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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 - FALL FESTIVAL IS COMING! SEEKING DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

that time of year is approaching once again. the fall festival will be pulling into town next month and we here behind the scenes are officially starting to get everything ready for it! for those who are newer here, fall festival is our annual autumn- and halloween-themed carnival here at milk, with tons of fun fair games, rides, vendor booths, and more!!

the fall festival pulls into town mid-october of this year and will lead into halloween and milk trick-or-treat.

to prepare for the festival, we are looking for the following:

hexed donations

every year we have a festival marketplace where fairgoers can spend the prize tickets they earned in our games! since this is one of the most anticipated events of the year, i always like to make sure the marketplace is nice and full and has lots of variety for people to spend their hard-earned tickets on. we also often give away extra prizes in some of our games.

if anyone would like to contribute to the marketplace or prize stash, we will accept:
- hexed clothing sets, minisets, or costumes
- hexed toy sets or addball plushies
- hexed playscenes
- vouchers for hexed babyz, hexed clothes/toys, photoshoots, or graphics to be redeemed from you at a later date

if you are interested in contributing a donation please respond here so i can get a general idea of how much we will have to offer. donations can be dropped off by replying then PMing lacey with a photo or graphic of the item as well as a link to the file(s). (files can also be emailed.)

event volunteers

if anyone is interested in helping with planning and hosting games/activities for the festival, you can also volunteer to assist our staff as an event planner! please only volunteer if you are willing to commmit to hosting 1-2 activity threads! please reply here if you are interested in volunteering and i'll get you set up asap.

thank you so much friends!! i'm really excited about this year's festival. i also have some special tricks up my sleeve for this event which will require a signup thread-- that will come later on as we get a little closer!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021 - TIME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL ~ SUNNY PASTURES REOPENING
posted by lacey • reply to this post

i have an exciting announcement for you all today! milk's own school for babyz, sunny pastures, has reopened and is now enrolling!

for those who weren't here when it was around last, sunny pastures is designed as a way for newbies & veterans, hexers & non-hexers alike to earn caps to spend in the mootiques here at milk! in sunny pastures, your babyz complete assignments, and for each assignment that you turn in, you can collect caps.

this time around, we have four houses that your babyz will be sorted into based on their personalities.

at the end of the year, the house that has completed the most assignments will win the house cup & lots of special prizes to go with it!

the school year begins tomorrow, so enroll your baby today!

THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 - JULY ANNOUNCEMENTS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

happy july, milkers! i am so excited to see the forum getting busier and brighter over the last couple months and i really hope it continues this way. i wanted to post a little update to let you guys know some of the things that are going on this quarter.

♡ i have brought back our quarterly posting contest and our quarterly hexing contest! these are fun and easy ways to participate in the community and earn prizes for yourself.

♡ in honor of milk's 15th birthday, from now until the end of july you can request a custom title for your profile as our little birthday gift to you.

♡ and of course, the seaside festival is still going strong with fun games, activities, and things to buy!

FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2021 - WELCOME TO THE SEASIDE FESTIVAL!
posted by lacey • reply to this post

welcome to the seaside festival at sunset beach!

the seaside festival is a big beach party to celebrate and say "welcome back" to milk after all of the quietness on the forum AND stress in the real world for the past year! milk has always been a home and an escape for a lot of us and i'm so happy to be able to revive our little community again.

the beach party doesn't have a strict end date but the aim is to leave it up through july to give everyone a chance to participate! i'm hoping to add a few more things to the surf shop during that time as well :)

so come lay down a beach towel and relax, go splashing in the water, hunt for seashells, grab a bite from the food truck, watch some fireworks in the evening, and most important of all, have fun!

NOTE if you are not seeing the new theme for the event, please make sure you have your forum theme set to "[main do not delete]" in your profile settings.

MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021 - HAPPY SUMMER! NEW THINGS ARE COMING!
posted by lacey • reply to this post

hello friends! it has been a while but i hope you are all doing well. as it is now (essentially) summer on my end of the world and i have quite a bit more free time as well as energy and motivation these days, i am really hoping to be able to get a revival going here at milk! so this is just a little informal announcement about what i've got planned.

♡ i am working on a little "welcome back" summer beach party event to kick things off and give everyone something fun to come back to! it will still be quite low key and just have a few activities as well as (hopefully) a little shop. i am aiming to have the event up in the next week or two. if anyone would like to try and stretch out their worn out old hexing muscles and donate some summer or beach-themed sets to the shop, that would be lovely-- you can just reply here or PM me!

♡ on that same note i would love to get some fun "relearn together" and "family sorting together" kinds of threads up where everyone can help each other get back into playing, hexing, making graphics, and general milk-ing together as a community.

