Kryton's family is worried about him. His parents and brother have called to encourage him to leave Gracey. Kryton refuses to leave his wife. He throws himself into working out and taking care of the fields. 


Generation G, Log 57 (GRATE): 

    Halsey and Scarlett are dating. They spend a lot of time at karaoke bars.


Generation H, Log 58 (GRATE):

    Halsey ages up to a young adult. She's an art lover. Scarlett ages up too and is a genius. Haven ages up to a teen and is a bookworm. Since Halsey is a young adult now, generation H has begun. 


Generation H, Log 59 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Halsey and Scarlett marry. Instead of moving into the second home on the family farm, they demolish it and build on to the main home.


Generation H, Log 60 (GRATE-CAMP): 

    Halsey is pregnant! She hires a live-in butler to help with the now large family home.


Generation H, Log 61 (GRATE-CAMP):

    The butler dies of starvation.


Generation H, Log 62 (GRATE-CAMP): 

    Ira Grate-Camp is born. His moms are so excited. They hire a new butler and a nanny to help out. They immediately start trying for another child.


Generation H, Log 63 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Halsey is pregnant again. Ira ages up to a toddler and gains the silly trait. The nursery is rearranged for Ira and his unborn sibling.


Generation H, Log 64 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Another butler starved to death and Isabella Grate-Camp is born.


Generation H, Log 65 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Isabella ages up to a toddler. She's angelic. Ira ages up to a child. He is a kleptomaniac and very social.


Generation H, Log 66 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Isabella ages up to a child. She loves the outdoors. She moves into her mom's old room. Ira moves into his uncle Haven's room and Haven moves into the guest room (complete with pullout bed and sitting area).


Generation H, Log 67 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Wind power has been added to the farm. So has rainwater collection, just in time for winter. This cuts the family's bills in half. The family has gone all out decorating for Christmas on the first day of winter. 



Generation H, Log 68 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Halsey has joined the partner career and Scarlett has joined the writer career. Have is applying for university, though he's not sure what he wants to study yet. Ira has developed a love for dancing and his sister, Isabella, spends all her free time in the home gym. 


Generation H, Log 69 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Kryton is now an elder. He spends his time cooking, chatting with the butler, and encouraging Haven to find a career he enjoys. He is all for moving Persphone farms away from farming after the Patchy incident. He even tells Haven about the scarecrow. 


Generation H, Log 70 (GRATE-CAMP): 

    Haven aged up to a young adult and is an animal enthusiast. It's time for him to make a decision regarding university. He was accepted into both universities for general study. He did not make the cut for a distinguished degree. He chooses to attend the University of Britechester and studies Biology. He moves into the Darkwing fraternity. 

    

Generation H, Log 71 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Halsey completes her lifetime aspiration and becomes a master painter. While continuing to work as a painter, she has decided to expand her love for wellness into athletics. She takes up working out and hopes to reach her body's maximum potential.


Generation H, Log 72 (GRATE-CAMP):

    Gracey is now an elder. She spends her time knitting sweaters for her family and refusing to speak to her husband. She and Kyton are seriously only married for their family at this point. No one likes the sweaters she gives them. 


Generation H, Log 73 (GRATE-CAMP): 

    Ira is a teen. He is self-assured and wants to be wealthy. His family already has $500,000 to their name. As heir, Ira moves into a bigger bedroom. He creates his own space for vlogging and live streaming. 


Generation H, Log 74 (GRATE-CAMP): 

    Isabella is now a teen. She's cheerful and wants to be popular. 


***Right now the family is made up of the following Sims***

  Kryton Grate:


Gracey Grate:

Halsey Grate-Camp:


Scarlett Grate-Camp:


Ira Grate-Camp:



Isabella Grate-Camp:







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