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Alice & Cash Ottomas, Day 83, Part 6

It turns out it was Sofie that Cliff was fighting with! Not sure what that’s all about (maybe a prank gone wrong - there was a puddle in the living room!), but I made them selectable, dragged the relationships up to neutral and cleared the furiousness).

Sammie looks very grown up all of a sudden, apart from the hair. I’ll send her out to Keturah’s salon for a middle school makeover next time.

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Alice & Cash Ottomas, Day 83, Part 4

Alice had to go to work, and therefore missed most of Sammie’s birthday party. I thought about having her take a vacation day, but she doesn’t have very many, and she has lots of daughters who will have birthdays. I figured it was more important to save the vacation days to make sure there were no birthdays that both parents missed.

So, Cash threw Sammie’s party shortly before she got home from school, inviting his brother and kids; several of Alice’s relatives (her dad and a couple of her nieces and nephews); Stephen (Alice’s oldest friend) and his older two kids); and Sammie’s friends - Harleigh, Sofie and Scottie.

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Alice & Cash Ottomas, Day 80, Part 2

In the morning, Cash took the three eldest girls to the pool (mostly because he wanted to play Marco Polo). I can’t wait until Frankie is big enough to take places - Alice has four free meal coupons and you can be sure she’s waiting to use them when all six of them can eat for free!

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Alice & Cash Ottomas, Day 79, Part 3

Happy birthday, Pippa!

(Alas, she and Frankie both had fears of parties, and then she grew up into a broken default replacement and now looks weird!)

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Alice & Cash Ottomas, Day 85, Part 3

Alice: Um... what would you think if I suggested asking my dad to move in, and turning the nursery into a room for him?

Cash: ... I think it's a great idea. Is he not happy where he is?

Alice: I think he'd just rather be around family right now.

Sammie brought Nell home from school, who she figures is almost a relative, though Candy and Peter. The two of them went to the Youth Club. Sammie loves being old enough to go places without an adult!

Sammie: Isn't being big enough to go round by yourself great?

Martha: I just like being able to get a break from my brother. He's struggling with his anger right now and home and be pretty full on.

Nell: Look at your squashed up little face!

Great! Well, at least they have comfort soup in the fridge from when Alice was ill.

All cured before the girls woke up from their naps and Alice got home! Phew!

In the morning, the girls were disappointed to get "the school bus will arrive in one hour" notifications instead of snow day notifications. Cash and Alice had work as well, but started later and didn't get home until five and six respectively, so Sammie was in charge until then, which she was very happy about. Not that there was much to be in charge of - everyone napped during that time. But it's the principle of the thing!

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Alice & Cash Ottomas, Day 85, Part 2

Alice and Cash had leftover woohoo in car wants from a date a little while ago that they finally got round to fulfilling.

Cash wants to get fit. He's getting there...

Alice: How are you travelling, Dad?

Peter: I'm still here, I guess. Getting through. I know she was always talking about dying, about me being without her, but I still didn't want to believe it was coming... And of course it's got me thinking about your mum a lot more again. More than fifteen years since she died, and yet sometimes it feels like just yesterday.

Alice: Fifteen years, huh? Has it really been that long?

Peter: Yep. I wonder what she and Candy are making of each other up there... You know, I wish there was still room for me back at our old house, with Sharla and Tommy. Jay and Skye are lovely, but they're not family. I couldn't expect Reef and Malachi to share again, though.

Alice: By the sounds of things, you'd better not if you don't want them to kill each other! I guess there's always David's room, but it's pretty small, full of years of junk.

Alice: Why don't you move in with us?

Peter: What?

Alice: I've only just thought of it, but there's only the punchbag and the chess board in the old nursery. We could easily clear it out and then that could be your room. It's not massive, but bigger than David's room, anyway.

Peter: And what does Cash think about this?

Alice: I haven't run it by him, because it's literally just occured to me. But I'm sure he'd agree - he's big on family, because of how he grew up away from his. Think about it, yeah?

Peter: Well, maybe... maybe if you run it by Cash and see what he says and then... we'll see.

Alice: I will.

Peter: I'd better get going.

Alice: Okay. We're always here for you, Dad. I love you.

Peter: I love you too.

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Alice & Cash Ottomas, Day 85, Part 1

Frankie: Hi Tonks! You're so cute!

Frankie: Do you think we'll have a snow day again tomorrow?

Sammie: Probably not. They'll've been working all day to get the roads clear. Don't get your hopes up, kiddo.

Cash: What're you building, Pip?

Pippa: A dungeon.

Cash: Oh... what for?

Pippa: For putting my enemies in, duh. What do you normally use a dungeon for, Daddy?

Cash: Of course, silly me.

Cash: Come get some dinner, Peter.

Peter: Thanks.

Peter: It hurts different to losing Samantha, you know? Samantha was snatched from me - it was so sudden, I almost forgot how to breathe. She was supposed to have so much life ahead of her and she was just... gone... Candy... I knew it was coming. In some ways... she'd lived a full life... in other ways, we'd not had nearly enough time, and the time we did have was impared by her health... And yet it's Candy I miss more right now...

Cash: Of course. It's all so fresh - a brand new wound will always hurt more than an old one, even if the old one's twice the size.

Sammie: Do you want a hand with that homework you've been putting off.

Cassie: Yes please... but what about all the homework you've been putting off?

Sammie: Helping you is an excellent way to keep putting it off.

Cassie: Oh! Now it makes sense!

It's been a snow day for Alice and Cash Ottomas and their four daughters, so everyone happily spent the evening at home.

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Alice & Cash Ottomas, Day 84, Part 4

Frankie: Hi Grandpa! I'm awake now - do you want to play catch?

Peter: Sammie and I were just playing chess, but-

Sammie: We could leave it here and pick it back up later, maybe? I feel like a nap myself.

Peter: That's it, give it your best shot!

Pippa needs some Grandpa time too!

Frankie: Hi Daddy! I had a nap and played catch with Grandpa!

Cassie finally rolled a want to do some homework. Now let's see if Sammie can get one - she has three undone pieces on her desk, and her grade is currently a B.

Frankie: Mummy! You're home too! Now everybody is home!

And a great snow day was had by all!