Alas, dear departed Broos Goober, my first Sims cherub, who perished yesterday after I removed the doors to the bathroom that he'd wandered into in the new Goober Castle (which is available for download at The Sims Exchange! Search for the Goobers! ;>).

Ever since I installed Vacation, I've run into odd problems with the rest of the Sims. Most uncomfortable of the problems is the Crashing Kids. I noticed that in certain families, clicking on the kids would crash the game to the desktop. A quandry. I fretted. I decided that the only way to preserve game play was to remove the Crashing Kid.

Broos is not the only cherub to be in that eternal SimPlace in the Sky. :/ RIP Virgil Mashuga, who drowned in the family pool and RIP Paolo Frenz and Prince Maximus who were, like Broos, locked into a bathroom.

I'm really not sure why it happens. Occasionally, it's not the kid, it's a parent. RIP Danae and Cleo Frenz, who also perished in bathrooms. It must be true that that's the most dangerous room in the house. ;)

On the bright side, I learned that I am too tender hearted to do in Rob, which he should be real grateful to know. :) Even if he did wake me up this morning by blasting the mp3 of that darn Dead Skunk song.

Totally frustrating problem, the random crashing. And I agonized over doing in Broos because, well, he's named for someone I love. So, Real Broos, I'm sorry that I am the instrument of your namesake's demise.

Be comforted however that I didn't sell the tombstone like I did with the Durbans. At least, Broos is with the Goobers in spirit.