Salvation!

things only got worse when we tried to make a model to determine the layout. the more planning we did, physically or verbally, the more dejected and unenthusiastic we became.

the storm clouds parted, and then there was glorious light!

Our assigned second years, Thompson and Lauren, and the addition of actual material to work with jolted us into a renewed enthusiasm that could only come from something as elementary as PLAY.

and it was all downhill from there.

the planning, the specifics, the placement all just magically popped into existence. problems and niggling issues solved by quick-fire suggestions and almost instant universal agreement.

it was evolving into something i had no idea how it would turn out

it was a bit scary

but it was a lot exciting

she (of course its a girl) LIVES!