Ah, geez...

I actually wrote this Tuesday, December 5, but my wireless connection was down.

Today has been one of those testy days. After my music lesson, I walked to my roommate’s Honda to retrieve my wallet and pay my private instructor for the metronome she had given me. She was waiting in her Honda (ironic), so I was hastily searching for my twenty when I remembered that I had used it for food at Wal-Mart. I’ll just have to write her a check. I found my pen in the front pocket of my purse, placed the keys I had been holding in the seat, grabbed my checkbook, and wrote out a check for twenty-three dollars. I was in such a hurry I didn’t even bother putting my wallet and checkbook back into my purse. I quickly locked the passenger door and returned to my teacher’s vehicle to deliver the check.

After Chapel I went to Big Red again for my flute and music because concert band sectional rehearsal was about to start. When I arrived at Big Red’s chilled metal body, I pulled the keys from my right jeans pocket and looked in shock. These aren’t Dana’s keys! These are Rachel’s keys! When I had checked to make sure Dana’s keys were in my pocket I felt Rachel’s keys and assumed they were the keys to Big Red. The black key with the fun red flower keychain was sitting in the front seat with my things, and I was officially locked out of the car.

I borrowed one of the spare flutes from Dr. Cox’s office for sectionals (Thank you, Dr. Cox.) and read from Allyssa’s music. (Thankfully, our piece has only one flute part, so it was the same music I was used to reading.) I didn’t get to eat the lunch I had brought between band and journalism, so my sister lended me money to get some snacks from the bookstore. A woman was buying several items in front of me, and I was, therefore, late for my journalism class. (Of course, if I would have left the Records Office sooner instead of shooting the breeze with my sister and a friend, I wouldn’t have had that problem.) At least I didn’t need anything for that class because we are watching a movie.

Because of this event today, I have made myself susceptible to minor irritations. I've gotten nit-picky, critical, and impatient. Snippy, actually, is a good descriptive adjective right here. My sister, unfortunately, has received the butt-end of all this. My sincerest apologies.

I have Old Testament History homework to finish now. It’s going to be a long night most likely because I did not work on my assignment as much as I had opportunity to yesterday and over the extended weekend. I am really learning the consequences of my actions. I am convinced, though, that God in His mercy will enable me to come out on top by the night’s end.

12/07/06--Actually, God was merciful, and I did come out on top. I enjoyed my night very much and finished my assignment. Reading the Bible and journaling over it is great homework to have! God and I spent some quality time together, and He gave me a cheery mood and an optimism throughout that I know only by Him I had.

Oh, and Big Red now has a spare key.