Garfield progress

Le Coeur De La Maisson. I started this project nearly 2 yrs ago and up until about 3 wks ago didn't do much to her. Recently I got very motivated and really felt like I needed to work on her. I put together the stairway and and started working on the rest of her. I did a 'dry run' assembling the walls and floors today to see how she will look once she's together, and had to stop, because I broke one of the walls. I guess I was getting a bit frustrated as the pieces are a bit warped. Sadly, this is becoming a bit of a daunting task. It was supposed to be a fun project. I'm thinking it isn't so much, when the pieces don't fit like they're supposed to because the wood has become brittle. I don't know how old the box is, or how long it sat before it came to me.I'm disappointed though, because a lot of the pieces don't fit like they're supposed to, so I'm having to stop and figure out corrective measures.