1.) The Adventure Begins
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The box arrived! This is very exciting. I always love a new house.1. I opened the box and checked that all items were there and that the wood was in good shape. I put the siding and roof shingles in a separate box. I saved the window “glass’ in a folder and put it in a safe place. 
2. I quickly reviewed the instructions (detailing comes later). I wanted to get the “lay of the land”.3. I then went through all the wood sheets against the schematics and marked the sheets with their number and major pieces on a piece of masking tape, and stuck the tape to the sheet. (I can see this easier than the perforated numbers, and always having to check the schematic as I am working.) Any pieces that looked as if they were going to fall out of their sheets were taped to the sheet.
4. I decided that I would build this house by only removing the pieces as I needed them.5. I carefully looked at the pictures/ drawings of the completed house to get the house appearance firmly in my mind. I carefully read the instructions. Then I read them again, checking against the schematics and pictures as necessary, and annotated the printed information to help the building process.6. Relax. Remember that building a dollhouse is fun -- even when there are frustrations. Accept that there will be some frustration. Accept that even the most careful planning sometimes goes awry. Work slowly and neatly. Relax. Some of the slots and tabs will not line / will extend beyond the house wall. These problems are easily corrected with a few cuts with a craft knife. Relax.
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