Babies and Insanity

I apologize to the reader for such a long lapse between updates. But work has been CRAZY lately. But anyway, without further ado, the latest update to my Leggasea family Legacy.

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In the last update, Larana decided that she didn't want to age as fast as Father Time was making her age. She wanted to be there for her children at least until they became adults. So she partook of the Elixir of Life.



Star started school and was very excited by this new life stage.



Star also started helping her mom around the house since Larana was pregnant with her second child ... and not feeling the greatest.




The excitement was growing in the household as Star and Larana eagerly awaited the newest member of the Leggasea household.



And now ... "Babies and Insanity"!

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Labor is a pain. SERIOUSLY!




But the rewards are immeasurable. Welcome the newest member of the Leggasea household: Aurora.

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But all is NOT well with mom ... that last pregancy really took a LOT out of her.



Like her mind ...



But a quick trip from the psychiatrist set her to rights again.




... much to the relief of Benjamin who decided that Aurora really shouldn't be around her mom ...



... what with her being insane and all. Shaking the hands of invisible people is just NOT right (in Benjamin's opinion).


(Note from me: that's -1 ... *cry*)

Once Larana was feeling more like herself, she really let Benjamin know (who was busy cleaning up the messes that were left behind when Larana went nuts) ...



... that she really didn't appreciate his attitude towards her after she had Aurora. She told him that if he just paid her a little bit more attention, gave her back rubs, hugged her ... SOMETHING that MAYBE she wouldn't have ended up in that predicament in the FIRST place.



She was really angry, and Benjamin ... I really don't know WHAT his problem is. Just LOOK at his expression ... evil @#$!

(Note from me: actually, this picture was taken after Larana finished her shower ... Benjamin had used the toilet and flushed it ... causing a SUDDEN change in water temperature. Hehe. She's giving him a piece of her mind alright.)

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What's to happen in future installments? Will Benjamin take more of an interest in his family? Will Aurora get close to her crazy mother? Will Star become a teenager? Will burglars make visits? Find out next time!

Ahh ... Youth! (part 2)

So ... when last we left Larana (seemingly a LOOOOONG time ago), she was contemplating life, the universe and everything, and decided that there was still TOO much to do to obtain the ultimate pleasure in life. SO ... she partook of her weakness for infomercials and ordered the "Elixir of Life" ...



All warnings aside, she felt like she was in a pretty good mood ... so ... she drank all but one last glassful of the entire jug. She felt like a MILLION bucks afterwards and knew that her children would grow up with a mom at least until adulthood. She didn't want to drink it again (although she might partake of the last sip sometime in the future).

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In the meantime, with Star having grown up well into childhood ...



... it was time for her to start school. She was so excited!



And everyday that she returned home, she would make sure that one of her parents helped her with her homework (usually Benjamin since knowledge was his thing).




Her mom was too busy taking care of herself, what with the new baby coming soon. And she didn't feel well most of the time.



So Star ... being very close to her mother ... decided to help out from time to time around the house (which Larana was extremely grateful for).




And besides ... Star REALLY loved cleaning. She felt a great sense of accomplishment from it.

Plus, she was just as excited about the new baby as her mom was.




Her dad didn't seem all that interested, but then again ... knowledge was more his thing. Star was just pleased he paid attention to her. Don't get it wrong though. Star loved her dad. But she did find herself trying to get them to do the "family togetherness" thing from time to time.



But with her mom being pregnant, she kept strenuous things to a minimum. Besides ... she had school work, too. She was working hard towards getting an A+. Her dad was really big on grades.

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Next time ... Babies and Insanity!