2/28/14 | By: KacyLou

Bullying and Racism; My thoughts

Social networking started a long time ago. Just like most things, it started small and grew bigger and bigger. Facebook, Myspace, Youtube and more.
I'm saying this because as of tonight, I have become a social networking bash.
In other words, I stated my opinion on a certain issue and have ended up with negative results. Which honestly is fine. I knew I was going to be lighting a fire. 
What I didn't know was that that fire was going to be within my own family.
I grew up in the South. They have strong opinions about pretty much everything and looove sweet tea.
Well, I guess all those good ole traits skipped me. I rarely drink sweet tea and I'm not racist.
In middle school I had a best friend, Tabitha. She was black. But I didn't notice it or even care honestly. Until my father told me she couldn't come over because she wasn't the same color as me. Well NEWSFLASH, I am albino with freckles..........a lot of people don't have the same skin color as me. But as a kid I didn't understand. And I think that as I grew older and started understanding certain things....well no. I didn't become a racist. 
From my own comment on Facebook to my father...
 If you are racist then at least stick to it and give me something to work with. Our ancestors made their own decisions. You make yours. Racism is taught. Therefore people TEACH their children to hate. To bully. And you are right, I have turned out to be a great person. But only because I stand up for the weak.?? Because I put my opinion out there? No. Because I don't judge someone by the color of their skin. Or their religion. I judge someone by their character! By what they say. Any one person can have an opinion, but what you do with that opinion makes you the person you are. I didn't bully anyone with my status or my comments. Did I? I didn't say anything bad except for the FACT that people now a days don't think past what their mothers or fathers told them to think. America is supposed to be about equality and freedom and yet it is 2014 and we "the people" are still having a freaking HISSY FIT over a black history month. And are still throwing HISSY FITS because of interracial marriages. America is scared of anything that is different. When what we REALLY should be scared of is the STARVING. And the HOMELESS. And the VETERANS. The things that actually matter. There will be hate in every culture. In every human being. Choosing to be a good person is determined at a young age. I have never ever walked into a room and decided to sit in a certain place because there was a black, or asian, or any kind of race in the same room. Underneath the skin color we are all muscles and bones. I'm sorry that you have such a harsh opinion on skin color but you are literally just making yourself be the bad guy. EVERYONE HAS DONE SOMETHING BAD. Doesn't matter what color the skin. 

I got very passionate about what I was speaking and I don't feel bad for it. If you choose to be racist. Then keep that amongst yourselves. The world needs more children out there to grow up in a bully free environment. To grow up and not be scared to be friends with the black kid sitting next to them just because of their skin color. The United States is supposed to be about freedom of speech. About equality. The video I am going to post pretty much made me cry. And only because these kids get so passionate about the situation. If we could all have that innocent mindset when it comes to "judging" a specific person we would probably all have more friends. You should choose who you hang around because of someone's personality. Not their skin color or religion or anything else that doesn't "sit right with you." You should be friends with someone because of their character and their personality. 
Enough about this for now. My hands hurt from all the typing. I will leave you with this awesome video.
Please Please go watch it HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2/25/14 | By: KacyLou

The Road Not Taken

I love poems.
I used to write them all of the time when I was in school.
That and short stories.
I miss staying up late and looking for old authors.
My all time favorite was Edgar Allen Poe.
Robert Frost was a close second.
E. E. Cummings.
So I decided tonight that every week I will post a poem. Or two. Or just whenever I find one that I just love.
:D 
Tonight is one by Robert Frost.

"The Road Not Taken"

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; 

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day! 
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. 
2/20/14 | By: KacyLou

Owls Owls Owls

My mamma in law made me the CUTEST owl wallet. 
For valentines day.
I love it.
I'm so happy I asked her to make me one. 
It turned out even better than what I imagined.
So Thanks mamma Lou!! 
I love you! 
(That rhymed. :)





2/3/14 | By: KacyLou

Abby

Getting a new pet is a big step. 
As a child it teaches you responsibility, and as an adult...oh...it still teaches the same thing.
T and I adopted Sam, our boy at 18 months.
As soon as we saw him, we just knew that he would make a great addition to our little couplet.
And of course he did. He has been such an amazing dog. 
[[His picture is to the left.]]
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Well, last year we started talking about adopting another puppy for Sam to play with since he seemed kind of lonely. But we wanted to wait tip we were financially ready.
Well, this month we were ready. 
We went to our regular shelter looking for a dog puppy. Young. I wanted to raise it up, ya know? 
Well, the shelter didn't have one that jumped out at us.
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A little something about our selection process. 
We have this invisible kind of agreement when shopping for things. 
We are honest.
If we don't BOTH love the animal or item...we just don't get it.
And we both just kind of KNOW when we look for an animal.
Anywho, onto the next shelter. 
I was excited because we'd never been there.
I was just slightly upset when we were walking out with not even a single, "Oh wow, we LOVE him/her." 
And one thing my mother-in-law taught me was if you don't LOVE it, then don't go for it.
And that's how I pretty much choose EVERYTHING. :P
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Anyways. So, walking out to our car, me a little saddened, I opened my door and looked behind the car to a couple walking two dogs. 
I kind of fell in love and casually told Tony to look at the German Shepherd. 
The man yelled to us, "They are both up for adoption."
I just smiled and walked over to the pups. 
I mean, no harm in checking them out right?
So so so right.
Right away I fell in love with Abby. 
And I looked up to T and he knew. 
He knew I wanted her.
We talked with the couple who were actually her owners but had to give her up. ):
Also, Jeff told us that on their walk back to the shelter they had prayed that a loving family would adopt their Abby and Lily. (The other dog. She was 7 and if we could have we would have taken her as well. She was a sweetheart.)
They told us all about Abby and I had to have her.
She wasn't a puppy puppy, but she was precious.
And I love precious.
(She turned a year Feb 2 '14 :)
And now we love Abby.
She is beautiful and kind and her and Sammy get along so so so well! (:
So thank you, Jeff and Polly for giving us another addition to our family.
She fits in so well. 
(I mean she slept in our bed all night last night. That's love. :)
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I'll add better photos of her later. My computer is being, blah. :P