Jalen House - Introduction - http://aspenlake.blogspot.com/2007/12/jalen-family-welcome-to-jalen-family.html
Round One - http://aspenlake.blogspot.com/2007/12/round-one-lairds.html
Round Two - http://aspenlake.blogspot.com/2007/12/round-two-jalen-family.html
Colton Jalen - elder - family
Marion Jalen - elder - family
Xiaden Jalen - college - knowledge
Woalfe Jalen - teen - romance
C.J Jalen - child
Age was beginning to effect everyone in the Jalen household. C.J. grew into a spoiled daddy’s girl and Colton and Marion hit their elder years.
To celebrate their golden anniversary, Colton decided to throw an anniversary party. It was a good time party and they even managed to get Woalfe to dress in a suit and tie, though he warned them to enjoy it because it would be the last time.
Now that they were elders, Colton decided it was time for him and his wife to spend some time alone, and booked a vacation to a deserted island. They left Woalfe at home to babysit C.J. Woalfe immediately decided that no parents at home equalled one thing = party time!! They party went well with dancing and games, and Woalfe grew closer to young Lindsay. Finally he decided it was time for their first kiss - and was rudely interrupted by Orlando! He had forgotten that Orlando had a thing for Lindsay. Of course, Woalfe had no intention of letting that stop him, and as soon as Orlando was gone…
Lindsay seemed to really like him, and sure, Woalfe liked her too, but he was young. He didn’t want to get tied down to one girl yet. As the party went on, he found himself in the upstairs bedroom with Sophie.
The party was in full mode when Woalfe got a phone call every teenager dreads; his parents were home early. They were at the airport and would be home in an hour.
He quickly ushured everyone out and looked I dismay at the garbage piled up around the living room. C.J. came downstairs then. She looked at Woalfe and grinned, “So what you going to big bro?”
“um… clean up?”
“How much time do you have?”
“Well…about a half hour. Say…how’d you like to be a good littler sister and give me a hand?”
C.J. crossed her arms and looked around the room, thinking. She then looked back at her brother. “50 bucks and it’s a deal.”
“20 and I take you to the arcade on Saturday.”
“Deal.”
Together, the two Jalen kids cleaned up the house, and threw the last paper plate in the garbage just as the taxi pulled up. The elders greeted their kids, unaware that anything had ever been wrong.
As time went on, Woalfe continued his relationship with Lindsay. Finally he asked her to go steady with him. No, he didn’t have any intention of not kissing other girls, but he did want to make sure *she* stayed faithful. They shared a kiss and Woalfe was surprised to find that he might actually be in love with her. But there were so many other girls out there, how could he stick with just one?
Meanwhile Marion was beginning to feel her age and knew she didn’t have too much longer in the Sim world. She became obsessed with painting - trying to leave something tangible behind for her children. One morning, she decided to sit down and write her memoirs. She knew that eventually her children would become adults, and then elders themselves, and she didn’t’ want them to forget the years they had spent as a family. Unfortunately, she didn't have a chance to finish it.
The funeral was held the next week. Xaiden came in from college to attend. Woalfe tried to be there for a his little sister, and hid how much he was hurting. He had always been closer to his mother than his father. The funeral was a small affair. Just close family and friends.
Afterwards they sat down and had a family discussion about what to do with the life insurance policy that Marion had left. It was a surprise to everyone when they found out there had even been one. Neither of the boys had too much input. It was just money. It seem like it didn’t really mattered. Woalfe was especially quiet. It was only C.J. that spoke. She had wanted a pool for a long time, and a car when she was older. Since no one had any other input C.J. won out and the money was going to be put towards remodelling their house.
When the family meeting ended, Woalfe went out into the yard and stared up at the clouds. He felt so alone. Xaiden came out and sat down next to him.
“I didn’t realize she had poor health,” Xaiden said.
“Neither did I.:.”
“You okay bro?”
Woalfe shrugged.
“I know you were closer to her than the rest of us.”
Woalfe sat up, “C.J. doesn’t seem to even care.”
“She cares. She’s just young. She’ll be hit the hardest when dad goes.”
“That could be any day too, couldn’t it?”“Don’t think like that.”
“But it’s true.” He lay back down on the grass, “Death hits us all eventually. I just, I expected them to be around to see my grandkids. Now Mom’s already gone.”
“We’ve still got each other Woalfe. The Jalen kids. We’ll be okay if we just stick together.”
“Yeah, I guess we have too. Pretty soon it’ll just be us.”
“So take good care of C.J. while I’m at school. She’s growing up so fast.”
“I will.”
Xiaden grinned then, “Yeah, keep her away from boys like you.”
Woalfe laughed. “Definitely.”
So the house was remodelled. C.J. got what she wanted, - a nice large pool - and the Jalen family began the new phase of their life.
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