*UPDATE*
FarmHands and Arborists are confirmed to be inside the locked Mystery Box as well.

It appears that as of tonight, some very select special users of FarmVille can find secret locked Mystery Boxes while plowing their farms. These Mystery Boxes are locked with a code that is found via e-mail from FarmVille. This feature WILL make its way to all users eventually.

Rumored contents of this Mystery Box include golden chickens, Mammoth Statue and Totem Pole. More news as it comes!

Source: FarmVille, FarmViller

Well it would appear that an exhibit has come into town to show off Yellowstone National Park! They even brought live elk for the kids. Everyone has been talking about how similar elk are to reindeer but truth is, they are essentially the same animal (in real life).

I’ve updated the Almanac with my observations on this beautiful animal. Don’t forget that McFarmVille also has a Twitter and Facebook Page!

Sorry about the lack of a post yesterday. That day and today are quite overloaded with work so my time will be a little limited. I did manage to update the Almanac with the new Mystery Box contents, animals, and crops so do take a look and use the information to plan your farms!

Remember when I showed you my miniature Eiffel Tower? Well I got the full size one too! I personally like it much better than the knock-off, how about you? My wife thinks it odd of me to have such an iconic building on my farm but I couldn’t resist.

FarmVille has been really buggy today; it’s miraculous that I managed to get a photo! Unwithering is turned on and there’s a lot of talk about changes to the gifting system due to Facebook’s new rules.. More word on it as it comes!

I spent the day thinking about how many of one thing is too many. For example, how many Valentine’s is too many for one person to have? How many of any one kind of animal is too many? How many barns is too many for a farm?

The reason I’ve been asking is because my new farm hands are complaining that my farm requires too much maintenance. I have too many barns, or animals, or trees, or too big of a field. Maybe I’m simply not paying them enough, or maybe I should just fire them and hire new hands as needed. What do you think?

Today was a lovely day for a stroll. I always find it interesting how my neighbor’s farms differ from one another, some are even still stuck in winter!

Have any of you been following the Snow Games? What country are you rooting for? What is your favorite game to watch? I’ve been eyeing some of the Snow Games decorations but am a little apprehensive about it. Do you think it’s worth it?

The Almanac has been updated with the new trees and crops released last night. Speaking of the Almanac, the new version should be ready for release before the end of the month!

I’m very excited for the release and I’m sure you will all enjoy it as well. There are many new features in it that should excite everyone (and make my life easier!)

What a day! New crops, new trees, new buildings, new themes… there is a lot to keep track of today! For starters, stables can now reap XP, Farm Hands and Helpers. Farm Hands and Helpers can automatically harvest all trees or all animals with one click! (one use only).

The new theme is the Olympics (naturally) though it is a little late for these items to suddenly show up. Levels have been readjusted (probably in anticipation of adding more!) an chicken coops can be raised to a maximum of 60 chickens! Horse stables can be painted one of five different colors, and apparently you can unwither your neighbors crops (sometimes)!

The almanac will be updated throughout the weekend. More news as it comes!

As I was opening some gifts today, I realized that I had forgotten to include the Wise Bear in the Almanac! The wife scolded me me for my ignorance and I sheepishly updated the Almanac for you. My apologies.

It’s turning out to be a very quiet week this week. I wonder if Zynga has something big in its sleeves to make up for it? What do you think?

It has been a quiet day today. The wind was calm, the weather was nice, the animals were relaxed, and the crops were still. It seems the market was deserted as nothing new was announced in the catalogues and no one seems to have any rumors to gossip about.

That being said, we do have a new friend in town. Please be kind to FarmVille Valley and greet them with open arms! Oh, and I mastered Pattypan Squash today!