The Chance Family

Big studies for his next promotion

Well, Fair and I have been studying hard for our promotions. Mechanical skills, that's what we need now. Heh, it's probably the first time in our lives we've ever done any real studying!

The moment comes...

Then came the day all parents dread: their children become teenagers! And we have twins, so we get two teenagers at once. Heh, I hope they don't give me the trouble I gave my parents when I was a teen.

Meet the twins! (Lill in front, Tina at the back)

But here, Lill and Tina grow up into teens, both with family aspirations. Well, fancy that! I wonder where they got idea from.

Tina tell the nanny to... uhh... her services are no longer required... ahem

Tina takes the liberty of dismissing the nanny (I don't blame her, after the fire), and takes a job as a Lab Glass Scrubber, in science. She wants to make her Golden Anniversary. Hmm, well, good luck to her...

Lill wants to be Captain Hero (that sounds like a lot of work to me), and has taken a job as a School Crossing Guard.

Meanwhile, when Fair and I got back from work, we came with a promotion to Home Video Editor.

If only Big knew

Fair and I have been spending time downtown, and we bought a new car so we didn't have to take the taxi all the time. Fair loves to go there to shop, and doesn't take me with her because, y'know how it is shopping with women. She's very understanding about that. Well, she's just window shopping, because money is a little tight at the moment.

Big does his share of seeing other people
SIDE NOTE: The pair dining at the back? Tosha Ying and Toby Yang!

I go down there because, well... let's just say old habits die hard, heh heh heh.

Lill got promoted on her first day (I'm so proud) to parking lot attendant.

It's a distinct possibility, Fair

Then Fair got the news - she was pregnant again! Well, neither of us planned on having more children. They're expensive, and they get in the way of... uhh... more important things. Oh well.

Big, Fair, Lill and Tina Chance

Tina gets a promotion to Test Subject. (Hmm, sound omnious. Not sure I like that title...)

The birth of Grant
Fair: "It's a good thing for you I was in platinum kid!"

Well, I was at work (getting my promotion to Freelance Photographer) at the time that our son Grant was born. But everyone else seemed to be. Fair put on a brave front, but I think she regrets having Grant. It took a lot out of her, and she missed out on getting promoted with me.

By this time, though, we managed to stockpile some cash - enough to make a start on a second floor to our house. We'd been planning this for sometime now, and it was good to start putting it into action.

Lill gets to the top

Lill was promoted to security guard and became an overacheiver. I'm very proud of my girl. I never held grades like that, let alone bothered about a job when I was her age. And to be given such a responsibility too...

Tina and Derek - oooh kissy kissy

Tina started seeing our paper boy, and had her first kiss with him. I really don't know whether to be happy or protective. Let's face it, I am the romancing type, but I'm also a father (if reluctantly).

I should really stop thinking like this. It has to be bad for you.

Fair gets promoted

Fair got her promotion to Freelance Photograher. She's happier now because it means we can carpool together again, and get promotions at the same time (I didn't get a promotion today, sadly... but good for Fair).

Grant becomes a toddler

The same day, it was time for Grant to become a toddler. He's going to take over his old man, I'm sure, and woo all the pretty ladies.

Fair harvested the first plants from our hydropolics. It's been a family project. I planted, the twins tended and my dear wife harvested.

Fair and I were promoted to Freelance Web Designers. We're that close to our dreams of making Professional Party Guest! Oh, and Tina was also promoted to Lab Assistant and became an overacheiver.

Tina and Derek go steady

While Tina and Derek were out on a date, they decided to start going steady. I'm really not sure what I think about this. I mean, that's an awfully serious step to make. Y'know... being exclusive and all...

Big thinks 'highly' of co-worker Ericka

I don't know that I could ever do it. Not when there are so many pretty, attractive women out there.