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Pirate Chests

I have only found 11!! Just 2 more to go!! And I have looked everywhere, so I am beginning to think I will NEVER find the other 2!! ***sigh***  :D  Since I never win anything anyway, I suppose its just as well!  ;)  PS: After I wrote this I found another one which now makes a total of 12!!!! Just ONE MORE to go!! :D Why this makes me so happy is a mystery to me--I've never won so much as a mug from TSR! Of course I haven't entered too many competitions or bought a whole lot of lottery tickets either!  :D  And there are hundreds of thousands of TSR-ians who will end up entering this particular contest! So good luck to you all and congratulations to whoever wins, you lucky puppy, you!! ;)

Spiritual Beliefs Poll results

Well the scores are in and i have decided to end this poll. It was interesting to see the vast variety in belief systems here on TSR!!But that is one of the reasons I love TSR .. for the variety in people ( and also creations for Sims!!) TSR is a great place and I am very comfy here- its my first stop when ever I log onto cyberspace! 

So here are the results.. thanks to all who took part! I will soon post a new poll .. as soon as i figure out what i would like to ask! LOL

Question: What are your spiritual beliefs?

It's been forever!

I hadn't realized how long it had been since I was last by. I have to change that for sure. :) I just got the TSR newsletter, hadn't seen one of those in a while...

I've just recently moved and am in the process of getting all settled in. My computer badly needs to be redone and then I really want to start Simming (and creating!) again.

Definetly Sims2 :-)

I decided today: yes, despite all the trouble I have to go through *again* (because of all lost data) I will indeed go for Sims2 a second time :-)

I will start with buying Super Deluxe and add expansions slowly... (whenever I find a good deal on Ebay or something)

I am so excited about this, have been thinking about nothing but Sims for days now *lol* (Well, okay, of course there were lots of "real life" topics too... my daughter got an operation today for example... I just meant: whenever I was *dreaming* there were only Sims in my mind ;-)

Can't wait to get Super Deluxe!!

Some Retro Papers On The Way!

I'm making a huge set of retro papers to bring back the seventies to your lots! This will include 48 plain papers, 36 with paneling and 36 with skirting and moulding. Check out my screenshot section for some previews!

Happy Easter

I´m of on Easter Holiday the next week, so I won´t be around.

Happy Easter

Mette

For people waiting on part 2 of my Sims 3 notes...

Just to let you know I haven't forgotten, I haven't thrown away my notes, and I haven't decided not to type them up. I've been a very busy bee, but I'm hoping to get them written up before Easter :)

Cause for login problem found

We have finally found the cause for a login problem that has been reported by quite a few people!

If you get redirected to a login screen when you try to download and are using Intenet Explorer on Windows Vista please have a look at Tools->Internet Options->Security, click on "Trusted Sites" then click the button "Sites...".

If you have an entry for TSR there like this:
http://www.thesimsresource.com

remove it and instead add:

*.thesimsresource.com

This will work with the wizard as well.

This is how it should look:

Complaints About My Maxis Match Creative Blankets

Apparently, there have been some complaints about the item set here.

I used Solfal's Mesh, which of course, is Subscriber Only. The blanket builds creativity and also fun points. It's not 'just a rug'...but, for those that wanted a free mesh. I have recolored a free mesh, using the same textures to make Maxis Matching Nursery Blankets...erm, rugs. They don't do anything for your toddler, but sit on the floor and look nice.

This set to be submitted soon...

ENJOY!

Pending Submissions

Morning all- its a sunny plus 7 in SW Ontario this morning! Hoping it will warm up this afternoon. Sitting here in my robe drinking my coffee I thought i would post an update before i begin to get ready for my day ( which is a relatively busy one).

I wanted everyone to know that because of the Submissions manager being away on vacation.. i still have 13 items pending approval. Some beddings and 3 heart bed recolors that have been hanging around for almost 2 weeks now. Finally my two latest Starter houses were approved this morn - they come out on the 4th. I have had to re-submit quite a few items that were rejected . I never get things rejected but I guess I am not the only one getting things rejected for odd reasons. Obviously the person covering for the submissions manager is overwhelmed so i will just try to be patient and i guess downloaders must be also. I have completed 3 new bedroom sets- one is another Jope bedroom #8 recolor ( this new one is with spring in mind) and also 2 recolors of Angelamveliza's Colonial bedroom. Late last night I began working on AMV's  Heavenly Teen room set- so far everything looks pretty good :)  I also had a really good idea for  myself re: recolors. I really enjoying doing whole sets but i have decided to make my "own sets" so to speak - using different things from different creators to make an overal pacakge. it may require downloaders to have to get a bunch of different mesh files - for that Im sorry. With the slow submission approval rate please dont expect these new bedroom sets for at least another week - hmm maybe longer if the manager ( Girl from mars) doesnt return soon. I just didnt bother uploading the sets yet - I will most likely tonight but havent stressed out about it as they wouldnt get approved right away anyhow. The down side is that the longer it takes the more i have to upload as I create more.. then it becomes a long process of hours and hours to upload all the sets  for me LOL.

REAL LIFE is still busy - my youngest Mia's 4 month old kitty ( her name is Phoebe) was stepped on Sunday night. My hubby ( who walks with a cane and has trouble with stairs) was walking down the stairs about 10 pm sunday night and puss n boots was coming UP the stairs and decided to scuttle under his feet. well Paul stepped on her even though he tried to avoid doing so- without throwing himslef down an entire flight of stairs! The result: a seriously injured kitty who had to be rushed to EMERG. originally the vets thought she had internal bleeding etc and tried to milk $800 for a one night ICU stay for kitty or they were just going to send her home if I didnt pay - even though she was injured and they werent sure of all her injuries! After I lost my mind on them ( using foul language) - its a long story okay- they let her stay and only charged me $200. ( Good thing i am not afraid to freak out at injustice) She ended up having a dislocated jaw - and after a long night of prayer from me.. she returned home Monday doing well. Presently she is doing great - eating soft cat food, playing etc and is down in her dosage of pain meds. But all week thats what i have been doing - besides all the rest of my busy busy life- I have been Florence Nightengale to my teeny kitty ( whom I adore). So creating has been a slower process - only after 10 pm or so at night- but i have still been getting thinsg done! i really want to try my hand at meshing - and one of these days i will get around to it. Since i am so dang stubborn I am still using MS Paint to recolor LOL. Havent touched the trial version of paint shop pro I downloaded in weeks. And of course i havent tried clothing again. Maybe someday - who knows!? There is never enough time in life.. as I have also been trying to spend more time with my family at night also. And the weather is nicer so i have had the doggie out more...

So look for my new sets shortly.. and my starter houses. OH - I almost forgot - i built two new houses too! Havent uploaded thsoe either - and also I have a bunch of build items i have recolored as I wanted to use those in my lots - and I need to upload those too. I never did finsih that bathroom floor and tile wall set from Christmas and i did go back and look at it and poo-poo' d it. I have gotten better at recoloring since then so for me to finsih it I would have to totally re-do it.. and I dont know if I have the patience for that.

So thats it for now- I will write more soon. Enjoy your day and thanks for reading!