Montana Dreamin'

It's now been four months since we returned from Montana. The experience is growing larger in my memory every day.
I decided to turn my memoirs into a book. I was amazed at how many people say they visited my online diary to track our progress. As a result, I was encouraged to put it all in book form - which I now have. This is certainly a new avenue for me. I feel so naive about all that's involved - but I'm learning. However, then I get bogged down in all the research necessary and decisions involved. Guess I'd just like to know if I'm blowing smoke up my ass, or if this has any real chance of being anything real.
Starting to plan our vacation for next summer. It's unfortunate, but we can't afford to spend every summer in Montana - not yet. So, this year we're again looking at the normal thing of two weeks somewhere. We'd love to return to Montana, if only for two weeks, but I think I'd rather save the money and go somewhere closer to home. Sure would love to return to Montana, though.
Just imagine - our cute little cabin sitting there just waiting for us. There's no power or water, but it wouldn't take much water for the two of us for just two weeks. We could haul that much in the Jeep up the driveway (that bouncy, sloshy, splash out all the water driveway). It was truly a different lifestyle living that way all summer, but it sure was worth it! My "normal" life is more comfortable, but it feels more like existing. When we were in Montana, though, that felt like living - even though we didn't have common comforts - like regular power or indoor plumbing. Still, it felt so REAL.
I really hate it for the people in the Indian Ocean. I can't even imagine what they're going through. Last September when we returned, Hurricane Frances and then Ivan came through knocking out the water for our city. That was quite challenging finding safe potable water. Now these poor people have been decimated by water - and that's the major thing they now need. Amazing! God help them. It's emotionally over-whelming.