Why I've Been Away

I wanted to let everyone know why I've been away from The Sims Resource. 
Last year, in April, I lost my father. He was 89 years old and my greatest wish was to see him live to 90, at least. But, he had a long, good life, doing things he loved and enjoyed. His biggest love was taking apart engines, it didn't matter what kind, then putting them back together better than before. He worked on anything that had an engine and was very knowledgeable about anything with an engine. I was very proud, still am, to be his daughter. He doesn't know what all I learned by watching him take things apart & put them back together. From the time I could remember, he would ask me for the tools he needed to do his work. If I gave him the wrong one, he'd explain what it looked like so I could go back to his expansive tool box and get the right one. His real job was as an Air Conditioning and Heating Inspector for the City of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. A job he proudly held for 25 years before he retired. 

And then, almost exactly 90 days later, my 33 year old daughter passed away. That one crippled me. I had just returned home from staying with my mother to help her out after my dad passed when I got a call to return to a state about 750 miles away from the state I live in. How I got there, only God knows. It was her wish to be an organ donor, and she wanted it all donated. Whatever they could take & use, she had signed the paperwork 3 or 4 days before she passed that she wanted to donate. And no, she was not sick. Other than from addiction. She was addicted to a common, non pain medication. Best beware, and make sure you read the phamplets that come with your meds. I won't go into any of the rest as it's very painful to discuss. Suffice it to say, I returned home 4 weeks later after wrapping up her business, she was a divorced mom of two so, somebody had to take care of her "estate". My daughter was smart and beautiful. How this happened to her is still mind boggling to me and yet I was aware something wasn't right with her. 

So these reasons are why I've been away. I'm doing better now. My angst has lessened, I still hurt but know I will see them again some day. 
And today I found out I lost a friend. A fellow simmer I've never met in r/l. She was my first student. I taught her how to do custom content and she has custom content here on TSR. 
But know we are all human and one day this too shall pass. 

Thank you for reading. QT/Angela