Sorry it has taken me a few days to get back to you.....my nephew came two weeks early and I had to rush out of town.  Just got back! :)  Mommy and baby are doing just fine, though, and my little broher is a proud papa.

Anyway....thank you SO much for the cute gingham background.  It always makes me so happy to hear someone enjoyed Victorian Bay...and to see it in your blog was just amazing! ( You are doing a fantastic job with your legacy, by the way...cant wait to see what happens next! )

Thank you for the gift of the column to use in my house building.  That was a very kind thing to do.  I appreciate it.

Regarding your question: \"I was wondering how you got so popular. This might be kinda a hard question, but you\'ve had very many downloads. I was wondering if you did a certain thing to promote your lots or if it just takes time.\"

First of all, I did not set out to be popular at all and I have done nothing to try to be popular.  I think having that mind set is a mistake.  What I DID set out to do was to have fun....to create the best houses I can make....to make them look as good as I can and to make them player friendly so that if someone used them, they would enjoy them.  Thats all.  No magic formula or anything.  What then happened was that the more I built, the better my builds got.  I still have a long way to go, but I can look back at earlier work and see a slow improvement over time...so who knows what the future holds.  The main thing, I think, is to have fun.  This IS a game after all and the whole point is to have a good time.  When you enjoy what you are doing, I think that care and attention shows in you work.  And that is what makes people want download your stuff...not how you promote it or how long you have been on the board. :)

How cool!  Thank you so much for the fantastic gift of the vaindeberger set....what a generous thing to do!  I cant wait to use them in my builds.  I am so appreciative..thank you again. :)

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. :)