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You may remember what an AWESOME time we had last year with Paul Frank. We were super lucky this year as well to be guests at a divine Mommy and Me Event at the Beverly Hills Hotel hosted by our cool pals at Paul Frank and BabiesRUs. Moms were treated to preview the summer collections from Paul Frank, tea and goodies, hand massages, and fab party photos while the kids were occupied by cookie decorating, cavorting with Julius, dancing and playing with new summer toys from Paul Frank. The Grandmother was here for spring visit, so I was really happy that she could enjoy the idyllic afternoon at the iconic hotel (including celebrity sightings, of course) with all the fun Paul Frank imagery. It was a perfect Beverly Hills Mom day.

Huge props to the folks at Paul Frank for having us at the launch of their Academy of Awesome Tour at the Pacific Design Center, my home away from home for many years. The event was the first of many parties Paul Frank is hosting across the USA this summer – mission: conspiracy of fun! We were so excited to see lots of my MomsLA ladies and their families, and the Critter played like a demon on the enormous blowup bounce house/jeep/obstacle course/superslide thing for three hours. It was a perfect afternoon of family fun, style, design, and pure awesomeness.

On Tuesday the Critter and I strolled to Roxbury Park and then to lunch with The Chef. On the way, we saw these cars being washed. I’m sure The Husband will want me to say what type of cars they are, and I will as soon as he gets home, but aren’t they tres fabulous? After the Critter did the requisite lolling, creeping and crawling, and we were on the way to lunch we stopped as the bocce greensman was putting away the “smoother” that they use for the bocce ball tournaments that are played at the Park. You will see The Chef above trying out the smoother.

Today I was waiting in line for a restroom at Jack and Jill’s, and I saw my friend Paula from yoga. I told her I had decided to go back to class when the Critter hits preschool – right now, it takes too much time that I could be blogging and eating chocolate and teaching the Critter about Aretha Franklin. Paula is just about the nicest person you will ever meet, and I always get a little thrill because I’m talking to Tuggle from Where the Boys Are. Today was an extra special treat – Paula stopped me on the way out and introduced me to her husband Richard Benjamin! Wow! Some of the funniest movies on earth have starred and/or were directed by Richard Benjamin, like Portnoy’s Complaint, The Money Pit,and My Favorite Year. Add to that, their two gorgeous and equally friendly son Ross and daughter Prentiss were just terrific with the Critter. Sorry no photos y’all – I just couldn’t ask!