A Geeky Bard's SimLit

Chapter 17 A Neighborly Visit One bright afternoon, Keoni and Kapena took a walk down the beach to the Kealoha house -- the families had arranged for another playdate between Keoni and Nani. The Ka'aukai twosome arrived at their neighbors' house and entered. Lilliana Kealoha welcomed them, and Kapena returned a cool but cordial thanks. Keoni was too excited to worry about manners at the moment -- on the way inside, he noticed that since the last time he was here, the Kealohas had extended their side deck and added a huge playspace for toddlers! Makoa and Nani were already outside playing on the playspace and Keoni hurried to join them. While Makoa helped Nani ascend the stairs to the toddler slide, Keoni climbed into a tunnel, crawled up to the top of the playspace, looked out over the beach, and called "Hawwo!" Keoni climbed back down through the tunnels and went over to Makoa. By the time he got there, Nani had reached the bottom of the slide, and now she was drivin...

 Chapter 3 Family Time It was early in the morning, and Valerian opened his eyes, gave a big yawn, and then stretched as much of his little self as he could.   Valerian's new home was starting to feel like a familiar space to him, which made him feel safe and happy. Great-Uncle Alder walked into the room and sat down at the foot of Holly's bed. "Good morning, Valerian," he whispered to the infant, trying to be careful not to wake the rest of the family. Then he hid his face behind his hands. "Where's Uncle Alder?" Alder quickly removed his hands from his face and exclaimed "There he is!" Belladonna stirred in the top bunk of the bunk bed next to Valerian's crib. She got up, climbed down the ladder, and turned around to face her host. "Mister Todd, while I appreciate your assistance in caring for the baby, I would appreciate it even more if you would be so kind as to keep your voice down." "My apologies for disturbing y...