♡ as you get back into the forum you might notice a few changes. i have been condensing and simplifying some areas since coming back to make things a bit easier to follow. if anything has moved and you're not sure where to find it feel free to ask!

♡ if you see anything that hasn't been updated for a while please excuse it as i'm still working to get everything back up to date! also don't worry for the moment if you haven't posted in your house board in 2 years or whatever rofl, we'll address any inactive/idle threads if/when things start getting actually active again!

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 - FORUM CHANGES & NEW THEME OPTIONS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

hi friends! this is just a small update to let you guys know about some changes that will be happening on milk going forward.

there is a lot going on in everyone's lives right now, including the senior staff who are both going through some personal life things. as such it is difficult for us to put on events and maintain a schedule for things going on at milk. we know a lot of you are busy people as well and don't always have time to participate in events and activities, especially ones as often as milk is known for having.

for these reasons, we have made the decision to put events on hold for the time being. this is not to say that there will NEVER be big events ever again, because there almost certainly will be. but i think for at least the remainder of this year we will just have sort of a "static" forum where you can come and participate in day to day goings-on but not large scale events. there should still be simple activities that pop up here and there and themed things for the holidays as well!

to go along with this decision, since there won't be as many event/themed layout changes going forward, i have put together a selection of super cute new forum themes for you to choose from! you can see the playroom one right now which is the current default, but i have also made layouts to correspond with four other rooms in the babyz house!

i really like all of them and i hope you will enjoy changing between them as often as you want to!

i am definitely planning on doing a few cute seasonal ones in the coming months as well, such as a halloween attic and a christmas living room.

i hope with this update the forum will fall into a steady posting pace with everyone being able to focus their attentions on updating their babyz families, hexing, and not always having to jump into a million events giving you no time for anything else! i know i personally am looking forward to posting more non-event related babyz posts as well as updating you guys on my diary and playing in the off-topic areas.

love you guys and thank you so much for understanding why this needed to happen!!

MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 - CAMP MILK 2020 OFFICIAL SIGNUPS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

signups are now open for our upcoming third quarter event, camp milk!

camp milk is an exciting summer camp event where your babyz will be assigned into cabins and can earn points for their cabin team. there will be fun team games and competitions as well as activities similar to our sunny pastures preschool that babyz can complete for spending money in the camp store :)

camp milk will run the whole third quarter from july 1 until september 30. it will have a relaxed pace so you can pop in and out to participate as you can!

if your baby would like to attend camp milk, please have them fill out the form in this thread.

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2020 - MILKY SURVEY
posted by lacey • take the survey

we'd really appreciate if you would take a moment to fill out this survey about milk! thank you :)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020 - PAGEANT COURT CROWNING FESTIVAL
posted by lacey • reply to this post

the pageant festival has begun! check out the information thread in the pageant fesetival board, or click "reply to this post" above!

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 - BACK TO BASICS MONTH
posted by lacey • reply to this post

back to basics month has begun!

this whole month, we as a forum will be focusing on the babyz game and the simpler times we've shared in the babyz community. there will be fun challenges to complete in-game with your babyz, babyz discussions and polls, as well as nostalgic activities based on things from bc past popping up throughout the month!

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2020 - FIRST QUARTER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
posted by lacey • reply to this post

the first quarter events & activities information is now available!

you can find the information post by clicking the link on the right, or by going to the moosflash board.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2019 - TWELVE DAYS OF MILKMAS ADVENT
posted by lacey • reply to this post

our twelve days of milkmas advent has begun! each day for the next twelve days until christmas there will be a milky task you can complete to earn your festive advent prize that day.

click on the little christmas tree at the top of the forum to get to day one, or the "reply to this post" link above.

merry milkmas!

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019 - DECEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

the december calendar of events is now available!

you can find the monthly calendar by clicking the link on the right, or by going to the moosflash board.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019 - MILK SECRET SANTA 2019
posted by lacey • reply to this post

HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY MILK! the start of the most wonderful time of the year means it's time for milk secret santa 2019!

we will be accepting signups for secret santa until tuesday, december 10. the quick sign-up is to ensure people plenty of time to work on their gifts! on december 10th, we will match up milkers based on skills/desires and send out PMs to let you know who you will be giving a gift to along with instructions on how to pass your gift along.

what if i don't know how to hex?

there are lots of things you can give other than hexed items, especially during the holiday season! some suggestions include coupons for graphics or photoshoots, mootique gift cards, sets bought from mootiques, artwork, or anything you can come up with! additionally, look out for an extra special gifting shop coming next week, where an extremely limited number of custom hexed goods will be available (for purchase as gifts exclusively). remember, it's the thought that counts - you might not think you're a brilliant hexer, but your recipient will be delighted by anything you make if you do hex something!

can i still play even if i don't celebrate christmas?

of course! milk secret santa is for everyone.

how do i sign up?

simply reply to the secret santa thread with the filled out form!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019 - FAMILY WEEKEND
posted by rebecca • reply to this post

This post marks the start of Family Weekend, a full weekend dedicated to showing off your babyz!

