This drawing (click to enlarge) and the collection of illustrations like it, are what finally moved us to do something about the floor upstairs.
During our time at the beach in June, Sweetheart G began to draw. She had been inspired by a visit from our dear friend Z, who is a fabulous artist. When we returned home, I set up a little art station for her upstairs, and she proceeded to spend several hours a day working on a series of illustrations. She writes descriptions and histories for her drawings, and is in the process of making a calendar to fill out her make believe world.
If our sweet girl is going to work that hard expressing herself, we needed to give her a better, more pleasant place to do it in. (There are more wonderful drawings to post, but they are currently barricaded in the girl's room.)