MY IDEA OF ROUGHING IT

I'm the kind of country girl that enjoys nature by day, and a hot bath & warm bed by night.

My idea of a good time does not include "roughing it". Sleeping in a leaky tent and putting make-up on using a 3x3 inch mirror at dawn's early lite isn't my cup o' tea.

I have, however, been a good sport in times past. Inevitably, I make an attempt to participate with the fam, and am punished by nature's wrath:

*EXTREME HEAT (Arkansas)

*EXTREME COLD (Montana)

*LIONS, TIGERS & BEARS (Montana)

*SNAKES, CRITTERS & BUGS (Arkansas)

*TORRENTIAL RAINFALL (All of the above)

So when I discovered this idea of "GLAMPING" (glamour camping) in a Montana magazine, I just knew I had to attempt it. After several weeks of serious contemplation, planning & waiting patiently for my professional do-it-yourselfer husband to go back to work, I made my list

and headed to the local Home Depot. (There's nothing like the smell of HD in the morning... I know... that's just weird.)

Anywho... when you're a girl and don't have male construction supervision, sometimes you just make things up as you go. In this case, I gave up the grommet tool after hours of frustration and opted for the industrial staple gun. So much for the idea of a temporary, easy-to-take-down, tent-like-structure. :)

YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO THE CABIN...WE'LL GLAMP IT UP TOGETHER!

Now where's my new issue of Montana Quarterly? I need a new project.