LOL - thank you, steelguy.  I'm glad you liked it.  And Erik is quite contemptible.  He gets worse, too, even though his fan club started uniting after the first chapter.  He is a royal bastard.

Thank you, sweetie!! 

Thank you, Lady A!  I'm happy you enjoyed it.  I love Shane and Victoria together - the make a great pair.

Thank you and welcome!    My good friend Ed decorated Victoria's house for me, so I'll have to pass your compliments on to him.

Thank you, sweetie.  I was pretty disgusted when I realized, lol.

Oh you bet it is.  And it gets worse.  So you can say 'Poor Victoria' for a long, long time to come, lol.  Thank you so much for reading!

Chapter 3


Winter's Shadow

Hi, Rachel!  I'm so glad you found Insim again and got all caught up.

LOL - that's a lot of questions.  But you'll find all the answers in the final chapter.  I'll hopefully be getting around to that in the next couple of weeks.

Ooh - love the title!  And the cover pic is cool.  I'm sorry about all your game issues.  That really sucks.

I figured pictures would be a challenge, I hope you find a way to do them the way you want.

Thank you, egghugger!  Thrilled you enjoyed it.

If I remember correctly, Debbi's hair is a pay Peggy hair - a donation gift from November of...crap, I forgot.  I'll have to look it up for you.  The recolor is from Garden of Shadows (I think) - have a great memory, don't I, lol? 

Sadie - Definitely!  I think anyone's work is better when they listen to their muses rather than trying to fight them.  I've slowed down a little, and may go back and reread and flesh out.  I'll try to get the rest of my pics done soon so I can post chapter 3 - and I still have the pics to take for the final chapter of BLD.  Oy!

Lady - LOL, I bet Dad was quite busy.  But Mom needs writing time.  Lest our heads explode, lol.  And I had forgotten about the getting older myself part - drat!

I hope you have better luck with Sims 3.  I'm very curious about it, but don't have the capacity to run it.  It will be interesting to see how things like legacy challenges change.

Thank you, Zorom!  It is definitely thrilling to be so near the end.  There were many times I didn't think I would make it, but somehow found my drive for it again.  I'm glad I did.  I'd hate to leave it incomplete.

2~B - well thank you!!  I'm glad you noticed the improvement.  I've noticed, too, that I've improved, and that's a fabulous thing.  So happy you're enjoying it and thank you for the awesome compliment!

LOL!  Yep, can't blame ya there, Lady.  My kids well know what it means when Mommy's writing.  Means the get neglected, lol.  Just kidding.  But the older ones can fend for themselves a bit, and the five year old is getting easier to work around.  I have a couple of kid free hours on week mornings, now, so when I'm in the mood I write then.

Thank you so much for that compliment!  That really rocks my world!

Demon - thank you, and soon, I hope.  I've been writing like crazy on this, up to chapter 22, now.  I need to stop and go take the rest of my chapter 3 pics.  But when I get in writing mode it's hard to stop, and I kind of don't want to because it's awesome - I love it so much when the ideas just flow.  I'll try to get it done soon, though, because I'm eager to share.

OMG I haven't laughed that hard in quite awhile.  HILARIOUS!!  I'm loving it so far and can't wait to read the next chapter.

Thank you so much, Lady A!  I'm glad you found the time.  I sooo know what you mean about being far behind in your reading.  I've fallen behind in all of mine, as well.  Sometimes it's hard balancing reading, writing, taking pictures, and home life.  And you always have to follow your muse's lead.  Mine has been clobbering me over the head this week with this story, lol.  I spent nearly the whole day writing - when I wasn't chasing after or feeding a kid, that is!