Everyone who posts 2 or more photos of their babyz in the Babybook Status thread this weekend will earn 30 caps.
Everyone who posts a banner in their family thread or sub-board this weekend will earn 70 caps.
Please note that banners must contain 5 or more pictures to be eligible, unless there are fewer than 5 babyz in your family.

Collect caps in the transactions thread once you have posted.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2019 - PAGEANT WEEKEND
posted by rebecca • reply to this post

This post marks the start of Pageant Weekend, a full weekend dedicated to hosting and entering pageants!

Everyone who enters three or more pageants this weekend will earn 50 caps.
Everyone who hosts two or more pageants this weekend will earn 50 caps.
Everyone who judges a previous pageant of theirs this weekend will earn an additional 30 caps on top of their regular pageant caps.
The Milker who hosts or enters the most pageants wins 100 caps!

Post the pageants you've hosted or entered here (you can edit your post as you go) and then collect your caps in the transactions thread. Staff will announce the winner on Monday.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2019 - ADOPTION WEEKEND
posted by lilibet • reply to this post

This post marks the start of Adoption Weekend, a full weekend dedicated to hexing babyz and posting adoptions! Dig out any old babyz that haven't found homes yet and post them today, or hex an entirely new baby to post!

Everyone who posts an adoption thread this weekend will earn 70 caps.
Those who hex a brand new baby specifically for this weekend will earn 90 caps.
Those who adopt one or more babyz who were originally posted this weekend will earn 50 caps.

Collect caps in the transactions thread once qualifications have been met.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019 - NOVEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

the november calendar of events is now available!

you can find the monthly calendar by clicking the link on the right, or by going to the moosflash board.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2019 - MILK TRICK-OR-TREAT 2019
posted by lacey • reply to this post

halloween is creeping ever closer and that can only mean one thing: milk trick-or-treat!! it's time to pick out your costumes, hang some spoopy decorations, and put together some goodies for all those cute little trick-or-treaters!

this year's trick-or-treating will take place wednesday, october 30 -
sunday, november 3

how does it work?
everyone who wants to give out treats will decorate a front door for trick-or-treaters to knock at. you can start getting your door threads up in this board now! then, when the event begins, milkers will go around and trick-or-treat at each other's doors by posting their babyz in costume in the thread!

what kind of treats should i give out?
your treat can be as basic or complex as you want! some examples of treats to send out can be hexed goodies such as toys or clothes, coupons for photoshoots, hexies, clothes, or graphics, or even caps if you have nothing else to give! the creativity is yours!

can i give everyone the same treat?
you are allowed to send the same thing to every milker, or you can alternate or randomize who gets what. however everyone who knocks does need to receive something!

can i still trick-or-treat even if i don't give anything out?
you may only trick-or-treat if you yourself have a door thread up, unless you are a new or returning member who has joined/returned within the past six months. then you may trick-or-treat without having your own door.

what if i get too busy to give out my treats?
by putting up a door thread you are committing to sending out goodies via PM or email for everyone who replies. if you don't get a chance to send out your goodies during the 5 days of trick-or-treating, you are free to send them afterwards! it's just the trick-or-treating itself that will close.

can i set up my door thread ahead of time?
absolutely! you can set up your door as early as you'd like! if you'd like to participate in this year's milk trick-or-treating, simply start your own thread in the trick-or-treating board, decorate your doorstep, and when halloween rolls around, be prepared for all the adorable trick-or-treaters headed your way!

we have a blank door template in the announcement thread (click "reply to this post" above to get there), or you can find/make your own! happy haunting! ♥

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019 - BREAKING NEWS: PUMPKIN PLAGUE OUTBREAK
posted by mooderator (CDC) • reply to this post

i'm moolinda pastures with MBC breaking news. reports have been coming in since tuesday afternoon of a disturbing new illness that is spreading like wildfire across milk county, and making the citizens of milk gravely concerned this october. it is believed that the outbreak began at the fall festival fairgrounds, though at this time experts are not sure what started it.

oddly enough, given the time of year, the infection has been described as having symptoms looking like the features of a pumpkin-- hollow, sunken eyes, a sickly orange tint to the face, and teeth narrowing into jagged, uneven points. it is believed that the disease spreads from one person to another by being bitten.

the CDC (cows for disease control) are working to develop a cure for this disease, which is being referred to as the "pumpkin plague". at this time, the only way to defeat the infected and stop them from biting is to "squash" them. as this results in death, though, we would ask that you only use this option in fatal emergencies.

