What a kind thing to do! :)  I appreciate the gift so much and I look forward to using those items in my builds.  It really makes me happy to heare that you enjoyed my tutorial....you are so thoughtful.  Thank you.

I have gotten very behind on them because I am getting the proxy error message when I try to do them.  I generally accept all requests.  The only time I dont is if the person has plagarized other creators or if I go to your page and its blocked.  For some reason, if I cant see your page, I dont want to accept the friend request.  I am weird that way.

Anyway...I just wanted to let everyone know if you have sent o request in and I have not accepted it...doesnt mean I wont.  I will.  When I can. :)

Well it seems my computer is very messed up.  I started just trying to figure ut why WA wont install and now its to the point I need a new hard drive and graphics card somehow.  Luckily, I am under warranty and its all being taken care of but it will be a few days before the parts come in and I hope to be functional again by this week end.  In the meantime, I cant seem to get into the forum to comment on anything.  WHen I am logged in and try...It takes forever and then bounces to the "proxy error" message.  If I am NOT logged in, I can get there in a wink of an eye.  Dont know what that is all about.  Hoping the whole new parts for computer will solve everything.  Where is a magic wand when you really need one?

Now, regarding the culling thing.  I know alot of people are bent about it...and I can understand, however, I think its unrealistic to expect it to not happen.  Look at the sheer volume of stuff coming through the exchange...no way can they leave everything up forever...it would be insane.  We had culling in Sims2, so its not like this is some new evil thing.  And I dont think its evil per se...its just needed.  Ok..now I can hear you thinking : " well goody for you..you get enough recs that you wont be culled....thats why you dont care" Er....no.  That is not it.  I am just practical and I realize that culling HAS to happen to keep the Exchange functioning properly. so fussing about it is not going to change things.  The fact that my stuff may or may not get culled just like everyone else doesnt change the validity of my opinion...which I am pretty sure counts just as much as the people loudly throwing fits about the culling.  So there you have it.  Culling...needed.  Fussing....not needed.