The Next Best Thing

Yes, some days I hate living in a condo.
Because honestly, some days I just don’t feel like going down to the nearest park for outside time.

Some days Harrison hates living in a condo.
Not because I won’t go down to the park for outside time.

No.

Because he wants a tree house.
And why not, he’s a boy.

Heck, I wanted a tree house when I was a kid… and I’m a girl.

Anyway, this summer I did the next best thing I could do, I went to Home Depot, picked up some wood and put together a portable tent, all for less than $10. I’m so handy - I even drilled the holes in the wood for bolts so I could fold it and move it when need be (I guess those Theater set building classes in college finally paid off)!

It’s a little big for inside this home, however we had to give it a test run.



Then we set it up outside on the deck.  Yup. I used a curtain rod to hold up the fabric (which I already had).



After some select toys, pillows, blanket and twinkle lights, he was set.



He spent hours out there… until the rain set in a couple months later and we had to take it down for the season.



Back yards and tree houses are highly overrated anyway.


Not Really.