further updates to come as this terrifying incident develops.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2019 - FALL FESTIVAL 2019
posted by lacey • reply to this post

welcome to the seventh annual fall festival! the fall festival comes to town once a year to celebrate the start of autumn and spooky october days!

inside the fairgrounds, there are TONS of things to do and see. you can try your luck at a game of chance (or misfortune), get a thrill on one of our carnival rides, enter an exciting competition, grab a keepsake, and exchange the tickets you win for exclusive prizes you can only get here! if you get hungry along the way, you can stop by one of our food stands for some authentic deep fried fair food!

you can also head over to our pumpkin patch, carve a pumpkin, and talk about all things halloween!

admission is completely free, so come on in and have some fun!

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019 - FAMILY WEEKEND
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 - OTQ VOTING IS NOW LIVE!
posted by lacey • cast your vote!

voting for our "of the quarter" awards is now live! vote for your favorites who stood out the most to you during the third quarter, which spanned from july 1st until september 30th, 2019! click here (or the image in the small sidebar to the right) to see all of the nominations and cast your vote!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019 - OCTOBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

the october calendar of events is now available!

you can find the monthly calendar by clicking the link on the right, or by going to the moosflash board.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 - PAGEANT WEEKEND
posted by lilibet • reply to this post

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 - ADOPTION WEEKEND
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 - SOCIAL WEEKEND
posted by rebecca • reply to this post

This post marks the start of Social Weekend, a full weekend dedicated to posting up a storm and creating activity within the community!

Every Social Weekend is like a mini posting contest! The more you post, the more points you earn, and your points will win you caps AND a shot at the coveted title of EMPEROR OF CHATTINESS.

The person who wins the most posting points will get a special title in their mini profile that will stay up until the next Social Weekend, at which point other members can try to DETHRONE them and steal the title for themselves!

POSTING POINTS
• 1 post = 1 point
• 1 post on someone's family thread/board = 2 points
• 1 post on someone's diary thread/off topic life post = 2 points
• 1 post in an event area (when applicable) = 2 points
• 1 update (with a banner/bunch of photos) in your own family thread/board = 3 points

Keep track of your posts below if you'd like to participate! All posts timestamped after this thread was posted can count even if you hadn't replied to the thread yet at the time of making it.

Anyone who makes over 20 posts this weekend may collect 50 caps, and anyone who makes over 50 posts may collect 100 caps!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 - MOOTIQUE WEEKEND
posted by lacey • reply to this post

This post marks the start of Mootique Weekend, a full weekend dedicated to updating and buying from mootiques!

Everyone who puts up something new in their mootique this weekend will earn 80 caps.
Everyone who buys at least 1 set or item from the mootiques this weekend will earn 70 caps.
If you purchase 3 or more sets from mootiques this weekend, you will earn a special voucher for one free item or set from any active mootique!

Collect caps in the transactions thread, and reply to this post to let us know if you qualify for the voucher.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 - SEPTEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

the september calendar of events is now available!

you can find the monthly calendar by clicking the link on the right, or by going to the moosflash board.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019 - FAMILY WEEKEND
posted by Bobbi Jo • reply to this post

This post marks the start of Family Weekend, a full weekend dedicated to showing off your babyz!

Everyone who posts 2 or more photos of their babyz in the Babybook Status thread this weekend will earn 30 caps.
Everyone who posts a banner in their family thread or sub-board today will earn 70 caps.
Please note that banners must contain 5 or more pictures to be eligible, unless there are fewer than 5 babyz in your family.

Collect caps in the transactions thread once you have posted.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2019 - PAGEANT WEEKEND
posted by lilibet • reply to this post

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2019 - SOCIAL WEEKEND
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MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2019 - FALL/HALLOWEEN EVENT COMMOOTEE SIGNUPS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

friends!! our first event commootee went so successfully and i am SO happy to say that we are going to be doing commootee-run events from now on!

our next event isn't for a couple of months (i'm looking at early october for it), however we're going to be trying something totally new, and i'd like to start planning it early as there are going to be a couple different parts to it and the sooner we can start the better!

i'd love to tell you more about this event, but it's TOP SECRET. no spoilers!!! all i can say though is that if you love halloween, hexing really cool/potentially creepy things, and plot twists ;) this event is for you. i'm especially looking for baby hexers for this, particularly ones who know how to hex using the age slider.

if you are interested in participating in the commootee for this event (and i promise you are) please reply to this post and let us know which job you would like!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2019 - ADOPTION WEEKEND
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2019 - AUGUST CALENDAR OF EVENTS
posted by lacey • reply to this post

the august calendar of events is now available!

you can find the monthly calendar by clicking the link on the right, or by going to the moosflash board.

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