Independence Day, friends and family

First, my bad. Or, errr, my busy?

My apologies for not keeping up with the daily blogging. Where to start? It’s been exactly two months today that I quit the full-time newspaper business to pursue a long-time goal — to write a book and earn a master’s degree. And now that I’ve quit the 9-to-5 gig, I’m wondering: What took me so long! Time has been flying by as I catch up with life and do the things I was too busy to do when I was filling out a time card. Most of all, I’ve had time to spend with friends and family. Time I have not had in a long time, like the last 13 years I worked as a daily news reporter. The last week has been a busy one here at my home in Missoula. Some house guests just left today. And this morning I took Army Spc. Krystal Two Bulls, a member of my adopted Lakota family, to the airport. It’s July 4, Independence Day and Two Bulls is being deployed to Iraq. I was able to spend yesterday with her, time I might not otherwise have to spend. Tonight, I’ll be with friends and family up on the Flathead Reservation.

That said, I’ll roll into a regular blog schedule next week. I will, however, be offline again the week of July 20 with a long planned commitment.

Meanwhile, folks, have fun. Enjoy the day!

Jodi Rave