After last week being so busy, you’d think I’d have taken the weekend to just rest and relax. Nope! I took Melody, her Grandma Marie and met her Grandma Alice down in Fashion Island in Newport Beach to browse the playhouses they have set up there. The playhouses are for kids, yes, 10’x8’x10′ so they aren’t big, but in their smallness, they are nicer than even one room in my entire house. They have flat screen TVs, hardwood floors, lofts, green lighting, fountains, custom cabinetry, and one even has a “hockey” rink in its backyard and a place for the virtual zamboni, yes sponsored by the Mighty Ducks. These little playhouses are not for the faint of heart or light of pocketbook. Each year, builders and businesses sponsor the creation of the playhouses and they are then auctioned off to the highest bidder. We down here at the bottom assume the highest bidder has a backyard or two that could support the playhouse, fully landscaped and outfitted. Ahem, I don’t think one of these playhouses would fit IN my backyard let alone my pocketbook, but I digress. We had a great time, played in several fountains, rode the carousel, went to lunch. Pictures are posted in the gallery, along with some other pictures from other random days including Melody’s foray into cheerleading for the Angels.

Next, I’ve nicked the following from my friend Mary Beth’s blog, who nicked it from Dani, lol. Enjoy and feel free to copy and paste into an email, deleting my answers and adding your own, then forward to all your friends, copying the person who sent it to you… heh. You can post in the comments if you like. Edited: this is a one word challenge. Answer each question with one word. If you read this earlier today, ignore what I wrote then as it had too many words. :-)

Your hair? frizzy

Your mother? awesome

Your father? Papa

Your favorite thing (not including people)? sleep (this seems to be a common theme amongst the Mamas) – I’m taking this verbatim!

Your dream last night? frightening

Your dream/goal? security

Your favorite drink? Coke Zero

The room you’re in? Office

Your ex? forgotten

Your hobby? Victoriana

Your fear? pain

Where do you want to be in 6 years? Thirties

Where were you last night? home

What you’re not? skinny

Muffins? cranberry-orange

One of your wish list items? Wii

Time? waster

Where you grew up? California

The last thing you did? Dentist

Favorite weather? brisk

What are you wearing? clothing

Favorite book? Numerous

Your TV? plasma

Your pet? numerous

Your computer? iMac

Your mood? ennui

Missing someone? Tara

Your car? TSX

Something you’re not wearing? perfume

Favorite store? Target

Love someone? Numerous

Favorite color/shade? blue

Last thing you ate? lunch

Your life? busy

Your friends? loyal

What are you thinking right now? Pain

What are you doing at this moment? survey

Your summer? short

Your relationship status? married

What do you do when you can’t sleep? I can always sleep

When is the last time you laughed? Dentist’s

Last time you cried? Recently