MaMaShiShi

The bag of cash is under the Viking Helmet.
For my prize I would like a Welcome Mat and the Undersea Grotto... and let me think about it some more...

May I have 29 please?

Not sure how much Halloween decorating I will do. I'm really not a big Halloween fan, in real life or on PS... plus I have to agree with a couple comments that it's too early! This could be a long month for me! Would have liked to have seen more fall items first.

I totally missed the meat dress thing, never saw it.

Yeah, I like the little rag doll looking veggie too - I think rotten rutabaga.

The comp is closed, the finalists have been chosen—no I didn't make the cut! But that's OK. Good choices for veggies and flowers... though for the trees, I'm a little surprised. I saw lots of trees I liked better than the ones they selected.

Anyhoo - if you want to vote - it's here... http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WPJZQKG

very weird... but technical difficulties are sure to come up from time to time. hope they fix it!

ah ha! leave it to me to ignore the fine print!

Yeah, the entries had to be in by the 27th. I couldn't find where it says the public voting starts, but I would assume you're right. I don't think rating the thread has any real weight in the judges decisions about which designs make the top 15. They really need to make the first cut, because they need to know that the designs the public chooses are ones that will work in the game and keep with the spirit of Pet Society.

I saw so many amazing entries that I won't be holding my breath to make the cut... but it sure would be fun!

Good for a chuckle anyway - thanks!

Oh that does help grandma! I didn't see that!

Smorkle your avatar and siggy are great! Thanks for the encouragement!

Well, you figured out more than I did... I didn't know you could vote already.

oh thank you ladies! it is fun to try, whether it gets anywhere or not. just glad to have a few people see it!

Yeah, I think everyone needs a Franken Gourd!

Thanks Riuna. I was just looking at more of the entries. Some of them are quite amazing.

Has anyone here entered the Halloween competition over at Playfish? Entry deadline is tomorrow (27th). The comp is explained here, along with entries: http://forum.playfish.com/forumdisplay.php?f=347

I entered in the spooky vegetable category:
http://forum.playfish.com/showthread.php?t=2010378
Hasn't gotten many views yet—go have a look see and leave a comment! There are LOTS of great entries, so I'm not expecting mine to make it to finals or anything... but one can dream for a little while!

I never knew about their fashion design competition, or I would have tried entering that one. That's gotta be really cool for the winners to get to see their fashion designs worn by other pets!

congrats to the winners... you are good guessers!

Another parent chiming in here... (mom of 3 kids, ages 17, 14, and 7). We parents have so much to think about when raising kids. Not only do we want you to do well in school, but we want you to be well-rounded in all aspects of life. We want you to have a good balance—social, educational, spiritual, etc—and we know it's our responsibility to point you in the right direction. It can be a heavy load for parents!

But it's not just US that wants to be happy with how you turn out... we want YOU to be happy with the kind of adult you turn out to be. We want YOU to be happy with the kind of childhood you experienced, and the memories you made. We don't want you to look back on your growing up years and regret not putting in the effort at school, or regret how you spent your summer vacations or regret how much excess time you spent playing virtual games. I can apply this to my own experience as well... when I've found I've been spending too much time playing games and not enough time attending to other things, or even just getting out and enjoying my real life friends—I realize it's time to cut back.

I don't want myself or my kids to look back at 2008, 2009, 2010... and say "that's the year I played Pet Society" (or xBox or whatever). Or, "that's the summer I collected every single plushie that ever existed in Pet Society!" The scales of life need to tip to the side of reality... "that's the summer I spent hanging out with my friends and going to the park, riding the bike trails, taking the bus downtown, vacationing at my uncle's cabin, babysitting the neighbor kids and saving enough money for school clothes... " or "that's the first semester I made honor roll!"

I know it hurts to be grounded, but your Dad is looking out for you in many ways. Sometimes it's hard for parents to do it with a smile on their face, so he ends up being angry about it and pulling the plug. Chances are he doesn't feel great about HOW he did it, but he does know WHY he did it, and that it needed to be done.

Hang in there girl! Keep the trust, get your priorities in balance, and earn some computer time back... but don't just do these things to get computer time back... do them because it's the right thing to do! Your Dad cares! Heck, so do I... but I'm just a virtual friend! Enjoy your real life and make the most of it!

sent in my best (or worst) guesses

Just sent a PM.
Hi everyone! Just popping in for a couple games! Have been extremely busy lately... and now recuperating from some virus, so stealing some PLAY time!

They're all asking for meatballs, but when I try to feed them, they just look at the meatballs with their sad little faces... why aren't they eating?

Edit: Silly me. Time to get some sleep.

That's funny—I think that happened to me too... but I thought my daughter had accidentally logged into my account and done some digging and got it... now me thinks it just appeared, because when I asked her about it, she was quite puzzled. (She's 7.)

I like ideas others have mentioned, especially Nutcracker and Willy Wonka. I'd also like to see Goldilocks and the Three Bears (cute cottage items in 3 sizes/styles for Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear!) and I think Mother Goose rhymes would make a great theme (Little Boy Blue, Little Bo Peep, etc).

And going off on a tangent, I'd also like to see themes that pay homage to illustrators like Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are), Mary Engelbreit (known for greeting cards and calendars, and gobs of home decor stuff...), EH Shephard (the original Winnie The Pooh), Beatrix Potter (Peter Rabbit), and Dr Seuss (How about 'Grinch' stuff at Christmas?)

Before I could stop myself, I plunked down 3k+ for that little leopard... just could not pass him up. But I'm a little disappointed, I got grey, and I don't like grey so much. One of these days I will get some playfish cash again and change his color.

I like yours Laz! Nice color!

Love the wig! I'm not gaga for GaGa either... but the wig is brilliant.

I recycled a bunch of duplicate stickers and bought a gold sticker pack. I cannot find the gold sticker pack anywhere. It's not in my chest, isn't that where it's supposed to be? This happened to me a couple weeks ago too, but at the time, the game was freezing up, so I thought that was the problem. But now I think something else is amiss. Have the stickers been moved, or could this be a glitch?

Edit: maybe it's justa problem with buying the gold packs? I just returned to the recycle, and it's as though I never bought a pack. so I bought a bronze pack, and it's in my chest.

melody6528 wrote:

MaMaShiShi wrote:

melody6528 wrote:

MaMaShiShi wrote:

I have an extra pink cat costume to trade for any animal except leopard.

i have raccoon set for your pink cat set okay?

Sounds good! I will add you on facebook.

Edit - Oops! You're supposed to have a facebook link—but yours isn't there? Can you fix it?

oh, have sent you f/r with a note

thanks for the trade!