Evolution of the Playroom
There is a place we named the Playroom when our kids were small. It was a magical space where the kids had fun! There are hazards to keeping things in this space. It is outdoors, although it has a roof. When it rains a lot, it can flood. When it snows, the snow blows in. A squirrel once thought that a cloth pumpkin decoration we stored there would make a great nest! In spite of the hazards, as the kids got older and played out there less, the space became more of a storage space than a play space. Occasionally we would clean it up... (Picture from 2008) but it always got dirty and messy again. The fence got old and started to lean and sway. The gate got harder to close. The green indoor/outdoor carpet got old and stained and frayed. We started to remove it bit by bit and discovered that the concrete underneath it was cracked and ugly. The whole space was cluttered and crowded. It wasn't a place we wanted to hang out in anymore. It wasn't even a place we wanted to...