Milk's October Moosletter Welcome to the October edition of our moosletter. We hope you enjoy it and don't forget to enter the competitions! Weekly Theme Run Down By Haley We kicked off October with Dive in the Leaves Week. Celebrating the cool breeze and the leaves changing colors! Our kids got a little pre-Halloween fun with Little Professionals Week! Everyone dressed up as they're desired adult career. There were tons of pageants and banners showing off the little successes floating around Milk. African Safari Week was just another excuse for our kiddies to dress up! Wild animalz roamed Milk showing off their fiercest growls and wildest manes. The poodles and kitties had to take a hike this week because it was all about being WILD! Of course with the end of October we had to have Halloween Week! In keeping with the Milky tradition, we had Trick Or Treat night where milkers handed out gifts and coupons with their little ones all dressed up. The Halloween party went on all week with tons of games and activities. Baby of the Month By Haley Congratulations Adele! Take 50 bells for being so cute. October Birthdays By Lynn Happy birthday, October babyz! Caption Contest By Sara What is Lucia thinking? You tell us! Send your entries to the Moosletter account and you may win a prize! Last Month's Winner In first place, and earning 30 bells, Cheryl! "No fair! Why am I the only baby who has to do pushups?!" In second place, and earning 20 bells, Kathryn! "wow mum hid the chocolate under the sofa!" In third place, and earning 10 bells, Zel! Ennnheee! I. Can. Do. It!!! Tip Of The Month By Lindsey Since Winter is showing it's colors now, I figured some helpful tips and tricks about scarves would be helpful! Scarves Can be Worn Many Places on the Body Besides Your Neck There are numerous ways to wear a scarf, making it a very versatile accessory. Wear it around your neck, tied, knotted or draped. Wear a scarf around head to keep your hair in place or around your waist as a belt. Wear a large scarf around your shoulders as a shawl.If you really feel like “tying one on” try tying a silk scarf around your hips. Just by tying a scarf around your hips, like a scarf belt, you can make your waist look smaller. You can achieve this look very easily by folding a long oblong scarf into the desired width, draping it around your hips and positioning it as a sash. Adjust it as you like. Let it hang down asymmetrically drawing the eye downward to produce a smaller looking waist. How to Tie a Silk Scarf Around Your Neck Of course, the traditional way to wear a scarf is around the neck. A fashion statement can be made by tying your scarf in creative ways. Try tying a small square scarf around your neck as a choker or a longer oblong scarf can be knotted in front and hang straight down. The smaller silk (many times can be found in washable silk) scarves look great with a scarf pin to secure them in place. Use a crystal brooch, ring or scarf pin that is all the rage now to hold your scarf in the front. The scarf clips are great to use. Shell scarf holders that you can find at your beach resort gift shops are great options as well. These are just a few ways to hold that perfect designer silk scarf in place. If you don’t have a scarf pin or brooch, try wearing that long oblong scarf in the Grace Kelly style by holding it across the front of our neck and then bringing one end around to fall done your right front side and then bring other end around your neck to fall down your left front side. This is a great way to wear those designer silk scarves that are so light and airy now days. They are great for summer and spring. Another way to wear the long oblong scarf is just drape it around your neck and shoulders and then let it hang down dramatically in front. How to Wear a Winter Cashmere Scarf and Keep Warm For winter wear your wool or cashmere scarf and get extra warmth around your neck , by folding the long oblong scarf in half and positioning around your neck with the two ends on one side and the fold of scarf on your other side. Next take the two ends and slip thru the fold of the scarf. By pulling on the two ends you can tighten the scarf as you like around your neck. If it is really cold out you can tuck these ends into your coat for added warmth or if you want a fashionable look then fan the two ends out as desired. This looks great for the thinner summer scarves for a more fashionable look. The knitted scarf is great to wear this way too and often comes with matching gloves to complete your outfit. Usually the knitted scarf is just worn by looping it around your neck. Tying a Scarf to Make a Hair Accessory and Keep Your Hair Style in Place A large square scarf can be folded in half forming a triangle that can then be tied around your neck loosely to hang dramatically off one shoulder. Then of course there is always the head that can be covered with the larger square scarf. Hold your hair in place while riding in your convertible this summer by using a light weight chiffon or silk scarf. You can either tie the scarf in front under your chin or try tying it in the back of your head. A smaller scarf can also be folded to a create an hair ban. Another way to wear the square scarf is as a Turban. Fold the square into a triangle and fold edge under over the forehead. Take the two ends to the back and cross them over each other bringing them again to the front to tie on top of the head. You can then tuck in the ends or any loose fabric and adjust as you desire. Be creative with your scarf tying and have fun trying out the many different ways to wear your fashion scarves. www.freebeautytips.org Poll By Kelly This months poll results are here! The poll was: Trick or Treat? Well, 32 of you voted, and this was the outcome: 4 [12.5%] of you said you would choose trick when halloween came. The poor children that visit you. 28 [87.5%] of you said you would choose treat. Yay for the children who visit you! Look out for next months poll soon! Fashion Column By Haley Now that it's November all the American members have one thing on their mind. Thanksgiving! Nothing suits the holiday better than Trisha's Thankful set. Available in her mootique for just 60 bells! Of course when you think winter you think snow! Brittney has a great new set of Ski Goggles as well as Striped Sweaters [seen here in blue] available in her mootique Wink. Get four goggles and six sweaters for just 50 bells! Even though we love the earth tones for this time of year, lets face it - they get boring! Erica has put together a fun and bright sweater set that is sure to brighten up any drab closet this winter. A steal at only 20 bells! Finally our little fashionistas can feel 100% glamorous. Brittney has put together a Breakfast At Tiffany's set that's sure to make everyone drool. It comes with two tiaras, necklace, gloves, sunglasses, all for only 50 bells! This lively little sweater is available at Gumdrops for only 30 bells. Perfect for when the snow starts melting and flowers start popping out. What says autumn more than a festive little acorn? Get this cute set from Lindsey's mootique for only 20 bells! Guess the Baby! By Lindsey Can you guess which baby has been all muddled up? Send your answer to the 'moosletter' account! Well done to last month's winners who correctly guessed Cheryl's Darwin! 50 bells to; Karthryn, Amzy, Candy, Zel and Cheryl! Guess Their Genetics By Haley Kudos to Sara for the idea! Uh oh! Taylor has refused to open his eyes until we guess what color they are! Do you remember? The first three people to PM the moosletter account with the right answer wins a prize! Find It By Lynn Well done to Amzy, Zel, & Cheryl, who found last month's word hiding in the Weekly Theme Rundown! This month you're looking for the word "caramel". Our winners win 50 bells! Monthly Star Signs By Jen Scorpio Single? What starts as a casual chat in the newsagent’s can lead to an exciting relationship. Saggitarius Others may try sneaky schemes but your straightforward approach gets the best results. Capricorn You have the cool, common-sense approach that helps you at work and when you have family decisions to make. Aquarius Instead of reluctantly agreeing to what other people ask, you can talk about what you truly want – and this is good for family life and a partnership. Pisces A long distance message will give you decisions to make. Aries When it comes to love, you see that someone unlike your usual type is perfect. Taurus Instead of letting a relationship drift, you can make plans or talk to that person you find attractive. Gemini Once you accept you want something different from your working life, you can take that first vital step towards it. Cancer You can look beyond the words people say, or the way they behave, and discover what lies behind them. Leo If you are single, it could be the voice that first attracts you to your new love. Virgo You can match up to every challenge you get at work and help someone you care about to fulfil an ambition. Libra If you are disappointed with the way a conversation ended, talk again and it should go much better. Thanks for reading! See you next month!