This Town Needs an Enima!

Okay, maybe I've gone a little far (and no one outside of my sisters will get the Jack Nicholson/Batman reference), but this town definetly needs help.

You know you've hit rock-bottom boredom when you're home on a Friday night and the only thing you've got going for you are M*A*S*H reruns. It reminds me of when my kids were babies and the highlight of Friday night was the latest episode of Boy Meets World.

This morning the cable guy and I struck up a conversation when he was installing a digital box on my bedroom TV (not as kinky as it sounds). He's also from California. We went back and forth, discussing that yes, this town is great for raising kids because it provides such a good shelter. But when I asked him if he liked it here, he simply replied "it's boring".

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! It's not just me! This is an incredibly boring place to live, and now I have a real-live person to back me up.

There is nothing to do here in southern Montana. Yes, I am fortunate to be near several National Parks (ie Yellowstone, Mt. Rushmore, Glacier, Devil's Tower, Big Horn Canyon, Custer's Last Stand), but they are 2-8 hours away. My nearest relative is 6 hours away, and while I think they're great, we have nothing in common.

Have I mentioned that I'm bored? Bored, bored, bored.

I just spent several weeks, over a month with my parents and siblings. When I got tired of them, Becka and Jody were on hand to entertain me. Okay, that came off quite self-centered, but there's no one even close to filling even the least of these shoes.

Not to mention that during the warm summer months we had lots of relatives with beautiful backyard pools. Not here in Montana.

I haven't even touched on how much there was to do when we lived in Nevada. Come on! We were 20 minutes from Lake Tahoe! What more could you ask for? And the hiking, the beautiful hiking, also just 20 minutes away. I never got desperate enough, but if I had, I could have taken advantage of the nearby casinos.

I'm sorry to barf this out for you, at the beginning of your fantastic, fun-filled weekend. Just have a great (but safe) time, and share your stories with me. I'll soak them up like a sponge.