1.18 Party of Fail

Previously on It's a Wonder-full Life: Linda had a birthday, which means two toddlers in the house! Diana finally went back to work. Frank continued to be the best ISBI spouse ever.



Floating toddlers, just for fun.



Uh, Diana? What's going on there?



No! No. No. No. You couldn't possibly be pregnant again! There have been no TFBs, no risky woohoos, no lullabies! There has only been regular woohoo. I've been monitoring Frank and his constant seductions.



Seriously. She switched into this. Apparently, it's maternity swim wear for her. She's pregnant. Again. How did they even manage that? This is the second time I've been caught off guard by a pregnancy from non-risky woohoo and no lullaby (Ariel over in the Hodgins wishacy did it to me, too...). Game glitch? I am not amused.



Let's recover with a little cute Linda toddler spam.





Oh! Look! She's a werewolf!

Also, leave the furniture alone! Between Linda and Frank, we won't have any furniture left if they keep that up!



Diana got out of bed to tend to one of the kids. Then she apparently forgot how to get back in. The bed is blocking her path to the bed...



Then it was Clark's birthday. Again, we threw a party in the (probably futile) attempt to get some career advancement out of Diana.

She snuggled him one last time before attempting to take him to his cake.



Unfortunately, the crowd outside of the nursery was too big for her to be able to get out the door!

And this was the least annoying thing to happen during this party!



Really. The party started at 3 in the afternoon and it was after dark by the time Diana and Clark managed to make it outside.

After dark on a full moon! When will I learn to check the moon phase before planning a party? Apparently never.



Just outside the door, at least three guests also fur-sploded into werewolves! And a couple of zombies popped up! Which meant that Diana completely forgot that she was trying to cake Clark in the first place.

Then a couple of guests got so freaked out that they peed! Random guests don't count.



One of the zombies was so disturbed by the peeing that she passed out!



Another guest tried to play the guitar to calm everyone down, but it didn't work. Another hit guest hit the ground.



And another. Worst party ever. I'm glad that none of these count toward my total, though!



Sigh. This one does. Poor little Linda was trapped outside during the whole mob scene and neither of her parents could get to her to put her to bed.



Eventually, the party was over and no birthday happened. Diana put Clark down in his room and then put Linda to bed before going to sleep herself. Then Frank took Clark into the bathroom to feed him (whatever, Frank!) and went to bed.

Clark roamed back into the nursery and hid behind the potty. I don't blame him, it was a crazy day. It's definitely the strangest place for a birthday that I've seen, though!









Poor Clark, growing up in a potty. He added Easily Impressed to his Insane and Hydrophobic Traits. And he looks a lot like Frank!

1.17 It's my party and I'll cry if I'm hungry

Previously on It's a Wonder-full Life: Frank and Diana settled into life with two children. It's all going pretty well so far, actually!



Even though Diana's hardly been to work at all since she met Frank, she still needs more friends if she's going to build her clientele. Therefore, we threw another party for Linda's first birthday!



Frank is a little bored by the whole thing, but everyone else seems to have a nice enough time. If only Diana actually got a chance to talk to anyone! Why does it take so long to get a kid to a cake?



Time for sparkles!





She's cute! I feel like she looks more like Frank than Diana, too. He must have some pretty strong genes. I was a little disappointed that she didn't get lavender hair to go with her purple complexion, but I suppose I can always change that if I pick her for torch holder.



Diana had to head off to work immediately after the sparkles, though. Linda grew up hungry and everyone ignored her while they ate her cake!



Clark was ignored, too, but he was happily working on his musical ability. Good job, Clark!



Really, any one of you who are complaining about the screaming toddler could totally give the poor child a bottle.



It's about time, Frank! He let her scream through the whole party and only fed her after everyone had gone home! I appreciate his parenting skills, but he could move a little faster!



Then again, he did get everyone fed and put to bed while Diana was gone so I can't complain too much.



Frank then fell asleep in the rocking chair.



Everything was going so well that I sent Diana to the police station after her shift at the Gypsy Wagon. She had an opportunity to teach negotiation skills, which should help her at work. I'm very excited that she can be gone from the household for that long without anyone dying or getting removed by social workers! After two back to back maternity leaves, Diana really needed to spend a little time away from home.

1.16 New Normal

Previously on It's a Wonder-full Life: Clark had a birthday and learned a couple of skills. Frank finally stopped being a wolf. And Linda was born... and she's purple!


I don't know who broke the sink, but everyone is way too exhausted to deal with it so I had Diana call a repairman.



But the paparazzi chick decided to flirt with him and keep him from actually fixing anything! Go away, pap. How long until we can afford a fence? Frank? If you're going to insist on keeping Diana pregnant, you're going to have to bring in some money.



The little family is doing well, though. I can't tell you how excited I am that Linda is purple! I didn't see that coming.



Clark is pretty patient about waiting his turn, too. I love his sparkly wings.



Meanwhile, the paparazzi chick hung around all day and then asked Frank for money. Go away, crazy pap! She was there for days so I finally reset her back to wherever paps come from.



Clark is starving! Starving!



But a tickle cheers him right up.



And then he finally gets to learn how to talk! I'm guessing fewer kids will learn their skills as more idiots join the household, but Diana felt very accomplished getting Clark completely prepared for his birthday.



Frank took over after he got done with the crazy pap chick. He's a good dad, but he really should have gone to work.





He autonomously cared for the kids while Diana slept until fully rested. I love you, Frank! Even if no one is earning much money right now.



Diana really appreciated getting so much sleep, too.

An EPIC interruption!

So I've been thinking about doing an EPIC challenge, as some of you know. I've made a spot online for it and everything! It will be a (long) while before there are any regular posts there, but I did make a poll to see how the world should end for my poor EPIC founder. If you'd like to vote, go here: Storm Rising.

Also, I posted a new chapter of the Hodgins Wishacy today, so be sure to check that out too!

1.15 Linda

Previously on It's a Wonder-full Life: Frank slipped a little risky woohoo in (um, so to speak) while Diana was still on her post-partum high. Sneaky Frank. Clark was surprisingly well cared for and Frank fur-sploded all over the nursery.


Ghost-Diana did the dishes! It amazes me how clean Diana's home is these days.



Frank demonstrates werewolf table manners for us. How long does wolf-mode last, anyway? It's daylight!



Diana needs more friends, so we threw a party for Clark's birthday. No one cared except wolf-Frank, though.



Awww. Clark looks like Frank, but with wings! (My plan is to not CAS anyone other than the torch holder, but we'll see how long I can deal with the questionable clothes and hair that birthdays bring!)

Let's celebrate with some toddler spam!









Skill time. While Frank was at work, Diana managed to potty train Clark.



And teach him to walk! Clark is a quick learner, apparently, but it probably helps that he's the first-born and Diana can focus on him.



Frank is still in wolf-mode when he gets home from work. With any luck, this is a 24 hour thing.

But leave the furniture alone, Frank! Bad wolf!



After learning two skills, Clark was exhausted. Diana almost got him into his crib, but not quite.



Frank eventually came to take care of that, though. He's back to normal, too! Hi, Frank!

And still no childbirth panicking... he's either super calm or just way too focused on woohoo.



The suspense is killing me!



It's a girl! And she's purple! But not sparkly. Interesting.

Meet Linda. She's friendly (locked trait) and insane.



And, once again, Frank just couldn't wait to "congratulate" his wife. Again. Within an hour of her giving birth. Again. But without a lullaby this time, thankfully.