Sad Event - Happy Ending

Last night my dad received a phone call that was upsetting to me. Last weekend at the rodeo a man was there trying to sell a horse. The man did not belong with the rodeo. We had never seen him before on the rodeo grounds. Someone called my dad last night and said the horse had been left there since Sunday with no food or water. I guess after everyone left the rodeo the man came back and put the horse in a small corral. Since I have a tender heart and am so attached to all my animals, I could not believe someone would be so mean to do such a thing. My dad immediately got on the phone with another officer of the rodeo, who lives much closer to the rodeo grounds than we do. This gentlemen drove down to check on the horse and made sure it was taken care of and had food and water. After he called us back, I felt much better about the horse. I can't imagine how people can be so mean to an animal. Animals depend on us to take care of them. This made me think about the people living during Anne's time that were put into concentration camps and had to do without food and water. These people were mistreated also. When you think about what happened to this horse, it was also mistreated. I believe when you have to go that long without anything to eat or drink it has to be very painful. I am glad that someone called my dad, because he is a person that would see something was done to take care of the horse.

My Life

I'm so glad that my life is different from Anne and her sister. They had to stay in a small room all the time but I can get out in the yard or ride my horse whenever I want to. I have a loving family that makes sure I have nice clothes, a great school, wonderful church and that I am allowed to do things that I enjoy. I'm sure that Anne loved the outdoors but could not go out because of the Green Police. I don't have to worry about something like the Green Police. I would hate to think that I would not be allowed to ride my horse or go to the rodeos. Going to the rodeo is one of my favorite things to do. I get to see my friends that I may only get to see once a month. Since Anne had to stay in one room she never got to see any of her friends. One of my best friends lives in Alabama and we only get to see each other once a month. And sometimes she doesn't get to come. I know how Anne felt when she had to say goodbye to her friends and relatives, because at the end of the rodeo we have to say goodbye but only for a short while. Anne did not know when she would see her friends again. Yesterday when we started to school the sunrise was beautiful. Anne loved to see the sky when she woke up every morning but was unable to see the sky from her room. When I wake up every morning I take things for granted. Everyone needs to stop and take time to think how blessed we are today. I'm thankful that I am blessed.

Friends

Friends can change like a favorite bracelet. That can change from day to day or week to week. Sometimes that is good and sometimes not so good. But either way you will find new friends. And that is the good part. There are people just like you. They will like you for yourself.

Fun Weekend

This weekend I had lots of fun. Friday I had to go to the eye doctor, it was horrible. The doctor said I have to wear glasses for a year. He makes me so mad. Well after all that was said and done we went to eat and then Hannah came over to my house. The fun was only beginning! Well Friday was gone and Saturday came as always. Saturday was a really long day but fun. Nana, Hannah, and I went Bass Pro Shop to sell tickets for the rodeo. We sold a lot of them. My Dad and little brother, Lane went to his game and then went to practice. After practice they came to Bass Pro Shop. Then we all went to eat at Cici's Pizza. When we got home Hannah and I watched Broken Bridges. Then we went to bed. Sunday came and we went to church. When we got back we rode horses. We rode about three hours. Then we unsaddled and about one hour later we took Hannah home. That was my great weekend.

Movies

We have been watching movies this week in class about people in concentration camps. The parts of these we have been watching were very good. The people were starved and mistreated. It is sad to me to think anyone could be so cruel as to put these people in camps and starve them. When I watch television and see the children in foreign countries that are underfed it makes me very sad. After thinking about the movies, I realize how lucky I am. I don't have to worry about starving or being locked up. I am free to do things with my family and attend church.

The field trip

This week was fun! The field trip was to the Opera House in Macon. The field trip was so cool, the plays were great and I liked them! I liked the play about the headless horseman the best. We stopped at Chick-fil-a on the way back to school. Everyone was dressed up for the trip and looked very nice. I enjoyed the trip. The rest of week was good.

My life compared to Anne

Anne and I don't get along with our moms very good. We both run to our dad when something is wrong. Her dad was always there for her and my dad is always there to support me. We are both 13 years old. I would not have wanted to trade places with her. I would have been very scared if I had to go in hiding. I would have wanted a diary to write everything in, since I write in a diary. It would be very hard for me to go in hiding because I would want to take my family and friends, plus my horse, dog and cat. It would be very hard to hide a horse. I would have a hard time having to say goodbye to my friends and relatives who could not go with me. This would be a very hard thing to do.