Hello everyone. So I was reading through the last couple simsecret posts today, and I saw a secret asking where I'd gone. And then I realized that I'd always intended to make a post explaining, but somehow never had. I'm very sorry.

There are several reasons why I've stopped posting my legacies and have essentially left the Sims 2 community. Originally, it was for only three reasons: 1) I was having a LOT of personal issues, involving money and jobs and other really important things that were taking up my time. 2) My poor old computer just couldn't handle the Sims anymore. It was running insanely slow and could only handle Base game+nightlife. Unfortunately, I ended up having to uninstall the Sims2, losing everything I had, basically. And 3) I was just not feeling as in touch with the Sim 2 community anymore. Things I used to find fun just weren't anymore, and there seemed to be a lot of negativity around.

On the personal front, things have gotten a lot better since, though they're not as great as they used to be. On the computer front, my parents got a new computer, and gave me their old one. Their "old" computer being several years newer (and better) than my computer. One of the first things I did when I got my new computer was to re-install The Sims 2 and go on a custom content hunt. I thought perhaps I'd start a new legacy (though I didn't know if anyone would be interested, especially since I thought you all might be bothered by the loss of the Floras). However it never came to that because I opened my Sims game, created a new family... and was bored. I don't know what happened, but I haven't had the urge to open the game since. I think perhaps I've lost my urge to play the Sims, or maybe have fallen into some sort of rut.

I want to apologize for not explaining sooner, and also for the loss of the Flora legacy, which I know had a number of faithful readers. I would like to thank anyone who has ever read or commented on my legacies, you all made me smile every time. Maybe I will get my Sims urge back, but I don't know. After all, Sims 3 is coming out soon, and I don't even know if people will be interested in the Sims 2 stuff after that.

Again, my apologies. And thanks for listening to me ramble.

P.S.: If you're wondering about the Thayers... at first the lack of posting from that Legacy (which is shared by myself and my sister) was do to a mutual loss of interest and an increase in personal life issues. Recently, we've talked about bringing it back. However a recent crash of my sister's laptop has brought that to a halt. We think we may be able to get the Thayers back, as most of them were uploaded somewhere, but it'll be a good amount of work doing that, AND getting all our sets back. So... hang in there? You may be seeing the Thayers again, sometime in the future.

Hey, everyone! I'm back from the dead just for a minute to pimp something to you! My sister (wiggly_toes), co-writer of the Life and Times of the Thayers, has her own caption-style legacy, which you should all go check out! So please take a look at the first installment of:

The Darth-Vader Legacy!!!

Please? I swear, it's HYSTERICAL!

Thanks!

Sorry we haven't posted the Thayer Legacy in awhile. We didn't mean to just stop posting right in the middle of a cliffhanger, but it kind of happened that way. Amy got a new job and she's been busy and then we both got sick and somehow two weeks went by. We're going to try and get an update done today, but no guarantees. We'll try!


Also, a note from Amy (shoefleesims): Because of my new jobs, general busyness and my kind of losing interest in simming lately, the Floras and Knick-Knacks are on hiatus until further notice. I have pictures for updates of both, but I just haven't had the urge or motivation to edit or write up entries for either of them unfortunately. Maybe in the future I'll get my interest back again...

TADA! It's the download post for sims from The Life and Times of the Thayers! YAY!

Er, anyway, below the cut are images of the downloadable sims, including stats if you wish to make them like they are in-game. And of course, links for you to download them. Feel free to use these Sims in stories or legacies, or just for fun, as long as you make sure to mention where they're from. Also, we'd rather you not use them as legacy founders without asking permission first. Thanks!

( YES, I THINK I WANT A THAYER!!! )

Just wanted to let you all know that I've updated the Thayer Family Tree as well as the Flora Family Tree!

Also, in the process of updating the Thayer's tree, I noticed that we don't have any good facial shots of Dawn and Lucy, so I asked Jessi to take some and they're under the cut.

( The beautiful Dawn Thayer, and Dusk's wife Lucy Thayer! )

You may have noticed if you were looking around, but my bandwidth expired on my photobucket account. I had a pro account, but it expired again. Free accounts are only allowed to use 20GB of bandwidth a month and right now this account is using SIXTY+. That's not good. Unfortunately, I don't have the money right now to upgrade to pro, so I have no idea what to do. I'll figure out something... somehow.

You'll probably still get a Thayer update tomorrow, I'll just have to use a different photobucket account. Unfortunately, I can't upload the most recent Thayer update to a new account for you all, because it's on my sister's laptop in the next town over and she's at work I think.

So... I don't know what I'm going to do. I might be getting some money next week for a graphic design job I did, but we'll see.

Just wanted to let you all know.

It's FIXED! Thanks to the wonderful, the amazing, the stupendously great rainyhaze, my account has been uploaded to pro and the pictures are all visible again! She is so awesome and great and I am so going to put your self sim into my legacy when you get SimPE, or I'm going to make you icons, or a layout or SOMETHING. YOU ROCK. :D

So, uh, yeah. Everything is back to normal now, thanks to the rockin' rainyhaze. :D

I just wanted to say thanks to the 72 PEOPLE who downloaded my Multi PT Hack so far (according to my box account)!

Have any of you used it in your games for legacies and such yet? If you have pictures of any alien spawn, I'd LOVE to see them! :D

Umm and yeah, there should definitely be a Thayer Legacy this Sunday, just FYI.