#leaf kat

I start the round by double-checking that the kiss from Cyd's round didn't have any major consequences in Tara's relationship. Luckily, coast is clear.

I love Leaf's phone faces.

What Leaf was doing was investigating the price of Tara's new shop. They only just can't afford it, but they are only 600 simoleons short so if all goes well, Tara can buy it tomorrow.

Tara already wants to get to work so it shouldn't be long. (And yes, she's a criminal, it's unexpected and we love it.)

Even with Faline not pulling her weight, that's more than enough to buy the shop!

Leaf and I are both so proud.

And she's done it!

Let's go and check it out.

This is the lot, it's fairly basic because I am not a builder, and it was originally a maxis house that I repurposed. It'll do nicely for her little cat shop.

Leaf tags along to be cashier for the first day of business, and once baby is born Tara will hire somebody so he can stay at home.

First customer is Julien Cooke.

Tara somehow convinces him to buy a birdcage, although where that will fit in his tiny house I have no idea.

First day at the shop is a success. Leaf gets stinky so they head home, after making a nice little profit.

A baby may be on the way, but the cats will always be her babies.

And speaking of a baby...

It's a boy! Welcome Harrison Kat. You also may be able to see that he's inherited infant facial features from his dad Leaf, which is very exciting. He has Leaf's skin and hair but Tara's eyes, and I'm guessing Tara's nose and eye shape but we'll find out for sure when he grows up.

Proud mama.

Angry baby.

With Leaf staying behind to babysit, Tara is going to need a new cashier. She decides on Mary Gavigan, who is about to enter single parenthood and probably needs the money.

The shop even has a mailbox because I forgot to delete it.

A new sim we've not seen before? Must be the reviewer, it's only the second day the shop's been open so hopefully they'll be kind.

Tara becomes best friends with Cyd while selling a pet house to a garden club townie.

Definitely the reviewer, but she left without leaving a review? What even is this.

Restock faces are cute <3

Tara makes it home in time for Harrison's birthday.

And Leaf hires a nanny so they can both keep their daytime jobs. She's more interested in the cats than in Harrison though.

We started the round with Tara buying a little shop, starting to run it, and the birth of baby Harrison.

Hiring a nanny enabled Leaf to get a promotion, not that he looks particularly happy about it.

Tara starts teaching Harrison to walk.

The difference in how stressful it is teaching Harrison his skills vs the Newson twins is unreal. He is a little dream.

Even if he is a little grumpy.

All skills learnt and he's not even finished his first full day of toddlerhood. An actual dream.

Back at the shop, there are so few potential shoppers that even NPC cashier Absinthe Dirge comes to investigate. She's so cool, I'm gonna have to marry her in at some point.

The shop is doing well, now on rank two and Tara is climbing through the badges.

But where is Mary?

Oh.

Guess Mary isn't built for retail.

Mary's outburst has had a little consequence for the daily profit margin, but business is still going well and Tara's the first sim in town to earn 10k.

More kittens! Faline is the mum, and James (one of Mickey and Samantha's kittens) is the dad.

One boy and one girl (like every pet birth so far), and they are very cute.

Harrison misses being the youngest.

But he still gets cuddles on demand.