The Blooms (MNC Attempt One)

This is the aborted story of The Blooms, my first attempt at completing the Mother Nature Challenge. It ended in catastsrophic game failure just as Generation Three was inaugurated.

–well, that’s technically what this is all about. Really it’s the story of Bjorn Bloom and assorted other characters. Mostly Bjorn, though.

Mother Nature Challenge Story (Parent + Eight Generations)

Generation Zero (Parent Generation):

1. Bjorn Bloom (download)
2. Magnolia Bloom (download)
3. That All-Important First Day (Meet the Blooms)
4. Bjorn Again
5. Another Day, Another Dog
6. But What If There Are Zombies?
7. Where the Meals Do Not Taste of Fridge
8. Race for the Cure
9. The Moon Isn’t All That’s Rising
10. My Sweet Blossom
11. Saturday Bathday
12. After a Bath and a Hot Dog
13. The Swedish Massage Disaster
14. What Happens When the Genius Rules the Checkbook
15. Nesting
16. A is for . . . ?
17. Commencing Parenthood
18. Magnolia’s Journal (New Parent)
19. Bjorn’s Journal (New Parent)
20. The Last Day of Toddlerhood
21. Acacia Bloom
22. Leisure Day
23. The Days Grow Shorter, the Nights Grow Colder
24. The Worst That Could Happen
25. Children Two and Three
26. It’s Everyone’s Birthday
27. Bjorn’s Midlife Crisis Journal
28. Magnolia’s Midlife Crisis Journal
29. What About Prom, Acacia?
30. Bjorn’s Promotion
31. No Botany
32. A Real Party, a First Heir, and the World’s Worst Parents
33. Epilogue or, Bjorn Won’t Get off the Stage

First Heir, Acacia Bloom:

1. Preparing for University
2. Better You Go Sooner Than Later
3. Emails Home (Week 1)
4. Just a Relaxing University Weekend
5. It’s Lonely at the Top of the Dean’s List
6. Week 2 of University
7. A Week at Home
8. The Graduates Return Home
9. Another Birthday Extravaganza
10. The Next Great Sadness
11. The Real Witches of Sunset Valley
12. The Real Witches of Sunset Valley, Part 2
13. Let’s Just Conclude This Already
14. The Lighter Side of Infidelity
15. Townie Transitions
16. Elder Drama
17. An FAQ on the Bjorn and Magnolia Bloom Divorce
18. Dietmar’s Graduation Disaster
19. Another Good Reason To Lock the Garden Gate
20. A Private Wedding in 5 Scenes, with Bikini and Unwashed Dinner Plate
21. Getting Back to (Relative) Normality
22. The Reproach of Eric
23. Go and See Her. Today.
24. Ogbu’s Revenge
25. How To Party Like Eric Bloom:
26. The Fern Bloom Birthday Montage
27. Exeunt Bjorn, Bebe, and Baby
28. What To Expect When Your Unlucky Sim Attends Prom
29. The Courtship of Fern Bloom’s Mother
30. Get Lucky

Second Heir, Fern Bloom:

1. Generation Two: Fern Bloom
2. Snowflake Day Is Here Again. Let’s See If the Blooms Can Ruin It.
3. ‘Did You Know Fern Bloom Was Filthy Rich?–I Would Never Have Guessed!‘
4. . . . and a Spare
5. An Early Happy Halloween! from Acacia Bloom
6. Sir Cakesalot and the Holy Cake
7. The Only Relevant Screencaps from Aunt Betony’s Swim Party
8. Cortez and the MultiTab 6000
9. Managing Expectations
10. Acacia Bloom, Mystic Healer
11. Don’t Test Me, River
12. Monte Jimenez, Beloved Husband, Father, and Stepfather
13. Of Entries and Exits
14. Oh Misery
15. Brief Respite
16. Strike Two! or, This Family Is Hereby Banned from Partying with Bebe
17. However Much Time You Need
18. Family Firsts: A Successful Graduation
19. A Gnarled and Oddly Branching Tree
20. Fern Bloom, Creature Robot Cross-Breeder
21. Family Oriented
22. Other Bloom Family Cameos
23. Things That Come in Baskets: A Partial Listing