Here's the link to Chapter #158 of my blog -- "Daedelus III's Birthday: http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...s-birthday.html

Alice and Dude's son grows up, but where is this kid going to sleep? Also, Ophelia tries her best to please her difficult Aunt Andromeda.

Here's the link to Chapter #159 of my blog -- "Scout's Buddy; The Bridge Street House": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...reet-house.html

Newly-aged-up child Daedelus III yearns for his babyhood playmate, Scout, and has to come to terms with the reality of Sims 4's ridiculous approach to childhood. His grandparents move into their rental house, meet a new neighbor, and at least one of the grandparents is not sure what to make of said neighbor.

Here's the link to Chapter #160 of my blog -- "2 Jobs/1 kid/1 BR; the Suspicious Pregnant Lady": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...s-pregnant.html

It's tough missing the important stuff in your kid's life. In other news, Regina may be on to something ....

Here's the link to Chapter #161 of my blog -- "Lana's Laments": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...as-laments.html

Detective Lana Moriarty has some successes at work at the Police Dept., but some failures, too. And then there's the challenge -- for a woman like Lana -- of dating the dishy but gentlemanly Cristobal. She unloads to Zoe (while Rafael is off in Miami filming his telenovela), and may have inadvertently revealed something that worries Zoe.

Here's the link to Chapter #162 of my blog -- "Girl Talk, Part 2": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...alk-part-2.html

Regina is NOT enjoying her second pregnancy, but it will soon be over. She visits Alice just to get out of the house, and Ophelia drops by with a suggestion for a girls' outing. Alice finds out something surprising about Ophelia. And there's been another sighting of Lou with the “mystery woman.”

Here's the link to Chapter #163 of my blog -- "Zoe's Boutique -- the 'Elderwear Collection' ": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...collection.html

Zoe, trying to run their clothing boutique alone while Rafael is constantly away (busy being an internationally famous telenovela star), is happy to have him back home in Willow Creek. Then she realizes he's going to be no help whatsoever, because he has scheduled his own celebrity book signing at the boutique without telling her, and is therefore disrupting sales.

Here's the link to Chapter #164 of my blog -- "Shopping with Aunt Andromeda": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...-andromeda.html

Ophelia takes her aunt to Zoe's Boutique. The normally crabby elderly woman flirts furiously with middle-aged Latin soap star, Rafael (and vice versa). Zoe makes a small business deal with Ophelia. Andromeda is her usual non-PC self. And Zoe finally realizes that these two customers are related to her ex-boyfriend, Dude (who dumped Zoe when he inadvertently knocked up Alice -- who is now the wife of Dude (Ophelia's cousin and Andromeda's son)).

Here's the link to Chapter #165 of my blog -- "Baby Skip; Ophelia and Her Uncle's Heart-to-Heart Talk": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...her-uncles.html

A new resident of Willow Creek is born! (Baby Scout is in her bassinet, and it's the second baby who's about to pop out.) And Ophelia stays up late talking to her wise Uncle Daedelus, and getting his advice about her life plan.

Here's the link to Chapter #166 of my blog -- "Scout's Birthday in the Park": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...-andromeda.html

Regina and Bill's daughter grows up and has a fun party; Declan and young Daedelus attend; Regina asks Kelly a delicate question, and then hatches a plan.

Here's the link to Chapter #167 of my blog -- "Ophelia and Peter; D3 and his Grandparents": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...d3-and-his.html

Peter and Ophelia, out for the evening at the Solar Flare Lounge, discuss whether she should return to Greece, and how to finance her hoped-for photography studio. D3 spends an overnight with his grandparents. And it turns out that Daedelus and Andromeda still have a very zesty relationship....

Here's the L-I-N-K to Chapter #168 of my blog -- "What To Do About Declan?": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...out-declan.html

Alice and Dude are both working hard, Bill and Derek have a testy discussion, Declan throws a fit, and Kelly's phonecall with Detective Lana confirms how Declan got his foul mouth.

Here's the L - I - N - K to Chapter #169 of my blog -- "The Freakin' Camping Trip, Part 1": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...rip-part-1.html

Bill and Dude take 4 kids – including the dificult Declan – on a camping trip to Granite Falls. Some of the kids are more enthusiastic than others....

Here's the L - I - N - K to Chapter #170 of my blog -- "The Freakin' Camping Trip, Part 2": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...rip-part-2.html

On the first night of the camping trip, there's a roasted fish dinner with Bill and Dude and their kids, plus Erin Garvey and Declan. The kids get tucked into bed, then Bill and Dude hang out by the campfire and muse about Declan (who has not yet warmed up to the idea of camping).

Here's the L - I - N - K to Chapter #171 of my blog -- "Devin Tracks Down Alice": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...down-alice.html

Since both her husband and her son are away camping in Granite Falls, Alice takes a Friday night shift bartending at the Blue Velvet. She had left her previous home in Sims FreePlay Town in a hurry, and has finally been tracked down by an acquaintance from the old neighborhood.

Here's the L-I-N-K to Chapter #172 of my blog -- http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...rip-part-3.html

It's amazing what kids learn just from overhearing their parents talk. Bill makes a bit of headway with Declan, and we learn why Declan is lucky to have a buddy like Erin Garvey.

Here's the L-I-N-K to Chapter #173 of my blog -- "Derek and Kelly's Bad 'Date' ": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...653582365584979

Kelly hopes for a romantic night out with her husband. Unbeknownst to her, others apparently know more about her marriage than she does.

Here's the L-I-N-K to Chapter #174 of my blog -- "How Everyone Spent Valentine's Day, Part 1": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...ntines-day.html

First, more from the camping trip with 2 dads and 4 kids. Some stern but fair parenting, and -- as usual -- some male ball-busting.

Here's the L-I-N-K to Chapter #175 of my blog -- "How Everyone Spent Valentine's Day, Part 2": http://utopiahousechallenge.blogspo...ntines-day.html

Rafael's handsome Latin chauffeur shows up to drive Kelly to church, as he does every Sunday, but her friends have finally noticed (and Regina, with her overactive writer's imagination, gets curious). Alice, exhausted from a double bartending shift, tells Regina the disturbing rumor she heard at work the night before.