the first peep i created died a few days ago, she kept getting sick and i kept healing her but she must have gotten sick again when i wasn't playing and when i ran the game the next night she had died
How old was she when she died? How much did you feed her? Did you consult a doctor?
she and her husband had a son who has now gone off to college and it doesn't look as if he's coming back. so dad is now left alone in the house and he can't remarry since they've had a child so i'm wondering if i should just restart the game since it looks like i'm going to be stuck with just one peep
No. Don't start over, this will happen every generation and is normal. When the husband dies the son will have the house.