Olivia's Opinions

In high school, I was a part of the marching band but I didn't play an instrument. I was in the color guard/ flagline as we called it (we twirl flags). My junior year 5 new girls tried out and made it. Tonight I watched 4 of them perform at their last football game. I watched these girls go from fumbling around and getting tangled in their flags when they were freshmen, to being leaders their senior year. I am so proud of these girls and I know they will accomplish great things.

The title of this post is terribly misleading. Hugo and Dina are the two new members of my family. They are two white kittens that my best friend's mom found at the apartments she manages. My sister named the girl, who is all white with two grey dots on her head, Dina; because she had been watching Alice in Wonderland a lot. I named the boy, who is 100% white, Hugo for no specific reason it just kind of came to mind I guess. White cats are beautiful, but some health risks are more likely to appear. White cats are more likely to be born or develop blindness and/or deafness. The boy kitten, Hugo, is already deaf. It doesn't hinder him much, it just makes it that much harder to get his attention. They are supposed to be outside cats, but I like to bring them inside at night because they cuddle with me and help me sleep (Hugo more than Dina). They have a litter box for when they do sleep inside, better safe than sorry, and I don't bother buying toys because they just end up at