Somebody told me

Round 19: Winter 2009

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Araminta Romilly is 46, Henry is 44, Ione is 13 and Finn is 8.

Narrated by Ione Romilly

So this is our new house. It would be perfect except for the fact that I have to share a room with Finn now. Mum and Dad have been struggling to afford our old house since before I was born, so we finally had to downsize.



My parents have considerably less privacy in this house which doesn't seem to bother them but it kind of grosses me out!

Dad's favourite part of our new house? The top of the line appliances in the kitchen! He insists the food he cooks with them tastes better but I can't tell the difference.

Not having huge bills to pay all the time meant that Mum and Dad were a little more open to getting a pet, something I've been pestering them about since forever.

We (minus Mum) all went to the pet store after school one evening to pick out our new family member. I loved this bird but no one else was as keen.

Finn had his heart set on a cat or dog and was briefly enamoured with a little dog named Baxter.

We ended up with this gorgeous British Shorthair named Wacky (I don't know, we let Finn name him).

Passing on the bird was probably a good idea. We spotted it out flying outside the pet store as we were leaving and Wacky looked very interested in it!

I've been reading up on mechanics and I really think I could fix up a car if I had the opportunity. We have plenty of space for an old junker, so I started begging Dad for one. Who cares if I can't actually drive for another three years?

o he made a few phone calls...

...and he found a woman with an old car she was willing to sell super-cheap.

And now I finally have a car. I think it'll take me about three years to fix it up at the rate I'm going though! It is really cold right now, so I can't stay out working on it for too long!

I guess you might be wondering about Gordon, the guy I kissed at school a few months ago? Well...I guess I'm kind of over him now. We've chatted a few times online but I don't really talk to him much outside of school. I'm a little young to be starting anything serious anyway.

Random pics:

Araminta's sister Zelda dropped by this round. She brought her little dog Hachiko, whom Wacky was not keen on.

Is it borderline inappropriate to read passages from steamy novels to your brother-in-law? I think may cross a line.

Notes:

• The real reason for the move is that I'm pretty sure the old house is corrupt. It crashed on me three times - twice while trying to get Ione a job and once for apparently no reason at all. I didn't get any of those problems on this lot, nor did I get any problems with the Collins-Moretti house (which I played right after this lot), so fingers crossed the problem is solved. I am kind of sad about the old house, as it was the house Simona and Raffaella grew up in.
• I checked Ione and Gordon's relationship and they aren't even friends any more! She's about 42 Daily with him. 13 year-olds are so fickle!