Thank you for all the good wishes. Losing the mortals gets easier over time. I wasn't totally wiped out when Raj died like I was when Agnes died back in Gen. 1. He had a big smile on his face and it was almost like he had done what he really wanted to do so it was okay to go.
As for Jamie, both Joce and Carmelo rolled a wish to have a son so I thought it would be a good time to get more testosterone in the house. Poor Jackson - all the mortal men eventually die and he's left with a house full of cranky old women. While I think girls are way more fun to dress and style than boys, I had a blast creating a 'man cave' for Jamie's bedroom. Pics to follow.
I decided not to bore everyone with a tour of Joce and Carmelo's redecoration. Her favorite color is seafoam (yuck, that makes Jess, Jemma, Joce, and Jeremey (by marriage) all with that favorite color) and his is Irish green (another big yuck - hunter green or sage green, good; Irish green, ebil). It's Jess and Sam all over again. At that time I went with primarily sage green, this time I've picked seafoam, muted blue tones, and light gray (kinda like Joce's clothing).
Thanks to everyone for the ideas about how to keep pesky immortals out of the kitchen. I have walled in stove and counter space and locked the door to everyone but Jackson. I left the fridge, dishwasher, trash compactor, and food replicators out for everyone to use, but decorative objects have been strategically located on the countertops to prevent accidental cooking. All other counter space has been removed. I caught Jori trying to cook on the patio table, but no lasting damage was done. I'm going to start scattering board breakers and easels all over the property to distract Jori and Jess. Jasmine plays her keyboard or computer games, and Joce reads if left on their own, so they are pretty safe as long as cooking equipment is not easily accessible. I don't ever have to worry about Jackson accidentally leveling skills - all he does is play in the sprinklers - he would be supermaxed ten times over by now if that were a skill!
I'll probably jinx myself by saying this, but with Joce pretty much just needing her elder birthday and accompanying portrait/sculpture to meet her requirements, I'm actually starting to believe that the Starrs may go the distance (barring a computer meltdown or a massive brain fart - I'm putting my money on the brain fart!)
Also congrats on 10k views!
Wow, I didn't even realize!
A great big THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to read my story! (Your checks are in the mail...
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