Welcome to the Round 1 of the Cordial Family


The sisters have been living together in their old childhood home since the death of their parents. Things are about to change though...

This round is mostly about Kimberly... you will see as things unfold, Samantha's full story will come later. I also completely ignored the back-story that Maxis had set up for them as there are enough "sisters who hate each other" in the game already.


Kimberly & Samantha Cordial have been notified that their property has been reclaimed by the city. It seems their grandfather used some less than honest methods to buy the property. There had always been whispers about the Cordial family, from the day their grandfather first built the house for his bride and settled in Belladonna Cove. Whispers about witchcraft. The whispers were, in fact, true.


Samantha is a "nice" witch. She seemed to be the calmer of the two sisters. Kimberly has the title of a "mean" witch though Samantha privately thought her sister wasn't mean really, she just had a temper. Samantha decided to cook one last lunch in the kitchen she learned in as a child. The house was all packed up, only the kitchen & dining room were left.


As the sisters ate, they talked about the house they were moving into. They were receiving a fair price on the house from the city so they had bought an older farmhouse at the edge of town. After finishing their lunch the two women finished packing, locked the door and headed for their new home.


The new place had plenty of room for a family, a fully finished basement (complete with secret room for their spellbooks & cauldrons) and a decent sized yard.


There was one other feature that appealed to Kimberly... the farmhouse was right next door to the graveyard. Kimberly wanted to see a ghost almost more than anything else. Almost...


What she did want more than anything else was to join The Garden Club and earn a wishing well. There hadn't been much yard for them to work with at their old home so she went all out with her landscaping plans. The end results were beautiful.


The Garden Club couldn't argue with her results and awarded her membership and the wishing well she dearly wanted. Both sisters wished for romance that very night and although the guys were nice, they weren't the matches they were looking for. Most men seemed to fear them and weren't very open minded about dating a witch.


Of course they weren't just witches. Kimberly was in the military and loved the challenge of her career.


Samantha was in Medical and had just become a RN. She loved being able to help people who were sick or injured.


Well, look at this! A playable that didn't have to be summoned by the Gypsy or the Well! Since Kimberly is home alone I guess she will get first shot at Mr. Julien Cooke.


A series of gossiping, admiring, chatting and hanging out for most of the afternoon had them quickly best friends. *warning we have another 3 bolt couple here*


Kimberly liked to tease Julien. "Are you afraid of the big bad witch?" she asked him.


"Not one bit," Julien answered, "In fact I think I love this not-so-bad witch."


Kimberly proposed and Julien moved in that same day. They made quick plans for a wedding, they didn't want to wait a minute longer than necessary.


A few days later it's their wedding day. Julien & Kimberly invited friends, including her evil witch mentor. Who for some reason showed up in some costume frock.


Cake smooshing into groom face time! I guess the more playful & mean a Sim is the rougher they smoosh the cake.


Toasting the newlyweds! Sims are quite addicted to this party trick, one after another, after another.... I eventually had to delete the champagne bottle.



Julien had one wedding gift request from the evil witch. Kimberly had taken her inside and helped her with her wardrobe malfunction. He wished to become a Witch too... or more appropriately a Warlock.


Looks good on you Julien. Seems he likes it, though he did ditch the hat.


The wedding party was a success! As the Evil Witch flew off on her broom, she left a gift of bugs and a rainstorm behind. Kimberly & Julien don't care. They are off on their honeymoon.


Samantha is left to take care of the house while the newlyweds are on their trip. She watches some TV. Then practices a little magic. After wandering around the house making sure the party mess is all cleaned she realized she hadn't tried the wishing well for a couple days. Between work, promotions and Kimberly's wedding she had forgotten.


She went outside, the storm that the evil witch had cooked up was still going strong. Samantha looked into the dripping sky and wished harder than she ever had before. She wanted love like her sister had found.


Gilbert Jacuqet appeared just as the evil witches storm came to an end. Samantha couldn't resist the pull of attraction she had for him. The attraction was mutual, they moved together and kissed.


Gilbert couldn't believe his eyes or his luck. One moment he had been at home, the next he was standing near an old well, looking at a beautiful angel! Samantha was still wearing her formal clothing from the wedding earlier that day, so Gilbert had no idea she was a witch.


Samantha wasted no time, she knew this was her chance while the man was still dazzled by the spell of the wishing well. She proposed and Gilbert accepted. It was getting late and Gilbert had to leave, but he gave Samantha one more kiss and asked her to move in with him as soon as she could.


Samantha returned to the house and wrote out a note to her sister, explaining the magical meeting with Gilbert and her intention to marry him. She wished her sister all the best and went to pack her belongings.


Another storm blew in just as Samantha was leaving, she didn't know if it was leftover spelled storm or a natural one. She just knew she was on her way to a new life, in a new town. She just hoped that Gilbert could accept the one thing she had hidden from him.... that she was a witch.


The happy couple returned from their honeymoon to the empty house. Kimberly found her sister's note and sincerely hoped that her sister would be happy with Gilbert. She set about making breakfast for her new husband. While eating breakfast Julien asked his wife if she would try something for him. "Anything honey" she said. "We both know you really aren't mean, you just have a short fuse, and we are both far from evil... shall we try studying neutral magic and see how we like it?" Julien replied.


Both spent the day studying Neutral magic. Their magical clothing changed along with them after a few hours of intense studying. Kimberly stretched her arms and decided she felt pretty good as a neutral witch. "At least the dress is in better condition" she mused to herself. They both ditched the hats right away.


She decided to try out a new spell she had learned that afternoon.


"Hello there!" She would have to teach this spell to Julien soon so her little familiar could have a playmate.


Kimberly made sure there was plenty of comfort & food for her new familiar. As long as he was comfortable he would stay.


Oops! A little magic seems to have gotten stuck to Kimberly's hand. It doesn't seem to affect the omelets she made.


Julien is practicing his magic to clean up the property. He becomes quite adept at vanishing fallen leaves from the yard.


Julien's One True Hobby is fitness. He autonomously turns on the TV to work out or starts jumping rope out of the blue.


Kimberly had previously left most of the housekeeping arts to her sister, but now with a home & husband of her own, she is finding she enjoys it. She is slowly beginning to remodel rooms in the house as well. Painting and having new carpet put in the upstairs bedrooms.


Her One True Hobby is Nature. Her greenhouse is bursting with ripe produce.


Uh Oh... looks like we have a honeymoon baby here!

This is the end of the Cordial Family Round 1. In future rounds this will be the Cooke Family as both sisters will be changing their names. We are left with a couple questions as usual... Will Kimberly continue in the neutral magics? What will Julien think of becoming a father so soon? Will Samantha find happiness in her new life with Gilbert?

Next up is the Baldwin Family. They are inheriting her uncle's house as he had made her his heir. The Baldwins roll 6 kids and their WOT is Fixer Upper - Must remodel the house they own. All floors and walls must be changed, including exterior surfaces. If the house is on foundation they must put in a full basement. Also must upgrade the landscaping until they gain Garden Club membership.