Chapter 11: Meanie

Welcome back to the Lee baby boom!

Household status:

Jason (daddy)

Krysten (mommy)

Bernard (boy #1)

Brylee (girl #1)

Baylie (girl #2)

Bonnie (girl #3)

Barty (boy #2)

Benji (boy #3)

Bonnie’s happy that her twin isn’t stuck as a kid.

It is summer break, but all the twins are walking to school anyway to get a jump start on their grades.

Bernard and Brylee already have A+, so they get to stay home with mom.

Because of this, Bernard maxes creativity.

Promotion!!! He’s nearly at the top. Just one more promotion left.

Krysten congratulates him, even though he’s quite stinky.

Some home improvements. I replaced the wallpaper outside and gave them a junker car to work on.

The current state of the bathrooms. Separating everything in the main bathroom was sorely needed.

Every room has wallpaper now, and the end of the hallway is a painting corner.

Bernard: “Hey Mom, you trying to learn chess?”

Krysten: “Yeah, um, just a little practice.”

Bernard: “Let me play a game with you.”

Krysten: “I don’t know if I’m ready for that; I’m still figuring out the rules.”

Beenard: “It’s better to learn by watching a master. Then you’ll be able to learn some tricks.”

Unfortunately for Krysten, Bernard’s smugness isn’t unwarranted since he has 6 logic skill points. He’s going to cream her.

Meanwhile, Bonnie makes friends with a classmate.

And blocks Baylie’s path in the process.

WHAT are you doing with your feet, Bernard?!

I can’t with you… I just can’t.

Nice pop-up for Benji while he’s at school.

I love a good glitch in the afternoon.

So I guess the radio is loud enough for the music to drift out the window? Because their classmates often stop to dance on the front lawn, usually blocking everyone else from exiting the bus.

Benji comes home with an A+.

Hey, there’s a doobly-doo for that!

Baylie and Bonnie also have A+!

So now the only one with less than an A+ is Barty.

But… Has Bernard ever exercised in his life??? I just don’t know how he had enthusiasm in the first place.

Brylee is an overachiever!

First attempt at the fixer upper.

Besides Jason, these two have the highest mechanical skill, so they’ll be working on it together.

Baylie: “Have you thought about what you’ll do after graduating? I mean, you can’t just rely on your looks without developing any skills.”

Bonnie: “I don’t– I mean, I’m creative!”

Baylie: “Okay, but you don’t want to be a starving artist, do you?”

Baylie, that was mean!

Baylie: *sigh*

Bonnie: “I’ll show you starving artist!”

Bernard has his birthday after work.

He’s pretty happy with what he achieved as a teenager. His girlfriend Lisa also gets aged up.

Brylee: “Good one, Bernie!”

Bernie’s adult lewk!