Lacey’s Story

Hopefully this is the last update for my story. Not because I’m tired of telling it, but because it means we’ve made it. One week until Mia has her birthday and moves out to start […continue reading]

Ava has a secret — a big one, the kind that sits heavy in her chest and makes it hard to breathe. She’s pregnant. She’s known for a little while now, long enough for the […continue reading]

We arrived in Granite Falls for our birthday weekend, and right away things went sideways. I’d promised the girls we’d rent a cabin this time — mostly because Mia flat‑out refused to camp again. She […continue reading]

Family Update First I’ve learned that when you have a big family, you can’t blink. If you do, someone ages up, someone moves out, someone gets married, someone has a baby, and someone else dies. […continue reading]

I learned something interesting the morning after the twins aged up. And by “interesting,” I mean “what in the world is happening in this save file.” Ava didn’t get any infant reward trait. Nothing. Not […continue reading]

The toddler stage is… easier. I didn’t believe it at first. I thought people were lying to me out of pity. But after I recovered from passing out on the ground and finally got a […continue reading]

I finally scraped together enough simoleons to add a room for the twins. Calling it a “room” is generous — it’s four walls, a roof, and a floor — but at this point, that qualifies […continue reading]

I had every intention of sleeping for hours — maybe days — after getting home. My body felt like it had been stitched together with pine needles and campfire smoke, and the only thing I […continue reading]

Packing my camping supplies felt a little like gearing up for an expedition. Tent, chair, cooler, fire‑starting kit, the essentials. I checked each item twice, partly out of habit and partly because I knew once […continue reading]

Mara always knew her story wouldn’t last forever. Founders build foundations; they don’t stay center stage. As the house grew quieter and the kids began carving out their own lives, she felt the shift coming […continue reading]