OMG Ready To Pull Out Hair

[e.j.]

:: one of those "Be careful what you wish for."

Exactly!::

[e.j.]

He put that same type of "tons of extra details" into most everything he did. Drawing wasn't just drawing but intricate blueprints with insides, outsides and behind the scene things written out.

Same with my son. The level of detail he included in his drawings was incredbile. Sometimes, the detail kind of took on a life of their own. In elementary school, he was supposed to draw a picture representing Columbus Day. I laughed so hard when I saw the finished product. He started off with a ship that could have passed for one of Columbus's ships but then he kept adding detail upon detail until he lost sight of the original assignment. He drew in cannons being fired at an enemy ship, human/ant-like figures shooting guns in some type of battle, fireworks, etc.... I held onto it and still laugh when I see it because I can just picture those wheels in his head turning and the drawing getting more and more involved as he worked on it.

He also loved - and still loves - to do blueprint diagrams. He just made me one yesterday to show how he'd like to expand our patio area. It was very detailed and quite lovely. If only he had the money to make it come true!