Wow...time really does fly!

Well lets see here...last time i was telling you about how we were moving. well we moved and now we are still kind of settling in. I am getting creative on finding new homes for all our stuff. baskets here, hanging pockets there...But the real fun is the decorating! I am almost finished with a project that i started two weeks before moving. re-covering the sofa. Now this may seem like an easy feat, however it has proven to be the definition of "the hardest project i have ever attempted".

I am using a dark toffee velvet and tufting the back cushions. I should be done after the weekend and then i'll have to figure out how to get pictures from my phone up here to show you. its pretty awesome!

Madeleine has her own room (that she also sleeps in) for the first time ever. i just made her a roman shade last night with this super cute floral fabric that i'm in love with! We are working on night time potty training that is so tiring that i don't blame people at all for putting if off. aye de mi! She is a sassafrass all day every day and wears us out. she is like the Olivia book character who tries on everything she owns and is stubborn and a chatty kathy. But she is also the sweetest and most cuddly kid I've ever met. She still says things like, "I love you sooooooo much" and "you are a cutie pie mommy" I love it.

Andrew is loving his Garage. He hasn't had one since our house in Seattle so he spends a lot of time out there. Oh, and working on his Eurovan...(don't tell him but I secretly want to go trade her in for a newer model) he loves it but it does not love me...if she hears me talk badly of her, something breaks. and i never thought cars had personalities before, but now i believe it. Anyway, andrew is very excited for his trip out to Boise Idaho next weekend for his cousins wedding and family reunion. I think its going to be be amazing with a full on bike parade to the reception. I wish we could all go, but we were sticker shocked by the plane tickets, so madi and i are going to sit this one out. I have been saving for a trip to go visit my Oma in germany in October and I am going to remember that when I miss Andrew and wish we were there.

This week was a big week for Melo! We were in the paper http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20100616_Portrait_of_an_Artist__Their_bright_idea__Eco-friendly_candles.html#axzz0r1O4Yalw
and had a meeting at Urban Outfitters Inc with the buyers of Terrain. www.terrainathome.com Who want to sell our candles! I am so so excited because this is my favorite store in the world...picture yourself eating local organic gourmet food in anthropology, but instead of clothes everywhere, there are plants and the most amazing house goods you will ever come across....